Byron: Guatemalan who fled gang beating deported in two days without a lawyerByron (a pseudonym) spent ten years building homes in New Jersey after gangs beat him in Guatemala. Caught at the border, he signed papers in English he couldn't read and was flown back within days.Mar 2026·Eagle Pass, TX·Guatemala·HUMSI field interview📦
Carlitos P.: ICE detainee shows video of contaminated water with worms at California facilityCarlitos Ricardo Parias, held at Adelanto detention facility, filmed drinking water apparently contaminated with worm-like creatures, weeks after a judge ordered clean water access there.Aug 3, 2026·Adelanto, CA·The Guardian📦,Los Angeles Times📦,NPR📦,Instagram📦
Ana G.S.: Woman deported by ICE with nephrostomy tube still attached against doctor's adviceAna Granados Sanchez, 49, was deported while still attached to a urine-collection tube her urologist said should not be removed before taking out, despite advocates' appeals to delay.Aug 3, 2026·Florence, AZ·El Salvador·LinkedIn📦,Instagram+1📦
Paul: Indian man detained at airport suffers heart attack in ICE custodyPaul, an Indian asylee protected from deportation to India, suffered a heart attack while being processed by ICE at Dulles Airport after a family trip to Hawaii. He was hospitalized, then released under supervision.Aug 3, 2026·Washington, DC·India·News India Times📦
ICE announces arrests in multi-state enforcement operationMultiple immigrants from countries including El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico and Guatemala were arrested in a multi-state ICE operation, according to DHS.Aug 3, 2026·Fox News+3📦,Breitbart News📦,Department of Homeland Security+1📦,Just the News+1📦
Ana C.: Wyoming immigrant activist flees as red states embrace ICE cooperationAna Castro, a Wyoming immigrant advocate who arrived as a child and founded the state's Juntos chapter, is leaving after decades in her rural community amid fears over expanding ICE cooperation.Aug 2, 2026·Jackson, WY·NPR📦,VPM,Wyoming Public Media
Children zip-tied and left without clothing in federal raid on Chicago apartmentsDozens of Chicago residents, including children who were zip-tied, were detained in a September 30 raid targeting alleged gang ties; no charges were filed and 17 detainees later sought $85 million in damages.Aug 2, 2026·Chicago, IL·Venezuela·TIME📦,Los Angeles Times📦,PBS,ProPublica📦,NPR📦,WBEZ📦,FOX 32 Chicago+1📦,Boston Globe📦,ABC7 Chicago+1📦,Illinois Department of Law Enforcement,Chicago Sun-Times,Chicago Tribune📦
Tucson man detained by ICE, family faces financial hardshipA longtime Tucson church member and family breadwinner with no criminal record was detained by ICE, leaving his wife struggling to cover rent, groceries and other bills.Aug 2, 2026·Tucson, AZ·Saddlebag Notes📦,GoFundMe📦
Jaime F.: Filipino man in U.S. since 2000 detained by ICE in Las VegasJaime Tan Francisco, 55, from the Philippines, was taken into ICE custody August 2 after overstaying an admission from 2000, pending removal proceedings.Aug 2, 2026·Las Vegas, NV·Philippines·ICE📦,FOX 5 Vegas📦,American Voter Polls
Pritesh W.: Indian jazz guitarist with chronic conditions held by ICE after LAX arrestPritesh Walia, a jazz guitarist trained at Berklee and New England Conservatory, was arrested at LAX for overstaying his visa and is held at Adelanto, despite chronic health conditions requiring ongoing treatment.Aug 2, 2026·Los Angeles, CA·India·American Community Media📦,NRI Pulse📦,Punjab Outlook📦,DNA📦,NDTV📦,Moneycontrol📦,The Tribune📦,Instagram+1📦
Man detained by masked ICE agents inside NYC hospital emergency roomA man was detained inside a NYC emergency room by masked ICE agents on August 2, as a witness who tried to photograph the scene was threatened with charges.Aug 2, 2026·Manhattan, NY·AM New York📦,Archive,Forum Daily New York
