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The federal government missed its own deadline to announce an extension of Temporary Protected Status for 170,000 Salvadorans — and has said nothing. Protections are now set to expire in early September 2026, leaving families, business owners, and workers who have lived legally in the US for up to 26 years facing deportation. With the Supreme Court having recently narrowed their ability to fight back in court, the window to act is closing fast.

You are driving to work on a Monday morning when federal agents ram your car, surround it with guns drawn, and open fire. That is what witnesses say happened to Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, 26, in Biddeford, Maine on July 13, 2026. He died from his injuries — and his family says he had a Social Security number and was legally allowed to work in the United States.

You are on your way to work when an ICE officer pulls you over — and the encounter turns fatal. That happened twice in one week in 2026, in Texas and Maine, and now federal immigration officials have been ordered to pause vehicle stops nationwide. Here is what happened, and what it means if ICE approaches your car.

ICE arrested 238 people in a single day in Harlingen, Texas on June 18, 2026 — a record for that field office. The sweep targeted people with criminal convictions, but operations this large affect entire communities. If you live in South Texas or a similar enforcement-heavy area, knowing your rights right now could matter.

Twelve detainees at a federal immigration jail in Aurora, Colorado tested positive for tuberculosis after mass testing of one housing pod over the weekend. The air conditioning broke the next day — during a heat advisory with outside temperatures hitting 96°F. Neither ICE nor the private company running the facility responded to questions about the outbreak.

You paid a smuggler to bring your family member to the US — and then came the call demanding more money, or else. For dozens of families in this case, that nightmare was real. A San Diego man admitted in federal court that he collected tens of thousands of dollars in ransom while migrants were held against their will just across the border in Tijuana.

President Trump signed the Secure America Act on June 10, 2026, locking in nearly $70 billion for DHS immigration enforcement through 2029. ICE confirmed it ran removal operations through the July 4th holiday week without pause. For anyone in removal proceedings or with an open immigration case, this level of sustained funding changes the urgency of every deadline.

You are driving to work early in the morning when federal agents try to stop your car. That is what happened to Joan Sebastian Guerrero, a 26-year-old Colombian delivery driver in Biddeford, Maine — and he did not survive the encounter. His death is the second ICE-involved killing in less than a week, and at least the seventh since January 2025.

At least 412 times in less than a year, federal and local law enforcement fired teargas, rubber bullets, and pepper spray at people protesting immigration enforcement across the US. A new report by Physicians for Human Rights and UC Berkeley's Human Rights Center puts a number to what many protesters experienced firsthand — and the injuries are severe. Two more people were shot and killed by federal immigration officials this week alone.

ICE ran removal flights during the week ending June 19, 2026, and the agency says the pace will not slow down. For anyone currently in removal proceedings, that timeline is not abstract — it is personal. Here is what the deadlines look like and what options remain.

You are fighting deportation, and a new court ruling just changed the legal landscape. In July 2026, a court issued its decision in Mukantagara v. Mullin — a case that now sets precedent for how deportation defense arguments are evaluated in immigration court. If you or someone you know is in removal proceedings, this ruling is worth understanding.

You spent years building a research career in the United States — then a State Department policy put everything at risk. In July 2026, the Coalition for Independent Technology Research sued Secretary of State Marco Rubio, arguing the government overstepped its authority in ways that directly harm foreign researchers. The outcome could affect thousands of immigrants working in science and technology.

You are sitting in your car in Minneapolis. An ICE agent shoots you. Six months later, your family still has no answers — because federal authorities refused to hand over the evidence. That standoff just ended, but the fight for accountability is far from over.

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo left for work on the morning of July 7 in Houston. He had lived in the US for nearly 35 years and had no criminal record. An ICE officer shot and killed him before he got there — and now Mexico is taking the US to court over his death and 16 others.

What if ICE agents approach you on the street or try to stop your car — do you know what your rights are right now? On the morning of July 13, 2026, a person was killed in a shooting involving ICE agents in Biddeford, Maine, a city of about 21,000 people roughly 15 miles south of Portland. It is the 10th fatal shooting by federal immigration officials since the second Trump administration took office in early 2025.

A person was shot and killed during an ICE operation in Biddeford, Maine, according to Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau. State Police and the Department of Public Safety responded to the scene. The FBI is expected to investigate.

At 5:30 a.m., ICE agents knocked on Jennifer's door in Queens — then broke it down. Her 10-year-old son J. watched agents point a gun at him when he tried to film them on an iPad. Months later, he still can't stop thinking about it.

What if your child is too anxious to leave the house — and you don't know where to turn? For hundreds of immigrant families in New York City, that fear is already real. A Portland State University researcher surveyed more than 500 Latino families and found that many have stopped going to public spaces altogether because of immigration enforcement.

An ICE officer fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old Mexican construction worker, during an enforcement operation in Houston. Surveillance footage shows agents driving aggressively in unmarked vehicles — but the moment of the shooting remains unclear. Meanwhile, thousands of immigrant workers are being dismissed by employers as Temporary Protected Status deadlines shift without warning.

Paid an immigration lawyer and feel like you got nothing? Attorney Ilya Fishkin explains why dissatisfaction doesn't automatically mean a refund — and what actually determines whether you're owed one.