Asylum Seeker
765 documented incidents tagged “Asylum Seeker” in the Human Impact Project database — showing the 100 most recent. View all on the interactive map.
- Colombian man deported after ICE sting using fake Facebook Marketplace buyer
Sep 17, 2026 · Sacramento, CA
- Ecuadorian businessman detained by ICE in Miami amid asylum case
Sep 16, 2026 · Miami, FL
- Exiled Nicaraguan journalist detained by ICE while driving for rideshare app in Florida
Sep 15, 2026 · Miami, FL
- Haitian father detained by ICE outside daughter's Head Start in San Diego
Sep 15, 2026 · San Diego, CA
- Colombian asylum-seeking mother says kidney infection went untreated for months at Otay Mesa
Sep 13, 2026 · San Diego, CA
- McKinney teacher's husband detained at ICE check-in, still held nine months later
Sep 13, 2026 · McKinney, TX
- Gay Brazilian man deported to Equatorial Guinea despite winning torture protection ruling
Sep 11, 2026 · Orlando, FL
- Gay Egyptian deportee arrested in Equatorial Guinea hotel after speaking to press
Sep 11, 2026 · Tucson, AZ
- Venezuelan couple detained by ICE while charging Tesla at Doral station
Sep 9, 2026 · Doral, FL
- Turkish diabetes researcher detained after GPS wrong turn near Canadian border
Sep 6, 2026 · Lewiston, NY
- Venezuelan man with pending asylum case detained while driving to work in Doral
Sep 6, 2026 · Doral, FL
- Colombian woman detained at San Juan airport wins order blocking transfer while seeking bond hearing
Sep 4, 2026 · San Juan, PR
- SCSU basketball player detained by ICE at airport, files habeas petition
Sep 4, 2026 · New Haven, CT
- 66-year-old Colombian asylum seeker seized by ICE at Washington McDonald's
Sep 4, 2026 · Tacoma, WA
- Angolan bank worker arrested by ICE in Lewiston parking lot, judge blocks removal
Sep 4, 2026 · Lewiston, ME
- Mother deported despite bond, others detained in NY snack factory raid
Sep 3, 2026 · Cato, NY
- Russian asylum seeker's health declines during stalled habeas case in Mississippi
Sep 3, 2026 · Natchez, MS
- Father and son detained during traffic stop while driving to college
Sep 1, 2026 · St. Johns County, FL
- Teen asylum seeker deported to El Salvador despite court-ordered protections
Sep 1, 2026 · LA
- Venezuelan Walmart delivery driver with pending asylum hearing detained by ICE
Sep 1, 2026 · Bloomington, IN
- Venezuelan asylum seeker with work permit detained by ICE outside Walmart
Sep 1, 2026 · Bloomington, IN
- Honduran refugee deported from Mexican job, now biking caravan route north again
Sep 1, 2026 · Monterrey, Mexico
- Mexican family denied asylum, ordered deported to third country after brother's disappearance
Aug 31, 2026
- Venezuelan journalist detained by ICE during Utah traffic stop
Aug 30, 2026 · UT
- Venezuelan asylum-seeker slammed against wall, detained by ICE for 21 days at Atlanta airport
Aug 29, 2026 · Atlanta, GA
- Cuban couple released after four months in ICE detention, still face deportation to Ecuador
Aug 29, 2026 · Syracuse, NY
- Belarusian man detained by ICE at Pennsylvania airport after funeral trip
Aug 28, 2026 · Palm Coast, FL
- Haitian father of two U.S. citizens detained during lunch break, deported after TPS ends
Aug 27, 2026 · Indiana
- 57 Haitians, including five children, deported to Cap-Haïtien after TPS ends
Aug 27, 2026
- Venezuelan asylum-seeker wrongly arrested by ICE, held a month before release
Aug 27, 2026 · Lakewood, WA
- Colombian family detained by ICE at Atlanta airport before Florida birthday trip
Aug 27, 2026 · Atlanta, GA
- Pittsburgh mother seeking asylum detained by ICE while traveling
Aug 26, 2026 · Pittsburgh, PA
- Venezuelan asylum seeker reunites with family after year in ICE detention
Aug 26, 2026 · FL
- Colombian activist detained nearly two years, forced to choose surgery over asylum hearing
Aug 26, 2026 · Tacoma, WA
