Airport

148 documented incidents tagged “Airport” 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

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

  Oct 5, 2026 · Boston, MA

• Legislative aide detained by ICE at Las Vegas airport, released on bond after 15 days

  Oct 2, 2026 · Las Vegas, NV

• Venezuelan soccer captain detained by ICE at airport despite pending asylum case

  Sep 30, 2026 · Pompano Beach, FL

• SCSU basketball player detained by ICE at airport, released after two weeks

  Sep 28, 2026 · New Haven, CT

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

  Sep 25, 2026 · SeaTac, WA

• Vietnamese UC Irvine student and dancer detained by ICE at LAX before flight

  Sep 25, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• Ukrainian barista released after seven weeks in ICE detention following viral SFO arrest

  Sep 17, 2026 · San Francisco, CA

• Berkeley diner supervisor detained by ICE at airport, released after habeas petition

  Sep 15, 2026 · Berkeley, CA

• Argentine soccer player detained by ICE at airport, released after 3 weeks in custody

  Sep 13, 2026 · Miami, FL

• Ecuadorian woman arrested by ICE at Tweed Airport despite no criminal record

  Sep 11, 2026 · New Haven, CT

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

  Sep 9, 2026 · Boston, MA

• Colombian man detained by ICE at Portland airport gate, repeatedly transferred between detention facilities

  Sep 9, 2026 · Portland, OR

• Asylum seeker married to Trump voter detained at Burbank airport, held 16 days

  Sep 7, 2026 · Burbank, CA

• Cuban national accused of being intelligence asset deported after concealing regime ties for green card

  Sep 6, 2026 · Miami, FL

• Filipina nurse with valid work permit detained by ICE at Phoenix airport

  Sep 4, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• Colombian woman detained at San Juan airport wins order blocking transfer while seeking bond hearing

  Sep 4, 2026 · San Juan, PR

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

  Sep 2, 2026 · Seattle, WA

• Milo Yiannopoulos detained at Louisiana airport, deported to UK within a day

  Aug 30, 2026 · LA

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

  Aug 29, 2026 · Atlanta, GA

• Belarusian man detained by ICE at Pennsylvania airport after funeral trip

  Aug 28, 2026 · Palm Coast, FL

• 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

• American journalist detained for hours at airport by CBP, denied lawyer

  Aug 25, 2026

• Padres minor-league coach detained by ICE at El Paso airport, later released on bond

  Aug 24, 2026 · El Paso, TX

• Latin Grammy-winning Cuban percussionist detained by ICE at Miami airport

  Aug 21, 2026 · Miami, FL

• Colombian DJ and husband detained by ICE at Chicago airport, later released on bond

  Aug 19, 2026 · Chicago, IL

• Award-winning pharmacy instructor detained by ICE at Dallas airport after conference

  Aug 19, 2026 · Dallas, TX

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

  Aug 19, 2026 · SeaTac, WA

• Woman handcuffed by plainclothes ICE agents who concealed badges at airport gate

  August 18, 2026

• Pregnant South African woman detained by ICE at Las Vegas airport, fiancé says arrest unexpected

  Aug 16, 2026 · Las Vegas, NV

• Mexican man arrested by ICE at Denver airport while boarding flight to California

  Aug 13, 2026 · Denver, CO

• Houston pastor detained by ICE at airport while traveling with wife

  Aug 12, 2026 · Houston, TX

• ICE arrests at least five travelers at Portland Jetport with TSA assistance

  Aug 12, 2026 · Portland, ME

• Musician Luis Carlos detained by ICE, held outside Houston

  Aug 12, 2026 · Houston, TX

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

  Aug 10, 2026 · SeaTac, WA

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

  Aug 10, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA

• Asylum seeker detained in inhumane border conditions at 11, now thriving in Southold community

  Aug 8, 2026 · El Paso, TX

• Katerina detained at airport, legal fund launched for habeas corpus petition

  Aug 7, 2026 · Honolulu, HI

• Kentucky State basketball player detained by ICE at airport, denied adequate medical care

  Aug 7, 2026 · Louisville, KY

• Venezuelan pastor detained by ICE at Houston airport while traveling with wife

  Aug 7, 2026 · Houston, TX

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

  Aug 7, 2026 · Boston, MA

• ICE expands airport enforcement nationwide, detaining travelers with pending applications and work authorization

  Aug 6, 2026 · Dallas, TX

• Man detained by ICE at LaGuardia wins court order halting his removal

  Aug 5, 2026 · New York, NY

• Pregnant woman detained by ICE at Las Vegas airport now held in Nevada facility

  Aug 5, 2026 · Las Vegas, NV

• Venezuelan woman detained at airport after clearing security, held 17 days before bond granted

  Aug 3, 2026 · Fort Lauderdale, FL

• Venezuelan woman with master's degree detained by ICE, released after congresswoman's intervention

  Aug 3, 2026 · Pompano Beach, FL

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

  Aug 3, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Indian jazz guitarist arrested at LAX for visa overstay, held at Adelanto ICE facility

  Aug 2, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• Edmonton-born father deported to Canada after nine months in ICE detention over teen drug charge

