Where ICE-Related Releases Go
ICE custody is separate from county jail custody. The Colbert sheriff released roster can show that the county booking ended, but it does not necessarily prove the person went home. When the release is tied to an ICE detainer, the next custody step may be ICE transfer, immigration processing, another federal hold, or a different agency record.
Colbert County is specifically relevant because the research identified a 2025 ICE 287(g) MOA for the Colbert County Sheriff's Office and local reporting that described the program as operational. That context makes ICE follow-up a real facility-page issue, not a generic federal footnote.
Confirm an ICE Transfer
- Start with the Colbert sheriff released roster at colbertsheriff.net/roster.php?released=1 and look for release date, charges, bond, and hold language.
- If the person still appears on the current roster at colbertsheriff.net/roster.php, county custody has not ended for that booking.
- Use ICE's Online Detainee Locator at locator.ice.gov for a person currently in ICE custody or someone who has been in CBP custody for more than 48 hours.
- If the county release is older than the 48-hour sheriff feed, request the county booking/release record and any transfer-to-agency notation.
- Use immigration court information, attorney/court communication, or direct agency confirmation when the ICE locator does not resolve the status.
The ICE locator is a current-custody tool. It is not a complete historical archive of every immigration-related county jail release.
ICE and County Contacts
For the county side, ask the Colbert County Sheriff's Office for the booking sheet, release date/time, charge or hold code, and transfer notation. For the immigration side, use ICE's locator and direct federal channels. If the county record says only that Colbert custody ended, it may still be accurate while leaving the federal custody result unresolved.
ICE Detainer Lookup Paths
ICE locator: https://locator.ice.gov/
Colbert sheriff: 201 North Main Street, Tuscumbia, AL 35674; 256-383-0741
Released roster: Colbert 48-hour released view
287(g) source: Colbert County Sheriff's Office ICE memorandum of agreement
About ICE Detainers
An ICE detainer or immigration hold is not the same thing as a local criminal case disposition. A person may leave the county jail because the local booking ended while a federal immigration custody process begins or continues. The sheriff roster is therefore a starting point, not the final answer.
The Colbert 287(g) angle also means readers should be careful with wording. A release event tied to ICE should be described as a possible transfer or hold event unless an official source confirms community release. Use the Federal BOP Releases page only for federal prison custody; BOP and ICE are separate systems.
Colbert County 287(g) Context
The ICE memorandum of agreement identified in the research makes Colbert County different from a county where immigration custody is only a remote possibility. Local reporting also said the sheriff described the office as operational under the 287(g) program after arrests. Those sources support a careful release page that treats ICE wording on the roster as a real custody clue. They do not support assuming the final immigration outcome without checking ICE or the federal record.
When the sheriff's released roster shows an ICE-related charge or hold, the county record can answer the local booking question: when Colbert County custody ended and what charge or hold text appeared. ICE or immigration court sources answer the federal custody question. If the person is not found in ICE's locator, confirm spellings, birth country, A-number if known, and whether the person may have moved out of locator coverage.
County Records for ICE Holds
A sheriff records request for an ICE-related release should ask for the booking sheet, release date and time if maintained, release type or reason if maintained, charge and hold codes, and any transfer-to-agency notation. The request should not ask the sheriff to decide federal immigration status. It should ask for the county-created record that shows what the jail did with the county booking.
If the county record says transfer, another agency hold, or ICE detainer, continue with the federal source. If the county record says release but the person does not appear in ICE, use the court record and direct agency confirmation. Immigration custody can change quickly, and the ICE locator is focused on current covered custody rather than a complete historical archive.
ICE, BOP, and ADOC Differences
ICE custody should not be mixed with BOP or ADOC. ADOC is Alabama's state-prison system for state felony sentences. BOP is the federal prison system for federal sentences. ICE is the immigration custody path, and its locator is designed for people currently in ICE custody or in CBP custody long enough to be covered. A Colbert County jail release can point to any of those systems, but the roster alone does not decide which one controls next.
The safest sequence is local first, then federal or state. Confirm the Colbert booking and release event with the sheriff roster or records request. Read the charge or hold language for ICE, federal, state, or other-agency clues. Then use ICE, BOP, ADOC, court, or ABPP records as the next official source. That keeps an ICE detainer from being treated as a normal county release.
If the ICE locator does not return a match, keep the inquiry narrow. Confirm the county booking number, name spelling, date of birth, country of birth if known, and whether the person may have left ICE-covered custody. A no-result screen does not erase the county release record or the need to verify transfer details with care.