Death

217 documented incidents tagged “Death” in the Human Impact Project database — showing the 100 most recent. View all on the interactive map.

• Oceanside man killed in Tijuana months after ICE deportation

  Aug 21, 2026 · Oceanside, CA

• Medical examiner identifies skeletal remains found in Pima County desert

  Aug 21, 2026 · Pima County, AZ

• Mexico pursues legal action over 17 deaths of its nationals in ICE custody

  Aug 19, 2026

• Father self-deports after ICE detains wife, teen son dies of cancer

  Aug 19, 2026 · San Bernardino, CA

• 362 previously deported migrants arrested in Operation Guardian Angel sweep across Southern California

  Aug 12, 2026 · Southern California, CA

• Hundreds of unaccompanied Mexican children deported to southern Mexico, stranded without resources

  Aug 11, 2026 · Tapachula, MX

• ICE adopts body camera policy with broad discretion to withhold footage

  Aug 10, 2026

• Man deported by ICE to Tijuana dies during armed robbery months later

  Aug 8, 2026 · Tijuana, Mexico

• Salvadoran father dies in ICE custody at Delaney Hall after alleged medical neglect

  Aug 4, 2026 · Newark, NJ

• ICE detainee shows video of contaminated water with worms at California facility

  Aug 3, 2026 · Adelanto, CA

• Mexican national taken into ICE custody for third deportation

  Aug 1, 2026 · Newark, NJ

• ICE reports over 350,000 removals in fiscal year 2026

  Jul 30, 2026

• Witness to ICE shooting of unarmed homebuilder released after judge rules detention unlawful

  Jul 29, 2026 · Magnolia Park, TX

• Honduran man dies weeks after ICE detention, family reports mistreatment

  Jul 27, 2026 · Memphis, TN

• Missouri woman self-deported to reunite with husband, both shot dead in Guatemala weeks later

  Jul 26, 2026 · Overland, MO

• Man with leukemia dies after denied medical care in ICE custody

  Jul 24, 2026 · Lumpkin, GA

• Durham man dies from leukemia in ICE custody after being denied medical care

  Jul 24, 2026 · Durham, NC

• Guatemalan man dies after medical emergency at Delaney Hall detention center

  Jul 22, 2026 · Newark, NJ

• Two witnesses to fatal ICE shooting detained, judge blocks deportation pending habeas petitions

  Jul 22, 2026 · Houston, TX

• Colombian delivery driver fatally shot by ICE officer in mistaken Maine traffic stop

  Jul 17, 2026 · Biddeford, ME

• 55 immigrants die in ICE custody under Trump's second term, highest rate in two decades

  Jul 15, 2026

• Colombian food delivery driver fatally shot by ICE officer at Maine traffic stop, not the intended target

  Jul 14, 2026 · Maine

• Venezuelan man dies in ICE custody after medication denied during Georgia detention transfer

  Jul 14, 2026 · Ocilla, GA

• Father of two struck and killed by truck while fleeing ICE agents in Florida

  Jul 17, 2026 · St. Augustine, FL

• Honduran gardener Josue Castro Rivera struck and killed by truck while fleeing ICE traffic stop in Virginia

  July 13, 2026 · Norfolk, VA

• Guatemalan day laborer killed by SUV while fleeing Home Depot ICE raid in California

  July 13, 2026 · Monrovia, CA

• Mexican national dies in ICE custody at Texas detention center, civil rights groups demand investigation

  Jul 13, 2026 · Laredo, TX

• Cannabis farmworker dies from 30-foot fall while fleeing ICE raid at California greenhouse

  Jul 12, 2026 · Camarillo, CA

• Asylum-seeker deported to Venezuela dies in earthquake building collapse

  Jul 5, 2026 · Ann Arbor, MI

• Deaths in Laredo reveal toll of border militarization

  Jul 1, 2026 · Laredo, TX

• Mother finds deported son dead in Venezuela after earthquakes

  Jun 29, 2026 · La Guaira, Venezuela

• Venezuelan man deported dies in earthquakes hours after landing in Caracas

  Jun 28, 2026 · Venezuela

• Mexican man dies from cardiac arrest in ICE custody after medical requests ignored

