ICE Union County Transfer Paths
Union County Jail may close its custody record when another agency accepts the person. If the destination says ICE or immigration authorities, county detention ended while civil immigration custody may have begun. That event should be labeled a transfer. It should not be described as community release.
No official evidence reviewed establishes a Union County ICE contract site or a dedicated immigration detention facility in the county. That negative finding matters. Do not use a generic directory to claim a local partnership. Ask whether the specific jail entry names ICE or another federal agency as receiver, then search the national system.
Search ICE Union Custody
The official ICE Online Detainee Locator System, or ODLS, finds people currently in ICE custody and certain people in recent Customs and Border Protection custody. It offers two search paths. Use the person's exact identifiers because small differences can prevent a match.
- Use the nine-digit A-number and country of birth when the A-number is known.
- If no A-number is available, enter the exact first name, last name, birth date, and country of birth.
- Try documented name forms, including hyphens or multiple surnames, rather than inventing variants.
- Read the facility or contact result and note the time of the search.
- If no result appears after a known ICE handoff, contact the relevant Enforcement and Removal Operations field office.
- Use counsel and immigration case sources to resolve a transfer, release, or removal that ODLS does not explain.
ODLS is designed mainly for current location. It does not serve as a durable public certificate that someone was released. A zero result can follow release, removal, transfer, a data delay, a name mismatch, or a record outside public coverage.
Read ICE Union Search Results
An ICE result should be treated as a locator response, not as a complete custody history. Preserve the query type, name or A-number used, result, listed location or contact, and time checked. Then compare it with the county destination record.
| Result | Meaning and next step |
|---|---|
| Facility or ICE contact shown | Follow that current custody lead and confirm with ICE |
| No result after county ICE transfer | Contact ERO; do not declare release |
| Name search fails | Retry exact documented name and birth data |
| A-number search fails | Check the nine-digit format and country of birth |
| Person disappears from a prior result | Release, removal, transfer, or data change all remain possible |
The official ICE locator guidance explains the available inputs and purpose. It should be used with the live locator and direct follow-up when the result is unclear.
Union County ICE Release Record
The Union County Sheriff's record is the starting proof for a local handoff. Request the jail card, movement history, and release-log entry for the named booking. Ask for the exact physical exit time, release reason or code, code legend, and destination or receiving agency.
If the destination names ICE, preserve that entry and the booking number. Ask whether a transport or receipt record identifies the accepting federal office. A county code that merely says “hold released” may mean one hold ended while another custody basis remained. It needs context.
Address the county request to the Sheriff's Office at 300 Carter Avenue, New Albany, MS 38652, or call 662-534-1943 for its current submission method. The official Union County site publishes no dedicated online release archive or sheriff records form in the reviewed sources.
Note: The Union County exit timestamp proves the end of county custody, while ICE records address the next federal immigration stage.
ICE Custody Serving Union County
Immigration detention is national and can move a person far from the county of arrest. The research identifies no local ICE detention address for Union County. Use ODLS to find the current facility or relevant contact, then work through the appropriate ERO field office.
Nationwide civil immigration detention system
Official lookup: Online Detainee Locator System
Search by A-number or exact biographical details
Do not send ICE record questions to MDOC or treat the Union Probation & Parole Office as an immigration office. MDOC covers Mississippi criminal custody and supervision. ICE acts under civil immigration authority. Separate criminal and immigration cases can proceed at the same time.
When ICE Finds No Match
A zero result is not proof of community release. Check the A-number and country of birth first. If searching by name, use the exact legal form documented in the jail or immigration paperwork. Birth dates and multiple surnames should match the source record.
Next, call the reporting or receiving office. A person may have moved between facilities before public data caught up. ODLS may not preserve an old placement after release or removal. Counsel may have access to the case and notices that explain the change. Immigration court information can establish proceedings but does not itself supply a county-jail exit time.
- A-number
- The immigration file number used for an identifier search.
- Detainer
- A request or notice tied to another agency's interest in custody.
- Transfer
- One custodian delivers the person to another.
- Removal
- An immigration outcome distinct from release into a United States community.
Confirm ICE Union Release
ICE's locator is not a historical release database. To confirm a later release from immigration custody, seek the official ICE or court documentation tied to that person's case. Ask ERO what public status or records route is available. Counsel may be able to confirm a release order, bond, conditions, transfer, or removal.
Keep the county and ICE events separate. The Union County Jail log can confirm when county custody ended and where the person was sent. ICE documentation addresses what happened after acceptance. A missing ODLS result cannot fill the gap between those records.
| Evidence | Safe label |
|---|---|
| County log names ICE as destination | Transferred from county custody to ICE |
| Current ODLS location | Located in ICE custody |
| Official ICE release documentation | Released from immigration custody as stated |
| No ODLS result | Not found in that search at that time |
Other Federal Union Custody
ICE is not the same as BOP or USMS. BOP handles sentenced federal prisoners and maintains a locator with records from 1982 forward. USMS handles many federal pretrial prisoners and transports. ICE operates civil immigration detention.
A Union County record that says “federal” without naming an agency needs clarification. Ask the Sheriff for the receiving agency. If the record names USMS, use the federal court and Marshals route. If it names BOP, search by register number. If it names ICE, use ODLS and ERO.
One federal system cannot prove release from another. BOP's “Not in BOP Custody” label says nothing conclusive about ICE. A zero ODLS result says nothing conclusive about USMS. Agency names and identifiers keep the search on the right branch.
Reconcile Union ICE Records
A strong record chain begins with the Union County booking. It shows the county exit time and destination. The next positive ICE locator or agency record establishes immigration custody. Later official documentation explains transfer, release, or removal.
Save the booking number, A-number, exact names, dates, and agency contacts. Record the date and time of every online query because ODLS results change. Avoid matching solely on a common name or assuming that a county release term has the same meaning in immigration records.
The Union County released-inmate lookup can help identify the last positive custodian before the ICE branch begins. Its county, state, federal, and notification routes are separate for good reason: each agency can confirm only its own custody event.
Country of birth is a required discriminator in both ODLS search methods. It is not a statement about the outcome of the case. Use the value found in reliable case or identity records and avoid guessing, since an incorrect choice can hide the correct match.
Rapid transfers may create several partial records. Compare the county exit time, transport information, ICE locator result, and any notice from counsel. If their dates differ, ask each custodian which event its timestamp records. Data-entry time, physical pickup, and arrival can be distinct.
An immigration bond or release order should be read on its own terms. It may impose conditions and does not erase the earlier Union County case. Likewise, a county dismissal does not decide the immigration matter. Preserve both case numbers and use each court or agency for the record it controls.
ICE Locator Record Limits
ODLS focuses on current location and certain recent custody. It does not preserve a complete public release history. When a prior match disappears, save the old query details and ask ICE or counsel for the record that explains the change.
Never infer the outcome from silence. Transfer, release, removal, and data correction remain different possibilities until an official record or responsible agency identifies the event.