Chansarath D.: Cambodian refugee held by ICE though Cambodia has refused to take himA Cambodian refugee who came to the U.S. as a child in 1982 was detained in May 2026 after 25 years on supervised release following a 1997 drug conviction. A judge ordered his immediate release, citing agency rule violations.May 4, 2026·Brooklyn, NY·Cambodia·CourtListener📦
Manuela H.: Colombian asylum seeker held five months by ICE over broken monitorManuela Hernandez, a Colombian asylum seeker, was held five months after her ankle monitor broke in a household accident, suffering fainting spells and an infection. She was released in May and reunited with her family.May 4, 2026·California City, CA·Bakersfield Now+1📦,J. Gold Law📦
Diana M.R.: Mother of two drops self-deportation plan after husband deported from AuroraDiana Marquez Ruiz, a single mother of two, planned to self-deport after her husband was removed from Aurora detention center but turned back on the drive, unwilling to leave her family dog behind.May 4, 2026·Centennial, CO·Denver Post📦
Darwin O.M.: Riverside man held incommunicado by ICE for three daysDarwin Ortega Montufar was held incommunicado for three days after being arrested while heading to work in Riverside County. A judge ordered his release in April 2026, citing due process violations.May 4, 2026·Riverside, CA·Press Enterprise📦,Blue Water Healthy Living📦
Over 20 undocumented people taken from Laredo home by Border Patrol, HSIMore than 20 undocumented people were removed from a home on Smith Avenue in Laredo during a joint federal and state operation.May 4, 2026·Laredo, TX·KGNS📦
Hana F.: Portland protester arrested at hotel sit-in during May Day demonstrationHana Francis, 26, was arrested during a hotel lobby sit-in on Southwest 2nd Avenue amid Portland's May Day protests and charged with second-degree criminal trespass.May 4, 2026·Portland, OR·KATU📦
Six people arrested by ICE in Seattle, held for deportationSix people were taken into custody in Seattle pending deportation, including a Mexican man, a Laotian man, and a woman convicted of a 2025 drug offense.May 3, 2026·Seattle, WA·Seattle Red📦,CourtListener
Marcus: Father and daughter displaced by Operation Metro Surge ICE enforcementA father named Marcus and his daughter are living in a campsite after enforcement activity under Operation Metro Surge, seeking donations to help prevent his deportation.May 3, 2026·ImpactGuru📦,The Wish Wall📦,Njump📦,Instagram📦
Axel A.R.: High school junior brought to U.S. at 4 deported to HondurasAxel Gerardo Archaga Rios, 18, a Dunwoody High School junior who came to the U.S. at age 4, was deported to Honduras after a traffic stop and is now living with his grandmother.May 3, 2026·Dunwoody, GA·Honduras·CBS News+1📦,Univision📦,CNN📦,Atlanta News First📦,Yahoo News📦,11Alive📦,WRDW+1📦,Instagram+4📦
Stephani E.F.: Woman held by ICE at Adelanto wins temporary halt to deportationA woman held at Adelanto ICE Processing Center asked a court to block her deportation, winning a temporary order stopping her transfer ahead of a May 8 hearing.May 2, 2026·Adelanto, CA·CourtListener📦
Thirteen arrested as thousands join peaceful Portland May Day marchesThousands marched peacefully for May Day, linking labor and immigrant rights; twelve people were arrested near an ICE facility and during a hotel sit-in, with one officer hospitalized.May 2, 2026·Portland, OR·KGW📦,KATU📦,KPTV📦
Ranjani S.: Fulbright scholar's visa revoked, fled to Canada after ICE visitsRanjani Srinivasan, a Fulbright scholar and Columbia doctoral student from India, had her visa revoked without explanation after ICE agents visited her building three times. She fled and remains in Canada.May 2, 2026·New York, NY·India·Bwog📦,Times of India+2📦,Trump Whack📦,Norman Finkelstein📦
Juan G.: Guatemalan man deported with no word on promised paymentJuan Gaspar, from a village near Quetzaltenango, was deported after signing a voluntary departure agreement. A week later he had received no message with stipend collection details, though officers had taken his phone number.May 2, 2026·Quetzaltenango, GT·Guatemala·El País📦
Several protesters arrested at Portland ICE facility on May DaySeveral hundred protesters gathered at Portland's ICE facility on May Day; police moved in after some marched onto the driveway and rattled its gate, making multiple arrests.May 2, 2026·Portland, OR·KPTV📦,KATU📦,The Oregonian
Dilcia: Honduran mother torn from autistic U.S. citizen son after 24 yearsDilcia (a pseudonym) raised four children alone on two jobs in Texas, and her youngest, 19, is autistic and depends on her. Taken on her way to her restaurant job, she was deported nine days later without seeing a judge.May 2026·Galveston, TX·Honduras·HUMSI field interview📦,Instagram
Felipe: Cuban man sent to Mexico without a judge, now homeless and hungryFelipe (a pseudonym) lived 18 years in Miami. Held in a dark cage he called "the chicken coop," he was told to wait indefinitely or accept Mexico, where he now sleeps on the street.May 2026·Miami, FL·Cuba·HUMSI field interview📦
Honglei H.: Detained man wins court order blocking deportationA man held in immigration detention won a court order temporarily blocking his deportation while a judge reviews his custody status, with a hearing set for May 4, 2026.May 1, 2026·San Francisco, CA·CourtListener📦
Reyna F.V.: Man held by ICE in Denver after judge ordered his releaseA noncitizen remains held at ICE's Denver facility even after an immigration judge set an $8,000 bond, since ICE invoked a rule to keep him detained during its appeal.May 1, 2026·Denver, CO·CourtListener📦
Cameroonian man protected from deportation held over six months at AdelantoA Cameroonian man granted protection from deportation to his home country in September 2025 was still held at Adelanto Detention Facility over six months later. A court ordered his release within 24 hours.May 1, 2026·Adelanto, CA·Cameroon·CourtListener📦
Aled C.B.: Cuban man with anxiety dies by apparent suicide in Miami ICE detentionAled Damien Carbonell-Betancourt, 27, a Cuban national, died by apparent suicide in a Miami detention cell. His family is raising funds to cremate him and send his ashes to his parents in Cuba.May 1, 2026·FL·Cuba·CBS News📦,Univision📦,Diario Las Américas📦,Truthout📦,Progreso Hispano News📦,Al Ritmo de Miami📦,Público📦,News Americas Now📦,Instagram📦
