Limestone County Detention Center

Limestone County Detention Center is an ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) detention facility located in Groesbeck, Texas. It falls under the Houston 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: (254) 729-2674. 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). ICE gives the detainee-information line’s hours as 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (checked October 16, 2026). ICE says the facility has tablets and points to JailATM.com for how to send a detainee a non-confidential message. The visiting schedule ICE publishes is below.

Visiting in person

Per ICE’s page for this facility (checked October 16, 2026; page marked updated 08/06/2026):

• Family and friends:
  • Visiting runs Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Detainees are allowed two 30-minute non-contact visits per week (1 hour in total), with at least one of those during the evenings and weekends.
  • Contact visits are not allowed.
  • ICE adds: “Hours are subject to change due to COVID-19 protocol.”
• Who may visit:
  • Two adult visitors are allowed per visit.
  • Every adult (18 or older) must be on the approved visitor list.
  • Visitors aged 16 or 17 must be on the visitation list, but they do not count toward the adult limit.
  • A child under 16 does not have to be listed but must be accompanied by an adult on the visitation list.
  • ICE also states that visitors 17 or younger must be accompanied by an adult (18 or older) who is a parent, legal guardian, or legal counsel.
• Dress code for all visitors 12 and older:
  • No shorts, jogging shorts, cut-offs or other obviously short garments.
  • Shoes must be worn at all times.
  • No gang colors or other gang displays.
• Additional dress rules for women:
  • Skirts and dresses must reach mid-thigh when seated.
  • No sheer or torn clothing.
  • No bare midriffs, strapless or tube tops, or swimsuits.
  • The top of clothing may be no lower than the underarm, front and back.
• Additional dress rules for men:
  • Shirts must be worn.
  • No muscle, bare-midriff or sleeveless shirts.
• Items:
  • Visitors may not carry any items into the visitation area or pass items to detainees.
  • A detainee may not accept an item from a visitor unless the Warden pre-approves it in writing before the visit.
  • Visitors with infants or toddlers may bring in two diapers and a baby bottle only.
• Search and conduct:
  • Everyone entering is subject to a pat-down, an inspection of belongings and a metal scan. Anyone who refuses a reasonable search is not admitted.
  • No firearms or weapons of any kind are permitted.
  • No electronic devices (cell phones, pagers, radios, etc.) are permitted in the secure areas.
  • Visitors who are or appear to be intoxicated are not allowed to visit.
  • Disruptive conduct ends the visit and may affect future visits.
• Special visits:
  • Requests must be submitted in writing to the Warden for approval.
  • They may include visits from someone traveling a long distance (“generally defined as 150 miles or longer one way”; such visits are “normally 1 hour in length”).
  • They may also include visits with clergy or a social service representative and extended visits with family.
  • Visits to hospitalized detainees are handled on a case-by-case basis.
• Clergy may visit at any time but must make prior arrangements with the Chaplain’s Office.
• Consular officials may meet their detained nationals at any time. ICE asks that, to the extent possible, they arrange the visit in advance with the ICE Supervisory Deportation Officer at (936) 520-5000, and that they bring appropriate credentials.
• Parking: free public parking is available at the facility.

Sending mail, commissary funds, and personal items

ICE lists each facility’s format on that facility’s page at ice.gov. This facility’s published rules are listed 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 national standard allows more than that. Under ICE’s National Detention Standards, Revised 2019, §5.1(E), 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

Per ICE’s page for this facility (checked October 16, 2026):

• Letters:
  • 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.
  • Detainees may seal their outgoing letters. 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.
• Mailing address: under the heading “How To Send Detainees Mail”, ICE lists this JailATM.com address. ICE also says bulk mailing and parcel shipments are not processed at JailATM.com and will be denied.

JailATM.com – Limestone County Detention Center
Detainee Full Name/A Number
2830 S. Hulen St. Box 809
Fort Worth TX 76109

• Legal mail: legal mail is mailed directly to the jail. It must be sent by a legally approved entity; ICE says to contact the jail for information about approved entities.

Legal Mail – Inmate Name/ A Number
Limestone County Detention Center
910 Tyus Road
Groesbeck, TX 76642

• Official documents (birth certificates, social security cards, car titles, etc.) go to this address:

Limestone County Detention Center
Attn: Business Office / Inmate Trust Funds
Detainee Full Name/A Number
Limestone County Detention Center
910 Tyus Road
Groesbeck, TX 76642

• Money:
  • Money can be placed on the detainee’s account through the website JailATM.com.
  • Money can also be sent by money order through the U.S. Postal Service, with the detainee’s name on the money order.
  • ICE’s money-order address block reads: Limestone County Detention Center, Attn: Inmate Trust Funds, Detainee Full Name/A Number, Limestone County Detention Center, 910 Tyus Road, Groesbeck, TX 76642. The same page’s money sentence gives 910 North Tyus Street, Groesbeck, TX 76642 instead.
  • Funds received by mail are placed into the detainee’s account, and the processing officer provides a receipt.
  • ICE cautions detainees not to have cash sent to them in the mail.
• Packages and items: a detainee may receive items needed for the sole purpose of travel or release from agency custody, with approval of the ICE Deportation Officer.
• Stamps: detainees may buy stamps. Indigent detainees (no means of financial support and no funds in their facility account) receive a postage allowance at government expense.
• Transfers and departures: only legal mail is forwarded. General correspondence is endorsed “Return to Sender” and returned to the post office.
• Luggage for removal: a detainee being removed is allowed one small piece of luggage. If the detainee 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.

