Miguel I.M.: Mexican man engaged to U.S. citizen held by ICE without bond hearingA 29-year-old Mexican man pursuing English classes and pilot training while living with his U.S. citizen fiancée was detained after overstaying his visa. A court ordered him released unless given a bond hearing within seven days.Aug 6, 2026·Lakewood, CA·Mexico·CourtListener
Dolores F.: Cuban woman taken to border in deportation attemptDolores Freixa, who arrived during the 1980 Mariel boatlift, was taken from an Arizona detention center and driven to the Mexican border, where she refused a forged deportation document.Oct 23, 2026·Eloy, AZ·Cuba·floridatrib.org
J.Y.: Green card holder held over 450 days in Virginia detentionJ.Y., a Chinese immigrant and green card holder who has lived in the U.S. since 1998, keeps up his decade-long fantasy football tradition by phone from Farmville Detention Center, where he has been held more than 450 days.Oct 23, 2026·Farmville, VA·China·Documented
Filiberto G.: Cuban man suffers stroke in ICE custody, deported in wheelchairFiliberto García, 61, who lives with bipolar disorder and high blood pressure, had a stroke in ICE detention and was deported to Mexico in a wheelchair instead of Cuba.Oct 22, 2026·Miami, FL·Cuba·The Border Chronicle
ICE arrests four Haitian nationals in nationwide sweepFour Haitian nationals — Rubstony Junior Theodore, Wilbert Jean Baptiste, Louis Jean, and Jhensly Charles — were arrested in a nationwide operation targeting people accused of fraudulently collecting food assistance benefits.Oct 22, 2026·Washington, DC·Haiti·ICE📦
Ahmed S.: Gay Arizona man deported, beaten in Equatorial GuineaAhmed Soliman, a gay Egyptian-born green card holder raised in Arizona since childhood, was deported to Equatorial Guinea under a third-country removal deal, then beaten and hospitalized after speaking to journalists about detention conditions.Oct 22, 2026·Tucson, AZ·Egypt·Reuters+1,The Guardian,TimesLive📦,TBS News📦,News24,The Straits Times,CNBC Africa,Tucson.com+4,HCN Times+2📦,The Prospect+2,97.9 WEVE,Instinct Magazine,Business Insider Africa,Truthout,Yahoo News,Law & Crime,CBC,Instagram+1📦
DHS loses Venezuelan man's medication and documents before deportation to AfricaA Venezuelan man held at Broward Transitional Center lost his ID, immigration papers and needed medications while being moved between facilities. He is set to be deported to Africa this week with no family or support there.Oct 21, 2026·Pompano Beach, FL·Venezuela·The Guardian,USA Today,El País
Noslén S.G.: Diabetic Cuban man faces deportation to AfricaNoslén Sendra González, a 41-year-old Cuban immigrant and father of two who depends on insulin, was detained by ICE in November 2025 after missing a check-in while hospitalized with pancreatitis.Oct 21, 2026·Miramar, FL·Cuba·The Guardian,USA Today,Axios,El País📦,ICE
ICE agent points pistol at workers during Texas workplace raidA worker in Brownsville, Texas, recorded an ICE agent pointing a pistol at him and his coworkers during a raid without a judicial warrant. At least two workers were arrested.Oct 21, 2026·Brownsville, TX·Telemundo,Instagram+1📦
Three parents arrested by ICE outside Van Nuys elementary schoolThree parents were detained by ICE outside a Van Nuys elementary school while dropping off or picking up their children, after DHS revoked limits on enforcement near schools.Oct 21, 2026·Van Nuys, CA·lativanews.com,Instagram📦
Oakland man hospitalized with broken ribs after ICE tackles him to groundAn Oakland man suffered six fractured ribs after a 280-pound ICE agent tackled and sat on his chest, his attorney said. He was hospitalized at Highland Hospital afterward.Oct 21, 2026·Oakland, CA·Mission Local📦,Focal News
