Immigration enforcement incidents in Washington

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

• Masked ICE agents pull landscaper from work truck in Everett, witness films arrest

  Oct 2, 2026 · Everett, WA

• Man chased down and arrested on I-5 freeway in possible ICE operation

  Oct 1, 2026 · Des Moines, WA

• ICE removes detainees with final removal orders from public locator system, families lose track

  Sep 30, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Supreme Court Allows Third-Country Deportations to Continue Pending December Arguments

  Sep 29, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Supreme Court lets Trump resume deporting migrants to third countries

  Sep 29, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Father detained by ICE on way to work, leaving pregnant partner and children

  Sep 27, 2026 · Seattle, WA

• Bellingham coffee shop owner detained by ICE at Sea-Tac Airport returning from work trip

  Sep 25, 2026 · SeaTac, WA

• Seven farmworkers detained by ICE in Yakima orchard raid

  Sep 24, 2026 · Naches Heights, WA

• Disabled father misses son's birth after ICE detains him over noise complaint

  Sep 21, 2026 · Seattle, WA

• GOP congresswoman releases ad warning Trump his deportation push is losing Hispanic support

  Sep 20, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Father detained by ICE in Tacoma-Seattle area, faces deportation

  Sep 18, 2026 · Tacoma, WA

• Trump renews $100,000 H-1B fee, adds layoff scrutiny for employers

  Sep 18, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Gas station worker called town's 'unofficial mayor' detained by ICE in Washington

  Sep 17, 2026 · Conway, WA

• Pregnant Kenyan asylum seeker detained by ICE during USCIS interview, later released

  Sep 16, 2026 · Tukwila, WA

• Colombian activist detained 650 days with medical neglect, finally freed by court order

  Sep 11, 2026 · Tacoma, WA

• ICE ramps up detainee flights out of Seattle's Boeing Field, disrupting court hearings

  Sep 9, 2026 · Seattle, WA

• Palestinian detainee says ICE broke his teeth after he refused deportation flight

  Sep 9, 2026 · Vancouver, WA

• Salvadoran TPS holders remain in limbo after DHS misses deadline without action

  Sep 9, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Detained man at Northwest ICE facility challenges removal after officers said he'd be deported

  Sep 8, 2026 · Tacoma, WA

• Five fathers handcuffed in front of children during Labor Day camping trip, ICE detains them

  Sep 5, 2026 · WA

• 66-year-old Colombian asylum seeker detained buying coffee, shackled and sent to Texas

  Sep 4, 2026 · Tacoma, WA

• Man detained by ICE at Seattle-Tacoma Airport after work trip

  Sep 2, 2026 · Seattle, WA

• 76-year-old cancer patient detained by ICE at citizenship interview, misses treatments

  Sep 2, 2026 · Fife, WA

• Port Angeles refugee arrested at work, faces deportation to Laos

  Sep 1, 2026 · Port Angeles, WA

• Mother detained by ICE near Mount Vernon, leaving five children without parents after father had self-deported

  Sep 1, 2026 · Mount Vernon, WA

• Father of six detained by ICE while working in Washington state

  Aug 28, 2026 · Yakima, WA

• Person detained by ICE outside Yakima Police Station after jail release

  Aug 28, 2026 · Yakima, WA

• Detained man at Washington ICE facility withdraws TRO bid after location confirmed

  Aug 27, 2026 · Tacoma, WA

• Venezuelan asylum-seeker wrongly arrested by ICE, held a month before release

  Aug 27, 2026 · Lakewood, WA

• ICE agents break car window to detain two men at Tacoma Home Depot

  Aug 27, 2026 · Tacoma, WA

• Man detained by ICE faces deportation to Canada after father's death

  Aug 26, 2026 · Federal Way, WA

• Trump Administration to Revoke 200,000 Visas Amid Asylum Crackdown

  Aug 25, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Man detained by ICE agents outside Yakima grocery store

  Aug 22, 2026 · Yakima, WA

• ICE pulls travelers off plane, arrests several at Sea-Tac gate

  Aug 19, 2026 · SeaTac, WA

• Man handcuffed by ICE agent during traffic stop near Yakima, then released

  Aug 17, 2026 · Yakima, WA

• ICE agents chase person fleeing arrest at Port Orchard business

  Aug 15, 2026 · Port Orchard, WA

• Seattle sees surge in masked ICE arrests aided by state driver data

  Aug 15, 2026 · Seattle, WA

• Detainee transferred out of state in violation of court order, alleges cruelty and family trauma

  Aug 14, 2026 · Tacoma, WA

• Over 140 detainees on hunger strike at Tacoma ICE detention center over food and medical care

  Aug 12, 2026 · Tacoma, WA

• Asylum seekers detained by ICE stepping off flights at Sea-Tac

  Aug 10, 2026 · SeaTac, WA

• ICE defends body-worn camera policy after AP report on footage release

  Aug 8, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Seattle contractor detained by ICE, flown to Texas without court hearing; community rallies for release

  Aug 6, 2026 · Seattle, WA

• DACA recipient and father of three pulled from car by masked ICE agents in Seattle

  Aug 5, 2026 · Seattle, WA

• Washington driver data still used in ICE arrests, UW report

  Aug 4, 2026 · Seattle, WA

• ICE arrests surge in Washington state during Trump immigration crackdown

  Aug 4, 2026 · Washington, WA

• Indian man detained by ICE for third time despite prior court order barring baseless re-detention

  Aug 3, 2026 · Tacoma, WA

• Father detained by ICE while buying work supplies, deported to Mexico

  Aug 3, 2026 · Burlington, WA

• Hunger strikers force-fed for months in ICE detention, one case lasted 8 months

