ICE Releases Serving Goodhue
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement uses civil immigration detention in agency and contracted facilities. Research found no dedicated ICE detention center in Goodhue County. A person who leaves the Goodhue County Adult Detention Center because of an ICE detainer or agency pickup may be moved outside the county. That departure ends the local jail's physical custody, but it does not mean the person entered the community.
A detainer is an agency request connected with possible immigration custody. The existence and effect of any detainer must be confirmed from the records that apply to the person. The Goodhue County roster is only a current county-jail snapshot. Once the person is no longer listed, the county release or transfer entry and ICE's own system answer different parts of the timeline. A local transfer date can show when the county handed custody over. ICE sources address the later immigration location or recent ICE release.
Release from ICE custody also has more than one possible meaning. The person may enter the community under immigration reporting requirements, depart the United States, or move under another agency's authority. ODLS does not provide a full public explanation of every outcome. Its role is location and limited recent-release information, not a final account of the immigration case.
ICE Detainee Locator Scope
The official Online Detainee Locator System, often called ODLS, includes people who are currently in ICE custody and people released from ICE custody within the last 60 days. That limited recent-release scope is much narrower than a historical custody archive. Once the public window passes, a former detainee may no longer appear even though an ICE custody and release history exists.
ICE also excludes minors from public locator results. ODLS may omit other records for safety, security, processing, or agency-discretion reasons. A missing result is therefore inconclusive. It does not prove release, removal, transfer, or absence of ICE contact. The system can also lag while a person is processed or moved between facilities.
| ODLS situation | What the public tool may show | Proper next step |
|---|---|---|
| Current adult ICE custody | Detention location or contact direction when a record is available | Follow the displayed facility or ERO instructions |
| Released within 60 days | A recent release result, subject to system limits | Preserve the result and confirm any open questions with ERO |
| Release more than 60 days ago | No promised historical result | Use ICE records and immigration case sources |
| Minor | No public ODLS result | Use only lawful, authorized family or counsel channels |
| No match | No conclusive custody finding | Check spelling and identifiers, then contact ERO |
The 60-day rule should be stated with each recent-release finding. It distinguishes ODLS from the BOP locator, which offers federal prison records from 1982 forward. ICE and BOP are different custodians, and neither database substitutes for the other.
Search Goodhue ICE Records
ODLS offers two search routes. The identifier route uses an A-number and country of birth. An A-number is the immigration registration number assigned to a record. Enter nine digits. If the number has fewer digits, add leading zeros as the interface directs. The biographical route uses full name, date of birth, and country of birth.
An identifier search is usually stronger because spelling and name order vary. The country-of-birth field still must be correct. For a biographical search, use the person's full legal name and exact date of birth. Try supported name variations only when there is a sound reason, such as a compound surname or a documented alternate spelling. Do not infer identity from a near match.
- Choose the A-number route when the number is known. Enter the number in nine-digit form and select the correct country of birth.
- Use the biographical route when no A-number is available. Enter full name, date of birth, and country of birth as accurately as possible.
- Read the result as a current or recent ICE location record. Record the date searched because the public release window is limited.
- If the result identifies a detention location, use the displayed contact information to verify current instructions before travel or other action.
- If no record appears, check for a data-entry issue, then contact the appropriate ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations office.
A second search should correct a known issue, not cycle through guesses. If both lawful routes fail, the ICE field office directory is the intended escalation path. Share only the identifiers needed for the custody question.
Note: ODLS is a current and recent locator, so save the search date and exact result wording when documenting an ICE release.
ICE Release Contact Route
Enforcement and Removal Operations, known as ERO, manages immigration detention and related field operations. When ODLS does not resolve a custody or recent-release question, use ICE's official field-office directory to identify the office responsible for the person or detention site. Goodhue County does not have a dedicated ICE detention facility to call, so the responsible office can depend on where ICE processed or moved the person.
