Lorth S.: Cambodian refugee with green card dies in ICE custody in IndianaLorth Sim, 59, a Cambodian refugee who came to the U.S. in 1983, died in ICE custody in Indiana on February 16, 2026, after being transferred there to await deportation.Feb 24, 2026·Kokomo, IN·Cambodia·Reuters📦,Newsweek📦,WFYI+1📦,WBAA📦,Calexico Chronicle📦,Mirror Indianapolis📦,KOMO News📦,The Star📦,Kokomo Standard📦,Shafaqna📦,Indianapolis Star+3📦,Indiana Public Media📦,Irish Times📦,WRTV📦,21 Alive News📦,NWI Times📦,Inside Indiana Business📦,Instagram📦
Adolfo G.: Texas pastor shoved by ICE while driving daughters to school, deportedAdolfo Gutiérrez, a volunteer pastor and father of three who led a Texas church and ran a remodeling business, was detained while driving his daughters to school and later deported after 15 years in the state.Apr 4, 2025·TX·Newsweek+1📦,Church Leaders,La República,Mundo Now
Providence man detained by ICE agents who crashed into his carA community member on Providence's Cranston Street was detained by ICE agents after being chased down and crashed into, despite the city's limits on police cooperation with immigration enforcement.Apr 4, 2025·Providence, RI·Steve Ahlquist📦,Instagram📦
Jasmine M.: Canadian actress held 12 days in freezing ICE cellsJasmine Mooney, a Canadian actress and beverage entrepreneur, was detained by U.S. border officials while applying for a work visa and held for 12 days in freezing cells before being transferred across three facilities.Apr 2, 2025·San Ysidro, CA·Canada·NPR📦,New York Times,CBC
Solangel M.: 68-year-old Venezuelan woman with valid work permit detained by Border PatrolSolangel Manzanilla, 68, worked in childcare in Fort Lauderdale and had lived in the U.S. for 12 years with a pending asylum claim. She was detained leaving work despite valid work authorization.Social media onlyApr 2, 2025·Fort Lauderdale, FL·Venezuela·Instagram📦
Adrian G.R.: Venezuelan TPS holder held by ICE two months, separated from 2-year-old sonAdrian Gil Rojas, a Venezuelan man with protected status, has been held for over two months, separated from his two-year-old son. He once testified in a murder trial and is now challenging his detention in court.Apr 2, 2025·Houston, TX·Venezuela·CourtListener+2📦,National Law Review📦,Latin Times📦
Everglades detainees beaten and pepper-sprayed by guards after protesting lost phone accessDetainees at an Everglades facility were beaten and pepper-sprayed after a protest over lost phone access, their attorneys say. A federal judge ordered improved legal access, though compliance has been slow.Apr 2, 2025·Fort Myers, FL·CBS News📦,MSN,The Independent📦,Marco News📦,Instagram📦
Two mothers deported by ICE with children, including 4-year-old with cancerTwo mothers were deported to Honduras with their children days after routine check-ins, including a 4-year-old U.S. citizen with Stage 4 kidney cancer sent without his medication. They are now suing over the removals.April 2025·Louisiana·Honduras·ACLU+1📦,Miami Herald,The Mirror,Archyde
Shackled detainees forced to eat off chairs with mouths, strip-searched at FDCDozens of shackled men were forced to eat off chairs with their mouths during a transfer, one calling it being treated 'like dogs.' A 21-year-old Guatemalan man described being made to undergo an invasive strip search.April 2025·Miami, FL·Guatemala·Human Rights Watch📦
16-year-old and siblings held in separate facilities after Hays County raidNearly 50 people, including nine children, were arrested in a raid on an Austin-area party, among them three siblings whose mother says they have no gang ties. The 16-year-old boy and his siblings were held in separate facilities.Apr 1, 2025·Austin, TX·Venezuela·Texas Observer📦,News 4 San Antonio📦,Reporting Texas,The Hawk's Eye
