Asian/Pacific Islander

256 documented incidents tagged “Asian/Pacific Islander” 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

• Laotian man released after year in Eswatini prison following U.S. deportation

  Oct 4, 2026 · Matsapha, Eswatini

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

  Oct 2, 2026 · Las Vegas, NV

• Chinese national dies in ICE custody in Northern Mariana Islands, suicide suspected

  Sep 30, 2026 · Saipan, MP

• Delco nurse detained by ICE at LAX before Disneyland trip, released after 15 days

  Sep 29, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• Son of slain Philippine broadcaster held by ICE, faces hearing

  Sep 29, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

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

  Sep 25, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• Pakistani man moved 17 times, 11,000 miles through ICE detention system

  Sep 17, 2026 · Baltimore, MD

• Afghan ex-military interpreter and green card holder detained by ICE on terrorism allegations

  Sep 14, 2026 · St. Louis County, MO

• 71-year-old Korean woman restrained, hospitalized after ICE detains her at green card interview

  Sep 10, 2026 · Gardena, CA

• Rohingya asylum seeker detained by ICE at New Orleans airport, held seven weeks

  Sep 9, 2026 · New Orleans, LA

• Korean man detained by ICE during green card interview in Texas

  Sep 8, 2026 · Irving, TX

• Afghan man who aided U.S. troops detained by ICE

  Sep 7, 2026 · Maryland Heights, MO

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

  Sep 4, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

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

  Sep 4, 2026 · Newberry, PA

• ICE detains about 10-14 workers in raid at Greeneville, Tennessee Chinese buffet

  Sep 2, 2026 · Greeneville, TN

• 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

• Purple Heart veteran from Hawaii pardoned by NY governor after self-deporting to South Korea

  Aug 31, 2026 · New York, NY

• Afghan man granted legal protection deported to Central African Republic with dozens of others

  Aug 30, 2026

• NC teacher and grandmother detained by ICE despite dismissed case, granted bond

  Aug 24, 2026 · Charlotte, NC

• Chinese asylum seeker arrested by ICE after asylum interview, held despite years of compliance

  Aug 21, 2026 · Tustin, CA

• Cambodian man detained by ICE while working at Portland, Maine market

  Aug 20, 2026 · Portland, ME

• Afghan grandmother deported after first-ever case in Alien Terrorist Removal Court

  Aug 20, 2026 · TX

• Bangladeshi woman denied medication in ICE custody, now pushes for reform bill

  Aug 20, 2026 · California City, CA

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

  Aug 19, 2026 · Newburyport, MA

• Long-term Filipino permanent resident deported after decades in California

  Aug 18, 2026 · CA

• Afghan man with court-ordered protection deported to Central African Republic

  Aug 15, 2026

• ICE arrests of Asian Americans in California surged more than 1,000%, analysis finds

  Aug 14, 2026 · CA

• Detained Filipino father transferred to Mississippi as county probes ICE cooperation

  Aug 10, 2026 · Jersey City, NJ

• Alaska father and green card holder detained by ICE, transferred across country

  Aug 8, 2026 · Anchorage, AK

• 70 arrested in Operation Muddy Waters child exploitation crackdown across Mississippi

  Aug 7, 2026 · Mississippi

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

  Aug 5, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA

• Filipino father held over 400 days in ICE detention in Tacoma, WA

  Aug 4, 2026 · CA

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

  Aug 3, 2026 · Washington, DC

• Filipino man detained by ICE in Las Vegas, faces removal proceedings

  Aug 2, 2026 · Las Vegas, NV

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

  Aug 2, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• Husband and father Doy detained by ICE, facing deportation to Laos

  July 29, 2026 · San Diego, CA

• N.H. mother targeted for denaturalization amid widening Trump crackdown on foreign-born citizens

  Jul 28, 2026 · Nashua, NH

• Detained Filipino sanitation worker reportedly untraceable in ICE system amid transfer fears

  Jul 24, 2026 · Jersey City, NJ

• Georgetown scholar detained for pro-Palestinian speech wins appeal, ICE re-detention rejected

  Jul 24, 2026 · Richmond, VA

• Cambodian refugee detained by ICE after 28 years of check-ins, hundreds protest his detention

  Jul 23, 2026 · Providence, RI

• Rohingya asylum seeker released after seven weeks in ICE detention

  Jul 21, 2026

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

  Jul 20, 2026 · Seattle, WA

• Father self-deports to India, mother and child relocate after ICE arrest

  July 19, 2026 · Greenbrier, TN

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

  Jul 18, 2026 · Mount Holly Springs, PA

• Alaska state attorney arrested by ICE, held at Tacoma detention center

  Jul 16, 2026 · Anchorage, AK

• Hmong American U.S. citizen dragged from home in underwear by ICE; Minnesota investigates as kidnapping

  Jul 16, 2026 · Saint Paul, MN

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

  Jul 14, 2026 · Las Vegas, NV

• Laotian man deported by ICE despite Minnesota clemency for 2006 crime

  Jul 10, 2026 · Minnesota

• Indian asylum seeker Supreet Singh Khanchi wins habeas case after ICE re-detained him at check-in

