Abdullahi Mohamed, a Somali immigrant with 25+ years in the U.S. and valid work authorization, was detained by ICE in October 2025 during a routine check-in and subsequently transferred rapidly across multiple states without warning to his family or attorney. His family lost contact with him for approximately five days during the transfers, receiving fragmented updates before he was deported to Somalia. According to a Marshall Project investigation, rapid transfers of detainees have become increasingly common under the Trump administration, with transfers of five or more times more than tripling and out-of-state transfers within 24 hours more than doubling since the Biden administration's final year.