Louisiana ICE Processing Center

Louisiana ICE Processing Center is an ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) detention facility located in Angola, Louisiana. It falls under the New Orleans 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: (225) 655-9013. 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 says the detainee-information line (225) 655-9013 can be called between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. (checked October 16, 2026). Visiting hours are listed below.

Sending mail, commissary funds, and personal items

ICE’s page for this facility says letters must include the last four digits of the detainee’s A-number (File Number), plus the sender’s name and address. 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

From this facility’s ICE page (checked October 16, 2026; the page shows “Updated: 08/07/2026”):

• Mail address format:

Detainee Name
17544 Tunica Trace
Angola, LA 70712

• 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. 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.
• Money: “Money is not to be given directly to the detainee.” Money can be placed on the detainee’s phone or commissary account through CSGpay.com, or by money order sent by U.S. Postal Service to 17544 Tunica Trace, Angola, LA 70712, with the detainee’s name on the money order. Funds that arrive by mail are placed into the detainee’s account and the processing officer provides a receipt; ICE cautions detainees not to have cash sent in the mail.
• Packages: a detainee may receive only items determined to be necessary for the sole purpose of travel or release from custody, and only with the approval of the ICE Deportation Officer. Before sending a package, contact an ICE Deportation Officer at (225) 756-9400 or neworleans.outreach@ice.dhs.gov with the request.
• Luggage for removal: one small piece is allowed; if the person has none, luggage can be sent or delivered after approval from the Supervisory Detention and Deportation Officer. No electronic devices (cell phones, electric razors, laptop computers, radios, etc.) are accepted.
• Stamps: detainees may buy them; indigent detainees (no means of financial support and no funds in their facility account) get a postage allowance at government expense.
• Transfers and departures: only legal mail is forwarded; general correspondence is returned to sender.
• Voicemail messages: after setting up a Customer Account at CSGpay.com, callers may phone (225) 655-9184 and leave a voicemail using the detainee’s Louisiana Lockup-Angola ID.

Visiting in person

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

• Friends and family: call (225) 655-9013 to schedule a visit. Visitation is allowed seven days a week:

• All family or other social visits are non-contact.
• Unaccompanied visitors must be at least 18; persons under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Visitors need a valid government-issued photo ID to enter.
• Everyone entering the facility or the visitation area is subject to a pat-down search, an inspection of belongings and a metal scan; anyone refusing a reasonable search is not admitted. Visitors may not pass any items to detainees or carry any items into the visitation area. No firearms or weapons are permitted, no electronic devices (cell phones, pagers, radios, etc.) are permitted in secure areas, and visitors who are or appear to be intoxicated are not allowed to visit.
• Consular officials may meet their detained nationals at any time; ICE requests prior arrangements with the ICE Supervisory Deportation Officer to the extent possible, and appropriate credentials. ICE gives (225) 756-9400 for that officer.
• Clergy may visit at any time but must make prior arrangements with the Chaplain’s Office.
• Parking: free public parking is available at the facility.

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

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

• In-person attorney visits: Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
• G-28s can be submitted through ERO eFile. Facility staff do not have access to ERO eFile, so legal representatives are told to download copies of the submitted G-28 for any in-person or remote legal visit.
• Legal calls can be scheduled through the main office at (225) 655-9013; accommodations are made for any available time slots.
• VTC meetings and confidential legal phone calls are requested by email to vavcamp57@lasallecorrections.com (the facility’s court officers email back a confirmed date and time), or by calling (225) 655-9013 for the court room officer responsible for scheduling. Appointments should be made 24 hours before the desired time, are scheduled 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. CT in 30- to 60-minute increments, and ICE says legal representatives are not limited in the number of appointments they can request, but no representative may have more than one 60-minute appointment with a detainee in a single day.
• The email should include the representative’s full name and contact details (phone and email), the detainee’s name and A-number, a few proposed dates and times, a scan of the representative’s government-issued ID, documentation of active legal-representative status (such as a state bar card, attorney license or paralegal license), and the G-28 unless the meeting is pre-representational. A legal assistant joining alone also attaches a letter of authorization on the firm’s or organization’s letterhead and a scan of the assistant’s ID.
• Only legal representatives, legal assistants and interpreters may attend — no family or friends; outside interpretation services may be contacted during the session. A visitation officer stays outside the room, out of earshot but within eyeshot, and knocks 5 minutes before the cut-off time. Recording audio or video during any visit or call is not permitted; violations may result in suspension or permanent revocation of VAV user privileges.

Sending legal documents to a detained client

Legal correspondence can go by email to vavcamp57@lasallecorrections.com or by fax to (225) 655-9117, with the subject line marking it as legal correspondence and a cover sheet giving the detainee’s full name, 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 4 p.m. CT, excluding holidays. When timely communication through the mail is not possible, the facility administrator “may, in his discretion” allow a reasonable amount of electronic written communication between the detainee and the designated legal representative.

• Case information: requests can be sent to NewOrleans.outreach@ice.dhs.gov; this mailbox does not accept applications for Stay of Removal or Case Appeals.
• Identifying the Deportation Officer: contact the New Orleans Field Office at (225) 756-9400; a G-28 must be on file for any information to be disclosed.
• ICE says the pro bono provider list is posted in all housing units and updated quarterly, and that contacting a provider 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 New Orleans 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, 181 James Dr. West, St. Rose, LA 70087.
• 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 New Orleans Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations. ICE says a detainee has the right not to be interviewed, photographed or recorded by the media, and the reporter must first obtain the detainee’s written permission. 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 Louisiana
• Other ICE detention facilities in Louisiana
• All facilities under the New Orleans Field Office