José E.: Father detained by ICE at work, leaves newborn baby and wife behindJosé Esteban, a husband and first-time father who entered legally on a visa, was detained by ICE on August 15 while working, leaving his wife alone with their newborn son.Social media onlyOct 5, 2026·Instagram📦
Latino man tackled by ICE agents at gunpoint in Smyrna, GeorgiaA Latino man walking to cash his weekly paycheck in Smyrna, Georgia, was tackled and handcuffed by ICE agents at gunpoint. He has lived in the U.S. since 2001 and told family the arrest was traumatic.Social media onlyJul 25, 2026·Smyrna, GA·Instagram📦
Indigenous woman detained by ICE on public sidewalk during Warm Springs protestAn Indigenous young woman wearing a red handprint symbolizing missing and murdered Indigenous women was detained by ICE while standing on a public sidewalk during a Portland protest.Jul 25, 2026·South Portland, OR·The Nerd Stash📦,Instagram📦
José V.: Father driving daughter to heart specialist in Austin transferred to ICEJosé Arturo Vilchez was detained during a traffic stop while driving his daughter, who has a heart condition, to a doctor's appointment in Austin. His sister says the family has lost its main source of support.Social media onlyJul 25, 2026·Austin, TX·Venezuela·Instagram+3📦
Four U.S. citizen siblings left alone after ICE detains parentsFour U.S. citizen siblings in Florida, ages 13 to 21, have lived on their own since their Guatemalan parents were detained by ICE last fall. The eldest, 21, left college to run the family landscaping business and pay rent.Jul 25, 2026·Palm Beach County, FL·Guatemala·Magzter,PRX📦,Columbia Tribune,Instagram📦
Construction workers detained by ICE agents at Texas work siteA group of construction workers at a Brownsville, Texas site was detained after they said they did not recognize two people agents asked about. The worker recording the incident was also detained.Social media onlyJul 25, 2026·Brownsville, TX·Instagram📦
Shackled Nigerian man put in full-body restraint during ICE deportation to GhanaA Nigerian man was restrained in a full-body WRAP device during a September deportation flight to Ghana, despite being shackled and asking to speak with attorneys.Jul 25, 2026·Nigeria·Associated Press📦,The Indiana Lawyer📦,Wired Jamaica,Kyodo News (English),The Canadian Press
Prisciliano T.R.: Durham man, 29, dies of leukemia after ICE allegedly delays carePrisciliano Trejo Ricano, 29, had lived in Durham since age 3 and died of leukemia after reporting severe pain and coughing blood for over a week without treatment. ICE released him while in a coma before he died July 24.Jul 24, 2026·Durham, NC·Mexico·CBS News,NBC News,Telemundo Atlanta📦,Indy Week📦,SAN📦,El País+1📦,UnoTV📦,Noti GAPE📦,Now Georgia📦,ACLU,Instagram+1
Carlos Hugo B.: Asylum-seeking Colombian father with work permit held 16 days by ICECarlos Hugo Betancur, 52, was detained while pumping gas on his way to work despite having a pending asylum case and valid work permit. He spent 16 days detained, including in an overcrowded facility, before release with an ankle monitor.Jul 24, 2026·Doral, FL·Colombia·CBS News+1📦,CiberCuba📦,Cuba Headlines📦,Instagram+1📦
Fredysel N.C.: Mexican man arrested in Ocean City, Maryland, held by ICE at FarmvilleA Mexican man who has lived in the U.S. since 2018 was detained in Ocean City, Maryland and held over a week at a Virginia facility. A judge ordered him released with a bond hearing within 14 days.Jul 24, 2026·Ocean City, MD·Mexico·CourtListener
Rosabel M.V.: Guatemalan woman detained at ICE check-in, forced to sign deportation to MexicoA Guatemalan woman who had complied with all check-in requirements and held a work permit was detained at a scheduled ICE check-in and forced to sign a removal notice. A court has temporarily blocked her deportation.Jul 24, 2026·Guatemala·CourtListener
