Medical Neglect

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

• Guatemalan man deported after months in freezing ICE detention following worksite raid

  Sep 21, 2026 · San Diego, CA

• Cuban man with pending hernia surgery deported to Equatorial Guinea, family says

  Sep 19, 2026

• Costa Rican man with diabetes dies in ICE custody in Louisiana, family alleges neglect

  Sep 19, 2026 · LA

• Cuban man says he was locked in phone-booth-sized cage for 15 hours at 'Alligator Alcatraz'

  Sep 18, 2026 · Ochopee, FL

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

  Sep 16, 2026 · Tukwila, WA

• Detained immigrant's untreated throat tumor grew to size of lemon, lawyer says

  Sep 15, 2026 · California City, CA

• Colombian asylum-seeking mother says kidney infection went untreated for months at Otay Mesa

  Sep 13, 2026 · San Diego, CA

• Cary pastor paralyzed by stroke in ICE custody, later released after weeks without care

  Sep 13, 2026 · Cary, NC

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

  Sep 11, 2026 · Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

• Colombian activist detained 650 days with medical neglect, finally freed by court order

  Sep 11, 2026 · Tacoma, WA

• Two family members detained by ICE outside home, pressured to self-deport

  Sep 9, 2026 · Amsterdam, NY

• Palestinian detainee says ICE broke his teeth after refusing deportation flight

  Sep 9, 2026 · Vancouver, WA

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

  Sep 8, 2026 · Arlington, VA

• Detainees report abuse, neglect, deaths at Tacoma ICE facility as Washington sues GEO Group

  Sep 7, 2026 · Tacoma, WA

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

  Sep 4, 2026 · Miami, FL

• Cuban deportee with severe hernia allegedly beaten, denied care after being flown to two African countries

  Sep 4, 2026 · Miami, FL

• Russian asylum seeker's health declines during stalled habeas case in Mississippi

  Sep 3, 2026 · Natchez, MS

• 76-year-old cancer patient detained by ICE at citizenship interview, misses treatments

  Sep 2, 2026 · Fife, WA

• Woman detained by ICE after miscarriage, held days without medical care

  Sep 1, 2026 · Burlington, MA

• U.S. citizen thrown to ground, detained for hours by ICE in Passaic, NJ

  Aug 27, 2026 · Passaic, NJ

• Deportees flown to southern Mexico face kidnapping, torture, and lost belongings, rights groups report

  Aug 26, 2026 · Guatemala City, Guatemala

• Detained woman describes medical neglect, freezing punishment room in ICE custody

  Aug 24, 2026

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

  Aug 20, 2026 · Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

• Cuban deportee with untreated medical condition held in restraints after Equatorial Guinea diversion

  Aug 20, 2026

• Cuban legal resident shoved off deportation plane, hospitalized in Equatorial Guinea

  Aug 20, 2026 · Lehigh Acres, FL

• Bangladeshi woman denied medication in ICE custody, now pushes for reform bill

  Aug 20, 2026 · California City, CA

• Judge appoints monitors after migrant children held far past legal detention limit

  Aug 20, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

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

  Aug 20, 2026 · New York, NY

• Detained women describe vaginal infections in leaked ICE facility video

  Aug 19, 2026

• Man detained over a year in Arizona ICE facility says he can no longer walk

  Aug 18, 2026 · Florence, AZ

• Mexican migrant alleges ICE beating in Texas, denied medical care

  Aug 18, 2026 · Arlington, TX

• Brazilian father freed after seven months in ICE detention, granted green card

  Aug 16, 2026 · ME

• Detained Arizona father says he can't walk, fears he won't survive ICE custody

  Aug 16, 2026 · Gilbert, AZ

• Detainees allege gas leak, extreme heat at Mississippi ICE facility; CoreCivic disputes claims

  Aug 14, 2026 · Natchez, MS

• Nursing mother separated from infant and toddler with Down syndrome after ICE arrest, later released

