Husband detained by ICE while driving wife to hospital, sent to TexasLiborio Parral Ortiz was detained while driving his wife to the ER for back pain and sent to El Paso within 20 hours, separating him from her as she remained hospitalized.Jan 16, 2026·Mounds View, MN·Sahan Journal📦,MinnPost📦,CRBC News📦
Drivers arrested by immigration agents near Louisiana Meta data center siteDrivers headed to a Meta data center construction site in Louisiana were stopped in traffic checks, with over 90% of those detained having no criminal records, disrupting work and worrying immigrant families.Jan 16, 2026·Richland Parish, LA·Bloomberg📦,Data Center Dynamics,Shreveport Bossier Advocate📦
Indigenous Guatemalan mother arrested at ICE check-in in Eugene, OregonA 25-year-old Guatemalan woman of indigenous Mam heritage was detained at a routine ICE check-in in Eugene in January 2026. A judge ordered her released while her case proceeds.Jan 16, 2026·Eugene, OR·Guatemala·Lookout Eugene-Springfield📦
27-year-old restaurant worker faces transfer to ICE in West VirginiaRosmery Morales-Mejia, 27, used counterfeit documents to get a job at a Nitro restaurant and was sentenced to time served in March 2026, with an ICE hold pending her transfer.Jan 16, 2026·Nitro, WV·Mexico·WCHS-TV📦,WCHS Network📦,Yahoo News📦
U.S. citizen fatally shot by ICE, another man shot by DHS officerU.S. citizen Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by an ICE officer, and another man was shot in the leg during a separate arrest, prompting questions about agents' training and use of force.Jan 16, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·MPR News📦,Twin Cities📦,Instagram📦
West Virginia man arrested for allegedly threatening to kill ICE agentsCody Lee Smith, 20, of West Virginia, was arrested in January 2026 after posting online and calling an ICE tip line to threaten killing agents near Clarksburg. He is held on $75,000 bond.Jan 16, 2026·Clarksburg, WV·Law Enforcement Today📦,ICE📦,WV News📦,WVDN📦
Gresham family detained outside Portland hospital seeking care for 7-year-old daughterA Venezuelan family of three, including a 7-year-old with a nosebleed, were detained while seeking care at a Gresham hospital and are now held at a Texas family detention center.Jan 16, 2026·Gresham, OR·Venezuela·Newsweek📦,OPB📦,The Oregonian📦,13WHAM📦,Bakersfield Now📦
Gay Cuban asylum seeker ordered deported to Ecuador Alicbiades "Alex" Lazaro Ramirez Gonzalez, who fled Cuba with his husband and married in the U.S., was ordered deported to Ecuador after being detained during a routine ICE appointment. His husband faces the same order.Jan 15, 2026·Mattydale, NY·Cuba·CiberCuba📦,CourtListener+1,Instagram📦
17-year-old Morristown high school senior arrested by ICE on way to laundromatJuan Daniel Mendoza, a 17-year-old Morristown High School senior who came to the U.S. as an unaccompanied minor in 2024, was freed from detention after a judge ruled his arrest violated due process.Jan 15, 2026·Morristown, NJ·Honduras·Morristown Green📦,Patch📦,New Jersey Hills,Examiner Enterprise
Photographer tackled by ICE agents at Minneapolis protest suffers chemical burnsPhotographer John Abernathy was detained while documenting protests outside a Minneapolis federal building, suffering chemical burns, pepper bullet wounds and abrasions, and received a citation but no court date.Jan 15, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·HuffPost📦,PetaPixel📦,Press Freedom Tracker📦,Committee to Protect Journalists📦
16-year-old Ecuadorian asylum-seeker detained by ICE, relocated to out-of-state facilitySebastian, a 16-year-old Ecuadorian asylum seeker, was detained while driving alone in Minneapolis and sent to a Michigan shelter despite his father living in the U.S., complicating efforts to locate him.Jan 15, 2026·Minnesota, MN·Ecuador·Star Tribune📦,MPR News📦,SWOK News📦,Instagram📦
19-year-old Willmar High School student arrested by ICESuban Noor, a 19-year-old Willmar High School student, was arrested and held for several days before being released.Jan 15, 2026·Willmar, MN·Somalia·InForum📦,Winona County Tribune📦,Instagram📦
Mexican day laborer, father of two, dies in Georgia ICE custodyHeber Sánchez Domínguez, a 34-year-old Mexican day laborer who had lived in the U.S. two years, died in Georgia ICE custody after guards found him with a rope around his neck; his family disputes the suicide finding.Jan 15, 2026·Lovejoy, GA·Mexico·CBS News📦,CNN📦,Telemundo📦,WRDW📦,The Atlanta Journal-Constitution📦,ICE+1📦,Heraldo de México📦,The Independent,El País📦,UnoTV📦,La Opinión📦,Prensa Libre📦
Naturalized U.S. citizen detained by Border Patrol agent in MinneapolisRamon Menera, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Mexico, was detained by a Border Patrol agent outside his Minneapolis-area home while walking with his five-year-old daughter, questioned over his accent, then released.Jan 15, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·CNN📦,The Nerd Stash📦,WEAU📦,CourtListener
Eugene father of three deported to Mexico after ICE traffic stopMisael Garcia Lopez, 48, spent 18 years in Eugene with his wife and three kids before an ICE traffic stop near his son's school led to his arrest. He was deported to Mexico in January, missing his grandson's birth.Jan 15, 2026·Eugene, OR·Mexico·Lookout Eugene-Springfield📦,EXA📦,KLCC,KEZI,Instagram📦
DACA recipient held by ICE at Eloy, unable to attend her trialJessica Marlene Corrales-Duarte, 32, a DACA recipient, lost her status after a felony indictment and is now held at Eloy Detention Center, unable to attend her own Pima County trial.Jan 15, 2026·Tucson Spotlight📦,Calo News📦,Arizona Public Media📦,KOLD📦,Instagram📦
Stateless Angolan man with asylum protections deported to Cameroon after 30 yearsA stateless Angolan man who lived in the U.S. for 30 years and held asylum protections was deported to Cameroon in January 2026 without notice, part of a secret transfer deal.Jan 15, 2026·Alexandria, LA·Angola·El País📦,ABS Africa TV📦
Zimbabwean nurse with asylum protections deported to Cameroon after 15 yearsA Zimbabwean nurse who lived in the U.S. for 15 years with asylum protections was deported to Cameroon in January 2026 and held in Yaoundé with poor food and no documents.Jan 15, 2026·Alexandria, LA·Zimbabwe·El País📦
Ghanaian student deported to Cameroon without notice despite legal protectionsA 20-year-old Ghanaian student with asylum protections was deported to Cameroon in handcuffs and shackles in January 2026, then held in Yaoundé without documents or due process.Jan 15, 2026·Alexandria, LA·Ghana·El País📦,ABS Africa TV📦
Gay Moroccan woman granted protection deported via Cameroon, now hiding in MoroccoFarah, 21, a gay Moroccan woman who fled her family after they allegedly tried to kill her, was deported to Cameroon in January 2026 and now hides in Morocco, fearing them still.Jan 15, 2026·Alexandria, LA·Morocco·Associated Press,El País📦,Hespress (English)📦,India Today,Jadis Press
