Xana O’Neill | Reporting

ICE facility tied to detainee deaths cited for missing records and evidence gaps

First federal inspection found 49 deficiencies, including failures to document force, preserve video

Apr 7 • Xana O'Neill

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March 2026

Afghan ally who fought alongside U.S. dies a day after ICE detention

Father of six who aided U.S. Special Forces for more than a decade was arrested while taking his children to school and died a day later in custody

Mar 16 • Xana O'Neill

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ICE signals major arsenal expansion as rifle and ammo buys surge

The agency plans to acquire about 17,800 Tasers — a fourfold increase — but declined to clarify whether the devices will be issued more widely or used…

Mar 9 • Xana O'Neill

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ICE says detention of pregnant women is rare -- but won’t release the numbers

The detention and deportation of a woman at 36 weeks pregnant is raising questions about whether ICE is following its own policy

Mar 2 • Xana O'Neill

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February 2026

ICE prepares major expansion of electronic monitoring outside detention

The agency's monitoring contractor says the system is resourced to track roughly 465,000 people primarily using body-worn electronic devices

Feb 22 • Xana O'Neill

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Sick infant in ICE custody deported with family after becoming unresponsive at hospital

Two-month-old who had been hospitalized after weeks of illness in ICE custody was removed from the U.S. with his parents and toddler sister

Feb 17 • Xana O'Neill

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ICE moves ahead with mega detention hubs across the U.S. as it expands and consolidates detention

Meanwhile, private prison operators have voiced reservations about the warehouse approach.

Feb 15 • Xana O'Neill

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UPDATE: Children taken in by social worker’s family reunited with their mother after parents’ ICE arrest

Video shows the emotional reunion after a month of separation. The status of both parents remains unclear.

Feb 10 • Xana O'Neill

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ICE moves to monitor 300,000 migrant children amid 'increased focus' on minors

New contracting plans reveal a broader push to track unaccompanied minors using real-time monitoring and data systems.

Feb 9 • Xana O'Neill

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Hundreds of kids ‘just like Liam’ could remain inside ICE detention facility

The Texas detention center where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father were held faces a federal lawsuit alleging widespread harm to kids

Feb 1 • Xana O'Neill

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January 2026

ICE bypasses local medical examiner in 2nd detainee death after homicide ruling contradicted its official account

The agency routed the detainee’s remains to an Army-run medical center instead of the local medical examiner after an earlier death was ruled a…

Jan 28 • Xana O'Neill

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Alex Pretti shooting: Government claims behind lethal force don’t match video evidence

Federal officials say Alex Pretti approached agents with a handgun. Publicly available video and eyewitness accounts do not show that sequence.

Jan 25 • Xana O'Neill

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