Human Impact Project

Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported 442,637 individuals between October 2024 and September 2025, according to federal data. This represents an increase of approximately 171,000 deportations compared to the previous fiscal year. Nearly 167,000 of those removed had criminal records. The figure falls short of the Trump administration's goal of one million annual deportations. ICE has stated it aims to deport 1 million people in the next fiscal year, though it requested reduced funding for detention and transportation operations.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported 442,637 individuals between October 2024 and September 2025, according to agency reports. This represents an increase of approximately 171,000 deportations compared to the previous fiscal year, encompassing the final months of the Biden administration and the first months of the Trump administration. Nearly 167,000 of those deported had criminal records. The total falls short of President Trump's stated goal of removing one million people annually, though the agency is reportedly preparing for an ambitious removal target in the coming year.

Broadview Police Chief Thomas Mills announced three criminal investigations into ICE operations at a detention facility in his village, citing repeated exposure of his officers to tear gas deployed by federal agents. Mills and Mayor Katrina Thompson criticized ICE's use of tear gas, pepper spray, and mace during protests at the Broadview Processing Center, stating the chemicals created dangerous conditions for residents and first responders exercising their First Amendment rights.

ICE officers shoved journalists to the floor at 26 Federal Plaza in New York City on September 30, 2025, while detaining an immigrant at an asylum hearing. One journalist working for a Turkish media outlet was hospitalized with injuries and transported on a stretcher with a neck brace. This incident occurred less than a week after another viral video showed an ICE officer shoving a woman at the same facility.

On September 24, 2025, a gunman identified as Joshua Jahn opened fire on a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas, shooting at a transport van containing detainees at the controlled entrance. The attack killed at least one detainee immediately, with a second detainee, 32-year-old Miguel Angel Garcia-Hernandez, dying from injuries on September 30. Two other detainees were critically wounded in the shooting. Ammunition recovered at the scene bore anti-ICE messaging, prompting the FBI to investigate the incident as targeted violence. The gunman died by suicide after the attack, and no ICE agents were injured.

On September 30, 2025, ICE and FBI agents conducted an operation at an apartment building at 7500 S. South Shore Drive in Chicago as part of Operation Midway Blitz, detaining approximately 37 people including Venezuelan migrants and at least one U.S. citizen. The operation involved helicopters, snipers, flash-bangs, and agents breaking down doors and zip-tying residents. The federal government has provided no public accounting of how many remain in custody, what happened to children present in the building, or whether any criminal charges were filed related to the raid.

ICE agents, along with CBP, FBI, and ATF personnel, conducted an overnight raid on a South Shore apartment building on September 30, 2025, targeting individuals allegedly associated with Tren de Aragua and involved in drug trafficking, weapons crimes, and immigration violations. The operation resulted in 37 arrests and drew criticism from residents and advocates over tactics that included use of flash bangs, property destruction, and separation of parents from children.

Miguel Ángel García, 31, died after being removed from life support following a shooting attack at an ICE field office in Dallas. García was among detainees in an ICE transport van when a gunman opened fire from a nearby rooftop in an attack federal investigators said was intended to target immigration officers.

West Africans deported by the United States to Ghana were subsequently sent to Togo without documents or identification papers. Eight to 10 individuals, some of whom had won legal protections preventing their deportation, were sent across the border and left on the street. The deportees, including nationals from Nigeria, Liberia, Gambia, and Togo, are now in hiding without proper documentation.

Hundreds of protesters gathered at an ICE building in Portland following President Trump's announcement of troop deployment to the city. The demonstration featured chants and bucket drumming and was described as raucous but largely free of confrontation.

An ICE officer who was relieved of duties after being captured on video pushing an Ecuadoran woman to the ground outside an immigration court in Manhattan was returned to duty following a preliminary review. The incident occurred when federal agents were attempting to detain the woman's husband, and the officer pushed her to the floor in front of her children and journalists.

Miguel García-Hernández, an undocumented immigrant awaiting intake at an ICE facility in Dallas, was shot on September 24, 2025, when a gunman opened fire outside the facility. He died from his injuries on September 29, leaving behind his wife Stephany Gauffeny and three children. García-Hernández had been in ICE custody following a DUI arrest and was working toward legal status through a Biden administration initiative when the shooting occurred.

Watchdog groups alleged in a court filing that children and families held at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas face prolonged detention beyond legal limits, along with shortages of clean drinking water, chronic sleep deprivation, inadequate medical care, and lack of hygiene products. Legal experts filed accounts describing the facility environment and conditions for detainees.

A mother and two children detained by ICE agents in Millennium Park on September 28 were released from custody on October 2 after a federal judge ordered their protection from deportation while a habeas corpus petition is reviewed. The father, Jaime Ramirez, remains detained in a Texas immigration facility after being transferred from Illinois. The family, originally from Guatemala, has an asylum appointment scheduled for October 2027.

