Human Impact Project

Felix A.R.: Mexican man dies in ICE custody in Laredo, Texas

Felix Alcorta-Rodriguez, 63, died days after being transferred to ICE custody following time served for traffic violations. He was found unresponsive in his cell; an autopsy later found a blood clot reaching from his heart into a major vein.

Oct 17, 2026 · Laredo, TX

CNN · USA Today · Austin Kocher +8 sources

Juan Carlos L.G.: U.S. citizen held 30 hours in Florida jail despite ID

Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, 20, a U.S. citizen who grew up speaking Tzotzil in Mexico, was jailed over 30 hours despite showing his birth certificate and Social Security card.

Oct 8, 2026 · Leon County, FL

CNN · Newsweek · Associated Press +17 sources

Deng D.K.D.: SCSU basketball player arrested by ICE at airport checkpoint, held 12 days

Deng Dhieu Kuach Deng, 19, a freshman basketball player from South Sudan, was handcuffed at a Connecticut airport TSA checkpoint while heading to visit his girlfriend, and held 12 days before release.

Sep 28, 2026 · New Haven, CT

New Haven Independent · CT Mirror · Patch +4 sources

Baldomero S.M. and Agnelo M.R.: Injured in ICE chase crash in NJ

Baldomero Sanchez Mendez, a Mexican man, was injured when his car collided with an ICE vehicle during a chase in Red Bank, NJ; both he and the agent suffered minor injuries.

Oct 16, 2026 · Red Bank, NJ

NJ.com · Patch · Asbury Park Press +3 sources

Grandfather detained by ICE in front of autistic grandson in Washington

José Luis Arias, a Honduran grandfather, was detained by ICE in front of his autistic grandson in Airway Heights, Washington, as his daughter pleaded for officers to stop.

Oct 21, 2026 · Airway Heights, WA

Telemundo · Lado · Instagram

Masked ICE agents slam San Francisco man to ground, breaking his glasses

Luz's adult son, who has lived in the U.S. since age six and worked on Monterey County farms, was slammed to the ground by masked ICE agents in San Francisco's SoMa neighborhood, breaking his glasses.

Oct 19, 2026 · San Francisco, CA

Mission Local · ABC7 News · SF Gate +1 source

U.S. citizen beaten by ICE agents outside home as autistic son watched

Alfredo Rueda, a U.S.-born man in Victorville, was grabbed and struck by ICE agents while preparing to take his autistic son to school, leaving the boy frightened and Rueda needing medical care.

Oct 15, 2026 · Victorville, CA

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Juan S.: Colombian asylum seeker tackled by ICE agents outside Mill Creek apartment

Juan Saldana, a Colombian asylum seeker with no criminal history, was tackled by three ICE agents outside his apartment while trying to get inside on his way to work.

Oct 11, 2026 · Mill Creek, WA

seattlemetromagazine.com · AZ Agil · deultimominuto.com +1 source

Houston homebuilder fatally shot by ICE agent in case of mistaken identity

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Houston homebuilder and father of three who lived there nearly 35 years, was fatally shot by an ICE agent who mistook him for someone else on July 7, 2026.

Oct 21, 2026 · Houston, TX

USA Today · CBS News · Associated Press +13 sources

Mahmoud K.: Columbia activist with green card detained 104 days by ICE

Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia graduate student and green card holder married to a U.S. citizen, was held by ICE for over three months after organizing pro-Palestinian protests. He is now asking the Supreme Court to review his case.

Oct 19, 2026 · New York, NY

NPR · CNN · NBC News +30 sources

Ahmed S.: Gay Arizona man deported, beaten in Equatorial Guinea

Ahmed Soliman, a gay Egyptian-born green card holder raised in Arizona since childhood, was deported to Equatorial Guinea under a third-country removal deal, then beaten and hospitalized after speaking to journalists about detention conditions.

Oct 22, 2026 · Tucson, AZ

Reuters · The Guardian · TimesLive +15 sources

Ilhan O.: Congresswoman's home raided before dawn by HSI agents

Rep. Ilhan Omar had her Washington-area home raided before dawn, with agents seizing her phone amid a probe into whether her age was misstated when she arrived as a 12-year-old Somali refugee.

Oct 17, 2026 · Washington, DC

Fox News · CBS News · The Guardian +21 sources

Brayan S.: Deported to Central African Republic despite court order

Brayan Omar Sánchez, 26, a Honduran truck driver and small business owner who fled gang violence, was deported to the Central African Republic on July 30 despite believing he had a court order against removal.

Oct 21, 2026 · Senegal

CBS News · Telemundo · El Mundo Honduras +16 sources

Emiliano A.C.: Diabetic man dies in ICE custody, meds denied

Emiliano Andrade-Covarrubias, 56, painted apartments in Dallas for decades and raised three U.S.-born children. His daughter says staff ignored his chest pain and withheld his diabetes and blood pressure medications before he died in custody.

Oct 21, 2026 · Laredo, TX

USA Today · Texas Tribune · westlakenews.org +3 sources

U.S. citizen Ricardo Gonzalez tased, pinned by ICE agents in Long Beach

Ricardo Gonzalez, 40, a U.S. citizen and former Long Beach city employee who enjoys riding his e-bike, was tased twice and pinned in a gutter by ICE agents after calling 911 about unmarked vehicles near his home.

Oct 19, 2026 · Long Beach, CA

The Guardian · Los Angeles Times · NBC News +13 sources

Miguel P.H.: Houston construction worker's leg broken in three places by ICE SUV

Miguel Parra-Hernandez, 48, a Mexican construction worker who has lived in the U.S. 34 years, was struck by an unmarked ICE SUV while fleeing on foot, shattering his ankle and breaking his leg in three places.

Oct 17, 2026 · Houston, TX

The Guardian · NBC News · Associated Press +14 sources