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Know your ICE detention rights: legal counsel, bond hearings, medical care, and how to fight deportation. A practical guide for detainees and families.

ICE arrest use of force rights explained: what detainees can do, family steps, and legal protections under US immigration law.

A Sacramento man claimed ICE agents took his wife from their doorstep. Investigators found her burned remains buried 70 miles away and charged him with her murder. The case is a reminder that verifying ICE detention through official channels is both possible and essential.

ICE arrested 17 noncitizens on October 28, 2026, for allegedly voting illegally in U.S. elections — a group that includes green card holders, not just undocumented immigrants. The agency says hundreds more cases are under investigation as part of a government-wide crackdown. For any noncitizen who ever registered to vote or cast a ballot, the risk of arrest and removal proceedings is now real.

A criminal arrest can seriously harm your asylum case. Learn how charges affect eligibility, what bars apply, and what steps to take immediately.

Can a noncitizen be deported for illegal voting? Learn the immigration consequences, key laws, and steps to take if you are at risk.

How long does work visa approval and EAD processing take? Learn what causes delays, which forms to file, and how to check your status on USCIS.

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.

ICE's Homeland Security Investigations is now a leadership member of InterCOP, a 44-country network focused on keeping young people out of cybercrime. On October 8, 2026, HSI joined Dutch police in a joint prevention campaign airing in nearly 20 countries. The initiative signals a shift in how U.S. immigration enforcement agencies are engaging with youth digital safety — not just prosecution.

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.

Step-by-step guide to gathering and organizing required documents for immigration court hearings. Learn what to bring and how to prepare.

Learn how to navigate asylum status procedures, maintain your protection after winning your case, and what steps to take next. Official guidance inside.

Arrested for benefits fraud as an immigrant? Learn how to fight deportation, your legal rights, and key steps to take immediately to protect your status.

Attempted sea crossings into Florida dropped more than 90 percent from fiscal year 2025 to FY2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced at a Miami press conference. CBP Border Czar Tom Homan and Commissioner Rodney S. Scott credited increased enforcement at sea — and warned that maritime entry without authorization carries serious legal consequences. For anyone considering a sea crossing, the risks are now higher than ever.

Federal agents arrested 144 people in Las Vegas during a three-month operation targeting cartel-linked drug and weapons networks. The sweep involved HSI, the FBI, DEA, ATF, and local police — a combination that puts immigration enforcement in the same rooms as criminal enforcement. For immigrants in the Las Vegas area with any unresolved status issue, knowing your rights before an encounter is not optional.

The Fifth Circuit dismissed an immigration habeas case on October 30, 2026, after an Ethiopian man was released from ICE detention — but not before a federal judge issued a pointed warning about how detainees use habeas petitions to delay removal. The case shows how courts scrutinize emergency motions that contradict a detainee's own legal claims. For immigrants in removal proceedings, the outcome is a reminder that procedural strategy can backfire.

You are pregnant in Idaho, your doctor says the pregnancy poses a serious risk to your health, but your life is not in immediate danger — and now a federal appeals court has ruled your doctor cannot legally act on that judgment. On October 30, 2026, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals stayed a lower court order protecting an Idaho physician from prosecution for performing health-preserving abortions, reinstating Idaho's near-total abortion ban while the case moves through appeal.

A federal court in Washington, DC ruled in October 2026 on a lawsuit demanding FBI and DEA records about a 1990s Chicago drug investigation — one that named Bola Ahmed Tinubu, now Nigeria's president. The FBI had redacted Tinubu's name from a court affidavit even though that same document had been publicly filed, unredacted, in 1993 and again in 2024. Judge Beryl A. Howell granted the government's motion in part and denied it in part, leaving key questions about FOIA transparency unresolved.

The Board of Immigration Appeals ruled in October 2026 that it will not reopen removal proceedings for arriving aliens who simply want to pursue a green card through USCIS. The decision, Matter of Pierre-Louis, affects immigrants with final removal orders who believe a new family connection — like a spouse becoming a US citizen — should pause their deportation case. It won't, at least not through the BIA.