Jennifer S.: Colombian woman with valid work permit shackled 30 hours by ICEJennifer Santos, a Colombian woman with valid work authorization, was held seven months, then shackled for 30 hours and flown toward Honduras, which refused her entry. Her deportation has now been postponed.May 12, 2026·Honduras·Univision📦,Instagram📦,Facebook
Man with valid ID forcibly removed from vehicle, hand bruised and bleedingA man in Cathedral City showed agents his valid driver's license but was pulled from his car anyway, leaving his hand bruised and bleeding before his wife arrived with more documents.May 12, 2026·Cathedral City, CA·The Desert Sun📦,Register-Guard📦,Instagram
Darwin G.R.: Pittsfield High School graduate, 20, arrested by ICE outside Burger KingDarwin Andres Gordon-Ruiz, 20, a 2025 Pittsfield High graduate from Colombia, was arrested outside a Burger King the morning he was due in court. He is now held at Plymouth County Correctional Facility and has filed for release.May 12, 2026·Pittsfield, MA·Colombia·Berkshire Eagle📦,Live 95.9📦
Ramon S.C.: Man deported by ICE two years into his prison termA man extradited to the U.S. in 2020 and sentenced to eight years in prison was deported after serving only two years of his sentence.May 12, 2026·Associated Press,The Independent📦,Crime Voice📦
Juan B.O.: Man deported two weeks before Colorado court dateJuan Benitez-Ortega was deported two weeks before he was due to appear in a Colorado court, and the case against him has since been dropped.May 12, 2026·Colorado, CO·The Independent📦,The Iowa Standard📦
Elder L.A.: 27-year-old man transferred from Nassau County police to ICE custodyElder Lopez-Avalos, 27, was arrested by Nassau County police on May 10 over vehicle fires in Freeport, then transferred to immigration custody two days later and remains held.May 12, 2026·Freeport, NY·ABC7 New York📦,Long Island Herald📦,Daily Voice,Total News📦,Midtown Tribune📦
Wualter T.S.: 29-year-old Venezuelan man held on $200,000 bail in Montana, ICE seeks custodyWualter Jesus Travieso Soto, 29, who came to the U.S. in 2023, is held in Flathead County jail on $200,000 bail with an immigration detainer, awaiting an August 2026 court date.May 12, 2026·Flathead County, MT·Venezuela·Fox News+1📦,El Cooperante📦
Dinh N.: Vietnamese man arrested by ICE in Houston, held for deportation to VietnamA Vietnamese man who had lived in the community for over 15 years after an unenforced 1997 deportation order was arrested in Houston in May 2026 and is now held in Conroe, Texas, awaiting removal.May 12, 2026·Houston, TX·Vietnam·Fox News📦,My Texas Daily📦,UMVA,USA Times,Sun Up Tribune📦
Carmelo G.: Father of slain 11-year-old deported by ICE before testifying in her caseCarmelo Gonzalez, a Guatemalan father whose 11-year-old daughter was murdered in their Pasadena, Texas home, was detained and deported within a week despite a pending application tied to his cooperation as a witness in her case.May 12, 2026·Pasadena, TX·Guatemala·Univision,The Independent📦,ABC7 Chicago📦,ABC7
First 15 ICE detainees sent to understaffed Indiana prison with violent historyFifteen immigrants became the first detainees sent to Indiana's Miami Correctional Facility under a two-year deal to hold up to 1,000 people, at a facility with a history of violence and understaffing.May 12, 2026·Bunker Hill, IN·Indianapolis Star📦,WIBC📦,Instagram📦
Juan David A.C.: Husband of U.S. citizen detained by ICE despite approved green card petitionJuan David Arango-Caicedo, 28, was detained at a routine check-in after a paperwork error briefly lapsed his status, despite an approved green card petition through his marriage to a U.S. citizen.May 12, 2026·PA·Colombia·PennLive📦,Habeas Dockets📦,GoFundMe📦,Instagram📦
Long-time residents cannot be held without a bond hearing, appeals court rulesTwo long-time U.S. residents held for years without bond had their release upheld by an appeals court, which ruled mandatory no-bond detention does not apply to people arrested long after entering the country.May 12, 2026·Philadelphia, PA·Newsweek,Philadelphia Inquirer📦,CaseMine,U.S. Court of Appeals (Third Circuit)
Carlos L.: South Los Angeles chef detained by masked ICE agents with guns drawnCarlos Lool, a Guatemalan-born chef and restaurant owner in South Los Angeles, was pulled from his vehicle at gunpoint by masked agents while picking up catering supplies; he now faces deportation as supporters raise legal funds.May 12, 2026·Los Angeles, CA·Guatemala·ABC7📦,Economic Times📦,ABC7 Chicago📦,India Times📦,Times of India📦,Hindustan Times+2📦,Instagram+1📦
José C.D.: DACA recipient deported by ICE missed his son's birthJosé Contreras Díaz, a 30-year-old DACA recipient, was deported to Honduras and missed his son's birth, then detained again on his return before being freed in May after more than three months apart from his family.May 12, 2026·Rio Grande Valley, TX·Honduras·MS Now+2📦,Times of India📦,Texas Tribune+3📦,Valley Central+1,Gilmer Mirror📦,FWD.us+1📦,El País📦,Border Report,KTSM,DC News Now,CenLA Now,The Straits Times📦,NewsNation Now,KXAN
Cleon W.: 62-year-old Orlando music venue owner detained by ICE without chargesCleon 'Uncle Lou' Williams, 62, a longtime Orlando music venue owner known for supporting local artists, was detained over an expired visa after a licensing raid; community fundraisers have since raised over $28,000 for his defense.May 11, 2026·Orlando, FL·Jamaica·WFTV📦,Click Orlando📦,Orlando Weekly📦,Orlando Sentinel📦,Instagram+1📦
Regino M.Q.: Man in U.S. 40 years held by ICE without bond hearingA Mexican man who has lived in the U.S. for nearly 40 years was detained in May; a court ordered he be given a bond hearing within seven days but denied his request for immediate release.May 11, 2026·Mexico·CourtListener📦
Maria Lidia V.H.: Mexican mother deported, newborn taken into Missouri protective custodyMaria Lidia Valle-Hernandez, 28, was deported after trying to hand her newborn to another woman to settle a smuggling debt; the baby was placed in Missouri's protective custody.May 11, 2026·St. Louis, MO·Mexico·ICE📦,WJAC-TV📦,Total News📦,Law Enforcement Today📦,Free Republic📦,Spectrum Local News📦
William O.R.: Man with dementia held by ICE, then lost five hours in DenverWilliam Ortiz-Rivera, a man in his 70s with dementia, was released from Aurora ICE Processing Center before 8 a.m. without notice to his attorney, then lost for five hours in 83-degree Denver heat.May 11, 2026·Aurora, CO·Cuba·CBS News📦,Denver Post📦
Rogelio B.: Cuban hunger striker moved across four states, deported to Ecuador by ICERogelio Bolufé, 44, was moved across four states after a 10-day hunger strike protesting detention conditions, then deported to Ecuador in May 2026 while appealing his case.May 11, 2026·Estancia, NM·Cuba·Tri City Record📦,Are You Pop📦,News from the States,The Prospect,Arizona Mirror
Milena A.D.: DACA recipient arrested by ICE right after her green card approvalMilena Araya-Davis, a 27-year-old therapist brought to the U.S. from Peru at age 4, was arrested right after her green card approval and held a week at Otay Mesa, sleeping on the floor.May 11, 2026·San Diego, CA·Peru·USA Today📦,NBC San Diego📦,CBS 8,Radio Bilingüe📦,Instagram📦
