Immigrants & Immigration
Worried about doing this on your own? You may be able to get free legal help.
If your family or loved one has been taken by immigration officials, you can use this information to find out where they are being held by immigration officials. You can also contact an immigration lawyer for help.
Note: Illinois does not have immigration detention facilities. People arrested and detained by ICE will be detained outside of Illinois.
The below information is needed about the detainee:
- Their first and last name,
- The country where they were born,
- Their date of birth, or
- Their 9-digit USCIS number (also known as an A-number, or alien number), if known.
Enter the detainee's information in ICE’s Online Locator System. The system should say which detention facility the detainee is located in. Note that you cannot search for anyone under the age of 18 in this system.
If the detainee cannot be found, their location may not be in ICE’s system yet. Wait at least 24 hours after the arrest and check again. Check a second time after 48 hours. If the person still can’t be found, go to the next step.
The detained person’s consulate may be able to help. The Consulate contact information for Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, Poland, El Salvador, China, India, and Honduras is below. You can find information about additional consulates in Chicago on the Chicago Consular Corp website.
Consulate General of Colombia in Chicago
500 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1960
Chicago, IL 60611
Tel: (312) 923-1196; email: [email protected]
Consulate General of Guatemala
5559 N. Elston Ave, #100
Chicago, IL 60630
Tel: (312) 540-0781
Consulate General of Mexico
204 S. Ashland Ave.
Chicago, IL 60607
Tel: (312) 738-2383
Consulate General of the Republic of Poland
1530 N. Lake Shore Dr.
Chicago, IL 60610
Tel: (312) 337-8166
El Salvadoran Consulate General in Chicago
8605 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. Suite 310
Chicago, IL 60631
Tel: (312) 332-1393
Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China
100 W. Erie St
Chicago, IL 60654
Tel: (312) 803-0095
Consulate General of India
455 North Cityfront Plaza Dr, NBC Tower Building, Suite No. 850
Chicago, IL 60611
Tel: (312) 595-0405
Consulate General of Honduras
812 W. Van Buren St., Ste. 101
Chicago, IL 60607
Tel: (773) 342-8281
For more information:
- Contact ICIRR’s Family Support Network Hotline for help with locating a detained family member, (855) 435-7693.
- Read National Immigrant Justice Center's Know Your Rights: What to Do if You or a Loved One is Detained
- View the My family member is being detained video.
