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Incidents in Pennsylvania

This page collects all documented immigration-enforcement incidents that occurred in the state of Pennsylvania. These include workplace raids, traffic stops, home arrests, detentions, deportation actions, abuses, and any other discrete events involving ICE, CBP, HSI, ERO, local 287(g) partners, or any federal–local cooperative unit.

All incidents listed here were created and verified by the ICE List research team. Members of the public can submit information using our incident submission form.

Overview

Status: Active documentation Primary field offices: Philadelphia Field Office; Pittsburgh Area of Responsibility Regional focus: Philadelphia metro arrests, courthouse enforcement, rural manufacturing raids, Berks detention legacy sites Related categories:

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  • Man Detained By ICE let go after intervention from prob (Oakmont, Pennsylvania 2026-01-29)
    Man Detained By ICE let go after intervention from prob (Oakmont, Pennsylvania 2026-01-29)
    1Detained
    Date
    2026-01-29
    Time
    Unspecified
    City
    Oakmont
    State
    Pennsylvania
    Location
    Detained outside his home while clearing snow to take his daughter to school
    Agencies
    Ice
    Status
    Not researched
    Vehicles
    2
    Verification
    Not researched
    Key sources
    • https://triblive.com/local/valley-news-dispatch/you-are-my-strength-oakmont-family-recounts-husbands-ice-detainment/

    ⚠ Verification status: NOT RESEARCHED — submitted lead, not yet verified by ICE List. Volunteers: this page is an unprocessed tip awaiting research.

    Summary: On 2026-01-29 in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, a submission was received reporting: Man Detained By ICE let go after intervention from problematic local business he works for.

    Full Description

    Taken into custody by ICE until Feb 7th after intervention by his employer.

    Force / Conduct Reported

    • Force used (per submitter): No
    • Description: No

    Incident Details (as submitted)

    • Date: 2026-01-29
    • Time: Unspecified
    • Location: Oakmont, Pennsylvania — Detained outside his home while clearing snow to take his daughter to school
    • Agencies named: Ice
    • Anyone taken: 1
    • Vehicles: 2
    • Submitter is witness: No

    Agents

    No agents identified. To be completed by the Agent Team.

    Evidence

    • https://triblive.com/local/valley-news-dispatch/you-are-my-strength-oakmont-family-recounts-husbands-ice-detainment/

    Internal Notes

    • This page was generated from a public submission and has not been verified. Apply the ICE List two-source standard before changing verification status.
    • Submitter contact details have been withheld; they are held in the internal submissions log.
    • Source submission ID: yXMMqP8.
    Needs review
  • Legal Resident and Businessowner Detained by ICE (Danville, Pennsylvania 2025-12-27)
    Legal Resident and Businessowner Detained by ICE (Danville, Pennsylvania 2025-12-27)
    Yes, 1 individualDetained
    Date
    2025-12-27
    Time
    Unspecified
    City
    Danville
    State
    Pennsylvania
    Location
    Amigos restaurant
    Agencies
    ICE
    Status
    Not researched
    Verification
    Not researched
    Key sources
    • [REHOST NEEDED – contains private access token, do not publish as-is] https://storage.tally.so/private/Screenshot_20251228-102642.png?id=Odd1qR&accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6Ik9kZDFxUiIsImZvcm1JZCI6IldPMlpKUSIsImlhdCI6MTc3OTQ1MjM3MX0.KRgT2RQBu8bJFpaHeYy-XNT3AUrySePWkrXM-6DDWDM&signature=fd6a5fc08da5bcc539eefa7a342316218cacd116fcc60c7f2a3c359696bc08d3

    ⚠ Verification status: NOT RESEARCHED — submitted lead, not yet verified by ICE List. Volunteers: this page is an unprocessed tip awaiting research.

    Summary: On 2025-12-27 in Danville, Pennsylvania, a submission was received reporting: Legal Resident and Businessowner Detained by ICE.

    Full Description

    Businessowner detained by ICE agents while opening restaurant for the day, Amigos

    Force / Conduct Reported

    • Force used (per submitter): Unspecified
    • Description: Unsure

    Incident Details (as submitted)

    • Date: 2025-12-27
    • Time: Unspecified
    • Location: Danville, Pennsylvania — Amigos restaurant
    • Agencies named: ICE
    • Anyone taken: Yes, 1 individual
    • Vehicles: Unspecified
    • Submitter is witness: No

    Agents

    No agents identified. To be completed by the Agent Team.

