Immigration enforcement incidents in Pennsylvania

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

• Disabled asylum seeker says Pennsylvania jail denied him hearing aids and cane

  Oct 2026 · Pottsville, PA

• Judge orders bond hearing for Liberian refugee held 19 months in PA prison

  Sep 29, 2026 · Lewisburg, PA

• Philadelphia man protected from Guinea persecution detained, ICE now seeks to deport him to Ghana

  Sep 29, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA

• Pastor deported to Haiti after traffic stop despite pending green card bid

  Sep 24, 2026 · York, PA

• ICE detains dozens of construction workers near Geisinger hospital expansion site

  Sep 19, 2026 · Danville, PA

• Detained immigrant held in Pennsylvania ICE facility loses bid to block transfer

  Sep 10, 2026 · Philipsburg, PA

• Venezuelan asylum seeker detained by ICE days after wedding, released months later

  Sep 10, 2026 · PA

• ICE dramatically expands use of Penn State's airport for detainee transfer flights

  Sep 9, 2026 · State College, PA

• Danville construction workers describe aggressive tactics as ICE disputes total arrests

  Sep 8, 2026 · Danville, PA

• Indian national with NY commercial license detained at Pennsylvania weigh station

  Sep 4, 2026 · Newberry, PA

• Haitian pastor pulled from deportation flight after traffic stop, remains in ICE detention

  Sep 4, 2026 · York, PA

• ICE arrests construction workers near PA hospital, stoking fear in immigrant community

  Sep 2, 2026 · Danville, PA

• Pittsburgh mother seeking asylum detained by ICE, hearing set as family monitors case online

  Aug 26, 2026 · Pittsburgh, PA

• Foreign national detained by ICE en route to work wins habeas release order

  Aug 26, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA

• Soccer coach from Haiti detained by ICE after West York traffic stop

  Aug 24, 2026 · West York, PA

• ICE arrests 17 Melhorn poultry workers in string of traffic stops

  Aug 21, 2026 · Mount Joy, PA

• Pennsylvania man detained by ICE, family seeks legal defense fund

  Aug 20, 2026 · PA

• Honduran man deported to Honduras after 15 years in the U.S., leaving pregnant wife behind

  Aug 19, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA

• Uzbek asylum seeker detained at ICE check-in after two years in US wins habeas release

  Aug 19, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA

• Georgian man detained by ICE after 3 years in US wins habeas release from mandatory detention

  Aug 15, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA

• Ukrainian humanitarian parolee detained by ICE after two years in US, wins habeas release

  Aug 15, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA

• Argentine nanny arrested at Philadelphia airport, detained month in ICE custody, released on bond

  Aug 10, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA

• Trafficked, abused teens ordered deported despite pending legal status, lawsuit says

  Aug 5, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA

• Father deported to Mexico, family of five left without income or savings

  Aug 4, 2026 · Seven Valleys, PA

• Honduran immigrant detained by ICE wins habeas corpus challenge to mandatory detention

  Jul 31, 2026 · Pottsville, PA

• Guatemalan man detained after decade in US held without bond hearing, court expedites habeas case

  Jul 30, 2026 · Philipsburg, PA

• Philadelphia man with 20-year legal status arrested by ICE, granted asylum, wins bond hearing

  Jul 30, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA

• Ecuadorian immigrant detained in Philadelphia based on mistaken identity

  Jul 29, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA

• Ecuadorian asylum seeker held without bond wins right to hearing after ICE detention

  Jul 26, 2026 · McKeesport, PA

• Ecuadorian asylum seeker held without bond wins habeas release after mandatory detention challenge

  Jul 25, 2026 · Clinton County, PA

• Uzbek national detained by ICE after one year in U.S.

