Cuban gardener with work permit held five months, shackled, sent to MexicoGilberto came to the U.S. legally and ran his own gardening truck to support his family in Cuba. Stopped at a traffic light, he ended up shackled and walked into Mexico.Jan 7, 2026·Miami, FL·Cuba·HUMSI field interview📦
Mother fearing ICE delays care for asthmatic U.S. citizen sonAn undocumented Maryland mother delayed rushing her U.S. citizen son's severe asthma attack to the hospital out of fear of encountering ICE, a pattern a national pediatricians' survey found common among immigrant families.Sep 17, 2026·NPR📦,247 Daily Info📦,KQED
Durham family with young children deported to Honduras days after asylum appointmentA Durham family with children ages 11 and 6 was detained after what advocates called a routine asylum appointment in Charlotte and deported to Honduras within 72 hours. DHS disputed the account.Sep 17, 2026·Charlotte, NC·Honduras·Enlace Latino NC,Cardinal Pine📦,Spectrum Local News,ABC11
Asylum seeker caring for disabled veteran held nearly nine months by ICEMamady Camara, 21, fled unrest in Guinea and worked as a caregiver for a disabled Navy veteran in Ypsilanti. He has been held nearly nine months after his asylum claim was denied, and is now appealing.Sep 17, 2026·Detroit, MI·Guinea·MLive📦,CourtListener
Mexican father detained by ICE in Flagstaff, wife and children self-deportA 34-year-old Mexican father was detained outside his Flagstaff home while preparing to take his kids to school. His wife and two children, ages 14 and 7, then drove to Phoenix and self-deported the same day.Sep 17, 2026·Flagstaff, AZ·Mexico·KNAU📦,Kitchen Table News📦
Colombian asylum seeker with work permit deported after fake-buyer ICE stingSantiago Merlo, a Colombian man in California, was lured by a fake Facebook Marketplace buyer and detained by about 10 patrol units. He had a valid work permit and pending asylum case but was later deported to Colombia.Sep 17, 2026·Sacramento, CA·Colombia·Univision📦,Instagram📦
Pakistani man moved 17 times, 11,000 miles through ICE detention systemA Pakistani man in his early 40s was shuttled 17 times across 11,347 miles through ICE detention over a year, starting in Baltimore in April 2025, before being conditionally released this summer.Sep 17, 2026·Baltimore, MD·Pakistan·The Banner📦
Ecuadorian businessman with pending asylum case detained by ICE in MiamiXavier Jordán, an Ecuadorian businessman accused of financing a 2023 assassination, was detained with his wife at a Doral intersection on September 16, 2026. He had a pending asylum case and now remains held at a Louisiana detention center.Sep 17, 2026·Miami, FL·Ecuador·teleSUR English📦,Miami New Times📦,El Comercio,Semana,USA First Reporting,Alofoke Deportes,La República,Instagram
Food truck owner, son allegedly threatened by man posing as ICE agentA Venezuelan legal resident running a food truck with his son in Miami-Dade was repeatedly confronted by a man posing as a top ICE official who demanded money and threatened to plant drugs and pistol-whip his son.Sep 16, 2026·Miami, FL·Venezuela·Telemundo📦,Miami Herald,Telemundo 51📦,CRBC News📦,Instagram+1
Father of four U.S. citizens says ICE deported him without a judgeErnesto Zuniga Hilario, who lived in the U.S. nearly two decades and has four U.S.-citizen children, was deported to Mexico City despite refusing voluntary departure. His attorneys are asking a federal judge to help bring him back.Sep 16, 2026·Lometa, TX·Mexico·Newsweek📦
Chattanooga teen in U.S. since age six deported with family by ICEAnastasio Tomas, 16, a Chattanooga Preparatory School student living in the U.S. since age six, was deported to Guatemala with his mother after a traffic stop. A GoFundMe is raising money to help him return to finish school.Sep 16, 2026·Chattanooga, TN·Guatemala·CIVL,Local 3 News+1📦,Instagram📦
