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USICE Implements Online Detainee Locator System
26 Jul 2010 / Announcements, Deportation, Immigration EnforcementThe 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 [...]
U.S. Citizen in Immigration Custody for 7 Months Sues Government
03 Feb 2010 / Announcements, Deportation, Immigration Enforcement, NaturalizationThe 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 [...]
U.S. Marine’s Father Out of DHS Custody
16 Oct 2009 / DeportationThe 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 [...]