  Jul 9, 2026 · Fresno, CA

• Pakistani detainee held 21 months ordered released by federal court

  Jul 1, 2026 · LA

• Market owner detained by ICE, granted emergency stay against deportation

  Jul 1, 2026 · Friendship, ME

• Store owner Dale Patel arrested by ICE, court blocks deportation

  Jun 29, 2026 · Friendship, ME

• Chinese national detained in CNMI denied bond hearing for months

  Jun 28, 2026 · Saipan, MP

• Chinese woman seeking refuge pleads for help from inhumane detention conditions at Otay Mesa

  Jun 24, 2026 · San Diego, CA

• Pakistani woman with asthma, anxiety experiences panic attacks and head injuries in detention

  Jun 24, 2026 · San Diego, CA

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

  Jun 23, 2026 · Tukwila, WA

• Vietnamese man held in South Sudan for over a year returns to Vietnam after deportation

  Jun 19, 2026 · Juba, SS

• Fijian student detained after ICE visit to residence and motel

  Jun 17, 2026 · Allison, IA

• Filipino father freed from ICE detention after court victory and public campaign

  Jun 12, 2026 · Alaska, AK

• Indian national Parminderpal Singh arrested by ICE in Los Angeles, faces deportation

  Jun 10, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• Longtime restauranteur parents detained by ICE, facing deportation to China

  Jun 10, 2026 · Palatka, FL

• Indian national detained by ICE in New Jersey

  Jun 10, 2026 · Newark, NJ

• Taiwanese woman detained by ICE in New Hampshire, deported to Taiwan

  Jun 10, 2026 · Manchester, NH

• Indian-born New Jersey businessman faces denaturalization over fraud concealment

  Jun 8, 2026

• Refugee detained at ICE appointment after 24 years complying with supervision order

  Jun 8, 2026 · Lincoln, NE

• Atlanta father deported to Vietnam after 8 months detention, separated from newborn son

  Jun 8, 2026

• Chinese man denaturalized for alleged fraud in naturalization process

  Jun 4, 2026 · Northern District of Georgia, GA

• Afghan former officer detained at immigration check-in wins habeas corpus petition, ordered released

  Jun 3, 2026 · West Fargo, ND

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

  May 29, 2026 · WA

• Catholic nun detained by ICE despite winning asylum and bond

  May 28, 2026

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

  May 27, 2026 · Worcester, MA

• Chinese Christian student detained by ICE for months, family says pregnancy lost in custody

  May 20, 2026 · Arlington, TX

• Sarath Lon arrested for murder conviction

  May 20, 2026 · Fall River, MA

• Indian family of four detained 3 months in Texas; children show health deterioration

  May 20, 2026 · Dilley, TX

• Father deported to Vietnam after ICE breaks promise of release hearing

  May 17, 2026 · Adelanto, CA

• Vietnamese immigrant dies in ICE custody at Indiana facility; advocates demand reform

  May 16, 2026 · Miami Correctional Center, IN

• 30 Indian nationals arrested for illegal work as truck drivers in Arizona operation

  May 15, 2026 · Yuma, AZ

• Indian man denaturalized for alleged fraud in naturalization process

  May 14, 2026

• Vietnamese national arrested in Houston after 15 years evading deportation

  May 12, 2026 · Houston, TX

• Indian-American businessman Debashis Ghosh faces denaturalization for alleged fraud concealed during naturalization.

  May 10, 2026

• Zong Yang deported to Laos, separated from U.S. family.

  May 8, 2026 · Vientiane, Laos

• Chinese man denaturalized for alleged fraud in naturalization process

  May 8, 2026

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

  May 5, 2026 · Harlingen, TX

• Fulbright scholar Ranjani Srinivasan's visa revoked, fled to Canada

  May 2, 2026 · New York, NY

• Minnesota man detained 90 days, facing deportation to Laos

  Apr 29, 2026 · St. Paul, MN

• Afghan high school senior detained by ICE on expired parole error, released on bond after two weeks

  Apr 24, 2026 · Cheshire, CT

• ICE targets Hmong and Laotian refugees for detention and deportation

  Apr 23, 2026 · OR

• Man in fatal Oregon crash ordered deported before standing trial

  Apr 22, 2026 · Deschutes County, OR

• Truck driver detained after weigh station stop, federal judge finds rights violation

  Apr 20, 2026 · Iowa

• Indian national arrested; deportation proceedings initiated after visa overstay

  Apr 16, 2026 · Jacksonville, FL

• ICE arrests five Myanmar asylum seekers in Buffalo

  Apr 16, 2026 · Buffalo, NY

• Two Bhutanese refugees detained in Pennsylvania by ICE

  Apr 16, 2026 · Dauphin County, PA

• Bangladeshi former student self-deports after two months in detention

  Apr 16, 2026

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

  Apr 10, 2026 · Massachusetts

• Chinese Woman Detained Following Routine Immigration Check Seeks Release

  Apr 9, 2026 · Adelanto, CA

• Chinese National Challenges Prolonged Immigration Detention Without Bond Hearing

  Apr 9, 2026 · Calexico, CA

• South Australian mother faces deportation over visa paperwork error

  Apr 9, 2026 · Murray Bridge, SA

• Navy veteran's wife detained at green card interview, medical emergency in ICE custody

  Apr 7, 2026 · California City, CA