Marion ICE Custody Scope
Immigration custody serving Marion County is a conditional path. No official evidence reviewed establishes an ICE detention contract at Marion County Jail, and no confirmed ICE detention center is located in the county. Use this route when the jail record names ICE, a detainer is documented, an immigration matter is known, or another reliable case fact makes an ICE handoff plausible.
A detainer is a request tied to possible immigration custody. It does not by itself prove that ICE took the person or later released them. Ask the sheriff whether the local departure was a discharge to the community or a transfer to a named agency. Illinois’s chronological arrest-information rule separates “discharged from” and “transferred from” custody, which is critical here.
Search Marion ICE Release Records
The ICE Online Detainee Locator System, often called ODLS, contains current detainees and people released from ICE custody within the preceding 60 days according to ICE help. It offers two distinct methods. The A-number route is usually more precise. The name route requires exact spelling and should be paired with birth information when available.
| Search route | Required details | Key caution |
|---|---|---|
| A-number | Exact nine-digit A-number and country of birth | Add a leading zero when the number has eight digits |
| Name | Exact first name, last name, and country of birth | Birth date is optional but helps identity matching |
| Under age 18 | Not applicable | People under 18 do not appear in ODLS |
| Older release | Outside live released-person window | No result after 60 days proves nothing either way |
Country of birth is part of both search routes. Do not substitute nationality, citizenship, or the country where the arrest occurred without support. Exact spelling also matters. A failed query can reflect a spelling variation, incorrect country, data timing, or an event outside the published window.
Confirm a Marion ICE Transfer
The correct sequence begins with the local custody event. A person does not become an “ICE release” merely because a jail result disappeared. Marion County Jail may have transferred the person to IDOC, another jail, USMS, a hospital, or ICE. The sheriff’s record should identify the destination.
- Save the last known Marion County Jail information and collect the booking and court case numbers.
- Call the jail at (618) 548-2141. Ask whether the event was community discharge or agency transfer.
- If ICE is named or otherwise supported, search ODLS by exact A-number and country of birth first.
- When no A-number is known, use the exact first and last name, country of birth, and birth date.
- Read whether the result shows current ICE custody or a recent release from ICE custody.
- Call ICE’s information line when identity, location, or status remains unclear.
A current ICE match following a county departure supports a transfer interpretation. A released ICE result supports departure from ICE custody within that system. Neither answer establishes the end of a state case, federal case, or another hold. Preserve the result and verify the event with the reporting agency.
Marion ICE Contact Route
ICE’s Detention Reporting and Information Line can assist with detainee location and case-related detention questions. It operates on weekdays except holidays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern and offers language assistance. Supply the A-number when possible, along with the exact name, date and country of birth, and the last known custody location.
(888) 351-4024
Weekdays except holidays
8 a.m.–8 p.m. Eastern
ICE detainee information resources
For the county side, contact the Marion County Sheriff at 204 N. Washington St., Salem, IL 62881, (618) 548-2141. Ask for the exact discharge or transfer time, the authority for the event, and the receiving agency. The county response establishes what happened when sheriff custody ended, while ODLS addresses ICE custody.
Note: The ICE phone line and locator do not replace the Marion County Jail’s own transfer entry.
Read Marion ICE Results
ODLS is designed for location and recent status, not as a permanent historical release archive. The 60-day released-person window creates a hard limit. After that period, a missing released result cannot prove that ICE never held the person, never released them, or still holds them. Record lifecycle and search inputs must be considered before drawing a conclusion.
- A-number
- An immigration file identifier used for the most precise ODLS search.
- Detainer
- A request associated with possible immigration custody, not proof of transfer or release.
- Transfer
- Movement from one custodian to another while confinement continues.
- ICE release
- Departure from ICE custody, which does not by itself end another case or legal condition.
Read the reporting agency and custody label exactly. If ODLS shows current detention, the person did not return to the community when they left the county jail. If it shows a recent release, ask ICE for the date and status details it can provide. If it shows nothing, recheck the digits, spelling, birth country, birth date, and timing.
County and ICE Records Compared
The two systems answer different questions. A Marion County release record shows when the sheriff’s custody ended and whether the event was a discharge or transfer. ODLS shows current ICE detention or an ICE release that remains within its recent window. The court docket can explain the local legal order but may not identify the precise operational handoff time.
| Record | Question answered | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Sheriff discharge/transfer entry | When and how county custody ended | Does not establish later ICE disposition |
| ICE ODLS result | Current detention or recent ICE release | Released entries are limited to 60 days |
| Marion court docket | Local case orders and disposition | May not show actual handoff time |
| Federal docket | Federal case action when one exists | Separate from immigration locator data |
For a formal county record, send a narrow Illinois FOIA request for the booking/release report and chronological arrest information. Include the person’s full name, date of birth, booking number, approximate dates, discharge or transfer timestamp, release authority, and receiving agency. Ask for electronic delivery and all nonexempt portions.
Marion ICE Geography Cautions
Search results containing “Marion” often point to the City of Marion and Williamson County rather than Marion County. Federal Correctional Institution Marion is in that other county. A detention center, court, or office should be checked by full address and operator before it is connected to a person’s Marion County custody path.
ICE location can also change as a person moves through its system. The last known county site is not necessarily the current detention site. Use exact identifiers and the live locator, then confirm with ICE. Avoid importing records from Marion County jurisdictions in Indiana, Florida, Oregon, Tennessee, Mississippi, or Arkansas. Adding Illinois and checking the Salem address reduces geographic false matches.
The same caution applies to the Marion County Sheriff app. Its absence can mean a transfer, a data update, or a search mismatch. Only the sheriff’s release or transfer entry resolves the local event. The Marion County released inmate search explains how to combine local, state, federal, and court channels without treating one database as universal.
ICE Versus BOP Release
ICE handles immigration custody. The Bureau of Prisons handles federal criminal prison custody. A person may encounter both systems, but a result in one does not answer custody in the other. The federal custody release path uses the BOP locator and federal docket. The ICE path uses ODLS, the ICE information line, and the transfer record.
VINE is also not a replacement for ODLS. Illinois VINE provides custody and court notifications through participating systems, with clear IDOC support. It is not the federal or immigration locator. If a VINE or sheriff-app alert shows a custody change, ask where the person went and follow that named system.
Request Older ICE Release Proof
Once the live 60-day window has passed, build the history from records that persist. Keep the county transfer record, any immigration identifier, the court dockets, and copies of notifications. Ask ICE about the appropriate records channel for the specific status or movement record sought. A broad request may be slower and more likely to include withheld material than a date-bounded request for a named event.
If the sheriff’s entry says only “released,” ask whether that means community discharge, pretrial release, or release to another custodian. If ICE is the named destination, do not report the county date as the ICE release date. It is the date local custody ended. The later ICE disposition requires its own proof.
Records can contain private or security-sensitive material, and lawful redactions may apply. Ask for all portions that can be separated from exempt content. For a court matter, obtain the relevant order from the correct clerk because court records and agency records use separate access processes.
Search Marion ICE Records
Use the ICE locator only after the facts point to immigration custody. Search with exact identity data, observe the 60-day limit, and compare the result with the Marion County Jail transfer record. A careful agency-by-agency check prevents a transfer from being mislabeled as release.
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