Immigration enforcement incidents in Massachusetts

87 documented incidents in Massachusetts in the Human Impact Project database. View all on the interactive map.

• ICE detains nail salon worker in Newburyport 'with guns drawn'

  Aug 19, 2026 · Newburyport, MA

• Universities, unions sue to block new limit on international student visa status

  Aug 18, 2026 · Boston, MA

• Ecuadorian father detained by ICE in Massachusetts neighborhood, family disputes arrest

  Aug 18, 2026 · Lawrence, MA

• Zambian nurse detained at Boston airport, released after union and community protests

  Aug 7, 2026 · Boston, MA

• Brazilian Man Detained by ICE in Taunton, Massachusetts After Prior Deportation

  Aug 6, 2026 · Taunton, MA

• Massachusetts governor signs strongest immigrant protections law amid ICE enforcement

  Aug 5, 2026 · Chelsea, MA

• Massachusetts Governor Signs Law Limiting ICE Access to Schools, Hospitals, Courts

  Aug 5, 2026 · Chelsea, MA

• College freshman deported to Honduras despite judge's order blocking removal

  Aug 5, 2026 · Boston, MA

• Permanent resident denied insulin, malaria treatment during seven-month ICE detention

  Jul 31, 2026 · Boston, MA

• 14-year-old Brazilian girl detained by ICE, federal judge orders immediate return to Massachusetts

  Mar 11, 2026 · Marlboro, MA

• Guatemalan man detained by ICE following release from state custody

  Jul 21, 2026 · Billerica, MA

• Ecuadorian man arrested in Brockton during ICE enforcement operation

  Jul 19, 2026 · Brockton, MA

• Haitian migrant facing criminal charges detained during ICE vehicle stop in Fall River

  Jul 18, 2026 · Fall River, MA

• Four immigrants arrested in Fall River ICE enforcement operations

  Jul 16, 2026 · Fall River, MA

• Venezuelan DJ detained at Boston airport after World Cup visit, facing deportation

  Jul 16, 2026 · Boston, MA

• DACA recipient detained at Boston airport after Noah Kahan concert, judge orders release

  Jul 16, 2026 · Boston, MA

• Fifteen-year-old held 255 days after arrest, separated from mother despite her readiness to pick him up

  July 15, 2026 · Burlington, MA

• Man arrested on firearm charges released from jail, picked up by ICE after bail posted

  Jul 2, 2026 · New Bedford, MA

• Honduras mother forced to self-deport with US citizen daughter, leaving older daughters in Boston

  Jun 30, 2026 · Brighton, MA

• College student remains in U.S. after mother and sister forced to self-deport

  Jun 28, 2026 · Boston, MA

• Navy veteran's father detained at Walmart while shopping with son

  Jun 28, 2026 · Halifax, MA

• Salvadoran construction worker with TPS detained, held on cell floor with 50 others

  Jun 15, 2026 · East Boston, MA

• Brazilian man convicted of drug trafficking arrested in Massachusetts on outstanding warrant

  Jun 10, 2026 · Hyannis, MA

• Somali refugee deported after rapid multi-state transfers, beaten and shackled

  Jun 9, 2026 · Massachusetts

• Ecuadorian high school graduate detained by ICE days before graduation

  Jun 5, 2026 · Framingham, MA

• Roofers arrested by ICE in Brockton parking lot, U.S. citizen bystander punched

  June 4, 2026 · Brockton, MA

• Brazilian chef detained by ICE at courthouse after OUI crash

  Jun 4, 2026 · Peabody, MA

• Indian national Dhaval Amratbhai Patel arrested, detained by ICE after local release

  May 27, 2026 · Worcester, MA

• Salvadoran TPS holder detained nearly two days, $600 cash not returned, files claim

  May 25, 2026 · East Boston, MA

• DHS Third Country Deportations Challenged in D.V.D. v. DHS

  May 26, 2026 · Boston, MA

• Brazilian father and son detained while fishing, released after judge finds ICE violated due process

  May 24, 2026 · Woods Hole, MA

• Sarath Lon arrested for murder conviction

  May 20, 2026 · Fall River, MA

• Man detained by ICE after Brookline Police arrest, became disruptive during transport

  May 15, 2026 · Chestnut Hill, MA

• Pittsfield man arrested by ICE outside Burger King, held at Plymouth County facility

  May 12, 2026 · Pittsfield, MA

• Guatemalan educator avoids detention after 16 years, community rallies support her

  May 11, 2026 · Burlington, MA

• Court Blocks ICE from Detaining Two Immigrants During Check-ins

  May 6, 2026 · Boston, MA

• El Salvadoran immigrant challenges mandatory detention policy in federal appeals court

  May 5, 2026 · MA

• Dominican man detained without criminal record, held without medication for diabetes

  May 2026 · Randolph, MA

• Berkshire family deported to Ecuador despite pending asylum appeal

  May 1, 2026 · Pittsfield, MA

• Maine residents arrested protesting ICE detention conditions in Massachusetts

  Apr 30, 2026 · Burlington, MA

• Illiterate worker detained five months after electing self-deportation

  Apr 22, 2026 · Boston, MA

• Nearly half of ICE arrests in Massachusetts involve immigrants with no criminal record

  Apr 13, 2026 · MA

• Ten Indian nationals indicted in Massachusetts visa fraud and staged robbery scheme

