Father of 20-day-old newborn detained by ICE at license checkpointEmmanuel, the main provider for his family, was detained at an ICE license checkpoint. His wife Jazmin, recovering from childbirth with a 20-day-old newborn, is raising money for his legal defense.Fundraiser onlyAug 25, 2026·Winchester, VA·GoFundMe📦
Passenger skips flight after warning that ICE agents waited at gateA passenger traveling with a family member, who said she had "all my papers," was warned by an airline gate manager that ICE was waiting and chose not to board her flight.August 18, 2026·TIME📦
Nail salon worker detained by ICE with guns drawn in NewburyportJun Qiu, who runs Fantasy Nails in Newburyport, was detained by ICE agents with guns drawn, leaving customers shaken; the mayor called the operation frightening and traumatic.Aug 19, 2026·Newburyport, MA·China·Boston.com📦,Boston Globe📦,MSO News & Sports,Salem News
Colombian bridal shop owner and mother detained by ICE in New JerseyAri Ladino, who ran a Teaneck bridal shop with his mother since 2024, was detained by ICE along with her; his landlord helped retrieve dresses for clients with upcoming weddings.Aug 19, 2026·Teaneck, NJ·Colombia·Jewish Link📦,Jewish Insider📦,Instagram📦
Detained women describe vaginal infections in leaked ICE facility videoA woman held at a CoreCivic-run ICE facility said in a leaked video that almost all detained women there have vaginal infections, describing conditions inside.Aug 19, 2026·International Business Times📦,Instagram📦
Father's teen son dies of cancer day after ICE detains his wifeAfter ICE detained his wife, Rigo Mendoza's 15-year-old son Kevin died of cancer the next day, with his final words focused on worry for his father; Mendoza then self-deported to Mexico.Aug 19, 2026·San Bernardino, CA·Mexico·CNN📦,KTVZ📦,Arya News,CRBC News,Instagram📦
27-year-old wife of U.S. citizen detained by ICE at Phoenix airportDiana Vera, 27, was detained by ICE at Phoenix's airport while traveling with her U.S. citizen husband for his birthday, despite showing their marriage certificate; her family is raising money for her release.Aug 19, 2026·Phoenix, AZ·Ecuador·Al Día Online📦,Extra📦,Instagram📦
Father raised in New Mexico since age 5 faces deportation to MexicoEdgar Hernandez-Lopez, a father and grandfather raised in Española, New Mexico since age 5, has spent 129 days in custody and faces deportation, hoping to reunite with his youngest daughters in Mexico.Aug 19, 2026·Española, NM·Mexico·Albuquerque Journal📦
New Mexico man arrested by ICE, then declared missing by authoritiesJuan Rodriguez Najera was arrested by ICE the same week he began probation; his probation officer, unaware of the arrest, wrongly issued a warrant saying he had absconded.Aug 19, 2026·NM·Albuquerque Journal📦
U.S. citizens tasered, hospitalized by ICE agents while filming near ChicagoTwo U.S. citizens filming an ICE operation in Bensenville were assaulted by agents; one was tasered after being pulled to the ground, and another was hospitalized in critical condition.Social media onlyAug 19, 2026·Bensenville, IL·Instagram📦
Man forced to ground by ICE agents in Brownsville shopping plazaA man was forced to the ground by federal agents inside a Brownsville shopping plaza, with a bystander questioning the agents' presence on what he called private property.Social media onlyAug 19, 2026·Brownsville, TX·Instagram📦
Construction workers detained by ICE at Texas job siteA group of construction workers was detained by ICE at a Weslaco, Texas job site, with agents restraining several while coworkers said they could not intervene.Social media onlyAug 19, 2026·Weslaco, TX·Instagram📦
Deaf Venezuelan man deported to Mexico without interpreter after ICE asylum check-inEmilio, a Deaf Venezuelan man who lived in Texas nearly four years and worked at Amazon, was detained for nine weeks without an interpreter and deported to Mexico, a country he'd never lived in.Aug 19, 2026·TX·Venezuela·Mother Jones📦,Today's Democrats,American Briefs,Instagram+1
Ethiopian asylum seeker repeatedly rearrested by ICE in defiance of court ordersIbrahim Mohammed, a 43-year-old Ethiopian man granted protection from deportation, was repeatedly rearrested by ICE despite court orders, including a July arrest by about 10 agents at his home.Aug 18, 2026·Baton Rouge, LA·Ethiopia·NOLA.com+1📦,The Banner+1,The Lens+1
Deported Venezuelan asylum seeker dies in earthquake at Venezuelan detention hotelEduardo José Osal Mujica, 32, who worked installing roofs and driving for Uber, died when a Venezuelan detention hotel collapsed in an earthquake after his deportation in June.Aug 18, 2026·La Guaira, Venezuela·Venezuela·Associated Press📦,El País📦,Instagram📦
Russian asylum seeker detained at routine ICE check-in in CharlotteViktor Vdovin, a Russian asylum seeker who fled with his wife and two children in 2022, was detained at a routine Charlotte check-in and sent to Stewart Detention Center, separating his case from his family's.Aug 18, 2026·Charlotte, NC·Russia·Charlotte Observer📦,Slavigo📦
Honduran man held by ICE at Caroline Detention Facility without bond hearingA Honduran man held at Caroline Detention Facility since entering the country in June 2022 won a court order for a bond hearing before an immigration judge within seven days.Aug 18, 2026·Bowling Green, VA·Honduras·CourtListener
Man held at T. Don Hutto detention center without a bond hearingA man held at the T. Don Hutto Detention Center is challenging his prolonged detention without a bond hearing; a court ordered the government to justify holding him by August 2026.Aug 18, 2026·Taylor, TX·CourtListener
Long-term Filipino permanent resident deported after decades in CaliforniaA Filipino man who lived in California as a lawful permanent resident for over 20 years was deported in August 2026 following a final removal order and a prior criminal case.Aug 18, 2026·CA·Philippines·The Global Filipino Magazine📦
Venezuelan ex-colonel deported to Venezuela by ICE after Florida arrestRafael José Quero Silva, a former Venezuelan National Guard colonel who overstayed a 2016 visa, was deported to Venezuela in August 2026 after living in Florida and pursuing an asylum claim.Aug 18, 2026·Miami, FL·Venezuela·ICE📦,Mixed Times,Miami Herald,Deported,El País
Man held by ICE at Wyatt detention center without bond hearingA man held at the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility won release through a habeas petition and was granted a bond hearing to be held within ten days.Aug 18, 2026·Central Falls, RI·CourtListener
