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Immigration detainee granted release after challenge to re-detention without hearing

Osvaldo Damian Diaz Hernandez was re-detained on January 22, 2026 after previously being released on bond, without a hearing. A federal court ordered his immediate release under his prior conditions.

Jan 22, 2026·

CourtListener+1📦,PACER Monitor

Noncitizen Re-Detained After Previous Release on Bond Challenges Immigration Custody

A noncitizen previously released on bond was re-detained on January 22, 2026 without a hearing before a neutral arbiter. A federal court ordered his immediate release under his prior conditions.

Jan 22, 2026·

CourtListener📦

Court Orders Release of Detained Immigrant After Due Process Violation

An immigrant previously released on bond was redetained in January 2026 without a hearing before a neutral judge. A federal court ordered his immediate release under his original conditions, citing a due process violation.

Jan 21, 2026·

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Canadian adult-film model banned from U.S. after airport detention

Milo Miles, a Canadian adult-film model, was held for eight hours at Toronto's Pearson Airport and questioned about his sexuality and work before being banned from the U.S. for 10 years.

Jan 20, 2026·Toronto, ON·Canada·

AOL📦,The Fight Magazine📦,Instagram📦

ICE Detainee Allegedly Denied Medication, Self-Harm Results

A detained immigrant was repeatedly denied his antipsychotic medication, a lawsuit alleges, leading to worsening symptoms that caused him to harm himself and lose vision in one eye.

Social media onlyJan 19, 2026·

Instagram📦

Family sells everything before deportation

Ann Salas sold her family's belongings in Skokie before joining her husband, Antony Salas, who was deported to Guatemala last month after living in the U.S. for decades, with their young son.

Jan 19, 2026·Skokie Ca·Mexico·

Yahoo News📦,LinkedIn📦,Instagram📦

Husband detained and deported, leaving wife with stage 4 cancer to care for three children

Magdalena, battling stage 4 cancer that has spread to her lungs, was left to care for her three children alone after her husband was detained and deported while working to support them.

Fundraiser onlyJan 19, 2026·Central MD·Honduras·

GoFundMe📦

Immigrant father detained by ICE wins habeas corpus challenge to mandatory detention

A father of three U.S. citizen children who has lived in the country over thirty years was detained in January 2026. A judge ordered a bond hearing within seven days or his release.

Jan 19, 2026·

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Jesús Manuel arrested by ICE while selling tacos, family seeks reunification funds

Jesús Manuel, a father of two who ran a taco stand to support his family, was arrested January 17, 2026, and remains at Adelanto. A fundraiser now seeks to reunite them.

Fundraiser onlyJan 17, 2026·

GoFundMe📦,Instagram📦

Father detained by ICE after traffic stop, family seeks legal help

A longtime U.S. resident of over 25 years with no criminal record was pulled over and arrested on January 17, 2026. His family says $3,000 in cash vanished and they are raising funds for a lawyer.

Fundraiser onlyJan 17, 2026·

GoFundMe📦

DACA recipient detained under Laken Riley Act, unable to appear at criminal trial

Jessica 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📦

U.S. Citizens Pinned and Chokeheld by Immigration Agents, Investigation Finds

An investigation found over 40 cases of immigration agents using chokeholds on citizens and protesters, including ICU nurse Amanda Trebach, pinned to the pavement in Los Angeles while filming an ICE operation. At least 170 U.S. citizens have been arrested.

Jan 13, 2026·

ProPublica📦,Idaho State Journal📦,Page Goo,Democracy Now,Nation of Change

U.S. Citizen Arrested During Immigration Crackdown

A U.S. citizen was arrested during an immigration enforcement crackdown. Their family disputes the arrest, saying their relative should not have been detained.

Jan 13, 2026·

ABC News📦,MSN📦,Sacramento Bee📦,NBC Bay Area📦,MLive📦

Guatemalan Mother's Asylum Petition Denied by Court of Appeals

A Guatemalan mother who fled threatening calls demanding money in 2019 had her asylum request, filed with her two children, denied by a federal appeals court.

Jan 12, 2026·Guatemala·

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit📦,CourtListener

ICE deported Costa Rican man to home country in vegetative state

Randall Gamboa Esquivel, a Costa Rican man, was deported in September 2025 in a vegetative state after nearly 10 months in ICE detention, and died five weeks later without regaining consciousness.

Jan 11, 2026·Costa Rica·

The Guardian+2📦,Ticos Land📦,KTVZ📦,CourtListener,solatatech.com,El País

ICE Detains Individual; No Court Hearing Dates Available

A person identified only as Yee has been detained by ICE as an alleged public safety or flight risk, with no court hearing dates or deportation information listed.

Jan 11, 2026·Singapore·

The Straits Times+1📦,Instagram📦

Migrant dies in Rio Bravo, first death of 2026 in Coahuila

A man believed to be José Antonio Sánchez Ríos, 35, of Guanajuato, died trying to cross the Rio Bravo into the U.S. and was found floating near Piedras Negras, Coahuila.

Jan 11, 2026·Piedras Negras, Coahuila·Mexico·

El Mañana📦,Capital Coahuila📦,Monclova📦

Mother separated from children at court

A mother was taken by masked ICE agents outside a courthouse after her case was dismissed, as her young daughter and son screamed and cried watching her be led away.

Social media onlyJan 10, 2026·

Instagram📦

Noncitizen Detained After Drug-Related Arrest, Granted Bond Hearing

A noncitizen held after a drug-related arrest and release was granted a bond hearing, where the government must prove he is a flight risk or danger within 14 days.

Jan 9, 2026·

CourtListener

Border Patrol agent knees man in face during Minneapolis enforcement

A man identified as Juan Carlos was kneed in the face at least five times by a Border Patrol agent while pinned to the pavement in Minneapolis, then hospitalized for breathing trouble.

Jan 9, 2026·

Reuters📦,Snopes📦,Minnesota Reformer📦,The New Republic📦

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