Three deported migrants die when boat capsizes off PanamaA boat carrying 16 migrants deported from the U.S. and rerouted to Tapachula capsized off Panama, killing two Venezuelan women and one Colombian man; one survivor was pulled from under the hull.Feb 10, 2026·Guna Yala, Panama·Venezuela·Forbidden Stories📦,De Último Minuto
Venezuelan family self-deports to Mexico after ICE arrests husband and sonA Venezuelan family who entered legally through CBP One chose to leave for Mexico after ICE detained the husband at work and the son at a construction site, fearing deportation to Venezuela.Feb 10, 2026·Juarez, Mexico·Venezuela·Associated Press📦,WGN Radio📦,Border Report,Latin Times📦
Martin R.: Father with kidney failure deported to Mexico, needs dialysis every other dayMartin Romero, a father with lupus, kidney failure and other serious conditions, was deported to Mexico and now needs dialysis every other day. His daughter started a fundraiser to help cover his medical costs.Fundraiser onlyFeb 10, 2026·Gresham, OR·Mexico·GoFundMe📦
Adults who helped California students protest ICE investigated by Clovis policeClovis high schoolers walked out of class on Feb. 10, 2026 to protest immigration enforcement after an ICU nurse died in a raid; police are investigating up to six adults who helped organize it.Feb 10, 2026·Clovis, CA·IJPR📦,CalMatters📦,Davis Vanguard📦
Adelso B.: Syracuse painter detained by ICE near his home, held 21 daysAdelso Bravo, a 39-year-old Guatemalan painter who had lived in Syracuse over 20 years, was detained near his home for 21 days before his wife, lawyers and community members raised $18,000 to free him on bond.Feb 10, 2026·Syracuse, NY·Guatemala·syracuse.com+2📦,CBS12📦,Colorado Public Radio📦,Instagram📦
Amandla T.J.: British student journalist's Google data handed to ICE without court approvalAmandla Thomas-Johnson, a British doctoral student and journalist at Cornell, had his personal and financial data handed to ICE by Google under a gag order, 90 minutes after his visa was revoked over a protest.Feb 9, 2026·Ithaca, NY·United Kingdom·The Intercept📦,Electronic Frontier Foundation📦,Thought Police📦,Find Articles,Intolerance News,Instagram📦
Teen brothers document ICE and Border Patrol operations in Minneapolis and ChicagoTeen brothers Ben, 17, and Sam Luhmann, 16, traveled to Minneapolis and Chicago to film immigration enforcement, capturing a tear gas attack, pepper spraying, and a father arrested in front of his children.Feb 9, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·CBS News📦,CTV News📦,WTTW📦,CNN📦,WBEZ📦,is.gd📦,Daily Herald,Chicago Sun-Times
Asylum seeker with work permit held by ICE for monthsA Guatemalan asylum seeker with a valid work permit through 2028 was detained for months before a judge ordered his immediate release, ruling he had a protected right to stay free.Feb 9, 2026·California City, CA·CourtListener
Rümeysa Ö.: Turkish doctoral student held by ICE over op-ed suffers 12 asthma attacksRümeysa Öztürk, a 30-year-old Turkish doctoral student at Tufts, was detained for 45 days and suffered asthma attacks after co-writing a pro-Palestinian op-ed; a judge later terminated her deportation case.Feb 9, 2026·Somerville, MA·Turkey·CNN📦,Los Angeles Times📦,KTVZ📦,Boston.com+1📦,The Columbian📦,ACLU📦,WBUR📦
Children's letters about conditions seized and destroyed at Dilley ICE facilityDetained children at a Dilley family facility had letters and drawings describing conditions seized and destroyed; after a lawsuit, ICE released just nine pages of the confiscated materials.Feb 9, 2026·Dilley, TX·KBPP📦,Truthout📦,Mueller She Wrote,SA Current,Instagram📦
Roberto: Father of 9-day-old son detained by ICE, deported to GuatemalaRoberto, a new father, was detained by ICE nine days after his son's birth and deported to Guatemala two months later, leaving his partner María alone caring for their newborn.Fundraiser onlyFeb 9, 2026·PG, MD·Guatemala·GoFundMe📦
Qing W.: Chinese truck driver and father detained by ICE at weigh stationA Chinese truck driver with a wife and child and no criminal history was detained at a weigh station after two years in the U.S. A court ordered him a bond hearing within seven days.Feb 8, 2026·Between Texas and New Mexico·China·CourtListener📦
At least seven children died in or after ICE custody, pediatrician saysChildren at the Dilley detention center have faced poor medical care and overcrowding, with a pediatrician reporting at least seven deaths, including a 5-year-old found with a cord around his neck.Feb 8, 2026·Dilley, TX·Egypt·Associated Press📦,Los Angeles Times,SA Current,U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee📦,NBC New York,Instagram📦
Amalia: 18-month-old hospitalized with respiratory failure in ICE detentionAn 18-month-old Venezuelan girl, detained with her parents who fled persecution, was hospitalized over a week with respiratory failure and COVID-19 before the family was released after two months.Feb 7, 2026·Dilley, TX·Venezuela·NBC News+2📦,The Marshall Project📦,The Mirror,Kravi,Cure on Time,The Independent,Instagram📦
Amalia A.: 18-month-old held by ICE hospitalized with pneumonia, medication withheld at DilleyAn 18-month-old Venezuelan girl was hospitalized 10 days with pneumonia and COVID-19 after detention, then had her nebulizer and medication confiscated upon return to Dilley before her family's release.Feb 7, 2026·El Paso, TX·Venezuela·The Atlantic📦,NBC News📦,The Independent📦,The Mirror📦,Medbound Times📦,Anadolu Agency📦,Kravi
Obeth Eduardo: Man held in ICE custody, second time family faces ICE enforcementObeth Eduardo remains in ICE custody as his sister raises funds for his legal defense, the second time the family has faced immigration enforcement.Fundraiser onlyFeb 7, 2026·GoFundMe📦
Amalia: 18-month-old girl hospitalized with pneumonia, denied medications in ICE detentionAmalia, 18 months old, was hospitalized 10 days with pneumonia, COVID-19 and RSV after her family's arrest at a routine check-in, then had her prescribed medications confiscated at Dilley.Feb 7, 2026·Dilley, TX·Mexico·Reuters📦,NBC News+1📦,The Independent📦,CRBC News📦,The Mirror📦,WHIO📦,Anadolu Agency📦,Medbound Times📦,MS Now📦,Kravi,AOL📦,The Marshall Project📦,People's World📦,Instagram📦
Seven held by ICE in North Dakota under new no-bond policySeven people filed emergency petitions in North Dakota courts challenging a policy denying bond hearings, amid a 75% rise in ICE detentions; two were released.Feb 6, 2026·Bismarck, ND·North Dakota Monitor📦,KVRR📦,KSJB AM📦
U.S. citizens allegedly held at gunpoint in ICE raid in Donna, TexasMore than 30 Hispanic Texans sued after a January 9 raid in Donna, Texas, where agents allegedly detained U.S. citizens at gunpoint without a judicial warrant.Feb 6, 2026·Houston, Texas·ProPublica📦,Axios,Houston Chronicle📦,KDH News📦,GV Wire📦
Children held at Dilley, Texas, suffer malnutrition and denied medical careAbout 1,800 children held at the Dilley detention center since April 2026 face contaminated food, little schooling, poor medical care, and trauma, some for over six months.Feb 6, 2026·Dilley, TX·NBC News📦,Associated Press📦,Texas Tribune📦
