ICE Incidents

ICE Director Tom Homan was allegedly caught on camera accepting 50,000 dollars cash in a paper bag from contractors, in what would be one of the most brazen bribery scandals in modern government.

Genry Ruiz Guillén, a 29-year-old Venezuelan man, died in ICE custody at the Krome detention center in Florida. His death was the earliest documented in the second Trump administration, occurring just days after inauguration. The circumstances of his death raised questions about conditions in ICE facilities and the rapid expansion of detention operations.

Genry Ruiz Guillen, 29, died in ICE custody in what advocates called a preventable death due to inadequate medical care. His death was one of the first documented ICE detention deaths of the second Trump administration.

Serawit Gezahegn Dejene, a 45-year-old Ethiopian man, died in ICE custody. His death was among the first wave of detention deaths that would characterize the administration's aggressive immigration enforcement. Medical neglect and inadequate healthcare in detention facilities were cited as contributing factors.

Maksym Chernyak, a 44-year-old Ukrainian man, died in ICE custody. His death added to the growing toll of lives lost in the administration's expanded detention system. Reports indicated insufficient medical care and overcrowded conditions in the facility where he was held.

Juan Alexis Tineo-Martinez, a 44-year-old Dominican man, died in ICE custody. His death was part of a pattern of detainees dying from preventable medical conditions due to delayed or denied healthcare in ICE facilities across the country.

A Chinese woman detained at a Border Patrol station died by suicide. Her death highlighted the psychological toll of immigration detention, particularly for asylum seekers fleeing persecution. Advocacy groups called for improved mental health screening and support in detention facilities.

Tien Xuan Phan, a 55-year-old Vietnamese man, died in ICE custody. His death occurred during a period of intensified ICE enforcement operations targeting Vietnamese and other Asian immigrant communities. The circumstances suggested inadequate medical monitoring for older detainees.

Chaofeng Ge, a 32-year-old Chinese national, was found dead in ICE custody. His death was one of several involving Chinese detainees, raising concerns about the treatment of asylum seekers from China and the adequacy of mental health support in detention.

Lorenzo Antonio Batrez Vargas, a 32-year-old DACA recipient, died in ICE custody. His death was particularly notable because he had been protected under DACA -- his detention and death underscored the administration's willingness to target even previously protected immigrants.

Oscar Rascon Duarte, a 58-year-old Mexican man, died in ICE custody. His death was among the accumulating toll of elderly and medically vulnerable detainees who died from inadequate healthcare in the expanding detention system.

ICE officer Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez was shot by a federal agent during an enforcement operation.

An ICE officer shot and killed Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez during immigration enforcement operations, one of the first in a series of federal agent shootings.

Santos Banegas Reyes, a 42-year-old Honduran man, died in ICE custody just 18 hours after being detained. His rapid death raised serious questions about the screening process for detainees and whether individuals with serious medical conditions were being placed in facilities unable to provide adequate care.

Ismael Ayala-Uribe, a 39-year-old Mexican man, died in ICE custody from sepsis. His death was a direct result of delayed medical treatment -- a treatable condition that became fatal due to the failure of detention facility medical staff to provide timely care.

Two people were killed in an ICE-related shooting in Dallas, including detainee Norlan Guzman-Fuentes, raising questions about the use of lethal force in immigration enforcement.

Two people killed in a shooting at an ICE facility in Dallas: a detainee and Norlan Guzman-Fuentes.

Miguel Angel Garcia Medina, a 31-year-old Mexican man, died in ICE custody. His death was part of a cluster of September 2025 detention deaths that prompted calls for congressional investigation into ICE detention conditions.

Huabing Xie, a Chinese national, died in ICE custody on the same day as Miguel Garcia Medina. Two deaths in a single day underscored the systemic nature of the crisis in ICE detention facilities.

Leo Cruz-Silva, a 34-year-old man, died in ICE custody. His death was among the early October fatalities that continued the alarming pace of detention deaths throughout the fall of 2025.

Hasan Ali Moh Saleh, a 67-year-old man, died in ICE custody. His advanced age made him particularly vulnerable to the inadequate medical care that characterized ICE detention facilities during this period.

An ICE officer shot Carlos Ricardo Parias during enforcement operations.

Gabriel Garcia Aviles, a 54-year-old man, died in ICE custody. His death added to the growing list of preventable deaths in the detention system, with reports indicating delayed response to his medical emergency.

Kai Yin Wong, a 63-year-old man, died in ICE custody. His death was part of a cluster of late-October fatalities that highlighted the particularly dangerous conditions for older detainees in ICE facilities.