    Evidence

    • [REHOST NEEDED – contains private access token, do not publish as-is] https://storage.tally.so/private/Screenshot_20251228-102642.png?id=Odd1qR&accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6Ik9kZDFxUiIsImZvcm1JZCI6IldPMlpKUSIsImlhdCI6MTc3OTQ1MjM3MX0.KRgT2RQBu8bJFpaHeYy-XNT3AUrySePWkrXM-6DDWDM&signature=fd6a5fc08da5bcc539eefa7a342316218cacd116fcc60c7f2a3c359696bc08d3

    Internal Notes

    • This page was generated from a public submission and has not been verified. Apply the ICE List two-source standard before changing verification status.
    • Submitter contact details have been withheld; they are held in the internal submissions log.
    • Source submission ID: 440DBzd.
    • One or more evidence links contain private access tokens and must be re-hosted before any public use.
    Needs review
  • Incident:2025-07-16 Rally held outside of Philadelphia courthouse in response to controversial arrest by ICE - CBS News Philadelphia
    Rally held outside of Philadelphia courthouse in response to controversial arrest by ICE - CBS News Philadelphia
    Date
    2025-07-16
    City
    Philadelphia
    State
    Pennsylvania
    Operation
    Enforcement Action at a Sensitive Location, Concerning Use of Force
    Status
    Unverified (news report link)
    Verification
    Unverified (external reporting link only)
    Key sources
      * Tags: Enforcement Action at a Sensitive Location, Concerning Use of Force

    Summary: Linked report: https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/ice-arrest-philadelphia-courthouse/ Tags: Enforcement Action at a Sensitive Location, Concerning Use of Force

    Full Description

    Linked report: https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/ice-arrest-philadelphia-courthouse/ Tags: Enforcement Action at a Sensitive Location, Concerning Use of Force

    Evidence

    Needs review
  • Incident:2025-06-20 ICE secretly deported Pennsylvania grandfather, 82, after he lost his Green Card - The Independent
    ICE secretly deported Pennsylvania grandfather, 82, after he lost his Green Card - The Independent
    Date
    2025-06-20
    City
    Philadelphia
    State
    Pennsylvania
    Operation
    Concerning Deportation, Concerning Arrest/Detention
    Status
    Unverified (news report link)
    Verification
    Unverified (external reporting link only)
    Key sources
      * Tags: Concerning Deportation, Concerning Arrest/Detention

    Summary: Linked report: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-deported-grandpa-green-card-b2792290.html Tags: Concerning Deportation, Concerning Arrest/Detention

    Full Description

    Linked report: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-deported-grandpa-green-card-b2792290.html Tags: Concerning Deportation, Concerning Arrest/Detention

    Evidence

    Needs review
  • Death of Parady La in ICE custody
    Parady La
    1 — medical (anoxic brain injury / cardiac arrest, multi-organ failure attributed to drug withdrawal)Killed
    Date
    2026-01-09
    State
    Pennsylvania
    Location
    Federal Detention Center, Philadelphia, PA (died at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital)
    Agencies
    ICE
    Operation
    Death in immigration detention / custody
    Status
    Family disputes the adequacy of care.
    Verification
    source confidence: high
    Key sources

    Parady La (46, Cambodia) died on 2026-01-09 while in the custody of ICE, in Federal Detention Center, Philadelphia, PA (died at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital). Family said he was vomiting, begging for help, and denied water.

    Official account

    ICE-reported death.

    What is documented

    • Person: Parady La, age 46; Cambodia.
    • Location: Federal Detention Center, Philadelphia, PA (died at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital).
    • Agency: ICE.
    • Cause: medical (anoxic brain injury / cardiac arrest, multi-organ failure attributed to drug withdrawal).
    • Circumstance: Family said he was vomiting, begging for help, and denied water.

    Scrutiny of the official account

    Grounded in the sourced record below; this documents the dispute rather than asserting a conclusion.

    • Status / dispute: Family disputes the adequacy of care.

    Unanswered questions

    1. Will the responsible agency release its full records, footage, and the medical examiner's findings?
    2. Was the death preventable — and were required medical or welfare protocols followed?
    3. Will an independent body (not the agency itself) investigate?

