Work Authorization

227 documented incidents tagged “Work Authorization” in the Human Impact Project database — showing the 100 most recent. View all on the interactive map.

• Rideshare driver detained at Camp Pendleton gate despite valid work permit

  Aug 23, 2026 · Oceanside, CA

• Colombian father detained after ICE ambushes his car in Queens

  Aug 21, 2026 · College Point, NY

• US citizen van driver stopped, five Haitian passengers detained by ICE in Springfield

  Aug 17, 2026 · Springfield, OH

• Padres minor-league coach detained by ICE at El Paso airport during work trip

  Aug 17, 2026 · El Paso, TX

• Argentine nanny arrested at Philadelphia airport, detained month in ICE custody, released on bond

  Aug 10, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA

• Venezuelan school custodian detained by ICE while driving to work, union demands release

  Aug 9, 2026 · St. Johns County, FL

• Argentine soccer player detained by ICE at Florida airport during domestic travel despite valid work permit

  Aug 9, 2026 · Fort Lauderdale, FL

• Omar, Perla sous chef, detained by ICE on way to work in NYC

  Aug 7, 2026 · New York, NY

• Haitian man with pending asylum case arrested at home, gun pointed at wife

  Aug 7, 2026 · White River Junction, VT

• Venezuelan pastor detained by ICE at Houston airport while traveling with wife

  Aug 7, 2026 · Houston, TX

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

  Aug 6, 2026 · Chicago, IL

• DACA recipient and father of three pulled from car by masked ICE agents in Seattle

  Aug 5, 2026 · Seattle, WA

• Award-winning pharmacy instructor detained by ICE at Dallas airport after conference

  Aug 4, 2026 · Dallas, TX

• Country singer speaks out after family member arrested by ICE

  Aug 2, 2026 · Nashville, TN

• ACLU sues ICE over warrantless arrests, citizen detention in Ohio

  Aug 2, 2026 · Columbus, OH

• Oakland woman detained in Phoenix airport while awaiting asylum decision

  July 30, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• Asylum seeker married to Trump voter detained at Burbank airport, held 16 days

  Jul 29, 2026 · Burbank, CA

• Witness to ICE shooting of unarmed homebuilder released after judge rules detention unlawful

  Jul 29, 2026 · Magnolia Park, TX

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

  Jul 29, 2026 · McAllen, TX

• Johns Hopkins public health researcher detained at airport for visa overstay, released from Texas

  Jul 28, 2026 · Baltimore, MD

• Nicaraguan asylum seeker detained at routine ICE check-in after 43 months on parole

  Jul 27, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• Venezuelan journalist Wilmer Solano detained by CBP despite valid work permit and pending asylum case

  Jul 27, 2026 · Miami Beach, FL

• Asylum seeker with valid work permit arrested without explanation, family seeks bond funds

  Jul 26, 2026 · Miami, FL

• Venezuelan woman with pending asylum case detained by ICE at Houston airport

  Jul 24, 2026 · Houston, TX

• Tile installer Luis arrested by ICE in parking lot despite valid work permit

  Jul 23, 2026 · Deer Park, NY

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

  Jul 22, 2026 · Louisville, KY

• Community member detained by ICE at Denver DMV while applying for driver's license

  Jul 22, 2026 · Denver, CO

• Ecuadorian au pair detained by plainclothes ICE agents at Denver airport jet bridge

  Jul 21, 2026 · Denver, CO

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

  Jul 21, 2026 · Chicago, IL

• Chinese human rights lawyer detained by ICE while delivering packages, faces deportation

  Jul 18, 2026 · Mount Holly Springs, PA

• Wise County business owner with valid work permit detained by ICE after traffic stop

  Jul 17, 2026 · Decatur, TX

• Colombian delivery driver fatally shot by ICE officer in mistaken Maine traffic stop

  Jul 17, 2026 · Biddeford, ME

• Venezuelan DJ detained at Boston airport after World Cup visit, facing deportation

  Jul 16, 2026 · Boston, MA

• DACA recipient detained at Boston airport after Noah Kahan concert, judge orders release

