Deportation

Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent US resident, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday accusing top Trump administration officials of conspiring with outside groups to arrest and deport him as punishment for his support of Palestinian rights. Khalil was detained by ICE in March 2025 and held for 104 days — missing the birth of his child — before being released last June. The government is still trying to deport him, and his case could reach the Supreme Court.

You are driving to work on a Monday morning when federal agents ram your car, surround it with guns drawn, and open fire. That is what witnesses say happened to Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, 26, in Biddeford, Maine on July 13, 2026. He died from his injuries — and his family says he had a Social Security number and was legally allowed to work in the United States.

You are on your way to work when an ICE officer pulls you over — and the encounter turns fatal. That happened twice in one week in 2026, in Texas and Maine, and now federal immigration officials have been ordered to pause vehicle stops nationwide. Here is what happened, and what it means if ICE approaches your car.

ICE arrested 238 people in a single day in Harlingen, Texas on June 18, 2026 — a record for that field office. The sweep targeted people with criminal convictions, but operations this large affect entire communities. If you live in South Texas or a similar enforcement-heavy area, knowing your rights right now could matter.

Twelve detainees at a federal immigration jail in Aurora, Colorado tested positive for tuberculosis after mass testing of one housing pod over the weekend. The air conditioning broke the next day — during a heat advisory with outside temperatures hitting 96°F. Neither ICE nor the private company running the facility responded to questions about the outbreak.

You are driving to work early in the morning when federal agents try to stop your car. That is what happened to Joan Sebastian Guerrero, a 26-year-old Colombian delivery driver in Biddeford, Maine — and he did not survive the encounter. His death is the second ICE-involved killing in less than a week, and at least the seventh since January 2025.

At least 412 times in less than a year, federal and local law enforcement fired teargas, rubber bullets, and pepper spray at people protesting immigration enforcement across the US. A new report by Physicians for Human Rights and UC Berkeley's Human Rights Center puts a number to what many protesters experienced firsthand — and the injuries are severe. Two more people were shot and killed by federal immigration officials this week alone.

ICE ran removal flights during the week ending June 19, 2026, and the agency says the pace will not slow down. For anyone currently in removal proceedings, that timeline is not abstract — it is personal. Here is what the deadlines look like and what options remain.

You are sitting in your car in Minneapolis. An ICE agent shoots you. Six months later, your family still has no answers — because federal authorities refused to hand over the evidence. That standoff just ended, but the fight for accountability is far from over.

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo left for work on the morning of July 7 in Houston. He had lived in the US for nearly 35 years and had no criminal record. An ICE officer shot and killed him before he got there — and now Mexico is taking the US to court over his death and 16 others.

What if ICE agents approach you on the street or try to stop your car — do you know what your rights are right now? On the morning of July 13, 2026, a person was killed in a shooting involving ICE agents in Biddeford, Maine, a city of about 21,000 people roughly 15 miles south of Portland. It is the 10th fatal shooting by federal immigration officials since the second Trump administration took office in early 2025.

A person was shot and killed during an ICE operation in Biddeford, Maine, according to Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau. State Police and the Department of Public Safety responded to the scene. The FBI is expected to investigate.

At 5:30 a.m., ICE agents knocked on Jennifer's door in Queens — then broke it down. Her 10-year-old son J. watched agents point a gun at him when he tried to film them on an iPad. Months later, he still can't stop thinking about it.

ICE arrests inside immigration courtrooms aren't banned by law — just paused by internal policy, which can change anytime. Attorney Ilya Fishkin says immigrants with no criminal record have little to fear, but those with a record should consult a lawyer before their hearing.

ICE agents fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, 52, a Houston construction worker, while he was driving his crew to a job site on Tuesday. Federal agents were looking for someone else entirely, according to Democratic Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia, who cited a briefing from ICE's acting director. Salgado Araujo was weeks away from obtaining legal status — and his family says he knew exactly what to do if immigration agents stopped him.