An ICE officer who was relieved of duties after being captured on video pushing an Ecuadoran woman to the ground outside an immigration court in New York City was returned to duty following a preliminary review. The incident occurred during a family separation at 26 Federal Plaza when the woman attempted to prevent her husband's detention. The Department of Homeland Security initially condemned the officer's conduct as unacceptable.

Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez was shot and killed by an ICE officer in Chicago after an unmarked vehicle pulled in front of his car. DHS claimed the officer was "seriously injured" when Villegas-Gonzalez hit and dragged him with his car. Video evidence shows the officer sustained injuries he described as "nothing major."

ICE agents detained multiple immigrant families during weekend operations in Chicago, including three families apprehended at Millennium Park, a shopping center, and a Walmart. The detainees, from Guatemala, Ecuador, and Venezuela, were held at O'Hare International Airport awaiting transfer to Texas detention centers before deportation. Families alleged they were targeted based on their appearance and that agents ignored demands to see warrants.

Ian Andre Roberts, superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools, was arrested by ICE on a fugitive warrant for living in the U.S. illegally despite a federal immigration judge's prior removal order. Roberts, a Guyana citizen who entered on an F-1 student visa in 1999, remained in the country after his work authorization expired in 2020. During his arrest, he was found in possession of a loaded handgun, $3,000 in cash, and a hunting knife, and fled in a school-provided vehicle before being apprehended with state patrol assistance. Roberts has a criminal record with prior weapons charges.

Three women—Cynthia Raygoza, Sandra Carmona Samane, and Ashleigh Brown—have been federally indicted for allegedly following an ICE agent home and publicly disclosing his personal information on social media. On August 28, 2025, the women livestreamed their pursuit of the agent from Downtown Los Angeles to his residence on Instagram, then shouted to neighbors about his identity and posted his address online. Each faces federal charges of conspiracy and disclosing a federal agent's personal information, with sentences of up to five years in prison per count. Raygoza remains at large while her codefendants have been arrested.

Freelance photojournalist Dave Decker was shot multiple times with pepper balls by federal officers and had his camera lens damaged while covering protests outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Illinois on September 27, 2025. Officers appeared to target Decker specifically, pointing him out before firing. The incident occurred during protests at an ICE detention and processing facility.

Six detainees at the California City Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility, which reopened in late August as the state's largest ICE detention center, described poor conditions including filthy cells, lack of medical care, insufficient food and hygiene supplies, and aggressive staff behavior. The facility, operated by CoreCivic on the grounds of a former state prison, has faced criticism for allegedly operating without proper permits. Detainees characterized conditions as inhumane, while CoreCivic disputed the allegations.

Ian Roberts, superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on September 26, 2025, after authorities discovered he lacked valid work authorization. Roberts, a native of Guyana, falsely claimed U.S. citizenship when hired in 2023 and is expected to plead guilty to making false statements on employment verification forms. He was also found in possession of illegal firearms at the time of his arrest. Roberts is no longer serving as superintendent of the district.

Maikol Carreno, a 24-year-old Venezuelan barber in Yuma, Arizona, was detained by ICE agents while giving a haircut at Stay Faded Barbershop. Carreno, who is seeking asylum, was transferred to Eloy Detention Center. His U.S. citizen wife, who is three weeks away from giving birth, is pleading for his release with community support.

Federal immigration agents used baton rounds, tear gas, and chemical agents against protesters outside the ICE detention facility in Broadview on September 26, 2025. This was the third consecutive Friday of confrontations between protesters and federal agents at the facility. At least two people were arrested as agents attempted to clear the street and protesters refused to disperse.

An ICE officer was placed on administrative leave after video footage showed him shoving a woman to the ground in a courthouse hallway in New York. The incident occurred after federal agents attempted to detain the woman's husband during an immigration enforcement action. DHS stated the officer's conduct was unacceptable and initiated a full investigation into the incident.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has detained at least five Austin Independent School District employees, including instructional and support staff such as teachers, bus drivers, and lunchroom workers. Roberto López Falcón, a Cuban immigrant and fifth-grade ESL teacher at Hart Elementary School, was arrested on September 3, 2025, during a routine check-in appointment in San Antonio after entering the U.S. without authorization in March 2022. López Falcón has been held at a federal immigration facility in Karnes County for three weeks with limited communication access. The school district replaced him with a substitute teacher and offered counseling services to students, though it initially told students he was sick rather than explaining his detention. Coworkers and administrators reported being left without adequate information about their colleagues' status and whereabouts.

