Dickinson County ICE Custody Scope
No ICE detention center or Dickinson County ICE jail contract was identified in the reviewed official sources. The only documented local detention facility is the Dickinson County Correctional Center. That bounded finding means there is no supported local ICE street address, public release desk, or person-level immigration roster to publish. It does not rule out a temporary hold, transport, or placement at a facility outside Dickinson County.
ICE detention is civil immigration custody. It is separate from a county or state criminal sentence. Someone can leave the Dickinson County jail after bond, dismissal, time served, or a court order and then move to ICE under a detainer. A person discharged by the Michigan Department of Corrections can also be transferred to another authority. In either case, departure from the criminal custodian is real, but it is not the same as return to the community.
The correct public search is the federal ICE Online Detainee Locator System, or ODLS. The official ODLS brochure documents its identity fields and recent-custody scope. It covers current ICE detainees and people recorded as released from ICE custody within the system's recent public window. It does not replace the county release form, the MDOC discharge record, or an immigration case document.
Search Dickinson County ICE Custody
ODLS offers two identity routes. The first uses a nine-digit Alien Registration Number, commonly called an A-number, plus country of birth. The second uses the person's exact first and last name, country of birth, and date of birth. Exact spelling matters in the name search. The locator does not search for minors, so a failed search for a person under eighteen is an expected limit rather than evidence of release.
- Open the official ICE Online Detainee Locator System.
- Choose the A-number route when the complete nine-digit number is known.
- Enter the country of birth with the A-number and check each digit before submitting.
- If no A-number is known, use the exact first and last name, country of birth, and date of birth.
- Read the result for current custody or a recent ICE release, then note any facility or contact direction shown.
- If the result is missing or unclear, use the official Enforcement and Removal Operations field-office route.
- Return to the prior criminal custodian for its separate release or transfer record.
A name-only guess is weak. Spelling, order, birth data, or a missing identifier can block a match. Try the official identity details available in the person's records rather than broad variations that could confuse namesakes. When ODLS identifies a facility, that facility or the responsible ICE office is the source for current immigration custody. Dickinson County jail staff can confirm only the county departure and any receiving agency recorded in the local release record.
Note: ODLS excludes minors and depends on exact identity data, so a no-result screen may reflect a search limit rather than release.
Dickinson County ICE Search Fields
The search routes should not be mixed into a loose name query. Each requires a defined set of fields. The A-number route is usually more precise because the identifier points to an immigration file. The biographical route demands exact information and carries a greater risk of spelling mismatch. ODLS is not a criminal release record and does not provide the Dickinson County booking, bond, charge, or court disposition.
| ODLS route or field | How it is used | Important limit |
|---|---|---|
| Nine-digit A-number | Pairs the immigration identifier with country of birth | Every digit must be correct |
| Exact first and last name | Starts the biographical search when no A-number is available | Spelling must match the ICE record |
| Country of birth | Required in both search routes | It is not the same as current residence or citizenship |
| Date of birth | Narrows the exact-name route | The locator does not search minors |
| Current ICE custody result | Reports that ICE is the current custodian in ODLS | It does not explain the prior criminal case |
| Recent ICE release result | Corroborates departure from ICE within the public window | It is not permanent historical proof |
The public result should be copied with its agency context and access date. Do not recast an ICE status as a county-jail release reason. If a Dickinson County record says transfer to ICE, pair that county departure record with ODLS. When ODLS later reports release, the two records describe separate events in sequence.
Dickinson County ICE Detainer Transfers
A detainer alerts the releasing criminal authority that another agency may seek custody. It can turn what looks like a release date into a receiving-custody event. MDOC policy requires checks for warrants and detainers before state discharge. For an ICE detainer, that policy permits an added hold of up to 48 hours after discharge at ICE request, excluding weekends and federal holidays. This is a state corrections rule, not a published Dickinson County jail schedule.
The Dickinson County jail record should identify whether the person left for the community or another agency when that information exists. The court record can explain bond, dismissal, sentence completion, or another legal event, but the jail establishes the operational departure. If the receiving agency is ICE, ODLS then becomes the relevant locator. The Dickinson County Correctional Center record route covers the local part of that chain.
| Custody event | Record that confirms it | What to check next |
|---|---|---|
| County jail departure | Jail release form, log, phone confirmation, or court order | Release destination or receiving agency |
| MDOC discharge | OTIS status and formal discharge record | Warrant, detainer, or receiving authority |
| Transfer to ICE | Prior custodian's transfer record and ODLS match | Current ICE facility or responsible field office |
| ICE release | Recent ODLS result and ICE record | Ongoing immigration case or required reporting |
A transfer does not cancel the prior release. It changes the destination. State the two facts plainly: the criminal custodian ended its custody, and ICE then held or received the person. That phrasing prevents a county release from being mistaken for unrestricted freedom.