  Jul 16, 2026 · Boston, MA

• Haitian TPS holders face anxiety despite last-minute work authorization extension

  Jul 15, 2026 · New York, NY

• Flight attendant Lorenzo Thompson detained by ICE at Nashville airport despite valid work permit and pending asylum case

  Jul 14, 2026 · Nashville, TN

• Man with TPS detained by ICE at supermarket, family seeks answers

  Jul 14, 2026 · Charlotte, NC

• Mexican man detained by ICE after traffic stop, family left without information

  Jul 11, 2026 · Evansville, IN

• Guatemalan baker locked bakery to protect workers during ICE arrest, detained

  Jul 10, 2026 · Lake Worth Beach, FL

• Bakery owner arrested as ICE surrounds Lake Worth business; family disputes criminal claims

  Jul 9, 2026 · Lake Worth Beach, FL

• Colombian father detained at gas station despite pending asylum case, released after 16 days

  Jul 8, 2026 · Doral, FL

• Father and work permit holder detained by ICE in Joliet after mistaken identity

  July 6, 2026 · Joliet, IL

• Work-authorized immigrant detained after traffic stop, released after two months in ICE custody

  Jul 6, 2026 · Evans City, PA

• Masked federal agents arrest man outside barbershop, violating Milwaukee city ordinance

  Jun 30, 2026 · Milwaukee, WI

• Nicaraguan asylum seeker arrested, fiancee detained, work permit questioned by ICE

  Jun 30, 2026 · Milwaukee, WI

• Couple violently arrested by ICE from food market in Milwaukee

  Jun 29, 2026 · Milwaukee, WI

• Kenyan truck driver detained 3 weeks by ICE at Virginia weigh station, released pending marriage case

  Jun 29, 2026 · Middletown, VA

• Man detained by ICE after entering on valid work visa

  Jun 24, 2026 · Orem, UT

• Nursing assistant loses job, healthcare access threatened by TPS revocation

  Jun 23, 2026 · San Francisco, CA

• Immigration Detainee Released After Three Years of Compliance

  Jun 21, 2026

• NYC Council data analyst detained at asylum interview, granted asylum after 5 months

  Jun 19, 2026 · Bethpage, NY

• Salvadoran construction worker with TPS detained, held on cell floor with 50 others

  Jun 15, 2026 · East Boston, MA

• Congolese corrections officer detained by ICE; county officials dispute agency allegations

  Jun 11, 2026 · South Portland, ME

• Father of two detained by ICE at work despite active work authorization

  Jun 9, 2026 · Farmville, VA

• Legal resident dragged through broken glass by FDLE agents, convicted of resisting arrest

  Jun 9, 2026 · Stuart, FL

• Hospital worker detained by ICE for 7 months released after federal judge's order

  Jun 9, 2026 · Syracuse, NY

• Refugee detained at ICE appointment after 24 years complying with supervision order

  Jun 8, 2026 · Lincoln, NE

• Seven legally authorized restaurant workers detained by ICE during traffic stop in Lake Placid

  Jun 2, 2026 · Lake Placid, NY

• 69 workers detained in ICE raids at South Carolina casting plant and New York worksites

  Jun 2, 2026 · Abbeville, SC; Lake Placid, NY

• Colombian father deported to Costa Rica after reentering U.S. to reunite with newborn in NICU

  Jun 2026

• ICE Re-detains Commercial Truck Driver After Four Years of Compliance

  Jun 1, 2026

• Peruvian asylum seeker detained by ICE after traffic stop, released on bond after four months

  Jun 2026 · Springdale, PA

• Pastry chef with pending asylum case and valid work permit detained by ICE in Buffalo

  Jun 1, 2026 · Buffalo, NY

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

  May 28, 2026 · Lake Placid, NY

• Teacher's aide and trafficking victim self-deported, then won court order to return

  May 28, 2026 · Milwaukee, WI

• 14 workers with legal work authorization detained in Lake Placid parking lot ICE raid

