Lucía: Mother detained three months without seeing her young children, then deportedA mother named Lucía spent three months detained without seeing her 14-month-old and 3-year-old before being deported, saying the children "don't understand" why she was gone.Sep 28, 2026·Basile, LA·The Atlantic📦
Erik R.: Man beaten and coerced to sign deportation papers at Fort Bliss campErik Ivan Rodriguez says officers beat him at the Fort Bliss tent camp while trying to force him to sign deportation papers. He and three others are suing over medical neglect, disease and violent treatment at the facility.May 30, 2026·El Paso, TX·ACLU📦,ACLU of Texas📦,CourtListener,El Paso Matters
Five immigrants arrested in coordinated ICE enforcement operationFive men from Mexico, Honduras, Peru, Sudan and Colombia were arrested in a May 29, 2026 ICE operation targeting people with past convictions.May 29, 2026·Department of Homeland Security+1📦
Jose Y.C.: Bolivian torture survivor with court protection nearly deported to Congo by ICEJose Yugar-Cruz, a Bolivian torture survivor, was nearly deported to war-torn Congo in April 2026 despite court protection. A judge blocked his removal, and he was freed in May.May 29, 2026·Arizona·Bolivia·Iowa Public Radio📦,Hola America News📦
Alejandro and Jairo: San Antonio student and father detained by ICE driving to soccer gameAlejandro, a Churchill High School 10th grader, and his father Jairo were detained May 17 while driving to a soccer game, missing school and his mother. Rep. Joaquin Castro pushed for their release.May 29, 2026·San Antonio, TX·SA Current+1📦,Alamo City Pulse📦,News 4 San Antonio📦
Jairo M.M.: Honduran man among more than a dozen held in Bluffton ICE sweepJairo Rossel Mejia-Mencia, a Honduran man living in Bluffton, was arrested May 29 in a sweep that detained 15 to 17 others at a government center, prompting a local protest the following week.May 29, 2026·Bluffton, SC·Honduras·WTOC📦,La Prensa📦,LinkedIn,Island Packet
Miguel Angel T.R.: Salvadoran father protected by court order held at routine ICE check-inMiguel Angel Tercero Raudes, a Salvadoran father of two U.S. citizen daughters, was detained at a routine check-in despite a 2023 order protecting him from removal. He may now be sent to a third country.May 29, 2026·Adelanto, CA·El Salvador·FOX 11 Los Angeles📦,GoFundMe📦
Woman granted protection held by ICE over a year, faces Congo deportationA 23-year-old South American woman, granted protection in June 2025 after fleeing persecution over her queer identity, has been held over a year in Louisiana while ICE seeks to deport her to Congo.May 29, 2026·Monroe, LA·Verite News📦,NOLA.com📦,Instagram📦
Chanh P.: Laotian refugee brought to U.S. as baby detained at ICE check-inChanh Phansisay, a Laotian refugee who arrived as a baby, was detained at a routine check-in over a decades-old deportation order, along with his uncle Ky Sengdara.May 29, 2026·WA·Laos·KUOW📦,LinkedIn📦
16 people detained by ICE in Oklahoma City restaurant raidSixteen people were detained during a raid on an Oklahoma City seafood restaurant that also turned up drugs and a firearm, part of a wider investigation into trafficking and illegal marijuana farms.May 29, 2026·Oklahoma City, OK·KOCO+1📦,News 9📦
Man detained by ICE after local police violated his rightsA federal court in Manhattan ordered ICE to release a migrant after ruling that local police had so badly violated his constitutional rights that his detention could not stand, a first for such a case.May 29, 2026·Manhattan, NY·Law.com📦,Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher📦
Hilary M.T.: Ugandan asylum seeker arrested leaving courthouse, held 10 months by ICEHilary Murungi Timbigamba, a 34-year-old Ugandan asylum seeker who worked at a group home, was held 10 months after being taken from a courthouse. A judge ruled the detention violated due process and freed him.May 29, 2026·Berlin, NH·Uganda·Boston Globe📦,Justia
