Ecuadoran construction worker Johnny Queda detained by ICE during commute
Aug 27, 2026·Location: Danbury, CT
Country of origin: Ecuador

ICE agents pulled 28-year-old Johnny Queda from his truck in Danbury, Connecticut, on August 27, 2026, as he drove home from a construction job. His fiancée, Kimberly Rivas, said Queda, who is from Ecuador and has lived in the U.S. for five years while pursuing citizenship, pays taxes, has legal representation and had no criminal history. "It's just so sad ... he does everything right," Rivas said. The arrest, captured on video by a local shop owner, occurred amid a broader week of intensified ICE enforcement in the city.
Sources
More incidents in Connecticut
- Dozens detained in multi-day ICE sweep across Danbury, families separatedAug 31, 2026 · Danbury, CT
- Man detained by ICE on Danbury street days before citizenship hearingAug 27, 2026 · Danbury, CT
- Danbury baker tased and kicked by ICE agents outside his home, hospitalizedAug 27, 2026 · Danbury, CT
- Ecuadorian construction worker pulled from truck, detained by ICE in DanburyAug 27, 2026 · Danbury, CT
- ICE agents seen throwing, kneeling on man's head during Danbury detention sweepAug 27, 2026 · Danbury, CT
- Ecuadorian construction worker detained by ICE outside Danbury City HallAug 27, 2026 · Danbury, CT