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Pregnant Cuban woman detained for months without prenatal care, diagnosed with preeclampsia after release

Amanda Isabel Cardoso, 22, a Cuban immigrant awaiting a green card in Tampa, was detained nearly three months while pregnant with little prenatal care and was later diagnosed with preeclampsia after release.

Feb 20, 2026·Cuba·

News 4 San Antonio📦,CourtListener,Badawi Law📦

Four journalists beaten and detained in Cameroon while investigating U.S. deportations

Four journalists and an attorney were beaten and detained by plainclothes police in Cameroon while investigating deportations of immigrants sent there from the U.S. Their equipment was confiscated before all five were released.

Feb 20, 2026·Yaoundé, CM·Cameroon·

Washington Times📦,Daily Maverick📦,Cameroon Concord News📦,Seattle Times📦,US News Magazine📦,The Independent📦,Forbidden Stories,Instagram📦

Immigrant Previously Released on Bond Re-detained Without Hearing

A noncitizen previously freed on bond was re-detained without a hearing; a court ordered his immediate release, ruling the government must give seven days' notice before any future re-detention.

Feb 19, 2026·

CourtListener📦

Cameroonian asylum seeker detained 17 months without viable removal

A Cameroonian asylum seeker who fled military persecution was held 17 months after two failed deportation attempts, to Canada and Equatorial Guinea. A court ordered his release under supervision after finding deportation no longer likely.

Feb 16, 2026·Cameroon·

CourtListener

Eight migrants deported to Cameroon in February without due process or legal counsel

Eight migrants from countries including Kenya, Senegal, and Ethiopia were deported to Cameroon in February 2026 without legal counsel. They were held in Yaoundé with inadequate food and pressured to return to their home countries.

Feb 16, 2026·Yaoundé, CM·

El País📦

DHS Officers Use Less-Lethal Weapons on Immigration Enforcement Protesters

DHS officers used rubber bullets, tear gas and pepper spray on immigration protesters, shooting 13 people and injuring hundreds, including two killed in Minneapolis. Courts in four states found the force used inappropriately.

Feb 14, 2026·

NBC News📦,PBS📦,Newsweek📦,TIME📦,Washington Post📦,Latin Times📦

ICE Detains Father of U.S. Citizen After Nine Years in Country

A pipeline worker and father of a U.S. citizen child, in the country since 2017, was detained after his earlier case had been closed. A court ordered his immediate release, finding the detention improper.

Feb 12, 2026·

CourtListener📦

Gomez released from ICE custody, Fifth Circuit stays habeas petition

Alejandro Villegas Angel was freed after a judge granted him a bond hearing, but an appeals court has now paused that release order, leaving his case in limbo.

Feb 10, 2026·

Heritage Review📦,United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit📦

Three Deportees Drown, One Rescued, When Boat Capsizes Off Panama

A boat carrying 16 migrants deported from the U.S. and rerouted to Tapachula capsized off Panama, killing two Venezuelan women and one Colombian man; one survivor was pulled from under the hull.

Feb 10, 2026·Guna Yala, Panama·Venezuela·

Forbidden Stories📦,De Último Minuto

Venezuelans self-deport to Mexico fearing ICE detention

A Venezuelan family who entered legally through CBP One chose to leave for Mexico after ICE detained the husband at work and the son at a construction site, fearing deportation to Venezuela.

Feb 10, 2026·Juarez, Mexico·Venezuela·

Associated Press📦,WGN Radio📦,Border Report,Latin Times📦

Man held in ICE custody, family raises funds for legal defense

Obeth Eduardo remains in ICE custody as his sister raises funds for his legal defense, the second time the family has faced immigration enforcement.

Fundraiser onlyFeb 7, 2026·

GoFundMe📦

Mother of slain Nicaraguan teen protester deported to Mexico after ICE detention

Yadira Córdoba, whose teenage son was killed during Nicaragua's 2018 protests, fled in 2023 but was detained at an immigration appointment and held for months. She was deported to Mexico in February after Honduras twice refused her.

Feb 5, 2026·Nicaragua·

Divergentes📦,Havana Times📦,La Lupa,La Prensa,Artículo 66

Man detained by ICE wins federal court order for release after immigration court denied bond

A man re-detained by ICE after a probation referral was ordered freed by a federal judge in April 2026, after an immigration court had denied him bond, citing lack of authority.

Feb 4, 2026·

CourtListener📦

Man Detained After Immigration Parole Expiration Following 2022 Border Release

A man paroled at the border in 2022 was detained again over three years later. A court found he had a protected liberty interest and ordered his immediate release.

Feb 4, 2026·

CourtListener📦,PACER Monitor

Attorney Criticizes ICE for Targeting Mom Not Criminals

A mother was arrested by ICE, according to her attorney, who said immigration enforcement is not focusing on people with criminal records.

Feb 3, 2026·

USA Today📦,MSN📦,TMJ4📦,Common Dreams📦,Star Democrat📦,Marshfield News Herald📦

Chinese national re-detained by ICE after complying with supervised release

A Chinese national who had complied with all terms of his supervised release was re-detained in February 2026, three years after an earlier removal order. A court ordered his immediate release on the same conditions.

Feb 2, 2026·China·

CourtListener📦

7-Year-Old Venezuelan Girl Released After 21 Days in ICE Detention

A 7-year-old Venezuelan girl was detained with her parents outside a Portland hospital while seeking care for a nosebleed, held 21 days in Texas, and released after a lawmaker intervened.

Feb 1, 2026·

OPB📦,The Oregonian,Legal Clarity,El Balad,Instagram📦

Ecuadorian man arrested by ICE agents in vehicle, face bloody after encounter

An Ecuadorian man was surrounded by three ICE agents in his vehicle and cried out for help, drawing a neighbor's attention. He emerged from the car with a bloody face.

Feb 2026·Ecuador·

The Guardian📦

58-year-old Cuban deported to Mexico, unable to work or afford basic necessities

A 58-year-old Cuban man was deported to Mexico in February 2026 and cannot work without documentation or afford food and rent, with no clear path to legal status.

Feb 2026·Cuba·

english-elpais-com.cdn.ampproject.org📦

57-year-old Cuban deported to Mexico after 20 years of supervised release, son is U.S. Marine

Lázara Santana, 57, came to the U.S. from Cuba at age 11 and raised a son who became a U.S. Marine. After 20 years of check-ins, she was deported to Mexico and now fears leaving her house.

Feb 2026·Villahermosa, MX·Cuba·

english-elpais-com.cdn.ampproject.org📦

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