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📦
Wendy T.C.: Colombian woman held nine months by ICE suffers health problems in custodyWendy Vanessa Triviño Carrillo, a Colombian woman, has been held over nine months at a Louisiana detention center, where her father says she has faced health problems. He is appealing to Colombia's government for help.Aug 21, 2026·Basile, LA·Colombia·La Prensa📦,Instagram📦
Carlos T.S.: Venezuelan father deported by ICE to Liberia despite court order protecting himCarlos Téllez-Sanchez, a Venezuelan father who worked at a car dealership and for Uber Eats, was deported to Liberia despite a court order protecting him, missing his newborn son's birth after nearly eight months in detention.Aug 21, 2026·TX·Venezuela·CBS News+1📦,PACER Monitor+1,Últimas Noticias,US Inquirer📦,Associated Press,News Dive,Liv Dose,Dubai News Today,Venezuela Red Informativa,Abruzzo News,Tuning Peru,Vet AU 24H,Instagram+2📦
Christopher G.O.: Father of two in U.S. 30 years deported to Mexico by ICEChristopher Gil Ortíz was deported to Mexico after 30 years in the U.S., leaving behind his wife and two young children. He was dropped in Tulum, robbed in Cancún, and now lives in Mexico City's 'Little LA' neighborhood.Aug 21, 2026·Los Angeles, CA·Mexico·The Guardian📦,News Networks,Imago,All USA News Hub,Lifelines
Jonatan L.: Guatemalan man tackled and detained by ICE while eating outside NY homeJonatan López, from Guatemala, was eating chips and soda outside his New Rochelle home when ICE agents questioned and tackled him. Witnesses said agents arrived in unmarked cars without a warrant.Aug 21, 2026·New Rochelle, NY·Guatemala·Univision📦,Instagram📦
Chidozie O.: Nigerian man mistaken for suspect beaten and tased by ICE in BrooklynChidozie Wilson Okeke, a Nigerian man, was beaten and tased near a Brooklyn hospital after ICE agents mistook him for someone else, injuring him enough to need emergency treatment.Aug 21, 2026·Brooklyn, NY·Nigeria·CBS News+1📦,Fox News📦,Newsweek,News 12 New York📦,NBC New York📦,ABC News📦,Bloomberg Law News📦,FOX 5 New York📦,Yahoo News+1📦,Brooklyn Reader📦,The City Reporter,Newikis,Gothamist,Instagram📦
1-year-old told to file asylum application alone as hired attorney stayed silentA 1-year-old migrant child was ordered to file a 12-page asylum application alone in Arizona court after the hired attorney present never spoke on the child's behalf.Aug 21, 2026·Notus📦,U.S. House of Representatives📦,Maga Report Cards
Pedro A.M.: Nicaraguan worker re-detained by ICE at check-in after two yearsA Nicaraguan man was re-detained at a routine check-in after living and working in the U.S. for two years. A judge ordered him freed, ruling he cannot be re-detained without notice and a hearing.Aug 20, 2026·Nicaragua·CourtListener
Six people deported by ICE held without medical care in Equatorial GuineaSix deportees — four Cubans, a Brazilian and a Cameroonian — refused a third-country flight to Liberia and were instead flown to Equatorial Guinea, where they're held under armed guard without hygiene items or medical care.Aug 20, 2026·Malabo, Equatorial Guinea·The Guardian📦,Reuters,Cuba Headlines📦,African Quarters📦,The Guardian Wings,Yahoo News
Detainee with active tuberculosis at Aurora ICE facility, GEO withholds medical recordsA detainee at the GEO Group-run Aurora ICE facility tested positive for active tuberculosis, and Colorado health officials say the company withheld records needed to trace possible exposure among others there.Aug 20, 2026·Aurora, CO·CBS News,Colorado Public Radio📦,Colorado Sun📦,Courthouse News,Colorado Newsline,Adams County Health Department,Denver 7,Instagram
