Person with Disability

175 documented incidents tagged “Person with Disability” in the Human Impact Project database — showing the 100 most recent. View all on the interactive map.

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

  Aug 20, 2026 · California City, CA

• Iraqi man with dementia arrested by ICE despite court ruling barring deportation to Iraq

  Aug 20, 2026

• Deaf asylum seeker deported without interpreter, stranded in unfamiliar country

  Aug 19, 2026

• 9-year-old with special medical needs held at Montana Border Patrol station, lawyers say

  Aug 11, 2026 · Billings, MT

• Mother and father face deportation, leaving children with genetic disorder in state custody

  Aug 11, 2026 · Indiantown, FL

• 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

• Indian jazz guitarist arrested at LAX for visa overstay, held at Adelanto ICE facility

  Aug 2, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• Syrian restaurant owner and caregiver detained at ICE check-in, later released on bond

  Jul 31, 2026 · New Jersey

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

  Jul 31, 2026 · Boston, MA

• Nursing mother Maria Perez detained by ICE, separated from infant and toddler with Down syndrome

  Jul 30, 2026 · Nashville, TN

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

  July 29, 2026 · TX

• 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

• Mother detained at DNA test appointment while seeking custody of daughter in shelter

  Jul 21, 2026 · Texas

• Chicago custodian detained by ICE at immigration appointment, separated from wife and children

  Jul 21, 2026 · Chicago, IL

• Guatemalan immigrant beaten by ICE agents, hospitalized with broken nose and teeth

  Jul 21, 2026 · Atlanta, GA

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

  Jul 20, 2026 · Buffalo, NY

• Federal judge orders sweeping reforms at Adelanto ICE detention center over inhumane conditions

  Jul 17, 2026 · Adelanto, CA

• Elderly woman detained by ICE en route to chemotherapy, fled into convenience store

  Jul 16, 2026 · Chaparral, NM

• 72-year-old Nigerian asylum seeker detained at airport, denied bond hearing for weeks

  Jul 14, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• Boy with Down syndrome detained by ICE, family doesn't know where he is

  Jul 13, 2026 · Bridge City, LA

• Deaf Utah man injured by ICE agents at bus stop, files federal civil rights lawsuit

  Jul 9, 2026 · Taylorsville, UT

• Father arrested by ICE at gas station, daughter says he sought American Dream

  Jul 9, 2026 · Colorado Springs, CO

• Father with congenital heart condition detained by ICE, family denied hospital access

  Jul 9, 2026 · Upstate New York

• Nursing mother of four ordered released after judge finds ICE violated detention policy

  Jul 9, 2026 · Basile, LA

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

  Jul 7, 2026 · Sunnyvale, CA

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

  Jun 25, 2026 · Hyattsville, MD

• Deported Venezuelan man loses both legs after 40-hour hotel collapse entrapment

  Jun 25, 2026 · La Guaira, VE

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

  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

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

  Jun 23, 2026 · Burlington, VT

• Cancer survivor hospitalized three times in ICE custody, denied prescribed medications

  Jun 19, 2026 · Leavenworth, KS

• Severely disabled man deported to Mexico without family knowledge, reunited after nine months

  Jun 18, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

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

  Jun 17, 2026 · San Diego, CA

• Russian man detained 17 months, files grievance reports on inhumane conditions at Otay Mesa

  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

• Colombian father detained by ICE, attempted suicide three times in custody, released after nine months

  Jun 15, 2026 · Plainview, NY

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

  Jun 10, 2026 · El Paso, TX

• Detainee with severe glaucoma and one eye denied necessary eye drops, fears permanent blindness

  Jun 5, 2026

• Guatemalan asylum seeker denied surgery for ovarian cyst in Texas detention, released after four months

  Jun 5, 2026 · Texas

• Brazilian man with rare condition released after five months in solitary confinement at immigration detention facility

  Jun 4, 2026 · Newark, NJ

• Venezuelan maintenance worker detained in Lake Placid ICE raid, released on ankle monitor

  May 28, 2026 · Lake Placid, NY

• Pregnant mother and toddler with disabilities detained at Dulles Airport for week without adequate care

  May 26, 2026 · Arlington, VA

• Disabled Bangladeshi American blacked out during ICE detention, files claims for unlawful arrest

  May 25, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

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

  May 21, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• Man with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia becomes non-verbal due to inadequate mental health care at North Lake

  May 20, 2026 · Detroit, MI

• Woman denied mammogram seven times, transferred before care provided at North Lake ICE detention

  May 20, 2026 · Detroit, MI

• Cuban immigrant detained seven months, suffered stroke in ICE custody, released after judge's order

  May 15, 2026 · Miami, FL

• Middle Eastern man self-deports after ICE solitary confinement triggers panic attacks

  May 14, 2026

• Guatemalan man with stage 4 cancer detained by ICE, unable to continue chemotherapy

  May 13, 2026

• Man with dementia released from ICE detention, lost for hours in Denver

  May 11, 2026 · Aurora, CO

• Woman miscarries in ICE custody, denied follow-up medical care

  May 7, 2026 · TX

• Dominican man detained without criminal record, held without medication for diabetes

