CAT/Withholding of Removal

117 documented incidents tagged “CAT/Withholding of Removal” in the Human Impact Project database — showing the 100 most recent. View all on the interactive map.

• Refugee deported to Equatorial Guinea despite protection order, beaten in custody

  Oct 2, 2026

• Waltham asylum seeker deported to Uganda despite pending appeal window

  Sep 30, 2026 · Waltham, MA

• Delco nurse detained by ICE at LAX before Disneyland trip, released after 15 days

  Sep 29, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• Philadelphia man protected from Guinea persecution detained, ICE now seeks to deport him to Ghana

  Sep 29, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA

• Honduran man deported to Central African Republic ordered returned after due process violation

  Sep 25, 2026 · CO

• Iowa City mother detained by ICE, family disputes fake passport claim

  Sep 24, 2026 · Iowa City, IA

• Senegalese man deported to Ghana military camp after filming another deportee's forced removal

  Sep 21, 2026 · Ghana

• Iranian woman deported to Central African Republic despite winning US protection order

  Sep 21, 2026 · CA

• Ecuadorian ex-minister deported despite torture-risk ruling, jailed at home

  Sep 20, 2026

• Phoenix man deported to Equatorial Guinea beaten by police, goes missing after speaking to press

  Sep 20, 2026 · Tucson, AZ

• Iraqi man with early dementia detained in front yard after 30 years in U.S.

  Sep 18, 2026

• Three Nicaraguans deported to Central African Republic despite no ties there

  Sep 14, 2026

• Eritrean refugee deported to Equatorial Guinea beaten, jailed after filming detention abuse

  Sep 11, 2026 · Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

• Gay Brazilian man deported to Equatorial Guinea despite winning torture protection ruling

  Sep 11, 2026 · Orlando, FL

• Jamaican woman deported to Equatorial Guinea despite 2013 protection order

  Sep 8, 2026 · Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

• Ex-Ecuadorian minister deported despite torture-risk protection order, now abused in Ecuadorian jail

  Sep 4, 2026 · Miami, FL

• Iranian activist deported to Central African Republic despite court protection from removal to Iran

  Sep 1, 2026 · LA

• Afghan man granted legal protection deported to Central African Republic

  Aug 30, 2026

• Nicaraguan protester deported to Africa despite torture protection

  Aug 28, 2026 · TX

• Venezuelan father deported to Liberia despite protection order, separated from newborn son

  Aug 21, 2026 · TX

• Colombian man deported to Liberia despite having withholding of removal protection

  Aug 20, 2026

• Honduran man with CAT protection deported to Liberia despite prior U.S. court order

  Aug 20, 2026

• Honduran man with protection from removal deported to Liberia instead

  Aug 20, 2026 · TX

• Six deportees refused Liberia landing, then flown to fourth country and detained

  Aug 20, 2026 · Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

• Iraqi man with dementia arrested by ICE despite court ruling barring deportation to Iraq

  Aug 20, 2026

• Colombian mother separated from children at ICE check-in despite torture protection ruling

  Aug 20, 2026 · Baltimore, MD

• Venezuelan man chained on deportation flight to Liberia, separated from family

  Aug 19, 2026

• Venezuelan man with protected status deported to Liberia after 8 months in ICE detention

  Aug 19, 2026

• First deportation flight to Liberia carries 20 people under U.S. third-country deal

  Aug 19, 2026

• Ethiopian man repeatedly re-detained by ICE despite court orders, official held in contempt

  Aug 18, 2026 · Baltimore, MD

• DOJ moves to revive smuggling charges against wrongly deported Salvadoran man

  Aug 18, 2026 · Sacramento, CA

• Venezuelan chef detained by ICE on way to work, sues for release from Batavia

  Aug 17, 2026 · Buffalo, NY

• Afghan man with court-ordered protection deported to Central African Republic

  Aug 15, 2026

• Brazilian man detained at routine ICE check-in, stuck in limbo after deportation blocked

