Immigration enforcement incidents in Massachusetts

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

• Babson College student deported to Honduras despite judge's order, now fights for return

  Oct 5, 2026 · Boston, MA

• ICE raids chill immigrant businesses and community in New Bedford

  Oct 3, 2026 · New Bedford, MA

• North African man pressured to self-deport amid Uganda deportation threat

  Oct 2, 2026 · Plymouth, MA

• Waltham asylum seeker deported to Uganda despite pending appeal window

  Sep 30, 2026 · Waltham, MA

• Angolan asylum seeker tackled, tased at neck during New Bedford ICE arrest

  Sep 30, 2026 · New Bedford, MA

• Three Honduran brothers detained by ICE in New Bedford grocery store parking lot

  Sep 28, 2026 · New Bedford, MA

• 20-year-old fish house worker detained by ICE while walking in New Bedford

  Sep 25, 2026 · New Bedford, MA

• Peruvian man detained in Massachusetts faces attempted third-country removal to Central African Republic

  Sep 24, 2026 · MA

• Brazilian man dragged from car by ICE agents despite marriage to U.S. citizen

  Sep 23, 2026 · Fall River, MA

• Guatemalan man withdraws habeas petition after New Bedford ICE detention

  Sep 23, 2026 · New Bedford, MA

• Nigerian man arrested by ICE in Massachusetts

  Sep 23, 2026 · Bridgewater, MA

• Documented Guatemalan DoorDash driver detained despite pending U-Visa

  Sep 22, 2026 · New Bedford, MA

• Guatemalan father detained by ICE after dropping daughter off at school

  Sep 22, 2026 · New Bedford, MA

• Portuguese green card holder detained on way to landscaping job despite closed old cases

  Sep 22, 2026 · Dartmouth, MA

• Guatemalan asylum seeker dragged from car after agents smash window in New Bedford

  Sep 22, 2026 · New Bedford, MA

• Guatemalan father pulled from car in front of young daughters during New Bedford ICE sweep

  Sep 21, 2026 · New Bedford, MA

• Haitian asylum seeker detained days before scheduled immigration court hearing

  Sep 21, 2026 · New Bedford, MA

• Three Honduran brothers detained together during Market Basket grocery run

  Sep 21, 2026 · New Bedford, MA

• At least 40 immigrants detained in ICE sweep across southeastern Massachusetts

  Sep 21, 2026 · New Bedford, MA

• Detained immigrants win right to bond hearings as appeals court rejects Trump policy

  Sep 19, 2026 · Boston, MA

• Detainees disappear from ICE's public locator system amid detention expansion

  Sep 15, 2026 · New Bedford, MA

• Brazilian woman deported to Liberia after 15 months in ICE detention describes ordeal

  Sep 15, 2026 · MA

• Judge blocks rule limiting stay for foreign students and journalists

  Sep 14, 2026 · Boston, MA

• Haitian man who shouted 'Biden forever' in viral ICE arrest video deported to Haiti

  Sep 10, 2026 · Boston, MA

• DACA recipient detained at Boston airport, later sues ICE over custody conditions

  Sep 9, 2026 · Boston, MA

• Brazilian woman detained by ICE after 911 call, denied care for miscarriage infection

  Sep 8, 2026 · Burlington, MA

• Salvadoran man arrested by ICE in Chelsea, Massachusetts amid homicide extradition case

  Sep 2, 2026 · Chelsea, MA

• Brazilian father deported after ICE detained him and son during Martha's Vineyard fishing trip

  Sep 2, 2026 · Menemsha, MA

• Man arrested by ICE after car crash during pursuit in Norwood

  Aug 27, 2026 · Norwood, MA

• ICE detains nail salon worker in Newburyport 'with guns drawn'

  Aug 19, 2026 · Newburyport, MA

• Universities, unions sue to block new limit on international student visa status

  Aug 18, 2026 · Boston, MA

• Ecuadorian father detained by ICE in Massachusetts neighborhood, family disputes arrest

  Aug 18, 2026 · Lawrence, MA

• Zambian nurse detained at Boston airport, released after union and community protests

