Summit County ICE Transfer Checks
ICE's Online Detainee Locator System is at locator.ice.gov. ICE says the page locates a detainee currently in ICE custody or someone who has been in CBP custody for more than 48 hours. That means it is current-custody oriented. It does not function like a historic Summit County release-record database.
No evidence in the research showed that Summit County operates an ICE detention facility or has a local ICE detention contract in the county. The Colorado facility contact path identified by ICE is Denver Contract Detention Facility in Aurora. Use ICE only when the jail, court, attorney, family contact, or records path indicates immigration custody or a detainer-related transfer.
Search ICE ODLS
- Open the ICE Online Detainee Locator System.
- Use A-number and country of birth if available; this is more precise than a name search.
- If searching by name, enter exact first name, last name, country of birth, and date of birth.
- If no result appears, remember the system may not show people under 18, people not yet in ICE or CBP scope, or people released outside the locator's active coverage.
- Check immigration court status through EOIR if the question is court-case status rather than current custody.
If the question is whether Summit County jail released the person to ICE, request the local release or transfer record from the sheriff and compare it with ICE locator or facility contact information.
Denver Contract Detention Facility
Denver Contract Detention Facility
3130 Oakland Street
Aurora, CO
Detainee information phone: 303-361-6612
ICE facility page states detainee information may be requested by phone between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Use facility contact only when ICE custody is plausible. For Summit County jail release proof, the sheriff Records Section remains the source for a local release or transfer notation. For a Summit County court event, use Summit Combined Courts.
ICE Is Not a Summit Jail Search
| Situation | Correct next step |
|---|---|
| Local bond or time-served release | Sheriff records, court docket, VINE |
| State-prison sentence | CDOC offender search |
| Federal sentence | BOP locator |
| Possible ICE transfer | ICE ODLS and Denver facility contact |
| Immigration court question | EOIR automated case information |
A Summit County jail release followed by ICE pickup is best described as a release from county custody and transfer to immigration custody. Do not describe it as a confirmed community release unless the receiving status is known.
ICE Colorado Facility Source
The official ICE Denver Contract Detention Facility page is the Colorado facility contact path identified in the research.
Use it with ICE ODLS and the Summit County sheriff record when a release may have been an immigration transfer.
ICE ODLS Limits for Summit County
ICE ODLS is built around current ICE custody and CBP custody after 48 hours. It may not show people under 18, people not yet in ICE or CBP locator scope, people who have already left custody, or people whose information does not match the search fields. A no-result response should not be used as proof that no detainer, transfer, or immigration case exists.
For a Summit County release question, the local sheriff release record is still the first proof of what happened at the county jail. If the release type or transfer destination points to ICE, then ODLS and the Denver facility contact path become the next steps. If the record points to CDOC, BOP, another county, or court probation, use those systems instead.
Immigration Court Is Separate
ICE custody status and immigration court status are related but not identical. USA.gov directs users to immigration court case status through EOIR's automated case information system or 1-800-898-7180. ODLS can help locate current immigration detention. EOIR can help with immigration court scheduling and case status. Neither replaces Summit County sheriff records for the local release from jail.
If a Summit County court or jail record mentions an ICE hold, detainer, or immigration transfer, document both sides: the county release or transfer from the sheriff record, and the immigration custody or court status from ICE or EOIR. That prevents a county release from being misread as a final community release.
How to Word an ICE Transfer
Use precise language. If Summit County released someone to ICE, write that the person was released from Summit County custody and transferred to immigration custody. Do not write that the person was simply released home unless the receiving status confirms it. If ICE ODLS later shows no current custody, that only answers the current ICE-custody question. It does not erase the Summit County transfer record or resolve immigration court status.
This page is therefore a fallback page for a specific custody path. The ordinary Summit County released-inmate workflow remains sheriff records, court events, VINE, and CDOC when applicable.
ICE No-Result Follow-Up
A no-result ODLS search should be handled carefully. It may mean the person is not in current ICE custody, but it may also mean the person is outside ODLS scope, under 18, recently transferred, already released from immigration custody, entered with a different name spelling, or not searchable with the available information. If Summit County records mention ICE, keep the local transfer record and continue with facility, attorney, or immigration court follow-up as appropriate.
If Summit County records do not mention ICE, do not force ICE into the release story. Most local jail releases are bond, court order, time served, probation, CDOC transfer, another county transfer, or other non-ICE outcomes. The ICE page exists for the cases where immigration custody is actually indicated.
Pair ICE With Summit Records
The Summit County sheriff record should answer whether the person left county custody and whether a transfer destination is releasable. The court record can explain the criminal case event. ICE ODLS or the Denver Contract Detention Facility can address current immigration detention. EOIR can address immigration court status. Each source covers a different part of the chain.
If the sheriff record says transfer to ICE and ODLS shows current custody, the release from Summit County was a transfer, not a community release. If ODLS later shows no result, update the immigration-custody question but keep the county release record separate. That distinction is the main reason this page exists.
Summit County ICE Source Order
Use ICE after an immigration-custody clue appears. That clue may be an ICE hold, detainer, transfer notation, attorney information, family report, or immigration court case. If the record only shows a local bond or time-served release, ICE is not the starting point. If the record shows a DOC sentence, CDOC is the starting point. If the record shows federal prison custody, BOP is the starting point.
When ICE is relevant, keep the county and immigration records separate. The Summit County release record documents the jail's custody decision. ICE ODLS documents current ICE custody when the person is within locator scope. EOIR documents immigration court status. No single one of those records replaces the others.
The practical release question is therefore two-step: first, did Summit County release or transfer the person from local custody; second, did ICE then hold the person in immigration detention. The sheriff record answers the first question. ICE ODLS, the Denver Contract Detention Facility, and immigration court status answer the second.
That two-step wording also protects against stale information. A person may leave Summit County custody on one date, appear in ICE custody later, transfer between facilities, or leave ICE custody before a later ODLS search. Record the source and date for each step so the county release and immigration custody status do not get blended.