Haitian high school football player, 18, held by ICE after traffic stopEmmanuel Nelson, 18, a senior linebacker for Port St. Lucie High School, remains held weeks after a school-zone traffic stop. His family says he has a pending residency petition and had a valid work permit.Aug 19, 2026·Port St. Lucie, FL·Haiti·CBS12📦,L'Union Suite📦,Treasure Coast Palm,BVM Sports,Collector
Venezuelan asylum seeker with work authorization held by ICE at checkpointJohanny Lacruz, a Venezuelan asylum seeker with work authorization, was detained at a checkpoint despite no criminal record. Her fiancé noted a congressman freed a similarly situated teen but could not help her.Feb 1, 2026·Raymondville, TX·Venezuela·Newsweek📦,Texas Tribune📦,U.S. News & World Report📦,Yahoo News📦
Measles outbreak at Texas ICE detention facility for childrenAt least two measles cases were confirmed at the Dilley family detention center in Texas, which houses children and parents, prompting a congressman's call to shut it down.Feb 1, 2026·Dilley, TX·ABC News📦,SA Current📦,MySA📦,Instagram📦
ICE leaves ace of spades cards in detained Colorado immigrants' carsUp to 11 people were detained in Eagle County, Colorado, traffic stops; families later found ace of spades cards with ICE contact information left inside their abandoned vehicles.Feb 1, 2026·Eagle County, CO·CBS News📦,The Intercept📦,U.S. Senate - John Hickenlooper+2📦,Vail Daily📦,Sky Hi News📦,Colorado Sun📦,The Independent📦,AOL📦,Rocky Mountain Voice📦,Instagram+1📦
7-year-old girl detained by ICE outside Oregon hospital, held 21 daysA 7-year-old Venezuelan girl was detained with her parents outside a Portland hospital while seeking care for a nosebleed, held 21 days in Texas, and released after a lawmaker intervened.Feb 1, 2026·OPB📦,The Oregonian,Legal Clarity,El Balad,Instagram📦
Rochester restaurant founder lured to ICE office to install app, detainedOmar Ramos Jimenez, 50, co-founder of Rochester's La Casa restaurant and resident since 2004, was lured to an ICE office under a false pretext and remains held after a judge denied his release.Feb 1, 2026·Rochester, NY·Mexico·New York Immigration Coalition📦,WXXI News+2📦,Rochester First📦,13WHAM📦,Spectrum Local News📦,Instagram📦
1-year-old Russian asylum seeker detained 4 months, develops speech delays and self-harmAmir, a 1-year-old Russian asylum seeker, was held with his parents at Dilley for about four months, developing speech delays and self-harm; he has improved since release in January 2026.Feb 2026·Dilley, TX·Russia·MS Now📦
Asylum-seeking mother deported by ICE without her 2-year-old sonMarlyn, a mother with a pending asylum case and work permit, was detained on a grocery run and deported without her 2-year-old son, who is now cared for by another woman.Feb 2026·Mobile, AL·Venezuela·The Atlantic,Instagram📦
Cuban wife of U.S. citizen held over six months without bondSusanne García Nazco, a Cuban woman who entered in 2022, has been held over six months in Louisiana after trusting a parole document ICE later called fraudulent; her family has spent $30,000 on lawyers.Feb 1, 2026·Miramar, FL·Cuba·CiberCuba📦,Cuba Headlines📦,Instagram📦
Guatemalan produce worker arrested by ICE in Brooklyn, questioned based on appearanceA 22-year-old Guatemalan vegetable grocer was stopped by six ICE officers in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, while walking to work and asked if he resembled men in photos. He was then arrested.February 2026·Brooklyn, NY·Guatemala·The Guardian📦
Three men arrested by ICE in mistaken identity operation in Staten IslandThree men in Staten Island, including a father of two U.S. citizen children who had lived here nearly two decades, were wrongly arrested in a stakeout for other targets.Feb 2026·Port Richmond, NY·Guatemala·The Guardian📦
Ecuadorian man's face bloody after ICE agents surround him in carAn Ecuadorian man was surrounded by three ICE agents in his vehicle and cried out for help, drawing a neighbor's attention. He emerged from the car with a bloody face.Feb 2026·Ecuador·The Guardian📦
58-year-old Cuban deported to Mexico, unable to work or afford basic necessitiesA 58-year-old Cuban man was deported to Mexico in February 2026 and cannot work without documentation or afford food and rent, with no clear path to legal status.Feb 2026·Cuba·english-elpais-com.cdn.ampproject.org📦
Mother of U.S. Marine detained by ICE at check-in, deported to MexicoLázara Santana, 57, came to the U.S. from Cuba at age 11 and raised a son who became a U.S. Marine. After 20 years of check-ins, she was deported to Mexico and now fears leaving her house.Feb 2026·Villahermosa, MX·Cuba·english-elpais-com.cdn.ampproject.org📦
Man brought to U.S. at age one deported to Mexico, left statelessMauricio De Leon, 50, came to the U.S. from Guatemala as a baby and grew up in foster care before working as a California truck driver. Deported to Mexico last year, Guatemala refused to accept him, leaving him stateless.Feb 2026·Villahermosa, MX·Guatemala·english-elpais-com.cdn.ampproject.org📦
59-year-old Cuban with Parkinson's deported to Mexico, unable to obtain medicationLuis René Lemus, 59, a Cuban man with Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia, was deported to Mexico and has struggled to get his medication among other elderly, ailing Cubans sent to Villahermosa.Feb 2026·Villahermosa, MX·Cuba·english-elpais-com.cdn.ampproject.org📦,Yahoo News📦
67-year-old Cuban deported in wheelchair, stranded in Mexico without medical careRicardo Pérez, 67, a Cuban man, was pushed across the border in a wheelchair and deported to Mexico, where he now struggles for care and necessities at a Catholic shelter.Feb 2026·Villahermosa, MX·Cuba·english-elpais-com.cdn.ampproject.org📦
Russian asylum-seeking family with three children held four months at DilleyNikita and Oksana, a Russian couple with three young children, were held over four months at Dilley despite a 20-day limit for minors, facing moldy food and poor care. They were freed in February after their lawyer cited medical concerns.Feb 2026·Mexican border·Russia·NBC News,The Marshall Project📦,Ansar Press,CRBC News
Angolan mother arrested taking 6-year-old to school, held at DilleyAn Angolan mother was arrested taking her 6-year-old to school and held at Dilley. Released in mid-February 2026, she was dropped off in Laredo, Texas, over 2,200 miles from her Maine home.Feb 2026·Angola·The Marshall Project📦
Honduran asylum seeker held by ICE, work permit and daughter's passport missingIsabel, a 41-year-old Honduran woman with a pending asylum case, was detained four days at her routine check-in and released missing her work permit, ID, and daughter's passport. Lawyers say lost belongings are a widespread pattern.Feb 2026·Minnesota·Honduras·Mother Jones📦,ICE📦
U.S. citizen's Iranian husband held by ICE, faces deportation despite execution riskMehrzad Asadi Eidivand, an Iranian man married to a U.S. citizen, was re-detained after serving probation and is now pressured to accept deportation to Iran, where he faces a reported execution risk for opposing its government.Feb 2026·Tempe, AZ·Iran·DocumentCloud📦,Habeas Dockets📦,ICE📦,The California Courier📦,Homeland Security Today📦,The ACRU📦,News Cats📦,Instagram📦
