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Guatemalan man dies after seizures in New Jersey ICE detention

José Efraín Chajón Raxón, a Guatemalan man detained in a Passaic, New Jersey raid, suffered seizures at Delaney Hall and died after being released from custody. His death went unreported for weeks.

Aug 27, 2026·Newark, NJ·Guatemala·

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U.S. citizen thrown down, held five hours by ICE in Passaic, NJ

Brandon Domena, a lifelong Passaic County, New Jersey resident and U.S. citizen, was restrained face-down and held five hours by ICE while watching agents arrest a neighbor. He was released the same day without charges.

Aug 27, 2026·Passaic, NJ·

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Mother, children 8 and 11 detained by ICE at Texas bus stop

Venezuelan asylum-seeker Maria Betania Uzcategui Castillo and her two children, ages 11 and 8, were detained at a Texas school bus stop and held 17 days before a judge ordered them freed.

Aug 27, 2026·Alamo Heights, TX·Venezuela·

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Connecticut father says ICE arrested him after putting son, 6, on bus

Leonel Geovanny Morocho-Arteaga, a 28-year-old Ecuadorian father of two, says ICE surrounded his car in Danbury, Connecticut, moments after he put his 6-year-old son on the school bus. He remains in custody.

Aug 26, 2026·Danbury, CT·Ecuador·

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Green card holder gives up fight to free children held 58 days

Ana Kikabidze, a green card holder from Georgia, gave up fighting her case to end her children's 58-day detention at a Texas facility, saying the outcome felt predetermined.

Aug 26, 2026·Dilley, TX·Georgia·

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Ojai resident of two decades held 9 months by ICE, deported

Clayton Herman, 54, a Canadian who lived two decades in Ojai, California, was held nine months at Adelanto detention center over a monitoring device he called glitchy, then deported in August 2026.

Aug 26, 2026·California, CA·Canada·

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Venezuelan journalist awaiting asylum since 2015 detained by CBP in Miami

Wilmer Solano, a 59-year-old Venezuelan journalist with a pending asylum case, was detained during a traffic stop in Miami Beach despite holding a valid work permit. He faces an immigration court hearing on August 26, 2026.

Aug 26, 2026·Miami Beach, FL·Venezuela·

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Kansas father detained by ICE while driving Guardsman son to disaster duty

William Israel Martinez Ruiz, 42, a Kansas City construction worker, was arrested after deputies stopped him for a burned-out light while he drove his National Guard son to disaster duty. He is held without bail in Leavenworth.

Aug 26, 2026·Garnett, KS·Mexico·

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18-year-old beaten by ICE agents, left with broken wrist and swollen eye

Daniel, 18, was pulled from a parked car outside a Colorado 7-Eleven and beaten by ICE officers, leaving him with a broken wrist, cuts, and an eye swollen shut for days.

Aug 26, 2026·CO·

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Cambodian refugee's daughter in U.S. since 1982 re-detained at ICE check-in

A Cambodian woman brought to the U.S. as a refugee child in 1982 was redetained at a routine check-in even after a court vacated the old conviction behind her case. She remains held at Adelanto fighting removal.

Aug 26, 2026·Adelanto, CA·Cambodia·

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Man denied therapy after stroke in ICE custody at Adelanto

A man held at Adelanto suffered a stroke in custody and says he was denied required physical therapy, developing worsening symptoms without a wheelchair. A court ordered his release by September 2, 2026.

Aug 26, 2026·Adelanto, CA·

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Pittsburgh mother seeking asylum held by ICE far from 12-year-old son

Katherine "Kathi" Sanchez-Bonilla, a Pittsburgh mother seeking asylum after leaving Costa Rica, was arrested and moved between detention facilities, landing in El Paso. Her 12-year-old son stays with family as she awaits a September 3 hearing.

Aug 26, 2026·Pittsburgh, PA·Costa Rica·

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Witness to fatal Houston ICE shooting held seven weeks in detention

Daniel Tirado Pantoja, 43, a construction worker in the U.S. for about 30 years, was detained after witnessing his employer's fatal shooting by ICE. A judge ruled his detention violated due process, and he was freed August 26, 2026.

Aug 26, 2026·Houston, TX·Mexico·

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Man detained by ICE faces deportation to Canada after father's death

Jordan Shafapay faces possible deportation to Canada after the unexpected death of his father, whose green card status he had depended on. Friends and family are raising money to hire him an immigration attorney.

Fundraiser onlyAug 26, 2026·Federal Way, WA·Canada·

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Venezuelan father of four detained by ICE, transferred far from children

Jorge Guzmán, a Venezuelan father of four who came to the U.S. five years ago, was arrested after work in Miami and moved to a distant detention center. His family is raising money for a lawyer.

Fundraiser onlyAug 26, 2026·Miami, FL·Venezuela·

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Man arrested by ICE on his way to work, held in Philadelphia

A man who has lived in the U.S. since around 2008 was arrested on his way to work and held at a Philadelphia detention center. A judge ordered him released, with any future detention requiring a bond hearing first.

Aug 26, 2026·Philadelphia, PA·

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Legal observers pepper sprayed, one hospitalized during Danbury ICE encounter

Two volunteer legal observers monitoring ICE activity in Danbury were pepper sprayed, with one hospitalized; a group co-founder said an ICE vehicle also struck him as agents left.

Aug 26, 2026·Danbury, CT·

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Two immigrants shot by ICE agent who lied about the shooting

Two immigrants were shot by an ICE agent during an operation, then charged, but the case collapsed after evidence showed agents lied about what happened. The agent is now a fugitive.

Aug 26, 2026·MN·

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20-year-old asylum seeker unlawfully deported to CECOT prison, then to Venezuela

A 20-year-old Venezuelan man known in court records as "Cristian" was wrongly sent to El Salvador's CECOT prison, then abruptly returned to Venezuela, the country he had fled seeking asylum. His lawyers have since lost contact with him.

Aug 26, 2026·Venezuela·

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U.S. citizen handcuffed by ICE while translating for pregnant aunt at stop

A Mexican woman eight months pregnant was pulled over for window tint, and her nephew, a U.S. citizen called to translate, said ICE agents handcuffed him without cause.

Aug 26, 2026·Lee County, FL·Mexico·

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