Santa Rosa man pulled from car at gunpoint by ICE agentsA U.S. citizen driving to work in Sonoma County was surrounded by agents with guns drawn while they searched for her boyfriend. He was later pulled from his car at gunpoint and handcuffed, suffering a panic attack.Oct 21, 2026·Santa Rosa, CA·Mission Local📦
Father holding two children surrounded by ICE after car rammingA Providence father holding his two young children was surrounded by ICE agents after they rammed his car to stop him. He was released but ordered to appear in court.Oct 21, 2026·Providence, RI·Telemundo,Instagram📦
ICE detains four at Syracuse restaurant without showing warrantAgents detained four people, including restaurant workers, during a chase into Margarita's Mexican Cantina in Syracuse. The owner and witnesses say no warrant was ever shown, and the business lost a day's revenue.Oct 21, 2026·Syracuse, NY·dailyorange.com,syracuse.com,CNY Central,Spectrum Local News,Instagram📦
Mother detained by ICE, leaving two young daughters alone in ConroeSisters Alicia and Britany, 10 and 11, have been living alone in their Conroe apartment since their mother was detained by ICE, with only a relative checking in. LULAC has filed to challenge her detention.Oct 21, 2026·Conroe, TX·Honduras·Click2Houston,KHOU,tinmoius.com,Instagram📦
Grandfather detained by ICE in front of autistic grandson in WashingtonJosé Luis Arias, a Honduran grandfather, was detained by ICE in front of his autistic grandson in Airway Heights, Washington, as his daughter pleaded for officers to stop.Oct 21, 2026·Airway Heights, WA·Honduras·Telemundo+1,Lado,Instagram+1📦
Emiliano A.C.: Diabetic man dies in ICE custody, meds deniedEmiliano Andrade-Covarrubias, 56, painted apartments in Dallas for decades and raised three U.S.-born children. His daughter says staff ignored his chest pain and withheld his diabetes and blood pressure medications before he died in custody.Oct 21, 2026·Laredo, TX·Mexico·USA Today,Texas Tribune,westlakenews.org,Laredo Morning Times,ICE,Instagram📦
Houston homebuilder fatally shot by ICE agent in case of mistaken identityLorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Houston homebuilder and father of three who lived there nearly 35 years, was fatally shot by an ICE agent who mistook him for someone else on July 7, 2026.Oct 21, 2026·Houston, TX·Mexico·USA Today+1📦,CBS News+2,Associated Press+4📦,New York Times,CNN+2📦,NBC News+1📦,PBS+1📦,The Guardian+7📦,Al Jazeera📦,El País📦,Houston Chronicle+2📦,Texas Tribune+3📦,Click2Houston📦,Philadelphia Tribune📦,WTOP📦,The Independent📦
Wilbert J.B.: Haitian man chased, detained by ICE near Springfield car washWilbert Jean Baptiste, a Haitian national, was chased down and arrested by ICE near a Springfield car wash and taken to Butler County Jail, among several Haitian and Cuban nationals detained in a nationwide sweep.Oct 21, 2026·Springfield, OH·Haiti·Fox News,Springfield News-Sun📦
Brayan S.: Deported to Central African Republic despite court orderBrayan Omar Sánchez, 26, a Honduran truck driver and small business owner who fled gang violence, was deported to the Central African Republic on July 30 despite believing he had a court order against removal.Oct 21, 2026·Senegal·Honduras·CBS News+1,Telemundo,El Mundo Honduras📦,Infobae+1📦,Radio HRN📦,News 247 Plus📦,Centro América 360📦,Reportar Sin Miedo📦,Info Virtual📦,Forum HN News📦,EFE📦,La Opinión📦,El País📦,Tiempo+1📦,LA Taco📦,Distant News📦,Latin Times,CiberCuba,Instagram+9📦
Malaquias E.R.C.: Plumbing worker seized by ICE in van, never chargedA San Mateo plumber of five years, active in his church, was handcuffed by ICE while riding as a passenger in his employer's van, despite no criminal record.Oct 20, 2026·San Mateo, CA·Guatemala·CourtListener