Yasmin S.R.: Venezuelan woman with pending asylum case detained by ICE at Houston airportYasmin Suarez Reyes, 45, was detained at a Houston airport while traveling with her fiancé, despite having a pending asylum case, work permit and no criminal record. Her fiancé said agents "wrestled her off into a car" without explanation.Jul 24, 2026·Houston, TX·Venezuela·CBS News📦,Newsweek📦,HuffPost📦
Adrián: Chicago father detained by ICE outside home as wife and children watchAdrián was chased and subdued by about six masked agents outside his Chicago home as his wife and children watched, telling her he loved her before being taken to Indiana.Social media onlyJul 24, 2026·Chicago, IL·Instagram📦
Napo: Man detained by ICE in Tulsa while traveling to receive work awardNapo, a Mexican national, was detained by ICE in Tulsa while traveling to receive a work award, his wife MaKayla said. The family now faces financial hardship and possible relocation to Mexico.Fundraiser onlyJul 24, 2026·Tulsa, OK·Mexico·GoFundMe📦
Luiz: Father of four arrested while paying traffic ticket, now held by ICELuiz, a husband and father of four including a 16-year-old autistic son, was detained after going to court to pay a traffic ticket. His wife Simone now cares alone for their children while awaiting an October hearing.Fundraiser onlyJul 24, 2026·Brazil·GoFundMe📦
Raul R.: 63-year-old Jersey City sanitation worker held by ICE missing from locatorRaul Raagas, 63, a Jersey City sanitation worker from the Philippines who has lived in the U.S. over three decades, cannot be located in ICE's system. Advocates fear he may be transferred out of state, possibly to Louisiana.Jul 24, 2026·Jersey City, NJ·Philippines·Philippine Daily Mirror📦,Filipino Reporters📦,NE Pork,Balitang New York,Tofa News
Six people arrested by ICE in Western KentuckySix people were arrested in Western Kentucky and are now held at Hopkins County Jail, which holds 185 other immigrants awaiting deportation. A former local judge criticized the arrests as raising due process concerns.Jul 24, 2026·Madisonville, KY·14 NEWS📦,111 Things📦
18-month-old left alone after alleged ICE crash in Fort Pierce, FloridaAn 18-month-old child was left alone in a car after ICE officers allegedly crashed into the father's vehicle during a Fort Pierce, Florida traffic stop and he fled. Strangers found the child at a nearby grocery store.Social media onlyJul 24, 2026·Fort Pierce, FL·Instagram📦
Jesus A.S. and Adriana G.S.: Parents of U.S. citizen daughters detained by ICE outside Baltimore schoolJesus Acevedo Sanchez, 39, a father of two, was injured when armed ICE agents broke his car window outside his children's Baltimore school. A judge found no probable cause and ordered him and his partner freed.Jul 24, 2026·Baltimore, MD·Mexico·CBS News+2📦,The Banner📦,WBAL+1📦,WBALtv📦
Badar K.S.: Georgetown scholar held nearly six weeks by ICE for pro-Palestinian speechDr. Badar Khan Suri, a Georgetown postdoctoral scholar, was detained nearly six weeks after expressing pro-Palestinian views online. An appeals court has now rejected the government's attempt to re-detain him after his release on bail.Jul 24, 2026·Richmond, VA·India·The Guardian📦,Washington Post,Tampa Free Press📦,ACLU+1📦,The Hoya📦
Over 50 Lynden packing workers detained by ICE, about a dozen deportedMore than 50 workers at a Lynden, Washington seafood plant have been detained since March, with about a dozen deported. Agents reportedly posed as a religious group giving out water to lure employees before detaining them.Jul 23, 2026·Lynden, WA·Bellingham Herald+2📦,My Bellingham Now📦,Cascadia Daily📦,Racial Unity Now📦,The Northern Light
