Immigration enforcement incidents in Washington

160 documented incidents in Washington in the Human Impact Project database — showing the 100 most recent. View all on the interactive map.

• Man detained by ICE agents outside Yakima grocery store

  Aug 22, 2026 · Yakima, WA

• Man handcuffed by ICE agent during traffic stop near Yakima, then released

  Aug 17, 2026 · Yakima, WA

• ICE agents chase person fleeing arrest at Port Orchard business

  Aug 15, 2026 · Port Orchard, WA

• Seattle sees surge in masked ICE arrests aided by state driver data

  Aug 15, 2026 · Seattle, WA

• Over 140 detainees on hunger strike at Tacoma ICE detention center over food and medical care

  Aug 12, 2026 · Tacoma, WA

• DACA recipient and father of three pulled from car by masked ICE agents in Seattle

  Aug 5, 2026 · Seattle, WA

• Washington driver data still used in ICE arrests, UW report

  Aug 4, 2026 · Seattle, WA

• ICE arrests surge in Washington state during Trump immigration crackdown

  Aug 4, 2026 · Washington, WA

• Father detained by ICE while buying work supplies, deported to Mexico

  Aug 3, 2026 · Burlington, WA

• Hunger strikers subjected to force-feeding in ICE detention centers

  Aug 3, 2026 · Los Fresnos, TX; Miami, FL; Washington State; Houston, TX

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

  Aug 3, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Seattle contractor detained by ICE, flown to Texas without court hearing; community rallies for release

  Aug 2, 2026 · Seattle, WA

• Canadian father detained by ICE after traffic stop on Tacoma freeway

  July 30, 2026 · Tacoma, WA

• Indigenous actress Elaine Miles detained by ICE, tribal ID rejected as fake

  July 2026 · Redmond, WA

• Man from Mexico arrested by ICE at Seattle Center day after mass shooting

  Jul 27, 2026 · Seattle, WA

• Over 50 Premier Packing workers detained in coordinated ICE arrests spanning months

  Jul 23, 2026 · Lynden, WA

• Man violently detained at Walmart parking lot in Yakima, witness records arrest

  Jul 23, 2026 · Yakima, WA

• ICE detains 50+ workers in 'soft raid' at Lynden packing plant

  Jul 22, 2026 · Lynden, WA

• U.S. Army veteran released from ICE detention after 9 months, alleges sexual assault by guard

  Jul 21, 2026 · Tacoma, WA

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

  Jul 17, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Canadian resident challenges prolonged ICE detention, denied expedited relief

  Jul 13, 2026 · Tacoma, WA

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

  Jul 13, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Father-in-law detained by ICE in Tacoma, family seeks support

  July 7, 2026 · Tacoma, WA

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

  Jul 4, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Father detained by ICE in Seattle while daughter left in car, neighbors intervene

  Jul 2, 2026 · Seattle, WA

• 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

• At least 21 detained in large-scale ICE operation in Shelton, Washington

  Jun 28, 2026 · Shelton, WA

• Jorge detained by ICE, leaving family without sole provider

  Jun 27, 2026 · Yakima, WA

• 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

• ICE deportation flights hit record highs as airlines hide plane details

  Jun 21, 2026 · Seattle, WA

• Multiple Mexican nationals arrested in Seattle ICE enforcement operation near Aurora Avenue

  Jun 20, 2026 · Seattle, WA

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

  Jun 15, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Colombian student arrested on college campus by ICE agents without warrant or identification

  Jun 14, 2026 · Edmonds, WA

• Mexican man arrested at Kent grocery store parking lot, protesters gather in response

  Jun 13, 2026 · Kent, WA

• Man arrested in immigration chase at Steilacoom High School parking lot

  Jun 12, 2026 · Steilacoom, WA

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

  Jun 10, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Congressional Leaders Demand Transparency on Immigration Detention Deaths

  Jun 8, 2026 · Seattle, WA

• ICE removes individuals to Honduras via military aircraft partnership

  Jun 4, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Laotian refugee received ICE letter, avoided deportation with legal help

  May 29, 2026 · WA

• Mother and 3 children deported to Guatemala after detention at CBP Home appointment

  May 28, 2026 · Ferndale, WA

• Washington immigration judges continue denying bonds despite federal court ruling

  May 26, 2026 · Tacoma, WA

• Handyman detained 24 days without warrant, later wins immigration case

  May 26, 2026 · Tacoma, WA

• Transgender Woman Detained in Male Unit at ICE Processing Center

  May 22, 2026 · Tacoma, WA

• Three Spokane protesters convicted of federal conspiracy for blocking ICE bus transfer

