Releases from South Louisiana ICE Processing Center
South Louisiana ICE Processing Center is a federal immigration detention facility in Basile. Current ICE sources control its name and function. A legacy state directory calls it South Louisiana Detention Center and lists 3843 Stagg Avenue, but that wording must not turn the site into a municipal or parish jail.
Immigration departure has several possible meanings. A person may enter the community under an immigration process, transfer to another ICE facility, move to another authority, or be removed from the United States. An absent locator result cannot choose among those outcomes. EPSO's Released filter describes only an EPSO booking and cannot confirm departure from this ICE facility.
Check South Louisiana ICE Releases
Search ICE with the most exact identifier available, then take a missing or unclear result to the federal contacts.
- Open the ICE Online Detainee Locator System.
- Use the A-number and country of birth when available, padding the number as ICE instructs.
- Otherwise enter the exact name, country of birth, and date of birth.
- Read the facility and custody information literally. Confirm that the result names the correct person and agency.
- If no result appears, retry exact spellings and identifiers rather than assuming release.
- Call South Louisiana detainee information at 318-668-5900 during its published service hours, confirming current hours first.
- Use ICE DRIL at 1-888-351-4024 or the relevant ERO office for current help, and request historical documentation through ICE FOIA. ICE publishes DRIL service Monday through Friday until 8:00 p.m. Eastern; verify current hours before calling.
The Evangeline Parish custody search adds parish, state, federal-prison, and court sources when the legal custodian is uncertain.
What South Louisiana ICE Search Results Mean
ODLS is mainly a current-custody locator. ICE also describes certain recent-release coverage, including attorney-resource coverage for people released within 60 days, subject to exclusions. Records for people under 18 are excluded.
| Result | Next step |
|---|---|
| Current facility shown | Use the official facility contact to confirm present detention and communication procedures. |
| Recent release information | Confirm whether the event was community release and obtain a record if the legal outcome matters. |
| No result | Check identity data, coverage, transfer, removal, another custodian, and data timing. |
| Different ICE facility | Contact the listed facility or ERO rather than South Louisiana. |
| Local jail result | Treat it as a separate criminal booking record, not proof of ICE status. |
ODLS does not replace a court order, ICE release document, transfer record, or removal record. Use the document that matches the question.
South Louisiana ICE Contact and Records
The exact operating agency and facility name prevent confusion with Basile City Jail.
South Louisiana ICE Processing Center
Legacy directory address: 3843 Stagg Avenue, Basile, Louisiana
Detainee information: 318-668-5900
Published service hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; confirm before calling
ICE DRIL: 1-888-351-4024
Ask whether the person remains at the facility, transferred, was released from ICE custody, or was removed. For historical agency records, use ICE FOIA and supply the A-number, full name, date of birth, facility, and approximate dates where lawful and available.
The successful source image comes from the official South Louisiana facility page.
The facility page is the current federal reference and takes priority over older directory wording.
Basile Jail Names and Release Systems
“Basile jail” is ambiguous in local conversation. Basile City Jail is a municipal jail operated by the Basile Police Department. South Louisiana ICE Processing Center is a federal immigration facility also located in Basile. Their records, locators, and legal purposes are not interchangeable.
Ask for the operating agency, exact address, and any booking or A-number before searching. A municipal release is checked with the city jail and case court. An immigration event is checked with ODLS, ICE, and ERO. Calling one facility about the other can lead to a false missing-record conclusion.
- Municipal booking
- A local criminal custody event handled through the city facility and court.
- ICE detention
- A federal immigration custody event handled through ICE systems.
- A-number
- An immigration identifier used in ODLS when available.
- Transfer
- Departure from one facility while detention continues elsewhere.
ICE Detainers and South Louisiana Transfers
Evangeline Parish contains two ICE processing centers: South Louisiana in Basile and Pine Prairie. An ICE detainer can request advance notice and up to 48 additional hours after a criminal release point so ICE may assume custody. Thus, an EPSO release timestamp can precede transfer into immigration detention rather than a return to the community.
Use the ICE detainer information, ODLS, and facility contacts to follow that handoff. If the person moves from South Louisiana to Pine Prairie or another ICE facility, the South Louisiana departure is not an immigration release. Request the receiving facility or agency in the record.
Note: A transfer between the two Evangeline Parish ICE centers ends one placement but does not end ICE custody.
Historical South Louisiana ICE Release Records
A live locator is weak for an older event. ICE FOIA is the researched historical fallback for release, transfer, detention, or removal records. Make the request narrow. Identify the person, A-number if known, approximate dates, and South Louisiana ICE Processing Center. State which event or document is needed.
Keep the result tied to the agency language. A release from ICE custody is different from release from EPSO, BOP, or Louisiana DOC. A removal is not a local community release. A transfer does not end custody. If the immigration court outcome matters, obtain the appropriate court or case record in addition to ICE's custody documentation.
Record the response date and retain the agency wording for later comparison with ODLS.
EPSO Construction and South Louisiana ICE
EPSO announced construction at the Ward 1 police-jury yard in 2024. That notice concerns the Evangeline Parish jail system. It does not show that South Louisiana ICE Processing Center moved, changed its release entrance, or altered federal operations.
Use the current ICE facility page and call the ICE contact before travel. The local sheriff announcement serves only as a warning not to transfer one facility's location news to another custodian.
Track a Recent South Louisiana ICE Result
If ODLS or an authorized ICE resource shows a recent release, preserve the A-number, facility, event wording, date, and access time. ICE describes limited recent-release coverage, but the result still needs context. Ask whether the person was released from ICE custody, transferred to a non-ICE authority, or subject to another documented outcome. Do not convert an immigration status into a criminal-case disposition.
If no result appears, retry with the A-number because exact biographical matching can fail. A missing record can also reflect the age exclusion, expiration of the useful recent window, removal, a different custodian, or a data delay. The facility and DRIL contacts are the immediate fallback; FOIA is the durable historical path.
When a family has an EPSO release timestamp, compare agencies and times rather than merging records. Ask EPSO for the receiving agency if the parish booking transferred. Then ask ICE whether South Louisiana received the person. Two sequential records can both be accurate and show continued custody.
Verify a South Louisiana ICE Departure
A reliable conclusion combines ODLS or facility confirmation with the correct historical record. Record the reporting agency, facility, identifier, access time, and exact event wording. If another custodian is plausible, search it separately.
For a current answer, call the facility with the identifying data ICE permits and ask whether the person remains there. For a historical answer, seek the agency record that names the event and destination. For the legal immigration outcome, use the corresponding immigration case record. Each source has a narrower job than the phrase “released inmate” suggests.
South Louisiana records should also be separated from Pine Prairie records. A transfer between the facilities does not end ICE custody, and a locator delay can temporarily make the destination unclear. Preserve both facility names and the times each source was checked.
If an earlier record says Basile without naming an agency, verify whether it means the municipal jail or the ICE facility. Use the address, custodian, booking number, or A-number to resolve the ambiguity before stating where release occurred.
The narrow wording protects accuracy: “released from ICE custody,” “transferred from South Louisiana,” and “removed” describe different outcomes. Do not call any of them a parish-jail release, and do not use EPSO roster absence as federal immigration proof.