ICE Custody Near Socorro County
No ICE detention center was verified inside Socorro County, and the research found no confirmed county contract to hold ICE detainees. The Socorro County Sheriff's Office is not the federal locator. Immigration and Customs Enforcement can still become relevant when a county record identifies a federal civil immigration handoff or when another official record points to ICE or Enforcement and Removal Operations custody.
The end of county custody and the start of ICE custody can occur in the same transfer. A name may disappear from the Socorro County roster because the jail released the person to another custodian. In that event, “released by the jail” does not mean “released to the community.” Ask the Detention Center for the actual departure time, release or transfer type, receiving agency, and destination. Then use the receiving system.
| Question | Correct source | Key limit |
|---|---|---|
| Did the Socorro booking end? | County booking and release sheet | It records the local event only |
| Did ICE receive the person? | County receiving-agency field and ICE confirmation | A detainer alone does not show the completed handoff |
| Where is the person now? | ICE Online Detainee Locator or DRIL | The locator is current-custody focused |
| Was the person released earlier? | Agency and case records | ODLS is not a dependable release archive |
Search ICE Detainee Custody
The official ICE Online Detainee Locator System, commonly called ODLS, offers two identity routes. The preferred search uses the person’s nine-digit A-number and country of birth. An A-number is the federal immigration file number. When the known number has fewer than nine digits, add leading zeros so the search receives nine digits.
The second route is biographical. It requires the exact first and last name plus country of birth. Date of birth is optional and can narrow the result. Exact spelling matters. A missing accent, spacing difference, changed name, or alias may prevent a match. Try only identity variations grounded in a real record rather than guessing broadly.
- Confirm that ICE or another immigration authority is the likely custodian through the county transfer record or a case document.
- Use the nine-digit A-number and country of birth when the A-number is known.
- If no number is available, enter the exact first and last name and country of birth, then add date of birth if known.
- Read the returned detention location and contact details exactly. Match the identity before relying on the result.
- If the search fails, review spelling, number length, age, timing, and the system’s custody scope.
- Call the Detention Reporting and Information Line when the current location or handoff remains unresolved.
Note: ODLS searching is publicly accessible without a Socorro County copy fee, though a user’s ordinary network charges may apply.
ICE Locator Search Fields
The locator’s fields are not interchangeable. An A-number is stronger than a name because it points to the immigration file, but the country of birth must still match. A biographical search depends on exact text. The result, when available, supplies current detention location or contact information. It does not provide the broad release-record fields found on a jail release sheet.
| Field | Use | Common limit |
|---|---|---|
| A-number | Preferred file identifier, entered as nine digits | Short numbers need leading zeros; a wrong digit defeats the match |
| Country of birth | Required with either search route | Must match the agency record |
| Exact first and last name | Required for the biographical route | Aliases, spelling, accents, and spacing can change results |
| Date of birth | Optional biographical refinement | ODLS excludes minors from public search |
| Detention location | Current facility contact when a result is available | Transfer and update timing can make a result temporary |
ODLS focuses on people currently detained by ICE and certain people in qualifying Customs and Border Protection custody beyond 48 hours. Minors are excluded from the public search. These limits explain why a person with an immigration case may not appear. They do not establish that the person has been released.
Note: ODLS omits minors and is custody focused, so its coverage cannot serve as a historical release list.
Missing ICE Results Are Inconclusive
A “no result” response is not a release certificate. It can reflect a misspelled name, the wrong country of birth, an A-number entered with the wrong length, a recent transfer, a person outside the locator’s covered custody stage, or the exclusion of minors. It may also mean the person is not currently in ICE custody. The system cannot choose among those explanations by itself.
Timing is especially important after a Socorro County handoff. The physical transfer, the end of the county booking, and the federal locator update are separate events. Preserve the county departure time and the receiving agency named by staff. If ICE was the receiver but ODLS has no match, call DRIL with the identity details and ask for current custody information.
Historical research requires other records. Use the county release and transfer sheet for what Socorro County did, counsel or case records for the immigration proceeding, and ICE confirmation for the federal custody stage. ODLS should not be presented as a database of everyone formerly held by ICE.
Socorro County ICE Detainers
A detainer is a request or notice from another authority concerning custody. Its presence can affect what happens when the county basis for confinement ends. Yet a detainer in a file does not, by itself, prove the receiving agency completed a transfer. The final booking and release record should identify whether Socorro County released the person to ICE or to someone else.
Ask the Detention Center four focused questions: Did the local booking end? At what date and time? What release or transfer type was recorded? Which agency received the person? These answers distinguish a community release from a custodial handoff. When the destination is unclear, ask for the release sheet rather than relying on a roster disappearance or secondhand account.
The official county detention page is the source for the local jail and its records path.
The capture confirms the county starting point. It is not an ICE facility image and does not prove that the county has an immigration detention contract.
Note: A detainer and a completed handoff are different events; request the final receiving-agency field.
Request Socorro ICE Transfer Records
A written county request should stay within the local custodian’s role. Identify the full name and aliases, date of birth if known, booking or case number, and approximate booking dates. Ask for the public booking and release sheet, actual departure date and time, release authority and type, holds or detainers, receiving agency, and transfer destination. Those fields can establish the bridge to ICE without asking the county to describe later federal custody it does not control.
Send the request through the Socorro County IPRA custodian. The county states that oral and written requests are accepted, but New Mexico’s formal public-record procedures and remedies attach to a written request. Ask for electronic copies and advance notice of costs. If part of the record is withheld, request segregable public portions and the legal basis for each redaction or denial.
The successful capture of the county records instructions shows the official request route.
The source governs the county record only. The federal custody inquiry must still go to ICE through ODLS, DRIL, or the appropriate case channel.
Socorro County may charge reasonable copying costs and can seek payment in advance, but it publishes no special flat fee for an ICE transfer record. Narrow identification and a focused date range help the custodian locate one booking without sweeping in unrelated material.
ICE Detainee Records Contact
The Detention Reporting and Information Line is the documented fallback when ODLS does not resolve current custody. DRIL can be reached at 1-888-351-4024 from Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern, excluding holidays. Time-zone differences matter when calling from New Mexico. Have the A-number, full name, country of birth, date of birth when known, and last known custodian ready.
ICE Online Detainee Locatorlocator.ice.gov
Search by A-number or exact biographical details
Current-custody tool, not a release archive ICE Detention Reporting and Information Line
Phone: 1-888-351-4024
Monday through Friday
8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern
Closed on federal holidays
For the local side of the handoff, call Socorro County Detention Center at 575-835-0945. Do not ask county staff to predict what ICE later decided. Ask for the county departure, receiver, and destination, then take those facts to the federal channel.
Note: DRIL hours are Eastern time, so callers from New Mexico should account for the time-zone difference.
Verify ICE Release from Socorro
A complete check keeps each agency’s event separate. First confirm the Socorro County booking and its end. Second identify the recorded receiving agency. Third search ODLS with the strongest identity fields. Fourth use DRIL or case records if the search fails or a transfer is too recent. This sequence avoids treating silence in one database as proof of release.
Record the exact name spelling, A-number, country of birth, search date, ODLS result, last known facility, and every agency contacted. If the person is found, use the returned detention contact to verify current location. If not found, document which limits were checked and which agency supplied the next information.
The Socorro County Detention Center release process covers the local transaction, while the Socorro County released-inmate search separates immigration custody from county, state, and BOP records. An ICE lookup answers a federal civil custody question, not the outcome of the original local charge.