Dealing with ICE

• Find someone in detentionICE's locator: A-number and country of birth, or full name and country. Adults only, up to eight hours behind.
• Check a court dateEOIR case information by A-number, or call 1-800-898-7180.
• Free lawyers, by stateThe court's own list. No lawyer is appointed in immigration proceedings.
• Report a problem in detentionDetention Reporting line 1-888-351-4024, weekdays 8 to 8 Eastern. Inspector General hotline 1-800-323-8603.
• Post a bondForm I-352 through CeBONDS, by a citizen or resident, a law firm or a nonprofit.
• ICE field officesThe office for your area, and the route to the deportation officer. See also which court covers where.

• Dealing with ICE · September 4, 2026 · 4 min read

  Preparing Your Family: The Caregiver Form for Your State, the Documents Folder, and the Numbers to Memorize

  A plan settles who collects the children, pays the rent and calls the lawyer in the 48 hours after an arrest. The forms differ by state and some take weeks. What New York, California, Texas, Florida and Illinois provide, what goes in the folder, and what to tell the school.

• Dealing with ICE · September 4, 2026 · 4 min read

  Getting Out: Bond, Parole and Habeas Corpus in 2026

  There are three doors out of ICE detention. Which ones are open depends on how the person entered the country, which federal circuit the facility sits in, and how long they have been held. A guide to the bond hearing, the parole request and the habeas petition, with the September 2026 map of where each works.

• Dealing with ICE · September 3, 2026 · 4 min read

  What ICE Is Looking For: Priorities, Places, Data, and Who Is Most Exposed in 2026

  The official answer since January 2025 is that there are no priorities: anyone removable may be arrested. The practical answer is in the numbers, the places, and the databases. Where arrests happen, what records ICE reads, and who sits at the top of the list.

• Dealing with ICE · September 3, 2026 · 4 min read

  Finding and Helping a Detained Person: The Locator, the Officer, the Money, and the Oversight That No Longer Exists

  The first task after an arrest is finding the person, and the government's own tool is exact-match, adult-only and hours behind. What the locator needs, how to reach the deportation officer, how money and calls work, and where to complain now that the detention ombudsman has been shut.

• Dealing with ICE · September 2, 2026 · 4 min read

  Stopped or Arrested by ICE: What to Say, What Never to Sign, and What Happens in the First 72 Hours

  The right to remain silent belongs to everyone in the country and must be said out loud. There is no appointed lawyer. Three forms served in the first hours can end a case before it begins. A precise account of the encounter, the paperwork, and the two-year rule that now applies nationwide.

• Dealing with ICE · September 1, 2026 · 4 min read

  ICE at the Door: The Warrant That Lets Them In, the One That Does Not, and What to Say Through It

  Agents may knock, speak and arrest without a judge. They may not enter a home without a judicial warrant or your consent, and ICE's own handbook says so. How to tell the two warrants apart through a closed door, what consent looks like, and what changed in 2025 and 2026.

Every release is written by ICE's public affairs office and reads accordingly. The pattern is the point: which cases the agency chooses to announce, how many, and in which cities. Median 9 releases a week over the period.

Older releases, back to January 2025, are in the full archive.