  Jun 25, 2026

• Deported Venezuelan man dies when Venezuelan detention hotel collapses in earthquake

  Jun 24, 2026 · La Guaira, Venezuela

• Aspiring baseball player, 20, dies in earthquake after deportation from tourist visa stay

  Jun 24, 2026

• Venezuelan deportee dies in earthquake-collapsed hotel days after ICE deportation flight

  Jun 24, 2026 · Caracas, VE

• 85-year-old German man dies in ICE custody after eight months hospitalization

  Jun 24, 2026 · Harlingen, TX

• Two U.S. citizens shot dead by ICE agents during Minneapolis enforcement operation; 4,000 arrested, mostly without criminal records

  Jun 20, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

• Cuban detainee dies from asphyxiation during restraint at Fort Bliss, ruled homicide

  Jun 11, 2026 · El Paso, TX

• Three migrants died at Camp East Montana detention facility amid safety violations

  Jun 10, 2026 · El Paso, TX

• Congressional Leaders Demand Transparency on Immigration Detention Deaths

  Jun 8, 2026 · Seattle, WA

• ICE will no longer report deaths of detainees after release

  Jun 5, 2026 · Iowa City, IA

• 52 people died in ICE custody during Trump's second term; watchdog sues for records

  Jun 4, 2026

• Georgian detainee dies at Louisiana ICE facility amid documented abuse, poor medical care

  Jun 4, 2026 · Winnfield, LA

• Four die at Adelanto ICE facility as inspections weaken, violations plummet

  May 27, 2026 · Adelanto, CA

• Record deaths in ICE custody amid detention expansion under Trump administration

  May 27, 2026

• ICU nurse Alex Pretti shot dead by federal agents at Minneapolis immigration protest

  May 25, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

• U.S. citizen mother Renee Good shot dead by ICE agent during Minneapolis enforcement operation

  May 25, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

• Father deported on Christmas Eve, died attempting to return to one-year-old daughter

  May 21, 2026

• Six people died in California ICE detention centers

  May 19, 2026 · California, CA

• Mother deported to Honduras; toddler son dies in caregiver's custody while ICE denies reunification

  May 16, 2026 · Bay Minette, AL

• Vietnamese immigrant dies in ICE custody at Indiana facility; advocates demand reform

  May 16, 2026 · Miami Correctional Center, IN

• Seven immigrants, including 14-year-old, die from heat in sealed boxcar in Texas

  May 14, 2026 · Laredo, TX

• Teen with stage 4 cancer reunites with deported parents in Mexico, dies next day

  May 9, 2026 · Chicago, IL

• Trump Makes Sweeping Changes to Immigration Enforcement

  May 1, 2026 · Washington, DC

• 17 Immigrants Have Died in ICE Detention Since January, Advocacy Group Reports

  Apr 29, 2026

• Cuban detainee found dead in solitary confinement at Georgia ICE facility, advocates demand investigation

  Apr 28, 2026 · Lumpkin, GA

• Venezuelan Uber driver dies during traffic stop in Florida

  Apr 23, 2026 · Seminole County, FL

• Alejandro Cabrera, 49, dies in Louisiana ICE custody after three months; married to U.S. citizen

  Apr 18, 2026 · Cleveland, TN

• ICE detaining fewer people, new data shows

  Apr 15, 2026

• Cuban man dies by suicide in Miami federal detention under mandatory detention policy

  Apr 12, 2026 · Miami, FL

• Mexican national dies in ICE custody after months of detention in Louisiana

  Apr 11, 2026 · New Orleans, LA

• Federal prosecutors resign over ICE shooting investigation; incident impacts tourism confidence

  Apr 11, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

• Mexican man dies after avoiding hospital due to ICE deportation fears

  Apr 10, 2026 · CA

• Venezuelan man killed in Venezuela days after U.S. deportation

  Apr 4, 2026 · Orlando, FL

• House and Senate Republicans Reach Deal to End Homeland Security Shutdown

  Apr 1, 2026 · Capitol Hill, DC

• Iranian gay couple faces deportation to Iran despite execution risk, court orders delay removal

