Work Authorization

317 documented incidents tagged “Work Authorization” in the Human Impact Project database — showing the 100 most recent. View all on the interactive map.

• Texas pastor deported to Ghana, a country he has never visited

  Oct 6, 2026 · Mesquite, TX

• ICE targets immigrants with longstanding protections for third-country deportation, advocates say

  Oct 5, 2026 · New York, NY

• Haitian father files habeas petition after being stopped and arrested with family in car

  Oct 5, 2026 · Springfield, OH

• ICE agent shoots Venezuelan DoorDash driver in back, leaves him partially paralyzed

  Oct 4, 2026 · Austin, TX

• Three Guatemalan taqueria workers detained in Tallahassee ICE raid, restaurant shuts down

  Oct 2, 2026 · Tallahassee, FL

• Venezuelan Walmart driver detained by ICE wins federal habeas case, granted $10K bond

  Oct 2, 2026 · Bloomington, IN

• Brazilian father detained without bond hearing after traffic stop, case goes to Supreme Court

  Oct 1, 2026 · Buffalo, NY

• Haitian woman seeks bond hearing after ICE arrest while returning from work

  Oct 1, 2026 · Springfield, OH

• Mississippi sheriff's deputy loses job over DACA status

  Oct 1, 2026 · Stone County, MS

• Venezuelan businesswoman detained by ICE while dropping off daughter in Doral

  Sep 30, 2026 · Doral, FL

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

  Sep 29, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

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

  Sep 28, 2026 · New Haven, CT

• Venezuelan engineer and new mother detained by ICE at asylum appointment

  Sep 26, 2026 · Dallas, TX

• Zimbabwean father in South Dakota detained by ICE, deportation flight halted by judge

  Sep 26, 2026 · Yankton, SD

• Exiled Nicaraguan journalist detained by ICE while driving for Uber, later released on bond

  Sep 26, 2026 · Miami, FL

• St. Paul man held at Guantánamo, allegedly beaten, deported to Somalia after mother's death

  Sep 25, 2026 · St. Paul, MN

• Kashmiri filmmaker granted bond, set for release after ICE detention

  Sep 24, 2026 · Dulles, VA

• Iowa City mother detained by ICE, family disputes fake passport claim

  Sep 24, 2026 · Iowa City, IA

• Dozens detained in multi-day ICE sweep in Danbury, families separated

  Sep 23, 2026 · Danbury, CT

• Deportees sent to Ghana camp; nurse dragged into van after forced removal filmed

  Sep 23, 2026 · Ghana

• Documented Guatemalan DoorDash driver detained despite pending U-Visa

  Sep 22, 2026 · New Bedford, MA

• Guatemalan asylum seeker dragged from car after agents smash window in New Bedford

  Sep 22, 2026 · New Bedford, MA

• Congolese asylum seeker, jail officer, detained by ICE at routine check-in

  Sep 22, 2026 · Scarborough, ME

• Guatemalan father pulled from car in front of young daughters during New Bedford ICE sweep

  Sep 21, 2026 · New Bedford, MA

• Woman with deferred action detained by ICE despite no criminal record

  Sep 21, 2026 · Greenwood, MO

• Father with work permit detained by ICE amid pending asylum case

  Sep 21, 2026 · San Antonio, TX

• ICE detains dozens of construction workers near Geisinger hospital expansion site

  Sep 19, 2026 · Danville, PA

• Asylum seeker who fled Guinea unrest detained by ICE at Detroit appointment

  Sep 17, 2026 · Detroit, MI

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

  Sep 17, 2026 · Sacramento, CA

• Turkish restaurant worker zip-tied by ICE at Wyoming bus stop, contests deportation

  Sep 16, 2026 · Jackson, WY

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

  Sep 13, 2026 · Miami, FL

• Father with work permit seized by ICE in West Palm Beach parking lot, leaving children parentless

  Sep 11, 2026 · West Palm Beach, FL

• Father deported after visiting Marine daughter at Camp Pendleton, returns after judge's order

  Sep 10, 2026 · Oceanside, CA

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

  Sep 9, 2026 · Boston, MA

• Venezuelan couple detained by ICE while charging Tesla at Doral station

  Sep 9, 2026 · Doral, FL

• Brazilian woman detained by ICE after 911 call, denied care for miscarriage infection

  Sep 8, 2026 · Burlington, MA

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

  Sep 7, 2026 · Burbank, CA

• Turkish diabetes researcher detained after GPS wrong turn near Canadian border

  Sep 6, 2026 · Lewiston, NY

• Venezuelan man with pending asylum case detained while driving to work in Doral

  Sep 6, 2026 · Doral, FL

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

  Sep 4, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

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

  Sep 4, 2026 · Tacoma, WA

• Angolan bank worker arrested by ICE in Lewiston parking lot, judge blocks removal

  Sep 4, 2026 · Lewiston, ME

• W&L scholarship student and father detained by ICE during Florida traffic stop

  Sep 2, 2026 · St. Johns County, FL

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

  Sep 1, 2026 · Port Angeles, WA

• 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

• Chicago school custodian detained by ICE, released after 42 days, reunites with family