Prepare the full name, A-number when known, date of birth, country of birth, and the last confirmed custody location. If the Goodhue County ADC transferred the person, the transfer date and receiving-agency information can help ERO locate the right record. Ask a narrow question about present location or the correct office for release confirmation. Avoid asking county jail staff to interpret the immigration case after ICE has taken custody.
ICE Custody and Release Contacts
Online Detainee Locator System
Current adult detainees and qualifying releases within the prior 60 days
Search by A-number or biographical information
ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations
Use the official field-office directory
Contact the office responsible for the detention site or case
Historical agency records
ICE Freedom of Information Act process
Request reasonably described existing records
For older records outside ODLS, the ICE FOIA process may provide releasable agency records. A request should identify the person and approximate dates, describe the custody or release record sought, and comply with identity or authorization rules. FOIA is not a real-time locator and does not force ICE to create a new narrative of the case.
Goodhue ICE Transfer Evidence
The most useful local record is the ADC entry that states the actual release or transfer date, legal basis, and receiving agency when those fields are maintained and public. Minnesota law treats public facts about custody transfers and releases as distinct events. That distinction is vital when a person disappears from the current Goodhue roster. The absence alone proves neither community release nor ICE pickup.
The county's Adult Detention Center information establishes the local facility and its mixed custody role. For an exact historical event, ADC or Sheriff Records can direct a request for existing booking and release data. A focused request should identify the person, approximate booking period, release or transfer date, release authority, public hold information, receiving agency, and linked court file when maintained.
| Record source | Question it answers | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Goodhue current roster | Was the person listed in ADC custody at the report time? | No historical release or transfer archive |
| ADC release or transfer record | When and under what authority did local custody end? | Does not describe all later ICE action |
| ICE ODLS | Is a public current or recent ICE location record available? | Limited scope and release window |
| ERO contact | Which ICE office can resolve a location question? | Access and disclosure rules still apply |
Align the dates in sequence. County custody ends first, an agency transfer may follow, and an ICE release can happen later. Combining those events into one “release date” erases the very fact the records are meant to establish.
ICE Release Search Limits
Minors do not appear in the public ICE locator. That is a firm scope limit, not a search problem to work around. Authorized family, counsel, or another legally entitled person should use the responsible official channel. Adult public search techniques must not be repurposed to expose a juvenile immigration record.
Adult records can also be withheld or omitted for safety, security, processing, or agency reasons. A person in very recent processing may not be easy to locate. Transfers can cause location information to change. Name differences, an incorrect country of birth, or a missing leading zero in the A-number may also block a match. These possibilities make a no-result screen a starting point for careful follow-up, not an answer.
- A-number
- A federal immigration registration number used to match a person's agency record.
- Detainer
- An agency request connected with possible immigration custody; its effect must be confirmed in the actual record.
- ERO
- ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations, the field component responsible for detention and removal operations.
- Community release
- Physical departure from detention into the community, which may still include reporting or other immigration requirements.
These terms keep the agencies and events separate. The Goodhue jail can confirm its transaction. ICE can address immigration custody. A court or immigration case file may provide legal context, but it should not be treated as a substitute for the actual custody record.
Confirm a Goodhue ICE Release
A reliable recent ICE release finding starts with a matching ODLS result searched within the system's stated window. Preserve the exact release wording and the search date. Then determine whether the question concerns physical ICE custody, an immigration case outcome, or later reporting duties. ODLS does not promise a full public account of those later matters.
If the person first left the Goodhue County ADC, request the local transfer or release event when the sequence is unclear. If the county named ICE as the receiving agency, use ODLS and ERO next. If the local record names another authority, follow that authority instead. The Goodhue County release records overview explains how the current roster, county records, and court case fit around such a handoff.
For an older ICE release, ODLS may be silent because more than 60 days have passed. A focused ICE records request becomes the historical route, subject to federal access and privacy rules. For a current no-result search, contact ERO after correcting known search errors. This order respects the public tool's limits and avoids calling a transfer a community release.
Note: No dedicated Goodhue County ICE facility was found, so confirm the responsible detention site or ERO office before relying on local assumptions.