Memorandum for Civil lmmigration Enforcement: Guidance on the Use of Detainers inthe Federal, State, Local, and Tribal Criminal Justice Systems

This memorandum provides guidance on the use of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainers in the federal, state, local, and tribal criminal justice systems. This guidance
applies to all uses of ICE detainers regardless of whether the contemplated use arises out ofthe
Criminal Alien Program, Secure Communities, a 287(g) agreement, or any other ICE
enforcement effort. This guidance does not govern the use of detainers by U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP). This guidance replaces Sections 4.2 and 4.5 of the August 2010
Interim Guidance on Detainers (Policy Number 10074.1) and otherwise supplements the
remaining sections of that same guidance