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A man was detained by ICE on March 26, 2026, at approximately 6:30 AM while traveling to work at Sunrise and Vista Chino in Palm Springs. He was initially held at a facility in San Bernardino before being transferred to an undisclosed detention center. His family reports no explanation was provided for his arrest and states the detention was based on his skin color.
Neysis was detained by ICE while six months pregnant with twins. When she began experiencing painful contractions, she was shackled to a hospital bed instead of receiving compassionate medical care. The incident has prompted calls for Congressional investigation into detention facility conditions.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested a State College area man on March 26, 2026, while he was being driven by his attorney to a court appearance. The man, who had lived in the community for nearly two decades, was pulled over on East College Avenue and taken into custody by five ICE agents. Local advocates expressed concern about the arrest's impact on community trust and its chilling effect on residents seeking help.
Martha Ruíz, a Salvadoran woman detained by ICE, suffered a stroke while in custody. She requested medical assistance for weeks but was not helped until she collapsed and required hospitalization. After six months of separation, she was reunited with her family. Her daughters allege ICE failed to provide adequate medical care.
A U.S. lawmaker confronted the Border Patrol commissioner during a Congressional hearing about an incident where Border Patrol agents allegedly pepper sprayed a U.S. citizen family—including a baby—through their vehicle window as they attempted to leave a parking lot. The commissioner acknowledged that pepper spraying into a moving vehicle window is not proper procedure and said he would follow up on whether any agents were investigated or disciplined.
Deiver Henao Jimenez, a 9-year-old asylum-seeker from Colombia, was detained at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in South Texas with his parents beginning in early March after a routine immigration check-in. Community activists launched advocacy efforts calling for his release so he could return to school and compete in his state spelling bee. After pleading during a video call with children's entertainer Ms. Rachel, ICE released the family on humanitarian parole in late March, allowing Deiver to attend the competition.
A Colombian woman working as an Uber driver was detained by ICE in Florida despite having a pending asylum case, a valid driver's license, and work authorization. Her family reports constant transfers, lack of information about her whereabouts, poor detention conditions, and concerns about potential deportation while the family remains separated.
Ciocolata Munteanu, a 25-26-year-old Irish citizen, was deported by ICE from Los Angeles to Dublin on March 24, 2026, after living in the U.S. for five years. Before her deportation, ICE confiscated her car and $20,000 in savings, leaving her with $200. Upon arrival at Dublin Airport, she was arrested on outstanding shoplifting charges from 2018-2019 for stealing two hams and cosmetics when she was a teenager in Cork. She pleaded guilty in Cork District Court, paid €380 in compensation, and received fines totaling €200 (€100 per theft).
Minnesota officials sued the Trump administration's Departments of Homeland Security and Justice after ICE agents shot and killed U.S. citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti, and wounded Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis during an immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis. The administration refused to cooperate with state-level investigations, declined to release the names of agents involved, and refused to share evidence despite formal requests. Charges against Sosa-Celis were dropped and a criminal investigation was opened into whether federal officials lied under oath. State prosecutors characterized the federal government's refusal to cooperate as unprecedented.
Jose Guadalupe Ramos-Solano, a Mexican national in his early 50s, died on March 25, 2026, at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in California. He was found unconscious in his bunk; staff initiated CPR and emergency services were called. He was transported to Victor Valley Global Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased. Ramos had been arrested by ICE on February 23, 2026, in Torrance, California, following a previous local conviction. Detainees reported he had experienced symptoms of overheating and difficulty breathing before being found unconscious. This was the fourth death at the Adelanto facility in 2026 and the 14th migrant death in ICE custody nationally that year. The Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles documented it as the 14th death of a Mexican national in ICE custody since January 2025. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced her government would file a legal brief in a class-action lawsuit alleging unconstitutional conditions at the detention center.
