Woman injured during ICE arrest, separated from family including autistic childA woman was detained in what her husband calls a misunderstanding, her wrists injured in the struggle, separating her from her children, including one who is autistic.Oct 3, 2026·Chelsea, MA·MPR News,GoFundMe📦
Iranian activist protected from return to Iran deported to Central African RepublicAn Iranian pro-democracy activist in her thirties was deported to the Central African Republic despite a judge's order protecting her from removal to Iran, and now lives in isolation, fearing extortion and police harassment.Sep 1, 2026·LA·Iran·NBC News📦,The Hill,Associated Press📦,New York Times,The Independent+1📦,News Central TV📦,CTV News📦,Deutsche Welle📦,Seattle Times📦,Audacy📦,AOL📦,The Straits Times,Prism News,Democracy Now,Instagram
Asylum-seeking mariachi brothers separated from family in ICE detentionTwo mariachi brothers from an award-winning McAllen High School band were separated from their parents and shackled after a routine check-in; the family was freed after 13 days following bipartisan pressure.Sep 2026·Dilley, TX·Mexico·NBC News+1📦,TIME📦,NPR📦,CNN📦,Associated Press📦,New York Times,Yahoo News📦,KSAT📦,The Marshall Project📦,FOX 7 Austin📦,Seattle Times📦,ABC 30📦,Spectrum Local News+1📦,TPR📦,Instagram+1📦
Alessandro N.: Man fined $1.8 million by DHS months after self-deporting to MexicoHector Negrete, who came from Mexico as an infant and lived decades in Los Angeles, self-deported in 2025 and was later fined $1.8 million over a 2009 deportation order he says he never knew about.Sep 1, 2026·Los Angeles, CA·Mexico·ABC 17 News📦,KQ2📦,AS (English),Instagram📦
José V.V.: U.S. citizen's husband held by ICE in Puerto Rico after workplace arrestA Dominican man married to a U.S. citizen was detained at his workplace in Puerto Rico and held without a bond hearing. A court ordered he get one by September 18, 2026.Sep 1, 2026·Guaynabo, PR·Dominican Republic·CourtListener
Queens day laborers detained in second ICE raid in three daysAbout eight day laborers were detained in a raid near a Queens playground that also hosts a weekly soup kitchen, part of a pattern that has shrunk a crowd of 100 workers to a handful.Sep 1, 2026·Woodside, NY·Documented📦,QNS📦,Latin Times
Woman detained by ICE while working as delivery driver in NewarkJeyson Molina's wife, a package delivery driver, was detained by ICE in Newark. The family is raising $8,000 for lawyers to help with her case.Fundraiser onlySep 1, 2026·Newark, NJ·GoFundMe📦
Noune P.: Port Angeles refugee here since 1981 arrested at work by Border PatrolNoune Phompor, 47, a Laotian refugee in the U.S. since 1981 and sole provider for his partner and 1-year-old son, was arrested on his lunch break at the Chipotle where he works. He now faces an October 20 deportation date.Sep 1, 2026·Port Angeles, WA·Laos·Peninsula Daily News📦
Ya'akub V.: Activist held by ICE nearly a year over his speech and advocacyYa'akub Vijandre, held in ICE detention for nearly a year over his speech and advocacy, will have his case reviewed by a district judge after a magistrate refused to dismiss it.Social media onlySep 1, 2026·GA·Instagram📦
Teen asylum seeker deported to El Salvador again, DHS defied court ordersA 19-year-old asylum seeker known in court records as E.L.A. was deported to El Salvador for a second time, leading a federal judge to hold DHS in contempt for violating three court orders.Sep 1, 2026·LA·El Salvador·Newsweek📦,Davis Vanguard,Ask Why News,Talking Points Memo
Diabetic permanent resident held eight days by CBP at San Francisco airportA 67-year-old green card holder who has lived in the U.S. about 50 years was held eight days at San Francisco's airport, then months more in detention, despite diabetes and other health problems.Sep 1, 2026·San Francisco, CA·Mexico·San Francisco Chronicle📦,Standing Record📦,South Africa Portal,Instagram📦
