Releases from ICE Online Detainee Locator
ICE Online Detainee Locator System is a current immigration detention locator. It is not a Marion County release list and not a booking-photo archive. If a Marion County jail detainee is released to ICE, the county record may show a transfer while the next custody status belongs to ICE or immigration court records.
Research did not establish a current ICE detention contract for Marion County, Alabama's sheriff jail. ICE belongs here as an edge-case transfer path, not a routine local release feed.
How to Confirm a Release from ICE Online Detainee Locator
ICE says ODLS is for locating a person currently in ICE custody, or in CBP custody for more than 48 hours. After release or transfer, confirmation may require ICE channels, immigration court, counsel, or family contact.
- Use ICE ODLS for current ICE detention.
- Search by A-number and country of birth when known, or by biographical information.
- If the person left Marion County Jail for ICE, request the sheriff transfer/release record.
- Use immigration court or ICE channels for the immigration custody outcome.
ICE Online Detainee Locator Records and Contact
ICE records are federal immigration records. Marion County can confirm only a local release or transfer event when the sheriff held the person.
ICE Online Detainee Locator
Online locator: locator.ice.gov
Scope: current ICE custody and CBP custody over 48 hours
Local tie: sheriff transfer or release record if Marion County held the person
About ICE Online Detainee Locator
ICE custody is separate from Marion County and ADOC custody. A person can disappear from a county roster because the local custody ended, while still being held by another agency. That is why the word "released" must be read with the agency name attached.
ICE's locating-individuals fact sheet explains ODLS scope and limits.
ICE Transfer Release Limits
A sheriff release to ICE is a transfer, not proof of release home. If ICE later releases or transfers the person, the county jail record may not update with that later event. Use the sheriff for the local custody record and ICE or immigration court for the federal immigration record.
ODLS Record Limits
ODLS is designed for current detention lookup, so a missing result after a custody change may not explain whether the person was released, transferred, removed, or moved to another process. For Marion County release research, keep the local sheriff record, ICE locator result, and immigration case information separate.
Search by A-number and country of birth when possible because biographical search can be less precise. If the person recently left Marion County Jail, ask the sheriff whether the release was a transfer to ICE or another agency. If ODLS later shows no current ICE custody, use ICE channels, immigration court information, counsel, or authorized contacts to understand the later event.
No Confirmed ICE Contract
The research did not find an official source showing that Marion County, Alabama's sheriff jail has a current ICE detention contract. Search results for similar phrases often point to other states or unrelated Marion Counties. For that reason, ICE should be treated as a possible transfer or edge-case lookup, not a routine local release feed for Marion County Jail.
This distinction protects the record trail. If a person disappears from the sheriff roster and appears in ICE, the county event may be a transfer. If the person disappears from ICE, the next step is not the county roster; it is ICE, immigration court, counsel, or other authorized immigration channels.
ICE Local Checklist
For a possible ICE transfer, start with the Marion County sheriff release or transfer record if the person was first held locally. Ask whether the public jail record identifies a receiving agency. Then search ODLS for current ICE custody. If ODLS does not return the person, do not treat that as proof of local release, ICE release, or removal. ODLS is a current-detention tool and has scope limits.
Immigration custody can involve ICE, CBP, immigration court, counsel, consular contact, or family confirmation. Keep those channels separate from sheriff and court records. A county release record is useful for the local endpoint, while ICE and immigration records explain what happened after the transfer.