LGBTQ+

48 documented incidents tagged “LGBTQ+” in the Human Impact Project database. View all on the interactive map.

• Transgender asylum seeker sexually assaulted in Michigan detention, later deported

  Aug 20, 2026 · MI

• Transgender asylum seeker held in men's facility, denied hormone treatment

  Aug 20, 2026 · New York, NY

• Colombian DJ and husband detained by ICE at Chicago airport, later released on bond

  Aug 6, 2026 · Chicago, IL

• Three LGBTQ+ women fleeing Ghana persecution deported to Cameroon in secret Trump deal

  Aug 5, 2026

• Gay Burkina Faso asylum seeker redetained by ICE weeks after court ordered release

  Jul 17, 2026 · New York, NY

• Venezuelan man wins habeas corpus case, released from ICE detention after domestic violence false report

  Jun 12, 2026

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

  May 25, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

• Transgender Woman Detained in Male Unit at ICE Processing Center

  May 22, 2026 · Tacoma, WA

• Gay Venezuelan asylum seeker deported to El Salvador prison, released in prisoner swap months later

  May 22, 2026 · Tecoluca, El Salvador

• Transgender woman harassed in male dorms, self-deports to El Salvador

  May 15, 2026 · California City, CA

• Gay asylum seeker detained at green card interview, held for months despite judge's bond order

  May 15, 2026 · New York, NY

• Trans activist Suzy Gerónimo detained by ICE, reports unsafe conditions at Georgia facility

  May 14, 2026 · Lumpkin, GA

• Queer woman with leukemia detained by ICE for over a year with deteriorating health

  Apr 28, 2026 · Nogales, AZ

• Gay man detained at green card interview, held 150 days despite judge's bond order, released after lawsuit

  Apr 23, 2026 · New York, NY

• Transgender Guyanese asylum seeker detained by Nassau County Police, ICE

  Apr 22, 2026 · Nassau County, NY

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

  Apr 2026 · El Paso, TX

• Gay Iranian couple detained separately, facing deportation to Iran despite persecution fears

  Mar 27, 2026 · New Orleans, LA

• Trans organizer detained by ICE denied hormone therapy, medical neglect

  Mar 9, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

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

  Mar 9, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

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

  Mar 2, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

• ICE detains man during traffic stop in Charlotte

  Feb 26, 2026 · Charlotte, NC

• Gay gamer detained by ICE at compliance appointment, faces deportation to Cameroon

  Feb 17, 2026 · Maryland

• Turkish doctoral student detained for pro-Palestinian op-ed; removal proceedings terminated

  Feb 9, 2026 · Somerville, MA

• Gay woman deported to Cameroon despite US judge's protection order, now hiding in Morocco

  Feb 2026

• Azerbaijani gay couple detained by ICE, choose self-deportation over separation

  Jan 30, 2026 · Charlotte, NC

• Cuban man ordered deported to Ecuador despite asylum request, persecution fears

  Jan 22, 2026 · Mattydale, NY

• Gay Cuban asylum seeker ordered deported to Ecuador

  Jan 15, 2026 · Mattydale, NY

• 21-year-old Moroccan woman deported to Cameroon despite U.S. protection order

  Jan 15, 2026 · Alexandria, LA

• Moroccan LGBTQ+ woman deported to Cameroon despite court protection, returned to Morocco in hiding

  Jan 15, 2026 · Alexandria, LA

• Same-sex couple faces ICE detention in Pennsylvania

  Jan 13, 2026 · Pennsylvania

• DJ Mar Navarro detained by ICE in Northeast Minneapolis, injured during arrest

  Jan 8, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

• Artist Anna Brauch detained by ICE in Northeast Minneapolis, sustains injuries

  Jan 8, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

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

  Jan 2026 · Eloy, AZ

• Woman detained in Eloy over medical neglect exposure

  Dec 21, 2025 · Eloy, AZ

• Panamanian immigrant detained by ICE at routine Virginia check-in, husband fears deportation

  Dec 2025 · Chantilly, VA

• Panamanian man detained by ICE at routine check-in despite approved green card petition and U.S. citizen husband

  Dec 1, 2025 · Chantilly, VA

• Manhattan man's husband detained by ICE at green card interview after missed 2022 hearing

  Nov 24, 2025 · Manhattan, NY

• Transgender immigrant deported to Mexico despite judge's torture order, government seeks remedy

  Nov 18, 2025 · Las Vegas, NV

• SUNY hospital workers released from ICE custody after months in detention

  Nov 8, 2025 · Syracuse, NY

• Queer and trans immigrants allege abuse at Louisiana ICE detention facility.

  Oct 16, 2025 · Basile, LA

• ICE deported over 100 Iranians to Tehran after coordinating list with Iranian officials

  Sep 29, 2025 · Alexandria, LA

• Gambian LGBTQ+ asylum holder deported to Ghana on military aircraft

  Sep 4, 2025

• ICE detains asylum seeker outside Portland Immigration Court

  Jun 2, 2025 · Portland, OR

• Houstonian fleeing Honduras persecution detained by ICE

  Apr 16, 2025 · Houston, TX

• Permanent resident pursued by ICE for pro-Palestine protest, wins court protection

  Mar 1, 2025 · New York, NY

• Arely Westley, trans-Latina immigrant advocate and human rights award recipient, lured to ICE office with false promise and detained

  February 2025 · New Orleans, LA

• Apr. Amaya-Luis, transgender woman married to U.S. citizen, detained at probation check-in and sent to all-male facility in Miami

  February 2025 · Maryland

• Woman detained for five months fights voluntary departure order, released via habeas corpus

  Jan 9, 2025 · Rock Springs, WY