Purple Heart veteran from Hawaii self-deported to South Korea after ICE threatSae Joon Park, 57, a Purple Heart veteran who raised two children in Hawaii, self-deported to South Korea after ICE threatened detention. New York's governor pardoned one conviction, but his return remains uncertain.Aug 31, 2026·New York, NY·South Korea·CNN📦,Documented📦,Political,The Garden Island,Stars and Stripes
Salvadoran woman missed week of HIV medication during ICE transferAn El Salvadoran woman missed a full week of HIV medication after being transferred from a Colorado detention facility to a Wyoming county jail without medical coordination.Jun 5, 2026·El Salvador·Washington Times📦
Venezuelan man develops flesh-eating infection in ICE detention after missed appointmentA Venezuelan man held at a Vermont facility developed flesh-eating bacteria on his leg, which turned purple and swollen, after staff missed his scheduled doctor's appointment.Jun 5, 2026·VT·Venezuela·Boston Herald📦,Washington Times📦
Honduran mother denied blood pressure medication in ICE detention, hospitalizedA Honduran mother of two was hospitalized for a heart problem after being denied blood pressure medication while detained at a Florida immigration facility.Jun 5, 2026·FL·Honduras·Washington Times📦
Albanian man pulled out own tooth over untreated pain in ICE detentionAn Albanian man held for months at a New Mexico detention center pulled out his own tooth after officials left his severe tooth pain untreated.Jun 5, 2026·Albania·Washington Times📦
Armenian dissident with uncontrolled blood pressure held 13 months without adequate careVardan Gukasian, an Armenian political dissident and former paramedic, was held over 13 months in Henderson, Nevada, with uncontrolled high blood pressure; help came only after he was hospitalized following a dizzy spell and nosebleed.Jun 5, 2026·Henderson, NV·Armenia·Washington Times📦,The California Courier,US Armenian News,Armenia Globe
Mexican man with untreated cancer deported after seven months in ICE custodyJose-Antonio Segismundo, 48, had abdominal cancer left untreated through seven months in detention in Florida and Georgia, getting only Tylenol, before being deported to Mexico, which he'd left nearly 30 years earlier.Jun 5, 2026·Wimauma, FL·Mexico·Washington Times📦
Ecuadorian high school graduate detained by ICE days before graduationEdison Sinchi Taipe, 19, an Ecuadorian Framingham High School student, was detained while working a roofing job but was released in time to walk at graduation on June 5, 2026.Jun 5, 2026·Framingham, MA·Ecuador·Boston Globe📦,Habeas Dockets📦
Father of four young children, one with autism, detained by ICEGordo, who came to the U.S. at 13, was detained by ICE on June 5, leaving his wife, a stay-at-home mother of four, alone with their children, one recently diagnosed with autism.Fundraiser onlyJun 5·Manasquan, NJ·GoFundMe📦
Man detained by ICE for five months, loses belongings and carAvelino Lage was held for five months at the Alligator Alcatraz facility, during which his apartment was robbed and his car repossessed after he lost bank access. He is now rebuilding his life.Fundraiser onlyJun 5, 2026·GoFundMe📦
Father detained by ICE on way to work, wife learned via FacebookA husband was detained by ICE on his way to work; his wife learned of it from a Facebook post after hours of searching. The family now faces mounting legal and household costs.Jun 5, 2026·Central Maine📦,TribLive📦,GoFundMe📦
Former Mexican soldier detained by ICE in Hawthorne, CaliforniaEnrique Martínez Chávez, a 32-year-old former Mexican military officer, was detained by ICE in Hawthorne, California, on June 4, 2026. He is wanted in Mexico over the 2014 Ayotzinapa disappearance of 43 students.Jun 5, 2026·Hawthorne, CA·Mexico·El País+1📦,El Universal📦,La Razón📦,Borderland Beat📦,Milenio📦,Vanguardia📦,Heraldo USA📦,CourtListener
Zipps kitchen manager imprisoned after ICE raid now faces deportationDiego Armando Gonzalez-Rosales, who rose from dishwasher to kitchen manager at Zipps since arriving in 2006, was sentenced to five months in prison after a January raid and now faces possible deportation.Jun 5, 2026·Phoenix, AZ·12News📦,Phoenix New Times📦,Amarillo Globe-News📦,The Arizona Republic,KTAR,Instagram
Guatemalan man's leg nearly amputated from untreated infection in ICE custodyA 48-year-old Guatemalan man held at Stewart Detention Center developed a severe leg infection after being shackled and left on a dirty floor; he nearly lost the leg before his October 2025 release.Jun 5, 2026·Lumpkin, GA·Guatemala·Washington Times📦,KFF Health News📦,HuffPost📦,The Independent📦
48 workers detained in ICE raid on SC plant, including pregnant womanForty-eight workers, mostly from Mexico and Guatemala, were detained in a June raid on an Abbeville County casting plant, including a pregnant woman fitted with an ankle monitor and now facing deportation.Jun 5, 2026·Abbeville, SC·Greenville Online📦,WSPA,Post and Courier📦,News.net📦,Yahoo News+1📦,City of Myrtle Beach📦,WYFF News 4+1📦,FOX Carolina+1📦,WIS News📦,Charleston Daily📦,WACH📦,WPDE📦,Daily of USA📦,EIN Presswire📦,Insurance Journal📦,The Worker📦,FITSNews📦,Quanta Report
Asylum seeker denied ovarian cyst surgery by ICE, held nearly four monthsAndrea Pedro-Francisco, 23, a Guatemalan asylum seeker, was held nearly four months at a Texas tent facility while ICE denied surgery for an ovarian cyst doctors called medically necessary, before her June release.Jun 5, 2026·Texas·Guatemala·MPR News📦,U.S. House of Representatives - Office of Craig📦,El Paso Matters📦,Minnesota Public Radio📦,Texas Tribune📦,Scripps News📦,The American Star News📦,Yahoo News+1📦,MDJ Online+1,Minnesota Reformer📦,Instagram+3📦
Peruvian janitor with work authorization beaten by ICE agents in SunnysideMarvin Godoy Calderon, 45, a Peruvian janitor and dishwasher supporting four children, was beaten by ICE agents outside his Sunnyside home before a judge ordered his release after 13 hours in custody.Jun 4, 2026·San Francisco, CA·Peru·Mission Local📦,CourtListener,San Francisco Standard📦,Instagram📦
Man detained by ICE after traffic stop, held in LouisianaA man held at Winn Correctional Center after a traffic stop asked a court to order his release, but the judge found his claims did not show he was likely to win and denied the request.Jun 4, 2026·Winnfield, LA·CourtListener
240 Haitian migrants rescued from sinking vessel off South FloridaTwo hundred forty Haitian migrants were rescued from an overcrowded, sinking vessel off South Florida by CBP and Coast Guard crews amid ongoing violence and displacement in Haiti.Jun 4, 2026·Miami, FL·Haiti·Local 10📦,The Epoch Times📦,Miami New Times,HCN Times
Two roofers arrested by ICE in Brockton, U.S. citizen coworker punchedTwo roofing crew members were arrested in a Brockton parking lot, and Tony Heredia, 20, a U.S. citizen bystander, says an agent punched him three times in the face after he demanded badge numbers.June 4, 2026·Brockton, MA·Ecuador·MSN📦,AOL📦
Venezuelan father with TPS detained by ICE after Utah traffic stopCharles González, 28, a Venezuelan father working full-time at a restaurant, was detained after a traffic stop for an expired license and remains held while his 4-year-old son asks for him at home.Fundraiser onlyJun 4, 2026·Farmington, UT·Venezuela·GoFundMe📦,Instagram📦
