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📦
Julio V.: Coconut vendor detained without warrant, returns to work after releaseJulio Vargas, a coconut vendor, was detained without a stated reason or warrant two months ago. He has since been released and returned to selling coconuts at his usual spot.Mar 23, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·NBC Los Angeles+1📦,Instagram📦
Jorge: Father and gun violence survivor detained by ICE at visa appointmentJorge, a father and survivor of gun violence applying for a crime-victim visa, was detained by ICE after staff called agents during his appointment. He is held at Delaney Hall with no hearing date set.Social media onlyMar 23, 2025·Newark, NJ·Instagram📦
Nine Queens church musicians detained by ICE, leaving behind young childrenNine members of a Queens church music ministry, all primary breadwinners with spouses and young children, were detained during a traffic stop and signed for voluntary departure to Guatemala.Mar 23, 2025·Queens, NY·Guatemala·Mundo Now📦,Instagram📦
Three migrants die in freezing conditions crossing border near San DiegoThree migrants died from hypothermia crossing near San Diego during a winter storm; agents rescued a woman and a 16-year-old girl whose father was among the dead.Mar 21, 2025·San Diego, CA·NBC San Diego📦,The Desert Review📦,CBP+1📦,Latin Times📦
Gustavo G.O.: Venezuelan man drowns in Rio Grande attempting U.S. entryGustavo Alfonso Garcia Olivares, a 24-year-old Venezuelan man, drowned in the Rio Grande while trying to enter the United States.Mar 20, 2025·Venezuela·NBC DFW📦,New West Record📦,CBP📦,Seattle Times📦,CourtListener
Asad E.: Iranian political activist tortured in Iran held by ICE, facing deportationAsad Esmaeily, 35, fled Iran with his pregnant wife after being tortured for organizing protests, but his asylum claim was denied and he remains held while his case is appealed.Mar 20, 2025·TX·Iran·TIME📦,CBS News📦,MS Now📦
Cristofer: Immigrant held in New Hampshire moved by ICE to Louisiana for deportationA man named Cristofer was moved from a New Hampshire jail to Louisiana, a hub for deportation flights, as advocates urge senators to push for his release.Social media onlyMar 20, 2025·Strafford County, NH·Instagram📦
Two teenagers detained by ICE in Coraopolis, PATwo teenagers riding their bikes to work in Coraopolis were detained on March 20 after local police stopped them and may have called in immigration agents.Social media onlyMar 20, 2025·Coraopolis, PA·Instagram📦
Kevin Z.R.: Salvadoran man with work permit held nearly a month by ICEKevin Zaldaña Ramirez, 20, has supported his visually impaired mother since age 16 under a special juvenile work permit, but was detained after a traffic stop and held for weeks.Mar 19, 2025·Fresno, TX·El Salvador·Houston Public Media+1📦,FOX 26 Houston
ICE agent appears to kneel on man's neck in U.S. Virgin IslandsA multi-person enforcement operation in a St. Croix market parking lot on March 19 was caught on video showing an agent kneeling on a man's head and neck during the arrest.Mar 19, 2025·Christiansted, VI·St. Thomas Source📦,St. Croix Source📦,Instagram📦
Kristiyan A.: Iraqi man who fears torture in Iraq held in ICE detentionAn Iraqi man held since March 2025 after finishing a sentence was ordered deported despite fearing torture, but a court granted his release from detention.Mar 18, 2025·Iraq·CourtListener📦
José M.A.: Honduran father with work permit deported, returned to ICE detention in TexasJosé Eliezer Martínez-Andino, a Honduran mechanic in Raleigh who arrived alone at 14, was deported despite legal status, separating him from his 3-year-old daughter. A judge ordered him returned, but he was sent to Texas detention instead of home.Mar 18, 2025·MT·Honduras·Connecticut News📦,WUNC,Latin Times
Two men detained by ICE outside Cranberry Township Walmart and apartmentsTwo men were detained in Cranberry Township on the morning of March 17, one outside a Walmart and one outside an apartment complex, as part of an ongoing partnership that has led to 36 arrests since November.Mar 17, 2025·Cranberry, PA·Butler Eagle📦,Audacy📦,Instagram📦
Robert B.L.: Venezuelan man sentenced to federal prison after San Diego ICE operationRobert Antonio Bastardo Llovera, a Venezuelan man, was sentenced to eight months and two days in federal prison for biting an ICE officer's forearm during a deportation operation in San Diego.Mar 16, 2025·San Diego, CA·Venezuela·KYMA📦,U.S. Department of Justice,Instagram📦
Arturo S.T.: Venezuelan musician deported by ICE to El Salvador prisonArturo Suárez Trejo, a 33-year-old singer and new father, was detained making a music video in Raleigh and sent to El Salvador's Cecot prison, with his family unable to reach him since.Mar 15, 2025·Raleigh, NC·Venezuela·The Guardian,New York Times,Reuters+1,Associated Press,El País,the-disappeared.com
Mervin Y.: Tortilla factory worker deported to El Salvador's mega-prisonMervin Yamarte, who worked 12-hour shifts at a tortilla factory and played football on weekends, was deported under a wartime law to El Salvador's CECOT despite his mother's belief in his innocence.Mar 15, 2025·Venezuela·BBC📦,The Guardian,lulac.org
Francisco José G.C.: Venezuelan barber deported to El Salvador's mega-prisonFrancisco García, a barber who fled Venezuela's crisis and crossed into the US in 2023, was deported under a wartime law to El Salvador's CECOT despite his mother's insistence he is not a gang member.Mar 15, 2025·Venezuela·BBC📦,The Guardian,lulac.org
Wilker G.S.: Venezuelan man, 23, deported to CECOT prison in El Salvador before trialWilker Miguel Gutiérrez Sierra, 23, was arrested by ICE while awaiting trial on criminal charges in Chicago and deported to El Salvador's CECOT prison three days later, before his case was resolved.Mar 15, 2025·Chicago, IL·Venezuela·ProPublica📦,Firstpost📦,U.S. News & World Report📦,The Straits Times📦
Gladys C.T.: Venezuelan mother with TPS deported to El Salvador, beaten in detentionGladys Yoleida Caricote Tovar, 28, a mother of three, was arrested in front of her children, had them placed in foster care, then deported despite a court order. She was later beaten in a Texas detention center.Mar 15, 2025·Colorado·Venezuela·USA Today+1📦,ABC News📦,El País📦
Scarleth R.: 21-year-old Venezuelan with TPS deported to El Salvador against court orderScarleth Rodríguez, 21, was held nine months before being deported despite a court order halting removals, then flown back from El Salvador and beaten in a Texas detention center. Her mother had prepared a meal expecting her home.Mar 15, 2025·Venezuela·USA Today+1📦,ABC News📦,El País📦
