Te arrestaron y ahora hay un ICE hold — esto es lo que significa y cuánto tiempo pueden retenerte
In this segment, attorney Lorena Rivas explains what an ICE hold is and how it operates when a person is detained in a local jail. She states that any detention triggers a notification to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which then places an ICE hold, meaning the individual remains in custody until ICE agents arrive to take them to an immigration detention center. By law, ICE may hold a detainee for up to 48 hours, but those hours are counted only on weekdays; weekends do not count toward the limit. Rivas notes that, in practice, some jails extend the hold beyond the statutory 48‑hour window due to contractual arrangements with ICE, and that these extensions have not yet been challenged in court. Consequently, detainees can sometimes spend several days in local jail before being transferred to an immigration facility.
