ICE agents seen throwing, kneeling on man's head during Danbury detention sweepA multi-day ICE sweep in Danbury, Connecticut, detained about 50 people; surveillance video showed agents throwing, kicking and kneeling on a man's head outside a local Botanica store.Aug 27, 2026·Danbury, CT·CBS News📦,WFSB📦,Standing Record
Mother held over two months at Dilley detention center with toddler sonA mother held for over two months at the Dilley family detention center with her 3-year-old son described long waits for medicine and seeing other seriously ill children there.Mar 16, 2026·Dilley, TX·WTVR📦
Aury C.: Venezuelan mother and three children held 50 days despite 20-day court limitAury Cadena, a Venezuelan single mother, and her three young children were held 50 days at a Texas detention center, past the 20-day limit for kids. Now home in San Antonio, she cleans apartments while her children return to school.Mar 16, 2026·San Antonio, TX·Venezuela·WTVR📦,Scripps News📦
Kenek and Vilma B.T.: Boy with severe autism self-harms during 80+ days in ICE detentionKenek, a 9-year-old with severe autism, was held over 80 days at a Texas detention center without his therapy, suffering meltdowns and self-harm. He and his mother were released with an ankle monitor after a lawyer intervened.Mar 16, 2026·Dilley, TX·Honduras·NBC News📦,Change.org📦
Mohammad P.: Afghan Special Forces ally dies in ICE custody, agents reportedly refused inhalerMohammad Nazeer Paktiawal, 41, who worked with U.S. Army Special Forces in Afghanistan and held humanitarian parole, died in ICE custody after agents allegedly refused his wife's attempt to give him his inhaler.Mar 16, 2026·Dallas, TX·Afghanistan·CNN📦,Associated Press📦,CBS News+3📦,Washington Post📦,Newsweek,San Antonio Express-News📦,Austin Kocher📦,The Independent+1📦,FOX 7 Austin📦,Trib📦,FOX 26 Houston+1📦,FOX 4 News📦,ICE📦,The Star,ABC7 News📦,The Straits Times📦,TPR📦,Times of India,Bastille Post,Instagram📦
U.S. citizen children left alone on roadside after ICE arrests fatherA father was arrested by ICE while driving his teenage son and daughter, both U.S. citizens, to school in New Jersey; agents left the children unattended on the roadside before anyone arrived to take them.Mar 15, 2026·Franklin Township, NJ·Mexico·ABC News📦,Associated Press📦,News 12 New York📦,KGW📦,Investigative Post📦,News 12 New Jersey
Erendira R.: DACA advocate faces own renewal delays, risking deportation protectionErendira Rendon, a DACA recipient of 14 years who leads immigrant justice work at The Resurrection Project, faces months-long delays renewing her own protection, risking detention if it lapses.Mar 15, 2026·Chicago, IL·Chicago Tribune📦,Bit.ly📦,Yahoo News📦
Franco G.L.: DACA recipient held over a month without a bond hearingA longtime DACA recipient was detained by immigration authorities right after release from Santa Barbara County jail and held over a month without a bond hearing. A federal court ordered his release and barred re-detention without one.Mar 15, 2026·Santa Barbara County, CA·CourtListener+1📦
Zahid C.: Disabled Army veteran arrested at citizenship interview, held 124 days by ICEZahid Chaudhry, a disabled Army veteran and permanent resident from Pakistan, was detained during a citizenship interview and held 124 days before a judge ruled the detention wrongful and ordered his release.Mar 15, 2026·Tacoma, WA·Pakistan·Newsweek📦,Fox 13 Seattle📦,KTVB📦,Instagram📦
Jonatan: Man awaiting asylum hearing held by ICE three weeks in Virginia jailJonatan, a legal resident awaiting an asylum hearing, was held three weeks in a Virginia jail before community organizing helped secure his release on March 14, 2026, leaving lasting strain on him and his partner.Social media onlyMar 14, 2026·Baltimore, MD·Instagram📦
