Immigration enforcement incidents in Georgia

93 documented incidents in Georgia in the Human Impact Project database. View all on the interactive map.

• Army veteran deported to Jamaica despite pending appeal; Georgia judge later voids old conviction

  Oct 5, 2026 · Covington, GA

• Ecuadorian man says ICE agents beat him after refusing fingerprinting in Georgia

  Oct 3, 2026 · Folkston, GA

• Iranian Christian convert deported to Central African Republic after ICE detention

  Sep 29, 2026 · Atlanta, GA

• Husband held in ICE detention for 6 months, family seeks support

  Sep 25, 2026 · Decatur, GA

• Man run over by ICE patrol car while fleeing traffic stop in Georgia

  Sep 17, 2026 · Dougherty County, GA

• Decatur father detained by ICE granted bond after community fundraiser

  Sep 8, 2026 · Decatur, GA

• Bahamas national arrested by ICE in Georgia, placed in removal proceedings

  Sep 3, 2026 · Decatur, GA

• Judge refuses to dismiss habeas case of activist held in ICE custody a year

  Sep 1, 2026 · GA

• Venezuelan asylum-seeker slammed against wall, detained by ICE for 21 days at Atlanta airport

  Aug 29, 2026 · Atlanta, GA

• U.S. citizen handcuffed by ICE at Atlanta airport in mistaken identity case

  Aug 27, 2026 · Atlanta, GA

• Colombian family detained by ICE at Atlanta airport before Florida birthday trip

  Aug 27, 2026 · Atlanta, GA

• Venezuelan man beaten, detained by ICE agents while driving to work in Gainesville

  Aug 21, 2026 · Gainesville, GA

• Venezuelan man says ICE agents beat him during Georgia arrest

  Aug 20, 2026 · GA

• ICE arrests 1,226 undocumented immigrants across Georgia in Operation Safe Community

  Aug 8, 2026 · Georgia

• Teen and father detained at ICE check-in, held in Georgia, later released on bond

  Aug 7, 2026 · GA

• ICE concludes Operation Safe Community-Atlanta with 1,226 arrests across Georgia

  Aug 7, 2026 · GA

• Guatemalan man hospitalized after violent ICE arrest in Georgia, denied medical care

  July 30, 2026 · Doraville, GA

• ICE raids Chevron gas station, detains approximately 15 day laborers

  Jul 28, 2026 · Forsyth County, GA

• Venezuelan asylum seeker still denied medication for ovarian condition in ICE custody

  Jul 27, 2026 · Atlanta, GA

• Latino man arrested by ICE while walking to cash check in Georgia

  Jul 25, 2026 · Smyrna, GA

• Construction worker detained at gas station during work commute in Atlanta area

  Jul 22, 2026 · Alpharetta, GA

• Multiple people detained by ICE in migration enforcement operation in Georgia

  Jul 21, 2026 · Canton, GA

• Guatemalan immigrant beaten by ICE agents, hospitalized with broken nose and teeth

  Jul 21, 2026 · Atlanta, GA

• Honor student detained by ICE weeks before graduation despite legal status

  Jul 19, 2026 · Cedartown, GA

• High school soccer captain detained by ICE after traffic stop, misses graduation

  Jul 19, 2026 · Walker County, GA

• Venezuelan man dies in ICE custody after medication denied during Georgia detention transfer

  Jul 14, 2026 · Ocilla, GA

• Nephew detained by ICE en route to work, family seeks legal aid

  July 11, 2026 · Conyers, GA

• Father arrested during ICE operation, leaving 5-year-old son without caregiver

  Jul 8, 2026 · Marietta, GA

• Landscaper detained after ICE stops him en route to work in Marietta

  Jul 8, 2026 · Marietta, GA

• Father detained by ICE during traffic stop, minor child left behind in Georgia

  Jul 8, 2026 · Lawrenceville, GA

• Guatemalan resident questioned by ICE agents during traffic stop in LaGrange

  Jul 7, 2026 · LaGrange, GA

• Mexican man arrested for flying drone in restricted airspace during Atlanta FIFA festival

  Jul 6, 2026 · Atlanta, GA

• Baseball MVP Johan Sandoval detained by ICE over terminated student visa

  Jul 4, 2026 · Savannah, GA

• Venezuelan asylum-seeker detained at Atlanta airport by ICE agents

  Jul 2026 · Atlanta, GA

• Five men deported after Georgia traffic stops

  Jun 30, 2026 · Chatham County, GA

• Police traffic stops funnel drivers to ICE in Georgia

  Jun 30, 2026 · Georgia

• Father detained by ICE after traffic arrest, family seeks legal aid

  Jun 29, 2026 · Covington, GA

• Five men deported after traffic stops lead to illegal re-entry convictions

  Jun 29, 2026 · Savannah, GA

• Father arrested by ICE, leaving adult children to support younger siblings

  Jun 19, 2026 · Atlanta, GA

• Mother detained by ICE during traffic stop, family left to care for younger siblings

  Jun 19, 2026 · Atlanta, GA

• Guatemalan man's leg nearly amputated from untreated infection in ICE custody

  Jun 5, 2026 · Lumpkin, GA

• Chinese man denaturalized for alleged fraud in naturalization process

  Jun 4, 2026 · Northern District of Georgia, GA

• Construction worker detained after traffic stop in Gainesville, released on bond with ankle monitor

  Jun 2026 · Gainesville, GA

• Honor student detained by ICE weeks before graduation, community rallies for her release