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

Per ICE’s page for this facility (checked October 16, 2026):

• G-28s can be submitted through ERO eFile. Facility staff do not have access to ERO eFile, so legal representatives should download copies of their submitted G-28 for any in-person or remote legal visit.
• In-person attorney visits:
  • Visiting hours are Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Legal representatives may visit seven days a week, if necessary, with prior approval from the Warden.
  • ICE’s page also states that the facility permits scheduled legal visitation seven days a week, including holidays. Legal visits are allowed a minimum of eight hours per day on regular business days and a minimum of four hours per day on weekends and holidays.
  • Detainees may meet their representative during meal hours and receive a menu tray or sack meal.
  • A detainee who made an appointment is responsible for cancelling it. Officers and other detainees will not cancel on the detainee’s behalf.
• Video teleconference (VTC) meetings and confidential legal phone calls:
  • Requests go by email to LCDCICECourt@lasallecorrections.com. The receiving officer emails back a confirmed date and time.
  • Appointments should be requested 24 hours before the desired time.
  • Appointments are scheduled 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in 30- to 60-minute increments, and all are contingent on availability.
  • No legal representative may have more than one 60-minute appointment with a detainee in a single day.
• What the email should include:
  • The representative’s full name and contact information (phone, email and Zoom account information).
  • The detainee’s name and A-number.
  • A few proposed dates and times.
  • A scan of the representative’s government-issued ID.
  • A scan of documentation of active legal-representative status, such as a state bar card, attorney license or paralegal license.
  • A scan of the G-28, unless the visit is pre-representational.
  • A legal assistant joining alone must also attach a letter of authorization on the firm’s or organization’s letterhead and a scan of the assistant’s ID.
• Who may attend:
  • Only legal representatives, legal assistants and interpreters may attend; no family or friends.
  • A visitation officer stays outside the room, out of earshot but within eyeshot, and knocks 5 minutes before the cut-off time.

Sending legal documents and case questions

• Legal documents by email:
  • When timely communication through the mail is not possible, the facility administrator may, at his discretion, allow a reasonable amount of electronic written communication between the detainee and their designated legal representative. Legal representatives can send legal correspondence to LCDCICECourt@lasallecorrections.com.
  • The subject line must make clear that the email is legal correspondence/mail, and the documents go in as attachments.
  • The attachments need a cover sheet giving the detainee’s full name, the A-number, the sender’s return fax number, the total number of pages, and the notation “Legal Mail.”
  • The documents are inspected for contraband but not read, then delivered.
  • Requests are processed Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., excluding holidays.
• Case information: ICE says requests for case information about people detained here may be sent to www.JailATM.com. This channel does not accept applications for Stay of Removal or Case Appeals.
• Deportation Officer: to learn who a client’s Deportation Officer is, call (936) 520-5000. A G-28 must be on file for any information to be disclosed.
• Pro bono list: ICE says a list of pro bono (free) legal organizations is posted in all detainee housing units and updated quarterly. Contacting an organization 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 Houston 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 16, 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, 126 Northpoint Drive, Houston, TX 77060.
• 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.
• DHS OIG, as listed on ICE’s 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, email DHSOIGHOTLINE@DHS.GOV.

A news reporter who wants to interview someone held here must apply in writing to the Houston Field Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations. ICE says a detainee has the right not to be interviewed, photographed or recorded, and the reporter must first obtain the detainee’s written permission. ICE lists ICEMedia@ice.dhs.gov for media inquiries about ICE activities, operations or policies.

ICE inspection record

ICE’s Office of Professional Responsibility, Office of Detention Oversight (ODO), carried out Compliance Inspection 2025-001-056 at Limestone County Detention Center on March 25–27, 2025 (ODO report). The findings are organized under the National Detention Standards (NDS) 2019.

Per ICE’s March 2025 inspection, the report’s compliance-findings section lists these deficiencies:

• Detainee interviews: ODO interviewed 8 detainees who agreed to take part; the other 42 declined. None alleged discrimination, mistreatment or abuse.
• Legal call concern:
  • One detainee said the facility had not responded to his request to speak confidentially with his legal representative.
  • ODO found that he had submitted the request on March 20, 2025, and that the facility verified the representative’s information on March 25, 2025.
  • On March 26, 2025, ODO confirmed that he placed an unmonitored call to his legal representative.
  • A facility administrative officer told ODO that detainees must submit a request, and the facility must verify the legal representative’s information, before detainees can make unmonitored calls.

Earlier inspections:

• ODO’s February 11-13, 2020 report records a compliance inspection of Limestone County Detention Center.
• ODO’s July 19-22, 2021 report records a follow-up/interim compliance inspection of Limestone County Detention Center.
• ODO’s October 26-28, 2021 report records an unannounced compliance inspection of Limestone County Detention Center.
• January 10–12, 2023: ODO cited a deficiency: the facility supplied writing paper, writing implements and envelopes at no cost only to indigent detainees, while other detainees had to purchase them. Report.
• June 27–29, 2023: ODO assessed 16 standards under NDS 2019, found compliance with 14, and identified three deficiencies in the remaining two standards. Report.
• May 7–9, 2024: ODO assessed 21 standards under NDS 2019, found compliance with 19, and identified two deficiencies in the remaining two standards. Report.

287(g) agreements in Limestone County

This facility is in Limestone County, Texas (per the U.S. Census Bureau geocoder for the address ICE publishes). ICE's 287(g) participating-agencies workbook, dated October 9, 2026, records 3 agreements with agencies in that county:

Source: ICE, 287(g) program (participating-agencies workbook). A 287(g) agreement is between ICE and the law-enforcement agency; on its own it says nothing about this facility. What each model means · all agreements by state.

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 Texas
• Other ICE detention facilities in Texas
• All facilities under the Houston Field Office