Danny B.S.: Venezuelan contractor with work authorization held by ICE without a hearingDanny Briceno-Solano, a Venezuelan contractor with work authorization who paid taxes and held a North Carolina license, was freed after a federal judge ruled his detention violated due process.Jan 11, 2026·I-77, WV·Venezuela·Mountain State Spotlight📦,My Buckhannon📦,100 Days in Appalachia📦
Randall G.E.: Costa Rican man deported by ICE in vegetative state diesRandall Gamboa Esquivel, a Costa Rican man, was deported in September 2025 in a vegetative state after nearly 10 months in ICE detention, and died five weeks later without regaining consciousness.Jan 11, 2026·Costa Rica·The Guardian+2📦,Ticos Land📦,KTVZ📦,CourtListener,solatatech.com,El País
Brandon S.: Legal observer pepper-sprayed and detained 8 hours while recording ICE in MinneapolisVolunteer legal observer Brandon Sigüenza was pepper-sprayed and held for eight hours while documenting ICE activity near Minneapolis's Whipple Federal Building, then released without charges.Jan 11, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·Slate📦,Star Tribune+1,Anchorage Daily News📦,MinnPost📦,Twin Cities📦,Instagram📦
Yee: Person held by ICE with no court hearing date listedA person identified only as Yee has been detained by ICE as an alleged public safety or flight risk, with no court hearing dates or deportation information listed.Jan 11, 2026·Singapore·The Straits Times+1📦,Instagram📦
Jose Roberto R.: Native American U.S. citizen struck and held 10 hours by ICEJose Roberto Ramirez, 20, a U.S. citizen and Red Lake Nation descendant, was pulled from his aunt's car and held roughly 10 hours after agents mistook him for a suspect, leaving bruises on his wrists, neck and face.Jan 11, 2026·Robbinsdale, MN·United States·TIME,ICT News+1📦,Cincinnati Enquirer,Civil Eats📦,United National Antiwar Coalition📦,The Independent📦,Human Rights Watch📦,CCX Media📦,Hometown Source,CRBC News,MPR News📦,When in Your State📦,Star Tribune📦,Instagram+2📦
Génesis G.C. and Karen G.C.: 5-year-old U.S. citizen deported to Honduras with mother after ICE detentionGénesis Ester Gutiérrez Castellanos, a 5-year-old U.S. citizen from Austin who misses her classmates and kindergarten teachers, was deported to Honduras with her mother after being held incommunicado for nearly a week.Jan 11, 2026·Austin, TX·Honduras·The Guardian📦,CNN📦,Associated Press📦,MSN📦,Scary Mommy📦,Journal Arta,Briefly,Standing Record,Boing Boing
Migrant dies in Rio Bravo, first death of 2026 in CoahuilaA man believed to be José Antonio Sánchez Ríos, 35, of Guanajuato, died trying to cross the Rio Bravo into the U.S. and was found floating near Piedras Negras, Coahuila.Jan 11, 2026·Piedras Negras, Coahuila·Mexico·El Mañana📦,Capital Coahuila📦,Monclova📦
Minneapolis residents asked by ICE to prove citizenship at gas stationMinneapolis residents, including a man pumping gas and another charging his vehicle, were stopped by ICE officers demanding proof of U.S. citizenship in encounters caught on video.Jan 10, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·NBC News📦,CBS News📦,USA Herald,KSTP📦,Fox 9📦,MEAWW📦
Rachel D.T.: Native American U.S. citizen detained by ICE outside Minneapolis coffee shopRachel Dionne-Thunder, a Plains Cree woman and co-founder of the Indigenous Peoples' Movement, was stopped by ICE agents near a Minneapolis coffee shop with no reason given. Community members intervened and agents left without detaining her further.Jan 10, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·ICT News+1📦,When in Your State📦,Star Tribune📦
Kaden R.: Anti-ICE protester permanently blinded by DHS agent in Santa AnaKaden Rummler, 21, was struck in the face by a nonlethal round during a Santa Ana protest, leaving shrapnel in his eyes and face and permanently blinding his left eye.Jan 10, 2026·Santa Ana, CA·Los Angeles Times📦,Tchncs Discussion📦,Hard Pass📦,Infosec📦,Peach Pie ATL📦,Lemmy📦