- Venezuelan asylum seeker detained in Puerto Rico wins court order blocking transfer, securing bond hearing
Aug 25, 2026 · Guaynabo, PR
- Haitian asylum seeker arrested by local police, turned over to ICE in Key West
Aug 25, 2026 · Key West, FL
- Honduran mother reunited with breastfeeding infant after judge orders ICE release
Aug 25, 2026 · Austin, TX
- Deployed Navy sailor's father detained by Border Patrol in Florida, then released
Aug 25, 2026 · Key West, FL
- Mother and epileptic daughter handcuffed at Florida hospital after crash, later self-deport
Aug 25, 2026 · Orlando, FL
- Soccer coach from Haiti detained by ICE after West York traffic stop
Aug 24, 2026 · West York, PA
- Padres minor-league coach detained by ICE at El Paso airport, later released on bond
Aug 24, 2026 · El Paso, TX
- Rideshare driver detained at Camp Pendleton gate despite valid work permit
Aug 23, 2026 · Oceanside, CA
- Armenian asylum seeker detained by ICE seeks release or prompt bond hearing
Aug 22, 2026
- Gainesville teen football player, mother released after ICE detained family in Texas
Aug 22, 2026 · Gainesville, FL
- Venezuelan father deported to Liberia despite protection order, separated from newborn son
Aug 21, 2026 · TX
- Transgender asylum seeker sexually assaulted in Michigan detention, later deported
Aug 20, 2026 · MI
- Transgender asylum seeker held in men's Louisiana facility, denied hormone therapy
Aug 20, 2026 · New York, NY
- Mexican asylum seeker re-detained by ICE at routine check-in wins emergency release order
Aug 19, 2026 · San Francisco, CA
- Latin Grammy-winning Cuban percussionist detained by ICE at Miami airport
Aug 19, 2026 · Miami, FL
- Mexican woman arrested after clash with ICE officers during Fort Myers stop
Aug 19, 2026 · Fort Myers, FL
- Georgia national with pending asylum case detained by ICE after truck collision in Nebraska
Aug 19, 2026 · North Platte, NE
- Uzbek asylum seeker detained at ICE check-in after two years in US wins habeas release
Aug 19, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA
- Peruvian father detained at routine ICE check-in despite no flight risk, challenges re-detention
Aug 19, 2026 · Oakland, CA
- Venezuelan construction worker detained by ICE during routine check-in in Cedar Rapids
August 19, 2026 · Cedar Rapids, IA
- Deaf Venezuelan man deported to Mexico without interpreter after asylum check-in
Aug 19, 2026 · TX
- Emails show ICE coordinated with Iran on deportation flights amid rising tensions
August 18, 2026
- Former Cuban judge detained by ICE outside Florida home, denies Communist Party ties
Aug 18, 2026 · Cooper City, FL
- Pregnant Venezuelan woman detained by Border Patrol in Tucson traffic stop
Aug 18, 2026 · Tucson, AZ
- Algerian asylum seeker detained after visa overstay, wins court-ordered bond hearing
Aug 17, 2026 · California City, CA
- Venezuelan chef detained by ICE on way to work, sues for release from Batavia
Aug 17, 2026 · Buffalo, NY
- US citizen van driver stopped, five Haitian passengers detained by ICE in Springfield
Aug 17, 2026 · Springfield, OH
- Decatur father detained by ICE granted bond after community fundraiser
Aug 16, 2026 · Decatur, GA
- Brazilian father freed after seven months in ICE detention, granted green card
Aug 16, 2026 · ME
- Ukrainian humanitarian parolee detained by ICE after two years in US, wins habeas release
Aug 15, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA
- Haitian family seeking asylum in Canada returned to ICE, father separated and family deported
Aug 14, 2026 · New York
- Zimbabwean asylum seeker with withholding of removal detained by ICE, faces deportation to Cameroon
Aug 14, 2026 · San Francisco, CA
- Guatemalan asylum seeker re-detained by ICE after DUI arrest wins federal court release order
Aug 14, 2026 · San Francisco, CA
- 18-year-old left raising four siblings after Border Patrol detains Guatemalan parents in Florida
