Federal Immigration Custody Scope
ICE and the U.S. Marshals Service belong on a Marion County release path only when an independent federal basis exists. Research found no evidence of a local ICE detention contract and no basis to suggest that every regional-jail departure involves immigration review. NCRJCF remains the adult regional jail serving Marion, while WVDCR owns its jail and movement records.
ICE manages immigration detention and publishes its Online Detainee Locator System. USMS houses and transports federal pretrial and sentenced prisoners, often through contracted facilities, but does not publish a historical release roster comparable to the BOP locator. BOP covers federal prison sentences. These federal roles cannot be merged into one generic inmate search.
After ICE or USMS Transfer
A person leaving NCRJCF under a federal detainer may next appear in ICE custody, move under Marshals authority, enter a contracted detention site, or appear before a federal court. The WVDCR movement record may identify the receiving agency. That destination matters more than disappearance from the public jail search. A missing state match cannot distinguish federal transfer from community release.
If ICE accepts custody, the person may appear in ICE ODLS while within the system's stated coverage. ICE's official resource says the locator includes people in ICE custody or released from ICE custody within the last 60 days. After that short window, absence does not prove that the person was never detained. The result must be saved with its access date and matched to the correct identity.
For USMS, follow the responsible federal court, district Marshals office, or receiving agency. Marshals transport can create a gap between public systems without producing a public USMS release result. Ask for a specific movement rather than requesting a roster that the agency does not offer.
Search ICE Release Records
The ICE Online Detainee Locator System offers two search routes. The number route uses the nine-digit A-number and country of birth. The biographical route uses the exact first and last name and country of birth, with date of birth available as another detail. Spelling and country information must match closely.
- Choose A-number search when the complete nine-digit number is known; otherwise use biographical search.
- Enter country of birth and the exact identifying data requested by ODLS.
- Compare the result to the WVDCR movement record and federal case details.
- Record the status, location or contact direction, search method, and access date.
- Call ICE's information line when the locator has a gap or a custody concern.
ODLS does not display records for people under 18. It also does not cover every person encountered by immigration authorities or anyone solely held by another agency. Never widen a no-result search into a claim that no immigration case exists.
Note: ICE's post-release locator window is short, so preserve a dated result and request agency records when a durable answer is needed.
Read ICE Custody Results
The two ICE search methods establish identity in different ways. An A-number is an immigration identifier, not a BOP register number or WVDCR OID. A biographical search depends on exact personal details. Use only the identifier that belongs to the system and compare it with the state transfer or federal court record.
| ICE search route | Required core | Key limit |
|---|---|---|
| A-number | Nine-digit A-number and country of birth | Incomplete or wrong number prevents a match |
| Biographical | Exact first and last name, country of birth | Date of birth may help but spelling still matters |
| Information line | Enough identity for ICE to route the question | Protected details may not be disclosed |
A reported ICE release means ICE custody ended. It does not establish the end of a criminal case, federal supervision, or another custodian's authority. Likewise, an ICE location does not tell the full story of the earlier Marion case. Use the Marion court order and WVDCR movement data to connect the episodes.
Verify USMS Custody Movement
The U.S. Marshals Service Prisoner Operations description confirms its federal prisoner detention and transport role. USMS may move people between courts, detention providers, BOP, and other lawful custodians. It is not a Marion jail operator and does not offer a public name-based archive of former prisoners.
Start with the federal docket for the case, warrant, detention order, or transfer event. Identify the responsible district and court. Then contact the district Marshals office or receiving agency about the specific movement. If a WVDCR record names USMS as the destination, describe that as a transfer from state to federal custody unless a later federal record documents release.
- Detainer
- A request or legal basis that can hold a person for another authority.
- Transfer
- Movement from one custodian to another without community release.
- Federal pretrial custody
- Detention tied to a federal proceeding before final sentence.
- Receiving agency
- The body that assumes custody after the prior facility closes its entry.
Confirm Marion Federal Transfer
Begin with the record owner. WVDCR can supply the actual NCRJCF movement entry, release authority or type, and destination if those fields are maintained and releasable. Marion courts can supply a state order. A federal court can supply the federal detention or judgment record. ICE or USMS supplies the next federal layer.
| Source | Question it answers |
|---|---|
| WVDCR movement record | When state custody ended and where the person went |
| Marion court order | What happened in the state case |
| ICE ODLS | Covered current or recent ICE custody |
| Federal docket | Federal authority, detention, sentence, and later orders |
| USMS or receiving agency | Specific federal movement not shown on a public roster |
The Marion County release record search covers the state-jail and court stages that precede a possible federal handoff. Keep the system names in the conclusion. Saying “released by NCRJCF to ICE” is clearer than saying only “released,” because the first phrase identifies continued custody.
ICE Custody Record Contact
ICE publishes the Detention Reporting and Information Line for a custody problem or locator gap. The official resource lists 1-888-351-4024, Monday through Friday except holidays, from 8:00 a.m. through 8:00 p.m. Eastern. Those hours belong to the federal line, not NCRJCF or a Marion office.
Phone: 1-888-351-4024
Monday-Friday, except holidays
8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. Eastern
Official ICE detention resource
For the state side of the movement, contact NCRJCF at 304-873-1384 or WVDCR central at 304-558-2036. Give the full name, date of birth, OID if known, custody dates, and the named receiving agency. Request the existing record instead of asking staff to infer where someone went from a public search result.
Note: No verified Marion County ICE facility or local detention contract was found, so no local ICE address should be assumed.
Request Federal Transfer Records
A focused WVDCR request should seek existing admission, movement, actual release date and time if maintained, release type or authority, and destination or receiving agency for the named custody episode. West Virginia FOIA allows redaction and exemptions, but the custodian should give the legal basis for withholding and release segregable nonexempt portions.
For ICE or USMS, identify the correct agency, federal case if known, date range, and precise record. Do not ask one federal body to certify another agency's custody. Preserve the state movement record, federal locator result, federal docket, and responses as separate documents. A conflict can reflect lag or movement rather than an error.
The final statement should say only what the records prove. A NCRJCF entry can show transfer to a federal agency. ODLS can show covered ICE custody or recent release. A federal docket can explain authority. None of them alone proves that every other hold, case, or supervision term ended.
Federal Custody Search Limits
VINE covers WVDCR prisons and all ten West Virginia regional jails, including NCRJCF. It does not cover BOP, ICE, or USMS custody. A VINE status can therefore end at the state-system boundary. Continue with the named federal custodian rather than treating silence as release.
ICE's locator excludes minors and has limited recent-release coverage. USMS lacks a public historical roster. BOP is for federal prison sentences, not every federal detainee. These are system rules, not research gaps that can be filled with an unofficial list.
No local evidence supports routine immigration custody after Marion release. Use the federal path only when a detainer, warrant, docket, movement record, or other independent basis points there. That restraint keeps a state departure, a federal transfer, and a true community release distinct.