  Aug 12, 2026 · West Hollywood, CA

• Honduran woman with withholding of removal order fights ICE detention and third-country deportation

  Aug 11, 2026 · Chantilly, VA

• Ethiopian asylum holder repeatedly detained despite judge's orders, contempt ruling pending

  Aug 6, 2026 · Baton Rouge, LA

• Mali national in US since 2001 detained at ICE check-in, faces removal to Cameroon

  Aug 3, 2026 · Alexandria, LA

• Kosovo man with CAT protection detained by ICE challenges detention in federal habeas petition

  Aug 3, 2026 · Newark, NJ

• Venezuelan husband detained by ICE while U.S. citizen wife battles breast cancer

  Aug 3, 2026 · Coconut Creek, FL

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

  Aug 3, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Mexican informant deported three times despite court order barring removal to Mexico

  Aug 1, 2026 · MD

• Cartel informant deported despite torture protections, judge orders return

  Aug 1, 2026 · MD

• Guinean man deported to Africa on mass flight despite protection order

  Jul 31, 2026 · Brownsburg, IN

• Eritrean man with torture protection deported to Central African Republic, separated from family

  Jul 31, 2026 · MD

• Mexican national detained as 'collateral' wins right to bond hearing

  Jul 31, 2026 · Racine, WI

• Philadelphia man with 20-year legal status arrested by ICE, granted asylum, wins bond hearing

  Jul 30, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA

• Guatemalan baker locked bakery to protect workers during ICE arrest, detained

  Jul 29, 2026 · Lake Worth Beach, FL

• Nigerian nun detained by ICE while walking to Mass in Texas, released after congressional intervention

  Jul 29, 2026 · McAllen, TX

• Guatemalan woman granted withholding of removal detained by ICE after complying with check-in

  Jul 24, 2026

• Cambodian refugee detained by ICE after 28 years of check-ins, hundreds protest his detention

  Jul 23, 2026 · Providence, RI

• Liberian man detained after 26 years under supervision as ICE plans deportation to Ghana

  Jul 19, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA

• Gay asylum seeker redetained by ICE weeks after court-ordered release, faces deportation

  Jul 17, 2026 · New York, NY

• Judge orders release of El Salvadoran detainee, rejects gang membership claims

  Jul 17, 2026 · Provo, UT

• Cuban man released from six-month ICE detention by judge who dies days later

  Jul 17, 2026 · Fort Myers, FL

• Cartel witness deported three times despite CAT protection, judge orders his return

  Jul 10, 2026 · LA

• Gay Turkish asylum seeker deported to Central African Republic despite protection order

  Jul 1, 2026

• Nigerian mother with withholding of removal arrested at ICE check-in, deported to Ghana and refouled to Nigeria

  Jul 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• ICE Threatens Third-Country Deportation During Supervision Check-In

  Jun 16, 2026

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

  Jun 15, 2026 · Washington, DC

• ICE detains Salvadoran with withholding of removal at Baltimore office

  Jun 12, 2026 · Baltimore, MD

• Detained immigrant challenges removal order and detention conditions

  Jun 10, 2026 · Aurora, CO

• Nicaraguan man detained at ICE check-in, scheduled for third-country removal

  Jun 4, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• Bolivian torture survivor twice detained, nearly deported to Congo despite court protection

  May 29, 2026 · Arizona

• Salvadoran man detained at routine ICE check-in despite withholding of removal order

  May 29, 2026 · Adelanto, CA

• Bolivian asylum-seeker held 17 months despite torture protections, released after Ebola outbreak halts Congo deportation

  May 29, 2026 · Iowa City, IA

• Milwaukee teacher's aide self-deported to El Salvador, later wins court order to return

  May 28, 2026 · Milwaukee, WI

• Colombian deported to DR Congo despite protection from removal, separated from family

