Deportation

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.

Can you get voluntary departure at a master hearing? What if you entered on parole? Immigration attorney Ilya Fishkin explains who qualifies and what judges actually do.

Immigration attorney Ilya Fishkin explains how voluntary departure protects your future chances of returning to the US and prevents deportation in absentia.

For 37 years, the price to ask ICE to pause a deportation was $155. Now the government wants to charge $755 — a nearly 400% jump. If you or someone you love is facing removal, this change could make one of the few tools to stop deportation much harder to afford.

Missing a single immigration court hearing could soon cost you $18,000. The federal government has proposed a new fee targeting immigrants who are deported after failing to appear in court — a process called "removal in absentia." If this rule takes effect, it could hit asylum seekers, undocumented immigrants, and others who missed hearings for any reason.