Immigration enforcement incidents in New York

297 documented incidents in New York in the Human Impact Project database — showing the 100 most recent. View all on the interactive map.

• Brooklyn restaurant owner loses half staff as Haiti TPS ends

  Aug 27, 2026 · Brooklyn, NY

• Guatemalan man restrained by ICE agents inside New York laundromat

  Aug 22, 2026 · NY

• Colombian father detained after ICE ambushes his car in Queens

  Aug 21, 2026 · College Point, NY

• Guatemalan man tackled and detained by ICE while eating outside NY home

  Aug 21, 2026 · New Rochelle, NY

• ICE detains three men in Syracuse stop, one tasered while resisting

  Aug 20, 2026 · Syracuse, NY

• Mexican man detained by ICE while walking home in New Rochelle, NY

  Aug 20, 2026 · New Rochelle, NY

• Transgender asylum seeker held in men's facility, denied hormone treatment

  Aug 20, 2026 · New York, NY

• Boat captain in fatal NY Harbor capsize detained by ICE

  Aug 20, 2026 · New York, NY

• ICE detains boat captain from El Salvador after fatal NY harbor capsizing

  Aug 19, 2026 · New York, NY

• Queens woman's brother detained for months after ICE stop on way to work

  August 18, 2026 · East Elmhurst, NY

• Haitian TPS termination leaves thousands in Queens fearing deportation

  Aug 18, 2026 · Queens, NY

• Flatbush businesses lose customers as ICE fears grip immigrant neighborhood

  Aug 17, 2026 · Brooklyn, NY

• Queens officials and community groups rally against ICE surge in East Elmhurst

  Aug 17, 2026 · East Elmhurst, NY

• Video appears to show ICE agent kicking man in New Jersey

  Aug 17, 2026 · West New York, NJ

• Fear of ICE Operations Pushes New York Immigrants to Consider Self-Deportation

  Aug 12, 2026 · New York, NY

• 14-year-old deported while pregnant, giving birth alone in Guatemala

  Aug 11, 2026 · Geneva, NY

• Communities rally against ICE enforcement, fear tears families apart

  Aug 11, 2026 · New York, NY

• ICE detains at least 33 people in NY Capital Region single-day sweep

  Aug 10, 2026 · Albany, NY

• NYC Mayor appeals to Trump to restore Haitian TPS as city forced to dismiss workers

  Aug 10, 2026 · New York, NY

• Queens residents rally against reported ICE enforcement surge in Corona, Elmhurst

  Aug 10, 2026 · Corona, NY

• ICE launches enforcement operations in NYC targeting immigrants with prior detainers

  Aug 10, 2026 · Queens, NY

• Military families of active-duty troops detained and deported as Trump administration reverses longstanding protections

  Aug 9, 2026 · New York, NY

• Omar, Perla sous chef, detained by ICE on way to work in NYC

  Aug 7, 2026 · New York, NY

• Haitian caregivers lose work authorization as Trump ends TPS program

  Aug 6, 2026 · Westchester, NY

• 11-year-old boy Diego faces deportation alone in immigration court without lawyer

  Aug 6, 2026 · New York, NY

• Supreme Court likely to reject Trump birthright citizenship order

  Aug 5, 2026 · Brooklyn, NY

• ICE launches major operation in New York City targeting those with detainers

  Aug 5, 2026 · New York, NY

• 72-Year-Old Activist Pepper-Sprayed by ICE Agent in Manhattan, Sues Under New Law

  Aug 3, 2026 · New York, NY

• Man detained inside emergency room by masked federal agents at NYC hospital

  Aug 2, 2026 · Manhattan, NY

• Thousands of unaccompanied migrant children face deportation without legal representation as federal contract lapses

  Jul 31, 2026 · New York, NY

• Elderly woman pepper-sprayed by DHS agent while filming in Inwood

  Jul 30, 2026 · Inwood, NY

• Eight people detained in solar farm ICE raid in Albion, New York

  Jul 30, 2026 · Albion, NY

• Woman pepper-sprayed by ICE agent while filming in Inwood as agency surges arrests across New York