  May 2026 · Randolph, MA

• Double amputee barber released after 15 months in ICE detention, medical neglect alleged

  May 11, 2026 · Lumpkin, GA

• Eight-year-old autistic boy detained at Dilley ICE facility, develops health issues in custody

  May 1, 2026 · Dilley, TX

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

  Apr 28, 2026 · Nogales, AZ

• Fundraiser for Detained Elderly Cuban Man's Legal Defense

  Apr 22, 2026 · Aurora, CO

• DACA recipient with autism detained by ICE at home without warrant, later released

  Apr 19, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• 86-year-old French widow detained by ICE after husband's death, released after French intervention

  Apr 25, 2026 · Louisiana, LA

• Mother of 6 left to support family alone after husband and brother detained by ICE

  April 16, 2026

• Canadian mother with valid work visa and autistic daughter detained three weeks, released on bond with contested ankle monitor

  Apr 12, 2026 · Sarita, TX

• Morristown boy with cerebral palsy faces deportation as family races to fund legal defense

  Apr 9, 2026 · Morristown, NJ

• Autistic DACA recipient detained by ICE at Florida home, charged with resisting arrest

  Apr 8, 2026 · Hendry County, FL

• Salvadoran MS-13 member arrested in Houston, remains in custody pending removal

  Apr 6, 2026 · Houston, TX

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

  Apr 1, 2026 · Buffalo, NY

• Guatemalan immigrant detained at Louisiana correctional center challenges removal

  Mar 31, 2026 · Winnfield, LA

• Brazilian thyroid cancer survivor denied prescribed hormones in ICE detention

  Mar 31, 2026 · Newark, NJ

• Venezuelan asylum seeker with brain tumor held 25 days in jail without medication

  Mar 27, 2026 · Orlando, FL

• 73-year-old Cuban man with stroke deported to Mexico, sleeps in parks

  Mar 26, 2026 · Villahermosa, MX

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

  Mar 25, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• Nonverbal 5-year-old with autism detained for three weeks at ICE facility, released after medical intervention

  Mar 24, 2026 · Dilley, TX

• U.S. citizen child with brain cancer deported to Mexico with parents

  Mar 24, 2026 · Rio Grande City, TX

• Afghan asylum seeker detained as flight risk despite hospitalization excuse for missed check-ins

  Mar 18, 2026 · Portland, OR

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

  Mar 9, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• Deaf 6-year-old deported to Colombia without hearing aids or legal representation

  Mar 9, 2026 · Hayward, CA

• Deaf child deported without hearing aids after mother detained at ICE check-in

  Mar 8, 2026 · San Francisco, CA

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

  Mar 2, 2026 · Pittsburgh, PA

• Woman with torture protections detained months while DHS seeks third country for deportation

  Mar 1, 2026 · Cottonwood Falls, KS

• Sick Filipino Green Card Holder Deported Despite Medical Deterioration

  Feb 20, 2026 · Tacoma, WA

• Kidney transplant recipient detained by ICE, denied anti-rejection medication for weeks

  Feb 19, 2026 · Rochester, MN

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

  Feb 17, 2026 · Baldwin, MI

• Intellectually disabled detainee denied cardiac care at California immigration jail; judge orders ICE to provide adequate healthcare

  Feb 11, 2026 · California City, CA

• Children detained at Dilley ICE facility face poor conditions and mental health crisis

  Feb 8, 2026 · Dilley, TX

• Children in Texas detention facility face harsh conditions, inadequate care

  Feb 6, 2026 · Dilley, TX

• Detainee with suspected prostate cancer denied specialist care at ICE facility, joins class-action lawsuit

  Feb 6, 2026 · California City, CA

• 59-year-old Cuban with Parkinson's deported to Mexico, unable to obtain medication

  Feb 2026 · Villahermosa, MX

• 67-year-old Cuban deported in wheelchair, stranded in Mexico without medical care

  Feb 2026 · Villahermosa, MX

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

  Jan 31, 2026 · El Paso, TX

• Ukrainian woman detained by ICE during routine check-in appointment, married to U.S. citizen

  Jan 30, 2026 · Adelanto, CA

• Deaf high school student tackled by DHS agents at protest, denied interpreter access

  Jan 24, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• Pregnant Honduran mother detained by ICE, separated from breastfeeding children

  Jan 23, 2026 · Louisiana, LA

• ICE Urged to Release Detained Pomona Day Laborer with Medical Condition

  Jan 22, 2026 · Pomona, CA

• ICE detainee seized after missed epilepsy medication, pepper-sprayed upon return from hospital

  Jan 22, 2026 · Miami, IN

• Ecuadoran asylum seeker seized, transferred without medication, suffered seizures; judge sanctions ICE

  Jan 22, 2026 · Portland, ME

• Chicago children experience fear, trauma amid ICE enforcement operations

  Jan 21, 2026 · New York, NY

• Disabled Ecuadorian immigrant ordered deported despite governor support

  Jan 20, 2026 · Seaford, DE

• Federal agents blind two protesters with less-lethal munitions

  Jan 17, 2026 · Santa Ana, CA

• 73-year-old landscaper Alberto Cabral detained by ICE in West Hollywood

  Jan 16, 2026 · West Hollywood, CA