Check Historical Pulaski ICE Records

Pulaski ICE Custody Was Historical

ICE’s FOIA library contains an intergovernmental agreement tied to the former Tri-County address in Ullin. That document proves a past relationship only. Illinois later adopted TRUST Act section 15(g), which barred covered new or renewed civil detention agreements and required termination steps by January 1, 2022.

No source verified a current Alexander County ICE contract. Modern Pulaski inspection evidence documents USMS, Alexander County, and Union County contract prisoners, not a current ICE agreement. Dates and agency labels must remain visible whenever the historical custody is discussed.

Search ICE Release Status

The Online Detainee Locator System accepts a nine-digit A-number plus country of birth, or exact name, country of birth, and optional birthdate. Leading zeroes may be needed for an A-number. Exact-match rules make spelling important.

1. Confirm independent facts that suggest ICE custody.
2. Search by A-number and country of birth when possible.
3. Retry with exact biographical fields and known name variants.
4. Record the displayed status and date checked.
5. Call ICE for disposition details that ODLS does not provide.

ICE says ODLS includes adults currently detained, people in CBP custody longer than 48 hours, and some people released from ICE custody during the prior 60 days. It excludes minors and can omit or delay records for processing or safety reasons. No result is not proof of release.

Meaning of ICE Release

An ODLS released indication supports only that the person left ICE custody. It does not establish return to Alexander County or any Illinois community. Removal, voluntary departure, transfer, or another disposition needs confirmation from Enforcement and Removal Operations.

ICE’s detention information line is 888-351-4024, Monday through Friday except holidays, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern, with language help. Ask about the particular record, not the historical contract in general.

Request Historical ICE Records

Historical research may require the agreement, booking or detention records, movement records, and release or transfer documentation. Ask ICE for its records and the local custodian for records that local staff created. Each agency may apply privacy, law-enforcement, security, or other exemptions.

The archived agreement used older Tri-County nomenclature and a Shawnee College Road address. Confirm current submission instructions before mailing. The address difference is historical context, not proof of two current ICE facilities.

County Release Versus ICE Transfer

An Alexander detainee held at Pulaski may bond out, leave by court order, transfer to IDOC, move under USMS authority, or go to another custodian. A blank roster cannot distinguish those exits. The Pulaski movement entry and Alexander court docket should be checked before any immigration conclusion.

If a movement record names ICE, then ODLS and ICE confirmation become relevant. If it names IDOC, use the state offender search. If it names USMS, use the federal docket. If it shows a non-transfer community disposition, pair it with the court order.

The Alexander County release search lays out this custodian chain. It is especially important here because historical ICE context can otherwise distort a modern local release.

USMS Is Not ICE

Current official evidence supports USMS contract custody at Pulaski. USMS handles federal criminal prisoners, while ICE civil immigration detention follows a separate authority and locator. A federal charge or USMS designation does not automatically imply ICE involvement.

USMS

The federal agency managing pretrial and court-ordered criminal custody.

BOP

The federal prison system for committed sentenced people.

ICE

The immigration enforcement agency with its own detention records.

ODLS

ICE’s limited public detainee locator.

Keep agency names exact. A USMS movement may lead to BOP or another contract jail. An ICE disposition may lead to removal, release, or another outcome. Neither can be guessed from the building alone.

Tamms History Is Separate

Tamms Correctional Center was an IDOC state prison in Alexander County and closed in January 2013. It was not the Tri-County ICE contract facility. Former Tamms prisoner records belong to IDOC, while historical immigration custody belongs to ICE and the local contract custodian.

Combining the two histories would create false custody claims. Location within the same region does not make the operators, record systems, or release rules interchangeable.

Verify a Historical ICE Outcome

A defensible finding identifies the custody period, proves the agency relationship for that period, matches the person with reliable identifiers, and obtains the recorded disposition. The historical agreement alone does none of the person-level work. ODLS may be useful only for current or recent covered records, not as a full archive.

When nothing is found, list the system searched, exact identifiers, date checked, and coverage limit. Variant spelling, a different custodian, records older than the interface window, confidentiality, or ordinary lag can explain the result.

Note: Historical ICE context establishes where custody may once have occurred, while person-level records establish whether and how it ended.

Pulaski Historical Record Chain

A historical custody reconstruction starts with the agency and the time period. The archived agreement can establish that a covered contract existed then. A local booking or admission entry can establish that the named person entered the Ullin facility. Movement and ICE records can then show transfer, release, removal, or another recorded outcome. Skipping the person-level records risks applying a general contract fact to someone who was never held under that authority.

An A-number is the strongest ODLS search key, while a Pulaski booking number may be needed for local records. Exact biographical details can bridge the two systems, but a common name needs more than a loose match. Ask each custodian to test known spelling variants and the defined custody period. When the first response is empty, identify whether the agency searched active electronic records, archived material, or both.

Historical terminology requires care. Tri-County and Pulaski may name the same local custody setting in records from different years, but the archived agreement’s Shawnee College Road address and the current Justice Drive mailing address should not be silently substituted. Quote the source’s name and date, then confirm the current address for a new request. The nomenclature helps locate records; it does not prove a second active facility.

ICE Disposition Requires Confirmation

Leaving ICE detention does not answer what happened next. Release under immigration conditions, transfer, removal, voluntary departure, and other outcomes are distinct. ODLS is a locator with limited recent-release coverage, not a complete case history. ERO confirmation or releasable agency records are needed for the disposition.

A released result may disappear after the locator’s stated recent-release period. That makes ODLS poorly suited to older Tri-County custody on its own. FOIA and archived person-level records become the durable route, subject to privacy, enforcement, and safety restrictions. If the requester receives no responsive record, preserve the search method and limitation instead of concluding that custody never occurred.

The local record also has a narrow role. Pulaski can document its admission and exit, while ICE explains the immigration authority and disposition. An Alexander court file may explain a separate local case but cannot certify an ICE outcome. Each conclusion should stay attached to the agency that created it.