How do I confirm someone is at FCI Lewisburg?
Check the Online Detainee Locator at ice.gov/locator by A-number or exact name, each with country of birth. Then call (570) 523-1251. This page differs from county jails in one way: ICE asks for the BOP Register Number along with names, aliases, date and country of birth. Ask for that eight-digit number on the call, because mail and money depend on it. The prison appears on the ICE facility list, which does not show who is held there.
Who can visit a detainee at FCI Lewisburg, and when?
ICE lists Fridays and federal holidays, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. You may visit only if the detainee put you on a visitor list and the Bureau of Prisons cleared you. Visits are non-contact, and ICE adds random ION screening, a trace-detection check. The Visiting Regulations, LEW 5267.09H of May 20, 2025, headed USP Lewisburg, set times that differ from ICE's: Saturdays, Sundays and federal holidays, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., with arrivals cut off after 2:30 p.m. They do not mention ICE detainees. Call (570) 523-1251 before you travel.
Where do letters and luggage go?
Write to ICE Detainee Name & Register Number, FCI Lewisburg, Federal Correctional Institution, P.O. Box 1000, Lewisburg, PA 17837, with your name and address. ICE also wants the last four digits of the A-number on the letter. After a transfer, only legal mail follows; other letters go back to the sender. ICE's page describes no family phone account. For a removal, one small piece of luggage may be sent after a deportation officer approves it; the Williamsport number in the last section coordinates that. Electronics are refused.
How do I send money to FCI Lewisburg?
Do not mail money to the prison, and wait until the person has physically arrived. BOP takes MoneyGram (receive code 7932) and Western Union (code city FBOP, DC), using the register number plus last name, as in 12345678DOE. By mail, the lockbox is Federal Bureau of Prisons, P.O. Box 474701, Des Moines, Iowa 50947-0001. Print the committed name and register number on the money order and on the envelope, with your return address. Non-postal money orders and non-government checks are held 15 days. Cash and personal checks are refused.
Which court and ICE contacts apply to FCI Lewisburg?
EOIR's control list, updated October 1, 2026, ties FCI Lewisburg to the Elizabeth Immigration Court; use the hearing lookup guide for the real place. Lawyers book visits through the Unit Team at (570) 523-1251, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. ICE's footer shows (570) 244-4380, the Williamsport sub-office of the ICE Philadelphia Field Office, which identifies the deportation officer when a G-28 is on file. The field office itself is (215) 656-7164. Philadelphia.Outreach@ice.dhs.gov takes case questions. Release: bond hearing guide. Nearby: Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.