Check ICE Detainee Releases

St. Francois ICE Release Transfer

A St. Francois County jail record may say that a person was released to ICE or another agency. That wording records the end of county custody. It does not mean the person entered the community. When ICE assumes custody, the event is an interagency transfer. The sheriff release sheet can establish the county handoff and may name the destination, while ICE records answer what happened after immigration custody began.

An ICE detainer is a request to the jail. ICE asks for notice of the person’s impending release and for custody to continue for up to 48 hours beyond the time the person otherwise would be released, allowing ICE to assume custody. A detainer does not itself prove that the handoff occurred. The county record should show whether ICE actually took custody. If it did, continue with the ICE Online Detainee Locator System and federal contact routes.

Search ICE Detainee Release Status

ODLS offers two search routes. The A-number route uses the person’s nine-digit alien registration number and country of birth. Add leading zeroes if the known A-number has fewer than nine digits. The biographical route uses the exact name, date of birth, and country of birth. Accents, spacing, compound surnames, name order, and spelling differences can affect the result.

Use one route, check the entry for accuracy, and then try the other route when the first does not resolve the person. Keep identity details private. A family member may know a name form that differs from the jail booking, while the federal record may use another lawful spelling. Never publish extra personal data merely to show that two entries appear to match.

1. Choose the A-number route when a reliable A-number and country of birth are known.
2. Pad a shorter A-number with leading zeroes until the search entry has nine digits.
3. Use the biographical route with the exact name, birth date, and country of birth when needed.
4. Compare the result with the St. Francois County booking and transfer dates.
5. Contact ERO or DRIL when no result appears or the reported location cannot be resolved.

ICE Release Window Limits

The ICE locator covers people currently detained and people released from ICE custody within the last 60 days. This is an exact, limited scope. The recent-release window does not make ODLS a permanent immigration release archive. Once that window closes, a past ICE release may no longer be available through the public search even though an agency record still exists.

Age also matters. ODLS omits people under 18. Other records may be absent for processing, security, or agency reasons. A recent admission may not appear at once. A transfer can create delay or change the location shown. A spelling difference or a different birth-country entry can also block a match. None of these possibilities should be converted into a statement that the person was released.

Current result

ODLS reports present ICE detention information available through the public system.

Recent release

ICE custody ended within the locator’s 60-day released window.

No result

The public search did not return a match; it does not identify the reason.

Minor record

People under 18 are omitted from the public locator.

Note: Record the search method, exact spelling, retrieval date, and any status text before contacting ICE about a missing result.

ICE Release Contact Routes

When ODLS does not resolve the custody question, contact the appropriate Enforcement and Removal Operations field office. ERO is the ICE component that can route a case-specific detention inquiry. The ICE detention contact page provides the official detention-management path. Have the A-number, exact name, date of birth, country of birth, and last known county transfer date ready when those details are permitted and needed.

The Detainee Reporting and Information Line, or DRIL, is another official route. ICE publishes 1-888-351-4024 and hours of Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern, excluding holidays. DRIL can help route detention concerns and information requests. It should not be treated as an automatic historical-release certificate, and the caller should avoid sharing identifiers beyond what staff need.

No official source reviewed establishes a dedicated ICE detention center in St. Francois County. Do not travel to a local prison or supervision office expecting ICE records. Confirm the location through ODLS or ICE before making plans.

Request ICE Release Records

A written request should target existing agency records. Identify the person and a narrow date range, give the A-number privately when known, and name the desired custody or release record. Ask for the recorded admission, transfer, detention location, release date, and release destination fields if they exist and are releasable. Request native electronic delivery, an advance itemized estimate, and segregable portions when part of a record is withheld.

The same discipline applies to the county side. Ask the St. Francois County Sheriff for the booking and release sheet that records the physical handoff. That county document can show the release code, authority, and destination maintained by the jail. It cannot prove what ICE did next. Pairing the two records avoids a gap in which “released by county” is mistaken for “released by ICE.”

Preserve each response and the date it was received. If a request is denied or partly withheld, ask for the legal basis and all portions that can be separated and released. A broad demand for an agency to explain the entire case is less useful than a request for named records and fields.

St. Francois ICE Release Split

St. Francois County contains two substantial state prisons, Farmington Correctional Center and Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center. Neither is an ICE detention center. A person located at one of those institutions is in Missouri state custody. ERDCC also performs reception and diagnostic work, so movement from that location can mean classification and transfer within MODOC rather than release.

The official MODOC facility list confirms the state institutions. The sheriff operates the county jail. ICE operates the immigration custody channel. A search should begin by naming which custodian last held the person. That one choice determines whether to use the sheriff record, MODOC, or ODLS and ERO.

This local overlap can create a misleading chain. Someone may leave the county jail for ICE, leave the county jail for MODOC, or move from ERDCC to another state prison. All three people disappear from the first location. Only a receiving-system record shows where custody went next. None of those moves alone proves community release.

Missing ICE Release Results

A failed ODLS search calls for a fallback, not a conclusion. Recheck the A-number and add leading zeroes if needed. Try exact biographical information, including country of birth. Consider whether the person is under 18, was only recently processed, was transferred, or uses another name form. Then contact the appropriate ERO field office or DRIL with the least private data needed to identify the correct person.

If the last confirmed record is a St. Francois County jail transfer, ask the Sheriff’s Department for the recorded receiving agency and date. That narrows the federal inquiry. If the county record instead shows release on bond, dismissal, time served, or another community route, the ICE search may concern a different event. The St. Francois County released-inmate search sets out the broader custody tree.

A locator has limits by design. ODLS gives a current and recent-release view, not a life-long case history. ERO, DRIL, agency records, the holding jail, and the relevant court fill different gaps. Treat each answer as one part of the custody timeline.

Note: A county detainer entry, an ICE transfer, and an ICE community release are three separate events that require separate proof.