Colombian family seeking asylum detained by ICE at Atlanta airportSofía Pineda Cardona, 20, and her parents were detained at Atlanta's airport on August 13 while heading to Florida for her birthday. The Colombian family is now held at Stewart Detention Center.Aug 27, 2026·Atlanta, GA·Colombia·El Imparcial📦,La Kalle📦,Instagram+1📦
Two men detained at Tacoma Home Depot after ICE breaks car windowTwo men picking up materials for a construction job were detained after agents broke their car window in a Tacoma Home Depot parking lot. A bystander helped bring their truck home to one man's wife.Aug 27, 2026·Tacoma, WA·Univision📦,Instagram📦
Feliciano P.S.: Brazilian man rearrested by ICE four days after immigration judge set bondFeliciano Paulino Soares, a Brazilian man living in Connecticut, was rearrested four days after a judge ordered his release on bond, this time during a Utah speeding stop. A judge has again ordered him freed.Aug 27, 2026·Connecticut·Brazil·Colorado Politics📦,The Gazette📦,MidPage,Denver Gazette,MPR News
José C.R.: Guatemalan man dies after seizures in New Jersey ICE detentionJosé Efraín Chajón Raxón, a Guatemalan man detained in a Passaic, New Jersey raid, suffered seizures at Delaney Hall and died after being released from custody. His death went unreported for weeks.Aug 27, 2026·Newark, NJ·Guatemala·The Hill📦,Associated Press,NBC News📦,The Guardian,HuffPost📦,Yahoo News+1📦,Documented+2,Attack of the Fanboy,Tech Oracle,Instagram
Brandon D.: U.S. citizen thrown down, held five hours by ICE in Passaic, NJBrandon Domena, a lifelong Passaic County, New Jersey resident and U.S. citizen, was restrained face-down and held five hours by ICE while watching agents arrest a neighbor. He was released the same day without charges.Aug 27, 2026·Passaic, NJ·The Nerd Stash📦,News 12 New Jersey+1📦,Attack of the Fanboy,Instagram+1📦
Mother, children 8 and 11 detained by ICE at Texas bus stopVenezuelan asylum-seeker Maria Betania Uzcategui Castillo and her two children, ages 11 and 8, were detained at a Texas school bus stop and held 17 days before a judge ordered them freed.Aug 27, 2026·Alamo Heights, TX·Venezuela·Newsweek,WFAA📦,KENS 5📦,San Antonio Express-News+2📦,Houston Chronicle📦,KSAT+4📦,CourtListener,France 24,San Antonio Report📦,News 4 San Antonio,SA Current+1,Instagram+2📦
Leonel M.A.: Connecticut father says ICE arrested him after putting son, 6, on busLeonel Geovanny Morocho-Arteaga, a 28-year-old Ecuadorian father of two, says ICE surrounded his car in Danbury, Connecticut, moments after he put his 6-year-old son on the school bus. He remains in custody.Aug 26, 2026·Danbury, CT·Ecuador·Newsweek📦,US PR News📦,CRBC News,ABC News,CT Mirror+1📦,CT Insider,Hartford Courant,WFSB,CT Public+1,Democracy Now,El País,Westfair Online,Haitian Times,Instagram+1
Green card holder gives up fight to free children held 58 daysAna Kikabidze, a green card holder from Georgia, gave up fighting her case to end her children's 58-day detention at a Texas facility, saying the outcome felt predetermined.Aug 26, 2026·Dilley, TX·Georgia·The Marshall Project📦,Documented,Anchorage News Net Media,KEYT,Knox Radio,Dallas Observer📦,Texas Metro News📦,Ferguson Now,Instagram+1
Clayton H.: Ojai resident of two decades held 9 months by ICE, deportedClayton Herman, 54, a Canadian who lived two decades in Ojai, California, was held nine months at Adelanto detention center over a monitoring device he called glitchy, then deported in August 2026.Aug 26, 2026·California, CA·Canada·CBC+2📦,Ojaia Valley News📦,Ventura County Star,Kamu Medya,Atinito News
