How do I confirm someone is at FDC Miami?
The Online Detainee Locator from ICE takes an A-number or an exact name, each with country of birth. A record can lag by up to eight hours, so check it at (305) 577-0010 with the full name and A-number, or aliases, date of birth and country of birth. ICE's page lists the Miami Field Office at (954) 236-4900. ICE's office list has no Miami row: for Florida it shows a Miramar Sub Office at (954) 843-5800. The ICE facility directory explains the locator search and lists other sites.
What do I need before writing or visiting?
ICE's address format is the person's name and register number, FDC Miami, Federal Detention Center, P.O. Box 019120, Miami, FL 33101, plus the last four digits of the A-number and your name and address. The register number has eight digits. ICE's page does not say how a family gets it, so ask at (305) 577-0010. Visiting needs a place on the person's approved list. The supplement says the list is set up within seven days of arrival once forms are returned, and pretrial and holdover lists cover immediate family. Approved contacts can message through TRULINCS or CorrLinks.
When can family visit FDC Miami?
ICE's page sends families to the prison's supplement of September 18, 2023. Its 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. range is not open hours: Attachment A gives each housing unit its own windows, often two a week, such as 5-East on Saturday 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Tuesday 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Learn the unit first. Visits last one hour, with four hours a month. One passage allows two visitors and another three, so ask. Social visitors get no lockers: bring a small clear purse and at most $25 in bills of $5 or less. ICE says the facility provides no parking.
How do I send money?
ICE's page says not to give money directly, cautions against mailed cash, and points to Bureau of Prisons instructions. These work only after the person has arrived, and every route needs the register number. MoneyGram uses receive code 7932; Western Union uses code city FBOP, DC. The account is that number plus last name. Mail money orders to Federal Bureau of Prisons, full committed name, register number, P.O. Box 474701, Des Moines, Iowa 50947-0001, with name and number on the order and the envelope. Wrong details can misdirect funds for good, and extra items are disposed of. Visitors may not leave money with staff.
How does a lawyer get in, and which court has the case?
ICE lists legal visits from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, but a nationwide count at 4 p.m. stops entry and exit at 3:30 p.m. Lawyers need a bar card and photo ID, and request calls at MIM-LegalLiaison-S@bop.gov. The duty supervisor at (305) 207-2101 can identify the deportation officer once a G-28 is on file. ICE gives no commissary or phone account steps, and says Inmate Telephone System calls are monitored or recorded. It names no immigration court, only 1-800-898-7180, so look up the court and hearing date. See the bond hearing guide and removal defense page.