  Jul 22, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA

• Brazilian man detained by ICE without bond challenges mandatory detention despite no criminal record

  Jul 21, 2026 · Clinton County, PA

• Liberian man detained after 26 years under supervision as ICE plans deportation to Ghana

  Jul 19, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA

• Chinese human rights lawyer detained by ICE while delivering packages, faces deportation

  Jul 18, 2026 · Mount Holly Springs, PA

• Indian immigrant detained without bond hearing challenges mandatory detention policy

  Jul 15, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA

• Colombian man paroled into US detained without bond hearing, seeks habeas relief

  Jul 13, 2026 · Pike County, PA

• Woman detained by ICE after immigration appointment

  July 13, 2026 · Exton, PA

• Guatemalan man arrested in Pittsburgh traffic stop deported, marks ICE milestone

  Jul 8, 2026 · Pittsburgh, PA

• Father deported after year of ICE detention, family seeks funds for reunion

  July 7, 2026 · York, PA

• One person arrested in ICE operation at State College construction site

  Jul 6, 2026 · State College, PA

• Work-authorized immigrant detained after traffic stop, released after two months in ICE custody

  Jul 6, 2026 · Evans City, PA

• Egyptian man detained by ICE while walking near his home wins court-ordered release

  Jul 2, 2026 · Bloomsburg, PA

• Honduran husband detained by Springdale police, ICE while awaiting green card

  Jul 2, 2026 · Springdale, PA

• Mexican father detained without bond after 30 years in US wins release order

  Jul 1, 2026 · Pike County, PA

• ICE agent fires at Mexican man's car during arrest attempt in Harrisburg

  Jul 1, 2026 · Harrisburg, PA

• Venezuelan asylum seeker detained at routine ICE check-in, fears deportation

  Jun 30, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA

• Guatemalan immigrant detained without bond hearing after ICE traffic stop

  Jun 29, 2026 · Pike County, PA

• Mexican National Detained After 22 Years in U.S. Without Inspection

  Jun 26, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA

• Immigration authorities detain Guatemalan national arrested while commuting to work

  Jun 26, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA

• Guatemala man detained without bond hearing after 12 years in U.S.

  Jun 24, 2026 · York, PA

• Person detained by ICE at Sheetz gas station in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania

  Jun 23, 2026 · Cranberry Township, PA

• Mexican national detained in car on way to work, denied bond hearing

  Jun 18, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA

• Father detained by ICE at green card interview despite 30-year-old exclusion order

  Jun 17, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA

• Dominican man arrested in Harrisburg now indicted for illegal reentry

  Jun 11, 2026 · Harrisburg, PA

• Woman's husband deported to Louisiana, family faces separation and homelessness

  Jun 11, 2026 · Pennsylvania, PA

• Guatemalan national detained without inspection, challenges mandatory detention

  Jun 6, 2026 · Philipsburg, PA

• Man detained by ICE in Philadelphia, facing deportation to Brazil

  Jun 4 · Philadelphia, PA

• ICE operation in Adams Township detains person with local law enforcement

  Jun 4, 2026 · Adams Township, PA

• Salvadoran man held since June 2026 wins court-ordered bond hearing over detention dispute

  Jun 2, 2026 · Philipsburg, PA

• Peruvian father detained after traffic stop, released on bond after four months in ICE custody

  Jun 2026 · Springdale, PA

• Veteran diner manager detained by ICE after being pinned to floor, injured

  May 26, 2026 · Robinson Township, PA

• ICE raids Chester County mushroom farm, arrests dozen workers

  May 26, 2026 · Chester County, PA

• Mexican man detained by ICE after 30 years in US

  May 18, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA

• Colombian immigrant detained by ICE despite approved green card petition, lawyer error

  May 12, 2026 · PA

• Third Circuit Rules Against Mandatory No-Bond Detention for Long-Resident Immigrants

  May 12, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA

• Pennsylvania man released after 258 days in ICE detention, reunites with family

  May 8, 2026 · Downingtown, PA

• Masked agents detain workers outside Pittsburgh daycare as staff sound alarms

  May 6, 2026 · Pittsburgh, PA

• Six workers detained in Pittsburgh gutter company ICE raid, three released hours later

