text: can u visit some one in jail while there being detained by immigration?   yes, you may need to drive a ways. if they are only in the immigration building then they will not let you see them, you can only see them in a detention ceter. most of the time they will let you bring a bag of clothes to the immigration building though, as long as you do it asap. a person can be deported in the matter of a day. i would suggest that you call the place that they are being held and find out if you can see the person. you also can bail the person out for $7000.00. then you will have to go to a hearing with a judge, and they will return the money to you and decide if he must be deported.