LGBTQ+
65 documented incidents tagged “LGBTQ+” in the Human Impact Project database. View all on the interactive map.
- Minneapolis mother and legal observer fatally shot by ICE agent during enforcement operation
Sep 30, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN
- Bisexual Ghanaian woman deported to Cameroon despite court guarantee against removal to Ghana
Sep 26, 2026
- Phoenix man deported to Equatorial Guinea beaten by police, goes missing after speaking to press
Sep 20, 2026 · Tucson, AZ
- Gay Brazilian man deported to Equatorial Guinea despite winning torture protection ruling
Sep 11, 2026 · Orlando, FL
- Colombian man detained by ICE at Portland airport gate, repeatedly transferred between detention facilities
Sep 9, 2026 · Portland, OR
- 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
- Cuban couple released after four months in ICE detention, still face deportation to Ecuador
Aug 29, 2026 · Syracuse, NY
- Transgender asylum seeker sexually assaulted in Michigan detention, later deported
Aug 20, 2026 · MI
- Transgender asylum seeker held in men's Louisiana facility, denied hormone therapy
Aug 20, 2026 · New York, NY
- Colombian DJ and husband detained by ICE at Chicago airport, later released on bond
Aug 19, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- Ghanaian Women Deported to Cameroon Detained for Months, Freed After Hunger Strike
Aug 5, 2026
- Transgender former Israeli intelligence officer transferred to ICE custody, held in Georgia
Aug 1, 2026 · Concord, NH
- Transgender woman describes hours of interrogation while restrained in detention
Jul 22, 2026 · Eloy, AZ
- Gay asylum seeker redetained by ICE weeks after court-ordered release, faces deportation
Jul 17, 2026 · New York, NY
- Gay Turkish asylum seeker deported to Central African Republic despite protection order
Jul 1, 2026
- 22-year-old woman detained by Tennessee police, transferred to ICE custody in Louisiana
Jun 17, 2026 · Hamilton, TN
- Venezuelan man wins habeas corpus case, released from ICE detention after domestic violence false report
Jun 12, 2026
- Transgender Woman Detained in Male Unit at ICE Processing Center
May 22, 2026 · Tacoma, WA
- Gay Venezuelan asylum seeker deported to El Salvador prison, released in prisoner swap months later
May 22, 2026 · Tecoluca, El Salvador
- Transgender woman harassed in male dorms, self-deports to El Salvador
May 15, 2026 · California City, CA
- Gay asylum seeker detained at green card interview, held for months despite judge's bond order
May 15, 2026 · New York, NY
- LGBTQ Jamaican Asylum Seeker Detained by ICE Despite CAT Protection, Wins Court-Ordered Release
May 14, 2026 · Willits, CA
- Trans activist Suzy Gerónimo detained by ICE, reports unsafe conditions at Georgia facility
May 14, 2026 · Lumpkin, GA
- Queer woman with leukemia detained by ICE for over a year with deteriorating health
Apr 28, 2026 · Nogales, AZ
- Trans organizer detained at ICE check-in, held in men's facility despite advocacy work
Apr 23, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ
- Gay man detained at green card interview, held 150 days despite judge's bond order, released after lawsuit
Apr 23, 2026 · New York, NY
- Trans organizer detained by ICE denied hormone therapy, medical neglect
Apr 22, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ
- Transgender Guyanese asylum seeker detained by Nassau County Police, ICE
Apr 22, 2026 · Nassau County, NY
- Venezuelan doctor detained at Texas checkpoint, released after posting bond
Apr 6, 2026 · TX
- Iranian gay couple faces deportation to Iran despite execution risk, court orders delay removal
Apr 2026 · El Paso, TX
- Gay Iranian couple detained separately, facing deportation to Iran despite persecution fears
