New York City Field Office
451 Doremus Avenue
Newark, New Jersey 07105
Facility Main Telephone Line: (973) 274-7500
Field Office Main Telephone Line: (973) 776-3666
Contact information
If you would like to get information on a detainee at the Essex County Correctional Facility, please call (973) 274-7500 between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM.
Please have the following detainee information available:
- First name
- Last name (including hyphenated last names)
- Any aliases the detainee might use
- Date of birth
- Country of birth
Visitation hours:
The visitation hours for the Essex County Correctional Facility are organized by building number. They are broken out as follows:
Buildings 2 & 5
- Wednesday and Sunday
- 10:15 AM – 1:30 PM
- 2:30 PM – 5:45 PM
Buildings 3 & 4
- Thursday and Saturday
- 10:15 AM – 1:30 PM
- 2:30 PM – 5:45 PM
All visitors must show a valid ID and visits are not to exceed 60 minutes. Attorneys are allowed to visit their clients seven days a week from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM.
View all ICE detention facilities.
ICE ERO facilities where you can post a bond.
For general detainee related questions, call the ICE ERO Information Line: (888) 351-4024
Call now to bond out an ICE detainee: (844) 910-2342
Delivery bonds (i.e., immigration bonds) cannot be posted in-person directly at the Essex County Correctional Facility. Instead, family members or associates can post an immigration bond at any of the 82 ICE-ERO facilities around the country that accept immigration bonds. The closest facility that accepts immigration bonds is located at 970 Broad Street, 11th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102. The number there is (973) 645-3666. Immigration bonds can be posted Monday-Friday (except holidays) at this facility from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Bonds cannot be posted directly at the Essex County Correctional Facility.
To post an immigration bond for someone detained you must have a money order, cashier’s check or certified check. If the bond amount exceeds $10,000 and over, you can only pay by single cashier’s check or a certified check. All payments should be made to the “US Department of Homeland Security” or “Immigration and Customs Enforcement.”
If you do not want to post the bond in-person yourself, you can also have a licensed immigration bond agent post the bond for you. For a small fee, ranging from 2% – 10%, an agent can post the bond for you electronically, so that you do not have to travel to the ICE-ERO facility. This process is typically faster and easier than posting a cash bond in person.
Does the facility have public parking?
Yes. If you know someone who is detained at the Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark, New Jersey and you would like to visit them, there is public parking across the street from the facility. CCA Visitor parking signs indicate visitor parking.
Can I post a bond for someone who is detained at the Essex County Correctional Facility?
If a bond has been set then yes, you may bond someone out who is being detained at this facility. See the next question below, regarding the various locations where bonds can be processed.
If I am bonding someone out of the Essex County Correctional Facility, do I post the bond there or do I post the bond in another location?
While you can bail someone out of the Essex County Correctional Facility, you cannot post the bond at that facility. The immigration bond must be posted at one of 82 ICE-ERO facilities that accept immigration bonds. The closest ICE-ERO facility near the Essex County Correctional Facility is located at 970 Broad Street, 11th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102. The number there is (973) 645-3666.
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IF YOU WOULD LIKE INFORMATION ON HOW TO BOND OUT SOMEONE WHO IS IN ICE CUSTODY, PLEASE CONTACT (844) 910-2342.
If you would like to get information on a detainee, please call the Field Office Main Telephone Number, (973) 776-3666.
Please have the following detainee information available:
- First name
- Last name (including hyphenated last names)
- Any aliases the detainee might use
- Date of birth
- Country of birth
If you would like to get in touch with a defendant/detainee, please call the facility’s main number, (973) 274-7500.
Please have the following detainee information available:
- Full name
- Alien Registration Number (A Number)
- Your name and telephone number
Not every ICE detention facility allows you to post an immigration bond in New Jersey. If you would like to post an immigration bond it must be done at an ICE-ERO facility that accepts immigration bonds.
You can post an immigration bond through a licensed immigration bonding agent. That agent can post a bond for you electronically for any detention facility in New Jersey and around the US.
Video transcript: There are currently 137 ICE detention centers across the United States. A facility locator can be found at the Center for Immigration Assistance website at www.cfiaus.com. There is a state by state map that links directly to each state’s facility. On the site you will find useful information regarding everything from the ICE facility’s physical address and parking information to visiting hours and immigration bond information.