On March 25, 2026, ICE agents conducted a targeted vehicle stop to arrest Xa Lee, an undocumented individual from Laos with prior criminal convictions. During the stop, Lee attempted to flee and struck an ICE officer with his vehicle. The officer was not injured. Lee fled the scene and remained at large at the time of the announcement. Xa Lee, a Laotian citizen with a criminal history and a 2010 deportation order, attempted to strike an ICE officer with his vehicle during a traffic stop in Sacramento on March 25. Lee fled the scene and remains at large. The ICE officer was not injured during the incident.
An ICE enforcement operation in San Juan, Texas resulted in a male driver being taken into custody by ICE agents. A young girl present at the scene was observed in clear distress and having a panic attack as the agent reached through the car window during the escalating encounter. Neighbors witnessed the incident and the impact on the family.
Several Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota reported being targeted and harassed by ICE agents during the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. State Rep. Brad Tabke said agents ran his license plate, photographed his home, and conducted surveillance outside his residence multiple times in January and February. Other DFL lawmakers reported similar incidents including verbal harassment, agents greeting them by name without prior interaction, and agents taking photographs around their homes.
Bertha Olga Gómez Fong, wife of former Chihuahua Governor César Duarte, was arrested by ICE officials in El Paso and is being held at the El Paso Service Processing Center. Duarte, who governed Chihuahua from 2010 to 2016, was previously arrested in Miami in 2020 for embezzlement and extradited to Mexico, where he was later re-arrested on federal money laundering charges and remains incarcerated in Mexico City.
Anabel Romero, a U.S. citizen and mother of three, was detained at gunpoint and assaulted during a federal immigration raid at La Catedral horse race track in Wilder, Idaho in October 2025. Her 14-year-old daughter was also zip-tied during the operation while other young children were present. Romero later testified before the U.S. Senate about the incident, describing agents threatening her family and using force against her children. Her testimony contradicted Trump administration claims that no children were restrained during the raid. A federal lawsuit has been filed over the operation's impact on Idaho families affected by the raid.
Hiren Jagdish Patel, an Indian immigrant who has lived in the US for 25 years, was first detained by ICE in March 2012 following a 2007 conviction for attempted lewd acts with a minor. He lost his lawful permanent resident status and has been under Orders of Supervision since 2017, requiring regular ICE check-ins. The court granted a temporary restraining order preventing ICE from re-arresting him without notice and a hearing before a neutral adjudicator.
Edwin Abel Gonzalez Veliz, a Guatemalan citizen who had been released on bond and granted withholding of removal in 2013, was detained on March 24, 2026 during a routine ICE check-in. He had fully complied with his supervision order for over 12 years with no new criminal history. ICE agents told him he was being arrested because of the new administration and they would find a third country if they couldn't send him to Guatemala. The court granted a temporary restraining order requiring his immediate release.
Adrian Ramirez, a Dominican Republic native with an approved juvenile immigrant visa, was detained by ICE on January 16, 2026, while traveling to work in Syracuse after being stopped by agents at a work site. He was held at detention facilities in Batavia and Louisiana, including Jackson Parish Correctional Center, for approximately nine weeks. With support from his Syracuse community, including All Saints Catholic Church members who raised money and wrote letters on his behalf, and assistance from strangers in Louisiana, Ramirez was released on bond with an ankle monitor and returned home to reunite with his family, including his infant son.
Jackson Kabut Gichema, a Kenyan national, was arrested by ICE on March 24, 2026, after being convicted of a serious crime in Baltimore County. He entered the United States legally on a visitor's visa in 2003 but remained in the country without legal status after his authorized stay expired. He is now in ICE custody awaiting deportation to Kenya.
Wilmar Aristo Pablos-Miguel, a 42-year-old Mexican national living without legal status in West Virginia, pleaded guilty to fraud and misuse of visa documents. He was arrested during an ICE search of Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant in Nitro on January 16, 2026, where he was working using a counterfeit immigration form. He has been assigned a detainer for removal by ICE.
