Centros de detención de ICE en Rhode Island

If you need information about a detainee that is housed at this facility, you may call (401) 729-1190 between the hours of 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. When you call, please have the individual’s biographical information ready, including first, last and hyphenated names, any aliases he or she may use, date of birth and country of birth. Detainees cannot receive incoming calls. If you need to get in touch with a detainee to leave an urgent message, you must call (401) 729-1190 and leave the detainee’s full name, alien registration number and your name and telephone number where you can be reached. The detainee will be given your message. This facility has tablets. You can access information on how to send a non-confidential message at: www.gettingout.com.

Friends and Family Visits Visitation hours are non-contact and are on Sundays 1 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Fridays 2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Visiting hours are open on holidays. Attorney Visits Legal representatives of detainees are authorized to visit their clients during the following hours: 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. When reporting for a legal visit, please ensure you bring the proper credentials (driver’s license, work identification, etc.). We ask you call the facility ahead of time, this way the detainee can be ready once you arrive. Thirty minutes to an hour is a reasonable time frame people call ahead. Once you arrive, someone is available to make sure you are processed in a timely manner. A list of pro bono (free) legal organizations will be posted in all detainee housing units and other appropriate areas. This list shall be updated quarterly. If a detainee wishes to see a representative or paralegal from that organization, it is the detainee’s responsibility to contact them for an appointment. Legal Calls or Video Teleconferencing Legal video teleconferencing visits are scheduled by sending an email to [email protected]. Please note, appointments are scheduled on a first come, first serve basis. Consular Visits Consular officials may meet with their detained nationals at any time. It is requested that prior arrangements be made with the ICE Supervisory Deportation Officer to the extent possible, and that consular officials bring appropriate credentials when they come to the facility. The ICE Supervisory Deportation Officer for this facility can be reached at (781) 359-7631. Clergy Visits Clergy may visit detainees at any time but must make prior arrangements with the Chaplain’s Office. Visiting Restrictions All family or other social visits are non-contact. No firearms or weapons of any kind are permitted in the facility. If visitors are or appear to be intoxicated, visitation will not be allowed. All visitors are subject to search while in the facility. Visitors are not allowed to pass or attempt to pass any items to detainees. Visitors are not allowed to carry any items into the visitation area. Visitors must adhere to the visitation dress code posted on the facility website. Visitors who choose not to adhere to the dress code will be asked to exit the facility or have their visitation session terminated. Search Procedures (prior to or during all visitations) All individuals requesting admittance to the facility, or the visitation area are subject to a pat-down search of their person, an inspection of their belongings, and a metal scan search. Individuals refusing to cooperate with a reasonable search will not be admitted. No firearms or weapons of any kind are permitted. No electronic devices (cell phones, pagers, radios, etc.) are permitted in the secure areas of this facility.

Letters sent to detainees must include the last four digits of the detainee’s A-number (File Number), plus the sender’s name and address. To enhance the safety of the facility, all incoming mail is subject to screening for contraband. The mail is not read upon opening, only inspected by the delivering officer. Detainees may send mail from the facility. Detainees may seal their outgoing letters and place them in the provided receptacle. All incoming mail will be delivered to the detainee, and outgoing mail will be routed to the proper postal office within 24 hours of receipt by facility staff. A mail pick-up and delivery schedule is posted in all housing units. Detainees are allowed to purchase stamps for use. Generally, there is no limit to the amount of correspondence detainees may send at their own expense. Indigent detainees (those who have no means of financial support and no funds in their facility account) will be provided postage allowance at government expense. When detainees depart the facility or are transferred to another facility, only their legal mail will be forwarded to them. General correspondence will be endorsed "Return to Sender" and returned to the post office. If detainees receive funds in the mail, they will be taken to the processing area for the money to be placed into their account. The processing officer will provide a receipt for all funds received. Detainees are cautioned not to have cash sent to them in the mail. A detainee may receive items that are determined to be of necessity for the sole purpose of travel or release from agency custody with approval of the ICE Deportation Officer. Property drop off can be done at the below address Monday – Friday 8 a.m. through 2 p.m.: 1000 District Avenue Burlington, MA 01803 Note that detainees being removed from the United States are allowed one small piece of luggage. If a detainee does not have such baggage, such luggage can be sent/delivered after receiving approval from Supervisory Deportation Officer. Please be advised that for security reasons, no electronic devices (cell phones, electric razors, laptop computers, radios, etc.) will be accepted.

Indigent detainees (those who have no means of financial support and no funds in their facility account) will be provided postage allowance at government expense. If detainees receive funds in the mail, they will be taken to the processing area for the money to be placed into their account. The processing officer will provide a receipt for all funds received.