Mar 27, 2026 · New Orleans, LA
- U.S. citizen Renée Good shot and killed by ICE agent during Minneapolis enforcement operation
Mar 2, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN
- Moroccan LGBTQ+ woman deported to Cameroon despite court protection, returned to Morocco in hiding
Feb 27, 2026 · Alexandria, LA
- ICE detains man during traffic stop in Charlotte
Feb 26, 2026 · Charlotte, NC
- Gay gamer detained by ICE at compliance appointment, faces deportation to Cameroon
Feb 17, 2026 · Maryland
- Turkish doctoral student detained for pro-Palestinian op-ed; removal proceedings terminated
Feb 9, 2026 · Somerville, MA
- Gay woman deported to Cameroon despite US judge's protection order, now hiding in Morocco
Feb 2026
- Azerbaijani gay couple detained by ICE, choose self-deportation over separation
Jan 30, 2026 · Charlotte, NC
- Cuban man ordered deported to Ecuador despite asylum request, persecution fears
Jan 22, 2026 · Mattydale, NY
- Gay Cuban asylum seeker ordered deported to Ecuador
Jan 15, 2026 · Mattydale, NY
- Ghanaian LGBTQ+ asylum seekers, shackled and deported to Cameroon, now face curfew and work ban
Jan 15, 2026
- 21-year-old Moroccan woman now hiding in Morocco after Cameroon deportation
Jan 15, 2026 · Alexandria, LA
- Same-sex couple faces ICE detention in Pennsylvania
Jan 13, 2026 · Pennsylvania
- DJ Mar Navarro detained by ICE in Northeast Minneapolis, injured during arrest
Jan 8, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN
- Artist Anna Brauch detained by ICE in Northeast Minneapolis, sustains injuries
Jan 8, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN
- Bisexual Ghanaian woman granted withholding of removal shackled and deported to Cameroon after ICE officer denied her fear interview
Jan 2026 · Eloy, AZ
- Woman detained in Eloy over medical neglect exposure
Dec 21, 2025 · Eloy, AZ
- Panamanian immigrant detained by ICE at routine Virginia check-in, husband fears deportation
Dec 2025 · Chantilly, VA
- Panamanian man detained by ICE at routine check-in despite approved green card petition and U.S. citizen husband
Dec 1, 2025 · Chantilly, VA
- Manhattan man's husband detained by ICE at green card interview after missed 2022 hearing
Nov 24, 2025 · Manhattan, NY
- Transgender immigrant deported to Mexico despite judge's torture order, government seeks remedy
Nov 18, 2025 · Las Vegas, NV
- Transgender woman deported to Mexico despite court order barring her removal
Nov 12, 2025 · Winnfield, LA
- Queer and trans immigrants allege abuse at Louisiana ICE detention facility.
Oct 16, 2025 · Basile, LA
- ICE deported over 100 Iranians to Tehran after coordinating list with Iranian officials
Sep 29, 2025 · Alexandria, LA
- Gambian LGBTQ+ asylum holder deported to Ghana on military aircraft
Sep 4, 2025
- Trans Brazilian woman violently pulled from car by ICE agents outside D.C.
Aug 23, 2025 · Silver Spring, MD
- Permanent resident pursued by ICE for pro-Palestine protest, wins court protection
Jun 5, 2025 · New York, NY
- ICE detains asylum seeker outside Portland Immigration Court
Jun 2, 2025 · Portland, OR
- Trans woman alleges medical neglect and assault during ICE detention
Apr 30, 2025
- Houstonian fleeing Honduras persecution detained by ICE
Apr 16, 2025 · Houston, TX
- Trans asylum seeker details Guantánamo abuse in new ACLU-backed lawsuit
Feb 15, 2025 · NM
- Trans-Latina immigrant advocate lured to ICE office, detained and later deported to Mexico
February 2025 · New Orleans, LA
- Transgender woman married to U.S. citizen detained at probation check-in and sent to all-male facility in Miami
February 2025 · Maryland
- Woman detained for five months fights voluntary departure order, released via habeas corpus
Jan 9, 2025 · Rock Springs, WY