Policy & Analysis

914 documented incidents tagged “Policy & Analysis” in the Human Impact Project database — showing the 100 most recent. View all on the interactive map.

• Hundreds march in San Antonio against planned ICE detention facility

  Oct 3, 2026 · San Antonio, TX

• ICE raids chill immigrant businesses and community in New Bedford

  Oct 3, 2026 · New Bedford, MA

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

  Oct 3, 2026 · Adelanto, CA

• DHS drops scandal-hit contractor from self-deportation program, awards new $2 billion deal

  Oct 2, 2026

• DHS built surveillance dossiers on ICE observers who filmed agents in Maine

  Oct 2, 2026 · Portland, ME

• ICE to expand Batavia detention facility though most held have no criminal record

  Oct 2, 2026 · Batavia, NY

• Judge blocks border wall construction through Big Bend National Park

  Oct 2, 2026 · El Paso, TX

• Nicaraguan exiles stripped of citizenship detained, face deportation risk in US

  Oct 2, 2026

• Class action filed over conditions at Miramar ICE field office in Florida

  Oct 2, 2026 · Miramar, FL

• Senator tours SFO airport holding room, cites prolonged ICE detentions

  Oct 1, 2026 · San Francisco, CA

• Federal judge strikes down ICE's immigration courthouse arrest policy nationwide

  Oct 1, 2026

• ICE arrests over 400 people in five-day Indiana crackdown

  Oct 1, 2026 · IN

• Judge orders release or bond hearings for detained Haitians as mandatory detention policy faces court fights

  Sep 30, 2026 · Springfield, OH

• West Virginia senator says ICE went too far after 593 arrested, most with no record

  Sep 30, 2026

• ICE detains record number of pregnant women amid medical care concerns

  Sep 30, 2026

• Burundi agrees to accept US third-country deportees from other nations

  Sep 30, 2026

• ICE detention deaths nearly double as federal oversight offices are gutted

  Sep 30, 2026

• ICE removes detainees with final removal orders from public locator system, families lose track

  Sep 30, 2026 · Washington, DC

• ICE arrests 14 individuals with criminal convictions across multiple states

  Sep 30, 2026

• Colorado AG sues to block new 1,200-bed ICE detention center in Hudson

  Sep 29, 2026 · Hudson, CO

• Supreme Court allows third-country deportations to continue pending December arguments

  Sep 29, 2026 · Washington, DC

• California bans police use of electric-shock gloves ICE planned to equip agents with

  Sep 29, 2026

• Supreme Court lets Trump resume deporting migrants to third countries

  Sep 29, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Courts free Iranian detainees faster than ICE can arrest them, data shows

  Sep 29, 2026

• Idaho activists track twice-weekly ICE deportation flights from Twin Falls airport

  Sep 28, 2026 · Twin Falls, ID

• TSA-ICE data sharing fuels hundreds of airport arrests nationwide, advocates say

  Sep 28, 2026

• UN experts warn Trump's third-country deportations risk torture, death for migrants

  Sep 28, 2026

• Data shows rising ICE arrests outside Oregon big-box stores

  Sep 27, 2026 · OR

• Supreme Court weighs third time whether to allow fast-track third-country deportations

  Sep 27, 2026

• Colorado city sues ICE facility's landlord over detentions after permit revoked

  Sep 25, 2026 · Glenwood Springs, CO

• Senators propose bill to curb warrantless ICE arrests, indefinite detention

  Sep 25, 2026

• Hundreds protest ICE presence in Dodge City, march to congressman's office

  Sep 24, 2026 · Dodge City, KS

• Detainees packed into overcrowded NYC ICE facility, judge orders permanent injunction

  Sep 24, 2026 · New York, NY

• Advocacy group says ICE is deliberately hiding detainees' locations from families

  Sep 24, 2026

• ICE wastes tens of millions on failed mass detention expansion, GAO finds

  Sep 24, 2026

• Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow deportations to third countries

  Sep 24, 2026

• Court permanently bars ICE from holding detainees in abusive conditions at 26 Federal Plaza

  Sep 24, 2026 · New York, NY

• Dozens detained in multi-day ICE sweep in Danbury, families separated

  Sep 23, 2026 · Danbury, CT

• ICE detains 21 people in raids on Southern Oregon cannabis farms

  Sep 23, 2026 · Medford, OR

• Oregon AG joins briefs challenging prolonged ICE detention, warrantless arrests

  Sep 23, 2026 · OR

• Congresswoman blocked from speaking to detainees at massive Texas ICE tent camp

  Sep 22, 2026 · El Paso, TX

• State Department's 'Office of Remigration' pushes third-country deportation deals

  Sep 21, 2026

• Migrants deported to third countries with no ties, investigations reveal widespread practice

  Sep 21, 2026

• Detainees chained and forced to sleep on floor at Miramar ICE facility, whistleblower says

  Sep 21, 2026 · Miramar, FL

• Multi-agency ICE sweep in Southwest Florida results in 500 arrests

  Sep 21, 2026 · FL

• GOP congresswoman warns Trump advisers are harming his legacy over mass deportations

  Sep 20, 2026 · Washington, DC

• White House speeds removals of migrant children, doubling deportation orders since 2025

  Sep 19, 2026 · Denver, CO

• Detained immigrants win right to bond hearings as appeals court rejects Trump policy

  Sep 19, 2026 · Boston, MA

• Trump extends $100,000 fee requirement for H-1B visa employers for another year

  Sep 18, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Appeals court curbs rapid third-country deportations, requiring notice

  Sep 18, 2026

• Trump officials funnel undocumented children into unlicensed Texas facilities

  Sep 18, 2026

• White House pulls ICE director nominee amid backlash over agency's aggressive tactics

