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Immigration Bond Calculator for AustinHow Much Will the Bond Be?

The legal minimum immigration bond is $1,500; judges commonly set $5,000 to $10,000, and more where flight risk or public-safety concerns appear. Six questions give you a realistic range and flag the situations where mandatory detention blocks a bond.

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Immigration Bond Estimator

Estimate the likely bond range for an ICE detention case and see which factors the judge will weigh.

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Disclaimer: Bond amounts are set by immigration judges and vary widely by jurisdiction, judge, and individual circumstances. Mandatory detention under INA §236(c) may apply to certain criminal convictions, in which case no bond is available from the immigration court. This tool provides general information only and is not legal advice. Using it does not create an attorney-client relationship with Santos Khoury Law.

How it works in Austin

Immigration Bond Estimator: What It Means for a Austin Case

If ICE arrested someone in Austin or Central Texas, the first stop is usually T. Don Hutto Residential Center in Taylor or the South Texas ICE Processing Center in Pearsall, and the next stop can be Conroe, Anson, Alvarado, or the Rio Grande Valley within the week. Texas moves detainees more than any other state. We find the person the same day and file the bond request where they are actually held.

Texas holds more ICE detainees than any other state. Austin-area arrests usually go first to T. Don Hutto in Taylor or to Pearsall, then anywhere in the state as beds open. Transfers across Texas within the first week are the norm, which is why we locate the person first and file the bond request at the facility that actually holds them.

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Austin immigration facts

The Courts, Facilities, and Offices That Decide Austin Cases

Immigration courts

Austin has no immigration court of its own. Cases from Austin and Central Texas are assigned to the San Antonio Immigration Court, about 80 miles south, or heard by video. Detained cases go to the docket of the facility holding the person.

Houston Immigration Court
606 Lamar St, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77002
Est. wait 3.8 yrs · 14 judges · Pending 52,000
Dallas Immigration Court
1100 Commerce St, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75242
Est. wait 3.5 yrs · 8 judges · Pending 31,000
San Antonio Immigration Court
800 Dolorosa St, Suite 300, San Antonio, TX 78207
Est. wait 3.3 yrs · 10 judges · Pending 25,000
Harlingen Immigration Court
2009 W Jefferson Ave, Harlingen, TX 78550
Est. wait 2.8 yrs · 6 judges · Pending 15,000
El Paso Immigration Court
700 E San Antonio Ave, Suite 550, El Paso, TX 79901
Est. wait 2.5 yrs · 5 judges · Pending 12,000

Wait times and pending-case figures are estimates; confirm your hearing with your A-number through EOIR.

ICE detention facilities

T. Don Hutto Residential Center, Taylor, TX: 35 miles from Austin, the closest ICE facility to the city
South Texas ICE Processing Center, Pearsall, TX
Montgomery Processing Center, Conroe, TX
Houston Contract Detention Facility, Houston, TX
Bluebonnet Detention Center, Anson, TX
Prairieland Detention Center, Alvarado, TX
IAH Secure Adult Detention Facility, Livingston, TX
Port Isabel Detention Center, Los Fresnos, TX
El Paso Service Processing Center, El Paso, TX
Camp East Montana, El Paso, TX: opened in 2025 at Fort Bliss

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USCIS and asylum offices

Affirmative asylum interviews for Texas residents are generally scheduled through the Houston Asylum Office (Houston, TX).

USCIS field offices serving Texas: Austin, San Antonio, Houston, Dallas, El Paso, Harlingen.

How we serve Austin

Immigration law is federal, so our attorneys represent Austin and Central Texas clients in the San Antonio, Houston, and Dallas immigration courts and at every Texas detention facility, by video and in person.

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Common questions

Immigration Bond Estimator Questions From Austin

Who sets the immigration bond amount?

ICE makes the first custody decision. If ICE denies bond or sets it too high, an immigration judge can review it at a bond hearing (a custody redetermination).

How is an immigration bond paid?

A sponsor with lawful status pays the full amount to ICE through the online CeBONDS system or at an ICE office; a licensed immigration bond company can post it for a fee. The money is refundable when the case ends if every condition was met.

What is mandatory detention?

Certain criminal convictions and some entry situations make a person ineligible for a bond from the immigration judge. Whether a conviction really triggers mandatory detention is a technical question that attorneys frequently win.

How fast can a bond hearing happen?

Typically within days to a few weeks of the request, depending on the facility and the court's docket. The sooner a lawyer files with a complete bond packet, the sooner the hearing is set.

Where are people detained by ICE in Austin held?

T. Don Hutto Residential Center (Taylor, TX), South Texas ICE Processing Center (Pearsall, TX), Montgomery Processing Center (Conroe, TX), Houston Contract Detention Facility (Houston, TX), Bluebonnet Detention Center (Anson, TX), Prairieland Detention Center (Alvarado, TX), IAH Secure Adult Detention Facility (Livingston, TX), Port Isabel Detention Center (Los Fresnos, TX), El Paso Service Processing Center (El Paso, TX), Camp East Montana (El Paso, TX). Transfers in the first week are common, so we locate the person before filing.

Which court decides the bond in Texas?

The immigration court with jurisdiction over the facility holding the person, usually on a detained docket by video. Austin has no immigration court of its own. Cases from Austin and Central Texas are assigned to the San Antonio Immigration Court, about 80 miles south, or heard by video. Detained cases go to the docket of the facility holding the person.

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