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July 18, 2026

4 entries on this date.

ICE agents left Guatemalan immigrant hospitalized with facial injuries during Doraville, Georgia arrest

On July 18, 2026, ICE agents arrested Marco Antonio Roblero Perez, a 25-year-old Guatemalan immigrant, during an enforcement operation near a BP gas station in Doraville, Georgia. Roblero Perez was hospitalized with a broken nose, a missing tooth, a chipped tooth, and cuts and bruises; DHS said he fled and struck an officer's vehicle, while family members and multiple outlets documented injuries that raised questions about whether the force used was proportionate.

Trump ordered new Iran airstrikes after Jordan attack killed 2 U.S. troops, still defying war-powers resolution

On July 18, 2026, President Trump ordered a new round of U.S. airstrikes against Iran after an Iranian drone-and-missile attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan killed two U.S. service members the previous night, with a third missing and four hospitalized. U.S. Central Command said the strikes -- the eighth consecutive night of the campaign -- were meant to "swiftly punish" Iran's Revolutionary Guard and further degrade Iran's ability to restrict shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, continuing without new congressional authorization under the bicameral War Powers Resolution Congress passed in June 2026.

ICE agents raided Passaic, New Jersey, arresting more than 75 people, including a U.S. citizen

Over roughly a week in July 2026, ICE agents conducted a series of street raids in Passaic, New Jersey, arresting more than 75 people -- the most in the city since President Trump took office in January 2025 -- including at least one U.S. citizen, with most of those detained having no criminal history. Agents tackled and handcuffed residents in front of their homes and on street corners, with arrests peaking on July 18, the same day a detainee later transferred to the nearby Delaney Hall facility began the medical emergency that led to his death days later. Passaic's mayor said ICE had shifted from targeting people on a specific list to arresting "whoever they can get."

Midland County Judge Terry Johnson posted critic's Social Security number on Facebook in apparent retaliation

On July 18, 2026, Midland County Judge Terry Johnson used his official access to a restricted criminal-justice-information system to obtain an old, unredacted 2015 arrest-warrant record for Christino Rodriquez — a local citizen journalist who publishes government-accountability content as "Nino America" — and posted it to Facebook with Rodriquez's Social Security number, date of birth, and driver's license number visible, captioned "Convicted felon trying to be a player," even though the underlying charges had been dismissed. The post came less than 24 hours after Rodriquez published court records critical of Midland County government, including one lawsuit that resulted in a $150,000 county settlement.