Grand Forks County Correctional Center

Grand Forks County Correctional Center is an ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) detention facility located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It falls under the St. Paul Field Office ERO field office area of responsibility.

Facility quick reference

How to locate or contact a detainee

ICE’s Online Detainee Locator System at locator.ice.gov finds people in ICE custody. A search takes 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: (701) 780-8224. ICE asks the caller to give the detainee’s full name, alien registration number (A-number), and the caller’s own name and a phone number where they can be reached; ICE says the caller must also complete a full registration at HomeWav.com so they can be approved to visit, and that the detainee will be given the message. This facility has kiosks; ICE points to HomeWav.com for sending non-confidential messages, and HomeWav support is 1 (844) 394-6639 (Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.). 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). ICE lists the facility’s lobby hours as Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. and says free public parking is available at the facility (checked October 16, 2026).

Visiting in person

ICE’s page for this facility (checked October 16, 2026; the page shows “Updated: 08/06/2026”) publishes these rules:

• Video only: “All family or other social visits are non-contact video visits.” Visits take place by video onsite (lobby kiosks at 1701 North Washington St., Grand Forks, ND 58203) or offsite over the internet through HomeWav.
• Session length: at most 20 minutes, starting on the hour, at 20 and at 40 minutes after the hour. A visit that starts late is not extended; it ends at the end of the reserved slot.
• Onsite hours (onsite visits are also limited by the number of lobby kiosks available):

• Other times: visits can be scheduled seven days a week, subject to availability of equipment and daily activities, but no visit begins before 8 a.m. or is allowed after 10 p.m.
• Register and be approved first: every visitor must register and be approved before visiting each detainee; ICE says to allow up to 24 hours. Registration can be done onsite at the visitation kiosks (Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.), at HomeWav.com, or in the free HomeWav mobile app. It must include a clear picture of the visitor and a clear, legible picture of the visitor’s driver’s license; incomplete, inaccurate or out-of-focus pictures are reasons for denial.
• Scheduling an onsite visit: at least 24 hours in advance via HomeWav.com, the HomeWav mobile app or HomeWav Visitor Support. The detainee must accept the requested time for the visit to be scheduled.
• Cost: onsite visits are free within the set visiting times; offsite visits are provided by HomeWav “at a small cost to the visitor as noted on HomeWav.com”.
• Restrictions: no firearms or weapons; visitors who are or appear to be intoxicated are not allowed to visit; visitors may not pass items to detainees or carry any items into the visitation area. Everyone entering is subject to a pat-down, an inspection of belongings and a metal scan; anyone refusing a reasonable search is not admitted. No electronic devices are permitted in the secure areas.
• Drop-off items: current medications (excluding medication not on formulary), glasses, contacts, medical equipment, seasonal clothing, and one set of clothes for jury trial only.
• Violations: visitors who break the visitation rules can have their access suspended or terminated.
• Approval check: ICE’s page lists, as part of the approval process, “Verification of no existing reasons to keep individuals separate” (checked October 19, 2026).
• Availability: ICE says availability on any given day “is determined by availability of inmate and equipment within living quarters,” and that offsite HomeWav visitation “is available most hours that onsite visitation is not available” (checked October 19, 2026).
• Disability access: ICE’s page says the facility “does not discriminate based on disability and provides detainees with disability-related accommodations, as needed, to access its programs and activities” (checked October 19, 2026).

