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14-year-old Brazilian girl held by ICE ordered returned to Massachusetts

A 14-year-old Brazilian girl was detained in a Massachusetts church parking lot and transferred overnight to a New York children's facility before a federal judge ordered her immediate return to family.

Mar 11, 2026·Marlboro, MA·Brazil·

CBS News+1📦,WCVB📦,WBUR📦,Boston Globe📦,MSN📦

Asylum seeker with work permit detained at NC swimming hole ICE checkpoint

Argenis Eduardo Torres Rosales, 32, a Venezuelan asylum seeker with a work permit, was detained at a checkpoint near a North Carolina swimming hole and is now held 433 miles from his wife and stepson.

Jul 28, 2026·Morganton, NC·Venezuela·

NC Local📦,WFAE+1,Charlotte Observer+1📦,WSOC-TV📦,WHKY📦,News Topic News📦,Enlace Latino NC+1📦,The Paper,Journal Patriot📦,Asheville Citizen Times+1,Yahoo News📦,Biltmore Beacon📦,19th News,Instagram📦

Two Mexican brothers working at Haddonfield restaurant detained by ICE near home

Two Mexican brothers who worked as kitchen staff at a Haddonfield restaurant and sent money home to family were arrested near their home; a community fundraiser has since topped $26,000.

Jul 28, 2026·Camden, NJ·Guatemala·

Burlington County Times📦,Audacy📦,Pod Parley,Patch,Daily Voice,The Retrospect,GoFundMe

U.S. citizen grandmother left with concussion by ICE agents in Salem, Oregon

Maria, a U.S. citizen grandmother, was dragged from her car and thrown to the ground by ICE agents near Salem, Oregon, while running errands, suffering a concussion and torn rotator cuff.

Jul 28, 2026·Oregon·

Newsweek,KATU📦,Buried📦,Cherry City Chronicle📦,Salem Reporter+1📦,Statesman Journal📦,Asheville Citizen Times📦,The Register-Guard+1📦,Instagram+2📦

Nine fiber-optic workers detained in 15-minute ICE raid at Saginaw Township site

Nine fiber-optic installers, described by witnesses as longtime hard workers, were detained in a 15-minute raid at a Saginaw Township construction site, their vehicles and equipment left behind.

Jul 28, 2026·Saginaw Township, MI·

MLive+2📦,New Media Detroit📦,News-Pravda (USA)📦,ABC 12📦,Our Midland📦,WNEM+1📦,Instagram📦

Colombian woman arrested by ICE at airport, denied psychiatric medication

A Colombian distribution analyst in the U.S. since 2023 was detained at an airport and held over a week without her psychiatric medication. A judge ordered her immediate release.

Jul 28, 2026·Ontario, California·Colombia·

CourtListener

Egyptian man held at Western Tennessee Detention Facility

An Egyptian man held at a Tennessee detention facility asked a court for release or a bond hearing and sought to block a transfer out of state. The court denied his request to stop the transfer.

Jul 28, 2026·Tennessee·Egypt·

Reuters,NBC News📦,NPR📦,CourtListener,Law and Orders📦

Johns Hopkins researcher detained by ICE, shuffled across four states before release

A Johns Hopkins public health researcher from Cameroon and former Fulbright scholar was detained at a Baltimore airport and rapidly moved through four states before being released and returning to Maryland.

Jul 28, 2026·Baltimore, MD·Cameroon·

CBS News+3📦,Hindustan Times📦,The Independent+1📦,ABC News📦,WBAL+1📦,The Banner+4📦,WTOP📦,The Grio📦,Revelence📦,Inside Higher Ed📦,Houston Chronicle📦,Nexa News

N.H. mother of four targeted for denaturalization over alleged naturalization fraud

A Nashua mother of four who co-owns a family convenience store and came from Bangladesh in 1994 faces an effort to strip her citizenship over alleged misstatements on her 2007 naturalization application.

Jul 28, 2026·Nashua, NH·Bangladesh·

Boston Globe📦,Instagram📦

DJ held nearly four months at Otay Mesa, alleges forced pregnancy test

A Mexican woman known in Stockton's music scene as DJ Reina Azteca was held nearly four months at Otay Mesa, where she says she was forced to take a pregnancy test and held in a cold cell.

