Deportation

Federal immigration agents killed two Minnesota residents and deported hundreds more during Operation Metro Surge earlier this year. The neighbors who organized to survive those raids are now preparing for a different fight — protecting the November 2026 midterm elections from what they fear could be an attempt to steal them.

A 39-year-old Mexican man thought he could escape justice by fleeing from Ireland to Austria. He was wrong. ICE agents working across three countries tracked him down — and now he faces up to 50 years in a U.S. federal prison.

A 63-year-old man from Mexico died in ICE custody in Laredo, Texas, just three days after he was arrested by immigration agents. Felix Alcorta-Rodriguez was found unresponsive at a detention center on the evening of June 19, 2026. His death is now under investigation, and the cause has not yet been officially confirmed.

President Trump has picked a new leader for ICE — the agency at the center of his immigration crackdown. Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma State Trooper and Marine with nearly 30 years in law enforcement, is now nominated to run the agency that arrests and deports people across the country. If confirmed, he would be the first Senate-confirmed ICE director in over a decade — and that matters for millions of immigrants living in the US.

A Nicaraguan man trained in defensive tactics ran from federal agents, fought them, and threw an HSI officer into a door — all to avoid an ICE arrest. On June 17, 2026, a federal judge sentenced him to over four years in prison. The case is a stark warning about what happens when someone physically resists deportation under the Laken Riley Act.

One person is dead, and 32 migrants were found locked in a sweltering trailer with no air conditioning and no bathroom. A 39-year-old man just admitted in federal court that he helped run the operation. This case shows exactly how deadly human smuggling networks can be — and what ICE says it is doing to stop them.

A man with legal status in the US for 25 years walked into an ICE office in Florida for a routine check-in — and left in handcuffs, bound for a detention camp in the middle of the Everglades. That camp, known as 'Alligator Alcatraz,' has now closed. But the stories coming out of it are raising urgent questions about who is safe from detention — and who is not.

Fifty-two people have died in ICE immigration detention in the first 500 days of the Trump administration — the highest death rate in over a decade. Now the United Nations and the US government's own watchdog are demanding answers. If you or someone you love is detained by ICE, what happens inside those facilities matters more than ever.

For nearly a year, a tent jail in the Florida Everglades held thousands of immigrants — many with no criminal record. Last week, Governor Ron DeSantis announced it is closed. But the fight over immigration enforcement is far from over, and if you or someone you know could face an ICE arrest, knowing your rights right now matters.

A 67-year-old Chinese man spent 11 months in ICE detention — transferred between two facilities, unable to speak to anyone in his language, and nearly losing hope of seeing his family again. His country refused to recognize him as a citizen. ICE kept holding him anyway. His story is not unique: arrests of Asian immigrants in New York City have surged to historic levels in 2026, and the legal safety net is stretched to its breaking point.

Received a Notice to Appear? You still have options. Here are the key legal defenses against deportation in 2026 and exactly what steps to take before your court date.

Got a deportation notice (NTA)? Don't panic — but act fast. Here's exactly what to do step by step, what legal defenses exist, and why hiring an immigration attorney immediately can change everything.

The US government is now spending $513 million a year to track, identify, and arrest immigrants — a record high. Facial recognition apps, AI-powered drones, phone-hacking tools, and social media scrapers are all part of the arsenal. If you are an immigrant living in the US, this surveillance may already be watching you.

You could be deported in days — without ever seeing an immigration judge. A federal appeals court just cleared the way for the Trump administration to use fast-track deportation on immigrants living anywhere in the US, not just near the border. If you cannot prove you have been in the country for two years, you are now at risk.

Federal agents arrested multiple child predators in Kansas City just weeks before the World Cup brings millions of visitors to the US. The joint operation by HSI, the FBI, and local police targeted sexual predators and human trafficking networks. For immigrants living in World Cup host cities, this surge in federal enforcement activity makes knowing your rights more important than ever.