Three women known as "Las Tres Guerreras" or the "Baldwin Park Three" (Akalei Brown, Cynthia Saragoza, and Sandia) were charged by the Department of Homeland Security in September 2025 for documenting an ICE agent during a community watch patrol. They face charges including conspiracy and doxxing with potential sentences exceeding 10 years in federal prison, with trial scheduled for February 24, 2026. Sandia is currently detained at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles awaiting trial.

A 25-year-old paraprofessional at a special education school in Inver Grove Heights was taken into custody early Monday after an apparent collision with a federal vehicle in the parking lot of Concord Education Center. She was held at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility at Fort Snelling for nearly 12 hours before being released pending an investigation. Her mother reported a lack of communication during the detention. U.S. Rep. Angie Craig's office commented on the detention.

On September 26, 2025, federal agents used chemical agents including pepper balls and tear gas against over 100 protesters gathered outside an ICE detention facility in Broadview, Illinois. The protest was organized to demonstrate against detention conditions and show support for detainees. Some protesters attempted to block vehicles from entering the facility, though most of the crowd remained distant from the perimeter fence. Federal agents also deployed non-lethal projectiles from rooftop positions during the incident. Following the confrontation, 11 people were taken into custody, with five subsequently facing federal charges including assault on federal officers.

On Wednesday morning in Key Largo, Florida, federal immigration agents stopped a woman driving a white Toyota Corolla and forcibly removed her from the vehicle while she stated she was a U.S. citizen. According to CBP, the woman refused to provide her driver's license or cooperate with agents during the stop. After agents removed her from the car, they located her driver's license in the vehicle, confirmed she was a U.S. citizen, and released her shortly thereafter. The operation was part of ongoing immigration enforcement activities in the Key Largo area.

Rafie Ollah Shouhed, a 79-year-old U.S. citizen and car wash owner in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, was injured during an immigration raid conducted by ICE and Border Patrol agents on September 9, 2025. Shouhed claims agents body-slammed him to the ground, resulting in multiple broken ribs, elbow injuries, and a traumatic brain injury. He was detained for nearly 12 hours despite being identified as a U.S. citizen. Shouhed subsequently filed a $50 million federal tort claim against the Department of Homeland Security alleging assault, battery, civil rights violations, and deliberate indifference to serious medical conditions.

Paramjit Singh, a lawful permanent resident who arrived in the U.S. 30 years ago, was detained at Chicago O'Hare Airport on July 30, 2025, based on a 25-year-old theft conviction. DHS subsequently filed for his removal citing an alleged 2008 forgery conviction that appears not to exist; an immigration judge ordered his release on a $10,000 bond in August, but DHS filed an automatic stay to keep him detained. Singh, who is suffering from a progressive brain tumor causing vision loss, remains in a Kentucky county jail awaiting removal proceedings scheduled for September 29.

The National Immigrant Justice Center and ACLU of Illinois filed a federal court notice on behalf of 27 people arrested without warrants or probable cause by Department of Homeland Security officers since May 2025, with at least 20 arrested in September. The filing challenges violations of a consent decree that prohibits racial profiling and warrantless arrests, documenting incidents where people were arrested while walking in neighborhoods, at parking lots, during traffic stops, and at their homes.

Independent journalist Leigh Kunkel was shot in the face and back of the head with pepper balls by federal officers while reporting on protests outside an ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois on September 26, 2025. Kunkel was documenting demonstrations at the facility when ICE agents emerged from the gates and began firing crowd-control munitions at journalists and protesters gathered nearby.

At least 16 deaths have occurred in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody since January 2025, with the latest being Ismael Ayala-Uribe, a 39-year-old Mexican national who died at an ICE facility in Adelanto, California. ICE is holding 59,762 detainees as of September 25, 2025. The death rate under Trump's second term is approximately 1.88 deaths per month compared to 0.54 deaths per month during the Biden administration.

ICE is transferring detained immigrants faster and more frequently than in 2024, with 12% of detainees transferred at least four times compared to 6% in the same period last year. These transfers move people far from family, attorneys, and legal resources, with some individuals transferred up to 15 times across multiple states before deportation.

Xiomara Suarez-Marin, a 29-year-old Peruvian national seeking asylum, was detained by ICE during a scheduled USCIS appointment in Los Angeles on September 26, despite having a pending green card application through her wife. She had entered the U.S. in 2022 under humanitarian parole and had complied with all previous ICE check-ins. She remains in federal custody at Adelanto Detention Center with an immigration court hearing scheduled for January 28.

Ayman Soliman, an Egyptian-born imam and hospital chaplain at Cincinnati Children's Hospital, was detained by ICE on July 9, 2025, during a routine immigration check-in appointment after USCIS terminated his asylum status. Authorities alleged he provided material support to terrorists through involvement with an Egyptian charity organization. During approximately 10 weeks in custody at Butler County Jail, Soliman was held in freezing conditions, placed in isolation, and denied access to his attorney. The Department of Homeland Security subsequently withdrew its deportation case after court filings documented errors and inconsistencies in the government's evidence. Soliman was released in mid-to-late September 2025, his asylum status was reinstated, and his green card application was revived.

