Deportation

Received a deportation order? Learn your rights, deadlines, and exact steps to appeal or stay removal in the US. Expert guidance inside.

What if ICE shows up at your door today — do you know what to do? ICE Boston arrested 118 people during a four-day targeted operation in southern Connecticut the week of August 24, 2026, citing charges ranging from weapons offenses to assault. The agency said many of those arrested had been released from local jails after officials declined to honor ICE detainers, a practice that is now drawing federal attention and raising the stakes for immigrant communities across New England.

Guards at Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration jail locked detainees in outdoor metal cages smaller than a phone booth — 79 times over six months — according to a federal watchdog report released September 14, 2026. The Department of Homeland Security's own inspector general said the practice violates humane treatment standards and is unlike anything seen at any other ICE facility. The facility had already closed, but the report is the first official confirmation of abuses that Florida officials had publicly denied.

Can TPS holders be deported? Learn your deportation risk, legal protections, deadlines, and steps to take if your TPS status is terminated or challenged.

Learn how to challenge expedited removal in the US: your legal rights, key steps, asylum options, and when to contact an immigration attorney.

Learn the key deportation protection options for mixed status families in the US in 2026: stays, appeals, motions, and legal steps explained.

You have a criminal conviction on your record — even an old one — and you wonder if ICE could come for you next. In late July and early August 2026, ICE removed several people with convictions ranging from murder to arson, including individuals who had been deported before and returned. These cases show that prior removal orders stay active and that reentry after deportation leads to federal charges on top of removal.

What if ICE has already arrested someone in your neighborhood — and you're wondering whether you could be next? On September 10, 2026, ICE New Orleans announced it had removed its 100,000th person this fiscal year, a pace that represents a 30% jump from FY 2025. That number is not just a statistic: it signals how aggressively removal operations are running right now across the country.

For the first time in US history, a federal court created in 1996 but never used was activated to deport someone. Nazira Haji Zada, 47, an Afghan national who lived in Fort Worth, Texas, was removed from the United States after admitting she supported her family's plan for an ISIS-inspired mass shooting on Election Day 2024. She is now permanently barred from returning.

DACA deportation risk in 2026: key policy changes, legal protections, deadlines, and steps to protect yourself. Updated guide for Dreamers.

What if someone you know was swept up in a weeklong ICE operation — and you have no idea what happens next? Between August 24 and 27, 2026, ICE and multiple Florida law enforcement agencies arrested 500 people in Fort Myers in one of the largest local enforcement actions this year. For anyone in Florida with an open immigration case or a prior order of removal, the stakes just got very real.

ICE Phoenix arrested two men in northern Arizona during the week of August 2, 2026 — one near Prescott, one near Flagstaff — both with serious criminal records. One of them had been deported and illegally reentered the country seven times since 1996. These cases show how ICE targets people with criminal histories, and what happens once someone is taken into custody.

You had a removal order filed against you years ago, and you've been living quietly since. A case out of Texas shows that ICE does not forget old orders — and that local sheriff's offices can now help enforce them. Here is what an ICE detainer actually does, and what your options are.

Missed your immigration court date? A deportation order isn't the end — you may have 180 days to file a motion to reopen, and the reason you missed matters more than you think.

Что делать, если вас остановили на пограничном переходе для дополнительной проверки — даже если вы ни в чём не виноваты? Усиление досмотра на мостах Коломбия и Уорлд Трейд в Ларедо затрагивает всех, кто пересекает границу: и грузовые фуры, и обычных путешественников. Понимать свои права в такой ситуации — не лишнее.