Sending mail, commissary funds, and personal items

Each facility publishes its own exact address format, and facilities run by the federal Bureau of Prisons use the BOP register number. For this facility, ICE says letters must include the last four digits of the detainee’s A-number (File Number), plus the sender’s name and address (checked October 16, 2026). ICE publishes each facility’s mail rules on its facility 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 ICE’s Office of Detention Oversight inspected this facility in March 2026 under the Federal Performance-Based Detention Standards (FPBDS, May 2025) instead (inspection report), and we have not reviewed that standard’s mail rules — 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). Under that standard, an ordinary letter does not get the no-reading protection that special correspondence gets. 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. ICE publishes the deposit route, the accepted form of payment, and who to call in the Sending Items to Detainees section of this facility’s 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 digits of the detainee’s A-number (File Number), plus the sender’s name and address. All incoming mail must have a return address. Letters that have lipstick, perfume, or items other than postage and addresses are not accepted; rejected material is placed in the addressee’s property basket.
• Mail days: mail is received and sent Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Outgoing mail is routed to the post office within 24 hours of receipt by facility staff. The same ICE page also says “All outgoing mail will be inspected” and that envelopes may carry only a proper return address and the addressee.
• Stamps: detainees may buy them. Indigent detainees get a postage allowance at government expense; the page states indigent inmates are allowed two 1-ounce outgoing letters per week.
• Mail between facilities: mail to or from inmates in another facility is not allowed without the approval of the administration of both facilities.
• Volume and outgoing limits (checked October 19, 2026): ICE’s page says “There is no limit to the number of letters” and that incoming mail and all enclosures are inspected for contraband. It also says no other writing is allowed on envelopes, “No excess postage letters or packages will be allowed,” and any other items mailed out are at the inmate’s expense. A mail pick-up and delivery schedule is posted in all housing units.
• Money: ICE says money can be put on an inmate’s account via the web at TurnKey corrections, for commissary or for phone or messaging time. Funds that arrive in the mail are placed into the detainee’s account and receipted; ICE says detainees are cautioned not to have cash sent to them in the mail.
• Packages: only items needed solely for travel or release from custody, with the ICE Deportation Officer’s approval; ICE’s page says the travel or release is to be confirmed with the Deportation Officer before a package is sent.
• Transfers and departures: only legal mail is forwarded; general correspondence is returned to sender.
• 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 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. EOIR’s automated hotline, 1-800-898-7180, gives information about a case before the immigration court (EOIR); it asks for the A-number. 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. For a person who 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)

• G-28s can be submitted through ERO eFile. Facility staff do not have access to it, so ICE says representatives should download copies of the submitted G-28 for any in-person or remote legal visit.
• Attorney visits: legal visitation is currently conducted by video. Attorneys are allowed to visit in person during reasonable hours upon request, and should call the facility in advance to schedule.
• Legal calls and video teleconferencing are scheduled through the HomeWAV video visitation platform (help: HomeWAV.com or 1 (314) 764-2872). Privileged calls must be set up in advance. The legal representative must register a HomeWav account with a land-line office number that can be verified; mobile numbers are not allowed.
• Case information: requests go to StPaul.Outreach@ice.dhs.gov. ICE says this mailbox does not accept applications for a stay of removal or case appeals.
• Identifying the Deportation Officer: ICE directs this to the St. Paul Field Office at (612) 409-7799; a G-28 must be on file for any information to be disclosed.
• Consular visits: consular officials may meet with their detained nationals at any time. ICE asks that arrangements be made in advance with the ICE Supervisory Deportation Officer, to the extent possible, at (701) 772-1972, and that officials bring appropriate credentials.
• Clergy visits: at any reasonable time, but only with prior arrangements made with the Reception Office, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
• Pro bono list: posted in all detainee housing units and updated quarterly; contacting a provider for an appointment is the detainee’s responsibility.

Feedback, complaints, and oversight

A concern about conditions at this facility or the conduct of an ICE or contract employee can be reported to the ERO St. Paul Field Office that oversees this facility, or in a complaint filed 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, 1 Federal Drive, Suite 1640, Fort Snelling, Minnesota 55111; phone (612) 409-7799.
• 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.
• Media: inquiries about ICE go to ICEMedia@ice.dhs.gov. A reporter who wants to interview a detainee must apply in writing to the St. Paul Field Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations; ICE says the application must indicate “familiarity with an agreement to comply with the rules and regulations of the facility.” ICE’s page also says: “Ordinarily, live television or radio interviews will not be permitted in the facility” (checked October 19, 2026). A detainee has the right not to be interviewed, photographed or recorded, and the reporter must first obtain the detainee’s written permission.

ICE inspection record

ICE’s Office of Detention Oversight (ODO), part of ICE’s Office of Professional Responsibility, issued Inspection 2026-006-052, dated March 17, 2026, for this facility, which the report names “Grand Forks County Correctional Facility,” Grand Forks, North Dakota (ODO report). Per ICE’s March 2026 inspection report, the findings are organized by the Federal Performance Based Detention Standards (May 2025), and the report lists the facility under ERO Saint Paul.

Earlier inspections. ICE’s ODO facility inspections page also lists these earlier inspections of the facility (checked October 19, 2026):

• March 27–29, 2012: ICE’s ODO report describes this as ODO’s first inspection of the facility: 16 National Detention Standards reviewed, four fully compliant, and 43 deficiencies in the remaining 12. The same report says the November 2010 annual review by contractor MGT of America, Inc. rated the facility “Acceptable” and found compliance with all 38 standards reviewed.
• June 27-29, 2023
• July 9-11, 2024

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 North Dakota
• Other ICE detention facilities in North Dakota
• All facilities under the St. Paul Field Office