Solitary Confinement

67 documented incidents tagged “Solitary Confinement” in the Human Impact Project database. View all on the interactive map.

• Venezuelan DoorDash driver shot by ICE agent, says denied surgery and held in isolation

  Sep 26, 2026 · Austin, TX

• Somali asylum seeker beaten at Guantánamo Bay after months in ICE detention, deported

  Sep 25, 2026 · St. Paul, MN

• Detained Belarusian cancer survivor's health worsens in ICE custody

  Sep 4, 2026 · Leavenworth, KS

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

  Aug 24, 2026

• Grievance system meant to protect ICE detainees has collapsed, NPR review finds

  Aug 20, 2026

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

  Aug 20, 2026 · New York, NY

• Detainees report TB outbreak, overcrowding at Louisiana ICE facility

  Aug 8, 2026 · Louisiana

• Hastily opened detention center faces lawsuits over conditions, medical neglect, solitary confinement

  Jul 30, 2026 · California City, CA

• Women at Louisiana ICE facility report beatings, medical neglect, family separation

  Jul 29, 2026 · Basile, LA

• Adelanto detainees zip-tied, threatened with teargas after staging hunger strike

  Jul 28, 2026 · Adelanto, CA

• Michigan immigrant held in freezing isolation cell for three weeks, ICE increasingly uses solitary confinement

  Jul 19, 2026 · Baldwin, MI

• ICE detainees in Miami endure extreme heat, cockroaches, broken toilets, medical neglect

  Jul 18, 2026 · Miami, FL

• Gay asylum seeker redetained by ICE weeks after court-ordered release, faces deportation

  Jul 17, 2026 · New York, NY

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

  Jul 17, 2026 · Adelanto, CA

• 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 detainee deported to Ecuador after hunger strikes, alleges ICE silencing

  Jul 13, 2026 · Florence, AZ

• 300 detainees at Delaney Hall stage hunger strike over unsafe conditions, face retaliation

  Jun 30, 2026 · Newark, NJ

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

  Jun 27, 2026 · Patterson, CA

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

  Jun 24, 2026 · San Diego, CA

• Belarusian cancer survivor hospitalized repeatedly after ICE denies her medication

  Jun 19, 2026 · Miramar, FL

• Nigerian man held in ICE detention for two years while habeas petition languishes in court

  Jun 18, 2026 · Oberlin, LA

• Hundreds of detainees transferred from Florida Everglades ICE facility, whereabouts unclear to families

  Jun 18, 2026 · Florida Everglades, FL

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

  Jun 16, 2026 · San Diego, CA

• Hundreds stage hunger strike at Newark detention facility over spoiled food, pepper spray used on protesters

  Jun 11, 2026 · Newark, NJ

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

  Jun 9, 2026 · El Paso, TX

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

  Jun 4, 2026 · Newark, NJ

• Peruvian father detained after traffic stop, released on bond after four months in ICE custody

  Jun 2026 · Springdale, PA

• Four detainees sue ICE over conditions at Fort Bliss tent camp, alleging medical neglect and violence

  Jun 1, 2026 · El Paso, TX

• Detainees sue ICE over abuse, disease, and deaths at Fort Bliss tent camp

  May 31, 2026 · El Paso, TX

• Detainee locked in solitary confinement for injury preventing compliance with orders; sued ICE

  May 30, 2026 · El Paso, TX

• Cameroon teacher beaten by guards at Fort Bliss detention center, joins ACLU civil rights lawsuit

  May 30, 2026 · El Paso, TX

• Man beaten and coerced to sign deportation papers at Fort Bliss tent camp, civil rights groups sue

  May 30, 2026 · El Paso, TX

• High school senior detained by ICE at asylum check-in, released after months

  May 26, 2026 · Chicago, IL

• Peruvian detainee moved to solitary confinement during Newark facility protest

  May 24, 2026 · Newark, NJ

• Migrant in solitary confinement shows suicidal behavior after refusing psychiatric medication

  May 22, 2026 · Baldwin, MI

• Cuban immigrant detained 10 months, denied bond hearing, placed in solitary for complaints

  May 20, 2026 · Pearsall, TX

• Bronx student released after 10 months in ICE detention pending deportation appeal

  May 20, 2026 · New York, NY

• Salvadoran asylum seeker beaten in solitary confinement, deported after seven-day lockdown

  May 18, 2026 · Everglades, FL

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

  May 14, 2026

• Russian asylum seekers detained at Louisiana ICE facilities amid abuse allegations

  May 8, 2026 · LA

• Cuban detainee found dead in solitary confinement at Georgia ICE facility, advocates demand investigation

  Apr 28, 2026 · Lumpkin, GA

• Detainee denied medical care for year-long finger infection in ICE facility

  Apr 28, 2026

• Mother detained at Texas ICE facility after son's death, separated from children

  Apr 22, 2026 · Houston, TX

• Adelanto ICE facility detainees placed in solitary confinement for extended periods

  Apr 3, 2026 · Adelanto, CA

• Pregnant woman denied medical care in ICE detention facility

  Mar 24, 2026

• Venezuelans deported to El Salvador prison despite judge's order, later ordered returned

  Mar 2026 · Tecoluca, El Salvador

• Peruvian asylum-seeking family separated and detained at immigration appointment

  Mar 1, 2026 · Thousand Oaks, CA

• Two Jamaican men beaten, maced for reporting abuse at detention center

  Feb 22 · Moore Haven, FL

• Graduate student detained while pregnant for over 20 weeks, develops eclampsia after release

  Feb 20, 2026

• Pregnant women detained at Dilley ICE facility despite federal policy prohibiting detention

  Feb 20, 2026 · Dilley, TX

• Green card applicant detained 6 months at ICE facility, diagnosed with kidney disease

  Dec 23, 2025 · Philadelphia, PA

• 32-year-old Colombian man beaten and placed in solitary for 30 days after standing up during argument at Camp East Montana

  December 2025 · El Paso, TX

• 25 groups demand closure of Farmville detention center over deadly medical neglect

  Nov 18, 2025 · Arlington, VA

• Class-action lawsuit filed over conditions at California City ICE detention facility

  Nov 12, 2025 · California City, CA

• Man denied heart medication despite emergency room referral in ICE detention

  Nov 12, 2025 · California City, CA

• Pregnant woman held in solitary confinement, denied prenatal care, develops eclampsia

  Oct 22, 2025

• Lawful visitor detained 20+ weeks during high-risk pregnancy, develops eclampsia

  Oct 7, 2025 · Louisiana, LA

• Immigrants nationwide held in solitary confinement for weeks, report finds

  Oct 6, 2025

• Spanish-language journalist Mario Guevara deported after ICE detention following protest arrest

  Oct 3, 2025 · Brunswick, GA

• ICE holding more immigrants in solitary confinement

  Sep 17, 2025

• 66-year-old Cuban cancer survivor with partial lung removal denied medical care for months, placed in freezing holding cell

  September 2025 · El Paso, TX

• Seven deportees sent to Rwanda, identities and charges concealed by administration

  Aug 28, 2025

• Chicago high school senior and mother detained at immigration court

  Mar 16, 2025 · Chicago, IL

• Venezuelan mother with TPS arrested before children, deported to El Salvador, beaten in detention

  Mar 15, 2025 · Colorado

• Deported Venezuelan subjected to stress positions and solitary torture in El Salvador

  Mar 15, 2025

• Construction worker detained at Guantanamo, deported after nine months in custody

  Feb 20, 2025 · El Paso, TX

• Nicaraguan immigrant Victor Diaz dies by suicide in ICE isolation after reporting harassment

  Jan 2025 · El Paso, TX