  Sep 17, 2026

• ICE arrests of Asian New Yorkers surge over 400% under Trump, new tracker shows

  Sep 17, 2026 · New York, NY

• Ilhan Omar introduces bill to defund ICE after deadly Minneapolis operation

  Sep 17, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

• Judge rules Border Patrol illegally arrested LA immigrants without warrants or flight-risk checks

  Sep 17, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• US visa restrictions target South African officials over anti-white discrimination claims

  Sep 16, 2026

• ICE expands 287(g) partnerships across Tennessee, deputizing local police for immigration arrests

  Sep 16, 2026 · Nashville, TN

• Inspector General finds detainees held in phone booth-sized cages at Alligator Alcatraz

  Sep 16, 2026 · Ochopee, FL

• Honduran man detained by ICE after Fairfax County did not honor detainer

  Sep 15, 2026 · Fairfax, VA

• ICE quietly hides detainees from public locator system amid enforcement surge

  Sep 15, 2026 · New Bedford, MA

• Border wall construction advances in Big Bend despite landowner and local opposition

  Sep 15, 2026 · Hudspeth County, TX

• International students face shorter visa stays under new DHS rule, then court pauses it

  Sep 15, 2026

• Judge blocks rule limiting stay for foreign students and journalists

  Sep 14, 2026 · Boston, MA

• Data shows most Michigan ICE detainees deported, with lengthy transfers and detention

  Sep 14, 2026 · MI

• 22 states and DC sue Trump administration over new green card benefits rule

  Sep 14, 2026 · New York, NY

• Watchdog report details cramped and cage-like conditions at Alligator Alcatraz

  Sep 14, 2026 · Ochopee, FL

• Over 100 anti-ICE protesters escape conviction despite federal charges

  Sep 14, 2026

• ICE arrests surge nationwide but deportations remain flat, data shows

  Sep 14, 2026

• Secret DHS courtroom at Federal Plaza leaves immigrants confused, missing hearings

  Sep 11, 2026 · New York, NY

• ICE arrests hit record highs as tactics shift to street stops and local jail cooperation

  Sep 11, 2026

• ICE deportation data shows record pace, most detainees lack convictions

  Sep 10, 2026

• CNN tracks data on arrests, detentions, deportations and deaths under Trump crackdown

  Sep 10, 2026

• ICE ramps up detainee flights out of Seattle's Boeing Field, disrupting court hearings

  Sep 9, 2026 · Seattle, WA

• Trump administration moves to exclude undocumented immigrants from census count

  Sep 9, 2026

• ICE dramatically expands use of Penn State's airport for detainee transfer flights

  Sep 9, 2026 · State College, PA

• El Salvador TPS holders face lapse as DHS misses required termination notice deadline

  Sep 9, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Chicago Immigration Crackdown Cost Cook County $1.26 Billion in Lost Business

  Sep 8, 2026 · Chicago, IL

• Haitian TPS Holders Celebrate Culture at NY Parade Despite Losing Legal Status

  Sep 7, 2026 · Brooklyn, NY

• Passaic postpones Mexican Independence Day parade amid ICE arrest surge fears

  Sep 6, 2026 · Passaic, NJ

• ICE raids across Indianapolis spark political divide over enforcement tactics

  Sep 6, 2026 · Indianapolis, IN

• Utah ICE arrests surge in 2026, data shows city-by-city breakdown

  Sep 4, 2026 · UT

• Buffalo ICE arrests surge nearly 69%, most without criminal records

  Sep 4, 2026 · Buffalo, NY

• Immigration judges ordered to cut time for abused children awaiting visas before deportation

  Sep 4, 2026

• ICE bans hugs at California's largest detention center, separating families behind glass

  Sep 4, 2026 · California City, CA

• ICE arrests surge across San Diego region, including children, data shows

  Sep 4, 2026 · San Diego, CA

• ICE arrests 426 during Indiana operation, disrupting schools and businesses

  Sep 3, 2026 · Indianapolis, IN

• US shifts to weekly deportation flights to Haiti after TPS ruling

  Sep 3, 2026

• Third US deportation flight sends 101 Haitians to Cap-Haïtien as TPS ends

  Sep 3, 2026 · Miami, FL

• ICE arrests in Nevada hit record levels this summer, data analysis shows

  Sep 3, 2026 · NV

• Lawyers mobilize to free nearly 1,900 immigrant children held for months without parents

  Sep 3, 2026

• ProPublica finds wide disparities in how fast courts rule on immigrant detention challenges

  Sep 3, 2026

• Congressman probes reported ICE surge in Indianapolis amid local pushback

  Sep 3, 2026 · Indianapolis, IN

• ICE arrests construction workers near PA hospital, stoking fear in immigrant community

  Sep 2, 2026 · Danville, PA

• Judge blocks Trump's new birthright citizenship restrictions after Venezuelan mother's case

  Sep 2, 2026

• ICE arrests hit record highs in mid-2026, most detainees have no criminal record

  Sep 2, 2026 · San Diego, CA

• Trump administration ends protections for 350,000 Haitians while resettling white South African refugees

  Sep 2, 2026

• ICE's 'Operation Rotten Apple' arrests 2,197 across New York, mostly without criminal records

  Sep 1, 2026 · New York, NY

• State Department proposes proof-of-status rule for children's passport applications

  Sep 1, 2026

• Kentucky immigrants still denied bond despite court ruling favoring hearings

  Sep 1, 2026 · KY

• ICE detains about 100 people in days-long Danbury-area operation

  Aug 31, 2026 · Danbury, CT