Jeankey C.B.: 24-year-old barber jailed six months on dropped charge, deported by ICEJeankey Jhonayker Castro Bravo, 24, a barber from Caracas, was stopped while driving for DoorDash and jailed for six months after being accused of gang ties over his tattoos. His drug charge was dropped before he was deported.Apr 1, 2025·Austin, TX·Venezuela·Texas Observer📦,Inkl📦
Omar A.: Iraqi citizen deported to Rwanda in April, identity and fate unknownOmar Abdulsattar Ameen, an Iraqi citizen, was deported to Rwanda in April 2025, the first of several such deportations under a deal allowing up to 250 migrants to be sent there. His current situation remains unknown.Apr 1, 2025·Iraq·PBS📦,Associated Press📦,El País📦
Tim: Nigerian man with head injury denied medication by ICE, deportedTim, a Nigerian man recovering from a major concussion, went at least a month without his nine prescribed medications at Batavia and got only one therapy session before being deported.Apr 2025·Batavia, NY·Nigeria·The Intercept📦,RFK Human Rights📦,Central Current📦
Antonio V.G.: Venezuelan man deported to Spain by ICE after Austin-area traffic stopAntonio Vizcaino González, a dual Venezuelan-Spanish citizen, was stopped near Austin for ignoring a stop sign and later deported to Spain in May after a ketamine charge was dropped for lack of cooperation from federal law enforcement.Apr 1, 2025·Austin, TX·Venezuela·Texas Observer📦,Inkl📦
Petronila P.P.: Guatemalan woman dies as Border Patrol agents wait instead of using ladderPetronila Elizabeth Poma Perez, 24, called for help for about 24 minutes atop the border wall near San Diego before falling 30 feet to her death, as agents waited for fire department help instead of using a nearby ladder.Apr 1, 2025·San Diego, CA·Times of San Diego📦,NBC San Diego📦,CBP,KESQ,iNews Source
Cliona W.: Green card holder for 40 years detained by ICE returning from IrelandCliona Ward, 54, who has lived legally in the U.S. for about 40 years, was detained after visiting her ill father in Ireland over old drug convictions she says were expunged. She is held in Tacoma awaiting a hearing.Apr 2025·San Francisco, CA·Ireland·Waterford News📦,Irish Times+1📦,Carlow Nationalist📦
Engels M.C.: Nicaraguan asylum seeker detained at routine ICE check-in, injured by handcuffsA Nicaraguan asylum seeker who fled police beatings during protests was detained at a routine ICE check-in despite years of compliance, then freed on bond. A judge barred his re-detention without a hearing.Apr 1, 2025·San Bernardino, CA·Nicaragua·CourtListener
25 minors ordered deported in single morning, including 8-year-old girlTwenty-five children, including an 8-year-old Ecuadorian girl and a Guatemalan high school senior seeking asylum, were ordered deported in one morning by a judge who sometimes waived interpretation to speed hearings. The judge was later fired.Apr 2025·New York, NY·The New Yorker📦,ProPublica📦,Archive.is,Portside,5th News
Tuan B.: Philadelphia man dies after stroke in ICE detentionTuan Van Bui, 55, who came to the U.S. in 1990 and lived in Philadelphia, collapsed from a stroke at an Indiana detention facility after a fellow detainee tried CPR; his family is demanding an independent investigation into his death.Apr 1, 2025·Bunker Hill, IN·Vietnam·The Straits Times📦,Indianapolis Star,Audacy,ABC 57,NextShark
Marco Antonio H.: Guatemalan man arrested by ICE in Williamsport faces federal prosecutionMarco Antonio Herrera, a Guatemalan citizen, was arrested in Williamsport on April 1, 2025, and indicted for assaulting an officer and unlawful entry. He faces up to eight years in prison if convicted.Apr 1, 2025·Williamsport, PA·Guatemala·North Central PA📦,Fox 56📦
Gary M.: Irish citizen detained by ICE in Los AngelesGary Patrick McGuiness, 39, an Irish citizen, was arrested in Los Angeles on April 1 and remains held while his deportation case proceeds.Social media onlyApr 1, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·Ireland·Instagram📦