Dickinson County System-Relative Release
“Released” belongs to the system that reports it. MI-VINE can confirm exit from a participating custodian. OTIS parole shows that a person left Michigan prison while state supervision continues. The Federal Bureau of Prisons may say “Not in BOP custody” even when another agency holds the person. ICE keeps recent released results for only 60 days. None of those terms speaks for every other system.
This distinction is especially important after a Dickinson County departure. A person missing from a current county roster may have returned to the community, entered MDOC, moved to another county, entered federal custody, or transferred to ICE. The next possible custodian must be checked instead of translating roster disappearance into release.
- Criminal release
- The county, state, or federal criminal custodian ended its own custody under the applicable record.
- Civil immigration custody
- ICE holds the person under immigration authority, which is separate from the criminal sentence.
- Detainer
- A request or legal basis for another authority to receive or hold the person after the first custody ends.
- Receiving custody
- The next agency assumes control after transfer from the prior custodian.
- ICE release
- ICE reports that its own detention ended; immigration proceedings or other duties can still continue.
The Dickinson County released inmate search gives the purpose-neutral sequence for county, court, state, VINE, federal, and immigration checks when the last custodian is uncertain.
Dickinson County ICE Release Window
ODLS includes people currently in ICE custody and those released from ICE custody during the prior 60 days. A recent released result can corroborate the end of ICE detention. Once that public period passes, no result is expected and cannot prove that the earlier detention never happened. The locator is a live and recent-status tool, not a permanent archive.
Timing should be tied to the correct event. The Dickinson County jail date shows when county custody ended. An MDOC discharge date shows when the state sentence ended. The ODLS release result concerns ICE detention. These dates can occur days or months apart and should never be collapsed into one general “release date.”
When no current or recent result appears, recheck the identifier and birth information. Confirm that the person is not a minor. Then follow ICE detention and field-office resources to locate the responsible Enforcement and Removal Operations office. A field office, facility, immigration representative, or formal record may answer a historical question that ODLS no longer displays.
Dickinson County ICE Records Route
Because no local ICE facility or county contract was identified, a Dickinson County address must not be invented. Use the official locator first. If it names a detention facility, follow that facility's official contact route. If the search fails, the ICE guidance directs users to the relevant Enforcement and Removal Operations field office. The responsible office depends on the actual custody record, not the searcher's home county.
U.S. Immigration and Customs EnforcementOnline Detainee Locator System
Detention and ERO field-office resources
No Dickinson County ICE facility address was identified.
For the criminal side of the chain, request the record from the agency that released or transferred the person. Dickinson County's official request form can seek existing jail records such as the release date and time, release type, releasing authority, destination, receiving agency, or inmate release form. Michigan FOIA does not require the county to create a new explanation. A narrow person and date range helps the county find the existing record.
ICE records and immigration case documents follow federal channels, not Dickinson County FOIA. Start with the facility or ERO office identified through the official ICE resources. If the person had a federal criminal matter, check the federal docket and distinguish U.S. Marshals pretrial custody from BOP sentenced custody. Each office can confirm only the part of the custody history it owns.
Note: Use the address or office returned by the official ICE route; no evidence supports listing a local Dickinson County ICE desk.
Confirm Dickinson County ICE Release
A strong conclusion combines consecutive records. First identify when Dickinson County or MDOC ended custody and whether the destination was ICE. Next match the person in ODLS through the A-number or exact biographical route. Finally, confirm any ICE release through the responsible facility, field office, or formal immigration record. This sequence preserves the difference between criminal release, transfer, civil detention, and later release from ICE.
The county jail line can answer immediate local status questions, but it cannot certify what happened after ICE received a person. ODLS can show current or recent ICE status, but it cannot reconstruct an older county release. A court order may explain the criminal case without showing the actual moment of jail departure. No single source owns the entire chain.
Use cautious wording when evidence is partial. “Dickinson County recorded transfer to ICE” is stronger and clearer than “released.” “ODLS reports recent release from ICE” describes the later federal event without claiming that every case duty ended. When no official source confirms the final step, report what each agency record does show and leave the unsupported conclusion unstated.
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