Father of five held by ICE seven months, approved for green cardRogelio, 39, a Guatemalan immigrant married to a U.S. citizen with five children, was held for seven months after a traffic stop. A judge has now approved his path to a green card.Mar 9, 2026·La Belle, Florida·Guatemala·NBC News📦,AOL📦,Miami Herald📦,Detroit News📦
50-year-old Mauritanian man arrested by ICE in PhiladelphiaMahady Sacko, 50, an undocumented Mauritanian national ordered removed in 2000, was arrested in Philadelphia after registering and voting in seven federal elections between 2008 and 2024.Mar 9, 2026·Philadelphia, PA·Mauritania·Newsweek📦,TURNTO10📦,Department of Homeland Security📦
Venezuelan family with sick son loses home after two-month ICE detentionA Venezuelan family of four, including a son with kidney issues, spent two months detained in Dilley, Texas, after a routine check-in. Released in mid-February, they found themselves evicted, jobless, and now living in their car.Mar 9, 2026·Las Cruces, NM·Venezuela·ABC News📦,ABC7 News📦,Falcón Informativa📦
Man captured after escaping ICE custody in Rockdale County, GeorgiaA man held in ICE custody jumped from a transport vehicle in Rockdale County, Georgia, and fled after being arrested for a traffic violation days earlier. He was captured by multiple law enforcement agencies that afternoon.Mar 9, 2026·Conyers, GA·CBS 46📦,Atlanta News First+1📦,Fox 5 Atlanta+1📦,The Atlanta Journal-Constitution📦
Detainee says guards bet on who dies by suicideOwen Ramsingh, a green card holder brought to the U.S. from the Netherlands at age 5, says he overheard a guard describe a betting pool on which detainee would die by suicide next.Social media onlyMar 8, 2026·Instagram📦
Man held by ICE without bond hearing even after charge dismissedA man held at Central Valley Annex was re-detained after a concealed firearm charge was later dropped. A judge ordered a bond hearing within 14 days, or his release, rather than granting immediate freedom.Mar 8, 2026·CourtListener
Ruben deported after arrest at asylum appointment in San Francisco immigration courtRuben, 28, had lived in San Francisco's Mission District with his brother Francisco for three years before being arrested at his own asylum hearing in February. He was moved through several detention centers and deported to Nicaragua in March.Mar 8, 2026·San Francisco, CA·Nicaragua·Mission Local📦,EXA📦,Instagram📦
Ghanaian asylum seeker and Central Ohio health aide faces deportation to UgandaA health aide from Ghana working in Central Ohio faces deportation to Uganda, a country she is not from, after a recent immigration hearing.Mar 7, 2026·Central Ohio, OH·Ghana·10TV+1📦
Yemeni father of four U.S. citizen children detained by ICE, wife pregnantA Yemeni car dealership owner in Birmingham, Alabama, and father of four U.S. citizen children was detained three days after his protected status expired. His pregnant U.S. citizen wife remains home as a judge denied his request for release.Mar 6, 2026·Birmingham, Alabama·Yemen·CourtListener📦
Honduran asylum seeker detained by ICE after traffic stop in FloridaA Honduran 20-year-old seeking asylum was freed after a court found his Florida traffic-stop detention violated due process. A 51-year-old Salvadoran landscaper in South Florida 30 years was then detained near Davie; his family cannot locate him.Mar 6, 2026·Orlando, FL·Honduras·CourtListener📦,Local 10📦
Fresno restaurant manager held 9 months by ICE, away from 3-year-old sonA Fresno restaurant manager and father, in the U.S. since toddlerhood, was freed on bond after nine months detained over a decades-old conviction Gov. Newsom later pardoned. He reunited with his wife and young son.Mar 6, 2026·California City, CA·Iran·Your Central Valley+1📦,ABC 30+1📦,The Fresno Bee+2,KMJ Now,GV Wire+2,Bakersfield Now,Instagram📦
Honduran asylum seeker with work permit held a month by ICEA Honduran asylum seeker with a work permit and pending marriage to a U.S. citizen was arrested during a Virginia highway traffic stop. He was released on bond after a month detained, but still faces an uncertain asylum case.Mar 6, 2026·Virginia Beach, VA·Honduras·Pilot Online📦
Vietnamese man in U.S. since 1991 arrested outside his homeA Vietnamese immigrant who had lived in the U.S. since 1991 was arrested outside his home after 20 years on supervised release. A court ordered his immediate release, finding the government violated proper procedures.Mar 5, 2026·Fountain Valley, CA·Vietnam·CourtListener📦
Caregiver for U.S. citizen parents arrested by ICE at Burbank AirportAn Iranian man who came to the U.S. at 15, now caring for his citizen parents and working as a project manager, was arrested at Burbank Airport after 14 years on supervised release. A judge ordered him freed.Mar 5, 2026·Burbank, CA·Iran·CourtListener📦
Salvadoran school custodian and asylum seeker detained by ICE at check-inA Salvadoran school custodian who had lived in the U.S. nearly 13 years was detained at a routine ICE check-in, then moved through three facilities over 10 days before choosing deportation rather than stay detained.Mar 5, 2026·North Chesterfield, VA·El Salvador·CourtListener📦,Justia📦,Fredericksburg Advance📦
Salvadoran man protected from return home detained at ICE check-inA Salvadoran man who had lived in the U.S. since 2005 and checked in with ICE for a decade was arrested when his supervised release was revoked without proper notice. A judge ordered him released.Mar 5, 2026·El Salvador·CourtListener📦
Vietnamese man in U.S. since 1993 detained by ICE at routine appointmentA Vietnamese man who has lived in the U.S. since 1993 and worked in Oklahoma nearly 15 years was detained during a routine appointment over an expunged, decades-old marijuana charge.Mar 5, 2026·Oklahoma, OK·Vietnam·WCVB📦,CourtListener+3
Caregiver of immobile son and man denied heart medication detained by ICEMaher Tarabishi, sole caregiver for his son with Pompe disease, was detained by ICE, as was Josué, a Salvadoran day laborer whose heart medication was withheld in custody.Mar 5, 2026·Fort Worth, TX·El Salvador·The Guardian,FOX 4 News📦,Dallas Morning News📦,Standing Record,Instagram📦
Ex-LA County foster youth advocate self-deports to Mexico, leaving 4-year-old sonAxel Pecero, 25, a former foster youth and child welfare advocate, agreed to leave for Mexico after nearly eight months detained, leaving his 4-year-old son in the U.S.Mar 5, 2026·San Bernardino County, CA·Mexico·Imprint News📦,LAist📦,Instagram📦
Afghan refugees in Qatar camp endure missile attacks amid Iran warOver 1,100 Afghan refugees, many who served alongside U.S. forces, live in shipping containers in Qatar and have faced missile attacks since late February 2026 amid suspended resettlement.Mar 5, 2026·Doha, Qatar·Afghanistan·USA Today📦,BBC📦,PBS📦,MS Now📦,Dropsite News📦,The Tribune📦