ICE enforcement actions in major U.S. cities on September 25-26, 2025 resulted in several incidents including an officer shoving a woman in a New York courthouse, tear gas used against protesters outside a Chicago detention center, and a woman injured during an arrest in the Boston area. A Guatemalan permanent resident named Hilda was forcibly detained in Chelsea, Massachusetts, sustaining injuries requiring hospitalization.

Four D.C. residents and the Maryland-based immigrant rights organization CASA filed a class-action lawsuit against the Trump administration alleging that ICE violated immigration law by systematically arresting people in the District whom they perceived to be Latino without warrants or probable cause. A DHS spokeswoman called the allegations categorically false.

ICE agents arrested Jorge Elieser Gonzalez Ochoa, a 27-year-old Colombian national, at Bread Garden Market in Iowa City on September 25, 2025. Advocacy group Escucha Mi Voz stated the arrest involved the use of force in a public marketplace. Gonzalez was working toward asylum with an ankle monitor and is now held in Linn County Jail on an ICE hold.

Miguel Angel Garcia-Hernandez, 32, died from injuries sustained in a sniper-style shooting at a Dallas ICE facility on September 24. He was shot at least eight times and had been in critical condition at Parkland Hospital before being removed from life support. Garcia-Hernandez was the second victim to die from the attack, leaving behind his wife and four children.

A federal judge ordered the immediate release of Paulo Cesar Gamez Lira, a 27-year-old DACA recipient and father of four U.S. citizen children who was detained by ICE for 42 days. Gamez Lira was detained on August 13 when federal agents surrounded his vehicle in Horizon City, Texas, with two of his young children present. He was held at the Otero County Processing Center in Chaparral, New Mexico, separated from his family including a three-month-old infant with serious medical conditions. The federal government declined to oppose his release.

ICE agents pointed guns at and smashed the window of a car carrying a couple and their 1-month-old baby in Alamosa on September 24, 2025. The agents arrested Jose Aguilera, 33, from Mexico, who was returning from a court hearing with his partner and infant son. The arrest violated a 2020 Colorado law prohibiting ICE arrests of people going to or coming from courthouses.

A shooting occurred at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in Dallas on Wednesday morning. The shooter, 29-year-old Joshua Jahn, fired from a rooftop across the street, killing one detainee and wounding two others before dying by self-inflicted gunshot wound. Evidence suggests the attack was anti-ICE in nature, with shell casings engraved with anti-ICE messages.

On September 24, 2025, a shooter identified as Joshua Jahn fired from a rooftop into an ICE facility near Interstate 35E in Dallas, killing three people detained by ICE and injuring one other before shooting himself. Two of the three victims were taken to hospitals in critical condition, with one dying six days later. Authorities found anti-ICE markings and notes in Jahn's personal effects, concluding the attack was a premeditated terrorist act targeting ICE agents.

Marcos Antonio De Oliveira Barros, 57, was detained during a 5 a.m. ICE raid on September 24, 2025, for allegedly overstaying his tourist visa. His daughter Daianne, an American citizen, says her father had lived in the U.S. for nearly 20 years and attempted to secure legal status but was confused by language barriers when signing deportation papers. Marcos has been held at multiple detention facilities and transferred to Louisiana before being moved to Broward Transitional Center in Florida, where his daughter has filed an I-130 petition to help initiate his green card process.

Miguel Angel Garcia-Hernandez, a 31-year-old immigrant from Mexico detained at a Dallas ICE facility, was critically injured in a shooting on September 24, 2025, and remains on life support. His wife, Stephany Gauffeny, spoke to NPR about her husband's character and the impact of the incident on their family of five children, with another on the way. The shooter, identified as Joshua Jahn, died of self-inflicted wounds after targeting the ICE facility.

A CNN investigation found that more than 100 US citizen children have been separated from their parents following ICE enforcement actions. After their undocumented parents were detained and deported, these children—ranging from newborns to teenagers—were placed in foster care, with relatives, or left with strangers. ICE failed to allow parents adequate time to arrange childcare before deportation according to its own policies. Some children are relying on GoFundMe and community support, while some parents remain in detention and others have been deported.

The ACLU of Massachusetts and partner organizations filed a class-action lawsuit challenging the widespread denial of bond hearings to people detained by ICE. The complaint alleges that the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice have systematically reclassified arrested individuals from statutory authority that allows bond requests to provisions that deny bond, violating constitutional and statutory rights and affecting thousands of people.