Snack shop owner detained by ICE in Laguna Heights, wife already deportedA snack shop owner, whose wife was deported earlier in the year, was arrested by ICE while painting a home in Laguna Heights, hours before a local protest against ICE activity.Aug 28, 2025·Laguna Heights, TX·SA Current📦
Jose Francisco O.R.: DACA recipient married to U.S. citizen detained by ICE without a hearingJose Francisco Orellana-Rivera, a DACA recipient who came to the U.S. at age 4, is married to a U.S. citizen with two children. A judge ordered his immediate release after he was detained without a hearing.May 15, 2026·CA·Honduras·Newsweek📦,PACER Monitor
Yari R.M.: Green card holder's cancer worsens during year-plus in Arizona ICE detentionArbella "Yari" Rodríguez Márquez, a green card holder, has been held over a year at Eloy Detention Center while her leukemia returned and worsened, causing major weight loss and new health problems. Lawmakers and advocates are demanding her release.May 15, 2026·Eloy, AZ·LinkedIn📦,Arizona Public Media+1📦,The Arizona Republic📦,Arizona Mirror📦,KJZZ📦,Pinal Central📦,AZ Family📦
Joe C.: Former Coldwater, Kansas mayor with green card detained by ICEJoe Ceballos, 55, a former two-term mayor of Coldwater, Kansas, who came from Mexico at age four, was detained by ICE after pleading guilty to voting without citizenship and now faces deportation.May 15, 2026·Wichita, KS·Mexico·High Plains Public Radio📦,The Mercury📦,Yahoo News📦,Lawrence Journal-World+1📦,This Is Topeka+1📦,Kansas City Star📦,Hays Post📦,Houston Chronicle📦,Salina Post📦,La Voce di New York📦
Allan D.M.: Gay asylum seeker held nearly five months as ICE refused court-ordered bondAllan Dabrio Marrero, a gay asylum seeker married to a U.S. citizen, was detained at his green card interview and held nearly five months, even after a judge approved his bond.May 15, 2026·New York, NY·CBS News📦,Good Faith Media📦,Gay City News📦,Jacqueline Lewis (Substack)📦,Brooklyn Eagle📦,EV Grieve📦,Hotspots Magazine📦,Instagram📦
Otis F.: LGBTQ Jamaican asylum seeker protected from deportation arrested by ICE at homeOtis Nicholas Ffriend, a Jamaican LGBTQ asylum seeker living with his U.S. citizen wife, was arrested at his California home despite prior torture-related protection. A judge ordered his release, and the government is now appealing.May 14, 2026·Willits, CA·Jamaica·CourtListener📦,Kym Kemp,U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Victor Manuel R.: Former U.S. ambassador faces denaturalization for alleged fraud in naturalization processVictor Manuel Rocha, a former U.S. ambassador to Bolivia serving 15 years for spying for Cuba, now faces an effort to strip his citizenship over his 1970s naturalization application.May 14, 2026·Colombia·U.S. Department of Justice+2📦,NBC Miami📦,Local 10📦,Times of India📦,Keys News📦,Caribbean Today📦,USCIS📦,Fact in Face📦,Townhall📦
Debashis G.: 62-year-old businessman faces denaturalization for allegedly concealing criminal historyDebashis Ghosh, a 62-year-old Indian-American businessman naturalized in 2012, faces an effort to strip his citizenship over claims he hid a $2.5 million fraud scheme from his application.May 14, 2026·India·U.S. Department of Justice📦,Times of India📦,India Blooms📦,India West📦,Economic Times📦,India Weekly📦,Gujarat Samachar+1📦,USCIS📦,Financial Express📦,Headline Focus News📦
Abduvosit R.: Uzbek man, 46, faces denaturalization for alleged fraud in naturalization processAbduvosit Razikov, a 46-year-old Uzbekistani national naturalized in 2012, faces an effort to strip his citizenship over allegations he arranged sham marriages to gain residency and citizenship.May 14, 2026·Uzbekistan·U.S. Department of Justice+1📦,Kun.uz📦,Center for Immigration Studies,Slavic SAC📦,USCIS📦,Forum Daily📦,PACER Monitor
Four protesters arrested at ICE facility blockade in Williston, VermontFour protesters, aged in their twenties to seventies, were arrested blocking entrances at an ICE surveillance center in Williston, Vermont; one had been cited at a similar protest in February.May 14, 2026·Williston, VT·Valley News📦,News from the States