  Aug 3, 2026 · Los Fresnos, TX; Miami, FL; Washington State; Houston, TX

• Indian asylee detained at airport, suffers heart attack in ICE custody

  Aug 3, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Canadian father detained by ICE after traffic stop on Tacoma freeway

  July 30, 2026 · Tacoma, WA

• Indigenous actress Elaine Miles detained by ICE, tribal ID rejected as fake

  July 2026 · Redmond, WA

• Man from Mexico arrested by ICE near Seattle Center day after mass shooting

  Jul 27, 2026 · Seattle, WA

• Over 50 Premier Packing workers detained in coordinated ICE arrests spanning months

  Jul 23, 2026 · Lynden, WA

• Man violently detained at Walmart parking lot in Yakima, witness records arrest

  Jul 23, 2026 · Yakima, WA

• Over 50 workers detained and deported from Lynden packing business, group says

  Jul 22, 2026 · Lynden, WA

• U.S. Army veteran released from ICE detention after 9 months, alleges sexual assault by guard

  Jul 21, 2026 · Tacoma, WA

• Lab technician detained at airport for three months, released and becomes U.S. citizen

  Jul 20, 2026 · Seattle, WA

• Venezuelan man wrongly detained by ICE released after month in custody, returns to work

  Jul 17, 2026 · Lakewood, WA

• DHS finalizes rule ending indefinite stays for foreign students, exchange visitors

  Jul 17, 2026 · Washington, DC

• ICE removes people with criminal convictions during July 4th week

  Jul 13, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Father-in-law detained by ICE in Tacoma, family seeks support

  July 7, 2026 · Tacoma, WA

• DHS Fact Check: U.S. Citizen Children Not Being Deported

  Jul 4, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Father detained by ICE in Seattle while daughter left in car, neighbors intervene

  Jul 2, 2026 · Seattle, WA

• Woman in asylum process detained at airport on way to father's funeral

  Jul 2026 · Washington, DC

• Supreme Court Hears Asylum Turnback Policy Case

  Jul 1, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Venezuelan asylum-seeking mother relieved as court upholds son's birthright citizenship

  Jun 30, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Pregnant mothers, working families challenge ICE's mass GPS monitoring policy

  Jun 29, 2026 · Washington, DC

• At least 21 detained in large-scale ICE operation in Shelton, Washington

  Jun 28, 2026 · Shelton, WA

• Jorge detained by ICE, leaving family without sole provider

  Jun 27, 2026 · Yakima, WA

• Filipino green card holder with Stage 4 cancer freed after two months in ICE detention

  Jun 23, 2026 · Tukwila, WA

• Appeals court lets Trump resume expanded fast-track deportations

  Jun 23, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Hungarian-Romanian man arrested in D.C. for visa overstay

  Jun 22, 2026 · Washington, DC

• ICE deportation flights hit record highs as airlines hide plane details

  Jun 21, 2026 · Seattle, WA

• Mexican man detained pending immigration hearing in Seattle ICE operation near Aurora Avenue

  Jun 20, 2026 · Seattle, WA

• Torture survivor deported to Congo despite court protection; judge's order to return reversed

  Jun 15, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Mexican man arrested at Kent grocery store parking lot, protesters gather in response

  Jun 14, 2026 · Kent, WA

• Colombian student arrested by masked ICE agents in Edmonds College parking lot

  Jun 14, 2026 · Edmonds, WA

• Man arrested in immigration chase at Steilacoom High School parking lot

  Jun 12, 2026 · Steilacoom, WA

• Trump signs Secure America Act, fully funding ICE and Border Patrol through term

  Jun 10, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Congressional Leaders Demand Transparency on Immigration Detention Deaths

  Jun 8, 2026 · Seattle, WA

• ICE's military flights to Honduras expand into months-long, recurring operation

  Jun 4, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Laotian refugee detained at ICE check-in over decades-old deportation order

  May 29, 2026 · WA

• Mother and 3 children deported to Guatemala after detention at CBP Home appointment

  May 28, 2026 · Ferndale, WA

• Washington immigration judges continue denying bonds despite federal court ruling

  May 26, 2026 · Tacoma, WA

• Handyman detained 24 days without warrant, later wins immigration case

  May 26, 2026 · Tacoma, WA

• Transgender Woman Detained in Male Unit at ICE Processing Center

  May 22, 2026 · Tacoma, WA

• Three Spokane protesters convicted of federal conspiracy for blocking ICE bus transfer

  May 18, 2026 · Spokane, WA

• Father detained by ICE en route to work, family struggles without breadwinner

  May 17, 2026 · Washington, DC

• DHS acquiring new deportation planes amid critic skepticism

  May 16, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Judge suspends 7-day notice requirement for lawmakers visiting ICE facilities

  May 15, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Judge orders ICE to stop warrantless arrests in D.C., again

  May 10, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Judge finds DHS violated court order on warrantless immigration arrests

  May 9, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Longtime Güero cook detained by ICE while driving to work in Portland

  May 8, 2026 · Tacoma, WA

• House passes $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement

  May 4, 2026 · Washington, DC

• ICE Seattle arrests six individuals without authorization pending removal

  May 3, 2026 · Seattle, WA

• Trump Makes Sweeping Changes to Immigration Enforcement

  May 1, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Washington sues GEO Group over blocked inspections, detainee abuse claims

  Apr 28, 2026 · Tacoma, WA

• ICE acting director Todd Lyons to resign at end of May

  Apr 17, 2026 · Washington, DC

• ICE nearly triples ankle monitors on legal immigrants, now tracking 54,000 people

  Apr 16, 2026 · Washington, DC

• UW PhD student Kennedy Orwa and son deported after visa revoked

  Apr 10, 2026 · Seattle, WA