An ICE officer fired two shots at Jose Garcia-Sorto, a Honduran construction worker, during a traffic stop on I-17 near Dove Valley Road in north Phoenix at approximately 4:00 AM. Garcia-Sorto initially stopped but allegedly began pulling away as officers approached. The officer, fearing for his life, discharged his weapon twice striking the vehicle. Garcia-Sorto was hospitalized in stable condition …

An ICE officer shot Carlos Jimenez, a US citizen, during enforcement operations, highlighting the dangers of aggressive immigration tactics.

Francisco Gaspar-Andres, a 48-year-old man, died in ICE custody. His death occurred as the detention system was expanding rapidly, with facilities struggling to maintain basic healthcare standards.

Pete Sumalo Montejo, a 72-year-old man, died in ICE custody. His advanced age and the facility's failure to provide adequate geriatric care made his death a focal point for advocacy groups calling for reform.

Shiraz Fatehali Sachwani, a 48-year-old man, died in ICE custody. His death was among several in December 2025 that prompted renewed calls for an independent investigation into ICE detention conditions.

A Customs and Border Protection agent fatally shot Isaias Sanchez Barboza.

Jean Wilson Brutus, a 41-year-old man, died in ICE custody. His death was part of a December surge in fatalities that brought the total death toll to alarming levels.

Fouad Saeed Abdulkadir, a 46-year-old man, died in ICE custody. His death, along with others in mid-December, highlighted the systemic failure of medical care in the detention system.

Delvin Francisco Rodriguez, a 39-year-old man, died in ICE custody on the same day as Fouad Abdulkadir. Two deaths in a single day again underscored the crisis-level conditions in ICE facilities.

Nenko Stanev Gantchev, a 56-year-old man, died in ICE custody. His death was part of a four-day stretch in mid-December where multiple detainees died in rapid succession.

Four immigration detainees died in ICE custody within a four-day span in December 2025. The cluster of deaths prompted the ACLU and multiple human rights organizations to demand an immediate federal investigation into ICE detention conditions and medical care standards.

An ICE agent fired shots at an SUV in St. Paul, Minnesota.

ICE agents shot Tiago Alexandre Sousa-Martins on Christmas Eve during enforcement operations.

An off-duty ICE agent killed Keith Porter on New Years Eve.

Geraldo Lunas Campos died in ICE custody in early January 2026. His death marked the beginning of yet another deadly month in the detention system, with no signs of improvement in conditions or medical care.

Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres, a 42-year-old man, died in ICE custody. His death was among the first of 2026, continuing the pattern of preventable deaths that had characterized the previous year.

Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz, a 68-year-old man, died in ICE custody. His advanced age and the facility's failure to provide appropriate care highlighted the particular vulnerability of elderly detainees.

An ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good during enforcement operations.

US Border Patrol agents shot two people during an enforcement operation in Portland, Oregon. The incident occurred amid heightened federal enforcement activity in the city and raised questions about use of force protocols.

Parady La, a 46-year-old man, died in ICE custody. His death was part of a January 2026 cluster that brought renewed media attention to the detention death crisis.

ICE agent shot Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis during an enforcement operation.

Wael Tarabishi, a 30-year-old man with disabilities, died after ICE detained his caretaker. His death exposed the cruel intersection of immigration enforcement and disability rights -- ICE's actions directly led to the loss of the care he depended on for survival.

Customs and Border Protection fatally shot Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse.

CBP agents fatally shot Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse.

Lorth Sim, a 59-year-old Cambodian man, died in ICE custody.

Jairo Garcia-Hernandez, a 27-year-old Mexican man, died in ICE custody.

Alberto Gutierrez-Reyes, a 48-year-old man, died in ICE custody.

Pejman Karshenas Najafabadi, a 59-year-old Iranian man, died in ICE custody.

Emmanuel Clifford Damas, a 56-year-old Haitian man, died of sepsis in ICE custody.

Mohammad Nazeer Paktyawal, a 41-year-old Afghan man, died in ICE custody.

Royer Perez-Jimenez, a 19-year-old, died in ICE custody -- one of the youngest detainees to die.

Tuan Van Bui, a 55-year-old Vietnamese man, died in ICE custody.

Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a 56-year-old Bangladeshi man, died after Border Patrol agents abandoned him in a remote area.

Alejandro Cabrera Clemente, a 49-year-old man, died in ICE custody.

Aled Damien Carbonell-Betancourt, a 27-year-old man, died in ICE custody.

Denny Adan Gonzalez, a 33-year-old man, died in ICE custody.

Mamuka Artmeladze, a 43-year-old Georgian man, died in ICE custody -- the 50th documented death since the Trump administration took office.

Mamuka Artmeladze, 43, became the 50th person to die in ICE custody since January 2025, a milestone that drew international condemnation. Human rights organizations compared the death toll to conditions in authoritarian regimes.

Felix Alcorta-Rodriguez, a 63-year-old man, died in ICE custody.