Wilmer S.: Venezuelan journalist awaiting asylum since 2015 detained by CBP in MiamiWilmer Solano, a 59-year-old Venezuelan journalist with a pending asylum case, was detained during a traffic stop in Miami Beach despite holding a valid work permit. He faces an immigration court hearing on August 26, 2026.Aug 26, 2026·Miami Beach, FL·Venezuela·Caraota Digital📦,Noticias SIN,El Nacional📦,Infobae📦,La Verdad📦,Proceso📦,El Nuevo Herald,Bitly News📦,Collector,Yahoo News📦,Instagram+1
William M.R.: Kansas father detained by ICE while driving Guardsman son to disaster dutyWilliam Israel Martinez Ruiz, 42, a Kansas City construction worker, was arrested after deputies stopped him for a burned-out light while he drove his National Guard son to disaster duty. He is held without bail in Leavenworth.Aug 26, 2026·Garnett, KS·Mexico·Eyes On Ice📦,KSHB📦,Kansas City Star
Daniel: 18-year-old beaten by ICE agents, left with broken wrist and swollen eyeDaniel, 18, was pulled from a parked car outside a Colorado 7-Eleven and beaten by ICE officers, leaving him with a broken wrist, cuts, and an eye swollen shut for days.Aug 26, 2026·CO·ACLU Colorado📦,Instagram📦
Ky C.: Cambodian refugee's daughter in U.S. since 1982 re-detained at ICE check-inA Cambodian woman brought to the U.S. as a refugee child in 1982 was redetained at a routine check-in even after a court vacated the old conviction behind her case. She remains held at Adelanto fighting removal.Aug 26, 2026·Adelanto, CA·Cambodia·CourtListener
Man denied therapy after stroke in ICE custody at AdelantoA man held at Adelanto suffered a stroke in custody and says he was denied required physical therapy, developing worsening symptoms without a wheelchair. A court ordered his release by September 2, 2026.Aug 26, 2026·Adelanto, CA·CourtListener
Katherine S.B.: Pittsburgh mother seeking asylum held by ICE far from 12-year-old sonKatherine "Kathi" Sanchez-Bonilla, a Pittsburgh mother seeking asylum after leaving Costa Rica, was arrested and moved between detention facilities, landing in El Paso. Her 12-year-old son stays with family as she awaits a September 3 hearing.Aug 26, 2026·Pittsburgh, PA·Costa Rica·CBS News📦,Vives Fútbol
Daniel T.P.: Witness to fatal Houston ICE shooting held seven weeks in detentionDaniel Tirado Pantoja, 43, a construction worker in the U.S. for about 30 years, was detained after witnessing his employer's fatal shooting by ICE. A judge ruled his detention violated due process, and he was freed August 26, 2026.Aug 26, 2026·Houston, TX·Mexico·Houston Chronicle📦,Click2Houston,Texas Tribune+1📦,Houston Public Media,El País+1,ABC News,Instagram
Jordan S.: Man detained by ICE faces deportation to Canada after father's deathJordan Shafapay faces possible deportation to Canada after the unexpected death of his father, whose green card status he had depended on. Friends and family are raising money to hire him an immigration attorney.Fundraiser onlyAug 26, 2026·Federal Way, WA·Canada·GoFundMe📦
Jorge G.: Venezuelan father of four detained by ICE, transferred far from childrenJorge Guzmán, a Venezuelan father of four who came to the U.S. five years ago, was arrested after work in Miami and moved to a distant detention center. His family is raising money for a lawyer.Fundraiser onlyAug 26, 2026·Miami, FL·Venezuela·GoFundMe📦
Hugo C.L.: Man arrested by ICE on his way to work, held in PhiladelphiaA man who has lived in the U.S. since around 2008 was arrested on his way to work and held at a Philadelphia detention center. A judge ordered him released, with any future detention requiring a bond hearing first.Aug 26, 2026·Philadelphia, PA·CourtListener
Legal observers pepper sprayed, one hospitalized during Danbury ICE encounterTwo volunteer legal observers monitoring ICE activity in Danbury were pepper sprayed, with one hospitalized; a group co-founder said an ICE vehicle also struck him as agents left.Aug 26, 2026·Danbury, CT·CT Public📦
