FCI Leavenworth is an ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) detention facility located in Leavenworth, Kansas. It falls under the Chicago Field Office ERO field office area of responsibility.
Facility quick reference
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Facility name | FCI Leavenworth |
| Street address | 1300 Metropolitan |
| City, State, ZIP | Leavenworth, KS 66048 |
| Detainee information line | (913) 682-8700 |
| Facility main phone | (913) 682-8700 |
| ERO field office main phone | (872) 351-3990 |
| ERO field office | Chicago Field Office |
| ICE detainee locator | locator.ice.gov |
| Official ICE page | ice.gov/detain/detention-facilities/fci-leavenworth |
| Last verified | 2026-09-10 |
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, call the number ICE publishes for detainee information: (913) 682-8700. Have the detainee’s full name, alien registration number (A-number), date of birth and country of birth ready. ICE’s page for this facility lists no urgent-message line — ask this number how to get a message to the person. 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 (913) 682-8700 or checking the official ICE page linked above.
Visiting in person
What ICE’s page for FCI Leavenworth says (checked October 16, 2026):
- Who may visit: “You can only visit a detainee at this facility, if the detainee has placed you on their visitor list and you have been cleared by BOP.” For social visits, ICE refers visitors to FCI Leavenworth’s own web page, and says the BOP has special rules on who can visit, the dress code, the duration of visits, general behavior and physical contact.
- 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 will not be admitted. No firearms or weapons of any kind are permitted, and no electronic devices (cell phones, pagers, radios, etc.) are permitted in the secure areas of the facility.
- Clergy may visit at any time but must make prior arrangements with the Chaplain’s Office.
- Consular officials may meet with their detained nationals at any time. ICE requests that they make prior arrangements with the ICE Supervisory Deportation Officer to the extent possible and bring appropriate credentials. ICE gives the Supervisory Deportation Officer’s number as (913) 682-8700.
- Parking: free public parking is available at the facility.
- Electronic messages: detainees can send and receive electronic messages through TRULINCS with people on their approved contact list (ICE points to TRULINCS and CORRLINKS for details).
Sending mail, commissary funds, and personal items
Letters and packages sent to a detainee must show the detainee’s full name and A-number, along with the sender’s name and return address — and each facility publishes its own exact format. ICE lists each facility’s format on that facility’s page at ice.gov. 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). 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, on ICE’s page for this facility:
- Mailing address: ICE’s address for writing to a detainee is this P.O. Box, not the street address in the quick-reference table:
Inmate Name & Register Number
FCI Leavenworth
FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION
P.O. BOX 1000
Leavenworth, KS 66048
- Letters: the same ICE page also says letters must include the last four digits of the detainee’s A-number (File Number), plus the sender’s name and address. All incoming mail is subject to screening for contraband and delivered to the detainee; outgoing mail is routed to the post office within 24 hours of receipt by facility staff. A mail pick-up and delivery schedule is posted in all housing units.
- Stamps: detainees may buy them. ICE says: “Generally, there is no limit to the amount of correspondence detainees may send at their own expense.” Indigent detainees (no means of financial support and no funds in their facility account) get a postage allowance at government expense.
- Money: money is not to be given directly to the detainee. If funds arrive in the mail, they are taken to the processing area and placed into the detainee’s account, and the processing officer gives a receipt. ICE says: “Detainees are cautioned not to have cash sent to them in the mail.”
- Packages: a detainee may receive only items determined to be necessary for the sole purpose of travel or release from custody, with approval of the ICE Deportation Officer. ICE says to review BOP’s mail guidelines before sending a package.
- 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. No electronic devices (cell phones, electric razors, laptop computers, radios, etc.) are accepted.
- Transfers and departures: only legal mail is forwarded; general correspondence is endorsed “Return to Sender” and returned to the post office.
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.
Legal visits and attorney contact
Checked October 16, 2026, on ICE’s page for this facility:
- Attorney visits: legal representatives may visit their clients 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Sunday. ICE points to FCI Leavenworth’s own web page for more information.
- G-28s can be submitted through ERO eFile. Facility staff do not have access to it, so ICE says legal representatives should download copies of the submitted G-28 for any in-person or remote legal visit.
- Electronic legal documents: the BOP has its own procedures for when a person in custody may receive electronic legal materials from an attorney, and ICE points to BOP’s acceptable-format guidelines.
- Case information: requests can be sent to LVN-ICEscheduling-S@bop.gov. This mailbox does not accept applications for Stay of Removal or Case Appeals.
- Identifying a client’s Deportation Officer: contact KANDETAINED@ice.dhs.gov; a G-28 must be on file for any information to be disclosed.
- Pro bono list: posted in all detainee housing units and other appropriate areas and updated quarterly; contacting a listed organization for an appointment is the detainee’s responsibility.
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 Chicago 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 adds these channels (checked October 16, 2026):
- Comments on service, or a misconduct complaint to the field office: Field Office Director, Enforcement and Removal Operations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 101 W Ida B Wells Drive, Suite 4000, Chicago, Illinois 60605, (872) 351-3990.
- ICE Office of Professional Responsibility (by mail): Director, Office of Professional Responsibility, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 500 12th Street, SW, Suite 1049, Mailstop 5099, Washington, DC 20536-5005.
- ICE OPR Integrity Coordination Center: 1-833-4ICE-OPR or ICEOPRIntake@ice.dhs.gov.
A news reporter who wants to interview someone held here must apply in writing to the Chicago Field Office, Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations, stating familiarity with and agreement to follow the facility’s rules. ICE says live television or radio interviews ordinarily will not be permitted in the facility, that a detainee has the right not to be interviewed, photographed or recorded, and that the reporter must first obtain the detainee’s written permission. Media inquiries about ICE go to the ICE Office of Public Affairs at ICEMedia@ice.dhs.gov.