  Aug 14, 2026 · Nashville, TN

• Man handcuffed by ICE agents during apparent seizure outside Baltimore Home Depot

  Aug 13, 2026 · Baltimore, MD

• Venezuelan rapper with legal status alleges tuberculosis outbreak, overcrowding at Louisiana ICE facility

  Aug 13, 2026 · LA

• Detained woman denied diabetes medication at New Jersey detention center, Rep. Mejia calls it a 'slow death sentence'

  Aug 12, 2026 · Elizabeth, NJ

• NC teacher and grandmother detained by ICE despite dismissed case, granted bond

  Aug 11, 2026 · Charlotte, NC

• Detainees report TB outbreak, overcrowding at Louisiana ICE facility

  Aug 8, 2026 · Louisiana

• Pastor Gabriel Johnson suffers stroke in ICE custody, family denied contact and updates

  Aug 8, 2026 · TX

• Kentucky State basketball player detained by ICE, denied surgery for leg injury

  Aug 7, 2026 · Louisville, KY

• Pregnant woman held at Dilley ICE facility denied specialist prenatal care for weeks

  Aug 6, 2026 · Dilley, TX

• Afghan, Ukrainian, and Saudi detainees force-fed in ICE custody; torture allegations emerge

  Aug 5, 2026 · Texas

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

  Aug 4, 2026 · Plainfield, NJ

• Guatemalan man dies after seizures in ICE custody at Delaney Hall

  Aug 3, 2026 · Newark, NJ

• Hunger strikers subjected to force-feeding in ICE detention centers

  Aug 3, 2026 · Los Fresnos, TX; Miami, FL; Washington State; Houston, TX

• Ana Granados Sanchez deported with medical tube attached, against hospital orders

  Aug 3, 2026 · Florence, AZ

• Permanent resident denied insulin, malaria treatment during seven-month ICE detention

  Jul 31, 2026 · Boston, MA

• Guatemalan man hospitalized after violent ICE arrest in Georgia, denied medical care

  July 30, 2026 · Doraville, GA

• Mexican woman arrested at immigration office, detained in freezing California facility

  Jul 30, 2026 · Fresno, CA

• Woman shackled to hospital bed after miscarriage in ICE detention

  July 29, 2026

• 20-year-old with autism detained by ICE, denied medicine and blankets in Texas

  July 29, 2026 · TX

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

  Jul 29, 2026 · McAllen, TX

• Colombian woman detained at airport without hearing challenges ICE detention

  Jul 28, 2026 · Ontario, California

• Detained immigrant force-fed during hunger strike in ICE custody

  Jul 28, 2026

• California's largest ICE detention center fails to provide adequate medical care

  Jul 28, 2026 · California City, CA

• Venezuelan asylum seeker denied medication for ovarian condition in ICE custody

  Jul 27, 2026 · Atlanta, GA

• Durham man, 29, dies of leukemia after care delayed in ICE custody

  Jul 24, 2026 · Durham, NC

• Louisville woman with sickle cell anemia detained by ICE, advocates say medication withheld

  Jul 22, 2026 · Leitchfield, KY

• Ugandan sickle cell patient detained by ICE denied medication, hospitalized at Kentucky jail

  Jul 22, 2026 · Louisville, KY

• U.S. Army veteran released from ICE detention after 9 months, alleges sexual assault by guard

  Jul 21, 2026 · Tacoma, WA

• Deaf 6-year-old deported to Colombia without hearing aids after ICE check-in

  Jul 21, 2026 · Hayward, CA

• Russian asylum seeker shackled, detained nearly a month after Niagara Falls trip

  Jul 20, 2026 · Buffalo, NY

• Detained man returned from hospital early despite internal bleeding, advocacy group demands medical care

  Jul 18, 2026 · Adelanto, CA

• DACA recipient detained at Boston airport, later sues ICE over custody conditions

  Jul 16, 2026 · Boston, MA

• Detainees at Fort Bliss beaten by guards, denied medical care in widespread abuse documented by ACLU and Human Rights Watch

