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Facilities · Maryland · Baltimore field office · code BALHOLD

Baltimore Hold Room

Baltimore, MD · Baltimore County · Hold room / field office

Not on ICE's published facility list Operator: not yet confirmed

If someone you know is held here

Find themUse ICE's Online Detainee Locator. You need their A-number (9 digits) or their exact name, plus their country of birth. Results can be several hours old. We don't search for anyone. More on finding someone
Call the facilityNot listed on ICE's page. Ask the ICE field office.
People held here can't receive incoming calls. Have their full name, any other names, date of birth and country of birth ready.
VisitNot listed on ICE's page.
Rules change. Call before you go, and bring a government photo ID.
Messages, mail, moneyNot listed on ICE's page.
Free legal helpThe government's list of free legal service providers is organized by immigration court (for this facility, look under Baltimore, MD immigration court): EOIR pro bono list. Search nonprofit legal services near you: National Immigration Legal Services Directory.
From inside, people held can call the Freedom for Immigrants hotline for free by dialing 9233#.
Court caseCheck a case by A-number with EOIR's Automated Case Information or by phone at 1-800-898-7180.
Avoid scams. ICE never takes bond payments by gift card, Zelle or cash app. A "notario" or "immigration consultant" is not a lawyer; only lawyers and accredited representatives can give legal advice.

ICE does not publish a family page for this facility. Contact the Baltimore ICE field office.

The record

Held per day
51
Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
vs year before
—
Aug 2024 – Jul 2025: —
Typical stay
3 days
median, stays ended FY2026
No criminal conviction
79%
of people booked in, FY2026
Deaths, FY2026
0
reported by ICE

People held per day, by month

0501001502023202420252026
Average people held per day at Baltimore Hold Room, Oct 2022 – Jul 2026. Source: ICE records obtained by the Deportation Data Project.
People booked in, Oct 1, 2025 – Aug 5, 2026court-obtained ICE records
5,008
Held on Aug 5, 2026court-obtained ICE records
51
Average stay herecourt records · ICE's own figure: n/a
3.1 d
No conviction and no pending chargeof people booked in, FY2026
68%

How long people stay

Under 1 week95%
1–4 weeks5%
3–6 months<10

Based on 4,957 stays that ended in FY2026. Groups under 10 are not shown.

What happened when they left

Transferred to another facility93%
Removed from the U.S.4%
Released in the U.S.1%
Still held on Aug 5, 20261%
Other1%

Based on 5,008 people booked in during FY2026. Groups under 10 are not shown.

Where people came from

Transfers into this facility, FY2026. Pairs with fewer than 10 moves are not shown.

Where people went next

Transfers out of this facility, FY2026.

Deaths in ICE custody

ICE has reported no deaths at this facility since October 1, 2025.

ICE must publish a report within 90 days of each death. Causes are ICE's own statements; see all deaths.

Inspections

No inspection is listed for this facility in ICE's statistics.

Inspections are mostly done by ICE's own Office of Detention Oversight. The DHS detention ombudsman and civil rights offices, which also inspected facilities, were cut in March 2025.

Immigration court

Cases of people held here are usually heard at the Baltimore, MD immigration court. Court pages are coming later.

Draft link from EOIR hearing-location records matched by ZIP code; not yet hand-checked.

About these numbers

"Held per day" is the average number of people in custody here each day, computed from ICE's own individual records (names removed) that the Deportation Data Project obtained through FOIA litigation. They run through Aug 5, 2026. A stay counts the time at this facility only; people are often transferred. Shares and averages based on fewer than 10 people are not shown. How we count