  May 28, 2026 · Lake Placid, NY

• Peruvian immigrant beaten by ICE agents in Sunnyside, released after court order

  May 27, 2026 · San Francisco, CA

• Salvadoran TPS holder detained nearly two days, $600 cash not returned, files claim

  May 25, 2026 · East Boston, MA

• Colombian man detained one night in apparent ICE error while attending monitor check-in

  May 25, 2026 · Aurora, CO

• DACA recipient Karla Toledo detained without warrant, released after community pressure; DHS files new case

  May 25, 2026 · Tucson, AZ

• Colombian with work permit and CAT protection deported to DR Congo, separated from family

  May 22, 2026

• Venezuelan asylum seeker's knee fractured by ICE agents during arrest, detained despite medical needs

  May 19, 2026 · Detroit, MI

• Husband detained by ICE without due process, separated from wife during green card interview

  May 17, 2026 · East Coast

• Army sergeant's wife detained at USCIS appointment despite legal protections, released after senator's intervention

  May 16, 2026 · El Paso, TX

• Venezuelan mother and two children detained at school bus stop, released after judge's order

  May 14, 2026 · Alamo Heights, TX

• Father of Venezuelan soccer player detained by ICE during traffic stop

  May 9, 2026 · Orlando, FL

• DACA recipient nurse's assistant detained after traffic stop, released on habeas corpus

  May 6, 2026 · Rio Grande Valley, TX

• Venezuelan father detained by ICE while leaving for work in Utah

  May 5, 2026 · Herriman, UT

• Court interpreter detained 45 days despite valid work authorization, judge orders release

  May 5, 2026 · Harlingen, TX

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

  May 11, 2026 · Lumpkin, GA

• Venezuelan woman detained at McAllen airport with valid work permit

  May 1, 2026 · McAllen, TX

• 10-year-old Venezuelan boy faces deportation alone after mother detained by ICE

  May 1, 2026 · Houston, TX

• Man detained 127 days across five facilities, released with no documents, relies on nonprofit

  Apr 29, 2026 · Aurora, CO

• Brazilian immigrant detained under Trump's no-bond policy; appeals court rules it unconstitutional

  Apr 29, 2026 · New York, NY

• Carnegie man with valid work authorization detained by ICE, granted bond hearing

  Apr 28, 2026 · Monroeville, PA

• DACA teacher forced out of classroom as renewal delays stretch over five months

  Apr 23, 2026 · California

• Colombian asylum seekers deported to Congo despite legal protections, restrained during transport

  Apr 23, 2026 · Kinshasa, CD

• Pastor detained by ICE while helping congregation member, daughter disputes visa overstay claim

  Apr 23, 2026 · Portland, ME

• San Antonio father deported despite active asylum case, leaving three U.S. citizen children

  Apr 23, 2026 · San Antonio, TX

• Illiterate worker detained five months after electing self-deportation

  Apr 22, 2026 · Boston, MA

• El Salvador man re-detained by ICE after four years of community residence

  Apr 21, 2026 · Houston, TX

• Engineer detained at airport before flight, 8-year-old son left waiting for father

  Apr 16, 2026 · McAllen, TX

• San Antonio father with valid work permit detained by ICE, family loses home

  Apr 16, 2026 · San Antonio, TX

• Venezuelan doctor detained by ICE while heading to asylum interview

  Apr 16, 2026 · Orlando, FL

• Brazilian asylum seeker detained by ICE reunites with daughter undergoing cancer treatment

  Apr 16, 2026 · Sewickley, PA

• Venezuelan woman detained after traffic accident in Miami

  Apr 14, 2026 · Miami, FL

• Settlement beneficiary detained five months despite legal status, ICE violates separation agreement

  Apr 13, 2026 · Louisiana

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

  Apr 12, 2026 · Sarita, TX

• Venezuelan emergency medicine resident detained at airport en route to asylum interview

  Apr 10, 2026 · McAllen, TX

• Judge orders DHS to return 20-year-old with special legal status deported to Honduras

  Apr 10, 2026 · Raleigh, NC