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Inside Immigration

Plain-language guides to US immigration, asylum and USCIS procedure.

Detention facilities

Rio Grande Processing Center

Address
1001 San Rio Blvd
Laredo, TX 78046
Phone
(956) 718-4700
Field office
Harlingen Field Office
Operator
USMS Private contract facility
Immigration court
Laredo Immigration Court · 5 judges profiled · matched by jurisdictions.detainedCourts.facilities: laredo rio grande detention center laredo tx
ICE page
ice.gov listing

Visiting

Visitation hours: Medium-High- & High-Level Detainees, Saturday (3 p.m. - 7 p.m.), Sunday/Monday (8 a.m. - 3 p.m.), Low & Medium-Low Level Detainees, Saturday (3 p.m. - 7 p.m.), Sunday/Monday (8 a.m. - 3 p.m.), Restricted Housing Detainees, Wednesday (4 p.m. - 5 p.m.). Due to COVID-19 precautions, please call facility for the most current days and hours for visitation.

Legal visits

Legal representatives of detainees are authorized to visit their clients during the following hours: Seven days a week from 6 a.m. until 10 p.m., including holidays 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.

Mail and money

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.

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Check before you go. Hours, rules and even the facility's use change without notice. The phone number above and the ICE listing are the authority; this page was compiled 2026-09-05.