  May 25, 2026 · Cedartown, GA

• Georgia realtor killed in crash involving Honduran driver, ICE detainer placed

  May 21, 2026 · Gwinnett County, GA

• Trump immigration crackdown straining federal courts

  May 21, 2026 · Atlanta, GA

• Mother arrested and held in ICE custody, family seeks legal support

  May 17, 2026 · Atlanta, GA

• Six defendants indicted for re-entry after deportation in South Georgia

  May 15, 2026 · Savannah, GA

• Trans activist Suzy Gerónimo detained by ICE, reports unsafe conditions at Georgia facility

  May 14, 2026 · Lumpkin, GA

• Rossville coffee shop owner detained by ICE, family closing business to relocate to Mexico

  May 11, 2026 · Rossville, GA

• Second appeals court rejects Trump's no-bond immigration detentions

  May 11, 2026 · Atlanta, GA

• High school student deported to Honduras after traffic stop, asylum case denied

  May 3, 2026 · Dunwoody, GA

• Double amputee barber released after 15 months in ICE detention, medical neglect alleged

  May 11, 2026 · Lumpkin, GA

• Man detained by ICE again after previous five-month detention

  May 1, 2026 · Lumpkin, GA

• Cuban detainee found dead in solitary confinement at Georgia ICE facility, advocates demand investigation

  Apr 28, 2026 · Lumpkin, GA

• Georgia ranks top 5 for ICE arrests in 2026

  Apr 27, 2026 · GA

• Vietnamese refugee detained twice by ICE, wife and community rally to support

  Apr 1, 2026 · Lumpkin, GA

• Father deported to Mexico after local police turned him over to ICE

  Mar 24, 2026 · Gainesville, GA

• Trump administration expands ICE detention capacity with billions in funding

  Mar 23, 2026 · Social Circle, Georgia

• ICE agents deploy to Atlanta airport amid TSA shutdown

  Mar 22, 2026 · Atlanta, Georgia

• ICE launches megacenters, immigrants may face 60-day detentions

  Mar 20, 2026 · Social Circle, GA

• Emanuel County employee arrested for credit card misuse

  Mar 17, 2026 · Emanuel County, Georgia

• ICE detention warehouse plans spark Georgia town resistance

  Mar 16, 2026 · Oakwood, GA

• Woman who aided federal abuse investigation arrested at Atlanta airport and deported to Mexico

  Mar 12, 2026 · Atlanta, GA

• Man Captured After Escaping ICE Custody in Rockdale County

  Mar 9, 2026 · Conyers, GA

• Teacher killed in crash involving ICE pursuit driver

  Feb 20, 2026 · Georgia

• ICE stops paying for detainee medical care as population surges

  Feb 17, 2026 · Atlanta, Georgia

• Family says ICE wrongfully detained Georgia man during traffic stop

  Feb 10, 2026 · Folkston, GA

• Pregnant woman deported despite court order, attorney says

  Jan 22, 2026 · Atlanta, GA

• Mexican day laborer found dead in Georgia ICE detention, family disputes suicide

  Jan 15, 2026 · Lovejoy, GA

• Day laborer Heber Sánchez found dead in Georgia ICE detention after one week

  Jan 14, 2026 · Atlanta, GA

• Cameroonian Mother Still Held at Stewart Detention Center as Advocates Visit Her

  Dec 1, 2025 · Lumpkin, GA

• Macon woman released after 243 days in ICE detention over citizenship dispute

  Nov 27, 2025 · Macon, GA

• 475 Korean workers detained in largest DHS raid at Hyundai Georgia battery plant

  Nov 14, 2025 · Ellabell, Georgia

• South Korean workers return to Georgia after Hyundai immigration raid

  Nov 13, 2025 · Savannah, GA

• Chong Leng Vue, man who arrived in US as infant, detained by ICE at immigration appointment

  Oct 16, 2025 · Atlanta, GA

• ICE Returns to Georgia Facility With History of Gynecological Abuse

  Oct 11, 2025 · Ocilla, GA

• Spanish-language journalist Mario Guevara deported after ICE detention following protest arrest

  Oct 3, 2025 · Brunswick, GA

• South Korean Hyundai plant workers file federal claims a year after Georgia raid

  Sep 4, 2025 · Ellabell, GA

• No charges filed a year after 475 arrested in Hyundai megasite raid

  Sep 4, 2025 · Ellabell, GA

• Cuban man detained by ICE in Georgia as pregnant wife awaits first child

  Aug 2, 2025 · Stockbridge, GA

• Filipina-American activist Alma Bowman released from ICE detention after 8 months

  Aug 1, 2025 · Macon, GA

• Green card applicant detained while US Army husband deployed

  Jul 16, 2025 · Atlanta, GA

• Henry County father remains in ICE custody as family awaits green card decision

  Jul 9, 2025 · Henry County, GA

• Spanish-language journalist detained by ICE after protest arrest

  Jun 17, 2025 · Atlanta, GA

• Eight immigrant workers arrested in coordinated ICE and local police operation in Savannah

  Jun 11, 2025 · Savannah, GA

• Pregnant Colombian woman deported despite medical distress

  May 5, 2025 · Atlanta, GA

• Dalton college student mistakenly arrested, remains in ICE custody

  May 5, 2025 · Dalton, GA

• Construction worker Abelardo Avellaneda Delgado dies during ICE transfer in Georgia

  May 5, 2025 · Weston, GA

• Georgia mother detained by ICE despite ongoing visa application

  Apr 13, 2025 · Georgia, GA

• ICE arrests man with work permit outside church in Tucker

  Jan 28, 2025 · Tucker, GA

• Father detained by ICE during Sunday service at Georgia church

  Jan 26, 2025 · Norcross, GA

• ICE Officers Detain Mother After Pulling Over Father with Children

  Jan 26, 2025 · Douglasville, Georgia