Broward Transitional Center

The Broward Transitional Center is a private ICE detention center managed by the GEO Group that is located in Pompano Beach, Florida. This facility houses both male and female detainees who are in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

This ICE detention facility is one of the few “purpose-built” community correctional centers of this size in the United States. The Broward Transitional Center consists of a two-story building. It is designed and constructed to blend in with the community setting, and to provide privacy, separation by gender, and full support space for the residents and staff. 

The facility features a kitchen building, expanded medical clinic and courtroom areas as well as a 14,000 square foot office building for client use. The maximum capacity at Broward Transitional Center is 700 inmates.

For information about an ICE detainee housed at the Broward Transitional Center, call (954) 973-4485 between 8 am and 4 pm. When you call, you must have the detainee's information ready, including their full name (first, last, and hyphenated), any known aliases, their date of birth, and their country of birth.

Prison Insights

Visiting Hours and Rules

Visiting hours at Broward Transitional Center are:

Holiday Visitation: Visiting will be held for specific federal holidays. Visitation on holidays will be 8:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. for both males and females.

General Rules

Detainees are allowed one hour for visitation. More time may be approved for family members traveling significant distances. A maximum of four adults and children may visit at any one time. 

To allow enough time to process through security, all visitors must arrive one hour prior to their scheduled visit time.

All adult visitors must have a valid, verifiable government-issued photo ID to enter the Broward Transitional Center. Visiting minors must be accompanied by an adult guardian at all times.

Visitors are not allowed to give any items to detainees. All visitors are subject to a pat-down search of their person, an inspection of their belongings, and a metal scan search. If you refuse to cooperate with a reasonable search, you will not be allowed into the visiting room. 

The following items are prohibited: Cell phone, electronics, lighters, tobacco products, weapons or explosives. Allowable items must be in a clear bag for search purposes. 

Attorney Visits
Attorneys and paralegals may visit detainees seven days a week. Weekday hours are from 8 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. Weekend and holiday hours are from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Consular Visits
Consular officials are allowed to meet with their detained nationals at any time. When possible, arrangements should be made with the ICE Supervisory Deportation Officer in advance by calling (954) 545-6060. All consular officials should bring appropriate credentials. 

Clergy Visits
Clergy are allowed to visit detainees housed at Broward Transitional Center at any time. Arrangements must be made in advance by calling the chaplain's office.

When sending a detainee mail through the US Postal Service, you must include the last four digits of their Alien number, plus your name and address. The staff at Broward Transitional Center does not read incoming detainee mail, but they do screen it for contraband. 

Sending Packages

Detainees at Broward Transitional Center are not allowed to receive care packages. However, a detainee may receive items that are considered necessary for travel or release from agency custody with the approval of the ICE Deportation Officer. 

Before sending packages to detainees, contact the Facility Warden at:

GEO – Broward Transitional Center Warden
3900 North Powerline Road
Pompano Beach, FL 33073

Detainees who are being removed from the United States are allowed one small piece of luggage. This can be sent after receiving approval from the Supervisory Deportation Officer. For security reasons, no electronic devices (cell phones, electric razors, laptop computers, radios, etc.) are accepted.

How to Call an Inmate

You can't call a detainee directly at Broward Transitional Center. However, if you need to leave an urgent message you can call (954) 973-4485. The message should include the detainee's full name, their alien registration number, and a telephone number where you can be reached.

How to Send Money

You can send money to a detainee at Broward Transitional Center by mailing a money order or cashier's check directly to the detainee. Do not send cash. The processing officer will put the money into the detainee's account and issue a receipt.

Mail the money order or cashier's check to:

Broward Transitional Center
Detainee Name, A-Number
3900 N. Powerline Road
Pompano Beach, FL 33073
United States

To Post a Delivery Bond

When a detainee in ICE custody is placed into removal proceedings while they are in the United States, a delivery bond may be posted. When you post a delivery bond, you are required to show proof of identity.

Bonds for aliens detained by ICE can be posted at ICE ERO bond acceptance offices nationwide, Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., local time. For a list of ICE ERO bond acceptance offices nearest you or for bond information, click here. You must have the last name of the detainee and their alien registration number before calling. 

Acceptable forms of payment are: 

• money orders
• cashier’s checks 
• certified checks

Payments must be made payable to “U.S. Department of Homeland Security” or “Immigration and Customs Enforcement.”

Programs For Inmates

Self-help education programs are provided and detainees are encouraged to participate in various work assignments. Individual social, psychological, medical, and religious counseling is available.

Pictures of Broward Transitional Center

Careers at Broward Transitional Center

If you are interested in a career with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and would like more information about job openings at Broward Transitional Center, click here.