Nevada Southern Detention Center

Nevada Southern Detention Center is an ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) detention facility located in Pahrump, Nevada. It falls under the Salt Lake City 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.

ICE publishes two different numbers for this facility. To ask whether someone is held here, call (702) 388-6253, which ICE lists as answered between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. To leave an urgent message for a detainee, call (775) 751-4500 and leave the detainee’s full name and alien registration number (A-number), plus your own name and a phone number where you can be reached; the detainee will be given your message. Detainees cannot receive incoming calls. Have the person’s biographical information ready: first, last and hyphenated names, any aliases, date of birth and country of birth.

ICE says this facility has tablets; information on contacting a detainee through them is at gettingout.com.

Visiting in person

ICE’s page for this facility (last updated 08/06/2026, checked October 15, 2026) lists these friends-and-family visiting hours:

• One hour, once a week: detainees are allotted one hour of visitation one time per week. ICE says the Chief of Security may authorize more time for family members traveling significant distances, depending on the number of visitors and staff availability.
• Group size: a maximum of two adults and two children may visit at one time; ICE says this rule is interpreted flexibly and is subject to exceptions.
• Adults must present a valid, verifiable government-issued identification card. Minors must be accompanied by an adult guardian (18 or older) and may not be left alone anywhere in the facility.
• All family and social visits are non-contact. Everyone entering is subject to a pat-down search, an inspection of belongings and a metal scan.
• Parking: ICE lists free public parking at the facility, with designated visitor parking marked.

Sending mail, commissary funds, and personal items

For comparison, ICE’s National Detention Standards, Revised 2019, §5.1(E) require every facility to inspect all incoming general correspondence for contraband, and allow outgoing general mail to be inspected and/or read if it is addressed to another detainee or if there is reason to believe it might threaten the facility’s secure or orderly operation, endanger the recipient or the public, or facilitate criminal activity. Special correspondence (mail to or from attorneys and other legal representatives, courts and judges, embassies and consulates, members of Congress, DHS and Justice Department offices and the other senders the standard lists) follows separate rules by direction: incoming special correspondence is inspected for contraband in the detainee’s presence, while outgoing special correspondence is not opened, inspected or read under facility policy, and if a need exists any inspection takes place in the detainee’s presence. Staff may neither read nor copy special correspondence in either direction. 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).

What ICE publishes for this facility’s mail, money, and packages

• Letters must include the last four digits of the detainee’s A-number (file number), plus the sender’s name and address. Detainees may seal their own outgoing letters, and outgoing mail is routed to the post office within 24 hours of receipt by facility staff.
• Money: ICE’s page names no deposit vendor or deposit address for this facility. It says funds received in the mail are placed in the detainee’s account, with a receipt from the processing officer, and cautions against mailing cash.
• Packages: only items needed solely for travel or release from custody are allowed, with the ICE Deportation Officer’s approval. Before sending one, ICE says to contact the Facility Warden at Nevada Southern Detention Center, 2190 E Mesquite Avenue, Pahrump, NV 89048.
• 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.
• Transfers and departures: only legal mail is forwarded; general correspondence is returned to sender.

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. ICE states that a list of pro bono legal organizations is posted in housing units and other appropriate areas and updated quarterly; the detainee is responsible for contacting an organization for an appointment. If you cannot afford an attorney, the immigration court can provide a list of pro bono legal service providers — see the related resources below.

