ICE Transfers from Kendall County
A person can leave the Kendall County Detention Center and remain confined. An ICE detainer or other federal process may lead KCSO to transfer custody to immigration authorities. The county booking ends, so the person may appear on the sheriff's Released roster. That entry establishes departure from the identified booking. It does not establish that the person entered the community.
No ICE detention facility or Kendall County detention contract was confirmed in the official sources reviewed for this project. ICE is included as a serving custody system because a Kendall detainee can still be transferred into federal civil immigration custody elsewhere. The physical detention location may be outside the county and can change after intake. The KCSO release sheet should identify the disposition and receiving agency when that information is releasable.
Confirm a Kendall ICE Transfer
The best verification chain begins with the county booking and ends with a matching record in the receiving system. A roster disappearance is not enough. Neither is a bare ODLS name match. Preserve the KCSO SO number, booking number, release date, and any receiving-agency notation, then compare those facts with the immigration identity record.
- Check the KCSO 48-hour Released roster while the booking remains visible.
- Ask KCSO whether the booking ended through community release, transfer, or another disposition.
- Request the exact release time and receiving agency when the public profile does not show them.
- Search the ICE Online Detainee Locator System using the strongest available identity method.
- Match the name, country of birth, birth date, and A-number rather than relying on one shared name.
- Use ICE detention-information support if a reported transfer does not produce a reliable result.
The county and federal records answer separate questions. KCSO documents the end of county custody. ICE documents covered current immigration custody. A date gap can reflect transport or processing time, so note when each source was checked.
Search ODLS by A-Number
The preferred ODLS route uses the person's Alien Registration Number, commonly called an A-number, together with country of birth. Enter the exact nine-digit number. If the known A-number has only eight digits, add a leading zero. Do not guess missing digits or substitute a jail booking number. KCSO booking numbers, TDCJ numbers, BOP register numbers, and A-numbers belong to different systems.
| Identity field | How to use it |
|---|---|
| A-number | Enter nine digits; pad a known eight-digit number with a leading zero |
| Country of birth | Select the country tied to the official identity record |
| KCSO booking number | Use with the sheriff, not in the ODLS A-number field |
| Access time | Record when the search was run because custody data can change |
An A-number search is usually stronger than a name-only search because it uses a system identifier. It still requires careful confirmation. A mistyped digit or wrong country selection can produce no result, while an identifier linked to a different person can create a false match.
Use the ODLS Biographical Search
When the A-number is unknown, ODLS provides a biographical route. Enter the exact first name, exact last name, and country of birth. Date of birth is optional in the researched interface but can help separate similar names. Use the spelling found on an official immigration or court document when possible. Nicknames, reversed name order, compound surnames, and transcription differences can prevent a match.
Run only focused variations supported by known records. Compare the result with the reported transfer date and all available identity facts. A person with the same name is not enough. If KCSO reported a receiving agency, retain that statement when asking ICE to locate the case. Do not add unsupported claims about status, destination, or outcome.
- A-number
- The immigration system identifier used for the strongest ODLS search route.
- Detainer
- A request or legal basis for another authority to assume custody.
- Transfer
- A move between custodians without release into the community.
- Removal
- A distinct immigration outcome that cannot be inferred from locator absence.
ICE Locator Scope and Limits
ODLS is a current locator, not a historical list of people released from immigration detention. The researched ICE guidance covers ICE detainees and people in Customs and Border Protection custody for more than 48 hours. It excludes records for people under 18. Statutory and privacy restrictions also affect what appears. Those limits mean a search can fail even when a reported custody event is real.
Recent transfers may not be visible at once. Identity data can be incomplete, delayed, or entered differently from the county record. A person can also move between facilities after the first match. Save the displayed location and access time, then confirm current instructions with the responsible office before travel or a legal filing.
| ODLS result | Safe conclusion |
|---|---|
| Matching current record | ICE reports a covered current custody record for the matched identity |
| No result after recent pickup | Status remains unresolved; processing lag or scope may apply |
| Later disappearance | No current public match; not proof of release, removal, or another destination |
| Under age 18 | ODLS does not provide the record through its public search |
ICE Detention Information Fallback
When ODLS does not resolve a reported transfer, use the official ICE detainee locator and detention-information contact page. The Detention Reporting and Information Line is 888-351-4024. Researched service hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern, excluding federal holidays. Confirm the current hours on the ICE page because federal schedules and routing can change.
Have the exact name, A-number if known, date of birth, country of birth, KCSO booking number, reported transfer date, and receiving-agency language ready. Explain that KCSO reported a transfer and that ODLS did not resolve the current location. A narrow identity and custody question is easier to route than a broad request for every record.
ICE Detention Reporting and Information Line888-351-4024
Monday-Friday
8 a.m.-8 p.m. Eastern
Federal holidays excluded
Official detention-information page
No local ICE street address should be inferred for Kendall County. Use the location returned by ICE and verify instructions before visiting, sending documents, or arranging communication.
Records After an ICE Transfer
Ask KCSO for the booking and release sheet when the county side is unclear. Specify the SO number, booking number, approximate dates, exact release time, disposition, and receiving agency. The sheriff record can corroborate delivery to a federal authority. It cannot certify a later ICE release or immigration case outcome.
For the federal side, follow the record path identified by ICE and the immigration proceeding. A locator result is a status signal, not a complete case file. The immigration court or case representative may hold documents that explain proceedings or custody decisions. ICE agency records may also be sought through its official Freedom of Information Act process, subject to privacy, identity verification, exemptions, and lawful withholding. Ask for the narrow event or record needed rather than assuming every file is public.
If the person later leaves ICE custody, obtain affirmative evidence of that event. A dated release document, agency confirmation, or case record is stronger than a vanished ODLS result. The full Kendall County released inmate search explains how to preserve the county record and follow other receiving systems.
ICE Versus Other Federal Custody
ICE civil immigration detention is not the same as a federal criminal sentence in Bureau of Prisons custody. The BOP locator can return current and many former federal prisoners. ODLS addresses covered current immigration detention. The U.S. Marshals Service manages federal pretrial and sentenced prisoners and may use state or local beds, but it has no public historical released-person locator comparable to BOP.
Use the receiving-agency field to choose the system. “To ICE” calls for ODLS and ERO assistance. “To USMS” calls for the federal criminal case and Marshals Service path. A later BOP commitment calls for the BOP locator. Searching all three without first identifying the reported custodian can create conflicting or irrelevant results.
About the Kendall ICE Channel
The ICE entry in Kendall County's facility map represents a serving federal system, not a jail located in the county. No verified source identified a Kendall ICE detention center or county detention contract. The page therefore provides no invented local address, visiting hours, release desk, or transportation details.
The decisive local fact is the possibility of an interagency handoff. KCDC can record that its booking ended, while ICE determines whether covered federal civil custody followed. The most reliable conclusion joins the KCSO disposition, a correctly matched ODLS or ICE response, and any later official release or case record.
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