Jovanni Paola Garcia-Aburto, who has resided in the United States since 1996, was arrested by ICE in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 24, 2026. The government detained her under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2), but the court found this violated immigration law since she had no prior ICE encounters. The court ordered her immediate release and prohibited re-detention without proper legal authority.
Eledoro Valenzuela Rodríguez, an undocumented Cuban immigrant, was taken into ICE custody on March 24, 2026, from Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami-Dade. Rodríguez has a final deportation order issued in 1980 that had never been executed and an extensive criminal history spanning over four decades across multiple states. He faced outstanding charges in Miami for cocaine possession with intent to sell, firearm possession by a convicted felon, and breaking and entering. ICE stated it plans to ensure his swift deportation.
Ya'akub Ira Vijandre, a Filipino DACA recipient and community activist, was detained by ICE at his Arlington home in October 2025. The federal government is seeking to terminate his DACA protection, citing his social media activity and posts about Palestine activism. On March 24, 2026, community members and supporters spoke before Arlington City Council requesting a resolution calling for his release, citing constitutional concerns and detention conditions at Folkston Detention Center in Georgia.
ICE agents conducted a raid in South Burlington on March 11, 2026, believing they were pursuing Mexican national Deyvi Daniel Corona-Sanchez. Court filings revealed the agents actually chased and arrested Cristian Jerez-Andrade, a Honduran man, after misidentifying him during a vehicle stop. The operation resulted in the suspect ramming into a home and led to arrests and protests.
Civil rights groups including the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center and ACLU of Michigan say ICE enforcement activity has increased at or near Michigan hospitals and clinics following federal withdrawal of guidelines that previously restricted law enforcement in health care settings. Health care providers report a rise in ICE encounters and worry about increased fear among patients and staff.
A middle school student and her parents were deported by ICE on Monday while attending an immigration appointment at the ICE facility in Camarillo. The family was deported to Tijuana within 24 hours. Their 3-year-old sibling, born in the U.S., was not taken into custody and is being cared for by relatives.
Democrats in Congress are investigating the detention and deportation of U.S. citizen children by immigration agents during Trump administration enforcement operations. ProPublica's reporting documented over 170 U.S. citizens detained by ICE, including more than 20 children who were handcuffed, held at gunpoint, exposed to chemical agents, and in some cases deported. Specific cases include a toddler and preschooler deported to Mexico despite having citizen status, and a 16-year-old citizen who was tackled and placed in a chokehold by agents.
Leandro Bermudez, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Venezuela, and his 7-year-old daughter Lucia traveled to Colombia on March 10, 2026, to complete her I-130 visa application at the U.S. Embassy in Bogota. On March 16, U.S. officials denied Lucia's visa request citing a June 2025 Trump proclamation targeting terrorists and security threats. Lucia has lived in Utah since age 2 and attends school there. Her attorney argues the denial misinterprets the order and that Lucia, as the daughter of a U.S. citizen, should be exempt. The family is working with lawyers and Utah's congressional delegation to secure a federal waiver to bring her home.
San Diego County Sheriff's officials failed to investigate at least seven reported sexual assaults and four attempted sexual assaults at the privately run Otay Mesa immigration detention center in 2025. A 2020 memorandum of understanding between the sheriff's department and CoreCivic gives detention center Warden Christopher LaRose authority to decide whether to investigate rape allegations at the facility, which houses approximately 1,500 federal immigration detainees awaiting hearings. CoreCivic conducts only administrative investigations and refers potentially criminal matters to law enforcement, but no criminal investigations were pursued despite the allegations.
Jose Alfredo Rivas, a Honduran national who had been living in the U.S. for over a decade with protection under the Convention Against Torture, was detained by ICE during a routine check-in on March 23, 2026. He had been living free under an Order of Supervision for 14 years without any violations. The court granted his temporary restraining order and ordered his immediate release, finding that ICE violated his due process rights by detaining him without proper notice or hearing.
