Immigration enforcement incidents in California
955 documented incidents in California in the Human Impact Project database — showing the 100 most recent. View all on the interactive map.
- Irvine special education teacher detained at LAX, transferred to Adelanto ICE facility
Oct 6, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA
- Former DACA recipient dies of sepsis after Adelanto ICE staff ignored infection, family sues
Oct 3, 2026 · Adelanto, CA
- Senator tours SFO airport holding room, cites prolonged ICE detentions
Oct 1, 2026 · San Francisco, CA
- Mexican man captured by drone-tracking agents in Buena Park fraud sweep
Oct 1, 2026 · Buena Park, CA
- Irish man detained at airport deported to UK before bond hearing
Sep 30, 2026 · San Jose, CA
- Ghanaian respiratory therapist chained and detained at SFO gate over visa overstay
Sep 30, 2026 · San Francisco, CA
- Delco nurse detained by ICE at LAX before Disneyland trip, released after 15 days
Sep 29, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA
- Son of slain Philippine broadcaster held by ICE, faces hearing
Sep 29, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA
- Vietnamese UC Irvine student and dancer detained by ICE at LAX before flight
Sep 25, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA
- Mother detained by ICE outside daughter's home in Escondido
Sep 23, 2026 · Escondido, CA
- Ukrainian asylum seeker detained by ICE while traveling to Los Angeles
Sep 23, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA
- Colombian asylum seeker detained at routine ICE check-in after DUI arrest, court orders release
Sep 23, 2026 · Fremont, CA
- Iranian Christian convert deported to Panama without asylum hearing, still stranded 18 months later
Sep 23, 2026 · San Diego, CA
- Day laborers detained by ICE agents at Westlake Home Depot parking lot
Sep 23, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA
- Father of twins detained by ICE, family seeks legal help
Sep 22, 2026 · San Diego, CA
- Iranian woman deported to Central African Republic despite winning US protection order
Sep 21, 2026 · CA
- Guatemalan man deported after months in freezing ICE detention following worksite raid
Sep 21, 2026 · San Diego, CA
- Indigenous farmworker detained in Oxnard after defending friend from ICE
Sep 18, 2026 · Oxnard, CA
- Haitian father detained by ICE moments after dropping daughter at San Diego daycare
Sep 18, 2026 · San Diego, CA
- Ukrainian barista released after seven weeks in ICE detention following viral SFO arrest
Sep 17, 2026 · San Francisco, CA
- Mexican man arrested in Martinez after August driveway incident with officers
Sep 17, 2026 · Martinez, CA
- Caretaker Bryan Sanjose detained by ICE at Santa Ana airport, family seeks support
Sep 17, 2026 · Santa Ana, CA
- Colombian man deported after ICE sting using fake Facebook Marketplace buyer
Sep 17, 2026 · Sacramento, CA
- Judge rules Border Patrol illegally arrested LA immigrants without warrants or flight-risk checks
Sep 17, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA
- Berkeley diner supervisor detained by ICE at airport, released after habeas petition
Sep 15, 2026 · Berkeley, CA
- Santa Barbara observer pepper-sprayed by ICE agent at county jail
Sep 15, 2026 · Santa Barbara, CA
- Detained immigrant's untreated throat tumor grew to size of lemon, lawyer says
Sep 15, 2026 · California City, CA
- Woman miscarries at Mesa Verde detention center in California
Sep 15, 2026 · Bakersfield, CA
- Bay Area nurse detained at ICE check-in, deported to Kenya after 20 years
Sep 14, 2026 · San Francisco, CA
- Colombian asylum-seeking mother says kidney infection went untreated for months at Otay Mesa
Sep 13, 2026 · San Diego, CA
- Haitian student detained by ICE near San Diego City College, classmate flees onto campus
Sep 11, 2026 · San Diego, CA
- Modesto mother's asylum claim denied at rushed, lawyerless hearing
Sep 11, 2026 · Modesto, CA