José David M.V.: Honduran refugee scarred by machete attack deported from Mexican jobJosé David Murcia Valdez, 30, fled Honduras after a machete attack, then was deported from his job in Monterrey, Mexico. He is now biking over 1,000 miles north with a migrant caravan to find work again.Sep 1, 2026·Monterrey, Mexico·Honduras·San Antonio Express-News📦
Felipe F. and Daniel R.: Mexican deportees stranded in Guatemala after being flown far from homeFelipe Flores and Daniel Ramirez, a Texas resident raised in Brownsville, were deported together to Guatemala City, part of a policy sending over 2,200 Mexicans there this year. Both then made a long bus journey back toward the border.Sep 1, 2026·San Antonio, TX·Mexico·San Antonio Express-News📦,syracuse.com
Daniel R.: Texas man raised in Brownsville deported to Guatemala, shackled 15 hoursDaniel Ramirez, 30, raised in Brownsville, was shackled for a 15-hour flight to Guatemala City under a deportation policy, then bused into Mexico over 1,000 miles from home. He later reached Matamoros and found work painting cars.Sep 1, 2026·Brownsville, TX·Mexico·San Antonio Express-News📦,KVIA📦
Mother detained by ICE near Mount Vernon, five children left without parentsAna Garcia's mother was arrested by ICE near downtown Mount Vernon, Washington, without her children being allowed to see her. Her five siblings are now navigating daily life with both parents gone after their father had self-deported.Sep 1, 2026·Mount Vernon, WA·KING 5,Instagram📦
Jhonny O.: Ecuadorian construction worker applying for citizenship detained by ICE in DanburyJhonny Ojeda, 26, an Ecuadorian construction worker in the U.S. five years, was pulled from his truck while driving home in Danbury and moved to a Rhode Island detention center.Aug 31, 2026·Danbury, CT·Ecuador·CBS News📦,WFSB+1📦
Luis R.: Wapato father, sole provider for five U.S. citizen children, held by ICEJoseluis Ramirez, who worked 15 years at a Yakima Valley fruit company, was detained while driving to work, leaving his wife and her five children without a provider.Aug 31, 2026·Wapato, WA·Mexico·Yakima Herald📦,Spot on Washington📦,Wenatchee World📦,La Voz Hispanic News📦,Yahoo News,GoFundMe📦
Jose C.G.: Paroled man re-detained by ICE after state arrest in CaliforniaA man who was paroled into the U.S. in 2024 was later detained by immigration authorities following a state criminal arrest. A federal judge ordered the government to give him a bond hearing within 10 days or release him.Aug 31, 2026·California City, CA·CourtListener
Hugo Á.V.: U.S. citizen says ICE held him in Mesa car, diagnosed with PTSDHugo Ávila Villegas, 40, a naturalized U.S. citizen, was held in his car by agents in Mesa despite showing his passport. Agents mistook him for someone else; he was later diagnosed with PTSD.Aug 31, 2026·Mesa, AZ·Univision+3📦,Instagram📦
Daniela F.: Cuban trans woman deported by ICE to Central African Republic, hides identityDaniela Fuentes, a 32-year-old transgender Cuban hairstylist and drag performer, was deported to the Central African Republic, a country she had never visited. She now shares a room with four other deportees and hides her gender identity out of fear.Aug 31, 2026·Miami, FL·Cuba·Washington Post,Associated Press,NBC News,El País📦,Cuba Headlines📦,Es Libertad,Trans United Fund,CiberCuba,Human Rights Watch,ABC News,The Advocate,LGBTQ Nation,Instagram
Jose C.G.: Salvadoran man in U.S. over two decades arrested by ICE in VirginiaA 49-year-old Salvadoran man who lawfully entered the U.S. in 2004 and stayed after his permit expired was arrested in Falls Church, Virginia, and remains held while facing proceedings.Aug 31, 2026·Falls Church, VA·El Salvador·ICE+1📦,Patch📦,Breaking Now News,The Chesapeake Today