  Jul 30, 2026 · New York, NY

• Two men arrested in ICE operation on Long Island

  July 30, 2026 · Freeport, NY

• ICE agents pepper spray community members without provocation in Upper Manhattan

  Jul 30, 2026 · Upper Manhattan, NY

• US citizen detained by ICE agents for 20-25 minutes based on appearance alone

  July 2026 · Westbury, NY

• ICE launches large-scale enforcement operation across NYC

  Jul 28, 2026 · Queens, NY

• ICE New York Operation Begins in Queens With Officials Warning

  Jul 28, 2026 · Queens, NY

• Five community members detained during ICE check-ins at Malta field office

  Jul 26, 2026 · Malta, NY

• Asylum seeker, 63, detained during ICE check-in at Malta facility

  Jul 26, 2026 · Malta, NY

• Tile installer Luis arrested by ICE in parking lot despite valid work permit

  Jul 23, 2026 · Deer Park, NY

• Colombian man detained by ICE despite bid to self-deport, judge orders release

  Jul 22, 2026 · New York, NY

• ICE arrests of criminals in NYC top 6,500 ahead of promised surge

  Jul 21, 2026 · New York, NY

• Russian asylum seeker shackled, detained nearly a month after Niagara Falls trip

  Jul 20, 2026 · Buffalo, NY

• Gay Burkina Faso asylum seeker redetained by ICE weeks after court ordered release

  Jul 17, 2026 · New York, NY

• Asylum seeker detained at Manhattan immigration court despite judge's ban

  Jul 16, 2026 · Manhattan, NY

• Haitian TPS holders face anxiety despite last-minute work authorization extension

  Jul 15, 2026 · New York, NY

• Columbia graduate detained 104 days, fights deportation after pro-Palestinian activism

  Jul 14, 2026 · New York, NY

• 22 detained in heightened ICE enforcement sweep across Broome County

  Jul 13, 2026 · Broome County, NY

• Ecuadorian man arrested in Bushwick for failing to comply with detention alternative program

  Jul 13, 2026 · Bushwick, NY

• Father detained by ICE en route to work, family seeks legal and financial support

  Jul 9 · New York, NY

• Father with congenital heart condition detained by ICE, family denied hospital access

  Jul 9, 2026 · Upstate New York

• Mexican man detained by ICE at Brooklyn bus stop after 30 years in U.S. wins habeas release

  Jul 8, 2026 · Brooklyn, NY

• Guatemalan tomato farm worker deported after ICE arrest near Rochester plant

  Jul 8, 2026 · Rochester, NY

• Venezuelan immigrant detained by ICE at Lake Placid hotel job

  Jul 8, 2026 · Lake Placid, NY

• Five immigrants arrested at NYC courthouse despite judge's order halting practice

  Jul 7, 2026 · New York, NY

• Five individuals with criminal convictions arrested in ICE nationwide enforcement operation over Independence Day weekend

  Jul 7, 2026 · Brooklyn, NY

• Rochester man tracked to hotel after emailing ICE director critical letter

  Jul 6, 2026 · Rochester, NY

• Legal permanent resident Tareq Alkhudari detained by ICE at apartment, friends raise bail and legal funds

  Jul 4, 2026 · Brooklyn, NY

• Three immigrants arrested at Manhattan federal courthouses despite judge's order restricting enforcement

  Jul 2, 2026 · New York, NY

• Guatemalan man arrested at NYC immigration court despite federal judge's order

  Jun 30, 2026 · New York, NY

• Tom Homan warns of ICE surge in New York City over sanctuary

  Jun 29, 2026 · New York, NY

• Ecuadorian man arrested at NYC immigration court despite federal judge's order

  Jun 26, 2026 · New York, NY

• Detroit teens detained by ICE in separate Texas, New Mexico facilities

  Jun 24, 2026 · Buffalo, NY

• Poll worker confronted by federal agents at voting location over social media post criticizing ICE officer

  Jun 24, 2026 · Syracuse, NY

• Honduran man detained by ICE; community raises $26,000 for legal defense

  Jun 23, 2026 · Rhinebeck, NY

• Over 1,000 South Asian and Arab men detained after 9/11 in sweeps

  Jun 23, 2026 · New York, NY

• ICE arrested Latinos at disproportionate rates in NY/NJ street sweeps, federal judges find racial profiling