Case information, the deportation officer, and legal visits

• Case information: ICE directs requests about a person held here to SaltLakeCity.Outreach@ice.dhs.gov, and says that mailbox does not accept applications for a stay of removal or case appeals.
• Deportation Officer: to learn who a client’s Deportation Officer is, ICE says to contact the Salt Lake City Field Office at (702) 388-6253. A G-28 must be on file before anything is disclosed.
• G-28s can be submitted through ERO eFile. Facility staff do not have access to it, so bring a downloaded copy of the submitted G-28 to any in-person or remote legal visit.
• Confidential legal calls are scheduled through the main office at (775) 751-4500. Virtual attorney visits (VAV) are requested by email at NSDCAttorneySchedule@corecivic.com, and facility staff reply with a confirmed date and time. Requests should be made 24 hours ahead and include a few proposed dates and times and the DHS Form G-28 (unless pre-representational); appointments run 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in 30- to 60-minute increments, with one 60-minute appointment per representative with a detainee per day. The email should include the legal representative’s full name, phone numbers and email address, the detainee’s name and A-number, a scan of the representative’s government-issued identification and a scan of documentation showing active legal-representative status. If a legal assistant is the only legal representative joining the call, the email should also attach an authorization letter on the firm’s or organization’s letterhead and a scan of the assistant’s identification. Only legal representatives, legal assistants and interpreters may participate; clients’ family and friends are not permitted. Legal representatives and their staff may not record audio or video during any virtual or in-person visit or any call with detainees at the facility.
• Documents from a representative to a detainee: fax them to (775) 751-8763 or email them to the same scheduling address, with a cover letter giving the detainee’s full name, A-number, the return fax number and the page count. ICE says they are delivered in a sealed envelope, inspected for contraband but not read, logged by the court officer and handled Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., excluding holidays. ICE’s page presents this route as an exception: when timely communication through the mail is not possible, the facility administrator may, at their discretion, allow a reasonable amount of communication by fax or email between a detainee and their designated legal representative.
• Documents from a detainee to a representative: the detainee sends the request through the facility tablet to an assigned case manager; a facility officer faxes the documents in the detainee’s presence and gives the detainee the fax confirmation.

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 Salt Lake City 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:

• Comments on service, or a misconduct complaint to the field office: Field Office Director, Enforcement and Removal Operations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 2975 Decker Lake Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84119, (801) 736-1200.
• 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 in writing: DHS Office of Inspector General/MAIL STOP 0305, Attn: Office of Investigations - Hotline, 245 Murray Lane SW, Washington, DC 20528-0305 (the address on the OIG’s own hotline page as of October 15, 2026; the older Murray Drive address shown on this facility’s ICE page is not listed there).

A news reporter who wants to interview someone held here must apply in writing to the Salt Lake City Field Office. 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 inspection record

ICE’s Office of Detention Oversight (ODO) made a compliance inspection of Nevada Southern Detention Center on March 25–27, 2025 (inspection 2025-001-055), measuring it against the National Detention Standards (NDS) 2019 (ODO report). As of October 15, 2026 it is the newest Nevada Southern report on ICE’s ODO facility inspections page, which also lists two 2024 inspections (March 19–21 and September 17–19).

• Detainee interviews: ODO interviewed 33 detainees; none alleged discrimination, mistreatment or abuse. One said he had been given ibuprofen for dental pain but wanted to see a dentist. At ODO’s request the facility scheduled a dentist appointment; on April 2, 2025 ODO confirmed a facility dentist had evaluated him, found multiple visible dental root tips and prescribed antibiotics and pain relief.
• Findings in the report’s text pages (ODO redacted the file counts):

The report’s facility overview, summary table, later findings and conclusion pages are scanned images, so this page does not state the report’s overall deficiency total or rating.

Earlier inspections

• April 19–21, 2022 (follow-up compliance inspection): ODO found five deficiencies in the remaining three standards and one repeat deficiency in Medical Care. Source.
• March 28–30, 2023 (compliance inspection): ODO found four deficiencies in the remaining four standards. Source.
• September 12–14, 2023 (follow-up compliance inspection): ODO found 13 deficiencies in the remaining 5 standards. Source.

ICE’s inspection index also lists Nevada Southern inspections on:

• January 24–26, 2017.
• January 14–16, 2020.
• December 7–11, 2020.

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 Nevada
• Other ICE detention facilities in Nevada
• All facilities under the Salt Lake City Field Office