Buffalo (Batavia) Service Processing Center Overview
Buffalo (Batavia) Service Processing Center, also identified in official materials as Buffalo Federal Detention Facility or Batavia SPC, is operated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at 4250 Federal Drive in Batavia. It is an ICE immigration detention facility. It is not Genesee County Jail, not a county correctional facility, not a New York State DOCCS prison, and not a Bureau of Prisons facility.
The facility holds civil immigration detainees in federal immigration custody. A person may arrive there after an immigration arrest, transfer, detainer-related custody move, or another ICE custody process. County jail staff do not operate the facility and cannot update ICE detainee records, decide ICE visitation rules, or manage ICE detainee accounts.
The manifest includes a subject-matched screenshot from the official ICE facility page. Source: ICE Buffalo/Batavia Service Processing Center facility page.
That ICE source is the correct facility-specific reference for Batavia SPC, while county jail pages apply only to sheriff-operated custody.
Buffalo (Batavia) Service Processing Center Capacity and Population
Older official ICE inspection material identified a 400-bed capacity for the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility in Batavia. The research file did not capture a current official daily population figure or a current ICE capacity table for this facility. Because immigration detention counts and transfers can change quickly, verify current capacity and custody status with ICE or the facility before using the older capacity figure for operational decisions.
How to Look Up a Detainee at Buffalo (Batavia) Service Processing Center
Use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System for immigration detainees. The research notes that ODLS requires JavaScript, so a text-only browser or blocked script environment may not load the search form. If the online locator does not work or if the person may have moved, call the facility at (585) 344-6500.
- Open ICE ODLS at locator.ice.gov/odls in a browser with JavaScript enabled.
- Search with the person's A-number if known, or use biographical information when the locator allows it.
- Confirm that the result points to Buffalo (Batavia) Service Processing Center, Buffalo Federal Detention Facility, or Batavia SPC.
- Call (585) 344-6500 to confirm facility-specific custody, visit, mail, attorney-contact, or transfer questions before traveling or mailing items.
If the person was first arrested locally, a Genesee County criminal case may still exist even after the person moves into ICE custody. Court records and immigration custody records are separate systems, and one search result may not explain the other.
Buffalo (Batavia) Service Processing Center Address and Contact
Use the ICE facility phone for detainee-location confirmation and facility-specific procedures. Research materials also show a Buffalo field-office phone in service listings, but the facility phone is the direct number captured for Batavia SPC.
Buffalo (Batavia) Service Processing Center
4250 Federal Drive
Batavia, NY 14020
(585) 344-6500
ICE immigration detention facility
Visiting Someone at Buffalo (Batavia) Service Processing Center
Do not use the Genesee County Jail visitation schedule for this facility. ICE detention has separate rules for social visits, legal visits, property, identification, security screening, and attorney access. The research file did not capture the full current Batavia SPC visitation table, so the accurate path is to use the official ICE facility page if it loads and call the facility before travel.
| Visit or Contact Need | Correct Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Social visit | Call (585) 344-6500 | Confirm current ICE schedule, visitor approval, ID, and arrival requirements. |
| Legal visit | Call facility / use ICE legal-visit procedures | Attorney and legal-representative access is separate from county jail visitation. |
| Custody transfer question | ICE ODLS and facility phone | People may move between ICE facilities. |
| County jail visit | Not applicable | Genesee County Jail rules do not control this ICE facility. |
Mail, Phone, and Money at Buffalo (Batavia) Service Processing Center
ICE detainee mail, property, telephone, and account rules are facility-specific and separate from Genesee County Jail. The sheriff's jail address, county mail limits, county property-drop rules, Securus phone account path, and Access Corrections commissary path are county-jail tools and should not be treated as Batavia SPC instructions.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Detainee Lookup | ICE ODLS at locator.ice.gov/odls/ |
| Facility Phone | (585) 344-6500 |
| Mail and Property | Confirm with the official ICE facility page or facility phone before mailing items. |
| Money / Accounts | Use ICE facility instructions; county commissary vendors do not apply. |
Custody and Intake at Buffalo (Batavia) Service Processing Center
Batavia SPC custody is immigration custody, not a street-arrest booking into the Genesee County Sheriff's jail. ICE detention may involve civil immigration proceedings, removal-process custody, transfers between ICE locations, immigration-court hearings, and legal-representative access rules. A person held at Batavia SPC may have a local criminal-history or court matter elsewhere, but the ICE detainee-location record is controlled by federal immigration authorities.
Federal criminal custody is also different from ICE custody. No BOP prison was identified inside Genesee County, and the Buffalo/Batavia SPC should not be listed as a BOP facility. If a person is in federal criminal custody rather than immigration custody, use the BOP locator or federal court channels instead of ODLS.
Buffalo (Batavia) Service Processing Center Records and Transfers
ICE custody records do not replace local court records. If a person was arrested in Genesee County before moving to immigration detention, there may be a separate Genesee County court case, jail booking history, bail order, warrant matter, or Sheriff Records file. Use WebCriminal and the relevant court clerk for filed charges and future appearances. Use Sheriff Records or FOIL for releasable local booking or arrest records. Use ICE ODLS and the facility phone for current immigration custody.
Transfers are another reason to confirm with ICE directly. Immigration detainees may move between facilities, and a county jail phone call cannot update an ICE location result. A local court case may continue even if the person is no longer at Genesee County Jail. Likewise, a person can be in ICE custody without being in BOP custody or DOCCS custody. Keep the systems separate when checking a name.
- ICE ODLS
- The federal online locator for people in ICE immigration custody.
- Detainer
- A request or hold from another authority, often confused with a new criminal charge.
- Transfer
- A custody move between facilities or agencies that may make an older jail contact outdated.
About Buffalo (Batavia) Service Processing Center
Official ICE and DHS inspection materials identify the Batavia facility as ICE-owned and operated. DHS OIG published a June 2025 unannounced inspection report for the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility in Batavia, and ICE facility-inspection materials also exist. Those official oversight sources are the appropriate basis for facility-condition claims.
The main practical issue for Genesee County readers is custody-system confusion. Genesee County Jail handles sheriff custody. Buffalo (Batavia) Service Processing Center handles ICE immigration detention. A person may be connected to both systems at different times, but the lookup channels, visitation procedures, mail rules, account rules, and records contacts remain separate.
Note: Confirm ICE custody, visiting rules, and transfer status with ODLS and the facility before traveling.
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