  Jun 21, 2026 · New York, NY

• ICE street sweeps target 93% Latino detainees in New York and New Jersey enforcement blitz

  Jun 20, 2026 · New York, NY

• Guatemalan man arrested after ICE mistakes him for Ecuadorian target in Corona

  Jun 20, 2026 · Corona, NY

• Staten Island man detained after ICE street arrest while playing dominoes with neighbors

  Jun 20, 2026 · Staten Island, NY

• NYC Council data analyst detained at asylum interview, granted asylum after 5 months

  Jun 19, 2026 · Bethpage, NY

• Hospital worker detained by ICE at Syracuse Airport, released on ankle monitor

  Jun 18, 2026 · Syracuse, NY

• Green card holder detained 7 months without bond hearing, forced to self-deport

  Jun 17, 2026 · New York, NY

• Dominican green card holder detained 21 months without bond hearing, Supreme Court to decide rights

  Jun 17, 2026 · New York, NY

• Nicaraguan man sentenced to 51 months for assaulting federal agent during Albany arrest

  Jun 17, 2026 · Albany, NY

• 10-year-old girl calls out as ICE arrests her father outside immigration court in New York

  June 2026 · New York, NY

• Colombian father detained by ICE, attempted suicide three times in custody, released after nine months

  Jun 15, 2026 · Plainview, NY

• Jamaican national arrested in ICE sweep in Houston area

  Jun 10, 2026 · New York, NY

• Man convicted in fatal Minnesota crash arrested by ICE pending removal

  Jun 9, 2026 · Brooklyn, NY

• Hospital worker detained by ICE for 7 months released after federal judge's order

  Jun 9, 2026 · Syracuse, NY

• Five noncitizens arrested by ICE with prior criminal convictions

  Jun 5, 2026 · Mineola, NY

• Seven legally authorized restaurant workers detained by ICE during traffic stop in Lake Placid

  Jun 2, 2026 · Lake Placid, NY

• 69 workers detained in ICE raids at South Carolina casting plant and New York worksites

  Jun 2, 2026 · Abbeville, SC; Lake Placid, NY

• Father and 4-year-old daughter detained by ICE in Albany, deported to Venezuela

  Jun 2, 2026 · Albany, NY

• Father deported to Ecuador after ICE arrest, leaving two young children and wife behind

  June 2026 · New York, NY

• 8-year-old U.S. citizen held in Brooklyn shelter for seven months despite birth certificate proof

  Jun 2026 · Brooklyn, NY

• NYC immigration courts hold mass hearings with over 100 cases daily

  Jun 1, 2026 · New York, NY

• Pastry chef with pending asylum case and valid work permit detained by ICE in Buffalo

  Jun 1, 2026 · Buffalo, NY

• Woman detained at ICE check-in, denied diabetes medicine in overcrowded Manhattan facility

  Jun 1, 2026 · New York, NY

• Federal court orders ICE to release detainee over Fourth Amendment violations by local police

  May 29, 2026 · Manhattan, NY

• Venezuelan maintenance worker detained in Lake Placid ICE raid, released on ankle monitor

  May 28, 2026 · Lake Placid, NY

• 14 workers with legal work authorization detained in Lake Placid parking lot ICE raid

  May 28, 2026 · Lake Placid, NY

• Supreme Court Petition on Immigration Detention Requirements

  May 27, 2026 · Buffalo, NY

• Apple farmworker detained at routine ICE check-in, judge orders her return to New York

  May 26, 2026 · Rochester, NY

• Venezuelan man arrested by ICE and US Marshals in New York after local police refused to honor detainer

  May 24, 2026 · Albion, NY

• Jamaican man detained, facing deportation from US for second time

  May 22, 2026 · New York, NY

• Father detained by ICE in Buffalo while on business trip

  May 21, 2026 · Buffalo, NY

• Judge halts ICE courthouse arrests in NYC pending lawsuit over arrest policy

  May 20, 2026 · New York, NY

• Judge blocks ICE arrests at Manhattan immigration courts after Trump administration admits legal error

  May 20, 2026 · Manhattan, NY