  May 6, 2026 · Mount Oliver, PA

• Springdale protester charged, then cleared, after confrontation with ICE supporter

  Apr 28, 2026 · Springdale, PA

• Carnegie man with valid work authorization detained by ICE, granted bond hearing

  Apr 28, 2026 · Monroeville, PA

• Berks vigil commemorates 75 immigrants taken by ICE

  Apr 25, 2026 · Reading, PA

• Judge orders government to pay legal fees for immigrant required to wear ankle monitor

  Apr 24, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA

• Man challenges mandatory immigration detention, wins release from federal court

  Apr 21, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA

• Springdale resident forcibly removed from podium after questioning ICE agreement

  Apr 21, 2026 · Springdale, PA

• Library board member arrested for speaking against ICE pact at council meeting

  Apr 21, 2026 · Springdale, PA

• Nearly 100 detainees stage hunger strike at Moshannon Valley center over medical care

  Apr 20, 2026 · Clearfield County, PA

• Two Bhutanese refugees detained in Pennsylvania by ICE

  Apr 16, 2026 · Dauphin County, PA

• Brazilian asylum seeker detained by ICE reunites with daughter undergoing cancer treatment

  Apr 16, 2026 · Sewickley, PA

• ICE arrests 13 undocumented Central Asian drivers at Pennsylvania DMV facility

  Apr 14, 2026 · Kittanning, PA

• 76-year-old Indonesian father detained by ICE outside Philadelphia courthouse while serving as witness

  April 7, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA

• Penn Law students write letters to detained immigrants in Pennsylvania

  Apr 7, 2026 · Clearfield County, PA

• ICE arrests increase 218% in Pittsburgh area since Trump took office

  Apr 7, 2026 · Pittsburgh, PA

• Pennsylvania counties bill feds over $21 million for detaining immigrants

  Apr 6, 2026 · PA

• Man detained under immigration law granted release by federal court

  Apr 3, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA

• Subramanyam Vedam wins immigration hearing to remain in United States.

  Apr 2, 2026 · State College, PA

• Murder conviction overturned after 40 years, man freed from ICE detention and allowed to stay in US

  Apr 1, 2026 · PA

• Nine clergy members arrested blocking ICE garage in Philadelphia protest

  Mar 30, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA

• Indonesian father detained by ICE, family fights deportation through legal action

  Mar 27, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA

• Undocumented immigrant arrested by ICE while en route to court appearance

  Mar 26, 2026 · College Township, PA

• ICE conducts operations in Glassport Borough, makes 17 arrests over two weeks

  Mar 18, 2026 · Glassport, PA

• ICE arrests noncitizen accused of voting in seven federal elections

  Mar 9, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA

• Haitian asylum seeker Daphy Michel freezes to death days after ICE release in Pittsburgh

  Mar 2, 2026 · Pittsburgh, PA

• Man detained in ICE raid after door forced open, woman injured, family raises funds

  Feb 20, 2026 · Lower Providence, Pennsylvania

• ICE agents detain man after raid in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania home

  Feb 10, 2026 · Trooper, PA

• Federal agents take man into custody at Montgomery County home

  Feb 9, 2026 · Trooper, PA

• Witnesses describe violent arrests by federal agents in Phoenixville, Pa.

  Feb 4, 2026 · Phoenixville, PA

• Philadelphia father accepts deportation to Bolivia after five months in ICE custody

  Jan 23, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA

• About 30 demonstrators block ICE Philadelphia garage in morning protest

  Jan 20, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA

• Same-sex couple faces ICE detention in Pennsylvania

  Jan 13, 2026 · Pennsylvania

• Fouad Saeed Abdulkadir, 46, dies after 216 days in ICE custody at Moshannon Valley in Pennsylvania

  Jan 13, 2026 · Philipsburg, PA