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ICE Release Status in Leelanau

ICE detention is federal civil immigration custody. It is not a Leelanau County jail sentence, an MDOC prison term, or a BOP criminal sentence. A Leelanau departure tied to an immigration detainer closes local physical custody while ICE custody begins. The Leelanau corrections source and local release or transfer record establish the county event. ODLS addresses the later ICE status.

Official ICE detention guidance supports the federal lookup path, but research did not verify routine ICE detention in the county, a local ICE building, or a county detention contract. This route is conditional. Do not describe the county jail as an ICE facility. Ask whether a named federal agency received the person and use the receiving system only when the person-level record supports it.

Search ICE Release Records

The official ICE ODLS offers two search modes. An A-number search requires the exact nine-digit number plus country of birth. Add leading zeros when the number has fewer digits. A name search requires exact first and last name plus country of birth, with date of birth optional. Spelling and birth-country data must match the agency record.

1. Use the A-number path when the identifier is known.
2. Pad the A-number to nine digits and enter country of birth.
3. Otherwise, enter exact first and last name with country of birth.
4. Add date of birth only when known and needed to narrow results.
5. Read the custody or release result as an ICE record only.
6. Call the information line when a recent, well-identified person is not found.

ICE Locator Coverage Limits

Official guidance says ODLS covers current detainees and people released from ICE custody within the last 60 days. Minors and some security, discretionary, or lagged records may not appear. A search miss can also reflect spelling, an alias, a birth-country mismatch, or a delayed update. State the result as “not found in ODLS,” not as proof that detention never happened.

A-number

A federal immigration identifier used for the strongest ODLS search.

Detainer

A request or notice that can lead to transfer to another authority.

Transfer

Departure from one facility into another agency's custody.

Released result

A recent ICE status retained in ODLS for the stated limited period.

ODLS does not provide the Leelanau booking details, local release time, bond event, or court disposition. Those remain with county and court custodians.

ICE Release Contact Route

The Detention Reporting and Information Line is the direct federal contact documented in the research. It operates weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern. Use it for an ICE detention inquiry when the locator is inconclusive. Have the A-number, exact name, date and country of birth, and any known transfer details ready.

For the local side, Leelanau Jail Control is 231-256-8661 at 8525 E. Government Center Drive, Suttons Bay. Ask whether the person left, when, and whether the public record identifies ICE or another receiving authority. The Leelanau County release search path explains the county records request when exact documentation is needed.

Leelanau Detainer Record Chain

A court order, dismissal, bond, or sentence completion can end the local basis for custody while a detainer still leads to a federal pickup. The court docket explains the local legal event. The jail record confirms physical checkout and transfer destination. ODLS then addresses ICE custody. These records may carry different times because they record separate steps.

Ask for admission and departure timestamps, release or transfer type, holds, transporting agency, and destination if public. A VINE transfer alert may provide a near-real-time signal if the person and agency appear, but it is not a lasting archive. A focused county FOIA request supplies a more durable local document.

ICE, BOP, and MDOC Differences

ICE ODLS, the BOP locator, and MDOC OTIS are not interchangeable. ODLS covers civil immigration detention and recent ICE releases. BOP covers federal criminal imprisonment from 1982 forward. OTIS covers Michigan state prisoners, parolees, felony probationers, and recent MDOC discharges. None is a Leelanau county-jail roster.

If a receiving agency is unclear, start with Jail Control and the court. A federal docket may identify USMS or BOP. An MDOC commitment will appear in the circuit judgment and later OTIS intake. A transfer alert without a destination is a reason to ask, not a reason to search all systems and treat silence as release.

Older ICE Release Evidence

Once the 60-day ODLS period passes, rely on retained records and the relevant immigration case channels. The county transfer record can still establish that Leelanau custody ended and name a receiving agency. It cannot establish the later date on which ICE custody ended. Request each milestone from its own custodian.

Keep terms precise. County release means departure from the Leelanau jail. ICE release means the end of ICE detention. Neither phrase alone says whether supervision, reporting duties, a court case, or another authority continued. A dated chronology avoids turning several linked events into one unsupported conclusion.

Document an ICE Locator Search

Preserve the date searched, exact name spelling, A-number used, and country of birth entered. A later search can differ because the 60-day display period expired, the agency corrected data, or a transfer changed status. Do not expose a full sensitive identifier in public notes. The purpose of a search log is to show what source was checked and when.

If a result appears, compare it with the Leelanau transfer record before linking the two. The county destination, ICE identity fields, and dates should form one consistent chain. A common name or partial match is not enough. When an exact A-number is unavailable, use date of birth and official case documents to reduce the risk of joining records from different people.

Leelanau and Federal Requests

Michigan FOIA applies to retained Leelanau County records, not to federal ICE files. A county request can seek the booking entry, departure time, transfer type, holds, transporting agency, and destination if public. Send a separate request through the applicable federal process for ICE records. Each custodian can answer only for records it keeps.

The county request should describe existing records and a narrow date range. Michigan law permits a response decision, partial response, denial, or extension notice within five business days after legal receipt, with one written extension of up to ten business days. That does not guarantee production by the decision date. Electronic copies and precise identifiers can reduce permitted costs.

Read an ICE Transfer Timeline

A sound chronology labels each agency change. The local court entry may end the state basis for confinement. The Leelanau record then supplies physical departure and may name an ICE recipient. ODLS can show current ICE detention or a release within its limited period. The later federal result does not rewrite the county event, and the county event does not prove when ICE custody ended.

If the county record says only “federal,” ask which federal component took custody. USMS, BOP, and ICE use different public paths. USMS lacks a comparable historical release locator. BOP is for federal criminal imprisonment. ODLS is for ICE civil detention. Searching the wrong federal system can produce a negative result even when the transfer record is correct.

Dates can lag. Staff may complete the county checkout before federal admission appears online. ODLS data can also be delayed or excluded. A same-day search miss should prompt direct contact and a later recheck, not a claim that the transfer failed. Preserve the source, time searched, and identifiers used.

ICE Release Record Boundaries

An ICE released result does not describe the reason for release, every condition, or the full immigration case. It also does not guarantee that another authority lacks custody. Read only what ODLS reports, then use the proper case or agency record for the next question. County court entries address county charges, not the federal immigration decision.

Minors and some security or discretionary cases may be absent. The 60-day period also makes ODLS a poor archive. Later research may depend on the Leelanau transfer record for evidence that local custody ended, while a federal request or case record establishes the subsequent ICE milestone.