Otay Mesa Detention Center

Currently there are no contact or social video visit for family & friends due to the pandemic. See the schedules below for pre-pandemic hours.

Legal representatives of detainees are authorized to visit their clients during the following hours: Monday - Sunday 8:15 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. G-28s filed on behalf of detained aliens at this facility can now be accepted through the online platform ERO eFile.

An attorney needs a signed G-28 on file to be recognised. See finding and helping a detained person.

Letters sent to detainees must include the last four digits of the detainee's A-number (File Number), plus the sender's name and address. A mail pick-up and delivery schedule is posted in all housing units. Indigent detainees (those who have no means of financial support and no funds in their facility account) will be provided postage allowance at government expense. To enhance the safety of the facility, all incoming mail is subject to screening for contraband.