Deportation

ICE Dallas arrested 121 people near Lake Lewisville over the summer in a joint operation with state and local agencies — one of the largest regional enforcement sweeps of the season. The arrests stretched from late June through Labor Day weekend, targeting a popular recreational area where many immigrants live and work nearby. For undocumented immigrants across the Dallas-Fort Worth area, the operation signals that ICE enforcement is expanding beyond city centers into everyday public spaces.

You work on a cruise ship, and a single CBP inspection at the Port of Boston can end your time in the US permanently. Since mid-August 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has removed 87 cruise ship crewmembers from various vessels in Boston — all connected to child sexual abuse material. The most recent action, on September 20, removed six Filipino nationals from the cruise ship Breakaway after they admitted to previously possessing such material.

Can a drug conviction lead to deportation? Learn your rights, legal defenses, and step-by-step actions to fight removal under U.S. immigration law.

A 36-year-old man from Costa Rica died in ICE custody at a Louisiana detention facility on September 18, 2026. Carlos Josue Marchena-Marchena was found unresponsive at Winnfield Correctional Center; the official cause of death is still pending. His death is a reminder that ICE detention carries real risks — and that families need to know their rights before a crisis happens.

ICE Chicago removed Amos Sheik Massaquoi, 55, to Liberia on August 11, 2026, after he spent nearly two decades living in the United States illegally. Massaquoi is believed to have ordered extrajudicial killings, torture, forced labor, and the recruitment of child soldiers during Liberia's civil wars. His case shows that ICE actively pursues individuals suspected of human rights violations abroad — even those who have lived quietly in the US for years.

Nearly 200,000 children have been ordered removed from the US since Trump returned to the White House — double the number from the same period before January 2025. Stephen Miller is coordinating a multi-agency effort across at least five federal departments to speed up those removals. Children as young as toddlers are appearing before immigration judges without lawyers, and potential family sponsors are too afraid of ICE to come forward.

Learn how a criminal conviction affects your immigration status in the US — deportation risks, key laws, and steps to protect yourself.

Learn how to file a BIA appeal after an immigration judge denial. Deadlines, steps, forms, and legal basis explained for immigrants in the US.

Arrested by ICE? Learn how to request an immigration bond hearing, who qualifies, key steps, and what to expect in immigration court.

Learn the key differences between voluntary departure and deportation, how each affects your immigration future, and which option may be better for you.

What if ICE agents show up at your door — do you know what to do? Between August 30 and September 3, 2026, ICE ran a five-day enforcement sweep across Indiana called Operation Safe Community-Indiana, arresting 426 people. The operation targeted individuals with criminal records, but it reached communities statewide — and similar operations have already followed in Atlanta and the Washington, D.C. area.

You have no criminal record — but ICE still knocked on your door. That scenario is now at the center of a political firestorm: a Republican congresswoman publicly told President Trump that half of the 50,000 people detained by ICE in July 2026 had no criminal history, calling his enforcement efforts a step too far.

ICE now has 120 law enforcement partners in Tennessee operating under the 287(g) program, and those agencies have made more than 1,300 arrests since January 2025. A new state law requires every Tennessee sheriff's office to join the program by January 1, 2027 — or lose state funding. For immigrants in Tennessee, contact with any local law enforcement now carries a direct risk of ICE detention and removal proceedings.

Yes, a green card holder can be deported. Learn which offenses trigger deportation proceedings, your rights, and how to fight an order of removal.

Learn how to stop deportation: appeals, motions to reopen, stays of removal, and key deadlines. Step-by-step guide for US immigrants.