Find California City ICE Detainees

California City Detention Overview

California City Detention Facility is listed by ICE at 22844 Virginia Boulevard in California City. Research identifies it as an ICE civil detention facility operated by CoreCivic. It is not a BOP prison, not a CDCR prison in current use, and not a Kern County Sheriff's Office jail. The facility is in eastern Kern County, so families may see the county name and assume a sheriff roster search will work. For current ICE custody, ODLS and ICE facility phones are the right channels.

California City is also time-sensitive. California DOJ 2026 immigration detention reporting says the facility began accepting detainees on or around August 27, 2025. CalMatters reported in January 2026 that the facility held about 1,400 detainees and described it as California's newest and largest ICE detention center. Because the facility is recent and immigration detention operations can change, official ICE pages and phone lines should be checked before visits or other time-sensitive steps.

The screenshot below is from the official ICE California City Detention Facility page.

The facility page image is matched to California City and should not be reused for county jail or CDCR pages.

California City ICE Population

The research file did not locate an official ICE bed count for California City Detention Facility. It did locate a CalMatters January 2026 report that said the facility held about 1,400 detainees. That figure is a reported detainee count, not an official ICE capacity figure from the source inventory. It should be presented with that attribution and date. The population should also be kept separate from Kern County jail ADP and CDCR prison population because California City is civil immigration detention.

In January 2026, the reported count made California City a major part of Kern County's physical detention footprint. It still does not turn ICE custody into county jail custody. Use ODLS for lookup and the facility's detainee-information phone for confirmation.

California City ICE Lookup

Use ICE ODLS to search for a detainee believed to be at California City Detention Facility. ICE says ODLS locates people detained by ICE and is available online. ODLS cannot search minors under 18. The system uses either A-number plus country of birth, or biographical information including first name, last name, date of birth, and country of birth. Exact spelling matters.

1. Search by A-Number and country of birth when the A-number is known.
2. Add leading zeros so the A-number is nine digits if needed.
3. Use first name, last name, date of birth, and country of birth for a biographical search.
4. Try aliases and hyphenated names if the first search does not locate the person.
5. Call the facility detainee-information line at (760) 491-8104 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. when ODLS does not resolve the location.

Do not use the county jail roster as the current search tool for California City unless the person also had a separate Kern County jail booking. ICE ODLS is also not a public mugshot service.

California City ICE Contact

California City Detention Facility has several phone numbers with different uses. The main phone reaches the facility. The detainee-information number is the practical fallback when ODLS is inconclusive. Urgent messages require the detainee's full name, A-number, caller name, and caller phone. ICE also lists field-office and supervisory deportation officer contacts in the research file.

California City ICE Visiting

Visiting at California City follows ICE detention facility rules. The ICE page notes free public parking and accessibility accommodations, which are useful because the facility is far from central Bakersfield and other Kern County detention sites. Visitors should still confirm the current schedule, identification rules, and any housing restrictions before traveling. New or changing ICE facilities can adjust visitor access, legal access, and operational rules.

Note: Confirm visit rules with ICE because California City is a recent and time-sensitive detention facility.

California City ICE Mail

Use ICE facility guidance for California City mail and money. The research file provides strong phone and access details but does not extract a full money-vendor table for this facility. That means the page should not invent a deposit vendor or fee. Use the detainee full name, A-number when known, and facility address for routing questions, then call the facility or check the ICE page for current deposit instructions.

California City ICE Intake

California City intake is immigration detention intake. It is not Kern County jail booking, not state-prison reception, and not BOP sentenced custody. A detainee may have reached ICE custody after a transfer from another facility, after a local criminal case ended, or through an immigration enforcement process. ODLS may lag or require exact details, so the facility detainee-information line is an important fallback.

Because California City began accepting detainees recently in the research timeline, users should expect public information to be more time-sensitive than long-standing jail or prison pages. ICE facility pages, ODLS, and phone confirmation are the controlling sources for live location and access rules.

About California City ICE

California City Detention Facility is part of a Kern County ICE detention cluster that also includes Mesa Verde and Golden State Annex. It sits far from the Lerdo jail complex and Delano prison corridor, so travel planning should not rely on a generic Bakersfield detention address. The facility's role is civil immigration detention. It should be discussed separately from county jail inmate population, CDCR prison population, and federal BOP sentenced custody.