How do I confirm someone is held at FCI Leavenworth?
Search ICE's locator at ice.gov/locator with the A-number and country of birth, then call (913) 682-8700 with names, aliases, date and country of birth. ICE and the prison's visiting rules both print that number. ICE's page gives no hours for it and no urgent-message procedure, so if you need help, call the Chicago Field Office at (872) 351-3990. Case requests go to LVN-ICEscheduling-S@bop.gov, a Bureau of Prisons address rather than an ICE one. The ICE facility directory lists this prison, not the people in it.
Who can visit, and when?
ICE says you can visit only if the person has put you on a visitor list and the Bureau of Prisons has cleared you, and the prison requires every visitor to submit information to clear NCIC. Its visiting rules, dated June 12, 2026, offer ICE social visits on Fridays, 8:00 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., and processing stops at 1:30 p.m. Other days belong to other groups. Federal holidays are first come, first served, with the room closed from 9:30 to about 11:00 a.m. for a count. Up to 5 visitors may come, children included. Confirm at (913) 682-8700.
How do I write to someone at FCI Leavenworth?
Use the post office box, not the 1300 Metropolitan street address: the person's name and register number, FCI Leavenworth, Federal Correctional Institution, P.O. Box 1000, Leavenworth, KS 66048. ICE's page also says letters must carry the last 4 digits of the A-number and your name and address. If you do not know the register number, ask when you call. Packages need deportation officer approval, are limited to necessities for travel or release, and fall under Bureau of Prisons mail rules.
How do money and messages work?
ICE's page, updated August 6, 2026, says money is not to be given directly to a detained person and warns against mailing cash. The Bureau of Prisons says not to send money to the prison's address. Mailed funds go to Federal Bureau of Prisons, the person's name and eight-digit register number, Post Office Box 474701, Des Moines, Iowa 50947-0001, by money order or cashier's check, not cash or personal check. ICE's page also says funds received in the mail go into the account, so confirm the route at (913) 682-8700. TRULINCS and CorrLinks messages reach approved contacts only.
How do lawyers and the immigration case fit in?
ICE lists attorney visits from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Sunday, and the prison's rules offer legal visits seven days a week. A lawyer can identify the deportation officer through KANDETAINED@ice.dhs.gov once a G-28 is on file. This is one of two Kansas sites in Leavenworth on ICE's list, so check which one the locator names; the other is the CoreCivic center at 100 Highway Terrace, (913) 727-3246. ICE names no court for this prison, so look up hearings with our court hearing guide and read the bond hearing guide on release.