Trace ICE / USMS Custody Releases

ICE / USMS Federal Transfer Paths

A Madison County Jail disposition that says released to ICE or USMS records the end of county custody and the start of a federal handoff. It does not prove that the person returned to the community. ICE custody is civil immigration detention. USMS custody is connected to federal prisoner processing, court appearances, pretrial detention, and transport. A later sentenced federal prisoner may enter BOP, but a person held only by USMS may never appear in BOP's locator.

Ask the Madison County Sheriff's Office for the actual release or transfer time, disposition code, code definition, and receiving agency. Then continue in the named federal system. If the county record says only “federal,” request the agency name and any prisoner, A-number, register, or case identifier attached to the movement.

Confirm an ICE Custody Release

The ICE Online Detainee Locator accepts two main searches. An A-number search uses the nine-digit number plus country of birth; a shorter A-number may need a leading zero. A name search requires the exact first and last name plus country of birth and can add date of birth. The system does not display people under 18.

1. Obtain the exact name, country of birth, date of birth, and A-number when available.
2. Search by A-number first because it is more precise, then try the exact name route.
3. Compare the result with the Madison County transfer date and identity details.
4. Call DRIL when the locator is unclear or a recent release needs context.
5. Request the underlying record when a formal release destination or date is needed.

ICE describes the locator mainly for current detention and, in attorney resources, people released from ICE within the last 60 days. Treat that recent history as limited. An absent result can reflect spelling, A-number errors, age limits, transfer, removal, release outside the visible period, or another scope limit. It is not automatic proof of community release.

Preserve the exact spelling and country of birth used in each search. When the A-number has fewer than nine digits, record both the supplied number and the padded search form so an agency can reproduce the query. A name-only miss can result from punctuation, order, an alias, or transliteration. After reasonable variations, call the Detention Reporting and Information Line with the Madison County transfer date and source agency rather than treating the miss as an answer.

ICE and USMS Record Contacts

No Madison County ICE detention center, USMS jail, or local federal release desk was identified. Use the national agency route that matches the transfer. The Madison County Sheriff's Office remains the source for the county handoff record, not for the federal agency's later custody history.

For the local transfer entry, contact the Madison County Sheriff's Office and Jail at 124 N. Main Street, Fredericktown, MO 63645, 573-783-2234. Ask for the booking history or movement log, transfer date and time, receiving agency, disposition code, and any federal case or prisoner identifier.

Confirm a USMS Release

USMS prisoner operations use an internal Prisoner Tracking System with custody, housing, processing, and disposition information. USMS does not publish a public name-based historical released-person search. A person in federal pretrial custody may therefore have no public locator result even when a federal docket documents detention and release orders.

1. Search the federal docket for detention, bond, release, commitment, and sentencing orders.
2. Identify the federal district, case number, full name, birth date, and prisoner number if known.
3. Check BOP only if the person may have entered sentenced BOP custody.
4. Submit a focused USMS FOIA request for custody, transfer, and disposition records.
5. Compare the federal record with the Madison County transfer entry.

A federal court order states the legal action, but the USMS record is the better source for physical custody movement. BOP can later confirm release from BOP custody if the person entered that system. Keep those sources distinct.

Federal docket entries can precede the actual movement. Another order, warrant, or hold may change the result after a judge authorizes release. For that reason, record the order date, the USMS disposition date, and any receiving agency separately. If a sentence later commits the person to BOP, use the register number and BOP locator for that stage rather than asking the county or USMS docket to prove the later prison release.

Madison County ICE Release Detainers

An ICE detainer asks a local, state, or federal agency for notice before release and for up to 48 additional hours beyond the ordinary release point so DHS can assume custody. The request can change the expected path from county custody, but the detainer itself does not prove ICE arrived or accepted the person.

No Madison-specific ICE contract was found. This does not establish that Madison County never communicates with ICE, and it does not authorize an assumption about any named person. For proof, request the sheriff's receiving-agency field, transfer time, and disposition code, then confirm through ICE.

If ICE does not assume custody within the authorized period, ICE says the holding agency must release. The actual Madison County movement entry is therefore critical. It distinguishes a detainer request, an ICE pickup, and a community release.

ICE / USMS Release Status Limits

Each federal source defines release within its own system. ICE locator disappearance can reflect the tool's limited horizon or scope. A BOP past release date means BOP custody ended. A federal docket may show a judge's order. A USMS disposition record can show a physical transfer or release. None automatically settles another agency's authority.

A person can leave Madison County Jail for USMS, later enter BOP after sentencing, leave BOP on a past release date, and begin federal supervised release. An immigration hold could change the destination at a later stage. A single word in one system cannot replace that chain.

The strongest confirmation pairs the Madison County movement entry with the federal record for the next stage. Save the agency name, date, identifier, and event type. If the event says transfer, follow the receiving system rather than describing the event as community freedom.

Note: Use exact agency names because ICE civil custody, USMS prisoner custody, and BOP imprisonment have different records and locators.

Request ICE / USMS Transfer Records

A focused records request begins with identifiers. For ICE, include the full legal name, aliases, A-number, country of birth, birth date, Madison County transfer date, and detention location if known. For USMS, include the federal case number, district, prisoner number when known, arrest and custody dates, and the Madison County handoff information.

Ask for the actual date and time the agency accepted or ended custody, the location, event type, destination, and record that defines any disposition code. For a Marshals Service record, use the USMS FOIA process. If privacy or identity requirements apply, follow the agency's current certification process. A broad request for all files can create delay and redaction issues.

At the county level, Missouri Chapter 610 governs the sheriff record. Request segregable open portions and written statutory grounds for withheld material. The county response can establish that Madison County custody ended, while the federal response establishes what the named agency did next.

If the sheriff record uses only a short code, request the code table and the destination field. If ICE or USMS uses a different identifier, include both identifiers in later correspondence. A complete chain should show the Madison County booking number, county exit date, named federal recipient, federal identifier, and the federal event that followed. Missing one link should be described as an unresolved record gap, not filled with an assumption.

Compare ICE / USMS Custody Records

The county, court, and federal agencies each own a different part of the trail. Madison County Jail records the local booking and exit. A state or federal court supplies legal authority. ICE, USMS, or BOP records the next custody stage. The Madison County released-inmate lookup starts with the sheriff when the destination is unknown.

This sequence prevents a transfer from being reported as a community release. It also prevents a missing federal locator result from being treated as proof that custody never occurred.