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USICE Implements Online Detainee Locator System
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USICE) announced recently that it has implemented the Online Detainee Locator System (ODLS). ODLS is a web-based system that will allow family members, attorneys, and other concerned individuals to locate foreign nationals that are known or believed to be in DHS custody.
The ODLS is a centralized system in which detainee information is updated in real [...]
U.S. Citizen in Immigration Custody for 7 Months Sues Government
The Orlando Sentinel reported yesterday that Army veteran Rennison Castillo sued the Federal government because officials from the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (USICE) kept him in their custody despite his requests for officials to verify his claim as a U.S. citizen.
Ultimately, attorneys from the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project managed to present evidence to confirm Mr. Castillo’s citizenship. Once the evidence [...]
U.S. Marine’s Father Out of DHS Custody
The Orlando Sentinel reported today that after being held in detention for 11 days for failure to appear for a deportation hearing before the Immigration Court in Miami, Mr. Janos Lutz, the father of a U.S. Marine serving in Afghanistan has been freed from the Krome Detention Center in Miami and, is required to wear electronic ankle monitoring bracelet under the [...]
