Death

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

• Haitian honor student dies by suicide after ICE forces him to wear ankle monitor

  Oct 5, 2026 · Springfield, OH

• Bodycam footage contradicts ICE account of US citizen's fatal shooting in Texas

  Oct 4, 2026 · South Padre Island, TX

• Former DACA recipient dies of sepsis after Adelanto ICE staff ignored infection, family sues

  Oct 3, 2026 · Adelanto, CA

• Cuban father dies after guard restraint at ICE facility, death ruled homicide

  Sep 30, 2026 · El Paso, TX

• Chinese national dies in ICE custody in Northern Mariana Islands, suicide suspected

  Sep 30, 2026 · Saipan, MP

• ICU nurse and U.S. citizen Alex Pretti shot 10 times by federal agents in Minneapolis

  Sep 30, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

• Minneapolis mother and legal observer fatally shot by ICE agent during enforcement operation

  Sep 30, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

• Peruvian man dies in ICE custody at Louisiana facility

  Sep 29, 2026 · Baltimore, MD

• Guatemalan man dies in fiery crash fleeing ICE traffic stop in Michigan

  Sep 23, 2026 · Grand Rapids, MI

• Diabetic Costa Rican father dies in ICE custody after complaints of missed insulin, poor care

  Sep 23, 2026 · LA

• Ilhan Omar's bill to defund ICE draws GOP backlash after deadly Minneapolis operation

  Sep 17, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

• Salvadoran construction worker held on ICE detainer after DUI crash kills mother and daughter

  Sep 5, 2026 · Montgomery County, MD

• NJ man with schizophrenia dies of overdose months after deportation to Guyana

  Aug 30, 2026 · NJ

• Guatemalan man dies after seizure at New Jersey detention center, DHS cites policy shift

  Aug 27, 2026 · Newark, NJ

• 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 investigates 17 deaths of nationals in ICE custody, including teen Royer Pérez

  Aug 19, 2026

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

  Aug 19, 2026 · San Bernardino, CA

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

  Aug 18, 2026 · La Guaira, Venezuela

• Son dies by suicide two months after ICE detained his mother

  Aug 12, 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 New Jersey facility after medical emergency

  Aug 4, 2026 · Plainfield, NJ

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

  Aug 3, 2026 · Adelanto, CA

• Mexican national in ICE custody again after third illegal reentry following Marine's death

  Aug 1, 2026 · Newark, NJ

• Arizona woman with leukemia loses 70 pounds after 16 months in ICE detention

  Jul 30, 2026

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

  Jul 30, 2026

• ACLU files 54 claims over deaths, abuse by federal immigration agents

  Jul 29, 2026

• 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

• Houston homebuilder shot dead by ICE agent while driving crew to job site

  Jul 25, 2026 · Houston, TX

• Durham man, 29, dies of leukemia after ICE delays care, releases him in coma

  Jul 24, 2026 · Durham, NC

• Colombian delivery driver fatally shot by ICE agent 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 father Johan Durán Guerrero killed by ICE officer outside Maine facility

  Jul 14, 2026 · Scarborough, ME

• Colombian father killed by ICE agent in Maine traffic stop, wasn't intended target

  Jul 14, 2026 · Biddeford, ME

• 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

• Three men die within 24 hours during ICE operations in Maine, Georgia, Florida

  Jul 13, 2026

• 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

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

  Jun 29, 2026 · Caracas, VE

• 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

• ICE detention deaths reach highest level since pandemic amid custody surge

  Jun 25, 2026

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

  Jun 25, 2026

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

  Jun 24, 2026

• 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

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

  Jun 10, 2026 · El Paso, TX

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

  Jun 9, 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

• Ismael Ayala-Uribe dies at Adelanto ICE facility after medical staff repeatedly failed him

  May 27, 2026 · Adelanto, CA

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

  May 27, 2026

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

  May 26, 2026 · South Texas, TX

• 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

• Mexican man dies in Louisiana ICE custody after months-long detention, transfer through three states

  Apr 18, 2026 · New Orleans, LA

• ICE detaining fewer people, new data shows

  Apr 15, 2026

• Congress funding standoff fails to curb ICE tactics amid deadly Minneapolis shooting

  Apr 13, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

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

  Apr 12, 2026 · Miami, FL

• 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

• Jesús Carpio, Venezuelan deportee, fatally shot at family home in Guárico

  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 left him alone in freezing Buffalo cold

  Apr 1, 2026 · Buffalo, NY

• Mexican detainee dies of COVID pneumonia at Adelanto ICE facility, judge orders reforms

  Mar 25, 2026 · Torrance, CA

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

  Mar 25, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

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

  Mar 20, 2026 · Moore Haven, FL

• Afghan Special Forces ally dies in ICE custody after agents allegedly ignored pleas for medical help

  Mar 16, 2026 · Dallas, 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

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

  Feb 28, 2026 · Portland, OR

• 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

• 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