Desert View Annex

Desert View Annex is an ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) detention facility located in Adelanto, California. It falls under the Los Angeles Field Office ERO field office area of responsibility.

Facility quick reference

How to locate or contact a detainee

To locate someone in ICE custody, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System at locator.ice.gov. You will need the person’s A-number (Alien Registration Number) and country of birth, or their full name, country of birth, and date of birth.

To ask whether someone is held here, and to leave an urgent message for a detainee, ICE publishes one number: (760) 246-1171, staffed 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., 7 days a week including weekends and holidays. Give the detainee’s full name, alien registration number (A-number), and your name and a phone number where you can be reached; the facility passes the message on. Detainees cannot receive incoming calls — they place outgoing calls themselves. Have the person’s biographical information ready when you call (full legal name and any aliases, date of birth, and country of birth). Contact and visitation hours vary by facility — confirm current hours by calling (760) 246-1171 or checking the official ICE page linked above.

ICE says the facility has tablets and lists Talton.com and (866) 516-0115 for information about sending non-confidential messages (checked October 20, 2026).

Visiting in person

(checked October 16, 2026)

• Unit A: Tuesday and Friday, 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.; Sunday, 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• Unit B: Monday and Thursday, 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• SMU (Segregation): Wednesday, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
• Arrive 15 minutes before the scheduled visit.
• ICE also states: «Visitors must arrive no later than 6:30 p.m. to be guaranteed a visit.» The same page lists 5:30 p.m. as the end of Unit A and Unit B visits; confirm these conflicting times with the facility before traveling.
• Admission requires U.S. state or federal identification, or a foreign passport with a valid U.S. visa.
• Visits are limited to three (3) visitors, 3 times per week.
• Only 3 visitors may enter at once unless the Facility Administrator gives prior approval; a baby held in adult arms does not count.
• Visits last one hour unless the Facility Administrator approves more time in advance; only one visit per detainee per day.
• Minors must stay with an adult guardian aged 18 or older and cannot be left unaccompanied in any area.
• Social visits permit contact except when security concerns or disciplinary status prevent it.

Sending mail, commissary funds, and personal items

Letters require the last four (4) digits of the immigration file number, housing unit/dorm/bunk number, and sender’s name and address (checked October 16, 2026). See the exact mailing format below. This facility’s own ICE page says incoming mail “is not read upon opening, only inspected by the delivering officer” and that detainees may seal their own outgoing letters. ICE’s detention standards allow more than that. ICE’s Office of Detention Oversight inspected this facility in June 2026 under the Performance-Based National Detention Standards (PBNDS) 2011 (Revised 2016) (inspection report). Under that standard’s mail section, 5.1, staff open and inspect incoming general correspondence for contraband in the detainee’s presence unless the facility administrator authorizes otherwise, and it “may be read to the extent necessary to maintain security, as authorized by the facility administrator” — reading, with the administrator’s approval, may be done at random. Outgoing general mail may be inspected or read if it is addressed to another detainee or there is evidence it might threaten the facility’s secure or orderly operation, endanger the recipient or the public, or facilitate criminal activity. Only special correspondence or legal mail — mail to or from attorneys and other legal representatives, government attorneys, judges and courts, embassies and consulates, the President and Vice President, members of Congress, the Justice Department and DHS (including ICE, ERO, ICE Health Services Corps, CRCL and the DHS Inspector General), outside health care professionals, grievance administrators and the news media — may not be read: the envelope must be labeled “special correspondence” or “legal mail” and identify the sender’s or addressee’s title and office. Staff may neither read nor copy it; any inspection takes place in the detainee’s presence and is limited to detecting physical contraband and confirming that enclosures qualify as special correspondence or legal mail. Rules for commissary (account) deposits and permitted personal items vary by facility, and so does the number that handles them — ICE names a separate facility mail clerk on some facility pages. This facility’s deposit route, accepted form of payment and contacts are in the Sending Items to Detainees section of its own ICE page (linked above).

What ICE publishes for this facility’s mail, money, and packages

(checked October 16, 2026)

• Letters must include the last four (4) digits of the immigration file number, housing unit/dorm/bunk number, and sender’s name and address.
• Letter address exactly as ICE prints it:

Detainee Name
Detainee immigration file number (last 4 digits only – 1234), Housing Unit/Dorm/Bunk Number
10450 Rancho Road
Adelanto, CA 92301

• Packages require items needed solely for travel or release and ICE Deportation Officer approval. Before sending, contact the assigned officer at (760) 561-6100.

• Package inquiries go to the assigned ICE Deportation Officer at (760) 561-6100.

• ICE says the mail clerk distributes mail to the housing units Monday–Friday, excluding weekends and holidays (checked October 17, 2026).

Legal access, attorneys, and immigration court information

Detainees have the right to speak with an attorney, and attorney–client visits and calls are confidential. For information about a case before the immigration court (EOIR), EOIR’s automated line 1-800-898-7180 (toll-free, 24 hours a day, English and Spanish) gives the next hearing date and case status; callers enter the 9 digits of the A-number, without the letter A (EOIR, checked October 24, 2026). For a matter before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), the main line of EOIR (the Justice Department agency the BIA belongs to) is (703) 305-0289. Applications for relief from removal must be filed directly with the immigration court handling the case. If you cannot afford an attorney, the immigration court can provide a list of pro bono legal service providers — see the related resources below.

Booking legal visits, video calls, and legal calls

(checked October 16, 2026)

• In-person legal representatives may visit their clients 24 hours a day.

• ICE directs case-information requests to LosAngeles.Outreach@ice.dhs.gov. This mailbox does not accept applications for a stay of removal or case appeals (checked October 17, 2026).

• ICE lists virtual legal visits through ERO eFile, subject to availability, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Sunday and holidays, with no appointments 10–11:30 a.m. or 5–6 p.m. (checked October 17, 2026).

In its legal video-visit guidance, ICE lists (760) 561-6208 for exigent circumstances. ICE says clergy may visit at any time but must make prior arrangements with the Chaplain’s Office at (760) 561-6100 (checked October 20, 2026).

Feedback, complaints, and oversight

To report a concern about conditions at this facility or the conduct of an ICE or contract employee, contact the ERO Los Angeles Field Office that oversees this facility, or file a complaint with the DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL). On its own Make a Civil Rights Complaint page DHS publishes one channel — the online portal at engage.dhs.gov/crcl-complaint; CBP additionally publishes, for the same office, the e-mail address CRCL@dhs.gov, fax (202) 401-4708, and the postal address DHS/CRCL, Compliance Branch, 2707 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE, Mail Stop #0190, Washington, DC 20528-0190. The DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) hotline is 1-800-323-8603.

ICE inspection record

(checked October 16, 2026)

• Per ICE’s June 2026 inspection, Inspection 2026-001-048 ran June 9-11, 2026.
• ODO assessed 28 standards under PBNDS 2011 (Revised 2016), found compliance with 26, and reported four deficiencies in two standards.
• The Environmental Health and Safety finding concerned peeling paint, missing grout and hair buildup in housing units A-4, B-3 and B-4.
• The Grievance System findings included missing grievance dispositions in 2 out of 25 detention files.

287(g) agreements: ICE's 287(g) participating-agencies workbook, dated October 9, 2026, lists no agency in California. (source: ICE · what 287(g) is)

Related procedural resources

• Know Your Rights — what to do if ICE detains you
• EOIR immigration court schedules and procedures
• BIA-recognized legal-aid organizations in California
• Other ICE detention facilities in California
• All facilities under the Los Angeles Field Office