How to Visit Facility
If you're preparing to visit someone held at Otay Mesa Detention Center, start by confirming their status and planning around the facility's phone and bond posting hours.
To get detainee information at Otay Mesa Detention Center, call (619) 671-8700. Phone hours are Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. If you need to post an immigration bond, bond posting hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the time zone where the person is detained.
Phone calls: Detainees at this facility cannot receive incoming calls. If you need to relay information or an urgent message, call the facility phone number directly.
Tablets are available at Otay Mesa Detention Center, and the facility directs people to GettingOut for sending non-confidential messages. "Non-confidential" is the key word here: don't treat these messages like private legal communication.
Steps to Follow
- ✓ Call (619) 671-8700 for detainee information, Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- ✓ For an urgent message, call (619) 671-8700 and provide the detainee’s full name, alien registration number, and your name and telephone number.
- ✓ If you need to post bond, plan for bond posting hours of 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (local time where the person is detained).
Before you go, confirm the current phone hours for detainee information: (619) 671-8700, Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Traveling from another time zone? Double-check what "local time" means for bond posting. Bond posting hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the time zone where the person is detained.
Since detainees cannot receive incoming calls, figure out the best way to get an urgent message through before you need to. The facility's process: call (619) 671-8700 and leave the detainee's full name, alien registration number, and your own name and telephone number so staff can deliver the message. If you plan to use the tablet system instead, confirm the current rules for non-confidential messages and how GettingOut messaging works at this facility.
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