Khadra M.M.: St. Cloud refugee mother held by ICE in Texas, separated from sonKhadra Muse Mohamed, a 25-year-old Somali refugee and single mother in St. Cloud, was pulled over and detained, separating her from her 7-year-old son and disabled stepfather for nine days before her release.Jan 10, 2026·St. Cloud, MN·Somalia·NPR📦,Sahan Journal📦,AOL📦,Star Tribune📦,The Morning Sun📦,Instagram📦
Parady: Cambodian refugee dies in ICE custody at Philadelphia detention centerParady La, a 46-year-old Cambodian refugee and longtime Philadelphia-area resident, died in January after being found unresponsive in his cell at a federal detention center while being treated for drug withdrawal.Jan 10, 2026·Philadelphia, PA·Cambodia·CBS News📦,Delco Times+2📦,Upper Darby Now📦,Metro Philadelphia📦,Instagram📦
Arlit M.C.: Mother detained by ICE days before teen son's cancer death, later self-deportsArlit Martinez-Carrada, a Mexican mother in Salisbury, Maryland, was detained while heading to work days before her 15-year-old son died of cancer; she was later freed on bond to attend his funeral and has decided to self-deport.Jan 10, 2026·Salisbury, MD·Mexico·CBS News📦,Univision📦,WSAZ📦,The Independent📦,WBALtv📦,Grokipedia📦,WBOC+1📦,Baltimore Sun+1📦
Mother separated from children by masked ICE agents at courthouseA mother was taken by masked ICE agents outside a courthouse after her case was dismissed, as her young daughter and son screamed and cried watching her be led away.Social media onlyJan 10, 2026·Instagram📦
Santos A.R.: Driver detained after ICE accessed Maryland license database without warrantSantos Alvarenga-Rodriguez, 47, a Salvadoran citizen, was detained in Maryland after ICE checked his license plate through the state's driver database without a warrant or traffic violation.Jan 10, 2026·Howard County, MD·El Salvador·CBS News📦,Yahoo News📦,Hastings Tribune,Fox Baltimore📦
Jorge G.O.: Colombian asylum seeker illegally held for months by ICE in IowaJorge Elieser Gonzalez Ochoa, a 27-year-old Colombian asylum seeker, was arrested at an Iowa City grocery store while wearing a court-ordered GPS monitor and held for months before being freed after community pressure.Jan 10, 2026·Iowa City, IA·Colombia·Fox News+1📦,KCRG+2📦,CBS 2 Iowa+2📦,The Gazette📦,Press-Citizen📦,El Paso Times📦,KCCI📦,VV Daily Press,Instagram📦
Jose Manuel P.C.: Brooklyn father detained by ICE heading to birthday partyJose Manuel De Paz Cruz, 31, a father with no criminal record, was arrested while walking home to attend his step-son's birthday party, then moved between several states.Jan 10, 2026·Brooklyn, NY·CBS News+1📦,Newsweek📦,Brooklyn Reader📦,AM New York📦,PIX11📦
Eritrean mother of three detained while her green card application was pendingAn Eritrean single mother of three with a pending green card application was detained during a five-hour interview, then released days later after her green card was approved.Jan 9, 2026·Minnesota·Eritrea·NPR📦,Sahan Journal📦,Star Tribune📦,The Morning Sun📦,Instagram📦
Jose Pablo T.G.: Salvadoran father of four U.S. citizens arrested by ICE at immigration interviewA Salvadoran father of four U.S. citizen children, in the U.S. since 2004, was arrested at a scheduled interview with his wife; a judge ordered his immediate release.Jan 9, 2026·Santa Ana, CA·El Salvador·CourtListener📦
Jose A.: Salvadoran dishwasher with TPS and pacemaker held by ICE past release orderJose Avendano, 62, a dishwasher with 32 years in the U.S. and a heart condition requiring a pacemaker, was detained despite valid work authorization, missing a critical medical procedure.Jan 9, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·El Salvador·New York Times📦,Star Tribune+1📦,Fox 9📦,Bloomberg Law News📦
