Haitian man with humanitarian parole and pending asylum detained by ICE while scanning work badge at Minnesota airport
Jan 2026·Location: Minneapolis, MN
Country of origin: Haiti
A man who lawfully entered the United States as part of the Haitian Humanitarian Parole Program, and who had a work permit and a pending asylum application, was detained by ICE as he was scanning his work badge at the airport in Minnesota. He was unlawfully detained for over two months before a federal judge ordered his release.
Sources
- “A Manufactured Crisis”
hrw.org·Jun 18, 2026·archived copy
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