  Aug 7, 2026 · Boston, MA

• Brazilian Man Detained by ICE in Taunton, Massachusetts

  Aug 6, 2026 · Taunton, MA

• Massachusetts governor signs strongest immigrant protections law amid ICE enforcement

  Aug 5, 2026 · Chelsea, MA

• Massachusetts Signs Nation's Strongest Law Barring ICE From Schools, Hospitals, Courts

  Aug 5, 2026 · Chelsea, MA

• Four immigrants arrested in Fall River ICE enforcement operations

  Aug 3, 2026 · Fall River, MA

• Rastafarian priest denied insulin and malaria treatment during seven-month ICE detention

  Jul 31, 2026 · Boston, MA

• 14-year-old Brazilian girl detained by ICE, federal judge orders immediate return to Massachusetts

  Mar 11, 2026 · Marlboro, MA

• Guatemalan man detained by ICE following release from state custody

  Jul 21, 2026 · Billerica, MA

• Ecuadorian man arrested in Brockton during ICE enforcement operation

  Jul 19, 2026 · Brockton, MA

• Haitian migrant facing criminal charges detained during ICE vehicle stop in Fall River

  Jul 18, 2026 · Fall River, MA

• Venezuelan DJ detained at Boston airport after World Cup visit, facing deportation

  Jul 16, 2026 · Boston, MA

• Fifteen-year-old held 255 days after arrest, separated from mother despite her readiness to pick him up

  July 15, 2026 · Burlington, MA

• Honduran man released from jail, picked up by ICE after bail posted

  Jul 2, 2026 · New Bedford, MA

• Honduras mother forced to self-deport with US citizen daughter, leaving older daughters in Boston

  Jun 30, 2026 · Brighton, MA

• College student remains in U.S. after mother and young sister self-deport to Honduras

  Jun 28, 2026 · Boston, MA

• Navy veteran's father detained at Walmart while shopping with son

  Jun 28, 2026 · Halifax, MA

• Salvadoran construction worker with TPS detained, held on cell floor with 50 others

  Jun 15, 2026 · East Boston, MA

• Brazilian man convicted of drug trafficking arrested in Massachusetts on outstanding warrant

  Jun 10, 2026 · Hyannis, MA

• Somali refugee deported after rapid multi-state transfers, beaten and shackled

  Jun 9, 2026 · Massachusetts

• Ecuadorian high school graduate detained by ICE days before graduation

  Jun 5, 2026 · Framingham, MA

• Roofers arrested by ICE in Brockton parking lot, U.S. citizen bystander punched

  June 4, 2026 · Brockton, MA

• Brazilian chef detained by ICE at courthouse after OUI crash

  Jun 4, 2026 · Peabody, MA

• Brazilian father and son detained while fishing, released after judge finds ICE violated due process

  May 28, 2026 · Woods Hole, MA

• Indian national Dhaval Amratbhai Patel arrested, detained by ICE after local release

  May 27, 2026 · Worcester, MA

• Salvadoran TPS holder detained nearly two days, $600 cash not returned, files claim

  May 25, 2026 · East Boston, MA

• DHS Third Country Deportations Challenged in D.V.D. v. DHS

  May 26, 2026 · Boston, MA

• Sarath Lon arrested for murder conviction

  May 20, 2026 · Fall River, MA

• Framingham Man Detained by ICE Remains in Custody Over Natick Warrant

  May 15, 2026 · Chestnut Hill, MA

• Pittsfield man arrested by ICE outside Burger King, held at Plymouth County facility

  May 12, 2026 · Pittsfield, MA

• Guatemalan educator avoids detention after 16 years, community rallies support her

  May 11, 2026 · Burlington, MA

• Court Blocks ICE from Detaining Two Immigrants During Check-ins

  May 6, 2026 · Boston, MA

• El Salvadoran immigrant challenges mandatory detention policy in federal appeals court

  May 5, 2026 · MA

• Brazilian student detained by ICE, released after months, attends State of the Union as guest

  May 2026 · Milford, MA

• Dominican man detained without criminal record, held without medication for diabetes

  May 2026 · Randolph, MA

• Berkshire family deported to Ecuador despite pending asylum appeal

  May 1, 2026 · Pittsfield, MA

• Nearly half of ICE arrests in Massachusetts involve immigrants with no criminal record

