ICE Transfers from Moore County
A person may leave Moore County Jail because ICE or another federal authority takes custody. The local jail event can truthfully say the person was released from Moore County custody, yet that wording does not mean the person entered the community. The destination or receiving-agency field is therefore central to the inquiry.
No official source verified a standing ICE detention contract or an ICE facility in Moore County. That negative finding prevents an assumption that immigration detention routinely occurs at the county jail. A record-specific transfer can still happen. Ask the Moore County Jail whether the existing booking or release screen records a receiving agency, detainer, destination, and exact movement time.
| Event | Meaning | Next source |
|---|---|---|
| County release on bond | Local custody ended under a court process | Jail event and court docket |
| County transfer to ICE | Custody moved to immigration authorities | ICE ODLS and ERO |
| ICE released result | ICE custody ended within the locator’s record scope | Confirm other holds or supervision |
| No ODLS match | The search did not produce a covered record | Check fields, timing, and ERO |
Search Moore County ICE Records
The ICE Online Detainee Locator System, or ODLS, offers two main search routes. An A-number search requires the person’s immigration file number and country of birth. The number must contain nine digits, with leading zeroes added as the form directs. A biographical search uses the exact name, date of birth, and country of birth.
- Use the A-number route when the complete identity number is available.
- Enter all nine digits and the correct country of birth.
- If no number is known, use the exact biographical spelling and birth date.
- Read the matched custody or release information without broadening its meaning.
- Contact the appropriate ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations office when ODLS does not resolve the case.
Minor name differences can matter. Test the documented legal spelling rather than guessing at broad variations. Do not use a result for a similar name unless the identity fields match.
Moore ICE Locator Limits
ODLS covers a person currently in ICE custody or in CBP custody beyond the system’s stated threshold. It excludes minors from the public locator. ICE also states that released records remain available in ODLS for 60 days. A person released before that window may no longer appear even though a valid ICE event once existed.
A no-result search can have several causes. Exact-name mismatch, age, timing, transfer, removal, record restrictions, or expiration of the 60-day period may all affect the outcome. Absence is not proof that the person was never detained, never transferred, or is now free of all custody.
- A-number
- A unique immigration file number used with country of birth in the locator.
- Detainer
- A request or basis for another authority to hold or transfer a person.
- Transfer
- A move from one custodian to another, not a community release.
- Removal
- An immigration action distinct from a county or state criminal release.
ODLS absence is inconclusive. Confirm the county destination field and ask ICE about identity, timing, transfer, or record-window issues.
Confirm a Moore ICE Release Handoff
The strongest local request seeks existing records for a named booking. Ask the Moore County Sheriff for the booking sheet, release or discharge event, and jail-management release screen. Include the booking date or number when known. Request the release date and time, release reason, releasing authority, and receiving agency or destination if recorded.
The Tennessee Public Records Act permits access to state and local records subject to exceptions and process rules. A custodian need not create a custom chronology. A narrow request for an existing field or screen is more useful than asking staff to explain a person’s full immigration status, which the county does not control.
Next, search ODLS with the correct identity data. If the county record names the U.S. Marshals Service or another facility instead of ICE, follow that named custodian. A county detainer note alone may not establish that ICE completed a pickup.
| Keep in the chronology | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| County release time | Ends the Moore County custody episode |
| County release reason | Distinguishes bond, transfer, dismissal, or sentence completion |
| Receiving agency | Identifies the next record system |
| ODLS access date | Places the result within a time-sensitive window |
| Exact ICE status | Prevents a broader unsupported claim |
Moore County ICE Custody Records
The Moore County trial court can explain the criminal case through a bond order, dismissal, judgment, sentence, or probation order. That court file does not decide federal immigration custody. Likewise, an ICE record does not establish why the Moore County criminal case changed.
Pair the records. The court order supplies the legal action in the local case. The jail event supplies the physical local movement. ODLS or ICE supplies the immigration custody status. If another agency intervened between those stages, retain that episode as well.
The Moore County released-inmate record path explains how to request the local event and find the trial clerk. That page should be used for county facts; ODLS remains the immigration channel.
Moore ICE Release Is Custodian-Specific
An ICE release means that ICE’s detention relationship ended as recorded. It does not by itself resolve a state sentence, federal criminal case, county warrant, or another jurisdiction’s hold. The event should be described with both the agency and action.
- “Released from Moore County Jail to ICE” describes a transfer.
- “Released from ICE custody” describes the later federal civil detention event.
- “Released on bond in Moore County” describes the local criminal process.
- “Not found in ODLS” describes only the search result.
These labels are not interchangeable. Clear custody-specific wording protects the distinction between physical freedom, supervised status, and movement to another authority.
Federal Systems After Moore Release
ICE and BOP are separate federal systems. BOP handles sentenced federal prisoners and publishes a locator with release dates. ICE handles civil immigration detention and operates ODLS. The U.S. Marshals Service manages many federal pretrial movements but does not offer a broad historical public prisoner locator.
A Moore County record may name one of these agencies. Use the system tied to the name, and do not substitute another federal portal because it is easier to search. A BOP no-result says nothing about ICE custody. An ODLS no-result says nothing about a TDOC sentence.
Note: The agency receiving a person from the Moore County Jail controls the next custody record, even when that agency has no facility in Moore County.
Moore ICE Detention Records
ICE immigration detention is a federal civil custody system. It is not operated by Moore County, the Tennessee Department of Correction, or the Tennessee Board of Parole. The ODLS public record is time limited and identity sensitive, so it works best when paired with the county transfer event and direct agency confirmation.
No local ICE facility, contract, release door, schedule, or routine procedure was established by the Moore County research. Those details should not be borrowed from another county. The record for the named person remains the sound basis for describing the custody handoff.
Moore ICE Release Worksheet
Keep a separate row for every custodian. The Moore County row should show the booking identifier, local release date and time, release reason, and destination or receiving agency. The ICE row should show the exact identity fields searched, the date ODLS was checked, and the complete status or location text returned. If another jail, USMS, or CBP handled an intervening stage, add that agency rather than folding it into either endpoint.
An A-number search should preserve all nine digits and the country of birth used, but personal identity data should be handled carefully and not posted without a valid reason. A biographical search should record the name spelling, date of birth, and country entered. If the search fails, repeat only documented spellings. Contact ERO when a reliable identifier still gives no clear answer. The outcome should be written as “no ODLS result on the access date,” not as proof of release.
The 60-day released-record window makes timing especially important. A recent released result may disappear after the public period ends. Save an authorized copy or request reference when a lasting record is needed for a legal process. For an older immigration episode, direct ICE confirmation or a properly framed record request may be necessary. The Moore County Sheriff cannot recreate an ICE history after its own custody ended.
Finally, state the event with its agency. “Transferred from Moore County Jail to ICE” is supported by a local receiving-agency field. “Released from ICE custody” requires the ICE source. “Returned to the community” requires enough evidence to rule out the documented transfer or hold at that stage. Precise wording prevents a county discharge screen and an immigration outcome from being mistaken for the same event.