  Apr 10, 2026 · Massachusetts

• Over 7,000 ICE arrests in Massachusetts during Trump administration

  Apr 1, 2026 · MA

• Judge rules DHS illegally terminated status of 900,000 migrants in CBP One program

  Apr 1, 2026 · Boston, MA

• ICE Boston arrests twice-deported Mexican national after jail ignores detainer

  Mar 29, 2026 · Boston, MA

• ICE arrests surge at Massachusetts courthouses; family detention raises civil rights concerns

  Mar 26, 2026 · Chelsea, MA

• Over 614 ICE arrests documented in Massachusetts courthouses during 2025

  Mar 18, 2026 · Massachusetts, MA

• Massachusetts lawmakers push ban on warrantless civil immigration arrests

  Mar 18, 2026 · Boston, MA

• 14-year-old Brazilian girl detained by ICE, released by federal judge after constitutional violations found

  Mar 12, 2026 · Marlborough, MA

• New Bedford man returns to ICE custody after bond denial

  Mar 3, 2026 · New Bedford, MA

• Pregnant woman hospitalized after ICE detention in Brockton, denied adequate care

  Feb 11, 2026 · Brockton, MA

• Turkish doctoral student detained for pro-Palestinian op-ed; removal proceedings terminated

  Feb 9, 2026 · Somerville, MA

• Long-term worker deported after wife's traffic stop

  Dec 11, 2025 · Peabody, MA

• Pastor detained by ICE during routine check-in in Massachusetts

  Dec 3, 2025 · Stow, MA

• East Boston man detained by ICE after courthouse arrest released on bond

  Nov 21, 2025 · East Boston, MA

• Brazilian woman detained by ICE released on bond, remains in removal proceedings

  Nov 12, 2025 · Revere, MA

• Woman detained by ICE after husband suffered seizure holding toddler during traffic stop; judge orders release

  Nov 7, 2025 · Fitchburg, MA

• Man has seizure as ICE arrests wife in Fitchburg traffic stop

  Nov 7, 2025 · Fitchburg, MA

• Nine Allston car wash workers detained by ICE agents, all held valid work permits

  Nov 4, 2025 · Boston, MA

• 13-year-old asylum seeker detained by ICE after local arrest

  Oct 31, 2025 · Everett, MA

• ICE Detains Man After 43 Years Wrongful Imprisonment

  Oct 28, 2025 · Dorchester, MA

• Afghan doctoral student with brain cancer detained by ICE, transferred from Boston doctors

  Oct 16, 2025 · Methuen, MA

• 13-year-old son arrested, then taken by ICE to a detention facility

  Oct 15, 2025 · Everett, MA

• ICE arrests 13-year-old in Everett, transfers to Virginia detention facility

  Oct 12, 2025 · Everett, MA

• Green card holder violently arrested by ICE in front of her children, federal complaint filed

  Sep 26, 2025 · Chelsea, MA

• 43-year-old Guatemalan father of four and business owner arrested by masked ICE agents outside Home Depot in Boston

  September 26, 2025 · Boston, MA

• ICE tactics inflame tensions in New York, Chicago

  Sep 25, 2025 · New York, Chicago, Boston, Massachusetts, Illinois

• ACLU Challenges Widespread Denial of Due Process in Immigration Courts

  Sep 23, 2025 · Boston, Massachusetts

• ICE agents held 5-year-old autistic girl during father's arrest attempt

  Sep 16, 2025 · Leominster, MA

• Couple Facing Deportation While Expecting Third Child

  Sep 2, 2025 · Milford, MA

• Guatemala man deported, re-detained in New York, reunited with infant daughter

  Sep 2025 · Chelsea, MA

• Massachusetts teen testifies to Congress about mother's ICE detention

  Sep 1, 2025 · Chelsea, MA

• Legal permanent resident detained 10 days over pardoned 20-year-old conviction

  Aug 28, 2025 · Boston, MA

• Brazilian man arrested by ICE at Massachusetts courthouse

  Aug 3, 2025 · Westborough, MA

• ICE arrests Milford High School student on immigration violation

  Jun 2, 2025 · Milford, MA

• Brazilian student detained by ICE, released after months, attends State of the Union as guest

  May 31, 2025 · Milford, MA

• Senior citizen detained by ICE faces deportation to Vietnam

  May 21, 2025 · Dorchester, MA

• Over 40 detained in Waltham ICE raids, residents and community groups protest enforcement surge

  May 16, 2025 · Waltham, MA

• ICE agents break van window, detain two men in Waltham

  May 13, 2025 · Waltham, MA

• Chelsea family sues ICE for detaining father on Mother's Day

  May 11, 2025 · Chelsea, MA

• Massachusetts police hold girl's face to ground during ICE arrest

  May 9, 2025 · Worcester, MA

• Man detained after traffic stop on Mother's Day, face slammed on sidewalk in front of children

  May 2025 · Chelsea, MA

• Coffee shop manager self-deports to Benin amid ICE fears in Pittsfield

  Apr 29, 2025 · Pittsfield, MA

• Guatemalan man detained after ICE smashed car window released on bail

  Apr 14, 2025 · New Bedford, MA

• US judge blocks Trump administration from detaining refugees

  Mar 23, 2025 · Boston, MA

• Green card holder interrogated and detained at Boston airport, transferred to ICE custody in Rhode Island

  Mar 14, 2025 · Boston, MA