ICE Custody Serving Kootenai
The ICE entry in Kootenai's facility map is a federal custody system, not a local building. No public address, visiting schedule, release gate, or dedicated ICE facility can be assigned to the county. A Kootenai jail row may still name ICE or show a hold for another agency. If the person then leaves the county list, the sound first description is possible transfer to immigration custody.
KCSO's current report does not keep a release history or explain the receiver after the row drops. Confirm the local event with the jail record, then search ICE. A county release date ends Kootenai custody only. ICE release ends the immigration detention episode only. Either person could have a separate court or correctional matter.
Search ICE ODLS Correctly
The Online Detainee Locator System, or ODLS, offers two identity routes. Exact spelling and the correct country of birth are central. It excludes minors, so a no-result for a child should never be treated as release evidence.
- Use the nine-digit A-number and country of birth when the A-number is known.
- Enter leading zeroes if needed so the A-number has nine digits.
- Without the number, enter exact first and last name plus country of birth.
- Add date of birth in the name route when known to narrow the match.
- Review the returned custody or facility information without changing its wording.
- If no match appears, check spelling, name order, accents, prior names, and country selection before calling DRIL.
A-number means Alien Registration Number, a federal identity key used in immigration records. It is not a Kootenai booking number. Searching the county number in ODLS will not reliably find the person.
ICE Locator Coverage Limits
ICE's current attorney-resource page states that ODLS covers current custody and releases within a limited 60-day period. Other agency descriptions frame it mainly as a current locator. Both descriptions lead to the same safe rule: ODLS is not a permanent historical release list.
| ODLS outcome | What it can mean | Next check |
|---|---|---|
| Current facility result | ICE reports present detention | Use listed facility and ICE channels |
| Recent release result | ICE reports a recent end to detention | Confirm date and later legal process |
| No result | Release, transfer, mismatch, delay, minor, or coverage limit | Correct inputs, then call DRIL |
| Kootenai row disappears | Local custody ended | Ask KCSO for destination and search ICE |
The locator's short window makes a records request or case record more useful for an old event. State the dated search result rather than claiming that the person was never detained.
Kootenai ICE No-Result Checks
No result is not proof of freedom. Processing can lag after a transfer. The name may differ from the county spelling, the A-number may be incomplete, or the person may be in USMS, BOP, state, or another county custody. ODLS also excludes minors and does not serve as a full historical archive.
Repeat both search routes when possible. Compare the A-number against a reliable document. Try the precise legal name, country of birth, and birth date. Then ask KCSO whether its release or transfer field names ICE. The Kootenai County release search gives the broader custody decision path.
- Detainer
- A request that an agency hold or notify another authority about a person.
- Transfer
- Movement from one custodian to another, not freedom.
- A-number
- A federal immigration identifier formatted as nine digits for ODLS.
- Release
- The end of the identified custody episode; other legal duties may remain.
ICE DRIL Contact and Hours
When ODLS does not resolve a location or recent event, use ICE's Detention Reporting and Information Line. DRIL handles basic detention and location questions. Have the full name, A-number if known, country of birth, birth date, and last known Kootenai booking details ready. The line is not a substitute for a court record or a formal records request.
ICE Detention Reporting and Information Line1-888-351-4024
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern
Closed federal holidays
Eastern Time differs from Idaho's local time. Check the current time difference before calling. No local ICE office hours or public release desk were verified for Kootenai County, so none should be inferred.
Confirm a Kootenai ICE Transfer
Start with the Kootenai County Jail at 5500 N. Government Way, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814, phone 208-446-1400. Ask whether the maintained record identifies actual community release or transfer to a receiving agency. For a historical event, request the release date, release type, destination or receiving agency, booking number, and hold information if public.
Next, search ODLS with exact inputs. If the result names a detention site, contact that facility through official ICE information. If the result is absent, call DRIL. Immigration court records can address proceedings but should not be confused with the physical custody record. Each source answers one part.
The record chain may read: Kootenai booking → immigration hold → ICE transfer → ICE facility → later ICE release. A court order or another transfer may alter it. Never assume every arrow occurred.
ICE Records After 60 Days
Older ICE release research needs more than ODLS. Preserve the person's A-number, exact names, birth details, Kootenai booking information, and the date range. Request the relevant federal detention or release record through the proper ICE records channel. Federal exemptions and identity protections may limit disclosure.
A dated no-result should be phrased narrowly: “No matching public ODLS result was located on the search date.” That is accurate even when the reason remains unknown. It avoids converting a time-limited tool into a claim about the person's full history.
For a person committed to federal prison rather than immigration detention, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons release search. BOP historical coverage after 1982 is much broader, but it does not search ICE.
Where ICE Release Leads
An end to ICE detention can lead to community release under immigration conditions, departure from the United States, transfer to another agency, or another legal step. ODLS may not explain the whole outcome. Use the exact agency record and avoid translating “not located” into a specific result.
Idaho VINE is not the ordinary ICE locator. Likewise, KCSO's roster cannot follow a person after transfer. The source that currently holds or released the person is the one that can confirm its own event. This custody-by-custody approach prevents a local disappearance from becoming an unsupported claim.
Prepare a Kootenai DRIL Call
Write down the exact ODLS inputs and search date before calling. Have the nine-digit A-number if known, full name, country of birth, date of birth, Kootenai booking number, last known custody date, and any receiving-agency wording. This lets DRIL distinguish an identity mismatch from a location question.
Ask which facility or custody status ICE can confirm and what official channel applies to an older record. Do not ask DRIL to interpret a county release field or court outcome. KCSO and the relevant court remain the sources for those separate records.
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