Person County ICE Transfers
A Person County entry marked released to ICE records the end of county physical custody and the start of another custodian's control. It should be labeled a transfer. The sheriff's entry-and-release summary is the source for the local exit time, code, and destination. ICE sources answer what followed.
No ICE detention center or dedicated ICE contract facility was found in Person County. A federal immigration hold can still affect a local release. Dismissal, bond, or time served on a county case may resolve that case while an immigration transfer prevents return to the community.
Ask the detention staff whether the destination was ICE, USMS, NCDAC, another jail, or the community. Preserve the exact phrase. Small wording differences determine which locator or agency must be checked next.
Confirm ICE Detainee Release
Use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, known as ODLS. ICE says it can locate people currently in ICE custody and people in CBP custody for more than 48 hours. It excludes minors. ICE also states that people released from its custody within the previous 60 days may appear.
Search by the nine-digit A-number when known, adding leading zeros as the form instructs. The alternative biographical search requires exact information. Name order, spelling, country of birth, and birth date matter. A non-result can reflect an identity mismatch, excluded minor, reporting delay, or expiration of the recent-release window.
- Obtain the exact county destination and transfer date.
- Search ODLS promptly with the A-number or exact biographical data.
- Confirm that the matched result belongs to the correct person.
- Read the location or recent-release status as ICE information only.
- Contact the listed ICE office or records channel if the status is unclear.
ODLS is not a permanent historical archive. The 60-day recent-release coverage makes prompt checking important. It also means an old non-result does not prove ICE never held the person.
ICE Search Identity Fields
An A-number is the best ODLS search key when correctly matched. It is a nine-digit immigration identifier, and the interface explains how to pad a shorter printed number with leading zeros. Exact biographical searching is the fallback. Do not guess a country of birth or combine details from two similar names.
| Search item | Use | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| A-number | Direct identifier search | Must be nine digits as instructed |
| Full name | Biographical discovery | Exact spelling and order can matter |
| Country of birth | Separates similar names | Must match the source data |
| Date of birth | Identity check | Incorrect data can hide a match |
| Transfer date | Tests the recent window | Comes from the sending custodian |
Match the ODLS event to the Person County episode with the local booking number, case, and transfer date where possible. Immigration custody and criminal court custody can overlap in sequence without being the same legal proceeding.
ICE Release Record Meaning
ODLS can show that ICE currently reports custody or that a person falls within its recent-release coverage. It does not replace the county record for the local handoff. Nor does a released ICE result explain every later location or legal obligation.
- Detainer
- A request or notice connected to another agency's custody and possible transfer.
- Transfer
- Movement from one custodian to another without community release.
- ICE release
- Departure from ICE custody as reported within the system's scope.
- Removal
- A separate immigration outcome that should not be inferred from the word release.
Do not equate absence from ODLS with release. The database has scope and time limits. Use the county exit record, ODLS, and any available immigration case or ICE contact information as separate evidence.
Note: A court disposition may end a Person County charge while immigration custody continues under separate authority.
Reconcile County and ICE Dates
The sheriff records when Person County transferred physical custody. ICE records its own intake, current location, or release. Processing and posting can produce different timestamps. List the authority, custodian, event, and recorded time for each source rather than forcing one date to replace another.
| Source | Question answered |
|---|---|
| Person County jail | When and to whom local custody ended |
| Person County court | Why the local criminal case changed |
| ICE ODLS | Current or recently released ICE status |
| USMS or BOP | Separate federal criminal custody path |
If the jail says ICE but ODLS returns no result, confirm the A-number and spelling first. Then consider the date, excluded-minor rule, and data delay. Ask the sending custodian to confirm the destination field. Do not recast the non-result as proof of community release.
Request ICE Custody Records
Begin with the public locator and the source county record. A focused county request should ask for the entry-and-release summary, release or transfer time, release code, and receiving agency. Include full name, date of birth if known, booking number, and approximate dates. That response establishes the Person County transaction.
For ICE information beyond ODLS, use the official ICE resources and records processes appropriate to the person and record. Identify the A-number, full name, date range, and exact custody field sought. A narrow request is easier to route than a demand for every immigration document.
Federal civil immigration custody
Public access: ICE ODLS
Recent-release visibility: previous 60 days as described by ICE
No identified Person County ICE facility
The Person County jail release record path supplies the sending-agency proof. ODLS supplies the next federal custody layer. Neither should be used to claim facts held only by the other.
ICE Versus Federal Prison
ICE civil immigration custody, BOP sentenced federal custody, and USMS federal criminal custody are different systems. A county record that merely says federal is not detailed enough to choose confidently. Ask for the receiving agency or existing destination code.
BOP's locator can preserve release dates for federal prisoners released after 1982. ODLS has a much shorter recent-release period. USMS offers no general historical person locator. The BOP release page covers sentenced federal custody, while ICE research must stay within immigration-system sources.
The safe sequence is consistent: confirm Person County's exit, identify the receiving custodian, search that custodian promptly, and preserve the agency label beside each result.
Older ICE Release Records
When an ICE release is older than the ODLS window, retain the Person County transfer record and seek the federal record by A-number and date. A stale or empty web result should never replace the originating record. If two dates differ, ask whether one marks county transfer and the other marks departure from ICE. Both can be correct.
An immigration case may contain notices or later proceedings that answer a different question from ODLS. Keep those sources separate. The county controls its jail exit, ICE controls its detention event, and a court controls its orders. A focused inquiry should name the person, A-number, sending facility, transfer date, and exact custody field sought.
Person County ICE Follow-Up
Act quickly after a reported transfer because ODLS recent-release visibility is limited. Save the exact A-number format, spelling, country of birth, transfer date, result wording, and date checked. If a matched record lists a location or contact, use that official channel for the next status question. Do not publish protected identifiers while explaining the process.
A later ODLS disappearance can reflect the 60-day window rather than a new custody event. The Person County entry-and-release summary remains evidence of the sending transaction. An ICE record or response is needed for the receiving transaction and any later departure. If the federal record cannot be located, report the uncertainty instead of turning the absence into a release claim.
When ODLS wording changes, use the live federal instructions and keep the earlier result dated. The source agency, checked date, and exact event wording are part of an accurate ICE release record.
Closed Person Prison Is Unrelated
Former Person Correctional Center is not part of this federal custody system and is not a current inmate locator. The NCDAC Dan River Prison Work Farm page says the former Roxboro building now serves as its Roxboro Satellite Training Center. Dan River's operating prison is in Caswell County. A historical state inmate connected to the closed Person facility belongs in NCDAC records, while the federal custody question must stay with the federal system named in the transfer or release record.