Caribou ICE Locator System
The facility research found no official evidence of a dedicated ICE detention facility or ICE detention contract in Caribou County. This entry therefore describes the nationwide ICE detention network and its Online Detainee Locator System, often shortened to ODLS. It is not a local jail page, and there is no Caribou County ICE release gate, public lobby, or local ICE booking desk identified in the source record.
Immigration custody becomes relevant only when an individual record points to an ICE detainer or transfer. A detainer is an agency request or notice tied to possible custody after the current jail’s authority ends. If the Caribou County record says “released to ICE,” that means the person left county custody for ICE. It does not mean release to the community.
Search Caribou ICE Custody
The official ICE Online Detainee Locator supports two search paths. The strongest uses an A-number and country of birth. An A-number is the immigration file number assigned by the federal government. The other route uses exact first and last name, country of birth, and birth details. Exact entries matter because a spelling difference can prevent a match.
- Choose the A-number or biographical search mode.
- For an A-number search, enter the number as directed and pad it to nine digits when the form requires it.
- Enter the country of birth and preserve any required hyphenation.
- For a name search, use the exact first and last name with the requested birth details.
- Open a matching result and record the listed custody or facility information.
- Confirm any release or transfer conclusion with ICE or the originating county record.
Use identity details with care. Names can repeat, and transliteration can produce several spellings. If the person had a Caribou County booking, the county booking or release record may provide the destination agency or identifier needed to improve the federal search.
ICE Release Record Limits
ODLS is designed for people currently in ICE detention or recently within ICE custody. ICE materials state that it can include people released within the last 60 days. That is a limited recent-custody window, not a permanent release archive. Minors are excluded. Records may also be absent because of processing time, spelling, timing, or safety-related limits.
| ODLS outcome | Reasonable conclusion | Required caution |
|---|---|---|
| Current facility result | ICE identifies the person in its detention network | Verify current contact and visiting details with that facility |
| Recent release information | ICE records a departure from its custody | Check for reporting duties or other custody |
| No result | No public match appeared under that query | It does not prove community release |
| County says transferred to ICE | Caribou County custody ended through transfer | Follow ICE and ERO sources |
A miss becomes less informative after the recent-release window passes. It also cannot settle whether someone was transferred to another custodian, remains in processing, or has a record excluded from public results. Do not turn “not found” into “not detained” without another official source.
Caribou ICE Transfer Records
The Caribou County Jail release record is the starting point when local detention came first. Ask for the physical departure time, release authority, disposition, any hold, and destination or receiving agency. These fields distinguish bond or sentence completion from a transfer. The sheriff’s electronic public-record request is available when booking staff cannot provide enough information.
Use specific, neutral language. Ask for “the booking/release record, including physical release date and time, disposition, holds, and destination or receiving agency.” If the result identifies ICE, continue with ODLS and federal contacts. If it identifies another county or IDOC, use that system instead. A vanished name on a roster is not a substitute for this chain.
Caribou County has no public sheriff roster or recent-release feed in the researched navigation. The official detention page instead points readers toward VINE and court information. VINE can report a county release or transfer event, but it does not cover ICE custody itself. Once ICE receives the person, the ODLS and ERO routes take over.
Verify Caribou ICE Release
When ODLS does not resolve the question, contact the appropriate Enforcement and Removal Operations office or use the ICE detention management and contact route. The ICE Detention Reporting and Information Line is 888-351-4024. The researched hours are Monday through Friday, except holidays, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern. Have the person’s full name, A-number if known, country of birth, date of birth, and last known jail or facility ready.
Nationwide ICE detention assistance
888-351-4024
Monday-Friday, except holidays
8 a.m.-8 p.m. Eastern
Ask a narrow question: whether ICE has or recently had custody, which facility or ERO office is responsible, and what official route can confirm a release. The line is not the Caribou County Jail and cannot replace the county’s departure record. Likewise, county staff cannot give a final answer about later ICE custody once a transfer is complete.
After an ICE Release
Departure from ICE detention may come with reporting requirements. Alternatives to Detention can involve technology or scheduled contact used by ICE instead of continued detention. An ICE check-in is an administrative reporting event. It is separate from an immigration court hearing, which belongs to the immigration court process. Release from detention does not end the underlying immigration case.
Do not infer the person’s next legal step from an ODLS label alone. Confirm instructions from ICE or counsel and verify court dates through the proper court system. A person may be outside an ICE detention facility while still subject to federal requirements. Conversely, the lack of a public locator result does not show that those requirements have ended.
- A-number
- A federal immigration file number used to identify a person’s record.
- Detainer
- A notice or request connected to another agency taking custody.
- ERO
- ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations, the component responsible for detention and related case operations.
- Alternatives to Detention
- ICE monitoring or reporting requirements used outside a detention facility.
Separate Caribou Custody Systems
Each locator has a defined scope. Idaho VINE covers participating county jail and IDOC status feeds, not ICE. The IDOC Resident/Client Search covers Idaho correctional custody and supervision, not federal immigration detention. The BOP locator covers sentenced federal prisoners, not the ICE civil detention network. ODLS covers ICE detention and some recent departures, not county release records.
| Question | Correct source |
|---|---|
| Did the person leave Caribou County Jail? | County booking desk and release record |
| Was the departure a transfer? | County disposition and receiving-agency field |
| Is ICE detention implicated? | ODLS and ERO contact |
| Is the person in Idaho state custody? | IDOC Resident/Client Search |
| Was there a county custody alert? | Idaho VINE |
The Caribou County released inmate search ties these routes together. State and federal systems should not be searched as if they share one database. Start with the last known custodian, identify the recorded destination, and move to the next agency only when evidence supports it.
Confirm ICE Custody Departure
A sound confirmation states exactly what ended. “Released from Caribou County custody to ICE” describes a transfer, not freedom from custody. “Released from ICE detention” means ICE detention ended, but it does not prove that no other agency has custody or that immigration proceedings are over. “No ODLS result” means only that the public search returned no match.
Use the county release record, ODLS result, ERO confirmation, and any relevant court record together. Keep dates and agencies attached to each fact. Leaving ICE does not prove no other custody exists, just as leaving the county jail does not prove community release. Careful wording preserves the distinction that these records actually support.