When ICE detains someone you love in Los Angeles, CA, the bond runs through a separate federal system. We help your family locate them and move quickly on an immigration bond.
An immigration hold is frightening and unfamiliar, and it does not work like county bail. From your first call, we guide your family through the federal bond process step by step.
Immigration bonds run through ICE and the immigration court, a different system from a county jail release. We work on that federal track and explain how it changes what your family does.
Before anything else, we help you find which ICE facility is holding your relative and pin down their A-number, so the bond has somewhere to go and nothing stalls at the start.
Paying an immigration bond can go two very different ways. We walk through how a cash bond and a surety bond each work, so your family can choose with clear eyes.
Detainees are often moved to Adelanto or out of state within days. We track where your relative lands and keep the bond on course when the facility changes.
If an immigration judge sets the amount at a bond hearing, we are staged to post it right after, so release is not held up by paperwork once the number is final.
Immigration bonds come in a few forms, and how you pay one matters as much as the type. Each works differently in Los Angeles, and we explain what your family should expect.
A delivery bond is the most common, authorized under Immigration and Nationality Act section 236(a). It releases someone from ICE custody while their case moves through immigration court, and it guarantees they attend every hearing. We help your family post it.
When an immigration judge lets someone leave the country on their own by a set date, a voluntary departure bond applies. It guarantees they actually depart on time, and it is refunded to the obligor once they prove they left.
Released under supervision rather than full custody, a person still carries an order of supervision bond. It guarantees they follow the terms ICE sets, like regular check-ins, and we explain what the bond obligates before your family signs anything.
With a cash bond, the obligor pays the full amount ICE or the judge set, directly to the government through the CeBONDS system. That money is returned to the obligor after the case ends and every hearing was met.
A licensed immigration bond agent posts a surety bond, and your family pays a premium, often with collateral. That premium is a federal immigration rate, not the ten percent used for California county bail, and it is not refundable.
Not everyone can be bonded out. Under Immigration and Nationality Act section 236(c), certain criminal or security grounds mean mandatory detention with no bond. An immigration attorney is the one to check whether a bond hearing is even possible.
An immigration bond follows a different path than county bail. We walk your family through each step, from finding your detained relative to the moment they are released.
First we help you find which ICE facility holds your relative, often Adelanto, using the ICE online detainee locator and their A-number, so the bond can start.
ICE or an immigration judge sets the bond amount. We confirm that figure and explain your two paths to post it: a cash bond paid to ICE, or a surety bond through an agent.
Once the bond is posted on Form I-352, ICE processes the release from the detention facility. Timing depends on ICE, not us, and we keep your family updated until your relative is out.
We help with immigration bonds across the Los Angeles metro and for detainees moved to Adelanto. Start with the areas below, or reach us for any neighborhood or facility in the region.
Areas we serve: Los Angeles · Long Beach · Downey · South Gate
Los Angeles detainees are often held at Adelanto and heard in one of the city’s immigration courts. Find a facility below, and use the ICE online locator to confirm where someone is.
| Type | Facility & address | Phone | Map |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICE office | ICE ERO Los Angeles Field Office 300 N Los Angeles St, Room 7621, Los Angeles, CA 90012 | (213) 830-7911 | Directions |
| Detention | Adelanto ICE Processing Center 10250 Rancho Rd, Adelanto, CA 92301 | (760) 561-6100 | Directions |
| Type | Facility & address | Phone | Map |
|---|---|---|---|
| Court | Los Angeles Immigration Court 300 N Los Angeles St, Room 4330, Los Angeles, CA 90012 | (213) 576-4701 | Directions |
| Court | Los Angeles (Olive St) Immigration Court 606 S Olive St, 15th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014 | EOIR (800) 898-7180 | Directions |
| Court | West Los Angeles Immigration Court 5245 Pacific Concourse Dr, Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 90045 | (310) 335-2100 | Directions |
| Court | Los Angeles (Van Nuys) Immigration Court 6230 Van Nuys Blvd, Suite 300, Van Nuys, CA 91401 | (818) 904-5200 | Directions |
An ICE detention raises questions that a county arrest never does. Los Angeles families ask us these most about immigration bonds, the cost, and how release works.
Almost entirely. A county bail bond releases someone from a California jail through the state courts, while an immigration bond runs through ICE and the federal immigration court. Different system, different rules, and the familiar California ten percent rate does not apply. We work on the immigration side and explain how it differs before you commit.
Start with the ICE Online Detainee Locator, which searches by name and country of birth or by A-number. An A-number is the nine-digit case number ICE assigns each person. We help you run the search and confirm the facility, often Adelanto, so the bond can move.
A cash bond means the obligor pays the full amount to ICE through the CeBONDS system, and that money comes back after the case ends and every hearing was met. A surety bond means paying an agent a premium, often with collateral, and the premium is a fee that is not returned.
The obligor is whoever posts the bond and promises the person will appear. They generally must be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, at least eighteen, with a valid photo ID and a Social Security number. Rules can vary by ICE field office, so we confirm what yours requires before you start.
It depends on which bond you posted. A cash bond is returned to the obligor once ICE cancels it, usually a few months after the case ends, and it can even earn interest. A surety premium paid to an agent is never returned, though any collateral held should be released once the bond is discharged.
Se habla espanol. Our bilingual Los Angeles agents help families through the federal immigration bond process in English or Spanish, any time you call.
Time matters when a loved one is in ICE custody. Call 1-888-577-2245 any time, send our contact form, or visit our Los Angeles office, and we will help your family start the immigration bond.