Jul 28, 2026·San Diego, CA·Mexico·

LA Taco📦,Daily Cast News📦,Instagram📦

Adelanto detainees zip-tied, threatened with teargas after staging hunger strike

Detainees at Adelanto who staged a hunger strike were zip-tied, threatened with teargas, put in solitary confinement and transferred, attorneys say, while officials deny retaliation occurred.

Jul 28, 2026·Adelanto, CA·

The Guardian📦,Los Angeles Times,Immigration Defenders📦,KVCR,Knock LA

Detained immigrant force-fed during hunger strike in ICE custody

A detained immigrant on hunger strike was force-fed, forcibly hydrated, catheterized and given involuntary blood draws, according to an ICE medical document, as at least seven others were on hunger strike in February 2026.

Jul 28, 2026·

The Guardian📦

ICE raids Chevron gas station, detains approximately 15 day laborers

About 15 day laborers seeking work were detained at a Chevron station in Forsyth County, with video showing agents chasing and forcibly detaining men. A local business owner who hired some of them said the raid is hurting the community.

Jul 28, 2026·Forsyth County, GA·

WSB-TV📦,Prism News

Venezuelan influencer detained by ICE at Orlando airport while boarding flight

A Venezuelan social media influencer known as "La Real Muñeca" was detained by plainclothes agents at Orlando International Airport while boarding a flight home. She has since retained a lawyer.

Social media onlyJul 28, 2026·Orlando, FL·Venezuela·

Instagram📦

U.S. citizen electrician handcuffed by ICE in Westbury for looking like someone

Elzon Lemus, a 23-year-old U.S. citizen and electrician from Brentwood, was handcuffed on his way to work after agents said he "looks like somebody" they sought. He was held about an hour before being released once his citizenship was confirmed.

July 2026·Westbury, NY·

NBC New York📦,Long Island Press📦,FOX 5 New York📦,Daily Voice📦,Long Island📦,Tricia Lindsay For Senate,Hostux,The Independent,Daljoong News,News 12 Long Island,Instagram📦

Indigenous actress Elaine Miles detained by ICE, tribal ID rejected as fake

Indigenous actress Elaine Miles, known for "Northern Exposure" and "Smoke Signals," was detained at a Redmond bus stop after agents rejected her tribal ID as fake. Her son and uncle were also briefly detained nearby.

July 2026·Redmond, WA·

KUOW+1📦,Seattle Times📦,Instagram📦

Venezuelan asylum seeker who arrived at 17 held by ICE in California

A Venezuelan asylum seeker who came to the U.S. at 17 was arrested in Salt Lake City and transferred to a California detention center. A judge denied his request for immediate release while his case proceeds.

Jul 27, 2026·Salt Lake City, UT·Venezuela·

CourtListener,Law360📦

Pastors detained by ICE at Texas airport, threatened with separation from children

Two Edinburg, Texas pastors were detained at a McAllen airport while heading to a marriage retreat, their first trip away from their three U.S. citizen children. They were released after two days.

Jul 27, 2026·McAllen, TX·Mexico·

Common Dreams📦,La Hora📦,El Universal📦,El Mexicano📦,Christianity Today,Religion News Service📦,Baptist News Global📦,Word & Way📦,WDHN,The Christian Century📦,Instagram+2📦

Honduran construction worker mistaken for another man, detained by ICE in Vermont

A 31-year-old Honduran construction worker was detained during a Vermont ICE operation meant for someone else, prompting hundreds of activists to gather in protest. A judge found the arrest unlawful; four months later, no charges have been filed against him.

Jul 27, 2026·South Burlington, VT·Honduras·

NBC 5📦,Magic 96.7,Burlington Free Press📦,Vermont Public+2📦,New Hampshire Public Radio+2📦,Community Spirit Event,Instagram+1📦

2,197 immigrants detained in ICE sweep across New York state

ICE's summer operation detained 2,197 immigrants across New York, including sanctuary cities. Legal aid attorneys in Queens and Brooklyn say Latino immigrants were disproportionately affected despite official public-safety framing.

Jul 27, 2026·NY·

The Guardian📦,The City Reporter📦,Department of Homeland Security,Latin Times,Newscord

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