Deceptive Tactics

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

• Cuban man beaten by ICE and deported to Equatorial Guinea despite promise of return

  Sep 19, 2026

• Colombian man deported after ICE sting using fake Facebook Marketplace buyer

  Sep 17, 2026 · Sacramento, CA

• Pregnant Kenyan asylum seeker detained by ICE during USCIS interview, later released

  Sep 16, 2026 · Tukwila, WA

• Phoenix man detained by ICE agents allegedly posing as electricians

  Sep 15, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• Construction worker detained by ICE after fake job ruse

  Sep 9, 2026 · Kingston, NY

• Arlington man hospitalized with brain injury after ICE chase, seeks criminal probe

  Sep 8, 2026 · Arlington, VA

• Five men detained by ICE after agents posed as park rangers at Washington campsite

  Sep 5, 2026 · Granite Falls, WA

• Five fathers arrested by ICE during Labor Day camping trip in Washington forest

  Sep 4, 2026 · WA

• Father, 9-year-old daughter detained after ICE lures girl from home, later freed

  Aug 28, 2026 · San Antonio, TX

• Venezuelan asylum seeker reunites with family after year in ICE detention

  Aug 26, 2026 · FL

• Mother and epileptic daughter handcuffed at Florida hospital after crash, later self-deport

  Aug 25, 2026 · Orlando, FL

• Guatemalan man tackled and detained by ICE while eating outside NY home

  Aug 21, 2026 · New Rochelle, NY

• Haitian driver detained on Sherman Avenue as neighbor is threatened by ICE agent

  Aug 19, 2026 · Springfield, OH

• Woman handcuffed by plainclothes ICE agents who concealed badges at airport gate

  August 18, 2026

• 72-Year-Old Woman Pepper-Sprayed by ICE Agent While Filming Enforcement Operation in Manhattan

  Aug 17, 2026 · New York, NY

• Virginia therapist confronted at gunpoint by ICE agent outside attorney's office

  Aug 12, 2026 · Bailey's Crossroads, VA

• Black DoorDash driver arrested by ICE agents on Jersey City street without warrant

  Aug 5, 2026 · Jersey City, NJ

• Man detained inside emergency room by masked federal agents at NYC hospital

  Aug 2, 2026 · Manhattan, NY

• ICE agents crash into car, detain man in Chicago's Dunning

  Aug 2, 2026 · Chicago, IL

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

  Aug 2, 2026 · Seattle, WA

• Man deported despite living in U.S. for 28 years, U visa pending

  Aug 2, 2026 · San Diego, CA

• Cuban immigrant deported to Central African Republic after decade in Florida

  Jul 30, 2026 · FL

• Elderly woman pepper-sprayed by DHS agent while filming in Inwood

  Jul 30, 2026 · Inwood, NY

• 18-year-old forced into unmarked vehicle by masked agents in Glendale, California

  Jul 30, 2026 · Glendale, CA

• Ukrainian barista released after seven weeks in ICE detention following viral SFO arrest

  July 30, 2026 · San Francisco, CA

• Man lured to ICE appointment using Navy daughter's status, then detained

  Jul 29, 2026 · Gillette, WY

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

  Jul 28, 2026 · Baltimore, MD

• US citizen detained by ICE agents for 20-25 minutes based on appearance alone

  July 2026 · Westbury, NY

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

  July 2026 · Redmond, WA

• Man detained by ICE in front of wife and children on Chicago street

  Jul 24, 2026 · Chicago, IL

• Father and mother detained by ICE outside Baltimore school, federal judges order releases

  Jul 24, 2026 · Baltimore, MD

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

  Jul 23, 2026 · Lynden, WA

• Man chased and detained by ICE agents while cycling in Florida

  Jul 22, 2026 · Bonita Springs, FL

• Ecuadorian au pair detained by plainclothes ICE agents at Denver airport jet bridge

  Jul 21, 2026 · Denver, CO

• Australian man partially handcuffed at Las Vegas airport, arrested next day at LAX

