ICE Transfer and Release
The ICE Online Detainee Locator System is relevant when a person may be in immigration custody after leaving a local, state, or federal facility. No official source reviewed for Grady County shows the county jail as an ICE detention facility. Do not imply a local ICE contract.
A sheriff release record may show handoff to ICE or another agency. Such a handoff ends Grady jail custody but is not release into the community. ODLS can help locate a person in ICE custody, subject to its identifiers and coverage.
Search ICE Detainee Records
Use the official ICE ODLS. The page requires JavaScript. Search with the person's A-number and country of birth when known, or use the name-based path and requested details.
- Choose the A-number or biographical search route.
- Enter each identifier exactly as required.
- Review the result for the matching person and location.
- Follow the official contact direction for the listed facility or ICE office.
- Check the Grady sheriff release record for any documented handoff.
The Grady County release search covers local and state alternatives. No ODLS result does not prove there was never an immigration detainer.
ICE Release Record Channels
ODLS is a locator, not the Grady release ledger. For a local handoff, request the sheriff's release sheet, hold information, and transfer destination. Then use ICE for current immigration custody.
ICE Online Detainee Locator
Portal: locator.ice.gov/odls/
Primary identifiers: A-number and country of birth, or biographical fields
Local release record: Grady sheriff, 229-377-5200
Important limit: No verified Grady County ICE detention contract found
Immigration case information and detention location are different records. Follow the official immigration court or counsel route for case questions.
ICE Locator Record Scope
ODLS helps locate eligible people in ICE detention. It does not cover every historic detainer, local hold, federal prison record, or immigration case event. Its search depends on correct identifiers and system coverage.
| Question | Source |
|---|---|
| Did Grady jail transfer the person? | Sheriff release and hold record |
| Is the person now in ICE custody? | ICE ODLS and listed facility contact |
| Was the person in federal prison? | BOP Inmate Locator |
| Was state custody involved? | GDC offender query |
| What happened in the criminal case? | Relevant court docket |
Use the source tied to the event. A local roster disappearance alone does not identify ICE as the destination.
Grady ICE Detainer Questions
A detainer is a request or notice that can affect what happens when another agency's custody ends. It does not by itself prove the person entered ICE detention. Ask the Grady sheriff whether the release record identifies a hold, receiving agency, and transfer date.
If ODLS later finds the person, confirm the current facility through the official contact. If it does not, consider identifier errors and coverage limits. Immigration custody can change quickly, so dated direct confirmation matters.
ICE Search Identifiers
An A-number is an immigration identifier and should be entered in the format requested by ODLS. Country of birth is paired with that route. The biographical search uses name and other required details. Exact spelling matters.
- A-number
- An identifying number used in immigration records.
- Detainer
- An agency request that may affect release or transfer.
- Transfer
- A move between authorities rather than entry into the community.
- ODLS
- ICE's Online Detainee Locator System.
Do not publish sensitive identifiers. Use them only in the official search or authorized agency communication.
No ICE Locator Result
A blank search can mean the person is not in covered ICE custody, the data has not updated, or an identifier is wrong. It cannot establish that no detainer ever existed. Return to the releasing agency's record for the documented destination.
If the person was released by BOP, its “Released” or “Not in BOP Custody” status still allows the possibility of another authority. If the person left GDC or Grady jail, obtain that agency's release or transfer fields. Those records narrow the next search.
Verify Grady ICE Transfers
Build a dated chain: local booking, hold information, release from Grady custody, receiving agency, ODLS result, and later custody change. The sheriff creates the local part. ICE creates the immigration custody part. Courts create their own case records.
No Grady-specific U.S. Marshals or ICE release list was found. Use official case-specific channels rather than assuming an agency relationship. Careful source separation is especially important when a person moves between county, federal, and immigration systems.
If the sheriff confirms a handoff, preserve the exact agency name rather than shortening every federal destination to ICE. U.S. Marshals, BOP, and ICE perform different roles. A criminal transport may never become immigration detention. A detainer may affect release without an immediate ODLS match. Ask for the destination and date, then search the named system with the proper identifier. For later ICE release, follow the official facility contact given by ODLS. The Grady record proves local departure; the federal record explains what followed.
ODLS should be checked again after a documented transfer if the first search is blank. Agency intake and public data may not update at the same moment, especially during transport.