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Warren Leads Call for DHS Probe into ICE Locator Failures

4/7/2026

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36 lawmakers led by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) urge DHS to investigate the ICE online detainee locator system (ODLS) for unreliability and disappearances.
They cite Any Lucía López Belloza, a student deported without her family's knowledge due to ODLS failures.
They attribute problems to high detention numbers, frequent transfers, and systemic failures at new facilities, while the DHS Office of Inspector General cannot review due to a funding lapse.

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36 lawmakers led by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) urge DHS to investigate the ICE online detainee locator system (ODLS) for unreliability and disappearances.
They cite Any Lucía López Belloza, a student deported without her family's knowledge due to ODLS failures.
They attribute problems to high detention numbers, frequent transfers, and systemic failures at new facilities, while the DHS Office of Inspector General cannot review due to a funding lapse.