HUMSI — Human Security Initiative

Human Impact Project

A living database documenting reported immigration enforcement incidents and their human impact.

Arrested at a USCIS interviewLPR/Green Card

Green-card holders arrested at their USCIS interview

Documented stories describe green card holders and applicants detained by ICE during USCIS interviews meant to process their citizenship or residency, including at offices in California, Washington, Texas, Utah, and Minnesota, with some held at facilities like Otay Mesa and Adelanto. Those affected include military spouses, veterans, a former mayor, and long-term residents; outcomes range from release within days to continued detention and at least one deportation to a third country. First documented in April 2025, the pattern became recurring by October 2025, peaking in November 2025, and now represents a smaller share of reported cases than at that peak.”}'}]}}]}}]}} 。 {

First documented Apr 2025, recurring since Oct 2025. A smaller share of recent stories than at its peak.

Share of each month's well-documented stories, Jan 2025 to Oct 2026. Volume is not shown: coverage grew over the record, shares did not have to.

26 stories in 12 states. What accompanies this practice →

“I am a patriotic American solider. I thought that it would never happen, that this kind of erroneous thing, that four months, two days in this kind of detention, would never happen, should never happen to any disabled decorated American veteran,”

— Zahid Chaudhry. Zahid Chaudhry, a disabled U.S. Army veteran, spoke after being released from ICE detention in Tacoma after four months. read the story →

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