  Aug 28, 2026 · Chicago, IL

• Work-permit holder detained by ICE in Port Isabel, released with ankle monitor

  Aug 28, 2026 · Port Isabel, TX

• Corrections officer with valid work permit detained by ICE in South Portland

  Aug 28, 2026 · South Portland, ME

• Cumberland County corrections officer detained by ICE in South Portland

  Aug 27, 2026 · South Portland, ME

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

  Aug 27, 2026 · Lakewood, WA

• Colombian family detained by ICE at Atlanta airport before Florida birthday trip

  Aug 27, 2026 · Atlanta, GA

• Venezuelan journalist Wilmer Solano detained by CBP despite valid work permit and pending asylum case

  Aug 26, 2026 · Miami Beach, FL

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

  Aug 26, 2026 · FL

• Deployed Navy sailor's father detained by Border Patrol in Florida, then released

  Aug 25, 2026 · Key West, FL

• Mother and epileptic daughter handcuffed at Florida hospital after crash, later self-deport

  Aug 25, 2026 · Orlando, FL

• Soccer coach from Haiti detained by ICE after West York traffic stop

  Aug 24, 2026 · West York, PA

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

  Aug 24, 2026 · El Paso, TX

• Cumberland County corrections officer from Angola detained by ICE, sheriff praises him

  Aug 23, 2026 · Portland, ME

• Rideshare driver detained at Camp Pendleton gate despite valid work permit

  Aug 23, 2026 · Oceanside, CA

• ICE Arrests About 300 Haitians in Ohio After TPS Termination

  Aug 22, 2026 · Springfield, OH

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

  Aug 21, 2026 · Tustin, CA

• Colombian father detained after ICE ambushes his car in Queens

  Aug 21, 2026 · College Point, NY

• 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

• Venezuelan men say they were shackled during deportation flight to Liberia

  Aug 19, 2026 · Alexandria, LA

• Venezuelan chef detained by ICE on way to work, sues for release from Batavia

  Aug 17, 2026 · Buffalo, NY

• US citizen van driver stopped, five Haitian passengers detained by ICE in Springfield

  Aug 17, 2026 · Springfield, OH

• 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

• Venezuelan school custodian detained by ICE while driving to work, union demands release

  Aug 9, 2026 · St. Johns County, FL

• Omar, Perla sous chef, detained by ICE on way to work in NYC

  Aug 7, 2026 · New York, NY

• Haitian man with pending asylum case arrested at home, gun pointed at wife

  Aug 7, 2026 · White River Junction, VT

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

  Aug 7, 2026 · Houston, TX

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

  Aug 5, 2026 · Seattle, WA

• Deported SIJS holder returned to U.S. after settlement, reunites with daughter

  Aug 5, 2026 · Raleigh, NC

• Country singer speaks out after family member arrested by ICE

  Aug 2, 2026 · Nashville, TN

• ACLU sues ICE over warrantless arrests, citizen detention in Ohio

  Aug 2, 2026 · Columbus, OH

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

  Aug 2, 2026 · San Diego, CA

• Honduran mechanic returns to U.S. custody after judge's deportation order

  Aug 1, 2026 · Montana, MT

• 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

• Guatemalan baker locked bakery to protect workers during ICE arrest, detained

  Jul 29, 2026 · Lake Worth Beach, FL

• Nigerian nun detained by ICE while walking to Mass in Texas, released after congressional intervention

  Jul 29, 2026 · McAllen, TX

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

  Jul 28, 2026 · Baltimore, MD

• 13 detained, including asylum seeker, at ICE checkpoint near NC swimming spot

  Jul 28, 2026 · Morganton, NC

• Nicaraguan asylum seeker detained at routine ICE check-in after 43 months on parole

  Jul 27, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• Asylum seeker with valid work permit arrested without explanation, family seeks bond funds

  Jul 26, 2026 · Miami, FL

• Colombian father detained at gas station despite pending asylum case, released after 16 days

  Jul 24, 2026 · Doral, FL

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

  Jul 24, 2026 · Houston, TX

• Tile installer Luis arrested by ICE in parking lot despite valid work permit

  Jul 23, 2026 · Deer Park, NY

• Community member detained by ICE at Denver DMV while applying for driver's license

  Jul 22, 2026 · Denver, CO

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

  Jul 21, 2026 · Denver, CO

• Honduran mother held days in overcrowded Miramar ICE holding cell

  Jul 20, 2026 · Florida Keys, FL

• Kenyan truck driver detained 3 weeks by ICE at Virginia weigh station, released pending marriage case

  Jul 19, 2026 · Middletown, VA

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

  Jul 18, 2026 · Mount Holly Springs, PA

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

  Jul 17, 2026 · Lakewood, WA

• Wise County business owner with valid work permit detained by ICE after traffic stop

  Jul 17, 2026 · Decatur, TX

• Colombian delivery driver fatally shot by ICE agent in mistaken Maine traffic stop

  Jul 17, 2026 · Biddeford, ME

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

  Jul 16, 2026 · Boston, MA