  Jul 16, 2026 · El Paso, TX

• Cuban immigrant held over a year in Eswatini prison after deportation without consent

  Jul 15, 2026 · Eswatini

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

  Jul 15, 2026 · El Paso, TX

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

  Jul 14, 2026 · Ocilla, GA

• Cuban detainee denied medication for diabetes and pancreatitis at Miami federal prison

  Jul 9, 2026 · Miramar, FL

• Disabled carpenter beaten unconscious by ICE, shackled in hospital, deported after months in detention

  Jul 7, 2026 · Sunnyvale, CA

• Venezuelan family detained a month at Dilley after self-deportation attempt turns into arrest

  Jul 6, 2026 · Pecos, TX

• Community interpreter deported after 8 months in ICE detention, reunites with family in Kyrgyzstan

  Jul 6, 2026 · California City, CA

• Man shot seven times by ICE, detained in solitary with untreated wounds, whereabouts unknown during medical appointment

  Jun 27, 2026 · Patterson, CA

• Ukrainian man suffers stroke in ICE custody, denied adequate medical care

  Jun 26, 2026

• Guatemalan man detained by ICE, health deteriorating without medical care

  Jun 25, 2026 · Hyattsville, MD

• Asylum seeker detained 2 years exposes ICE abuse through LA Times op-ed, files habeas petitions

  Jun 25, 2026 · California City, CA

• Pakistani woman with asthma, anxiety experiences panic attacks and head injuries in detention

  Jun 24, 2026 · San Diego, CA

• Woman injured after staff mixed up her medications at Otay Mesa

  Jun 24, 2026 · San Diego, CA

• Iranian man with serious neurological issues shackled during medical appointments at Otay Mesa

  Jun 24, 2026 · San Diego, CA

• 77-year-old Iranian man with liver disease isolated in solitary confinement despite medical recommendations

  Jun 24, 2026 · San Diego, CA

• 5-year-old Iker detained 65+ days at ICE facility, not eating while mother held nearby

  Jun 23, 2026 · Dilley, TX

• Haitian asylum seeker with mental illness held six months without hearing; judge orders release

  Jun 23, 2026 · Burlington, VT

• 18 Venezuelan men demand accountability for torture after US deportation to El Salvador prison

  Jun 23, 2026

• Asylum-seeker denied tumor care while detained, ICE attempted deportation

  Jun 23, 2026 · Farmville, VA

• Belarusian cancer survivor hospitalized repeatedly after ICE denies her medication

  Jun 19, 2026 · Miramar, FL

• 10-year-old girl fainted outside detention center denied visit to diabetic father during hunger strike

  Jun 19, 2026 · Newark, NJ

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

  Jun 18, 2026 · Milwaukee, WI

• Russian asylum seeker hospitalized with stroke symptoms, denied mobility support in detention

  Jun 17, 2026 · San Diego, CA

• Norwegian woman detained during green card interview denied insulin for days at Otay Mesa

  Jun 16, 2026 · San Diego, CA

• Cuban father of four dies after guards restrain him at Fort Bliss detention facility

  Jun 11, 2026 · El Paso, TX

• ICE detention center in Texas flagged for missing records, medical failures

  Jun 10, 2026 · El Paso, TX

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

  Jun 10, 2026 · El Paso, TX

• Three detainees died at Camp East Montana; ACLU sues over abuse, neglect

  Jun 9, 2026 · El Paso, TX

• Congressional Leaders Demand Transparency on Immigration Detention Deaths

  Jun 8, 2026 · Seattle, WA

• Medical emergencies surge at Miramar ICE detention site

  Jun 8, 2026 · Miramar, FL

• British journalist detained at airport, released after judges found freedom of speech breaches

  Jun 8, 2026 · San Francisco, CA

• Romanian man denied heart medications, suffers repeated hospitalizations and stroke during ICE detention

  Jun 5, 2026 · Baltimore, MD

• California federal judge's order to treat man for prostate cancer ignored by ICE and CoreCivic

  Jun 5, 2026 · CA