Minnesota Immigration Bonds
If a bond has already been set for someone in ICE custody in Minnesota, Amistad can help you begin from anywhere. We explain the costs and collateral requirements, prepare the paperwork, and submit the surety bond through ICE eBonds.
Still need to locate the person or confirm whether a bond is available? Start with our Minnesota detention information or use our step-by-step ICE detainee locator.
Start With Your Situation
The Bond Amount Is Already Set
If you know the bond amount, start with the information you have. We will explain the costs, collateral requirements and what is still needed.
I Need to Find the Person
Use our step-by-step guide to confirm where the person is currently being held. The arrest location may not be the current detention location.
I'm Not Sure if a Bond Is Available
Not everyone in ICE custody has a bond available. Learn who determines eligibility and when an immigration attorney may be needed.
What Families in Minnesota Need to Know
Immigration Bonds Are Federal
An immigration bond is part of the federal immigration process. It is different from bail in a Minnesota state or county criminal case.
ICE May Use County Jails
People in ICE custody in Minnesota may be held in county jail facilities that also house people for local or other federal agencies.
Transfers Can Happen
Someone taken into ICE custody in Minneapolis, St. Paul or another Minnesota community may be moved to a different county or transferred outside the state. Confirm the current location before traveling or sending mail.
Need an overview of payment, collateral and what happens after submission? Learn how the immigration bond process works
Where May Someone Be Detained in Minnesota?
ICE may use several county facilities in Minnesota. Start with the city or facility you recognize, but always confirm the person's current location before relying on facility-specific information.
Sherburne County Jail
This regional jail houses individuals held for several agencies, including ICE.
View Facility InformationKandiyohi County Jail
This county facility may house people in ICE custody in Minnesota.
View Facility InformationDakota County Jail
ICE identifies the Dakota County Sheriff's Office as a detention location.
View Facility InformationCrow Wing County Jail
This county facility may also be used to hold people in ICE custody.
View Facility InformationFacility use can change, and ICE may transfer a person without keeping them in the city where they were first taken into custody.
Taken Into ICE Custody in Minneapolis or St. Paul?
Being taken into custody in the Twin Cities does not mean the person will remain in Minneapolis or St. Paul. ICE may process the person at one location and later move them to a county jail or another detention facility.
Before visiting an ICE office, county jail or immigration court, use the detainee locator to confirm where the person is currently being held.
Our Step-by-Step Locator Guide
If you do not know the detention facility, or do not have the A-Number, our guide explains how to search using the information available to you.
View the ICE Locator GuideThree Minnesota Locations Families Often Confuse
The detention facility, ICE field office and immigration court have different purposes. They may also be located in different cities.
Custody: County Jail or Detention Facility
This is where the person is currently being held. Use the facility information for visitation, phone calls, mail and other detention-related questions.
ICE Matters: St. Paul ICE Field Office
The ICE field office handles certain custody and enforcement matters. An ICE office address does not necessarily mean the person is detained at that address.
Immigration Case: Fort Snelling Immigration Court
The Fort Snelling Immigration Court handles immigration proceedings in Minnesota. However, the court assigned to an individual case may depend on the person's custody location and case history.
A court address is not proof that the person is being held there. Confirm the detention facility and review the hearing notice or EOIR case information separately.
If the Bond Amount Has Already Been Set
If ICE or an immigration judge has set a bond amount, you can begin with Amistad without traveling to the detention facility. Send us the information you have, and we will explain what is still required.
What to Have Ready
You do not need to have every detail before contacting us.
Begin remotely from anywhere — no trip to the detention facility required to start.
Compare Ways to Move Forward
Depending on the payer's eligibility and circumstances, the full bond amount may be paid through the government's process. Amistad's surety bond option may be secured using cash collateral or qualifying property collateral. Review the costs, responsibilities and collateral requirements before choosing how to proceed.
Compare Payment Options
See the differences between paying the full bond amount through the government and arranging an immigration surety bond with Amistad.
Compare Payment OptionsProperty Collateral
A qualifying home with sufficient usable equity may be used as collateral, subject to approval.
View Property RequirementsHow Amistad Helps
Once the application, payment, collateral and agreement requirements are complete, Amistad prepares the surety bond documents and submits the bond electronically through ICE eBonds. Our team remains in contact while DHS processes the submission.
Prepare Documents
We prepare the surety bond documents once all requirements are complete.
Submit via ICE eBonds
Amistad submits the immigration surety bond electronically through ICE eBonds.
Follow the Process
We stay in contact while DHS processes the submission.
Amistad does not decide whether a bond is available and does not set the bond amount.
Minnesota Immigration Bond Questions
Ready to Start the Immigration Bond Process?
If the bond has been set, begin with whatever information you have. The person's name, A-Number, detention location and bond amount are the most helpful details.
Reviewed by Paul Nello Romero, Founder and Authorized Agent.
Amistad Bail Bonds provides immigration bond services and is not a law firm. Bond availability 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.