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Imperial ICE Facility Overview

Imperial Regional Detention Facility is listed by ICE as an immigration detention facility in Calexico. The research file identifies Management & Training Corporation as the facility operator under ICE detention authority. It is separate from the Imperial County Sheriff's Office jail campus in El Centro and separate from CDCR state prisons in Calipatria and Imperial. This distinction matters because civil immigration custody uses different search tools, visiting rules, and public-record limits.

The research lists the facility address as 1572 Gateway Road, Calexico, CA 92231, with phone (760) 618-7200. It also notes 782 beds in ICE and inspection materials, with current contracted operating capacity to be verified through ICE. A detainee lookup should not start with the sheriff jail line unless the question is whether a local criminal arrest happened before ICE custody. Use ICE ODLS for current immigration detention searches.

Imperial ICE Detainee Search

Use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, often called ODLS, to search for a person in immigration detention. ODLS supports two main search paths: A-number with country of birth, or biographical search using first name, last name, and country of birth. ICE ODLS does not publish mugshots. It is a custody locator, not a booking-photo gallery or criminal court database.

ODLS is different from the Imperial County jail fallback chain. The county jail line helps with sheriff custody in El Centro. CDCR CIRIS helps with sentenced state prisoners. BOP helps with sentenced federal prisoners. ODLS is the correct tool when the person may be in ICE civil immigration custody at Imperial Regional Detention Facility or another ICE detention location.

1. Open ICE ODLS and choose the A-number search when the A-number is known.
2. Use biographical search when the A-number is unknown, entering name and country of birth carefully.
3. Compare the result to the known location and contact the facility for visit or communication rules.
4. If ODLS does not locate the person, check county jail, CDCR, BOP, court, or attorney channels based on the case history.

Imperial ICE Profile

The official ICE facility profile is the source for Imperial Regional Detention Facility contact and detention information.

The profile helps identify the facility, while individual detainee location searches should be performed through ODLS.

Imperial ICE Contact

Use the ICE facility contact for detention-specific questions after ODLS or another reliable source points to Imperial Regional Detention Facility. Do not use the El Centro sheriff jail campus address for ICE mail, visits, or detainee questions. The two systems are separate, even though both are in Imperial County and may be connected by a person's broader case history.

Imperial ICE Visits

ICE visitation rules are facility-specific and can differ from county jail visits and CDCR prison visits. Use the ICE Imperial Regional Detention Facility profile and call the facility before travel. Ask about visiting days, hours, identification, attorney visits, minors, dress, property, check-in, and whether the person is still housed there. A detainee can be moved between ICE facilities, released, or transferred, so confirm location close to the visit time.

Note: County jail visit rules and CDCR visitor approval do not control ICE detention visits.

Imperial ICE Mail

Mail, phone, and property rules for Imperial Regional Detention Facility should be checked through ICE and the facility profile. Do not use the Imperial County jail personal mail format that sends mail to Phoenix, Maryland, and do not use CDCR mail rules. ICE detention mail rules can depend on the detainee's name, A-number, housing status, allowed contents, inspection rules, and facility policy.

Money and phone contact also differ from county jail and state prison systems. Before sending anything, confirm that the person is still at Imperial Regional Detention Facility. A transfer or release can make mail, funds, or visit plans fail. Legal representatives should use facility-specific attorney communication rules and should not rely on general family-visit instructions.

ODLS

ICE Online Detainee Locator System for immigration custody searches.

A-number

An alien registration number used in immigration records and ODLS search.

Detainer

An immigration or agency hold request that can affect release or transfer.

Imperial ICE vs Jail

Imperial County creates real search confusion because sheriff jail, CDCR prison, federal custody, and ICE detention all appear in or near the county. Imperial Regional Detention Facility is not the Imperial County Regional Adult Detention Facility. The similar names can lead to wrong calls, wrong mail, and wrong records requests. The Calexico ICE facility is for civil immigration custody. The El Centro sheriff jail campus is for local criminal custody.

Imperial ICE Records

ICE detention status is not the same as a criminal conviction or a county jail booking. ODLS can help locate a detainee, but criminal charges, warrants, and court outcomes must be checked through the proper court or law-enforcement source. If a person was arrested in Imperial County before ICE custody, the jail and Imperial Superior Court public portal may have the criminal side of the record. Immigration case information may require immigration court, attorney, or ICE channels.

ODLS does not publish mugshots, and ICE does not operate a public recent-booking photo gallery for this facility. Avoid commercial mugshot sites and paid removal pages. For county booking-photo questions, use the Imperial County jail mugshots page, which explains California public-record limits and the fact that no official public county mugshot roster was located.