- Honduran man with no criminal record, in U.S. over a decade, granted bond hearing after border-area arrest
Sep 10, 2026 · San Diego, CA
- Father deported after visiting Marine daughter at Camp Pendleton, returns after judge's order
Sep 10, 2026 · Oceanside, CA
- Woman detained by ICE during routine USCIS biometrics appointment in Gardena
Sep 10, 2026 · Gardena, CA
- Parents arrested by ICE after dropping children off at San Diego school
Sep 10, 2026 · San Diego, CA
- Woman raised in US since age 2 deported to Cameroon as third country
Sep 10, 2026 · San Diego, CA
- 71-year-old Korean woman restrained, hospitalized after ICE detains her at green card interview
Sep 10, 2026 · Gardena, CA
- ICE arrests father outside Encinitas elementary school during drop-off
Sep 10, 2026 · Encinitas, CA
- Woman detained by ICE during USCIS biometrics appointment in Gardena
Sep 9, 2026 · Gardena, CA
- Salvadoran father released after 10 months in ICE custody over false gang claim
Sep 8, 2026 · Sherman Oaks, CA
- Salvadoran man dragged from doorstep by ICE, now gravely ill in detention
Sep 8, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA
- Asylum seeker married to Trump voter detained at Burbank airport, held 16 days
Sep 7, 2026 · Burbank, CA
- Father self-deports to Mexico after traffic stop detention, family says
Sep 7, 2026 · Santa Monica, CA
- Father detained at car wash, Cuban man detained taking out trash, amid ICE arrest surge
Sep 5, 2026 · Culver City, CA
- ICE bans hugs at California's largest detention center, separating families behind glass
Sep 4, 2026 · California City, CA
- ICE arrests surge across San Diego region, including children, data shows
Sep 4, 2026 · San Diego, CA
- Father of three detained by ICE, family seeks funds for release
Sep 3, 2026 · Vista, CA
- Sole provider for disabled father detained by ICE outside his home
Sep 3, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA
- Stateless Laotian refugee, US resident since infancy, redetained by ICE despite decade of compliance
Sep 3, 2026 · Santa Clara County, CA
- Deaf 6-year-old deported to Colombia without hearing aids after ICE check-in
Sep 3, 2026 · Hayward, CA
- ICE arrests hit record highs in mid-2026, most detainees have no criminal record
Sep 2, 2026 · San Diego, CA
- Man fined $1.8 million by DHS months after self-deporting to Mexico
Sep 1, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA
- Green card holder held eight days at San Francisco airport by CBP
Sep 1, 2026 · San Francisco, CA
- Asylum seeker with breast cancer detained after traffic stop, denied medical care and process
Aug 29, 2026 · Adelanto, CA
- Ecuadorian man re-arrested at ICE check-in after years on parole wins habeas release
Aug 27, 2026 · Long Beach, CA
- Canadian citizen deported to Canada after 9 months in ICE detention
Aug 26, 2026 · Ojai, CA
- Cambodian refugee's child redetained by ICE despite vacated conviction, fights for release
Aug 26, 2026 · Adelanto, CA
- ICE detainee suffers stroke in custody, denied therapy, wins court-ordered release from Adelanto
Aug 26, 2026 · Adelanto, CA
- Native American protester hospitalized after being tased and tackled outside ICE office
Aug 25, 2026 · Sacramento, CA
- Navy veteran with three Iraq tours detained by ICE leaving reentry program
Aug 25, 2026 · San Diego, CA
- Chinese national arrested by ICE at USCIS biometrics appointment loses bid for release
Aug 24, 2026 · Adelanto, CA
- Immigration detainee held since August ordered released after ICE fails to oppose habeas petition
Aug 24, 2026 · Adelanto, CA
- Rideshare driver detained at Camp Pendleton gate despite valid work permit
Aug 23, 2026 · Oceanside, CA
- Immigrant aid workers gain privacy law as journalist challenges it in court
Aug 22, 2026 · Sacramento, CA
- Mexican father arrested by ICE during morning walk in Redondo Beach
Aug 22, 2026 · Redondo Beach, CA
- Chinese asylum seeker arrested by ICE after asylum interview, held despite years of compliance
Aug 21, 2026 · Tustin, CA