Salvadoran woman shielded from return home detained again by ICEA Salvadoran woman previously protected from deportation to El Salvador was re-detained in May 2026 after her supervised release was revoked without proper notice; a court ordered her freed.May 14, 2026·Los Angeles, CA·El Salvador·CourtListener📦
George O.: Nigerian man denaturalized for alleged fraud in naturalization processA Nigerian man lost his U.S. citizenship after officials said he obtained it in 1996 under a false name, having entered the country in 1986 under his true identity.May 14, 2026·Nigeria·USCIS📦,U.S. Department of Justice📦,Business Day📦,Linda Ikeji's Blog📦,Villanova Law Digital Commons📦,Gazette📦
Oscar P.: Former Colombian priest faces denaturalization for allegedly concealing criminal history during naturalizationA former Colombian priest granted citizenship in 2001 faces losing it after officials said he hid a criminal record on his application, following a 2002 guilty plea involving a parishioner.May 14, 2026·Colombia·Modesto Bee📦,USCIS📦,San Diego Red📦,Bishop Accountability📦
U.S. citizen and four others arrested by ICE in Geneva, New YorkA U.S. citizen and four others, including men driving to work, were arrested in Geneva, New York, on May 14; one was later released after proving citizenship. Community rallies continued into late May.May 14, 2026·Geneva, NY·Spectrum Local News📦,Finger Lakes 1📦,Finger Lakes Daily News
Marlon C.M.: Ecuadorian man detained by ICE without bond hearing at Otay MesaAn Ecuadorian man held at Otay Mesa Detention Facility says he was never given a bond hearing. A court has appointed him a lawyer and paused his removal while it reviews his case.May 14, 2026·San Diego, CA·Ecuador·CourtListener📦,Habeas Dockets+1📦
16-year-old handcuffed as HSI agents raid activists' homes in Ventura CountyA 16-year-old boy and an activist were handcuffed as over 100 federal agents raided the homes of volunteers with a Ventura County immigrant rights group and seized devices; no arrests were made.May 14, 2026·Oxnard, CA·Mexico·Los Angeles Times📦,The Guardian📦,KEYT,Yahoo News📦,HuffPost📦,FOX 11 Los Angeles📦,The Nerd Stash📦,When in Your State📦,Internet Archive📦,The Mirror📦,KTLA,Instagram📦
Suzy G.: Trans activist held by ICE in male unit in GeorgiaSuzy Gerónimo, a transgender activist, was detained after a traffic stop and held in a men's unit at a Georgia facility, facing harassment and unsafe conditions. A judge ordered accommodations, though enforcement has been inconsistent.May 14, 2026·Lumpkin, GA·Univision📦,Enlace Latino NC+3📦,Que Pasa Media📦,Wake Weekly📦,Beacon Media📦
Middle Eastern man self-deports after ICE solitary confinement triggers panic attacksA 33-year-old Christian man who fled religious persecution had panic attacks and chest pains in solitary confinement after an ICE check-in, and left the country rather than face indefinite detention.May 14, 2026·Davis Vanguard📦,Anchorage Daily News📦
Seven immigrants, including 14-year-old, die from heat in sealed boxcar in TexasSeven people from Mexico and Honduras, ages 14 to 56, died of heat stroke while smuggled in a sealed Texas boxcar reaching up to 105 degrees.May 14, 2026·Laredo, TX·CBS News📦,NBC News+1📦,Global News📦,Instagram📦
Cecilia and Ronald: Pregnant wife self-deports with three sons after husband detained by ICEA pregnant mother of three left homeless after her husband Ronald was detained at a routine check-in self-deported with her sons, ages 6, 9, and 12, returning to Venezuela in May 2026.May 13, 2026·Centennial, CO·Venezuela·Denver Post📦,Kano Project📦
Detainee suffered seizure after ICE pepper-sprayed dozens in overcrowded Mesa facilityDozens of detainees were pepper-sprayed in an overcrowded Arizona facility holding 332 people in space meant for about 157. One detainee had a seizure and another was hospitalized after an asthma episode.May 13, 2026·Mesa, AZ·The Arizona Republic📦,Arizona Mirror+1📦,KJZZ📦,Instagram📦