José Y.C.: Bolivian asylum seeker protected from torture held 17 months by ICEJosé Yugar-Cruz, 37, a Bolivian asylum-seeker granted protection from torture, was held 17 months as ICE sought a country to deport him to. He was released after an Ebola outbreak halted plans to send him to Congo.May 29, 2026·Iowa City, IA·Bolivia·CBS News📦,The Guardian📦,Little Village Magazine📦,Southern Minnesota News📦,Iowa Capital Dispatch📦,CBS 2 Iowa📦,Eastern New Mexico News📦,KCRG+3📦,The Daily Iowan📦,Tribune Ledger News,The Nonpareil+1,Iowa Starting Line📦,Spot On Iowa📦,The Gazette📦
15+ people detained in ICE operation at Bluffton government centerMore than 15 people were detained at a Bluffton, South Carolina government center for failing to comply with deportation orders, then loaded onto a bus bound for Charleston or Georgia.May 29, 2026·Bluffton, SC·AOL📦,Island Packet,Bluffton Today,WTOC
249 people detained in Florida Highway Patrol traffic stops, sent to ICEA three-day highway operation in South Florida led to 249 detentions, mostly drivers stopped for traffic violations who lacked valid licenses, with some offered voluntary return flights.May 29, 2026·FL·Fox News📦,NY Times Post📦,Newcome📦,The Arabian Times,National Conservative Movement📦,InterNewsCast📦
Ricardo N. and Liliana: Chicago senior and mother held by ICE at asylum check-in, separatedRicardo Navarrete, 18, a Mather High School senior with a soccer scholarship offer, and his mother were detained at a routine asylum check-in and held for months across five states. Both were released in May, and he walked at graduation.May 28, 2026·Chicago, IL·Colombia·CBS News+2📦,WBEZ📦,Chicago Tribune📦,Block Club Chicago+1📦,Chicago Sun-Times+1📦,Lokal Update+1📦,RU24📦,Telemundo Chicago📦,WGN-TV,News Tribune,Anchorage Daily News📦,Daily Gazette,ABC7 Chicago📦,AOL+1📦,Instagram+2📦
Rogerio S.L. and Nycolas: Brazilian father, 15-year-old son detained on fishing trip, held by ICERogerio da Silva Lima and his 15-year-old son Nycolas, fishing off Martha's Vineyard, were detained by the Coast Guard and turned over to ICE. A judge found ICE violated due process, freeing both after students at the son's school protested.May 28, 2026·Woods Hole, MA·Brazil·Martha's Vineyard Times+3📦,Patch📦,WGBH+1📦,Daily Mail📦,Vineyard Gazette+2📦,MassLive📦,WCMU📦,Boston Globe+1📦,El Risala📦,NBC Boston📦,GoFundMe📦
Gurpreet S.B.: Indian asylum seeker re-detained by ICE after three years of complianceAn Indian asylum seeker who had complied with release conditions for three years was redetained without notice after a routine check-in. A judge ordered his immediate release and required advance notice before any future detention.May 28, 2026·Douglas, AZ·India·CourtListener+2📦
Lake Placid maintenance worker with TPS held two weeks after ICE raidA Venezuelan maintenance worker at Grandview Resort in Lake Placid, with work authorization and no criminal record, was arrested arriving for work and held nearly two weeks before release on an ankle monitor.May 28, 2026·Lake Placid, NY·Venezuela·Documented📦,North Country Public Radio📦,Adirondack Explorer📦
Yessenia R.: Milwaukee teacher's aide self-deported to El Salvador with U.S. citizen daughtersYessenia Ruano, a Milwaukee teacher's aide and mother of twin U.S.-citizen daughters, self-deported to El Salvador in 2025 after 19 check-ins over 14 years; a judge has now ordered she be allowed back.May 28, 2026·Milwaukee, WI·El Salvador·Los Angeles Times📦,WPR📦,19th News,WUWM,Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,Instagram
Honduran man arrested by HSI in Luling, Louisiana, ICE seeks custodyA 39-year-old Honduran man was arrested in Luling, Louisiana, and faces an immigration detainer filed the same day he was taken into custody.May 28, 2026·Luling, LA·Honduras·ICE📦,Civic Intelligence📦,WDSU,LinkedIn