Legal asylum seeker describes ICE transfer with prolonged handcuffing and overcrowdingA man with no criminal record who sought asylum for a decade was shackled up to 14 hours during a multi-day transfer that began March 14, with little food, water or medical care.Mar 14, 2026·Florida, TX, AZ, CA·Latin Times📦
Protester struck twice by CBP officer's vehicle outside LA detention centerA woman protesting outside a Los Angeles federal detention center was struck twice by a CBP vehicle leaving the facility on March 14, 2026, landing on the hood before falling to the curb.Mar 14, 2026·Los Angeles, CA·CBS News📦,Standing Record📦,Instagram📦
Lue Y.: Hmong refugee detained 5 months by ICE wins conviction reversalLue Yang, a Hmong refugee living in St. Johns, Michigan, was detained by ICE for more than five months after a decades-old conviction threatened his legal status. A judge has now voided that conviction following a governor's pardon.Mar 13, 2026·St. Johns, MI·milawyersweekly.com📦,MLive,hmoob.tv,Bridge Michigan
Desbele G.T.: Eritrean man in U.S. since 2023 held by ICE without bond hearingAn Eritrean man who lived in the U.S. for three years was detained in March 2026 and denied release after a court found his detention lawful and his due process claims premature.Mar 13, 2026·Eritrea·CourtListener📦
Immigrant detained again after traffic stopA person detained after entering the U.S. in December 2023 was freed, re-arrested following a traffic stop, then ordered released again after a judge found continued detention violated due process.Mar 13, 2026·CourtListener📦
Daniel L.R.: Guatemalan father of three U.S. citizens detained by ICE after 22 yearsA Guatemalan father of three U.S. citizens, in the country since 2004, was detained at a courthouse in March 2026; a judge ordered his release or a bond hearing within 48 hours.Mar 13, 2026·Adelanto, CA·Guatemala·CourtListener📦
Virginia P.L.: Salvadoran woman who arrived alone at 16 held two months by ICEVirginia Lissbeth Pineda Lemus, 21, who crossed the border alone at 16, was held two months after dismissed domestic assault charges until a judge ordered her release; she has reunited with her boyfriend.Mar 13, 2026·Lincoln, NE·El Salvador·Gray Television📦,Nebraska Examiner📦,KSNB Local 4📦,ACLU of Nebraska+1📦,Journal Star📦
Detainees held in overcrowded Baltimore ICE cells posing health risksA whistleblower exposed overcrowding and unsanitary conditions at a Baltimore ICE facility, including use of a restraint chair. A judge capped the facility at 56 people and ordered medical screenings, daily cleaning, and hygiene access.Mar 13, 2026·Baltimore, Maryland·The Hill📦,PBS📦,WUSA 9+1📦,Project Saltbox📦,WBALtv📦,The Banner📦,CBS News
Alejandra J.: Marine veteran's wife and mother of two faces July 4 deportationAlejandra Juarez, married to a decorated Marine veteran and mother of two school-age daughters, faces deportation by July 4 after her humanitarian parole expired with no path to citizenship.March 13, 2026·Mexico·The War Horse📦,CDA Press📦,Pueblo Chieftain,My News 13
Habiba S.: 18-year-old and siblings as young as 4 held 9+ monthsHabiba Soliman, 18, and her four younger siblings were held over nine months at Dilley after their father's arrest, despite denying involvement; she was later separated from her siblings and moved to an adult unit.Mar 13, 2026·Dilley, TX·Egypt·The Atlantic📦,AOL📦,Briefly📦,El País📦
Pregnant woman struck by rubber bullet at LA anti-ICE protestA pregnant woman was struck in the stomach by a rubber bullet fired by a federal agent while observing an anti-ICE protest in downtown Los Angeles on a Saturday night.Mar 13, 2026·Los Angeles, CA·CBS News📦,ABC7+1📦,FOX 11 Los Angeles📦,Patch📦,NZ City📦
