Detention Support

Know Your Rights: What to do if You Are Arrested or Detained by Immigration 

• To locate a loved one that has been detained for more than 48 hours, visit the ICE Online Detainee Locator System.

  • Tutorial by Immigrant Defenders Law Center

Please note: Online Detainee Locator System cannot search for records of persons under the age of 18

• Immigrant Defenders Law Center: Call (213) 833-8283 to assist a relative or community member who has been detained by Immigration Enforcement. Calls will be responded to Monday-Friday from 9am to 4pm.

To find someone who has been detained, access ICE’s online detainee locator at https://locator.ice.gov or call the Southern California field office at (213) 830-7911. 

Important things to note 

• It typically takes 24-48 hours after being detained for someone to show up in this system. 

• Once on the webpage, you can change the language using the drop down feature. 

• If you know your loved ones A# - you can use that to search. An A# is alocated on all goverment provided immigration forms or documents that your loved ones may have received. 

• If you do not know their A#, you can search by biological information such as: First name, last name, country of birth, and date of birth.