Deportation

ICE's Houston office arrested 735 people in May 2026 — and the agency says that number is not unusual. It is what every month looks like. If you live in Southeast Texas and have any open immigration matter, here is what this enforcement pattern means for you.

You are heading to a construction job before dawn, riding in a van with coworkers, when unmarked vehicles begin following you. That is how Tuesday started for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo — and it ended with him dead on a Houston street, shot by ICE officers. Now the three men who survived are being pressured to sign their own deportation orders before investigators can hear their side of the story.

You are pardoned by your state, your victim has forgiven you, and you believe you have a second chance. Then the federal government deports you anyway. That is what happened to Tou Lue Vang — and his case reveals a hard truth about how little a state pardon means when a federal removal order is still on the books.

The Trump administration has a simple answer for immigrants worried about their future: leave on your own. But what sounds like a choice may actually be a removal order in disguise — one that can bar you from returning to the US for 10 years. Before you sign anything or use the CBP Home app, here is what the law actually says.

Fifteen of the 45 largest immigration detention facilities in the United States had not been inspected in over a year as of late June 2026 — and five had no inspection record at all. If you or a family member is detained by ICE, you may have no way of knowing whether that facility meets basic safety standards. Here is what the latest reports reveal and what you can do.

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo had lived in the United States for 35 years. He was driving to work on a Tuesday morning in Houston when ICE agents stopped his white van and shot him. He was not their target — and now he is dead.

ICE says it has removed or returned nearly 900,000 people from the United States since January 20, 2025. The agency reports that roughly 70% of people it arrests have criminal histories — but that still leaves hundreds of thousands of cases involving people without serious convictions. If you or someone you know is in removal proceedings, understanding how ICE sets its priorities right now could be critical.

A man who murdered a woman in Kansas in 2005 then fled to El Salvador spent nearly 20 years as a fugitive — until HSI agents tracked him down, extradited him, and put him behind bars for life. The case closed on January 20, 2026, with a conviction for premeditated first-degree murder. It is a stark reminder that fleeing the US after a crime does not mean escaping US justice.

Yanghao Lu walked into a Brooklyn courtroom in handcuffs on June 11, 2026 — and walked out with a chance to go home. After 28 years behind bars for a 1990s Chinatown kidnapping, a judge cut his sentence and set him free. Now he is in ICE custody, waiting to be deported to China.

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old Mexican immigrant who had lived in the US for over 30 years, was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Houston on Tuesday morning while driving to a construction job. His family learned about his death from news reports — not from ICE or local officials. Now his family, civil rights groups, and elected officials are demanding answers.

An ICE agent shot and killed a man in Houston on Tuesday during what the agency called a targeted immigration enforcement operation. The man's son says his father was simply looking for day labor work. The incident raises urgent questions about what immigrants should know if ICE tries to stop them.

A federal judge ordered ICE to stop arresting immigrants at a New York City immigration courthouse — but the arrests kept happening anyway. Now the Justice Department is fighting to hide the reasons why. For any immigrant with a court date in New York, this case could directly affect your safety and your rights.

A Brazilian man was arrested by ICE on Interstate 81 in Virginia after agents found him driving a large commercial truck without the required license. He had a valid Massachusetts driver's license — but that was not enough. His case is now part of a growing national pattern of ICE targeting undocumented commercial drivers.

What is withholding of removal and how can the US deport someone to a third country like Moldova instead of Russia? Attorney Ilya Fishkin explains.

Immigration attorney Ilya Fishkin explains the daily fines for failing to leave after a final deportation order — and what to do when you receive a penalty notice.