Check ICE Detainee Releases

ICE McCulloch Custody Trail

ICE detention is civil immigration custody. It is distinct from the county jail, TDCJ imprisonment, BOP confinement, and USMS prisoner movement. Research found no dedicated ICE detention site in McCulloch County and no verified county ICE detention contract. ICE can still receive a person after a local booking or another custody event.

A McCulloch jail entry marked ICE hold, detainer, or transfer must be read precisely. A detainer is a request by another authority concerning custody or notice. A transfer to ICE means the person left county custody for immigration custody. It does not prove release into the community.

Search ICE Detainee Releases

Use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System. Search by the nine-digit A-number and country of birth when possible. Add a leading zero to an eight-digit A-number. The alternative requires exact first and last name, country of birth, and birth date. Small spelling differences can cause a false negative.

ODLS includes current detainees and people released from ICE custody within the preceding 60 days. It does not return minors. After that recent window, absence is expected and does not show that detention never happened. Preserve the exact query, check date, and result.

1. Confirm the A-number and country of birth.
2. Try the exact identity route if no number is known.
3. Match any facility or status to the county transfer date.
4. Contact the relevant Enforcement and Removal Operations office.
5. Use immigration case and agency records for an older event.

McCulloch-to-ICE Transfer Proof

Start with the Sheriff’s official source and request the permanent jail-register entry plus transfer paperwork. The register supplies the release or transfer date, while detailed materials may identify ICE or another receiving custodian. McCulloch County Sheriff and Jail is at 900 East Main Street, Brady, TX 76825, telephone 325-597-0639.

Ask a closed question: does the register show release or transfer, and what receiving agency is recorded? A person missing from the current Kologik roster may still be in ICE, state, federal, or another county’s custody. Do not infer immigration custody without a notation, and do not infer community release from local absence.

ICE Release Record Sources

ODLS is an operational locator, not a complete historical archive. For an older or disputed event, use the relevant ERO contact and request route. Identify the person, A-number, date range, transfer source, and exact record needed. Privacy and immigration-law limits may affect what can be disclosed.

Immigration court information can explain proceedings but may not establish the physical moment ICE custody ended. Likewise, a county transfer sheet records departure from McCulloch but not the eventual ICE outcome. Join the two custody records and the case record rather than asking one source to answer all three questions.

ICE Release Status Meaning

“Released from ICE custody” describes only ICE’s event. It may involve conditions, monitoring, a pending immigration case, delivery to another authority, or another lawful outcome. Do not expand it to “all cases ended.” Read the agency and court materials for the specific status.

A county bond order also does not defeat an ICE transfer by itself. The bond may concern the county cause while another legal hold controls the next step. The jail booking-out time and destination are therefore essential.

When ICE Search Fails

Check the A-number length, leading zero, exact name order, birth data, and country. Confirm whether the person is a minor, because ODLS does not show minors. Then consider the 60-day limit. An old release can vanish from the public locator even when agency records exist.

If no result appears, return to the custody chain. A McCulloch arrest may have led to county release with no ICE involvement. A transfer may have gone to USMS, TDCJ, or another county. The McCulloch release search and receiving-agency record give the safe next step.

No McCulloch ICE Facility

This page describes a system serving McCulloch-linked cases, not a local building. Do not send visitors to the historic jail or imply that ICE releases occur at the county jail. Use the location returned by ICE or supplied by ERO and confirm current contact details before travel.

A clear final statement names both events when supported: transferred from McCulloch County Jail to ICE on one date, then released from ICE custody on another. That language preserves the difference between custodians.

ICE Exact Match Errors

ODLS failures often result from input. The A-number route requires nine digits and country of birth. Add a leading zero to an eight-digit number. The name route requires exact first and last name, country, and birth date. Name order, spacing, or a wrong country can prevent a match. Recheck source documents rather than treating a failed query as release.

ODLS does not return minors. Its former-detainee scope is also short. After the 60-day window, absence is expected. Move to ERO, agency records, and the immigration case. Repeating the public search cannot create a historical archive.

Preserve the exact query and check date. An exact-match result should then be compared with the A-number and county transfer record. A bare name is not enough.

ICE Custody Timeline Review

Place each custodian in date order. The McCulloch jail register may show county intake and transfer. ODLS may show a later ICE location or recent release. Immigration records may show case action. None alone proves every step. Match the A-number, booking identifiers, and dates.

A county bond can coexist with an ICE hold. The local court addresses the county cause, while civil immigration custody may begin afterward. Conversely, roster absence without an ICE notation does not justify claiming immigration transfer. Ask for destination and transfer paperwork.

When both events are supported, say the person transferred from McCulloch custody to ICE on one date and later left ICE custody on another. If only the transfer is known, stop there.

Older ICE Release Records

For an older event, identify the ERO office from the last facility or case. Provide the A-number, full identity, date range, transfer source, and exact movement or release record sought. Privacy rules may limit access. Ask for segregable information rather than treating redaction as proof of continued detention.

Check for a later custodian. A federal criminal case may lead to USMS or BOP. A Texas sentence points to TDCJ. Another county requires its jail register. The result should name the custody system whose release was actually confirmed and the second record that supports it.

No source identifies a local ICE building, release desk, or pickup site in McCulloch County. Use the location returned by ICE and verify it before travel. Do not direct a pickup to the county jail based on the original arrest alone.

ICE Release Confirmation Scenario

Suppose the McCulloch roster no longer shows a person and the jail register records an ICE transfer. Report departure from county custody and transfer to ICE. Search ODLS with the A-number and country of birth. If a current location appears, the person remains shown in ICE detention. If a recent release appears, preserve the event and contact the relevant ERO office when detail matters.

A no-match result needs limits. Recheck exact data, confirm the person is not a minor, and measure the time since the possible release. After 60 days, public absence is expected. Agency and immigration case records become the historical route.

If the county paper does not name ICE, do not make the transfer claim. A local bond or roster disappearance alone cannot establish immigration custody. Request the destination field, transfer order, or receiving-agency record.

When community release is supported, avoid implying that the immigration case ended. ICE custody status and immigration case status are separate. Name the precise custody event and cite the second record that confirms it.