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Original Date Announced
May 1, 2025According to the American Immigration Lawyers Association, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will now send attorneys, EOIR-accredited representatives, and law students automatic notifications when their clients are transferred to a new detention facility. They will also be provided with information about the location of the new facility.
However, no notification will be provided if a client leaves a facility or arrives at a new facility designed to only hold people for under 72 hours.
Trump 2.0 [ID # 1727]
Practice Alert: ICE to Start Notifying Attorneys When Detained Clients are TransferredEffective Date
May 1, 2025Subsequent Trump and Court Action
June 1, 20262026.06.01 Reported: ICE Repeatedly Transfers Detainees Without Notice - The Marshall Project
The Marshall Project reports that ICE repeatedly transfers detainees among different facilities without notice, making it difficult for family members and attorneys to keep track of their location. Because detainees often cannot access phones while being transferred—and ICE's detainee locator is not consistently updated—detainees may be unreachable for days.
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NoneOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: ReportedTrump Administration Action: Change in PracticeSubject Matter: DetentionAgencies Affected: ICEAssociated or Derivative Policies
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Commentary
2026.09.28 Salt Lake Tribune - ‘They disappear’: ICE shuttles Utah detainees all over the country. Finding them can take days
The Salt Lake Tribune reports that ICE has moved 95% of the Utahns the agency has arrested since the start of the second Trump administration to out-of-state detention facilities. On average, ICE sends Utahns to 4.6 different facilities over the course of their detention. In 2026, 19% of arrestees in Utah have been sent to California, compared to 7% in 2025. Lawyers report that frequent and unpredictable transfers hinder their ability to contact clients and make it much harder to fight their client's case.
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