Fernando Aragon-Olivarez, a 38-year-old Mexican national who entered the U.S. illegally in 2003, was detained by immigration authorities during a traffic stop in Fountain Valley, California on March 23, 2026. He has been held at Adelanto detention facility without a bond hearing despite having a pending asylum application, being married to a U.S. citizen, and having an American citizen son. The court granted a temporary restraining order requiring immigration authorities to provide him with an individualized bond hearing within 14 days.
Following President Trump's mass deportation campaign, federal agents have conducted large-scale immigration enforcement crackdowns across multiple U.S. cities, resulting in hundreds of thousands of arrests and deportations. Companion animals including dogs, cats, bunnies, and chickens have been left behind by deported families, overwhelming pet rescue organizations and animal control agencies. Rolling River Rescue in New Orleans and other nonprofits are scrambling to find foster and adoptive homes for displaced pets, with some cities reporting significant increases in stray and abandoned animals.
Heidy Sánchez was separated from her one-year-old daughter while breastfeeding during an ICE enforcement appointment in Florida. ICE agents took custody of the infant during the enforcement action. Sánchez was deported to Cuba two days later and has remained separated from her child and American husband for eight months. According to Sánchez, she was told her daughter must stay in the United States. DHS disputed this account, claiming Sánchez was offered the choice to take her child or place the child with a designated relative. Sánchez arrived in Cuba without passport, identification, or documentation explaining her deportation.
Raul Efrain Salas Pacheco, who had been granted parole on August 15, 2024, was re-detained by ICE on March 22, 2026, without notice or an opportunity to be heard. Respondents stated he was re-detained after violations of his conditions of release. The court granted his habeas petition, ordered his immediate release on the same conditions as before his re-detention, and enjoined respondents from re-detaining him without providing notice and a pre-detention hearing.
On March 22 at San Francisco International Airport Terminal 3, ICE agents detained a woman, Angelina Lopez Jimenez, and her daughter who had removal orders issued in 2019. Multiple airport employees and passengers called 911, unaware of the immigration enforcement action, leading to confusion and concern. San Francisco police responded but did not assist in the detention based on a lieutenant's order. Lopez Jimenez and her daughter were subsequently deported to Guatemala.
Jose Leal, a Venezuelan-born artist living in Three Rivers, Texas, was detained by ICE following a traffic stop despite having an active asylum case, a valid work permit, and no criminal record. Leal had been compliant with all immigration requirements, including monthly check-ins in Houston. His wife, Francis Campos, expressed concern about his detention and said he came to the U.S. fleeing violence.
Amritpal Singh, a citizen of India who entered the U.S. in 2019 and was released on bond with supervision, was arrested by ICE officers on March 20, 2026, while waiting in line to enter the Fresno Superior Courthouse. He had been charged with removability and placed in expedited removal in 2019, and was recently arrested for driving on a suspended license and carrying a concealed firearm. The court granted a preliminary injunction ordering the government to provide Singh with a bond hearing within 14 days or immediately release him from detention.
Estefany Rodríguez Flórez, a Spanish-language reporter for Nashville Noticias and Colombian citizen, was arrested by ICE agents on March 4, 2026, during a traffic stop in South Nashville. She had entered the U.S. on a tourist visa five years prior and had pending asylum and green card applications through marriage to a U.S. citizen. Rodríguez was detained for 16 days and transferred between facilities in Alabama and Louisiana, where she reported difficult conditions including forced chemical washing, isolation, and limited access to legal assistance. An immigration judge granted her release on bond on March 16, 2026, and she was released on March 20 after a $10,000 bond was paid. Her legal team filed federal court petitions challenging the arrest as warrantless and alleging violations of her First, Fourth, and Fifth Amendment rights, including allegations of retaliation for her critical reporting on ICE enforcement activities.
Luis Jose Valencia filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan on March 20, 2026, challenging his detention. The petition includes motions for temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, and immediate release, with supporting documentation including passport, employment letter, rental lease, and clean police record.
