FCI Atlanta

FCI Atlanta is an ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) detention facility located in Atlanta, Georgia. It falls under the Atlanta Field Office ERO field office area of responsibility.

Facility quick reference

How to locate or contact a detainee

ICE’s tool for locating someone in its custody is the ICE Online Detainee Locator System at locator.ice.gov. A search needs 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, the number ICE publishes for detainee information is (404) 893-1290. Useful details for that call are the detainee’s full name, alien registration number (A-number), date of birth and country of birth. ICE’s page for this facility lists no urgent-message line (checked October 19, 2026). The general facility line (404) 635-5100 is for other questions. ICE’s page also says detainees here can send and receive electronic messages with people on their approved contact list through TRULINCS (checked October 19, 2026). Detainees cannot receive incoming calls — they place outgoing calls themselves. ICE asks callers to have the person’s biographical information ready (full legal name and any aliases, date of birth, and country of birth). Contact and visitation hours vary by facility; this facility’s hours are on the official ICE page linked above, and its detainee-information line is (404) 893-1290.

Visiting in person

(checked October 16, 2026)

• Visitors must be on the detainee’s visitor list and cleared by BOP.
• ICE’s page (checked October 19, 2026) says the BOP has special rules regarding who can visit, the dress code, the duration of visits, general behavior and physical contact, and it points to BOP’s visiting information for friends-and-family hours.
• Search: everyone requesting admittance to the facility or the visitation area is subject to a pat-down search, an inspection of belongings and a metal scan search; anyone refusing to cooperate with a reasonable search is not admitted. No firearms or weapons of any kind, and no electronic devices (cell phones, pagers, radios, etc.) in the secure areas.
• Consular officials may meet their detained nationals at any time; ICE requests prior arrangements with the ICE Supervisory Deportation Officer, reachable for this facility at (404) 635-5100, to the extent possible, and that consular officials bring appropriate credentials.
• Clergy may visit at any time but must make prior arrangements with the Chaplain’s Office.
• Parking: ICE says free public parking is available at the facility in the visitor’s parking lot.

Sending mail, commissary funds, and personal items

Letters require the last four digits of the A-number, plus the sender’s name and address (checked October 16, 2026). The facility-specific mailing format and package conditions ICE publishes are 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 2019 national standard allows more than that. Under ICE’s National Detention Standards, Revised 2019, §5.1(E) — cited here for comparison only, because we have not confirmed which detention standard governs this facility — incoming general mail is opened and inspected for contraband, and outgoing general mail may be inspected and read if it is addressed to another detainee or staff have reason to believe it threatens the facility’s security or order, endangers someone, or could facilitate criminal activity. Only special correspondence — mail to or from attorneys and other legal representatives, courts and judges, government attorneys, embassies and consulates, the President and Vice President of the United States, members of Congress, the Department of Justice (including the immigration courts), DHS (including ICE/ERO, IHSC, CRCL and the DHS Inspector General), grievance administrators, and the news media — may not be read or copied by staff. Incoming special correspondence is inspected for contraband in the detainee’s presence; outgoing special correspondence is not opened, inspected or read, and if a need exists, any inspection takes place in the detainee’s presence. The standard limits any inspection to detecting physical contraband and confirming that enclosures qualify as special correspondence. Mail counts as special correspondence only if the envelope unambiguously identifies the title and office of the sender (incoming mail) or of the addressee (outgoing mail). An ordinary letter is not special correspondence under that standard. 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)

• ICE prints this letter address, including the register number:

Inmate Name & Register Number
FCI Atlanta
FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION
P.O. BOX 150160
ATLANTA, GA 30315

• Items must be necessary solely for travel or release and approved by the ICE Deportation Officer; ICE directs senders to review BOP package instructions first.
• Mail handling (checked October 19, 2026): ICE says all incoming mail is screened for contraband and delivered to the detainee, outgoing mail is routed to the post office within 24 hours of receipt by facility staff, and a mail pick-up and delivery schedule is posted in all housing units. Indigent detainees (no means of financial support and no funds in their facility account) get a postage allowance at government expense. When a detainee leaves or is transferred, only legal mail is forwarded; general correspondence is returned to the post office marked “Return to Sender.”
• Money: ICE says money is not to be given directly to the detainee and is sent by following BOP instructions. BOP’s FCI Atlanta page (checked October 19, 2026) says: “Do NOT send money to an inmate using this facility’s address. All funds sent through the mail must be addressed to a processing center in Des Moines, Iowa.”
• Luggage for removal: one small piece is allowed; if the person has none, luggage can be sent or delivered after approval from the Supervisory Deportation Officer. ICE says no electronic devices (cell phones, electric razors, laptop computers, radios, etc.) are accepted.

