Northwestern alum detained by ICE on Seattle airport jet bridgeAli Slayie, a 2025 Northwestern graduate working at Deloitte, was detained on a Seattle airport jet bridge while returning from a business trip, despite having a pending asylum application. He is now held in Tacoma.Oct 15, 2026·SeaTac, WA·Daily Northwestern📦
Person detained by ICE outside Yakima Police Station after jail releaseA man held on a DUI charge was detained by immigration agents right after his release from Yakima police custody, in a video viewed over 80,000 times.Aug 28, 2026·Yakima, WA·NBC Right Now📦,Yakima Herald📦,Seattle Times
Work-permit holder detained by ICE in Port IsabelA relative of Brenda Dumas who holds a valid work permit was detained in Port Isabel and released with an ankle monitor. Dumas now tracks family members by phone app and stays in constant contact out of safety concerns.Aug 28, 2026·Port Isabel, TX·SA Current📦
Children scatter as ICE vehicles speed past stopped New Jersey school busElementary school children waiting for a bus in New Jersey scattered and ran in fear after four ICE vehicles sped past a stopped, lights-flashing school bus toward their apartment complex earlier this year.Aug 28, 2026·NJ·CBS News,El País📦,The Independent📦,Patch,ABC7
Cumberland County corrections officer with valid work permit detained by ICEBill Bassikissa Bounguiena, a Cumberland County corrections officer hired in August 2024 and known for working overtime, was detained by ICE in South Portland, Maine, despite holding a work permit valid until 2030.Aug 28, 2026·South Portland, ME·WABI📦,WMTW+1📦,Standing Record📦,The Maine Wire,Corrections1,Bangor Daily News
San Antonio father says ICE made him lure 9-year-old daughter to detentionSan Antonio father Jesús Bracho says ICE forced him to lure his 9-year-old daughter Katherine from their home for detention. The two were held together over a month in Dilley before release.Aug 28, 2026·San Antonio, TX·Venezuela·SA Current📦,News 4 San Antonio📦,Instagram
Man with approved green card application detained after 33 years hereA 51-year-old Mexican man who lived in the U.S. lawfully for 33 years was detained during a routine traffic stop while his residency application was pending. A judge ordered his immediate release.Aug 28, 2026·Texas·Mexico·CourtListener📦
Ecuadorian construction worker pulled from truck, detained by ICE in DanburyJohnny Queda, a 28-year-old Ecuadorian construction worker, was pulled from his truck while driving home from a job in Danbury, Connecticut. His fiancée said he had lived here five years, paid taxes, and had no criminal record.Aug 27, 2026·Danbury, CT·Ecuador·WFSB📦,ABC News
Asylum seeker wrongly dragged from car by ICE, held a monthMoises Velasquez, a 23-year-old Venezuelan asylum-seeker, was dragged from his car by ICE agents searching for someone else while his pregnant fiancée heard him scream over the phone. He was freed after a month in detention.Aug 27, 2026·Lakewood, WA·Venezuela·Chron📦,KIRO 7📦,Seattle Times📦,Union-Bulletin
Haitian family with 3-year-old U.S. citizen separated by ICE, deportedA Haitian couple and their two sons, ages 5 and 3, were deported after fleeing to Canada for asylum and being sent back to ICE. The father was separated from his family and denied a call to a lawyer.Aug 27, 2026·New York·Haiti·Just Security📦,Human Rights Watch,The News Intel
500 arrested in Fort Myers multiagency immigration enforcement surgeMore than 500 people were arrested over four days in a multiagency immigration sweep in the Fort Myers area, mostly from Guatemala and Honduras, under Florida's law enforcement partnership with ICE.Aug 27, 2026·Fort Myers, FL·ICE📦,Your News+1📦
U.S. citizen handcuffed by ICE at Atlanta airport in mistaken identity caseJohn Phillips, a U.S. citizen with TSA PreCheck, was pinned against a wall and handcuffed by ICE agents at Atlanta's airport after being mistaken for a British national sharing his name.Aug 27, 2026·Atlanta, GA·CNN,Inside Flyer📦,WSB-TV📦,The Atlanta Journal-Constitution📦
Venezuelan asylum seeker beaten by ICE agents, denied medical care for weeksA young Venezuelan asylum seeker was beaten during his arrest in Seattle and denied medical care for 14 days at a detention center. His partner lost their home and income while he awaits his October hearing.Fundraiser onlyAug 27, 2026·Seattle, WA·Venezuela·GoFundMe📦
Long Beach father detained at ICE check-in, denied care after surgeryAn Ecuadorian cleaner and father of two in Long Beach was detained again at a routine check-in and held without care for recent surgery. A judge ordered his release.Aug 27, 2026·Long Beach, CA·Ecuador·CourtListener
Haitian father of two U.S. citizens deported by ICE after TPS endsA 36-year-old Haitian factory worker and father of two U.S.-citizen daughters was detained during his lunch break and deported after protected status ended. He fled Haiti after his parents were killed and fears returning.Aug 27, 2026·Indiana·Haiti·Just Security📦
More than 450 Haitians deported to Cap-Haïtien since TPS ended in JulyA flight carrying 57 Haitians, including five children, landed in Cap-Haïtien, part of more than 450 deportations since protected status ended. Former nursing assistants and laborers arrived with about $77 each and no reintegration support.Aug 27, 2026·Haiti·Just Security📦,Human Rights Watch
Longtime Florida resident detained by ICE after 60 years in U.S.Aracelio "Mike" Hernandez, who came to the U.S. at age 4 and lived there 60 years, was detained and faces deportation. His family calls him a devoted husband and grandfather and is raising funds to fight his case.Fundraiser onlyAug 27, 2026·Key Largo, FL·GoFundMe📦
Bahamas-born boxer deported to Haiti, where he has never livedJay Dabelus, a professional boxer who left the Bahamas as a child and lived in the U.S. for decades, was deported to Haiti, a country he says he has no ties to.Aug 27, 2026·Bahamas·Git Fic Online📦,Daily of World📦,Africanews,Instagram📦
Man held by ICE at McCook, Nebraska detention facilityA man held at the McCook Detention Facility in Nebraska has asked a court for immediate release. A judge ordered officials to justify his detention and barred his removal from the state.Aug 27, 2026·McCook, NE·CourtListener
Man held at Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, WashingtonA man held at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma sought to block a transfer out of state, then withdrew the request after his location was confirmed and no transfer was planned.Aug 27, 2026·Tacoma, WA·CourtListener
Green card applicant shackled, shuttled between jail and ICE for 26 daysSoumia Bensalah, a French Moroccan immigrant awaiting a green card, was shackled and shuttled between Pinellas County Jail and an ICE office every 72 hours for 26 days total in December.Aug 27, 2026·Pinellas County, FL·Morocco·ProPublica📦,IW Post📦,French Intelligence,Pipedot,Leon County Indivisible
