Atascosa Federal Transfer Records
An ACSO record may use release language when the county jail hands a person to ICE, USMS, or another federal authority. That event ends county custody but can continue detention. Ask Jail Records whether the destination was the community or a receiving agency. Request the recorded transfer date, authority, and destination when public.
No official ICE detention facility or ICE contract in Atascosa County was found during the research sweep. The finding is qualified and dated. Federal agencies may still transport or hold people connected to county cases outside Atascosa County. A local no-facility finding cannot prove that a named person has no federal custody.
Search an Atascosa ICE Detainee
The ICE Online Detainee Locator System, or ODLS, offers two search routes. An A-number search uses the nine-digit immigration identifier and country of birth. Add leading zeroes when an A-number has fewer than nine digits. A name search uses exact first and last name, country of birth, and optional date of birth. Exact spelling matters.
- Use the A-number and country of birth when available because they identify the record more strongly than a name.
- Otherwise enter the exact first and last name, country of birth, and date of birth if known.
- Read the result as an ICE-system status and note the time and date searched.
- When a match shows detention, follow the locator's facility or contact information.
- When no match appears, check the 60-day limit and call ICE rather than declaring the person released.
ICE excludes people under 18 from this public locator. Do not search for a child through ODLS or use the absence to infer status. Recent bookings or transfers may also take time to appear.
Atascosa ICE Release Window
ICE states that ODLS covers people currently detained and people released from ICE custody within the last 60 days. That limited window is crucial. A matching released result can support a recent ICE custody event. A no-result after the window cannot establish whether an older release occurred, where the person went, or what legal status followed.
The ICE attorney information resource documents the released-person window. The successful capture below preserves that official guidance.
The image explains a system limit, not the status of any named person. Use ODLS promptly and preserve the exact result with the check date.
| ODLS outcome | Careful interpretation |
|---|---|
| Current detention match | ICE reports the matched adult as detained in its covered system. |
| Recent released match | ICE reports a release within the locator's recent window. |
| No result | May reflect spelling, lag, exclusion, another custodian, or an event older than 60 days. |
| Minor | ODLS does not provide the public locator route for people under 18. |
ICE Release Information Contact
When ODLS is unclear, ICE's Detention Reporting and Information Line can address detention questions and locator problems. The published number is 1-888-351-4024. Hours are weekdays, excluding holidays, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern. Have the A-number, full name, date of birth, country of birth, and the most recent known custodian ready.
Phone: 1-888-351-4024
Weekdays excluding holidays
8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern
Locator: ICE ODLS
Atascosa County is in the Central time zone, while ICE publishes the line's hours in Eastern time. Callers should account for that difference. The hotline may not disclose protected case details, and it is not a substitute for legal advice or an immigration court record.
Atascosa USMS Custody Checks
USMS handles many federal criminal detainees before and during trial and transports prisoners among local, contract, and federal sites. A person who leaves ACSO for USMS may not appear in BOP or ODLS. The Western District of Texas federal docket can show detention, remand, release, and sentencing orders. Use the San Antonio Division case information and the proper district contact.
The U.S. Marshals prisoner information describes this federal role. Avoid requests for movement times, transport routes, or other security-sensitive details. Ask for the correct custody-status channel with the federal case number and the person's verified identity.
- ICE detainer
- A request that can lead another custodian to hold or transfer a person for immigration authorities.
- USMS remand
- A federal court-directed custody status managed through the Marshals Service.
- Community release
- Departure without transfer to another jail or detention authority, though court conditions may remain.
- Transfer
- Movement from ACSO or another custodian into continued federal custody.
Request Atascosa Transfer Proof
The fastest way to interpret a Campbell Avenue departure is often the ACSO release or transfer transaction. Contact Jail Records at 830-769-3434 extension 2239. For a written Texas Public Information Act request, use reports@acso-tx.org. Include the full name, date of birth if known, booking number, booking date, and a narrow custody interval.
Ask for the release sheet or custody-transfer transaction and request the release date, release type or authority, and receiving agency or destination if public. A county record may be redacted under applicable law. It also does not establish the final result of an immigration or federal criminal case. It supplies the bridge from ACSO to the next custodian.
| Record | Question answered |
|---|---|
| ACSO release or transfer sheet | When and to whom county custody ended. |
| ODLS result | Current or recent ICE status within the locator's scope. |
| Federal criminal docket | What the federal judge ordered in a USMS-related case. |
| Immigration case record | What occurred in immigration proceedings, subject to access rules. |
| Receiving facility record | Whether and when that facility accepted or released the person. |
Read Immigration Release Terms
ICE release can occur under differing legal conditions, and the exact record should supply the term. A locator result does not by itself state that an immigration matter ended or that the person has a particular lawful status. Likewise, transfer from ICE to USMS, state, or county custody is not a community release.
Capture exact language such as “in custody,” “released,” “not found,” or a facility assignment. Do not broaden the wording. When an immediate safety or legal decision depends on it, confirm with ICE or the holding agency because automated data can lag or be corrected. Counsel can interpret the immigration or criminal case, while the locator addresses custody.
The federal inmate release page explains BOP results. BOP and ICE are separate systems. A person absent from one may still be held by the other, USMS, Texas, a county, or another jurisdiction.
Resolve Federal Custody Conflicts
Conflicting records often describe different events. ACSO may show a transfer on Monday, ODLS may post a detention result later, and a federal docket may record a separate hearing. Compare identifiers and timestamps, but do not assume the newest timestamp cancels all earlier facts. Ask each custodian which custody layer it reports.
If ODLS showed a person yesterday and returns nothing today, call ICE. The result might reflect release, transfer, a correction, or system availability. If ICE says no current custody but ACSO identifies USMS, use the federal criminal route. If both federal systems show no result, return to the county transfer sheet and verify the receiving agency name.
No local ICE contract was located. That negative finding must stay narrow. It does not prove that ACSO never receives a detainer, that USMS never uses local space, or that no Atascosa resident is detained elsewhere.
Note: A 60-day ODLS window measures public locator coverage, not the retention of all federal immigration records or the legal life of a case.