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)

• Attorneys may visit Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays, 8 a.m. — 3 p.m., without advance notice. Other days and times require an appointment so BOP staff can facilitate the visit.
• Attorneys must arrive prior to 2 p.m. to be processed inside the institution.
• ICE says legal-visit appointments are requested by email to ATL-JailAdministrator-S@bop.gov at least one business day in advance. ICE adds that attorneys are encouraged to make appointments where possible, even for the Saturday-through-Tuesday hours that do not require one.
• ICE gives the subject line “Legal visit request for inmate [full name], [BOP Register Number].” To visit more than one inmate on the same day, ICE says the email includes each inmate’s name and BOP Register Number.
• ICE asks that the email include the detainee’s name and BOP Register Number, attorney’s name and bar number, licensing jurisdiction, how that information can be verified, and attorney’s telephone number.
• Legal materials in the visiting room (checked October 19, 2026): ICE says computers are provided in the legal visitation room for reviewing legal materials, and electronic files must be on a disk or thumb USB drive that is “READ ONLY”. With the Warden’s approval, legal visitors may bring a laptop only Monday through Friday, to review legal discovery materials; ICE asks that a planned laptop be noted in the appointment email.
• Legal phone calls: scheduled by email to ATL-JailAdministrator-S@bop.gov with the subject line “Legal call request for inmate [full name], [BOP Register Number]”; ICE says the email includes the same attorney and inmate details plus a preferred date and time for the call.
• Legal video conferences (VTC): ICE says all VTC conferences must be on a secure line with a SIP number; Zoom for Government and Webex work with current requirements, and standard Zoom conferences are not permitted for security reasons. VTCs are scheduled based on BOP staff availability, by email to ATL-JailAdministrator-S@bop.gov with the subject line “Legal VTC conference request for inmate [full name], [BOP Register Number]”; the email adds the intended video platform and the SIP number for the secure line.
• Case information: requests about people detained at FCI Atlanta go to atl-ICECorrespondence@bop.gov; this mailbox does not accept applications for Stay of Removal or Case Appeals.
• Identifying the Deportation Officer: ICE gives the Field Office number (404) 893-1290; a G-28 must be on file for any information to be disclosed.
• G-28s can be submitted through ERO eFile. Facility staff do not have access to ERO eFile at this time, and ICE says legal representatives should download copies of their submitted G-28 for any in-person or remote legal visit.

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 Atlanta 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.

This facility’s own ICE page (checked October 19, 2026) adds these channels:

• Comments on service, or a misconduct complaint to the field office: Field Office Director, Enforcement and Removal Operations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 180 Ted Turner Dr. SW, Suite 522, Atlanta, GA 30303, (404) 893-1290.
• ICE Office of Professional Responsibility (by mail): Director, Office of Professional Responsibility, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, P.O. Box 14475, Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, D.C. 20044.
• Joint Intake Center: 1-877-2INTAKE or joint.intake@dhs.gov.
• DHS OIG, as listed on the ICE page: DHS Office of Inspector General, Attn: Office of Investigations - Hotline, 245 Murray Drive, Building 410 Stop: 2600, Washington, DC 20528; fax (202) 245-5217; DHSOIGHOTLINE@DHS.GOV.

A news reporter who wants to interview someone held here must apply in writing to the Atlanta Field Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations, indicating familiarity with and agreement to comply with the facility’s rules. ICE says a detainee has the right not to be interviewed, photographed or recorded by the media, the reporter must first obtain the detainee’s written permission, and “Ordinarily, live television or radio interviews will not be permitted in the facility.” Media inquiries about ICE go to ICEMedia@ice.dhs.gov.

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 Georgia
• Other ICE detention facilities in Georgia
• All facilities under the Atlanta Field Office