Deportation

Nearly 200,000 children have been ordered removed from the US since Trump returned to the White House — double the number from the same period before January 2025. Stephen Miller is coordinating a multi-agency effort across at least five federal departments to speed up those removals. Children as young as toddlers are appearing before immigration judges without lawyers, and potential family sponsors are too afraid of ICE to come forward.

Learn how a criminal conviction affects your immigration status in the US — deportation risks, key laws, and steps to protect yourself.

Learn how to file a BIA appeal after an immigration judge denial. Deadlines, steps, forms, and legal basis explained for immigrants in the US.

Arrested by ICE? Learn how to request an immigration bond hearing, who qualifies, key steps, and what to expect in immigration court.

Learn the key differences between voluntary departure and deportation, how each affects your immigration future, and which option may be better for you.

What if ICE agents show up at your door — do you know what to do? Between August 30 and September 3, 2026, ICE ran a five-day enforcement sweep across Indiana called Operation Safe Community-Indiana, arresting 426 people. The operation targeted individuals with criminal records, but it reached communities statewide — and similar operations have already followed in Atlanta and the Washington, D.C. area.

You have no criminal record — but ICE still knocked on your door. That scenario is now at the center of a political firestorm: a Republican congresswoman publicly told President Trump that half of the 50,000 people detained by ICE in July 2026 had no criminal history, calling his enforcement efforts a step too far.

ICE now has 120 law enforcement partners in Tennessee operating under the 287(g) program, and those agencies have made more than 1,300 arrests since January 2025. A new state law requires every Tennessee sheriff's office to join the program by January 1, 2027 — or lose state funding. For immigrants in Tennessee, contact with any local law enforcement now carries a direct risk of ICE detention and removal proceedings.

Yes, a green card holder can be deported. Learn which offenses trigger deportation proceedings, your rights, and how to fight an order of removal.

Learn how to stop deportation: appeals, motions to reopen, stays of removal, and key deadlines. Step-by-step guide for US immigrants.

ICE arrested two Uzbek nationals in New Jersey on August 23, 2026, as part of a DHS and Department of Transportation crackdown on fraudulent commercial driver's licenses. Both men are now in ICE custody facing removal proceedings. The operation signals that document irregularities — not just criminal records — can trigger detention and 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.