ICE Custody Handoff Paths
An ICE detainer asks a law-enforcement agency for notice before an otherwise expected release and asks that custody be maintained for up to forty-eight additional hours so DHS can assume custody. If that handoff occurs, the person has left parish custody but has not entered the community. The SBSO destination field should identify the transfer.
ICE civil detention is separate from a Louisiana criminal sentence and from BOP imprisonment. ODLS helps locate current ICE detention. Immigration case information and official ICE contact can supply other parts of the sequence. The parish movement record remains the source for the St. Bernard out event.
| Recorded path | What it means | Next check |
|---|---|---|
| ICE detainer | Request for notice and limited transfer hold | SBSO record and ICE detainer facts |
| ICE handoff | Custody continues under DHS | ODLS and ICE contact |
| ODLS result | Current detention-location information | Read facility and identity fields |
| No ODLS result | Outcome remains unresolved | ERO or official ICE information line |
Confirm ICE Custody Location
The ICE Online Detainee Locator supports an A-number and country-of-birth route and a biographical route. Use the A-number route when the complete valid number is known. For biographical search, match the name and birth information carefully. Spelling, name order, aliases, and recent intake can affect results.
- Obtain the SBSO release or movement record and confirm ICE is the destination.
- Search ODLS by A-number and country of birth when those details are known.
- Otherwise use the biographical fields and test accurate name variations.
- Read the facility and identity details without treating silence as release.
- If no result appears, contact the relevant ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations channel.
The broader St. Bernard Parish released-inmate search explains how jail, court, state, and federal records fit together. Use that route when the correct custody class is not yet known.
ICE Locator Contact Route
ODLS is the first public route for current ICE detention. It does not promise a historical release date, removal outcome, or public archive of former detainees. The ICE Detention Reporting and Information Line and the relevant ERO office are the next official channels when identity is sound but the online result is absent or unclear.
ICE Custody NetworkFederal civil immigration detention
Public route: ODLS
Search by A-number or biography
Use official ICE contact for unresolved results
When SBSO records an ICE destination, preserve the out time and movement category. Ask which ICE office or facility received the person if that fact is releasable. ODLS then addresses current location. Louisiana LAVNS does not replace the ICE search.
When ODLS shows no match, confirm the A-number, country of birth, spelling, date of birth, and transfer timing. Recent movement or record scope may explain silence. The result cannot support a statement of release, removal, or freedom.
St. Bernard ICE Contract Limit
No current ICE detention facility or ICE contract in St. Bernard Parish was established in the reviewed official material. The ICE page must therefore remain conditional. It applies only when a local movement record, detainer, immigration case fact, or other reliable source points to ICE.
Do not treat the parish prison as an ICE facility. Do not place every foreign-born detainee into this workflow. The deciding fact is the receiving authority recorded for the individual movement, not an assumption based on identity.
No successful matching ICE screenshot appears in the manifest. The page remains text-only rather than borrowing an unrelated parish, BOP, or state image.
ICE Locator Record Limits
ODLS is designed for current detention information. It is not a list of people released by ICE and does not certify an old departure. Some people, case stages, or recent movements may require direct contact. Privacy and operational rules can also limit the detail available.
The immigration proceeding and physical custody record answer different questions. A case filing can show legal process without proving where the person is held today. ODLS can show detention without explaining the prior St. Bernard criminal case.
Note: Current ICE detention, immigration-case status, and release from parish custody are three distinct facts that require their own sources.
ICE Receiving-System Distinction
ICE, BOP, USMS, DPS&C, and SBSO do different work. ICE civil immigration detention belongs in ODLS. A federal criminal pretrial transfer belongs to USMS. A sentenced federal placement belongs to BOP. A state felony belongs to DPS&C. Local release details belong to SBSO.
The destination field routes the search. If it says another parish or DPS&C, ICE is the wrong locator. If it says ICE, a parish roster or Louisiana state locator cannot confirm the next custody stage.
This classification also protects the meaning of “released.” A person may be released from the legal basis for parish confinement and immediately accepted by ICE. State the full movement, not just the first half.
Read ICE Detainee Results
An ODLS match is evidence of current ICE detention within the system's scope and update limits. It does not provide the St. Bernard out reason or resolve the local charge. A non-match is ambiguous and must be followed by identity checks and official contact.
- Detainer
- An ICE request for notice and a limited hold to permit transfer.
- A-number
- An immigration identifier used with country of birth in ODLS.
- Handoff
- Transfer from a local or state agency into ICE custody.
- ODLS non-result
- An unresolved search outcome, not proof of release or removal.
Record the parish out time, ICE acceptance or facility result, later immigration custody change, and any court event separately. A clear timeline avoids calling an agency-to-agency handoff a community release.
An A-number search requires the identifier and country of birth. The biographical search uses name and other identity details supported by the live interface. Verify spelling, hyphens, compound surnames, and name order. An incorrect country or partial number can defeat an otherwise valid search.
ODLS results concern detention location. They do not explain a Louisiana bond, dismissal, sentence, or parish release reason. Obtain those facts from SBSO and the St. Bernard Clerk. Likewise, a local court order does not show whether ICE accepted custody after the local basis ended.
Detainer timing should be stated with care. ICE describes a request for notice and custody for up to forty-eight hours beyond the time the person otherwise would be released so DHS can assume custody. That general rule does not prove that a specific detainer was valid, honored, or timed in a particular way. Use the actual record.
If family or counsel cannot locate a person online, preserve the search time and query details, then use the official ICE reporting line or ERO office. Ask a focused location or custody question. A staff response may still be limited, so keep any written case or transfer record.
No official source reviewed establishes a routine St. Bernard-to-ICE flow. The page exists because a detainer or handoff can explain an individual roster disappearance. It must not be used as the default explanation for a person missing from parish LAVNS.
Later release from ICE detention is not the same event as release from St. Bernard Parish Prison. If both dates matter, label them by agency. This prevents an ICE custody period from vanishing between the local out time and the later community event.
Immigration custody can also change facilities after intake. Save the ODLS facility and access time, then recheck when the location matters. A later different facility may reflect an ICE transfer rather than release. The same principle used for St. Bernard applies here: disappearance from one location does not prove that custody ended.
When records disagree, do not choose the most convenient date. Label the SBSO out time, the ICE acceptance or locator time, and any later immigration custody event. Ask the agency that created each field about correction. This keeps a local criminal record, federal civil detention record, and immigration case event in their proper roles.
Identity care is vital in ODLS. An A-number belongs to a specific immigration record and should not be guessed from a partial document. Biographical matches require more than a similar name. Compare the details made available through the official channel and avoid publishing sensitive identifiers. If uncertainty remains, describe the search as unresolved. A precise unresolved result is safer and more useful than linking the wrong person to an ICE transfer, detention site, or later custody event.
Recheck the live locator and official contact instructions before relying on a result.