Adriana R.: Grandmother detained by ICE taking baby on oxygen to Santa Fe doctorAdriana Ruiz, 43, was detained while preparing to drive her 2-month-old grandchild, who is on oxygen, to a medical appointment in Santa Fe; her family says they weren't told where she was taken.Aug 20, 2026·Santa Fe, NM·KOB📦,New Mexico PBS📦,Standing Record📦
Maria Alejandra G.Q.: Pregnant Colombian asylum seeker held more than 40 days at DilleyMaria Alejandra Gomez-Quiroz, 21 and now five months pregnant, has been held over 40 days at a Texas family detention center after fleeing guerrilla violence, and her family lost $3,000 to a fake lawyer scam.Aug 20, 2026·Dilley, TX·Colombia·Northwest News Radio📦,CRBC News,Weather Sentry,ABC News📦,Instagram+1📦
Masuma K.: Woman denied medications for hypertension, glaucoma in ICE custodyMasuma Khan, 64, a longtime Altadena restaurant worker, was detained during a routine check-in and went weeks without her blood pressure, thyroid and glaucoma medications while in custody.Aug 20, 2026·Altadena, CA·Bangladesh·Newsweek+1📦,LAist+1📦,Spectrum News 1📦,The Fresno Bee📦,Washington Times📦,ABC7📦,Altadena Now,BD News 24,Instagram📦
Cambodian man detained by ICE while working at Portland, Maine marketA Cambodian man described as "quiet, kind and a hard worker" was detained while working at an Asian market in Portland, Maine, unsettling local immigrant communities.Aug 20, 2026·Portland, ME·Cambodia·WGME+1📦,Maine Public📦
Camila T.P.: Transgender asylum seeker says she was assaulted, denied care in ICE detentionCamila Toro de Paula, 25, a transgender asylum seeker from Venezuela, has spent 11 months in a men's detention facility in Louisiana, saying she's been assaulted and held in solitary without regular access to water.Aug 20, 2026·Jena, LA·Venezuela·Seattle Times📦,Verite News,The Pink Times,Instagram📦
Isaac M.C.: 31-year-old Salvadoran man held for ICE in Virginia jailIsaac Melendez-Carranza, 31, a Salvadoran national, was arrested by the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office and held at the Leesburg detention center, where ICE lodged a detainer and removal warrant.Aug 20, 2026·Leesburg, VA·El Salvador·ICE📦
Arín G.Y.: Colombian construction worker with stay of removal deported by ICE to LiberiaArín García Yepes, a Colombian construction worker from Dallas who had lived in the U.S. 15 months, was flown to Liberia despite a stay of removal and remains stranded in a Monrovia hotel without documents.Aug 20, 2026·Colombia·CBS News,El País📦,The Connect Online📦,El Centavo,El Tiempo
William O.H.: Honduran man protected by judge's order deported by ICE to LiberiaWilliam Ortiz Hernández, a Honduran man granted protection from removal over torture fears, was deported to Liberia and now lives in a Monrovia hotel without a passport, treating his diabetes there.Aug 20, 2026·Honduras·El País📦
Elvis R.V.: Honduran father of four deported by ICE to Liberia, far from familyElvis Rodriguez Venturas, a Honduran construction worker whose deportation to Honduras had been barred by a judge, was flown to Liberia with no advance notice, leaving his wife and four children in Texas.Aug 20, 2026·TX·Honduras·CBS News📦,Socast📦,CRBC News,Vet AU 24H,BetReview,keketv.com
Carlos R.L.: Miami Gardens man handcuffed and deported to Equatorial GuineaCarlos Rodríguez López, a 35-year-old Cuban man from Miami Gardens held since April 2025, was handcuffed and forced onto a diverted deportation flight that ended in Equatorial Guinea, where he needs regular medical care.Aug 20, 2026·Miami Gardens, FL·Cuba·Latin Times📦,Cuba Headlines📦,CiberCuba,Instagram📦
Jenifer A.T.: Woman re-detained by ICE without hearing wins court-ordered immediate releaseA woman previously released on bond was re-detained in August 2026 and held in California without a hearing; a court ordered her immediately released under her prior conditions.Aug 20, 2026·California City, CA·CourtListener
