{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":["Place","GovernmentBuilding"],"alternate_language":[{"language":"es","url":"https://migrantusa.com/es/detencion-ice/ward-county-detention-center/"}],"as_of":"2026-10-16","attribution":"MigrantUSA Editorial. Ward County Detention Center. https://migrantusa.com/ice-detention/ward-county-detention-center/","city":"Minot","dateModified":"2026-10-16","description":"Address, contact, visitation hours and detainee-location guide for Ward County Detention Center, an ICE detention facility in Minot, North Dakota.","disclaimer":"General information, not legal advice. MigrantUSA is an independent publisher and is not a law firm. Always verify current details directly with the relevant agency before acting.","ero_field_office":"St. Paul Field Office","faqs":[{"answer":"Call the detainee-information line ICE publishes for this facility, (701) 857-6530 (menu option 1), or use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System at locator.ice.gov. You will need the detainees full name, alien registration (A-number) if known, date of birth, and country of birth.","question":"How do I locate a detainee at Ward County Detention Center?"},{"answer":"ICE’s page for this facility (checked October 16, 2026) says friends and family start the visiting process at InmateCanteen.com; all family and other social visits are non-contact; each detainee receives one twenty-minute visit every 72 hours; persons under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian, with proof of the relationship (a birth certificate or court-ordered guardianship); and all visitors are subject to search. See Visiting in person below.","question":"What are visiting hours at Ward County Detention Center?"},{"answer":"ICE’s page for this facility (checked October 16, 2026) lists separate hours for attorney visits: legal representatives are authorized to visit their clients from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The page does not state which days of the week. Legal calls are scheduled through the main office at (701) 857-6530, 24 hours before the desired appointment time.","question":"Can an attorney visit a detainee outside posted visiting hours?"},{"answer":"ICE publishes (701) 857-6530 (menu option 1) for detainee information and (701) 792-6930 for leaving an urgent message for a detainee. The general facility line ((701) 857-6535) is for other facility questions. The ERO Field Office phone ((612) 409-7799) is for the ERO field office whose area of responsibility includes this facility, not for the facility itself. ICE’s field-office directory states that its field offices are not check-in locations; ICE directs check-in scheduling, appointment changes and address updates to its ICE Check-in page (ice.gov/check-in).","question":"What is the difference between the facility phone and the ERO Field Office phone?"}],"generated":"2026-10-16","isBasedOn":"https://www.ice.gov/detain/detention-facilities/ward-county-detention-center","language":"en","license":"https://migrantusa.com/terms/","name":"Ward County Detention Center","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"MigrantUSA","url":"https://migrantusa.com/"},"source_urls":["https://www.ice.gov/detain/detention-facilities/ward-county-detention-center"],"state":"ND","statistics":{"average_daily_population":3,"average_length_of_stay_days":6.1,"fiscal_year":2026,"note":"ADP = average daily population; ALOS = average length of stay. Both are FY2026 averages, not a same-day count.","released":"2026-07-20","source":"U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Detention Management","source_url":"https://www.ice.gov/doclib/detention/FY26_detentionStats07202026.xlsx"},"type":"ice-detention-facility","url":"https://migrantusa.com/ice-detention/ward-county-detention-center/"}