ICE Los Angeles Bond Office: Detainee & Immigration Bond Guide

Distinguish immigration bond processing from detention

Locate the detainee before attempting to post a bond

The Los Angeles field office is not the same thing as the detainee's housing facility. Counsel should use ICE’s Online Detainee Locator System and the case record to confirm where the person is currently detained, the A-number and which office is handling the matter before directing a family member to a bond-acceptance location.

Confirm that an immigration bond has actually been set

ICE's official bond-posting guidance explains current federal procedures for posting eligible immigration bonds. The amount and eligibility arise from federal immigration authority or an immigration judge's order; they are not controlled by the California criminal bail schedule.

A practical immigration-custody verification sequence

Confirm the detainee, the case and the bond authority separately

1. Locate the detainee and confirm the A-number.
2. Identify the current detention facility and ICE office handling the matter.
3. Confirm whether a bond exists, who set it and whether the detainee is eligible to post it.
4. Check any parallel criminal case or hold separately before predicting release.

Criminal and immigration release should be tracked independently

A person can resolve one custody track and remain detained under the other, so counsel should verify both before giving the family a release expectation.

Criminal bail and ICE custody are separate tracks

A criminal bond does not automatically end immigration detention

If a client also has a California criminal case, counsel should treat the criminal release analysis and the immigration detention analysis separately. Satisfying a state criminal bond does not itself cancel an ICE detainer, immigration bond requirement or other federal custody authority.

Use official ICE information before sending a bond obligor

For current agency procedures, check ICE's official Los Angeles field-office information and ICE's current immigration-bond instructions before a time-sensitive visit, bond posting or document delivery.