Deportation

A fatal crash near Atlanta has put a spotlight on how criminal charges can trigger fast-moving deportation proceedings. ICE issued a detainer against the driver charged with killing a 43-year-old mother — and the county jail is cooperating fully. If you or someone you know faces an ICE detainer after a criminal charge, the clock starts immediately.

Dinh Quy Nguyen had a deportation order against him since 1997. For over 15 years, a diplomatic agreement kept ICE from sending him back to Vietnam — so he lived freely in Houston. In May 2026, that protection disappeared, and ICE came to his door.

Josue Coreas-Chavez walked out of a New York prison on April 18 — and ICE agents were waiting for him. The 29-year-old Salvadoran man, suspected of ties to MS-13, was arrested on the spot and placed in removal proceedings. His case is a sharp reminder of how quickly deportation can follow a criminal sentence.

A man ICE describes as a confirmed MS-13 gang member was arrested in Palm Beach County, Florida, after living in the U.S. since 2013 — with an active immigration court case still pending. He had a hearing scheduled for April 2027. Now he faces removal proceedings from behind bars. This case is a sharp reminder of how quickly an immigration situation can change — and what rights people in removal proceedings actually have.

A routine traffic stop in Eatontown, New Jersey turned into an international fugitive arrest. ICE officers pulled over a vehicle and discovered one passenger was wanted for murder in Honduras. Now he sits in ICE custody, facing removal proceedings — and his case is a reminder of how quickly an immigration stop can change everything.

A Phoenix woman lost her 9-year-old daughter in a rollover crash — and then lost her freedom to ICE. Even though criminal charges were dropped, Brenda Liliana Rivera-Estrada is now in immigration detention facing deportation. Her case shows how a visa overstay from over 17 years ago can still lead to removal proceedings today.

A Honduran man walked out of a Tennessee prison on April 20 — and straight into ICE custody. He had served six years for killing a Nashville musician in a drunk-driving crash. His case is now a clear example of how a criminal record can trigger immediate removal proceedings, even years after entering the US.

Gabriel Ayuel came to the US as a refugee from Sudan in 1995. After a murder conviction and a deportation order issued in 2008, he simply stayed — for 17 more years. On May 5, 2026, ICE found him in a Nashville apartment, and now he faces removal from the country he has lived in for three decades.

In just three days, ICE and South Carolina police arrested 114 people on two major highways. The operations targeted truck drivers, immigration violations, and drug activity — and they show how quickly a routine traffic stop can turn into a deportation case. If you live or work in the Southeast, here is what you need to know.

A 24-year-old Salvadoran man walked into a USCIS office on Long Island expecting to move closer to a green card. Instead, he was arrested by ICE agents who had been tipped off by USCIS itself. The case is now raising serious questions for thousands of immigrants who use the Special Immigrant Juvenile program to apply for legal status.

A man who entered the US illegally from Guatemala in 2024 was sentenced to 50 years in prison for producing child sexual abuse material featuring two young children in his own family. ICE arrested him in Los Angeles in November 2025. The case has drawn national attention — and renewed debate about immigration enforcement and who gets released into the country.

A 21-year-old man from Mexico will spend the next two decades in a federal prison — and then face deportation. His case is part of a sweeping federal operation targeting cartel-linked drug networks across the US. For immigrants living here, it raises an urgent question: what happens to your immigration status if you are caught up in a federal investigation?

A man deported from the US twice was arrested again in Texas over Memorial Day weekend — this time caught not by federal agents, but by local sheriff's deputies trained to do ICE's job. His case shows exactly how the 287(g) program turns any local arrest into a potential immigration detention. If you live in a county with this program, here is what you need to know.

On a single Tuesday in May 2026, 24 people were arrested by ICE in Corpus Christi, Texas — some for prior criminal convictions, others for arrests that never led to a conviction. The operation is part of a nationwide enforcement push that is putting immigrant communities on high alert. If you live in Texas or anywhere in the U.S. without legal status, knowing your rights right now could make all the difference.