  Jul 17, 2026 · Las Vegas, NV

• Detainees report indiscriminate beatings, medical neglect at Fort Bliss immigration detention camp

  Jul 15, 2026 · El Paso, TX

• U.S. citizen nearly hit by ICE agents during high-speed chase, gun drawn on passenger

  Jul 14, 2026 · Laguna Vista, TX

• Man with TPS detained by ICE at supermarket, family seeks answers

  Jul 14, 2026 · Charlotte, NC

• Australian man tackled by plainclothes ICE agents at Las Vegas airport, arrested next day in Los Angeles

  Jul 14, 2026 · Las Vegas, NV

• Man restrained by ICE agents in Salt Lake City home, family questions warrantless entry

  Jul 11, 2026 · Salt Lake City, UT

• Man arrested by ICE at Modesto courthouse before arraignment, criminal case stalled

  Jul 9, 2026 · Modesto, CA

• ICE arrests Mexican national in driveway without valid warrant

  Jul 9, 2026 · Redwood City, CA

• Two detained in vehicle stop near Eugene; lawyers challenge racial profiling claims

  Jul 3, 2026 · Eugene, OR

• Protester accused of striking ICE agent during apartment complex operation, charge dismissed

  Jul 1, 2026 · San Diego, CA

• Masked federal agents arrest man outside barbershop, violating Milwaukee city ordinance

  Jun 30, 2026 · Milwaukee, WI

• Nicaraguan asylum seeker arrested, fiancee detained, work permit questioned by ICE

  Jun 30, 2026 · Milwaukee, WI

• Woman arrested in front of daughter during Wisconsin ICE sweep; 39 detained across state

  Jun 30, 2026 · Wisconsin

• Couple violently arrested by ICE from food market in Milwaukee

  Jun 29, 2026 · Milwaukee, WI

• ICE increases visible street arrests across Milwaukee area

  Jun 28, 2026 · Milwaukee, WI

• Four QTS data center workers detained by ICE without explanation in Cedar Rapids

  Jun 27, 2026 · Cedar Rapids, IA

• Mexican man detained after federal marshals posed as utility workers in Los Angeles

  Jun 20, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• Man arrested after officers disguised as electric company workers lured him outside

  Jun 20, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• Mosque president detained 80 days for Palestinian advocacy, judge orders release

  Jun 18, 2026 · Milwaukee, WI

• Three people detained by ICE at Illinois courthouse, state officials demand investigation

  Jun 17, 2026 · Bridgeview, IL

• Palestinian green card holder arrested at citizenship interview, deportation ordered then appealed

  Jun 12, 2026 · Vermont

• Venezuelan man detained after collision during ICE arrest in Albany Park neighborhood

  Jun 2, 2026 · Albany Park, IL

• U.S. citizen handcuffed by ICE outside 7-Eleven, becomes lead plaintiff in lawsuit

  Jun 1, 2026 · Annapolis, MD

• Woman detained after refusing to unlock car during ICE stop

  Jun 2026 · Biddeford, ME

• Man tasered and detained by ICE agents during traffic stop in Santa Paula parking lot

  May 31, 2026 · Santa Paula, CA

• Detainee beaten, denied asylum false claim by officers, deported despite court order protecting him

  May 30, 2026 · El Paso, TX

• Legal permanent resident arrested by ICE without warrant documentation

  May 27 · El Paso, TX

• Worker Herber Aquino detained by armed agents in Riverside, family fundraises for legal defense

  May 27, 2026 · Riverside, CA

• Man arrested by federal officers outside San Francisco home, taken to ICE office

  May 27, 2026 · San Francisco, CA

• Two Guatemalan women deported after ICE surveilled apartment building for undocumented workers

  May 26, 2026 · Colchester, VT

• Man detained by masked ICE agents in Hartford after parole terminated

  May 22, 2026 · Hartford, CT

• 79-year-old US citizen tackled by ICE agents during raid, suffers broken ribs and brain injury

  May 21, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• Man arrested by masked ICE officers on Hartford street despite state law ban

  May 18, 2026 · Hartford, CT

• Carlos Lool detained by ICE following workplace firearm violation report.

