Alexander P.: Dominican 15-year-old held 4 months at Dilley with inadequate schoolingAlexander Perez, 15, from the Dominican Republic, has spent four months detained with his mother and brother after their bus was stopped. He describes inadequate schooling and uncomfortable questioning about immigration policy in class.Jan 2026·Los Angeles, CA·Dominican Republic·The Atlantic📦
Ariana V.: 14-year-old held about 45 days at Dilley reports severe depressionAriana Velasquez, 14, a Honduran freshman at Hicksville High School, has been detained at Dilley for about 45 days, separated from the younger siblings she used to care for. She reports depression and long waits for medical care.Jan 2026·Hicksville, NY·Honduras·CNN📦,The Atlantic📦,Truthout📦,Vuink,Briefly,News AR
Two U.S. citizen brothers arrested without warrants by ICE in North CarolinaTwo U.S. citizen brothers, arrested without being asked their immigration status during North Carolina enforcement sweeps, are among five plaintiffs suing over warrantless ICE arrests statewide.Jan 2026·NC·Courier-Post📦,WUNC📦,Enlace Latino NC,Augusta Chronicle
Jacob: Colombian boy's mother detained at ICE check-in, leaving child traumatizedJacob, a 9-year-old with a pending asylum case, watched his mother get detained at a routine ICE check-in while his father waited nearby. She spent five months held before release, leaving Jacob unable to sleep, eat, or attend school.Jan 2026·Los Angeles, CA·Colombia·KFF Health News📦
Asylum-seeking mother detained at ICE check-in as 9-year-old son watchesA Colombian asylum seeker with no criminal record was detained at an ICE check-in as her 9-year-old son Jacob and husband waited in the room. Held almost five months before her release, Jacob developed severe anxiety and depression afterward.Jan 2026·Los Angeles, CA·Colombia·CBS News📦
Hugo D.: Minnesota father deported to Guatemala by ICE, young son stops eatingHugo Diaz, 49, built a transportation business in Minnesota before being arrested and deported to Guatemala, leaving his wife and two sons in Burnsville. His younger son has stopped eating since.Jan 1, 2026·Burnsville, MN·Guatemala·KVRR📦,Minnesota Reformer📦,MPR News📦
Maria Cristina T.C.: Hearing-impaired 71-year-old great-grandmother held 10 months by ICE in ArizonaMaria Cristina Tapia Cornejo, 71, a great-grandmother with a hearing impairment and family ties in Arizona, has been held at Eloy Detention Center for over 10 months and is appealing her deportation order.Jan 2026·Arizona, AZ·USA Today📦,The Arizona Republic,Tucson.com📦,Copper Courier📦,Instagram📦
1,831 people arrested in West Virginia ICE surge with state helpA statewide enforcement surge in West Virginia led to 1,831 arrests, over half collateral and most involving only immigration violations. A federal judge ordered two detainees released over constitutional concerns.Jan 2026·West Virginia·Stocktonia📦,ACLU of West Virginia📦,AOL
Fatal Encounters Show Immigration Officials' Impunity, Activists SayActivists cite the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis and two killings in San Diego as part of a pattern of questioned claims and evidence handling by immigration officials.Jan 2026·Minneapolis, MN·NPR+1📦,Associated Press📦,Capital & Main📦,Foster's Daily Democrat,SSRN
Jose S.: Partner deported with pending citizenship case dies crossing Rio Grande to TexasJose Sanchez was deported to Mexico despite a pending citizenship case and died in January trying to cross the Rio Grande back to his partner, Tiffany Barrera, and their family in San Antonio.Jan 2026·San Antonio, TX·Mexico·USA Today📦,Washington Post📦,Mundo Now,GoFundMe