  Apr 2026 · El Paso, TX

• Nearly blind Rohingya refugee dies after Border Patrol drop-off in Buffalo

  Apr 1, 2026 · Buffalo, NY

• Mexican national dies of COVID pneumonia in ICE detention, judge orders facility improvements

  Mar 25, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• José Guadalupe Ramos Solano found unconscious at Adelanto, dies at hospital

  Mar 25, 2026 · California

• Minnesota sues Trump administration over ICE shootings that killed two citizens

  Mar 25, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

• Industrial laundry worker José Guadalupe Ramos dies in Adelanto ICE custody after month of detention

  Mar 25, 2026 · Victorville, CA

• Mexican teen Royer Pérez dies in Florida ICE detention; family disputes suicide ruling

  Mar 20, 2026 · Moore Haven, FL

• Afghan Special Forces veteran dies in ICE custody after denied medical care, family demands answers

  Mar 16, 2026 · Dallas, TX

• Afghan asylum seeker and former U.S. military ally dies less than 24 hours after ICE detention in Texas

  Mar 14, 2026 · Texas, TX

• Afghan former U.S. military ally dies in ICE custody hours after arrest in Texas

  Mar 14, 2026 · Richardson, TX

• Father of Four Dies After Medical Negligence in Adelanto ICE Facility

  Mar 4, 2026 · Adelanto, CA

• Haitian asylum seeker Daphy Michel freezes to death days after ICE release in Pittsburgh

  Mar 2, 2026 · Pittsburgh, PA

• Haitian asylum seeker dies from untreated tooth infection in ICE custody

  Mar 2, 2026 · Florence, AZ

• U.S. citizen Renée Good shot and killed by ICE agent during Minneapolis enforcement operation

  Mar 2, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

• ICE Retiree Criticizes Agency Training, Use of Force

  Feb 27, 2026 · Washington, D.C.

• Construction worker Alberto Gutiérrez dies in ICE custody after two months of untreated illness

  Feb 27, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• Widowed mother loses partner to ICE deportation fear

  Feb 26, 2026

• Mother dies after deportation, leaving teenage daughter orphaned

  Feb 26, 2026 · Los Angeles, California

• Man who died in Louisville jail was subject to ICE detainer

  Feb 26, 2026 · Louisville, KY

• Oregon handyman deported to Mexico dies from pneumonia after ICE arrest

  Feb 24, 2026 · Portland, OR

• Honduran immigrant dies in ICE custody; daughter calls for justice

  Feb 21, 2026 · Calexico, CA

• Chinese immigrant dies in ICE custody at Imperial Regional Detention Facility

  Feb 21, 2026 · Calexico, CA

• Teacher killed in crash involving ICE pursuit driver

  Feb 20, 2026 · Georgia

• Cambodian refugee and permanent resident dies in ICE custody at Indiana facility

  Feb 20, 2026 · Miami, IN

• Bulgarian business owner dies from untreated diabetes in ICE custody; family and lawmakers demand investigation

  Feb 17, 2026 · Baldwin, MI

• 27-year-old Guatemalan man dies in ICE custody at Miami hospital

  Feb 16, 2026 · Miami, FL

• Teen with stage 4 cancer advocates for detained father's release, dies days after judge grants him relief

  Feb 16, 2026 · New York, NY

• ICE agent fatally shoots 23-year-old U.S. citizen Ruben Ray Martinez; bodycam contradicts agency account

  Feb 5, 2026 · South Texas, TX

• U.S. Citizen Found Dead After Sister Detained by ICE

  Feb 2, 2026 · North Texas, TX

• 1-year-old hospitalized after developing COVID, pneumonia, bronchitis, and RSV at Dilley

  February 2026 · Dilley, TX

• 67-year-old Cuban died of cancer months after deportation to Mexico

  Feb 2026 · Villahermosa, MX

• Father Keith Porter shot three times and killed by off-duty ICE agent on New Year's Eve in Los Angeles

  Jan 31, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• Nicaraguan father Victor Manuel Diaz dies by suicide in ICE detention after inadequate monitoring

  Jan 31, 2026 · El Paso, TX

• ICE-detained father denied release for son's funeral despite humanitarian pleas

  Jan 29, 2026 · Anson, TX