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North Lake Processing Center

Baldwin, MI · Lake County · Private detention center under ICE contract · men and women

On ICE's published facility list Operator: not yet confirmed

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Call the facility(231) 876-4900
People held here can't receive incoming calls. Have their full name, any other names, date of birth and country of birth ready.
Visit
Offender/Detainee ClassificationThursdayFridaySaturdaySundayMonday Visitation Schedule: Week 1 Female Low - Medium Low | B Unit12 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Female Medium High - High | B Unit3:45 p.m. – 7 p.m. Male Low - Medium Low | C Unit 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Male Low - Medium Low | D Unit 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Male Low - Medium Low | E & A (AE) Units 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Male …
ICE's full visiting rules
Offender/Detainee ClassificationThursdayFridaySaturdaySundayMonday
Visitation Schedule: Week 1
Female Low - Medium Low | B Unit12 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Female Medium High - High | B Unit3:45 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Male Low - Medium Low | C Unit 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Male Low - Medium Low | D Unit 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Male Low - Medium Low | E & A (AE) Units 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Male Medium High - High | A Unit 12 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Visitation Schedule: Week 2
Female Medium High - High | B Unit 12 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Female Low - Medium Low | B Unit 3:45 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Male Low - Medium Low | C Unit 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Male Low - Medium Low | D Unit 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Male Low - Medium Low | E & A (AE) Units12 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Male Medium High - High | A Unit 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Visitation Schedule: Week 3
Female Low - Medium Low | B Unit 8 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Female Medium High - High | B Unit 11:45 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Male Low - Medium Low | C Unit 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Male Low - Medium Low | D Unit12 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Male Low - Medium Low | E & A (AE) Units 12 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Male Medium High - High | A Unit 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Visitation Schedule: Week 4
Female Low - Medium Low | B Unit 8 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Female Medium High - High | B Unit 11:45 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Male Low - Medium Low | C Unit12 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Male Low - Medium Low | D Unit 12 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Male Low - Medium Low | E & A (AE) Units 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Male Medium High - High | A Unit 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Visitation Schedule: Week 5
Female Low - Medium Low | B Unit 8 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Female Medium High - High | B Unit 11:45 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Male Low - Medium Low | C Unit 12 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Male Low - Medium Low | D Unit 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Male Low - Medium Low | E & A (AE) Units 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Male Medium High - High | A Unit12 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Please call (231) 876-4900 to schedule visits with a detainee.
• Females and males visit on separate days.
• Low / Medium Low and Medium High / High visit at different times/days and based on housing unit.
• All detainees in SMU will be non-contact visits.
• Visitors unaccompanied must be at least 18 years of age.
• Persons under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
• Visitors will have a government issued photo identification with them.
• A minimum of 30 minutes based on availability will be allowed. Visitor’s will not be able to exceed 90 minutes of visiting time.
Rules change. Call before you go, and bring a government photo ID.
Messages, mail, money
ICE's rules for mail, packages and money
Letters sent to detainees must include the last four digits of the detainee’s A-number (File Number), plus the sender’s name and address. To enhance the safety of the facility, all incoming mail is subject to screening for contraband. The mail is not read upon opening, only inspected by the delivering officer. Detainees may send mail from the facility. Detainees may seal their outgoing letters and place them in the provided receptacle. All incoming mail will be delivered to the detainee, and outgoing mail will be routed to the proper postal office within 24 hours of receipt by facility staff. A mail pick-up and delivery schedule is posted in all housing units.
Detainees are allowed to purchase stamps for use. Generally, there is no limit to the amount of correspondence detainees may send at their own expense. Indigent detainees (those who have no means of financial support and no funds in their facility account) will be provided postage allowance at government expense.
When detainees depart the facility or are transferred to another facility, only their legal mail will be forwarded to them. General correspondence will be endorsed "Return to Sender" and returned to the post office.
Money is not to be given directly to the detainee. Money can be placed on the detainee's account by calling 1-866-345-1884, or via the AccessCorrections website.
If detainees receive funds in the mail, they will be taken to the processing area for the money to be placed into their account. The processing officer will provide a receipt for all funds received. Detainees are cautioned not to have cash sent to them in the mail.
A detainee may receive items that are determined to be of necessity for the sole purpose of travel or release from agency custody with approval of the ICE Deportation Officer. Before sending packages to detainees: contact the Detroit Field Office at (313) 771-6601.
Note that detainees being removed from the United States are allowed one small piece of luggage. If a detainee does not have such baggage, such luggage can be sent/delivered after receiving approval from Supervisory Deportation Officer. Please be advised that for security reasons, no electronic devices (cell phones, electric razors, laptop computers, radios, etc.) will be accepted.
Free legal helpThe government's list of free legal service providers is organized by 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.

Source: ICE's page for this facility (ICE updated 08/27/2026). Last checked Nov 6, 2026.

The record

Held per day
1,128
Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
vs year before
+3159.7%
Aug 2024 – Jul 2025: 35
Typical stay
32 days
median, stays ended FY2026
No criminal conviction
83%
of people booked in, FY2026
Deaths, FY2026
1
reported by ICE

People held per day, by month

05001,0001,5002023202420252026
Average people held per day at North Lake Processing Center, 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
6,098
Held on Aug 5, 2026court-obtained ICE records
1,182
Average stay herecourt records · ICE's own figure: 53.1 days
46.7 d
No conviction and no pending chargeof people booked in, FY2026
59%
ICE's average daily population, FY2026ICE statistics, pulled Jul 9, 2026
1,266
Not convicted of a crime, by ICE's countshare of daily population, ICE statistics FY2026
89%
Guaranteed minimum beds in contractICE statistics
1,800

How long people stay

Under 1 week14%
1–4 weeks35%
1–3 months36%
3–6 months13%
6 months or more3%

Based on 4,960 stays that ended in FY2026. Groups under 10 are not shown.

What happened when they left

Transferred to another facility57%
Still held on Aug 5, 202619%
Released in the U.S.17%
Removed from the U.S.6%
Other1%

Based on 6,098 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

DateName, as published by ICEAgeCountrySource
Dec 15, 2025Nenko Stanev Gantchev56BulgariaICE death report

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

Inspections

InspectionEndedStandardResult
Pre-OccupancyMar 4, 2025NDS 2019Pass

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

We haven't confirmed which immigration court hears cases from this facility yet.

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