  May 12, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• ACLU of Puerto Rico warns about ICE stalking communities

  May 10, 2026 · San Juan, PR

• ICE contracts firm accused of torture to track undocumented children

  May 6, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• Honduran man with SIJ status detained and deported despite clean record

  Apr 23, 2026 · New Hampshire

• ICE agents pose as contractors, injure minors in Murfreesboro enforcement operation

  Apr 22, 2026 · Murfreesboro, TN

• Two brothers released after nine-day ICE detention in Mississippi

  Apr 21, 2026 · Diamondhead, MS

• Police chief from Gratis, Ohio visits Cincinnati schools claiming ICE affiliation

  Apr 16, 2026 · Cincinnati, OH

• ICE Agent Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr. Charged After Highway Incident

  Apr 16, 2026 · Richfield, MN

• U.S. citizen mother detained by ICE during school drop-off, released after eight hours

  Apr 15, 2026 · Asbury Park, NJ

• Man arrested while watching dominos in Staten Island, NYCLU files racial profiling lawsuit

  Apr 9, 2026 · Staten Island, NY

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

  Apr 8, 2026 · Seattle, WA

• Mother of 2 Detained by ICE After Testifying in Court

  Apr 8, 2026 · New Jersey

• Observer pepper-sprayed by masked ICE agent while documenting enforcement action

  Apr 6, 2026 · Tucson, AZ

• Man detained by ICE after leaving courthouse as agents smash car window

  Mar 30, 2026 · Bridgeton, NJ

• Guatemalan mother and daughter detained at San Francisco airport, deported within 36 hours

  Mar 30, 2026 · San Francisco, CA

• 16-year-old U.S. citizen beaten and choked by ICE agents during father's detention in Houston

  Mar 24, 2026 · Houston, TX

• Nursing mother separated from breastfeeding infant at ICE appointment, deported to Cuba

  Mar 23, 2026 · Florida, FL

• Woman Tasered at checkpoint, assault charge dismissed after body camera revealed excessive force

  Mar 19, 2026 · Dulzura, CA

• Man arrested without warrant despite asylum case and work permit, Ohio organizations sue ICE

  Mar 18, 2026 · Columbus, OH

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

  Mar 15, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• U.S. Citizen and legal observer rammed by ICE, hospitalized while handcuffed

  Mar 10, 2026 · Simi Valley, CA

• ICE detains Haitian TPS holder in Alabama during family pickup

  Mar 10, 2026 · Birmingham, AL

• Trans organizer detained at ICE check-in, held in men's facility despite advocacy work

  Mar 9, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

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

  Mar 8, 2026 · Spokane, WA

• Federal agents detain Honduras-born U.S. citizen Willy Wender Aceituno Medina

  Mar 2, 2026

• Immigrant chained to hospital bed by ICE agents, MALDEF files claim for damages

  Mar 2026 · San Francisco, CA

• Columbia student detained by DHS without warrant, released after NYC mayor's intervention with Trump

  Feb 27, 2026 · New York, NY

• ICE car chase injures children and van driver in Newark multi-vehicle crash

  Feb 26, 2026 · Newark, New Jersey

• Columbia student arrested by ICE agents who impersonated NYPD to enter dorm

  Feb 26, 2026 · New York, NY

• Man detained in ICE raid after door forced open, woman injured, family raises funds

  Feb 20, 2026 · Lower Providence, Pennsylvania

• Federal judge rebukes ICE agents for masked arrests, citing 'secret-policing' regime

  Feb 20, 2026

• Jesus Flores lured out of home by ICE agents faking car trouble, detained and transported to Texas

  Feb 13, 2026 · Columbia Heights, MN

• ICE Expands Undercover Social Media Infiltration Program

  Feb 13, 2026