Immigration enforcement incidents in Arizona

179 documented incidents in Arizona in the Human Impact Project database — showing the 100 most recent. View all on the interactive map.

• Father detained by ICE outside Phoenix school as children watched

  Sep 29, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• Venezuelan man nearly deported despite court order barring his removal

  Sep 28, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• Mexican man thrown to ground by ICE while buying wood, son arrested intervening

  Sep 25, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• Phoenix man deported to Equatorial Guinea beaten by police, goes missing after speaking to press

  Sep 20, 2026 · Tucson, AZ

• Mexican father detained outside Flagstaff home; wife and children self-deport

  Sep 17, 2026 · Flagstaff, AZ

• Phoenix man detained by ICE agents posing as electricians, family raises funds for bond

  Sep 15, 2026 · Mesa, AZ

• ICE detains 10 day laborers outside Phoenix Home Depot, activists say

  Sep 7, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• Filipina nurse with valid work permit detained by ICE at Phoenix airport

  Sep 4, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• U.S. citizen held in car by ICE for 50 minutes in Mesa, Arizona

  Aug 31, 2026 · Mesa, AZ

• ICE arrests two men in northern Arizona in immigration enforcement actions

  Aug 31, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• Medical examiner identifies skeletal remains found in Pima County desert

  Aug 21, 2026 · Pima County, AZ

• Ecuadorian woman detained by ICE at Phoenix airport despite marriage to US citizen

  Aug 19, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• Man detained over a year in Arizona ICE facility says he can no longer walk

  Aug 18, 2026 · Florence, AZ

• Pregnant Venezuelan woman detained by Border Patrol in Tucson traffic stop

  Aug 18, 2026 · Tucson, AZ

• Detained Arizona father says he can't walk, fears he won't survive ICE custody

  Aug 16, 2026 · Gilbert, AZ

• ICE arrests three men in traffic stop on Gila River tribal land

  Aug 15, 2026 · Gila River Indian Community, AZ

• Guillermo Perez Ayala, 52, abandoned in Arizona desert during border crossing attempt

  Aug 14, 2026 · Naco, AZ

• Trump administration targets immigration judges for removal, accelerates deportations

  Aug 10, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• Arizona Border Tree Protesters Detained as Century-Old Cottonwood Is Toppled

  Aug 4, 2026 · Lochiel, AZ

• Ana Granados Sanchez deported with medical tube attached, against hospital orders

  Aug 3, 2026 · Florence, AZ

• Tucson man detained by ICE, family faces financial hardship

  Aug 2, 2026 · Tucson, AZ

• Oakland woman detained in Phoenix airport while awaiting asylum decision

  July 30, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• Tucson mother of three detained by ICE agents near courthouse after hearing

  Jul 29, 2026 · Tucson, AZ

• Transgender woman describes hours of interrogation while restrained in detention

  Jul 22, 2026 · Eloy, AZ

• Russian asylum seeker Vlad deported to Moscow after missing hearing, feared conscription

  Jul 20, 2026 · Tucson, AZ

• Asylum-seeking teen fled cartel threats, faced months in detention shelters

  Jul 14, 2026 · Tucson, AZ

• Cuban detainee deported to Ecuador after hunger strikes, alleges ICE silencing

  Jul 13, 2026 · Florence, AZ

• Father detained by ICE in Arizona parking lot, leaving wife and three children including autistic son

  Jul 10, 2026 · Mesa, AZ

• Asylum seeker detained in Arizona fears for his life amid measles outbreak

  Jul 9, 2026 · Florence, AZ

• 16-year-old Micaela Mendez abandoned in Arizona desert during migration, cousin detained

  Jul 8, 2026 · Sasabe, AZ

• Seven detainees confirmed with measles at Arizona ICE facility, Democrats demand answers

  Jul 7, 2026 · Arizona, AZ

• Venezuelan woman with valid TPS detained 9 months despite DHS acknowledgment of legal status