  May 18, 2026 · Spokane, WA

• 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

• Longtime Güero cook detained by ICE while driving to work in Portland

  May 8, 2026 · Tacoma, WA

• House passes $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement

  May 4, 2026 · Washington, DC

• ICE Seattle arrests six individuals without authorization pending removal

  May 3, 2026 · Seattle, WA

• 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

• UW PhD student Kennedy Orwa and son deported after visa revoked

  Apr 10, 2026 · Seattle, WA

• 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

• Washington wins court fight to inspect Tacoma ICE detention center

  Apr 9, 2026 · Tacoma, WA

• Man arrested by masked ICE agents at Seattle immigration court without deportation order

  Apr 8, 2026 · Seattle, WA

• ICE detains pregnant Venezuelan woman and 10-month-old baby in Seattle

  Apr 8, 2026 · Seattle, WA

• 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

• ICE arrests devastate Washington farms, churches, families

  Mar 28, 2026 · Eastern Washington, WA

• Two arrested at Spokane ICE facility protest rally

  Mar 28, 2026 · Spokane, WA

• Kenyan father detained after attending father's funeral, faces deportation from Washington

  Mar 24, 2026 · Seattle, WA

• ICE Deported Hundreds of Pregnant and Postpartum Women

  Mar 22, 2026 · Washington, D.C.

• Minnesota woman arrested at State of the Union will not be charged

  Mar 19, 2026 · Washington, D.C.

• Venezuelan father with U.S. citizen son detained after previous release over tattoo concerns

  Mar 18, 2026 · Tacoma, WA

• Former Afghan public servant detained despite work authorization to support family

  Mar 18, 2026 · Tacoma, WA

• Russian asylum seeker fleeing military conscription detained over supervision violations

  Mar 18, 2026 · Tacoma, WA

• Venezuelan asylum seeker detained 11 months over disputed app check-in violations

  Mar 18, 2026 · Tukwila, WA

• Lobbyists Behind Migrant Detention Industry Operations

  Mar 16, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Disabled Army veteran released after 124 days in ICE detention in Tacoma

  Mar 15, 2026 · Tacoma, WA

• King County saw most street immigration arrests in Washington in 2025

  Mar 13, 2026 · King County, WA

• Father detained by masked agents at laundromat, held 10 days before release

  Mar 8, 2026 · Spokane, WA

• Asylum approvals plummet as fearful immigrants skip hearings

  Mar 3, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Laotian refugee Ky Sengdara released after conviction overturned, deportation terminated.

  Mar 2026 · Tacoma, WA

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

  Mar 2026 · Washington, DC

• ICE Retiree Criticizes Agency Training, Use of Force

  Feb 27, 2026 · Washington, D.C.

• 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

• Sick Filipino Green Card Holder Deported Despite Medical Deterioration

  Feb 20, 2026 · Tacoma, WA

• Man from Philippines released from ICE detention after court orders medical neglect compensation

  Feb 15, 2026 · Tacoma, WA

• 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

• ICE coerces husband to self-deport, family voluntarily returns to Venezuela

  Jan 31, 2026 · Tacoma, WA

• Sen. Ossoff uncovers 1000+ human rights abuses in immigration detention

  Jan 27, 2026 · Washington, D.C.

• Agents raid GW-owned restaurant

  Jan 26, 2026 · Washington Dc

• Shoreline chef detained during traffic stop with toddler in car, deported to Mexico

  Jan 25, 2026 · Shoreline, WA

• ICE detains father during daycare drop-off in front of child

  Jan 25, 2026 · Shoreline, WA

• Federal immigration agents shoot at drivers in 15 cases

  Jan 23, 2026 · San Bernardino, California; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Illinois; Washington, D.C.

• 10-year-old Spokane Girl Detained with Father Despite Active Asylum Case

  Jan 22, 2026 · Spokane, WA

• Congress Members Introduce Legislation to Defund ICE

  Jan 20, 2026 · Washington, D.C.

• ICE detains man outside Vancouver courthouse during trial break

  Jan 17, 2026 · Vancouver, WA

• Border Patrol detains 10-year-old girl and father over missed check-ins

  Jan 10, 2026 · Spokane, WA

• Immigration enforcement surges in Pacific Northwest, Yakima County leads

  Dec 31, 2025 · Washington State