Haitian TPS holders in Springfield, Ohio, fitted with ICE ankle monitorsDozens of Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, with no criminal record, were fitted with ankle monitors after declining a $2,600 self-deportation offer, limiting their travel to court dates.Aug 2, 2026·Springfield, OH·Haiti·The Independent📦,WLRN,HCN Times📦,Blox CMS,Ideastream
Woman alleges ICE agents slammed her head to ground in New JerseyA woman says ICE agents threw her into the air and slammed her head onto the ground outside a New Jersey detention facility; she is seeking $500,000 in damages.Aug 2, 2026·New Jersey·ABC7 New York📦,NJ.com,Standing Record
Josue A.H.: Immigrant with special juvenile status held in prolonged ICE detention in ColoradoA young immigrant granted special protection for abused or abandoned children was ordered released from Aurora detention after a judge found his prolonged custody unlawful.Aug 2, 2026·Denver, CO·Government Publishing Office📦,Times Union📦,USCIS📦,WGBH📦
U.S. citizens and alderman's staff detained in Little Village, Cicero raidsSeven people, including U.S. citizens and a city alderman's staff, were detained during Chicago-area immigration raids that ended in a crash and standoff near Cermak Fresh Market.Aug 2, 2026·Chicago, IL·CBS News📦,WGN-TV📦,The Ice List📦,NBC Chicago📦
Juan N.: Work visa holder arrested by ICE at El Paso airport on ThanksgivingJuan Nevarez, a Mexican national with a valid work visa, was arrested by ICE at El Paso airport on Thanksgiving Day. He is held in New Mexico while his wife and four U.S. citizen children await the case's outcome.Aug 2, 2026·Nashville, TN·Mexico·NPR📦,NewsChannel 5📦,Taste of Country📦,CBS 4 Local📦
ICE agents crash into car, detain man in Chicago's DunningAn older man was detained in Chicago's Dunning neighborhood after ICE agents in unmarked vehicles chased his car, striking it from behind and causing it to crash into a tree.Aug 2, 2026·Chicago, IL·CBS News📦,WGN-TV,ABC7 Chicago📦,Chicago Monitor
U.S. citizens and visa holders detained without warrants by ICE in OhioThe ACLU of Ohio sued ICE, alleging warrantless arrests and weeks- or months-long detentions of people with valid visas, work permits, and U.S. citizens from Puerto Rico, seeking class action status and compensation.Aug 2, 2026·Columbus, OH·Honduras·Ohio Capital Journal📦,Marietta Times📦,ACLU Ohio+1📦
17-year-old U.S. citizen held at gunpoint by off-duty immigration agent in TemeculaA 17-year-old U.S. citizen was held at gunpoint for nearly 20 minutes during a traffic stop in Temecula by an off-duty federal agent, until his mother arrived with his passport. The agent was arrested November 11.Aug 2, 2026·Temecula, CA·United States·Los Angeles Times,Newsweek📦,CBS News📦,ACLU📦,NBC Los Angeles📦,KTLA📦
Esteban R.S.: Father of former Marine deported to Mexico by ICE within 24 hoursEsteban Rios Sosa, who lived in Oceanside since 1988, was detained while visiting his pregnant daughter at Camp Pendleton and deported within 24 hours. A judge ordered his return.Aug 2, 2026·San Diego, CA·Mexico·Newsweek,Times of San Diego📦,NBC San Diego+1📦,10News📦,Stocktonia📦,Center for Human Rights📦,NBC Los Angeles📦,CourtListener
Luis: Raleigh worker who paid $2,800 bond deported, watched detainee die untreatedLuis (a pseudonym) worked construction in Raleigh for three years. ICE took him after his bond was paid, and at Stewart he watched 29-year-old Prisciliano Trejo Ricano go untreated until it was too late.Aug 2026·Raleigh, NC·Mexico·HUMSI field interview📦,Instagram