Aug 14, 2026 · FL
- Nursing mother separated from infant and toddler with Down syndrome after ICE arrest, later released
Aug 14, 2026 · Nashville, TN
- Asylum-seeking mother detained by ICE after unfounded Nashville child welfare check
Aug 13, 2026 · Nashville, TN
- Venezuelan asylum seeker detained by ICE after routine check-in in Charlotte
Aug 12, 2026 · Charlotte, NC
- Houston pastor detained by ICE at airport while traveling with wife
Aug 12, 2026 · Houston, TX
- Louisville mother detained by ICE at green card interview, husband and baby present
Aug 12, 2026 · Louisville, KY
- Cuban detainee's bid to block deportation and win release denied by federal court
Aug 12, 2026 · Pine Prairie, LA
- Asylum seeker paroled into U.S. in 2019 wins release after possible stroke in ICE custody
Aug 11, 2026 · Burbank, CA
- Nicaraguan asylum-seeker defrauded by fake attorney, arrested at ICE check-in, deported
Aug 11, 2026 · New Orleans, LA
- Russian asylum seeker with no criminal history detained by ICE at scheduled check-in, wins habeas release
Aug 10, 2026 · Adelanto, CA
- Moroccan asylum seeker arrested by ICE stepping off flight at Sea-Tac
Aug 10, 2026 · SeaTac, WA
- Guatemalan teen sponsored by aunt detained by ICE outside his Daly City home
Aug 10, 2026 · Daly City, CA
- Argentine nanny arrested at Philadelphia airport, detained month in ICE custody, released on bond
Aug 10, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA
- Venezuelan asylum seeker detained by ICE one week after his wedding
Aug 10, 2026 · PA
- Haitian father detained by ICE in front of teen daughter after TPS ends
Aug 9, 2026 · Salisbury, MD
- Argentine soccer player detained by ICE at airport, released after 3 weeks in custody
Aug 9, 2026 · Miami, FL
- Venezuelan school custodian detained by ICE while driving to work, union demands release
Aug 9, 2026 · St. Johns County, FL
- Longtime US resident detained by ICE at check-in after minor arrest, wins release order
Aug 8, 2026 · McFarland, CA
- Alaska father and green card holder detained by ICE, transferred across country
Aug 8, 2026 · Anchorage, AK
- Asylum seeker detained in inhumane border conditions at 11, now thriving in Southold community
Aug 8, 2026 · El Paso, TX
- Haitian man with pending asylum case arrested at home, gun pointed at wife
Aug 7, 2026 · White River Junction, VT
- Venezuelan pastor detained by ICE at Houston airport while traveling with wife
Aug 7, 2026 · Houston, TX
- Zambian nurse detained at Boston airport, released after union and community protests
Aug 7, 2026 · Boston, MA
- Venezuelan pastor detained by ICE at Houston airport while traveling with wife
Aug 6, 2026 · Houston, TX
- 11-year-old boy Diego faces deportation alone in immigration court without lawyer
Aug 6, 2026 · New York, NY
- Colombian DJ and husband detained by ICE at Chicago airport, later released on bond
Aug 6, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- Honduran deportee says he was flown to Africa against his will, demands return
Aug 6, 2026 · Senegal
- Indian asylum seeker detained during unrelated FBI raid wins release after due process challenge
Aug 5, 2026 · Antelope, CA
- Young Indian asylum seeker with pending guardianship case detained after unrelated search warrant, wins court-ordered bond hearing
Aug 5, 2026 · McFarland, CA
- Mother and adult daughter fear ICE detention at USCIS interview despite pending relative petition
Aug 4, 2026 · Portland, OR
- Iranian woman held in Georgia detention faces deportation to Central African Republic
Aug 4, 2026 · Atlanta, GA
- Egyptian asylum seeker detained at ICE check-in challenges detention without bond hearing
Aug 3, 2026 · Mason, TN
- Venezuelan woman with master's degree detained by ICE, released after congresswoman's intervention
Aug 3, 2026 · Pompano Beach, FL