Immigration enforcement incidents in District of Columbia

51 documented incidents in District of Columbia in the Human Impact Project database. View all on the interactive map.

• Indian asylee detained at airport, suffers heart attack in ICE custody

  Aug 3, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Skilled mason Ariel deported to El Salvador, wife Diana left with two children

  Jul 31, 2026 · Petworth, DC

• DHS finalizes rule ending indefinite stays for foreign students, exchange visitors

  Jul 17, 2026 · Washington, DC

• ICE removes people with criminal convictions during July 4th week

  Jul 13, 2026 · Washington, DC

• DHS Fact Check: U.S. Citizen Children Not Being Deported

  Jul 4, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Woman in asylum process detained at airport on way to father's funeral

  Jul 2026 · Washington, DC

• Supreme Court Hears Asylum Turnback Policy Case

  Jul 1, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Pregnant mothers, working families challenge ICE's mass GPS monitoring policy

  Jun 29, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Appeals court lets Trump resume expanded fast-track deportations

  Jun 23, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Hungarian-Romanian man arrested in D.C. for visa overstay

  Jun 22, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Torture survivor deported to Congo despite court protection; judge's order to return reversed

  Jun 15, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Trump signs $70 billion funding boost for ICE and CBP enforcement operations

  Jun 10, 2026 · Washington, DC

• ICE removes individuals to Honduras via military aircraft partnership

  Jun 4, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Father detained by ICE en route to work, family struggles without breadwinner

  May 17, 2026 · Washington, DC

• DHS acquiring new deportation planes amid critic skepticism

  May 16, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Judge suspends 7-day notice requirement for lawmakers visiting ICE facilities

  May 15, 2026 · Washington, DC

• ICE violated court order on warrantless arrests in D.C., judge rules

  May 10, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Judge finds DHS violated court order on warrantless immigration arrests

  May 9, 2026 · Washington, DC

• House passes $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement

  May 4, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Trump Makes Sweeping Changes to Immigration Enforcement

  May 1, 2026 · Washington, DC

• ICE acting director Todd Lyons to resign at end of May

  Apr 17, 2026 · Washington, DC

• ICE nearly doubles ankle monitors on legal immigrants, advocates cite psychological and economic harms

  Apr 16, 2026 · Washington, DC

• ICE ramped up in D.C., immigrant crime victims faced visa roadblocks

  Apr 10, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Trump Administration Limits Immigration Enforcement Data Release

  Apr 10, 2026 · Washington, DC

• College student and mother detained at airports after TSA shares 31,000 traveler records with ICE

  Apr 7, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Nearly 20,000 undocumented immigrants arrested in D.C. region during Trump's second term

  Apr 6, 2026 · Washington, DC

• House and Senate Republicans Reach Deal to End Homeland Security Shutdown

  Apr 1, 2026 · Capitol Hill, DC

• Lobbyists Behind Migrant Detention Industry Operations

  Mar 16, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Asylum approvals plummet as fearful immigrants skip hearings

  Mar 3, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Man released after nearly 11 months in ICE detention describes lingering trauma

  Mar 2026 · Washington, DC

• Former ICE instructor testifies agency cut training on constitutional rights

  Feb 23, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Nigerian immigrant released from ICE detention after court ruled removal unlawful

  Feb 20, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Judge blocks termination of TPS for 350,000 Haitians facing deportation

  Feb 4, 2026 · Washington, DC

• ICE Air Flights Expand in February 2026 Mass Deportation Campaign

  Feb 1, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Donna Hughes-Brown, long-term green card holder, detained by ICE over decade-old incident.

  Dec 22, 2025 · Washington, DC

• Maryland man detained after DC police lure to station for ICE

  Dec 5, 2025 · Washington, DC

• Sean Dunn acquitted of assault after throwing sandwich at Border Patrol agent

  Nov 6, 2025 · Washington, DC

• Man arrested by ICE at DC police station after reporting stolen car

  Nov 2025 · Washington, DC

• Immigration crackdown stokes fear at Catholic church in DC

  Oct 27, 2025 · Washington, DC

• D.C. Mayor Bowser pressed on police immigration enforcement

  Oct 17, 2025 · Washington, DC

• Lawsuit accuses ICE of illegally arresting Latino immigrants in D.C.

  Sep 25, 2025 · Washington, DC

• Child care workers in D.C. go underground amid ICE crackdown

  Sep 11, 2025 · Washington, DC

• D.C. neighbors escort immigrant children to school amid ICE operations

  Sep 11, 2025 · Washington, DC

• Salvadoran man with TPS arrested without warrant in DC street sweep

  Aug 21, 2025 · Washington, DC

• Federal officers detain, tackle moped driver in D.C. immigration crackdown

  Aug 16, 2025 · Washington, DC

• Cuban nationals challenge ICE I-220A release classification

  Jul 21, 2025 · Washington, DC

• Advocacy group condemns bill funneling $150 billion into immigration detention expansion

  Jul 9, 2025 · Washington, DC

• Canadian permanent resident dies in ICE custody after preventable kidney failure, family seeks answers

  Jun 23, 2025 · Washington, DC

• ICE/HSI agents conduct surprise I-9 verification visits to DC restaurants

  May 6, 2025 · Washington, DC

• Venezuelan couple charged with unauthorized entry two years after border crossing

  Mar 12, 2025 · Washington, DC

• ICE Detains Long-Term Green Card Holder Lewelyn Dixon Over Decades-Old Conviction

  Feb 28, 2025 · Washington, DC