Deceptive Tactics

58 documented incidents tagged “Deceptive Tactics” in the Human Impact Project database. View all on the interactive map.

• Refugee deported to Equatorial Guinea despite protection order, beaten in custody

  Oct 2, 2026

• Mexican man re-arrested by plainclothes agents seconds after court-ordered release

  Sep 25, 2026 · Fort Snelling, MN

• ICE kicks 63-year-old landscaper to ground in San Antonio, fracturing skull and arm

  Sep 25, 2026 · San Antonio, TX

• Man hit by car during ICE pursuit in Jersey City; agent also struck, officials say

  Sep 23, 2026 · Jersey City, NJ

• Judge's refugee foster son tricked by ICE, then deported to Cameroon

  Sep 23, 2026 · Detroit, MI

• Cuban man beaten by ICE and deported to Equatorial Guinea despite promise of return

  Sep 19, 2026

• Colombian man deported after ICE sting using fake Facebook Marketplace buyer

  Sep 17, 2026 · Sacramento, CA

• Chattanooga teen deported with family after ICE stop, says agents lied to them

  Sep 16, 2026 · Chattanooga, TN

• Phoenix man detained by ICE agents posing as electricians, family raises funds for bond

  Sep 15, 2026 · Mesa, AZ

• Florida hairdresser and mother of seven detained by ICE outside her salon as sons watched

  Sep 14, 2026 · Pompano Beach, FL

• Brazilian man ordered released after judge rejects ICE's account of his arrest

  Sep 11, 2026

• Bodybuilder detained at fake traffic stop, pursuing self-deportation

  Sep 10, 2026 · Dallas, TX

• Construction worker detained by ICE after fake job ruse

  Sep 9, 2026 · Kingston, NY

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

  Sep 5, 2026 · WA

• Father, 9-year-old daughter detained after ICE lures girl from home, later freed

  Aug 28, 2026 · San Antonio, TX

• Venezuelan asylum seeker reunites with family after year in ICE detention

  Aug 26, 2026 · FL

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

  August 18, 2026

• Ethiopian man repeatedly re-detained by ICE despite court orders, official held in contempt

  Aug 18, 2026 · Baltimore, MD

• Man deported despite living in U.S. for 28 years, U visa pending

  Aug 2, 2026 · San Diego, CA

• Man lured to ICE appointment using Navy daughter's status, then detained

  Jul 29, 2026 · Gillette, WY

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

  Jul 23, 2026 · Lynden, WA

• Mexican man detained after federal marshals posed as utility workers in Los Angeles

  Jun 20, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• Man arrested after officers disguised as electric company workers lured him outside

  Jun 20, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• Detainee beaten, denied asylum falsely, deported despite court order now suing ICE

  May 30, 2026 · El Paso, TX

• ICE agents pose as contractors, injure minors in Murfreesboro enforcement operation

  Apr 22, 2026 · Murfreesboro, TN

• Zimbabwean woman lured to airport gate by United, detained two weeks by ICE

  Mar 27, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• Woman Tasered at checkpoint, assault charge dismissed after body camera revealed excessive force

  Mar 19, 2026 · Dulzura, CA

• Columbia student detained by DHS without warrant, released after NYC mayor's intervention with Trump

  Feb 27, 2026 · New York, NY

• Columbia student arrested by ICE agents who impersonated NYPD to enter dorm

  Feb 26, 2026 · New York, NY

• 23-year-old Tasered by Border Patrol agents, charged with assault; prosecutors drop case

  Feb 22, 2026 · San Diego, CA

• Jesus Flores lured out of home by ICE agents faking car trouble, detained and transported to Texas

  Feb 13, 2026 · Columbia Heights, MN

• ICE Expands Undercover Social Media Infiltration Program

  Feb 13, 2026

• Minnesota suburbs see stealthier ICE tactics despite announced drawdown

  Feb 12, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

• Migrants in Oregon suburb detained after ICE agents posed as utility workers

  Jan 2026 · Gresham, OR

• Guinean musician detained by ICE after filing harassment report at police station

  Dec 15, 2025 · Vineland, NJ

• ICE detains local businessman and La Casa founder in alleged sting

  Dec 5, 2025 · Rochester, NY

• Maryland man detained after DC police lure to station for ICE

  Dec 5, 2025 · Washington, DC

• Father with temporary protected status detained at ICE office after being promised reunification with children

  Dec 1, 2025 · New Mexico

• Plainclothes agents arrest barber in Southwest Side barbershop

  Oct 30, 2025 · Chicago, IL

• Honduran delivery driver promised $1,000 for voluntary departure, never receives payment

  Oct 25, 2025 · Manhattan, NY

• Cuban baseball coach arrested at routine ICE check-in, deported to Mexico away from wife and son

  Sep 23, 2025 · Ontario, CA

• 43-year-old Cuban man beaten, had testicles crushed by guards after refusing forced expulsion to Mexico

  September 2025 · El Paso, TX

• Somali men told they'd be deported home instead shipped to Guantanamo Bay

  Aug 28, 2025

• Mother and Daughter Detained by Deputies, ICE After Hospital Treatment, Later Self-Deport

  Aug 20, 2025 · Osceola County, FL

• Border Patrol Agents Ambush Home Depot in LA Despite Court Order

  Aug 6, 2025 · Los Angeles, CA

• Man detained by masked ICE officers in church parking lot without identification

  Jun 11, 2025 · Downey, CA

• Agency protecting immigrant children becoming enforcement arm

  May 14, 2025 · San Antonio, Texas

• Border Czar Tom Homan Secretly Deported Two U.S. Citizen Children

  May 7, 2025 · Austin, TX

• Federal agents in Tucson impersonate utility workers to lure Honduran man who has lived in the community for over a decade

  May 2025 · Tucson, AZ

• Immigration agents attempt entry at L.A. elementary schools, Democrats demand answers

  Apr 14, 2025 · Los Angeles, CA

• Venezuelan woman with TPS arrested, deported to El Salvador instead of Venezuela

  Mar 24, 2025 · St. George, UT

• Venezuelan mother with TPS arrested before children, deported to El Salvador, beaten in detention

  Mar 15, 2025 · Colorado

• Venezuelan woman with TPS detained 9 months, deported to El Salvador instead of home

  Mar 15, 2025

• Father wrongly detained in ICE sweep meant for his son, still held months later

  Mar 14, 2025 · Lyons, IL

• Honduran mother detained and deported despite pending citizenship paperwork

  Mar 13, 2025 · Houston, TX

• Border Patrol agent pleads guilty to sexual coercion during interviews

  Mar 10, 2025

• Ukrainian Green Card Holder Detained by ICE After Facebook Marketplace Sting

  Feb 15, 2025 · Spokane, WA

• Trans-Latina immigrant advocate lured to ICE office, detained and later deported to Mexico

  February 2025 · New Orleans, LA