Louisiana ICE Processing is for US Immigration & Customs Enforcement-ICE offenders have not been sentenced yet and are detained here until their case is heard.
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Louisiana ICE Processing is an immigration detention facility in Angola, LA. Detainees are held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement while their immigration cases are processed, including hearings, deportation proceedings, or asylum claims. To locate a detainee, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System at locator.ice.gov with the detainee's A-Number or full name and country of birth.
To find an ICE detainee, please use the Detainee Locator System with the A-Number search being the most efficient method. The A-number must be exactly nine digits; if shorter, zeros should be added at the beginning. When searching by name, the first and last names must be entered as an exact match, and the detainee's correct country of birth must be selected. Please note that records of individuals under 18 cannot be searched.
Detainees at this facility are assigned to housing based on their custody level, determined by various factors including sentence length and criminal history. The detention center provides a wide range of educational and vocational training programs. Additionally, the facility is equipped to meet most detainee needs, including dietary, health, fitness, education, religious practices, and entertainment. As a privately operated facility, it undergoes frequent inspections to ensure it remains in top condition, maintaining a clean record to secure ongoing government contracts.
The Louisiana ICE Processing Center, commonly referred to by immigration advocates and state officials as part of the controversial “Louisiana Lockup” network, operates on property connected to the legendary Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, one of the most infamous prison complexes in the United States. The ICE detention operation is located in West Feliciana Parish near the Mississippi River and co-locates with portions of the sprawling Angola prison property, which spans roughly 18,000 acres of isolated farmland, swamps, forests, and secured correctional infrastructure. Unlike a traditional parish jail overseen by a sheriff, the facility operates through partnerships involving the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, ICE, and DHS detention authorities. The larger Angola prison complex itself remains under the leadership of Louisiana State Penitentiary Warden Darrel Vannoy, while immigration detention operations coordinate directly with federal immigration authorities.
The ICE detention component at Angola gained national attention after the reopening and conversion of the notorious former Camp J segregation unit into a federal immigration detention center now renamed “Camp 57”, a reference to Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry being the state’s 57th governor. Federal and state officials announced that the facility would initially hold more than 400 ICE detainees, with room for future expansion depending on federal detention needs. The site was rapidly refurbished under emergency state authority as federal immigration enforcement operations intensified throughout the southern United States. ICE detainees housed at the facility are generally adult males awaiting immigration hearings, deportation proceedings, transfers, or federal processing actions coordinated through DHS and ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations.
ICE Detainee Information
This facility holds immigration detainees under an active contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in addition to its regular population. ICE detainees are civil immigration detainees, not criminal defendants, and are held while their immigration cases are processed. The rules, rights, and services that apply to ICE detainees differ from those that apply to the general jail population.
To locate an ICE detainee at this facility, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator at locator.ice.gov. You will need the detainee's A-Number, a nine-digit Alien Registration Number that appears on any immigration document they have received. If the A-Number has fewer than nine digits, add zeros at the beginning. If you do not have the A-Number, you can search using the detainee's full legal name, country of birth, and date of birth. Names must be an exact match; try variations if the first search returns no results.
Immigration bond works differently from criminal bail. Not all detainees are eligible for bond; those with certain criminal convictions or prior deportation orders may be subject to mandatory detention. For those who are eligible, bond is set by an immigration judge and typically ranges from $1,500 to over $10,000. Bond must be paid in full before release. An immigration attorney can request a bond hearing and argue for a lower amount based on the detainee's circumstances.
Unlike criminal defendants, ICE detainees do not have the right to a government-appointed attorney. They must hire a private immigration attorney or find free legal help through a nonprofit organization. RAICES provides legal services and bond assistance at raicestexas.org. The National Immigrant Justice Center offers free legal representation at immigrantjustice.org. Many immigration courts also maintain a list of free and low-cost legal service providers available to detainees upon request.
ICE transfers detainees between facilities frequently and with little advance notice, sometimes to locations far from family and legal counsel. If you cannot locate your family member through this page, search the ICE Online Detainee Locator again at locator.ice.gov with their A-Number. If they have an attorney, notify the attorney immediately as transfers affect court appearances and case timelines.
One of the most distinctive and controversial features of the Louisiana ICE Processing Center is its direct association with Angola, the largest maximum-security prison in America and one of the most recognizable correctional institutions in the country. Angola itself carries a deeply controversial history connected to plantation labor, extended solitary confinement, and decades of criticism over prison conditions. The former Camp J housing unit, previously known among inmates as “the dungeon,” had once been shuttered due to concerns surrounding harsh isolation conditions and inmate treatment. Its conversion into an ICE detention facility immediately drew national criticism from immigration advocates, civil rights organizations, and legal groups who argued that placing immigration detainees inside the Angola prison complex symbolized the growing merger between criminal incarceration systems and federal immigration enforcement.
Operationally, the Louisiana ICE Processing Center functions as a heavily secured federal detention environment designed for long-term immigration custody rather than short-term local incarceration. Staff coordinate intake screening, medical evaluations, transportation logistics, court appearances, legal visitation, commissary operations, and detainee supervision under ICE detention standards. Due to Angola’s extreme geographic isolation, surrounded by water, swampland, wooded terrain, and farmland, transportation and detainee access present unique logistical challenges for attorneys, family members, and advocacy organizations attempting to reach detainees housed there. State officials have publicly referenced the prison’s remote environment as a major security advantage, noting that the prison complex is naturally isolated by the Mississippi River and rural terrain.
The facility has quickly become one of the most scrutinized immigration detention sites in the United States as Louisiana continues emerging as a central hub within the national ICE detention system. Advocacy organizations, attorneys, and journalists have documented allegations involving overcrowding, medical access concerns, hunger strikes, and detainee treatment since the reopening of Camp 57. Despite the controversy, federal and state officials continue positioning the Louisiana ICE Processing Center as a critical component of DHS detention expansion efforts. Its combination of Angola’s historic notoriety, the “Louisiana Lockup” nickname, remote plantation-era setting, and direct integration into federal immigration enforcement operations has made the facility one of the most recognizable and debated ICE detention sites currently operating in the country.
