Deportation

You entered the US legally, but a criminal warrant in your home country followed you here — and ICE found out. That is exactly what happened to Kanand Ojha, a 45-year-old Guyanese national who entered the US through JFK Airport in July 2015. ICE removed him to Guyana on September 18, 2026, after he spent over a year in custody following his arrest by federal marshals.

What if you voted in a U.S. election without realizing non-citizens are barred from doing so? Federal agents arrested Osmal Sanchez Loy, a 70-year-old Cuban national in Pennsylvania, on October 23, 2026, on one count of voting by an alien — allegedly for casting a ballot in the 2024 general election. He has a final order of removal and now faces federal prosecution.

ICE filed multiple detainer requests for Alpha Bah, a Guinean national, after a series of arrests in New York City — including one for allegedly assaulting an NYPD officer with a deadly weapon. Each time, New York City released him without notifying ICE. As of late October 2026, Bah remained at large, and federal officials are publicly demanding that city and state leaders change course.

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A lawful permanent resident from the Dominican Republic was charged with making false statements related to voter registration and visa fraud on October 23, 2026, in New York. ICE's Homeland Security Investigations arrested Randy Pierre-Louis and lodged an immigration detainer after his federal arraignment. The case shows that a green card does not protect you from removal if you are convicted of certain crimes or fraud.

ICE arrested dozens of noncitizens this week across the United States, alleging they illegally registered to vote or cast ballots in federal and state elections — some cases going back more than 30 years. The agency named 14 individuals from countries including Honduras, Somalia, Mexico, and Vietnam, and said these are only a fraction of ongoing investigations. For any noncitizen who ever touched a voter registration form, the risk is now concrete and immediate.

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ICE arrested a Mexican national in Garden Grove, California on October 18, 2026, after he had already been removed from the United States twice — in 2002 and again in 2014. The man had re-entered the country a third time without authorization and was found to have multiple criminal convictions. He now faces reinstatement of his prior removal order, one of the fastest deportation tracks in the US immigration system.

Rolex Augustin, a Haitian national living in the US without legal status, missed his immigration court hearing. A judge ordered his removal without him present, and ICE deported him from the United States in October 2026. His case is a clear example of what an in absentia removal order means — and why missing a court date can end your chance to stay.

Roberto Jimenez Gutierrez, a 43-year-old man from Guatemala, died on October 24, 2026, while in ICE custody at the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego. Staff found him unresponsive in his safety cell; CPR and emergency response could not save him. ICE says the cause of death is under investigation and an autopsy will be conducted.

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What if the agents who shot your son faced no accountability — and the government refused to even tell you why? That is the reality Michael and Susan Pretti described at a press conference on October 27, 2026, nine months after federal immigration agents fatally shot their 37-year-old son, Alex Pretti, a nurse at a veterans hospital in Minneapolis. The family says the Justice Department and U.S. Attorney Dan Rosen have stonewalled them, while video footage contradicts the government's claim that Alex was armed and dangerous.

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