  Aug 2026 · Pearsall, TX

• ICE coerced legal migrant into signing deportation waiver, judge rules

  Jul 31, 2026 · Oakland, CA

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

  Jul 31, 2026 · Boston, MA

• MaineHealth Nurse Released After Court Challenge to ICE Arrest at Jetport

  Jul 30, 2026 · Portland, ME

• Oakland woman detained in Phoenix airport while awaiting asylum decision

  July 30, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• Ugandan sickle cell patient detained by ICE denied medication, hospitalized at Kentucky jail

  Jul 29, 2026 · Louisville, KY

• Colombian woman detained at airport without hearing challenges ICE detention

  Jul 28, 2026 · Ontario, California

• Johns Hopkins researcher detained by ICE, shuffled across four states before release

  Jul 28, 2026 · Baltimore, MD

• Venezuelan influencer detained by ICE at Orlando airport while boarding flight

  Jul 28, 2026 · Orlando, FL

• Released pastors say immigration agents mocked them, threatened family separation

  Jul 27, 2026 · Edinburg, TX

• Venezuelan woman with pending asylum case detained by ICE at Houston airport

  Jul 24, 2026 · Houston, TX

• Mexican pastors detained at Texas airport, threatened with separation from U.S. citizen children

  Jul 23, 2026 · McAllen, TX

• Asylum seeker detained by ICE at LAX after two years living openly in the US, court orders release

  Jul 22, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• Rohingya asylum seeker released after seven weeks in ICE detention

  Jul 21, 2026

• Ecuadorian au pair detained by plainclothes ICE agents at Denver airport jet bridge

  Jul 21, 2026 · Denver, CO

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

  Jul 20, 2026 · Seattle, WA

• Russian asylum seeker shackled, detained nearly a month after Niagara Falls trip

  Jul 20, 2026 · Buffalo, NY

• Musician with pending asylum case detained by ICE at LAX after years living freely in US

  Jul 18, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• Bellaire High School student detained by ICE at Houston airport with pending asylum case

  Jul 18, 2026 · Houston, TX

• Australian man partially handcuffed at Las Vegas airport, arrested next day at LAX

  Jul 17, 2026 · Las Vegas, NV

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

  Jul 16, 2026 · Boston, MA

• 72-year-old Nigerian asylum seeker detained at airport, denied bond hearing for weeks

  Jul 14, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• Flight attendant Lorenzo Thompson detained by ICE at Nashville airport despite valid work permit and pending asylum case

  Jul 14, 2026 · Nashville, TN

• Australian man tackled by plainclothes ICE agents at Las Vegas airport, arrested next day in Los Angeles

  Jul 14, 2026 · Las Vegas, NV

• Chinese national re-detained at LAX after two years living lawfully in U.S.

  Jul 13, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• Mexican national detained at Denver airport after 22 years in US wins habeas release

  Jul 3, 2026 · Denver, CO

• LPR detained at Michigan airport upon return from family vacation

  July 3, 2026 · Michigan

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

  Jul 2026 · Atlanta, GA

• Man legally in asylum process detained at Chicago airport

  Jul 2026 · Chicago, IL

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

  Jul 2026 · Washington, DC

• Hospital worker detained by ICE at Syracuse Airport, released on ankle monitor

  Jun 18, 2026 · Syracuse, NY

• Immigration attorney detained and questioned at SFO airport, placed on DHS watch list

  Jun 10, 2026 · San Francisco, CA

• British journalist detained at airport, released after judges found freedom of speech breaches

  Jun 8, 2026 · San Francisco, CA

• Iraqi striker detained 7 hours at Chicago airport, team photographer denied entry

  Jun 6, 2026 · Chicago, IL

• Cuban mother deported, says tearful goodbye to children at airport

  Jun 5, 2026 · Cancún, Mexico

• Pregnant mother and toddler with disabilities detained at Dulles Airport for week without adequate care

  May 26, 2026 · Arlington, VA

• Green card holder detained at LAX after family trip, transferred across three states, disappears from ICE tracking

  May 21, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• Venezuelan doctor detained at airport despite work permit, released after judge orders bail

  May 13, 2026 · Texas

• Court interpreter detained 45 days despite valid work authorization, judge orders release

  May 5, 2026 · Harlingen, TX

• Venezuelan woman detained at McAllen airport with valid work permit

  May 1, 2026 · McAllen, TX

• DACA recipient activist detained at airport, deportation case sent back for review

  Apr 28, 2026 · El Paso, TX

• US citizen detained by ICE at airport, transferred to Wisconsin jail, faces defamation lawsuit

  Apr 18, 2026 · Dodge County, WI

• Engineer detained at airport before flight, 8-year-old son left waiting for father

  Apr 16, 2026 · McAllen, TX

• Venezuelan doctor detained by ICE while heading to asylum interview

  Apr 16, 2026 · Orlando, FL

• Santa Maria man reunited with daughter after ICE detention

  Apr 15, 2026 · Santa Maria, CA

• Actress Natasha Lyonne claims ICE detained her after being removed from Delta flight

  Apr 11, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

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

  Apr 10, 2026 · Seattle, WA

• College student and mother detained at airports after TSA shares 31,000 traveler records with ICE

  Apr 7, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Trafficking victim roofer detained by ICE, later freed without ID far from home

  Mar 30, 2026 · Denver, CO

• Guatemalan mother and daughter detained at San Francisco airport, deported within 36 hours

  Mar 30, 2026 · San Francisco, CA

• Cuban Mother of Five Released by ICE After Six-Month Detention

  Mar 28, 2026 · Miami, FL