  Apr 30, 2026 · MA

• Maine residents arrested protesting ICE detention conditions in Massachusetts

  Apr 30, 2026 · Burlington, MA

• Illiterate worker detained five months after electing self-deportation

  Apr 22, 2026 · Boston, MA

• Ten Indian nationals indicted in Massachusetts visa fraud and staged robbery scheme

  Apr 10, 2026 · Massachusetts

• Over 7,000 ICE arrests in Massachusetts during Trump administration

  Apr 1, 2026 · MA

• Judge rules DHS illegally terminated status of 900,000 migrants in CBP One program

  Apr 1, 2026 · Boston, MA

• ICE Boston arrests twice-deported Mexican national after jail ignores detainer

  Mar 29, 2026 · Boston, MA

• ICE arrests surge at Massachusetts courthouses; family detention raises civil rights concerns

  Mar 26, 2026 · Chelsea, MA

• Over 614 ICE arrests documented in Massachusetts courthouses during 2025

  Mar 18, 2026 · Massachusetts, MA

• Massachusetts lawmakers push ban on warrantless civil immigration arrests

  Mar 18, 2026 · Boston, MA

• 14-year-old Brazilian girl detained by ICE, released by federal judge after constitutional violations found

  Mar 12, 2026 · Marlborough, MA

• New Bedford man returns to ICE custody after bond denial

  Mar 3, 2026 · New Bedford, MA

• Pregnant Woman Released After Habeas Petition Following ICE Detention Hospitalization

  Feb 11, 2026 · Brockton, MA

• Turkish doctoral student detained for pro-Palestinian op-ed; removal proceedings terminated

  Feb 9, 2026 · Somerville, MA

• Massachusetts father seeking labor trafficking visa held in ICE detention for two months

  Feb 6, 2026 · Springfield, MA

• Father deported to Guatemala after ICE mistook him for his brother during Milford arrest

  Jan 1, 2026 · Milford, MA

• Long-term worker deported after wife's traffic stop

  Dec 11, 2025 · Peabody, MA

• Brazilian mother tied to Leavitt family detained by ICE, later released on bond

  Dec 8, 2025 · Revere, MA

• Pastor detained by ICE during routine check-in in Massachusetts

  Dec 3, 2025 · Stow, MA

• East Boston man detained by ICE after courthouse arrest released on bond

  Nov 21, 2025 · East Boston, MA

• Woman detained by ICE after husband suffered seizure holding toddler during traffic stop; judge orders release

  Nov 10, 2025 · Fitchburg, MA

• Nine Allston car wash workers detained by ICE agents, all held valid work permits

  Nov 9, 2025 · Boston, MA

• Man has seizure as ICE arrests wife in Fitchburg traffic stop

  Nov 7, 2025 · Fitchburg, MA

• Cuban man's case exposes secret deal to deport 6,000 Cubans to Mexico

  Nov 1, 2025 · Plymouth, MA

• 13-year-old asylum seeker detained by ICE after local arrest

  Oct 31, 2025 · Everett, MA

• ICE Detains Man After 43 Years Wrongful Imprisonment

  Oct 28, 2025 · Dorchester, MA

• Afghan doctoral student with brain cancer detained by ICE, transferred from Boston doctors

  Oct 16, 2025 · Methuen, MA

• 13-year-old son arrested, then taken by ICE to a detention facility

  Oct 15, 2025 · Everett, MA

• ICE arrests 13-year-old in Everett, transfers to Virginia detention facility

  Oct 12, 2025 · Everett, MA

• Green Card Holder Violently Arrested by ICE in Front of Her Children, Now Suing

  Sep 26, 2025 · Chelsea, MA

• 43-year-old Guatemalan father of four and business owner arrested by masked ICE agents outside Home Depot in Boston

  September 26, 2025 · Boston, MA

• ICE tactics inflame tensions in New York, Chicago

  Sep 25, 2025 · New York, Chicago, Boston, Massachusetts, Illinois

• ACLU Challenges Widespread Denial of Due Process in Immigration Courts

  Sep 23, 2025 · Boston, Massachusetts