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  • Death of Fouad Saeed Abdulkadir in ICE custody
    Fouad Saeed Abdulkadir
    1 — medical (respiratory failure progressing to cardiac arrest)Killed
    Date
    2025-12-14
    State
    Pennsylvania
    Location
    Moshannon Valley Processing Center, Philipsburg, PA
    Agencies
    ICE
    Operation
    Death in immigration detention / custody
    Status
    unknown
    Verification
    source confidence: high
    Key sources

    Fouad Saeed Abdulkadir (46, Eritrea) died on 2025-12-14 while in the custody of ICE, in Moshannon Valley Processing Center, Philipsburg, PA. Found in medical distress.

    What is known

    • Person: Fouad Saeed Abdulkadir, age 46; Eritrea.
    • Date: 2025-12-14.
    • Location: Moshannon Valley Processing Center, Philipsburg, PA.
    • Agency: ICE.
    • Reported cause: medical (respiratory failure progressing to cardiac arrest).
    • Circumstance: Found in medical distress.
    • Official account: ICE-reported death.

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    Needs review
  • Death of Daphy Michel
    Daphy Michel
    1 — hypothermia (ruled homicide)Killed
    Date
    2026-03-02
    City
    Pittsburgh
    County
    Allegheny
    State
    Pennsylvania
    Location
    Found at a bus shelter in Pittsburgh, PA, days after release from ICE custody
    Agencies
    ICE
    Operation
    Death following release from ICE custody
    Status
    Ruled a homicide by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner (June 2026); not counted in ICE figures.
    Verification
    source confidence: high
    Key sources

    Daphy Michel (31, Haiti) died on or around 2026-03-02 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, days after ICE released her from custody. Released in late February with an ankle monitor, in inadequate clothing and with untreated severe mental illness, roughly 25 miles from home, she was found dead at a bus shelter. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner ruled the hypothermia death a homicide.

    Official account

    ICE did not report the death. Deaths occurring after release from custody are not included in ICE's mortality reporting.

    What is documented

    • Person: Daphy Michel, age 31; Haiti.
    • Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (found at a bus shelter).
    • Agency: ICE (released from custody shortly before death).
    • Cause: hypothermia; ruled a homicide by the county medical examiner.
    • Circumstance: Released in late February 2026 with an ankle monitor, inadequately dressed for winter, with untreated severe mental illness, about 25 miles from home.

    Scrutiny of the official account

    Grounded in the sourced record below; this documents the dispute rather than asserting a conclusion.

    • Status / dispute: Ruled a homicide by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. Uncounted by ICE because the death occurred after release.

    Unanswered questions

    1. Why was a person with untreated severe mental illness released far from home in winter with inadequate clothing?
    2. Will ICE account for deaths that occur shortly after release from its custody?
    3. Will an independent body investigate the conditions of her release?

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  • Death of Chaofeng Ge in ICE custody
    Chaofeng Ge
    1 — suicide by hanging (heavily disputed)Killed
    Date
    2025-08-05
    State
    Pennsylvania
    Location
    Moshannon Valley Processing Center, Philipsburg, PA (GEO Group)
    Agencies
    ICE
    Operation
    Death in immigration detention / custody
    Status
    Disputed - autopsy noted hands and feet bound ("hog-tied" per family attorney), a detail ICE omitted; no Mandarin speaker at facility; family filed lawsuit alleging possible foul play.
    Verification
    source confidence: high
    Key sources

    Chaofeng Ge (32, China) died on 2025-08-05 while in the custody of ICE, in Moshannon Valley Processing Center, Philipsburg, PA (GEO Group). In custody 5 days awaiting a hearing; found unresponsive in the pod shower room at 5:21 a.m.

    Official account

    ICE press release and detainee death report list suicide; PA State Police found a handwritten note and no foul play.

    What is documented

    • Person: Chaofeng Ge, age 32; China.
    • Location: Moshannon Valley Processing Center, Philipsburg, PA (GEO Group).
    • Agency: ICE.
    • Cause: suicide by hanging (heavily disputed).
    • Circumstance: In custody 5 days awaiting a hearing; found unresponsive in the pod shower room at 5:21 a.m.

    Scrutiny of the official account

    Grounded in the sourced record below; this documents the dispute rather than asserting a conclusion.

    • Status / dispute: Disputed - autopsy noted hands and feet bound ("hog-tied" per family attorney), a detail ICE omitted; no Mandarin speaker at facility; family filed lawsuit alleging possible foul play.

    Unanswered questions

    1. Will the responsible agency release its full records, footage, and the medical examiner's findings?
    2. Was the death preventable — and were required medical or welfare protocols followed?
    3. Will an independent body (not the agency itself) investigate?

