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Salvadoran immigrant detained at ICE check-in after seven-year residency petition wait

Adela Margarita Angel Melendez, who lives in West Liberty, Iowa, was detained at a routine check-in after waiting seven years for her U.S. citizen sister's residency petition to be processed.

Aug 4, 2026·Cedar Rapids, IA·El Salvador·

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Children exposed to arsenic, lead at now-closed Miami detention center

Migrant children as young as six were held at the now-closed Homestead facility, a Superfund site with arsenic and lead exposure and no documented environmental or hurricane plan.

Aug 4, 2026·Homestead, FL·

Truthout📦,CRBC News📦,Inside Climate News,Earthjustice,VICE

Canadian wife of U.S. citizen ordered deported from New Jersey

Kaitlyn Tracey, 33, a Canadian married to a U.S. citizen for over three years, was deported after slapping a teenager on a New Jersey boardwalk; her husband disputes the account and raised funds for her release.

Aug 4, 2026·Point Pleasant Beach, NJ·Canada·

Newsweek📦,CTV News📦,Shore News Network+1📦,Patch+1📦,NJ.com📦,The Independent📦,International Business Times📦,Save Jersey📦,CP24📦,Particle📦,Metro📦,Daily News Cycle📦

Four immigrants arrested in Fall River ICE enforcement operations

Four immigrants, from Haiti, Ecuador, Brazil and Mexico, were arrested in Fall River ICE operations between July 16 and August 3, including one whose prior felony charge had been dismissed.

Aug 3, 2026·Fall River, MA·Brazil·

USA Today📦,Fall River Reporter📦,New Bedford Guide

Venezuelan asylum seeker held 17 days by ICE after airport arrest

Claudia Carolina Rodríguez Caglianone, 28, a Venezuelan with two degrees from St. Thomas University and a former soccer team captain, was detained at a Florida airport and held 17 days, losing 15 pounds, before being released on $5,000 bond.

Aug 3, 2026·Fort Lauderdale, FL·Venezuela·

CBS News📦,Latin Times📦,Miami Herald,Cuba Headlines,Asatu News

Indian father of U.S. citizen children held by ICE a third time

A 54-year-old Indian man who has lived in the U.S. over three decades, with a wife and two citizen children, was detained for a third time despite a judge's order barring re-detention.

Aug 3, 2026·Tacoma, WA·India·

CourtListener

Venezuelan man re-detained by ICE after traffic stop, held in North Florida

A Venezuelan man paroled into the U.S. in 2023 was detained after a traffic stop while appealing his removal order. A federal court ordered him given a bond hearing within seven days or released.

Aug 3, 2026·Baker County, FL·Venezuela·

CourtListener

Man from Mali in U.S. since 2001 faces ICE deportation to Cameroon

A Mali citizen who has lived in the U.S. since 2001 and won protection from removal to Mali was detained at a routine check-in and told he would instead be sent to Cameroon.

Aug 3, 2026·Alexandria, LA·Mali·

CourtListener

Father of seven dragged from car by ICE and deported to Mexico

Pablo Santiago Gonzalez, the main breadwinner for his wife and seven children, was pulled from his car while buying work supplies and deported to Mexico days later.

Fundraiser onlyAug 3, 2026·Burlington, WA·Mexico·

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Venezuelan husband detained by ICE while U.S. citizen wife battles breast cancer

Jorge Luis Eliecer Ruiz, 36, was detained near Coconut Creek while his U.S. citizen wife battles breast cancer. The couple married in 2025 and had filed for his permanent residency.

Aug 3, 2026·Coconut Creek, FL·Venezuela·

CBS News📦

Egyptian asylum seeker arrested at ICE check-in, held without a bond hearing

An Egyptian asylum seeker who has lived in the U.S. since 2023 was detained while attending a required ICE check-in during his appeal, and remains held without a bond hearing.

Aug 3, 2026·Mason, TN·Egypt·

CourtListener

Venezuelan TPS holder detained by ICE, lost 15 pounds in overcrowded cell

Claudia Rodríguez, 29, a Venezuelan immigrant with a business master's degree, was detained trying to board a flight and held in an overcrowded cell before a congresswoman helped secure her release.

Aug 3, 2026·Pompano Beach, FL·Venezuela·

Telemundo📦,CBS News📦,NBC Miami,Miami Herald📦,Local 10📦,WLRN📦,Instagram📦

Hunger strikers in ICE detention force-fed, one asylum seeker for 8 months

At least ten hunger strikers in immigrant detention faced attempts at force-feeding, including one Kurdish asylum seeker fed against his will for eight months at a Texas facility.

Aug 3, 2026·Los Fresnos, TX; Miami, FL; Washington State; Houston, TX·Kurdistan·

The Guardian📦,Consortium News📦

ICE detainee shows video of contaminated water with worms at California facility

Carlitos Ricardo Parias, held at Adelanto detention facility, filmed drinking water apparently contaminated with worm-like creatures, weeks after a judge ordered clean water access there.

Aug 3, 2026·Adelanto, CA·

The Guardian📦,Los Angeles Times📦,NPR📦,Instagram📦

Woman deported by ICE with nephrostomy tube still attached against doctor's advice

Ana Granados Sanchez, 49, was deported while still attached to a urine-collection tube her urologist said should not be removed before taking out, despite advocates' appeals to delay.

Aug 3, 2026·Florence, AZ·El Salvador·

LinkedIn📦,Instagram+1📦

Indian man detained at airport suffers heart attack in ICE custody

Paul, an Indian asylee protected from deportation to India, suffered a heart attack while being processed by ICE at Dulles Airport after a family trip to Hawaii. He was hospitalized, then released under supervision.

Aug 3, 2026·Washington, DC·India·

News India Times📦

ICE announces arrests in multi-state enforcement operation

Multiple immigrants from countries including El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico and Guatemala were arrested in a multi-state ICE operation, according to DHS.

Aug 3, 2026·

Fox News+3📦,Breitbart News📦,Department of Homeland Security+1📦,Just the News+1📦

Wyoming immigrant activist flees as red states embrace ICE cooperation

Ana Castro, a Wyoming immigrant advocate who arrived as a child and founded the state's Juntos chapter, is leaving after decades in her rural community amid fears over expanding ICE cooperation.

Aug 2, 2026·Jackson, WY·

NPR📦,VPM,Wyoming Public Media

Children zip-tied and left without clothing in federal raid on Chicago apartments

Dozens of Chicago residents, including children who were zip-tied, were detained in a September 30 raid targeting alleged gang ties; no charges were filed and 17 detainees later sought $85 million in damages.

Aug 2, 2026·Chicago, IL·Venezuela·

TIME📦,Los Angeles Times📦,PBS,ProPublica📦,NPR📦,WBEZ📦,FOX 32 Chicago+1📦,Boston Globe📦,ABC7 Chicago+1📦,Illinois Department of Law Enforcement,Chicago Sun-Times,Chicago Tribune📦

Tucson man detained by ICE, family faces financial hardship

A longtime Tucson church member and family breadwinner with no criminal record was detained by ICE, leaving his wife struggling to cover rent, groceries and other bills.

Aug 2, 2026·Tucson, AZ·

Saddlebag Notes📦,GoFundMe📦

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