A Filipino green card holder was deported from the United States, while a Filipina nurse was arrested and detained by US immigration authorities in separate cases amid heightened immigration enforcement across the country. In California, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) deported a Filipino lawful permanent resident who had lived in the United States for more than two decades. DHS said he was deported on August 18, 2026, following a final order of removal issued by an immigration judge on July 2. The agency identified the Filipino as a member of the Asian Boys gang and said he had criminal convictions in California for voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault with a firearm, and possession of a controlled substance. He entered the United States through California as a lawful permanent resident in April 2004. His most serious case involved the October 27, 2018, shooting death of a US Navy sailor on a San Diego freeway. According to prosecutors, the sailor had stopped around 2 a.m. to assist what appeared to be a disabled vehicle. The Filipino and three other individuals were inside the vehicle. Prosecutors said the group had earlier been involved in a vehicle burglary that resulted in an exchange of gunfire with a homeowner. Their vehicle was damaged and was later forced to stop on the freeway. When the sailor approached the vehicle, one of the Filipino’s companions mistakenly believed he was the person involved in the earlier confrontation and shot him in the chest. The sailor was taken to a hospital but later died from his injuries. The Filipino was arrested about a week after the shooting and later pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and other charges related to the incident. In 2020, he was sentenced to nine years and eight months in a California state prison. The gunman was separately convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Meanwhile, in Arizona, a Filipina nurse was arrested by federal immigration agents at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. According to a GoFundMe campaign organized by her boyfriend, the nurse has no criminal record. Her family also said they were unaware of the reason for her arrest. Her family said she had a valid work permit and was legally employed as a nurse in an acute-care telemetry unit at a hospital in Phoenix before being taken into the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). In an update on the fundraising page, her boyfriend said an immigration court hearing has been scheduled for September 4. The Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles has yet to issue a statement on the case.