THE DISAPPEARED.
ICE Detentions, Missing Persons, and the Collapse of Due Process in the U.S.

No hearings. No charges. No records. Just gone.

This is how people disappear in the United States. Not decades ago. Now.

They are taken from homes, hospitals, protests, and schools. ICE erases them from public records. There are no case numbers. No legal notices. Families search for weeks with no answers.

This is not immigration enforcement. It is political erasure.

And it’s getting worse.

WHAT'S HAPPENING

On March 15, 2025, a federal judge ruled that deportation without due process is unconstitutional. Due process is not a privilege. It is a right guaranteed by the United States Constitution.

That same day, 238 people were secretly flown to El Salvador. They were sent to CECOT, a military-controlled prison condemned by human rights groups. Most of them have not been heard from since.

Since then, disappearances have spread across the country:

ICE detainee locator entries are being deleted
Peaceful protesters are being detained without charges
Families are reporting loved ones missing in growing numbers
Administration officials have begun talking about deporting U.S. citizens

This is not isolated. This is systemic. If due process no longer applies, it can happen to anyone.

Learn more: CECOT prison – Human Rights Watch | Know your rights – ACLU

Tracking the Pattern

Family separation is not a relic of the past. It’s happening now.
We are documenting confirmed cases where parents have been detained or deported without their children.
This is the beginning of a national tracker.

WHAT YOU CAN DO RIGHT NOW

This project documents every person who disappears without due process. We are building a public record of their names, faces, stories, and the systems that erased them.

Take action:

Read their stories
Share their pictures & their stories
Know your rights
Share this site
Contact us if you're a family member
Volunteer to help
Donate to support this work

Every action counts. Every name matters.

FACES OF THE DISAPPEARED

These are not numbers. These are people. Sons, daughters, mothers, fathers. Neighbors. Coworkers. Friends.

See them. Remember them. Share them.

FEATURED STORIES

The Disappeared: Beyond the List
Each name leads to a real person’s story. What we know. Where they were taken. What happened next.

UPDATES AND ALERTS

The "Big Beautiful Bill" passed. It expands ICE detention funding and strips family detention limits.
Over 400 names have been removed from the ICE locator since April.
We continue to confirm new disappearances each week.
Political detentions have included students, clergy, and journalists.

See the latest reports | Track your state