ICE Menominee Release Path
No ICE detention center or current county ICE detention contract was identified from the official Menominee County materials reviewed. ICE remains relevant because an immigration detainer can produce a custody handoff. A detainer is a request or legal mechanism associated with another agency’s custody. When Menominee County authority ends and ICE receives the person, the jail episode ends by transfer, not by community release.
The sending record and receiving record answer different questions. The Menominee County Jail movement source can give the date and time county authority ended, the event code, and the receiving agency if recorded. ICE’s Online Detainee Locator System, or ODLS, can show current detention information for a person within its coverage. Immigration case documents and an Enforcement and Removal Operations field office may be needed to explain what followed.
| Event | Meaning | Verification source |
|---|---|---|
| County release to ICE | County authority ended and civil federal custody began. | Jail movement record plus ODLS |
| Current ICE detention | ODLS locates the person in the detention system. | ODLS and ERO |
| Released from ICE | ICE detention ended, but the next outcome still needs context. | ICE record and case documents |
| No ODLS result | Coverage, timing, age, spelling, or identifier limits may apply. | Retry identifiers and contact ERO |
Search ICE Menominee Releases
The official ICE Online Detainee Locator System supports two identity routes. One uses the A-number and country of birth. The other uses biographical information: first and last name, country of birth, and date of birth. An A-number should contain nine digits, using leading zeros when needed. Accurate country-of-birth information matters in both routes.
- Obtain the spelling, birth information, and A-number from a reliable record when possible.
- Search by A-number and country of birth first when that identifier is verified.
- If no number is known, use the full biographical search and try supported spelling variants.
- Read the resulting detention information without adding a conclusion that ICE does not display.
- For a recent county transfer, compare the county movement time with the ICE result and allow for processing lag.
- If no result resolves the case, use the official ERO field-office contact route with the known identifiers.
For a mixed local, state, or federal trail, the Menominee County release-record search explains how to identify the last custodian first.
ICE Locator Search Limits
ODLS does not resolve every inquiry. ICE states that it can include current detainees and people released from ICE custody within the preceding 60 days, subject to processing lag and exclusions. It does not display children under 18. Recent transfers, spelling differences, incomplete identity data, and system scope can all produce a negative result.
“Released from ICE” also needs careful wording. It can reflect community release, removal from the United States, or movement outside the displayed detention system. The label does not by itself identify the destination. Use ICE or immigration case documents to establish the event rather than treating the word “released” as a single outcome.
- A-number
- An immigration identifier used with country of birth in the ODLS number search.
- ODLS
- ICE’s public Online Detainee Locator System for covered detention information.
- ERO
- Enforcement and Removal Operations, the ICE component with field-office contacts for detention inquiries.
- Detainer
- A custody-related request that may cause a person to move to another authority when the first hold ends.
Menominee ICE Transfer Record
When Menominee County Jail is the sending facility, call 906-863-4441 and ask whether the person left county custody for the community or was transferred. For a formal record, submit a county FOIA request for the booking or release entry, release date and time, release authority, and destination or receiving agency if recorded. A focused request seeks existing fields rather than asking the county to create a report.
The court case can supply related legal context, but MiCOURT is not an immigration locator. The 95A District Court handles adult arraignment, bond, misdemeanor matters, and felony preliminary stages. The 41st Circuit Court handles felony and general criminal matters. A local order may explain why the county hold ended, while the jail movement record identifies the actual handoff. Neither replaces an ICE record.
A VINE transfer alert can be an early clue because Menominee County links the service for release, transfer, and escape changes. Yet VINE cannot be used to assume the destination or final immigration outcome. Record its exact message and timestamp, then confirm with the county and the receiving system.
ICE Detention Contact Route
ICE publishes an ERO field-office directory for official contact. Use it when ODLS cannot resolve a supported inquiry after the identifiers and spelling have been checked. The applicable office should be taken from the current ICE directory or known detention record, not guessed from the person’s county of arrest.
Prepare the full legal name, aliases or spelling variants, date and country of birth, A-number when available, the date of the possible transfer, and the sending agency. State the narrow question: whether ICE received the person, current covered detention information, or the office that can address the record. Do not send unrelated private data.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention systemNo ICE detention facility identified in Menominee County
Public search: Online Detainee Locator System
Fallback: current ERO field-office directory
Field-office contact is a fallback, not a guarantee that every detail is public. Immigration files can contain restricted or sensitive material. Authorized counsel and the person concerned may have routes that differ from general public access.
ICE Release Record Meanings
A county release record documents Menominee County’s episode. It may say that the person left under a transfer event and may name ICE as receiving agency. An ICE detention record concerns the next episode. Joining them produces a timeline, but the terms must stay attached to the agency that used them.
Federal civil immigration detention is separate from BOP sentenced imprisonment and USMS federal pretrial custody. BOP’s locator should not be used as an ICE search. Likewise, an ICE no-result page does not establish BOP, state, or county status. Use each locator only for its own system.
Immigration detention information also should not be framed as a criminal finding. A transfer can occur after a local matter ends, yet it does not prove a conviction in that matter or guilt in immigration proceedings. Court and agency records must be described on their own terms.
Negative ICE Release Results
A failed name search can come from transliteration, a hyphen, multiple surnames, a nickname, a changed name, or a birth-date error. The A-number route is often stronger when the identifier is verified. Padding a shorter A-number with leading zeros is part of the locator’s stated format, but do not invent missing digits or use a number from an unverified source.
Age is another limit. ODLS does not display children under 18. Juvenile information must be handled through authorized agency, court, or counsel routes. An adult public search method should never be applied to a juvenile placement.
Timing matters as well. A recent handoff may not be visible at once. Keep the sending agency’s movement time, retry the exact identifiers, and use ERO if appropriate. A data delay is a reason to verify, not a basis to promise a fixed update schedule.
Note: Preserve the exact ODLS result and access time because later movement can change what the locator displays.
Confirm ICE Community Release
Community release from ICE is not established merely because ODLS no longer shows detention. Seek the actual ICE or immigration case record that identifies the outcome. The next event may include release under conditions, removal, or another movement. Only the responsible record can distinguish them.
For a Menominee County starting point, first prove the county handoff. Then check ODLS and ERO. If a federal court case is also involved, PACER may hold the judicial record, while immigration proceedings use their own channels. Do not merge the court systems.
Keep a simple source log while checking. Note the county movement date, ODLS query, exact result, access time, identifiers used, and any ERO direction. This record prevents a later search from being confused with the earlier transfer and helps the responsible office locate the same custody episode.
The final statement should be narrow and sourced: Menominee County custody ended on the recorded date by transfer; ICE did or did not confirm a covered detention record; and the later outcome is described only if an official record supports it. That sequence avoids the most serious error in this channel, calling a transfer a community release.