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  • Attempted/successful detention (Philadelphia, 2026-01-22)
    Attempted/successful detention (Philadelphia, 2026-01-22)
    Yes, 1Detained
    Date
    2026-01-22
    Time
    Unspecified
    City
    Philadelphia
    State
    Pennsylvania
    Location
    successful detained
    Agencies
    ICE
    Status
    Not researched
    Vehicles
    2
    Verification
    Not researched
    Key sources
    • https://www.instagram.com/reel/DT0HhaIki5Y/?igsh=MWdwdHZxMHlubmEyeg==
    • https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTLzmO4kVMF/?igsh=MTM0aDVmbmltM2h0NA==

    ⚠ Verification status: NOT RESEARCHED — submitted lead, not yet verified by ICE List. Volunteers: this page is an unprocessed tip awaiting research.

    Summary: On 2026-01-22 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a submission was received reporting: Attempted or successful detained.

    Full Description

    successful detained

    Force / Conduct Reported

    • Force used (per submitter): No
    • Description: Foot pursuit

    Incident Details (as submitted)

    • Date: 2026-01-22
    • Time: Unspecified
    • Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — successful detained
    • Agencies named: ICE
    • Anyone taken: Yes, 1
    • Vehicles: 2
    • Submitter is witness: No

    Agents

    No agents identified. To be completed by the Agent Team.

    Evidence

    • https://www.instagram.com/reel/DT0HhaIki5Y/?igsh=MWdwdHZxMHlubmEyeg==
    • https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTLzmO4kVMF/?igsh=MTM0aDVmbmltM2h0NA==

    Internal Notes

    • This page was generated from a public submission and has not been verified. Apply the ICE List two-source standard before changing verification status.
    • Submitter contact details have been withheld; they are held in the internal submissions log.
    • Merged from 2 submissions describing the same event. Source submission IDs: xXqZglG, obPOpe1.
    Needs review
  • Attempted or successful detained (Mayfair, PA, Pennsylvania 2026-01-09)
    Attempted or successful detained (Mayfair, PA, Pennsylvania 2026-01-09)
    Weapons drawn on civiliansInjured
    Date
    2026-01-09
    Time
    Unspecified
    City
    Mayfair, PA
    State
    Pennsylvania
    Location
    Attempted or successful detained civilian
    Agencies
    ERO
    Status
    Not researched
    Vehicles
    4
    Verification
    Not researched
    Key sources
    • https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTTDRFoDu2n/?igsh=ODlrejI2dmMxeDZu
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    ⚠ Verification status: NOT RESEARCHED — submitted lead, not yet verified by ICE List. Volunteers: this page is an unprocessed tip awaiting research.

    Summary: On 2026-01-09 in Mayfair, PA, Pennsylvania, a submission was received reporting: Attempted or successful detained.

    Full Description

    Attempted or successful detained civilian

    Force / Conduct Reported

    • Force used (per submitter): Yes
    • Description: Weapons drawn on civilians

    Incident Details (as submitted)

    • Date: 2026-01-09
    • Time: Unspecified
    • Location: Mayfair, PA, Pennsylvania — Attempted or successful detained civilian
    • Agencies named: ERO
    • Anyone taken: Unspecified
    • Vehicles: 4
    • Submitter is witness: No

    Agents

    No agents identified. To be completed by the Agent Team.

    Evidence

    • https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTTDRFoDu2n/?igsh=ODlrejI2dmMxeDZu
    • [REHOST NEEDED – contains private access token, do not publish as-is] https://storage.tally.so/private/Screenshot_20260123_102754_Instagram.jpg?id=A49Ddl&accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6IkE0OURkbCIsImZvcm1JZCI6IldPMlpKUSIsImlhdCI6MTc3OTQ1MjM3MX0.3T_s0E_y8U1VB2hosgAt3629uBiE61N078a9UTjaOQA&signature=6bfc8ce720e64b2d3bf01c4926d6c9eb24018d468fa599209a857e91d1fe2214

    Internal Notes

    • This page was generated from a public submission and has not been verified. Apply the ICE List two-source standard before changing verification status.
    • Submitter contact details have been withheld; they are held in the internal submissions log.
    • Source submission ID: 68lxMaA.
    • One or more evidence links contain private access tokens and must be re-hosted before any public use.
    Needs review

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  • Pittsburgh
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  • Reading
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Deaths in Pennsylvania

  1. Death of Chaofeng Ge in ICE custody
  2. Death of Fouad Saeed Abdulkadir in ICE custody
  3. Death of Parady La in ICE custody
  4. Death of Daphy Michel

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