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Yes, green card holders can be deported. Learn the grounds, the deportation process, key deadlines, and how to fight an order of removal.

Know your rights during an ICE arrest. What to say, what not to say, and what steps to take to protect yourself legally. Expert guidance inside.

Learn how state laws protect immigrants from local police cooperation with ICE and what your rights are during enforcement operations across the US.

Six ICE agents walked into Monterey County Jail in Salinas, California on October 27, 2026, demanding custody transfers for three suspected undocumented immigrants. The jail locked down for three hours instead of complying. The standoff ended with no one handed over to ICE — but it exposed a risk that affects any immigrant with a family member in local custody.

You were charged with a crime in Colorado — not convicted, just charged — and under a proposed state law, police could have reported you to immigration authorities within 72 hours. On November 4, 2026, Colorado voters rejected Amendment 81, blocking a measure that would have required law enforcement to notify the Department of Homeland Security whenever someone accused of a violent crime had an unknown or unlawful immigration status.

Antonio Mitchell, a 54-year-old Jamaican green card holder living in New Jersey, was arrested by ICE HSI on November 3, 2026, for allegedly voting in US federal elections for 22 years and then lying about it on his naturalization application. The arrest shows that immigration authorities are cross-checking voting records against citizenship applications — and that a decades-old mistake can surface at the worst possible moment.

What happens when an immigrant is arrested by ICE for a federal crime — and the deadline to fight removal has already passed? A citizen of the Philippines was taken into custody by ICE on federal election fraud charges, placing them squarely in removal proceedings. For any non-citizen, a federal arrest can trigger deportation — even before a criminal conviction.

You have a green card and have lived in the US for years — but a single vote could cost you everything. On November 3, 2026, ICE arrested 14 foreign nationals for allegedly voting in U.S. elections illegally, and the DOJ charged 63 people for election-related crimes. Non-citizens who vote face deportation and a permanent bar from citizenship.

ICE arrested a documented MS-13 gang member in Alexandria, Virginia, on October 29, 2026 — part of ongoing enforcement operations in the Washington, D.C., metro area. The arrest is a reminder that ICE activity in Northern Virginia remains high, and anyone without secure legal status in the region should know their rights before an encounter with agents.

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals denied Ismael Diaz's bid to cancel his deportation to El Salvador in November 2026, ruling that his three U.S. citizen children's hardship did not meet the legal threshold. The decision reinforces how difficult it is to win cancellation of removal on hardship grounds — and what evidence families must present to have any chance.

A US soldier was convicted of manslaughter after helping a friend who killed two people — but the appeals court used a legal theory the prosecution never argued at trial. In November 2026, the US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces struck that down, ruling that due process bars appeals courts from switching theories after conviction. The decision has implications for anyone — including immigrants — facing court proceedings where the government's legal theory shapes the entire case.

What if you've waited more than six months for your H-1B visa after your consulate interview — and the court won't help you either? That's exactly what happened to Peijiao Fang, a Chinese national whose H-1B petition was approved by USCIS but whose visa application sat in administrative processing at the U.S. Consulate in Shanghai with no decision. In November 2026, a federal judge in Washington, D.C. dismissed her lawsuit, leaving her — and thousands in similar situations — without a court-ordered fix.

Two Republican-held districts in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn flipped Democratic on November 3, 2026 — and Chinese immigrant voters made the difference. Naturalized citizens who voted for Trump in 2024 said rising rents, food prices, and inflation pushed them to switch sides. For many, immigration enforcement was secondary to the cost of a single apple.

Learn how to prepare for immigration court after an unexpected USCIS referral. Steps, rights, legal basis, and what to do first.

Learn which immigration forms and documents you need for asylum in the US, key deadlines, and step-by-step filing instructions. Updated guide.

Detained by ICE and facing abuse? Learn your legal rights, how to report violence, and what steps to take to protect yourself in ICE detention.

ICE agents swept through four counties in northwestern Alabama during the week of October 19, 2026, arresting multiple people and placing them in removal proceedings. The operation involved local police acting as immigration enforcers under a federal partnership program. For immigrants living in the region, the arrests signal that enforcement is active — and knowing your rights now matters.

ICE announced 19 arrests of non-citizens for alleged illegal voting, including multiple green card holders. The sweep — part of an ongoing federal investigation — shows that lawful permanent residents are not exempt from prosecution for voting in US elections. A conviction can end a path to citizenship and trigger deportation.

A Canadian lawful permanent resident was arrested by ICE on October 28, 2026, after allegedly voting in two U.S. federal elections by falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen. Monique Gignac-Yochum had registered to vote in Wisconsin and cast ballots in 2022 and 2024 before relocating to Arizona — where federal agents tracked her down. The arrest is a stark reminder that green card holders are not U.S. citizens and face serious criminal and immigration consequences for voting.

Nassau County passed a law in 2024 banning transgender women from women's sports teams at county parks. New York Attorney General Letitia James sued to block it. In November 2026, the Appellate Division, Second Department ruled the law was invalid — because it violated New York State's Human Rights Law and Civil Rights Law, which protect people in public spaces based on gender identity and immigration status alike.