Pregnant Kenyan asylum seeker detained by ICE at USCIS interviewCece Mokua, a pregnant 29-year-old asylum seeker with a husband and 1-year-old son, was detained by ICE during what she thought was a scheduled asylum interview. She was released after about 36 hours and now wears an ankle monitor.Sep 16, 2026·Tukwila, WA·Kenya·Seattle Times📦,Spokesman-Review📦,Tuko.co.ke
Charlotte mother and 6-year-old daughter detained at ICE check-in, deported to VenezuelaYdienays Dariana Dominguez, 26, and her 6-year-old daughter Zoeh, a first grader, were deported to Venezuela after what the family believed was a routine check-in, before their attorney could file to reopen the case.Sep 16, 2026·Charlotte, NC·Venezuela·WFAE📦,Enlace Latino NC📦,La Noticia,WBTV,GoFundMe,Instagram
ICE arrests 13, including 10 Haitians, in Marshall County sweepThirteen people, including 10 Haitian nationals and three Guatemalans, were arrested in a Marshall County, Alabama sweep, the area's first arrests of Haitians since Temporary Protected Status for Haiti ended in July.Sep 16, 2026·Albertville, AL·1819 News📦,Sand Mountain Leader📦
Turkish restaurant worker zip-tied by ICE at Wyoming bus stop between shiftsFeride Bardakci, 26, who worked two restaurant jobs in Jackson, Wyoming, was zip-tied by ICE at a bus stop and driven 270 miles to detention over an alleged visa overstay. She has no criminal record and is contesting deportation.Sep 16, 2026·Jackson, WY·Turkey·KHOL 89.1📦,Cowboy State Daily📦,Jackson Hole News and Guide,WyoFile
Berkeley diner supervisor with severe sleep apnea detained by ICE at airportSergio Ivan Chaparro Ayala, a Berkeley diner supervisor and father of two with severe sleep apnea, was detained at Oakland airport before a trip with his partner. A judge ordered his release after a habeas petition.Sep 15, 2026·Berkeley, CA·Mexico·KTVU📦,CourtListener,Richmond Side📦,Berkeleyside
Pregnant asylum-seeker miscarries after denied care at Mesa Verde ICE facilityAngie, a 26-year-old asylum-seeker from San Jose, miscarried after being denied immediate care at Mesa Verde ICE facility, suffering severe bleeding and requiring a blood transfusion.Sep 15, 2026·San Jose Ca·NBC News📦,The Guardian,San Francisco Chronicle+1📦,Latin Times📦,Women's Refugee Commission📦,ACLU Southern California📦,Instagram📦
Memphis mother deported after ICE nightclub raid, four U.S.-citizen children left behindA mother working at a Memphis nightclub was deported to Honduras within days of a raid, leaving her four U.S.-citizen children with their grandmother; the youngest cries for her nightly.Sep 15, 2026·Memphis, TN·Newsweek,WKNO FM+1📦,MLK50📦,Gambling News,Daily Memphian+1,Action News 5+4,Department of Homeland Security,Nashville Banner,The Star News Network,FOX 13 Memphis,Latin Times,The Salvation Army,US Press News,Times Free Press,Instagram
Woman with high-risk pregnancy denied specialist care at Dilley ICE facilityLaura Rojas Ortiz, 21, has been held over 40 days at a Texas family detention center with a high-risk pregnancy, reporting pain and bleeding without an ultrasound or OB-GYN visit.Sep 15, 2026·Dilley, TX·The Guardian,ABC7 News📦,CRBC News📦,My News Wave📦,ABC News+2📦,My Central Oregon📦,The Marshall Project,KERA,Instagram+1📦
Army veteran's wife detained at routine ICE check-in, faces deportationArelys Barahona-Martinez, 40, married to a retired Army staff sergeant, was detained at a routine Dallas check-in and faces deportation despite years of compliance. She was later granted bond but remains jailed pending payment.Sep 15, 2026·Dallas, TX·Honduras·CBS News+1📦,BBC+1📦,Readers ID,SSB Crack📦,All USA News Hub📦,Spectrum Local News,Instagram📦
Panamanian asylum seeker handcuffed by ICE in Anchorage, now tracked by appDaniel Yunsan Acosta, 23, a Panamanian asylum seeker working for his sister's cleaning business, was stopped and handcuffed after dropping his nephew at school and now must check in weekly with facial verification.Sep 15, 2026·Anchorage, AK·Panama·Anchorage Daily News📦