  Jul 7, 2026 · Arizona, AZ

• Pregnant Colombian woman struck by Border Patrol agent, hospitalized

  Jul 2, 2026 · Douglas, AZ

• Driver pulled over, border patrol swarms vehicle on I-10, passenger detained

  Jun 27, 2026 · Salomé, AZ

• People stopped in Arizona desert encounter Border Patrol agents in alleged aggressive arrest

  Jun 27, 2026 · Salome, AZ

• Father detained by ICE for eight months, separated from five children

  Jun 21, 2026 · Eloy, AZ

• Venezuelan asylum seeker detained despite valid Temporary Protected Status

  Jun 20, 2026 · Eloy, AZ

• Tohono O'odham Nation sues Trump administration over border wall on tribal lands

  Jun 17, 2026 · AZ

• Tempe teen and mother detained by ICE, released after 20 days in Texas facility

  Jun 17, 2026 · Tempe, AZ

• Arizona ICE detention facility conditions called 'deplorable' in new report

  Jun 16, 2026 · Florence, AZ

• Migrant abandoned in Arizona desert, search group seeks information

  Jun 7, 2026 · AZ

• Zipps kitchen manager sentenced to prison after ICE raid, calls him 'scapegoat'

  Jun 5, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• Hundreds held for weeks at Florence Staging Facility amid "deplorable" conditions, report finds

  Jun 2026 · Florence, AZ

• Man with HIV held at Florence Staging Facility without medication, given only aspirin and water for chest pain

  Jun 2026 · Florence, AZ

• Diabetic man held eight days at Florence Staging Facility without his diabetes medication; blood sugar hit 499

  Jun 2026 · Florence, AZ

• Broken copiers and delayed legal mail at Eloy cause missed court and appeal deadlines

  Jun 2026 · Eloy, AZ

• Pregnant Honduran woman hospitalized multiple times in ICE custody

  Jun 2026 · San Miguel, AZ

• Bank worker Jose Ortega detained by ICE, family seeks legal funds

  May 31, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• 331 people charged in Arizona immigration sweep under Operation Take Back America

  May 30, 2026 · AZ

• Bolivian torture survivor twice detained, nearly deported to Congo despite court protection

  May 29, 2026 · Arizona

• Indian asylum seeker re-detained without hearing after three years of release

  May 28, 2026 · Douglas, AZ

• Arizona charges 299 people for immigration crimes in week-long operation

  May 28, 2026 · AZ

• Ecuadorian mother and son in ICE detention face emotional distress, lawmaker seeks release

  May 28, 2026 · Tempe, AZ

• DACA recipient Karla Toledo detained without warrant, released after community pressure; DHS files new case

  May 25, 2026 · Tucson, AZ

• DHS denies overcrowding, broken toilets at Mesa ICE facility

  May 23, 2026 · Mesa, AZ

• Arizona teen protests ICE detention facility planned near her school

  May 18, 2026 · Surprise, AZ

• Uncle and aunt detained at ICE check-in despite decades of compliance, held four months

  May 17, 2026 · Florence, AZ

• Soldier's father detained by ICE at Arizona gas station despite pending parole bid

  May 16, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• 30 Indian nationals arrested for illegal work as truck drivers in Arizona operation

  May 15, 2026 · Yuma, AZ

• Cancer patient detained over a year at Arizona ICE facility as health deteriorates, lawmakers and advocates demand release

  May 15, 2026 · Eloy, AZ

• ICE pepper-sprayed 47 detainees in overcrowded Mesa facility

  May 13, 2026 · Mesa, AZ

• Phoenix man faces denaturalization for allegedly concealing criminal history during naturalization

  May 10, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• Padres prospect self-deports to Mexico after pleading guilty to transporting undocumented immigrants

  May 10, 2026 · Lukeville, AZ

• Three men arrested in north Phoenix human smuggling operation investigation.

