Pennsylvania: Resources for ICE Detainees

This guide is for people detained by ICE in Pennsylvania and for their families. Pennsylvania has at least seven ICE detention facilities as of May 2026: the Moshannon Valley Processing Center (the largest immigration detention center in the Northeast, with 1,876 beds), four county jails (Pike, Clinton, Cambria, and Franklin counties), and two Bureau of Prisons facilities (the Federal Detention Center in Philadelphia and FCI Lewisburg). As of April 2, 2026, more than 2,000 people were held in immigration detention in Pennsylvania alone. Pennsylvania's five county jails collectively charged ICE more than $21 million in 2024 and 2025. Pike County alone received $16 million. Three detainees have died at Moshannon in the past three years. The DOJ ended the Legal Orientation Program in 2025, cutting off a key source of free legal help for detained immigrants. Moshannon is more than 100 miles from any nonprofit immigration attorney. Pennsylvania falls under the ICE Philadelphia Field Office, which covers Pennsylvania, Delaware, and West Virginia. Last verified: June 2026.

Step 1: Find Your Family Member - Right Now

ICE Online Detainee Locator: locator.ice.gov

You need: the person's full legal name, date of birth, and country of birth - OR their A-Number. Note: ICE has been documented transferring detainees out of state without notice. A UCLA study found out-of-state transfers of noncriminal Latino detainees jumped from 18% to 55% after Trump's reelection. Search broadly - including New Jersey (Delaney Hall) and other northeastern states - if a PA search yields no results. Information can take up to 48 hours to appear. Name must be an exact match.

ICE Detention Reporting and Information Line: 1-888-351-4024 (toll-free)

EOIR Immigration Court Case Status: 1-800-898-7180

ICE Philadelphia Field Office (covers PA, DE, WV): Philadelphia.Outreach@ice.dhs.gov | (215) 656-7164

NOTE: If calling the ICE field office, a US citizen should make the call if possible - ICE records information about the person calling.

Moshannon Valley Processing Center (detainee information): (814) 768-1200 | Philadelphia.Outreach@ice.dhs.gov

Pennsylvania Immigration Coalition: paimmigrant.org | (215) 563-7110 | Philadelphia - Primary statewide immigration advocacy org

Juntos: juntostogether.org | (215) 238-0100 | Philadelphia - Latinx immigrant rights and community rapid response

Asian Americans United: aaunited.org | (215) 925-1538 | Philadelphia

New Sanctuary Movement: sanctuaryphiladelphia.org | (215) 557-1471 | Philadelphia

Step 2: The Seven Pennsylvania ICE Detention Facilities

Moshannon Valley Processing Center - Philipsburg, Clearfield County (Primary Facility)

555 GEO Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866

Phone (detainee information and urgent messages): (814) 768-1200

ICE case information: Philadelphia.Outreach@ice.dhs.gov

Legal calls/visits: schedulemvpc@geogroup.com | (814) 768-1200

Attorney VTC: ERO eFile at ice.gov

Tablets: ICE Talton Tablets - gettingout.com/help for messaging

Money: Access Corrections - (866) 345-1884 | accesscorrections.com | or money order by USPS to 555 GEO Drive, Philipsburg PA 16866 (reference detainee name).

Visiting: 7 days a week, 8 AM-8 PM. Visits are minimum 2 hours. More time may be authorized for family members traveling significant distances.

Mail: [Detainee Name + A-Number], Moshannon Valley Processing Center, 555 GEO Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866

Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Philipsburg, Clearfield County, is operated by GEO Group under contract with ICE (pass-through through Centre County). Built in 2004, it is the largest immigration detention facility in the Northeast United States, with a maximum capacity of 1,876 beds. As of April 2, 2026, it had an average daily population of over 1,600 detainees. Most people detained by ICE in the Philadelphia region are sent here. It is approximately 100 miles north of Harrisburg, 175 miles from Philadelphia, and 30 miles northwest of State College.

DOCUMENTED DEATHS: Three detainees have died at Moshannon in the past three years. Chaofeng Ge, 32 (Chinese national), was found dead in a shower in 2025, apparently by suicide. Fouad Saeed Abdulkadir, 46 (Eritrean citizen), died in December 2025 after complaining of chest pains after 7 months in custody. A third detainee, Frankline Okpu, also died. Nationwide, 2025 was the deadliest year for ICE detainees in more than two decades. Advocates report ongoing medical neglect - including a detainee with stage 3 kidney disease denied adequate care. In April 2026, a group of detainees went on hunger strike to protest medical neglect and spoiled food. A federal investigation into excessive force and abuse at Moshannon was closed after Trump took office.

In May 2026, Reps. Summer Lee and Chris Deluzio became the first members of Congress to access the facility for oversight. They reported 'real concerns' from detainees about food and medical care. They noted that a 'large majority' of detainees had not been charged with violent crimes.

Clearfield County commissioners vote in September 2026 on whether to renew the county's contract with ICE and GEO Group. The contract earns Clearfield County $200,000 a year.

No bonds posted at this facility. Bond posted at ICE Philadelphia ERO - see Step 4.