- Man granted habeas relief after ICE re-detained him despite prior parole release
Aug 21, 2026 · McFarland, CA
- Immigration detainee wins court order for bond hearing under federal law
Aug 21, 2026 · McFarland, CA
- Indigenous migrants in LA courts face deportation without interpreters
Aug 21, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA
- Neighbor intervenes to stop ICE from detaining mother of three
Aug 21, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA
- Man deported to Mexico after 30 years in the US finds refuge in 'Little LA'
Aug 21, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA
- Oceanside man killed in Tijuana months after ICE deportation
Aug 21, 2026 · Oceanside, CA
- Woman re-detained by ICE without hearing wins court-ordered immediate release
Aug 20, 2026 · California City, CA
- ICE Says San Diego County Blocked Agents from Routine Training Facilities
Aug 20, 2026 · San Diego, CA
- Bangladeshi woman denied medication in ICE custody, now pushes for reform bill
Aug 20, 2026 · California City, CA
- Judge appoints monitors after migrant children held far past legal detention limit
Aug 20, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA
- Mexican asylum seeker re-detained by ICE at routine check-in wins emergency release order
Aug 19, 2026 · San Francisco, CA
- Immigrant re-detained by ICE after prior release wins court-ordered release
Aug 19, 2026 · McFarland, CA
- Peruvian father detained at routine ICE check-in despite no flight risk, challenges re-detention
Aug 19, 2026 · Oakland, CA
- Father self-deports after ICE detains wife, teen son dies of cancer
Aug 19, 2026 · San Bernardino, CA
- Venezuelan asylum seeker re-detained after parole expired wins habeas release for lack of hearing
Aug 18, 2026 · California City, CA
- Long-term Filipino permanent resident deported after decades in California
Aug 18, 2026 · CA
- Honduran land surveyor and father of US-citizen twins fights ICE bid to revoke deferred status and detain him
Aug 18, 2026 · Santa Maria, CA
- DHS responds to county report on immigration detention surge
Aug 18, 2026 · San Diego, CA
- Algerian asylum seeker detained after visa overstay, wins court-ordered bond hearing
Aug 17, 2026 · California City, CA
- L.A. family of green card holders detained for months over relative's 1979 role
Aug 17, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA
- ICE raids target day laborers at Los Angeles Home Depot stores since 2025
Aug 15, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA
- Guatemalan day laborer faces homelessness, ICE raids at Los Angeles Home Depot
Aug 15, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA
- Zimbabwean asylum seeker with withholding of removal detained by ICE, faces deportation to Cameroon
Aug 14, 2026 · San Francisco, CA
- Detained immigrant wins habeas order barring ICE re-detention without hearing
Aug 14, 2026 · Adelanto, CA
- Guatemalan asylum seeker re-detained by ICE after DUI arrest wins federal court release order
Aug 14, 2026 · San Francisco, CA
- ICE agents descend on La Puente food stalls, but no workers detained
Aug 14, 2026 · La Puente, CA
- ICE arrests of Asian Americans in California surged more than 1,000%, analysis finds
Aug 14, 2026 · CA
- Armed ICE agents attempt warrantless entry into Sacramento immigration law firm
Aug 14, 2026 · Sacramento, CA
- Father detained by ICE on daughter's 8th grade graduation day, family separated
Aug 13, 2026 · Bell Gardens, CA
- Son dies by suicide two months after ICE detained his mother
Aug 12, 2026 · San Bernardino, CA
- 362 previously deported migrants arrested in Operation Guardian Angel sweep across Southern California
Aug 12, 2026 · Southern California, CA
- Brazilian man detained at routine ICE check-in, stuck in limbo after deportation blocked
Aug 12, 2026 · West Hollywood, CA
- Asylum seeker paroled into U.S. in 2019 wins release after possible stroke in ICE custody
Aug 11, 2026 · Burbank, CA