IAH Detention Release Outcomes
IAH is a Polk County-owned facility operated by Management & Training Corporation and used by ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations. It holds immigration detainees, not the ordinary county pretrial and short-sentence population. Official ICE inspection material documents active use in 2025. Older operational material says ICE began holding adult men there in 2007 and describes stays longer than 72 hours.
A person leaving IAH can follow several paths. ICE may authorize release under immigration conditions. The agency may transfer the person to another detention site. It may carry out removal from the United States. Another authority may also assume custody. These outcomes all end a stay at IAH, but only some involve return to a community, and that community may not be in Polk County.
The Polk County Sheriff's Released archive does not document an ICE release from IAH. The facility's location and county ownership do not turn immigration records into county jail records. ICE and ERO are the sources that can identify the present immigration custody outcome.
Confirm an IAH Detention Exit
Use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System for current immigration detention. The strongest search uses the person's A-number and country of birth. An A-number is the federal identifier assigned to an immigration file. If it is unavailable, use exact first and last names, country of birth, and date of birth.
- Enter the A-number without assuming a county booking number will work.
- Select the correct country of birth.
- Repeat with exact biographical details if the first search fails.
- Check spelling, spacing, and date of birth before drawing a conclusion.
- If IAH no longer appears, contact ICE or ERO to distinguish release, transfer, and removal.
- Seek an agency document when the exact outcome matters.
ODLS is a locator, not a release archive. A no-result screen cannot tell which exit occurred. It can also reflect a mismatch in search data. For that reason, “not found” should be reported only as a current locator result, never translated into “released in Livingston.”
Call the ICE Detention Reporting and Information Line at 1-888-351-4024 when the website does not resolve the case. Provide exact identifiers and the last known facility. For a wider explanation of county, state, federal, and immigration custody, use the Polk County released inmate search guide.
IAH Release and Transfer Records
An immigration record request should identify existing records rather than ask the agency to guess whether a person was “set free.” Include the full legal name, A-number, country and date of birth, last known IAH placement, and an approximate date range. Ask for the document that records transfer, release conditions, or removal, as appropriate and publicly available.
| Evidence | What it means |
|---|---|
| Current ODLS result | ICE presently locates the person in detention |
| No ODLS result | Outcome remains unresolved |
| Transfer record | IAH stay ended while detention continued |
| Release document | ICE authorized an exit under stated conditions |
| Removal document | The person left through immigration removal, not local release |
| Other-agency hold | Another authority may continue custody |
ICE records belong to the federal agency, even though Polk County owns the building. A request to the Polk County Sheriff's Office for a jail release sheet will not replace an ICE file. The Sheriff's portal concerns Polk County Jail bookings.
A historical U.S. Marshals Service agreement authorized broader federal detainee use at IAH. That agreement is historical context, not proof that a person is currently held there for USMS or BOP. If a federal criminal case is involved, check the federal docket and the responsible agency rather than inferring present use from the old agreement.
IAH Facility Records Contact
The facility can answer operational questions and may help route a caller, while ICE controls immigration custody information. Keep those roles separate. Calling IAH may confirm the correct agency contact, but a formal custody outcome should come from ICE, ERO, or the relevant record.
IAH Secure Adult Detention Facility
3400 FM 350 South
Livingston, TX 77351
936-327-5400
When contacting ICE, have the A-number ready. If the A-number is not known, provide the exact name, birth details, and country of birth used in ODLS. Mention IAH as the last known site and state the date when the person was last confirmed there. This helps the agency distinguish a live placement from an older location.
Do not call TDCJ for an IAH immigration record. Polunsky is a state prison and uses TDCJ identifiers. Do not rely on the Polk jail Released archive either. Each of the three Livingston-area facilities has a separate operator, custody purpose, and release path.
Leaving IAH May Mean Removal
Polk County's distinctive immigration angle is the presence of an active county-owned, privately operated ICE facility. The phrase “released from IAH” can obscure what happened. Immigration detention may end through conditional release, but it may also end because ICE moved the person or carried out removal. Neither outcome necessarily produces a Polk County release entry.
Current ICE inspection material is the best evidence for present facility use. It is stronger for that question than the historical USMS agreement or an old web reference. Yet an inspection report does not identify an individual's outcome. Personal status still requires ODLS, direct agency contact, or responsive records.
If a family member was told a transfer occurred, ask for the destination and date. Then search the destination through ICE channels. If removal occurred, describe it as removal, not community release. If ICE confirms conditional release, retain the agency wording and any stated conditions. Precise terms prevent a serious custody mistake.
Note: IAH's §19 Angle K requires the transfer, removal, and release distinction to stand as its own section.
About IAH Detention Records
IAH differs from both sibling facilities in Polk County. Polk County Jail is a sheriff-operated county facility with a public Released archive. Allan B. Polunsky Unit is a TDCJ state prison with a current-only offender search and state release documents. IAH serves federal immigration detention and relies on ICE locator and records channels.
Older official material describes detention of adult men and stays longer than 72 hours. A 2024 PREA audit and a 2025 ICE compliance inspection provide newer official context. The facility-specific manifest images all failed because the source items were downloadable PDF files, so no unrelated screenshot is used.
A sound IAH inquiry follows a short chain: verify identifiers, search ODLS, repeat exact biographical input, contact ICE or ERO, and request the document naming the outcome. Stop short of a release claim until one of those federal sources distinguishes conditional release from transfer or removal.
IAH Searches and Other Custody
A person can move between systems, which makes identifiers and dates essential. If ICE assumed custody after a county booking, the Polk detail may show a transfer but not the final immigration outcome. If USMS or another federal criminal authority was involved, the federal court record may explain the order. BOP's locator applies to federal prison custody and does not substitute for ODLS.
Likewise, VINELink or a county alert can mark departure from the reporting agency without describing what happened next. Treat the event as a prompt to check the receiving system. For IAH, the receiving or releasing authority is often ICE. Ask for exact agency language and avoid filling gaps with assumptions.
This facility-specific method protects the key distinction: leaving one building is not always leaving custody. It also keeps a no-result page in its proper place as a clue that needs follow-up, not a final release record.
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