  May 10, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• Asylum seeker held over seven months after electing self-deportation to wrong country

  May 7, 2026 · Arizona, LA

• ICE contracts firm accused of torture to track undocumented children

  May 6, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• 120 Men Sign Letter Alleging Abuse, Neglect at Eloy Detention Center

  May 2026 · Eloy, AZ

• Five arrested in Phoenix smuggling operation holding migrants in stash houses

  Apr 30, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• Jesus Marin-Esquivel Arrested in Phoenix Immigration-Related Investigation

  Apr 30, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• Queer woman with leukemia detained by ICE for over a year with deteriorating health

  Apr 28, 2026 · Nogales, AZ

• Five people indicted in Arizona migrant smuggling operation

  Apr 28, 2026 · Cordes Lakes, AZ

• Phoenix resident deported after 18 years; now in migrant shelter in Mexico

  Apr 27, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• Arizona residents protest planned ICE facility in Surprise amid federal lawsuit

  Apr 26, 2026 · Surprise, AZ

• Trans organizer detained at ICE check-in, held in men's facility despite advocacy work

  Apr 23, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• Trans organizer detained by ICE denied hormone therapy, medical neglect

  Apr 22, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• Ecuadorian asylum-seeker detained five months, abandoned case under third-country deportation policy

  Apr 16, 2026 · Eloy, AZ

• Congressional visit documents severe overcrowding at Mesa ICE facility with 250 detainees

  Apr 10, 2026 · Mesa, AZ

• Observer pepper-sprayed by masked ICE agent prompts South Tucson council investigation

  Apr 6, 2026 · Tucson, AZ

• DNA archive for identifying missing migrants goes missing

  Apr 2, 2026 · Tucson, AZ

• Woman with broken ankle detained over a year at Eloy, never received scheduled surgery or a diabetic diet

  Apr 2026 · Eloy, AZ

• Pregnant woman held at Eloy for four months, learned at seven months of preeclampsia and her baby's heart condition

  Apr 2026 · Eloy, AZ

• Young man with leukemia detained at traffic stop on way to chemotherapy, shackled through months of hospital stays

  Apr 2026 · Florence, AZ

• Zimbabwean woman lured to airport gate by United, detained two weeks by ICE

  Mar 27, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• Medical Neglect in ICE Detention Facilities Arizona

  Mar 16, 2026 · Arizona, United States

• Arizona federal prosecutors charge 374 in two-week immigration enforcement sweep

  Mar 13, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• Arizona feds charge 197 people for immigration-related crimes

  Mar 7, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• Legal immigrants issued 100+ citations for not carrying documents in Arizona

  Mar 4, 2026 · Yuma, AZ

• Haitian asylum seeker dies from untreated tooth infection in ICE custody

  Mar 2, 2026 · Florence, AZ

• ICE pepper sprayed 30 detainees at Mesa facility, one suffered seizure

  Feb 27, 2026 · Mesa, AZ

• Arizona father of disabled daughters deported despite judge's praise for work ethic

  Feb 17, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• Green card holder Maher Awad deported on private jet to West Bank, leaving newborn son in Michigan

  Feb 5, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• U.S. citizen threatened ICE agents at home, husband detained and facing deportation to Iran despite execution risk

  Feb 2026 · Tempe, AZ

• Son acquitted of assault after shielding father during ICE arrest, faces deportation

  Jan 29, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• Father deported after ICE stop at Home Depot, injured during arrest

  Jan 29, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• E-Verify flaws exposed after ICE raid at Phoenix sports grill

  Jan 28, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• Teen becomes caregiver after parents detained by ICE

  Jan 28, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• ICE agent pepper-sprays protesters during Zipps Sports Grill raid

  Jan 27, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• City of Tucson employee briefly questioned by ICE agents

  Jan 23, 2026 · Tucson, AZ

• Three Venezuelan asylum seekers arrested in front of elementary school

  Jan 23, 2026 · Tucson, AZ

• US citizen detained by ICE amid multiple brawls at Phoenix protest

  Jan 22, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