Start With Your Situation
The Bond Amount Is Already Set
Have the bond amount? Start with what you have. We’ll explain the costs, requirements, and what’s still needed.
Get Bond HelpI Need to Find the Person
Use our step-by-step guide to confirm where the person is currently being held.
Find Someone Detained by ICEI’m Not Sure if a Bond Is Available
Not every person in ICE custody has a bond available. Review the requirements and when legal advice may be needed.
Review Bond RequirementsHow Immigration Bonds Work in California
Federal Process
An immigration bond is part of the federal immigration process, not California state or county criminal bail.
Location Still Matters
The detention facility, ICE field office, and immigration court may be in different places.
Need the Full Process?
For payment, collateral, and what happens after submission, learn how immigration bonds work.
Where Is the Person Detained in California?
ICE may use detention facilities in different parts of California. Choose the city or facility you recognize. If you only know where the person was taken into ICE custody — or you’re not sure where they were transferred — use our detainee locator guide first.
Adelanto
- Adelanto ICE Processing Center
- Desert View Annex
San Diego / Otay Mesa
- Otay Mesa Detention Center
Bakersfield
- Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center
McFarland
- Golden State Annex
- Central Valley Annex
California City
- California City Detention Facility
Calexico
- Imperial Regional Detention Facility
Taken Into ICE Custody in Los Angeles?
Start here if you know the Los Angeles area but not the person’s current detention facility.
Los Angeles Detention GuideTaken Into ICE Custody in the Bay Area?
Start here if you know the San Francisco Bay Area but not the person’s current detention facility.
Bay Area Detention GuideArrest Location May Not Be the Detention Location
Someone taken into ICE custody in one California city may be detained or transferred elsewhere. Confirm the current facility before traveling, sending mail, or relying on facility-specific information.
Our Step-by-Step Guide
If you don't know where the person is or don't have the A-Number, our guide walks you through the search process step by step.
View the GuideThree Places Families Often Confuse
The detention facility, ICE office and immigration court may be in different locations. Knowing which one you need can save you a wasted trip.
Detention Facility
Where the person is being held.
Use this location for facility-specific contact, visitation and detention information.
ICE Field Office
Handles certain custody and enforcement matters.
An ICE office address does not necessarily mean the person is detained there.
Immigration Court
Where the immigration case is handled.
The court may be in a different location from the detention facility.
Not sure which location you need? Start by confirming where the person is detained.
If an Immigration Bond Has Already Been Set
If ICE or an immigration judge has already set the amount, you can start with Amistad from anywhere. Send us the information you have, and we’ll explain what is still needed. You do not need to travel to the detention facility to begin.
What to Have Ready
Start with what you have. We'll explain what's still needed.
Immigration Bond Payment and Collateral Options
Depending on the payer’s eligibility and circumstances, the full amount may be paid through the government’s process. Amistad’s surety bond option may be secured with cash collateral or qualifying property collateral. Review the costs, responsibilities and collateral requirements before deciding.
Compare Payment OptionsHow Amistad Helps
Once the application, payment, collateral and agreement requirements are complete, Amistad prepares the surety bond documents, submits the bond electronically through ICE eBonds and stays in contact while DHS processes the submission. Amistad does not decide whether a bond is available or set the amount.
Get Bond HelpNot sure if a bond has been set? Review Bond Requirements
California Questions
Ready to Move Forward?
If the bond has been set, start with whatever information you have. The person's name, A-Number, detention location and bond amount are the most helpful.
Amistad Bail Bonds provides immigration bond services and is not a law firm. Bond eligibility and amounts are determined by DHS, ICE, or an immigration judge. Amistad is appointed by Allegheny Casualty Company to issue immigration bonds. Consult a licensed immigration attorney for advice about an individual case.