  May 22, 2026 · Orlando, FL

• Nigerian man deported despite torture protection order, now hiding in Togo

  May 21, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• Army sergeant's wife detained at USCIS appointment despite legal protections, released after senator's intervention

  May 16, 2026 · El Paso, TX

• ICE Revokes Supervision Order Without Proper Notice, Court Orders Release

  May 14, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• Honduran Man Detained at ICE Check-In, Scheduled for Third Country Removal

  May 8, 2026

• Court interpreter detained 45 days despite valid work authorization, judge orders release

  May 5, 2026 · Harlingen, TX

• Cameroonian Man Detained for Six Months Despite Withholding of Removal Grant

  May 1, 2026 · Adelanto, CA

• LGBTQ Jamaican Asylum Seeker Detained by ICE Despite CAT Protection

  May 1, 2026 · Willits, CA

• Ethiopian woman with protection order deported to Cameroon, a country she'd never been to

  Apr 28, 2026 · LA

• Colombian man with CAT protection shackled, deported to Congo, later returns home

  Apr 21, 2026

• Trump administration deports South American woman to Congo despite CAT protection

  Apr 18, 2026 · Louisiana, LA

• Colombian torture survivor with CAT protection deported to Democratic Republic of the Congo

  Apr 17, 2026 · Louisiana

• Colombian Man Detained Without Warrant During ICE Check-in in Baltimore

  Apr 13, 2026 · Baltimore, MD

• Venezuelan man detained by ICE despite withholding of removal grant

  Apr 9, 2026

• Trafficking victim roofer detained by ICE, later freed without ID far from home

  Mar 30, 2026 · Denver, CO

• Zimbabwean woman lured to airport gate by United, detained two weeks by ICE

  Mar 27, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• Guatemalan Man Detained During ICE Check-In After Years of Compliance

  Mar 24, 2026

• Honduran Man Detained After 14 Years on Order of Supervision

  Mar 23, 2026 · Adelanto, CA

• Iranian Man Detained by ICE at LAX Airport While Traveling to Funeral

  Mar 18, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• Belarusian asylum seeker illegally detained over a year in Iowa jail, judge orders release

  Mar 11, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

• Woman with torture protections detained months while DHS seeks third country for deportation

  Mar 1, 2026 · Cottonwood Falls, KS

• Central American father released after 9 months in ICE detention, future uncertain

  Mar 2026 · Staunton, VA

• Chinese National Detained by ICE Despite Pending Asylum Case and U.S. Citizen Children

  Feb 13, 2026 · Adelanto, CA

• 7,252 people detained by ICE for over six months as of mid-January 2026, 79 for more than two years

  Feb 1, 2026

• Indonesian man detained at airport after 18 years complying with supervision order

  Feb 2026 · Adelanto, CA

• Venezuelan journalist with torture protection bused to Tapachula after six months and 12 detention facilities

  Jan 28, 2026 · Miami, FL

• Venezuelan man with judge-approved protection deported to Mexico from routine ICE check-in

  Jan 28, 2026 · Kansas City, MO

• Ghanaian LGBTQ+ asylum seeker deported to Cameroon despite US protection order

  Jan 15, 2026

• Guatemalan Mother's Asylum Petition Denied by Court of Appeals

  Jan 12, 2026

• Iranian Christian teacher detained by ICE after 30 years in Houston

  Jan 1, 2026 · Houston, TX

• Bisexual Ghanaian woman granted withholding of removal shackled and deported to Cameroon after ICE officer denied her fear interview

  Jan 2026 · Eloy, AZ

• Syrian man released from ICE detention after year despite winning case

  Dec 9, 2025 · Eloy, AZ

• Nicaraguan former political prisoner deported to Honduras after DUI arrest led to ICE custody

  Dec 1, 2025

• Salvadoran man with withholding protection arrested at ICE appointment, denied attorneys' fees

  Dec 2025