An Irving police officer conducted a traffic stop of a white Nissan pickup truck on March 20, 2026, after observing an obscured license plate and evasive driving. A K-9 unit alerted to narcotics, leading to a probable cause search that discovered cocaine, marijuana, psilocybin mushrooms, and a THC vape pen. Two individuals, Mitchell Kvaal and Karen Sarahi Duran-Quintero, were arrested and transported to Irving Jail.
Paolo Zampolli, a Trump associate and presidential special envoy, requested that ICE detain his Brazilian ex-girlfriend Amanda Ungaro who was in a Miami jail on fraud charges. ICE official David Venturella promptly arranged for Ungaro to be placed in ICE custody, and she was ultimately deported. The incident reflects allegations that federal government resources are being used to settle personal scores during the second Trump administration.
Igor Babkin, a 31-year-old Russian art teacher who fled political persecution and entered the U.S. through humanitarian parole in 2024, was detained by ICE on February 3, 2026, during an annual check-in despite having been previously released under supervision. U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia ordered his release on March 17, finding that ICE violated Babkin's due process rights by reversing its earlier discretionary decision to release him without individualized assessment or changed circumstances. Babkin was held at the South Texas ICE Processing Center in Pearsall for approximately six weeks before his release on March 20.
Three people were detained during an ICE raid on a South Burlington home on March 11, 2026. The detainees were Daysi Camila Patin Patin, 20, from Ecuador; her sister Jisella Johana Patin Patin; and Cristian Humberto Jerez Andrade. None of the three were named in the warrant that authorized the raid. Following federal court hearings, all three were ordered released by a judge, with Daysi Camila Patin Patin's release ordered on March 20, 2026.
Jiaye You, a fourth-year Chinese-American student at University at Buffalo, was arrested by ICE after attending a routine immigration hearing in New York City and is currently held at Jackson Parish Correctional Center in Louisiana. The reason for his detention remains unclear. His professor has launched a GoFundMe campaign that has raised over $24,000 for legal fees, and the university has expressed support for his case.
Royer Perez-Jimenez, a 19-year-old indigenous Tzotzil Mayan from Chiapas, Mexico, died on March 16, 2026, at Glades County Detention Center in Moore Haven, Florida, while in ICE custody. He was found unresponsive at approximately 2:34 a.m. and pronounced deceased at 2:51 a.m. ICE stated the death was a presumed suicide, though the official cause of death remained under investigation. Perez-Jimenez had been arrested on January 21 for a traffic violation, convicted of misdemeanors on February 19, transferred to ICE custody on February 21, and moved to the detention facility on February 26. His death marked the 13th acknowledged death in ICE detention in 2026.
Jose Valera Vera, a medical assistant at a Memphis clinic, was detained by ICE after traveling to Nashville for an immigration hearing. Vera, a former doctor from Venezuela seeking political asylum, was taken into custody at the hearing despite having a pending petition filed by his wife, who is a permanent resident. He has since been transferred to a facility in Mason, Tennessee.
ICE agents detained Raúl Tapia on Wednesday after surrounding his van near his home in Georgetown, Delaware as he and his son drove to work. Agents broke the van's windows and removed Tapia without presenting a warrant or arrest warrant. Tapia came to the United States from Mexico approximately 25 years ago and lacks legal immigration status. He is currently held in a detention center in Philadelphia.
Anil Thakur, a 21-year-old Indian citizen, entered the U.S. without inspection in June 2024 and was released on his own recognizance with removal proceedings pending. He complied with all release conditions and filed for asylum. Immigration authorities re-detained him on March 19, 2026, without notice or opportunity for a hearing. The court granted his habeas petition and ordered his immediate release, finding the government violated his due process rights.
Alvaro Velasquez, a high school senior at Roosevelt Schools in Nassau County, New York, was detained by ICE in May 2025 weeks before graduation. He was held at a detention center in Texas for several months before self-deporting to Guatemala. Superintendent Dr. Shawn Wightman traveled to Guatemala at his own expense to deliver Velasquez's cap, gown, and diploma in person after being denied access to him at the detention facility.
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