Harlingen Field Office — ICE ERO Area of Responsibility

The Harlingen Field Office is one of the ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) field offices that supervise detention and removal operations across the United States. This office oversees 7 detention facilities physically located in: TX.

Each ICE ERO field office has a defined Area of Responsibility (AOR). ICE’s field-office directory (updated Sep 2, 2026) lists this office’s AOR as: South Texas. It lists the office at 1717 Zoy Street, Harlingen, TX 78552, phone (956) 389-7884. The same directory states that ICE’s field offices are not check-in locations; to find a check-in location, schedule or change an appointment, or update an address, ICE points to its ICE Check-in page. For further assistance after contacting the field office, ICE points to its ERO Contact Form or the ICE Detention and Reporting and Information Line, 1-888-351-4024. A non-citizen physically arrested in one AOR may be transferred to a detention facility in another AOR; ICE policy requires notice of transfer but does not require advance notice to family or attorneys.

ICE check-in locations listed under the Harlingen Field Office

ICE publishes check-in locations in a Check-In Locations directory that is separate from its field-office directory. That directory (marked “Updated: 03/04/2025”; checked October 15, 2026) lists 1 check-in location with the Harlingen Field Office as the parent office. Addresses, phone numbers, appointment times and coverage areas below are ICE’s text as published. To schedule or change a check-in appointment or update an address, ICE points to its ICE Check-in page.

• Harlingen, TX (Harlingen Field Office): 1717 Zoy Street, Harlingen, TX 78552. Phone (956) 389-7800. Appointment times: Tuesday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Area coverage as ICE lists it: Counties of Cameron, Willacy, Kenedy, Kleburg, Nueces, San Patricio, Hidalgo, Brooks, Starr, Jim Hogg, Zapata, Webb, Duval, Jim Wells, Aransas.

Facilities under the Harlingen Field Office

How transfers between field offices work

ICE may transfer a detainee from a facility in one ERO field office’s AOR to a facility in another AOR for operational reasons (bed-space availability, medical needs, removal-flight staging). PBNDS 2011 standard 7.4 (Detainee Transfers) states that “[t]he legal representative-of-record shall be notified as soon as practicable, but no later than 24 hours after the detainee is transferred, in accordance with sound security practices.” That standard sets no deadline for updating the Online Detainee Locator System — it does not mention ODLS at all — and ICE publishes no ODLS refresh interval anywhere, so after a transfer a family should check locator.ice.gov repeatedly rather than treat one empty result as final. Family members are not notified directly.

Where cases from this office are heard

Immigration cases supervised by the Harlingen Field Office are heard at EOIR immigration courts in Texas. The courts physically located in these states:

Detained dockets move fast — hearings can be scheduled within weeks. Find judge-level hearing links on the immigration court pages.

287(g) agreements in this office's area

ICE's field-office directory gives this office's area as: South Texas. ICE's 287(g) participating-agencies workbook, dated October 9, 2026, records in that area:

ICE names "South Texas" with no county list, so Texas agreements are not counted here: the full state list is in our 287(g) agreements table.

Sources: ICE, 287(g) program (participating-agencies workbook) and ICE's field-office directory. A 287(g) agreement is between ICE and a state or local law-enforcement agency; it is not an ICE office or a check-in location. What each model means.

BIA-recognized legal help in this area

The Department of Justice recognizes nonprofit organizations whose accredited representatives can lawfully represent people in immigration proceedings:

• Texas: 108 offices run by 82 recognized organizations — most offices in Houston, San Antonio, Austin

Sources: EOIR immigration court directory and the DOJ Recognition & Accreditation roster (April 2026 report). Court assignments and rosters change — verify before relying on them.

Related resources

• All ERO field offices
• ICE Online Detainee Locator (official): locator.ice.gov
• Know Your Rights — ICE encounters
• BIA-recognized legal aid (by state)

Information current as of 2026-05-27 based on the official ICE.gov detention facility directory and ERO field office listings. Facility designations and field office areas of responsibility may change. This page is general information, not legal advice.