121 patrons of Memphis bar bused to ICE detentionA late-night raid at a Memphis bar swept up 121 people, most of them patrons, who were restrained with cable ties and bused to ICE detention. Officials have released criminal histories for only five of those detained.Aug 29, 2026·Memphis, TN·The Guardian📦,The 901 Report📦,Nashville Banner,Tennessee Star,Journal Arta
Yanhong L.: Asylum seeker with breast cancer denied medication for weeks in ICE detentionAn asylum seeker with breast cancer was detained after a traffic stop and held for weeks without her prescribed medication, even after imaging showed a mass in her breast. A judge ordered her immediate release without bond.Aug 29, 2026·Adelanto, CA·China·CourtListener
Indi V.: Venezuelan asylum seeker slammed against wall by ICE, held 21 daysIndi Veitia, 47, a Venezuelan asylum-seeker living in Indianapolis with her wife, was slammed against a wall and held 21 days in Georgia, at times without running water, before release on bond.Aug 29, 2026·Atlanta, GA·Venezuela·CNN📦,Hindustan Times📦,ECIKS,HCN Times,Instagram
Edel H.C.: Danbury baker repeatedly tased by ICE agents, hospitalized, family denied accessEdel Hernandez Cervantes, a Danbury construction worker and former bakery owner known for Día de los Muertos bread, was tackled and repeatedly tased outside his home, then hospitalized before being taken into custody.Aug 28, 2026·Danbury, CT·Mexico·CT Mirror📦,CT Public📦,Standing Record,Patch,CT Insider📦,The Drudge Report,LinkedIn
Maisa L.E.: Soldier's wife detained by ICE, pulled off deportation flight mid-journeyMaisa Lopes Eliaser, 32, married to an Army staff sergeant and mother of a five-year-old, was detained and put on a deportation flight, then recalled mid-trip and released after a Congressional inquiry.Aug 28, 2026·Fort Polk, LA·Brazil·Associated Press+1,Louisiana First News📦,Scripps News,HuffPost📦,NBC Boston📦,WJCL📦,WBALtv📦,KAIT 8📦,KALB,Instagram📦
Josue P.H.: Chicago school custodian with TPS held 42 days by ICEJosue Isai Pire-Hidalgo, a Chicago elementary school custodian who relies on hearing aids, was detained for 42 days at an Indiana jail before reuniting with his wife and two children.Aug 28, 2026·Chicago, IL·Venezuela·CBS News📦,Banco de Profissionais📦,Chicago Tribune📦,ABC7 Chicago,Instagram📦
Bystander says agent threatened investigator visit after filming ICE arrest in GilletteA bystander who stopped to film agents detaining people in Gillette was told their full name and home address by an agent, who asked if they wanted a visit from an investigator.Aug 28, 2026·Gillette, NJ·Village Green📦
Luis H.: Nicaraguan protester deported to Africa despite torture protectionLuis Hernández, 38, a Nicaraguan who protested in 2018 and had been granted torture protection, was struck with pepper-spray canisters on a Texas tarmac and deported to Bangui without notice.Aug 28, 2026·TX·Nicaragua·Hoodline📦
Sergio Z.: Father of six detained by ICE while working in Washington stateSergio Zárate, a father of six and family provider living in the U.S. since 2002, was detained while working in Yakima, Washington, and is now held in Tacoma, far from his family.Aug 28, 2026·Yakima, WA·Univision📦,GoFundMe📦,Instagram📦
Hleb M.: Belarusian man detained by ICE at Pennsylvania airport after funeral tripHleb Matskevich, who came from Belarus at 14 and owns two businesses in Palm Coast, Florida, was detained at a Pennsylvania airport after a funeral trip. He remains held as his fiancée seeks his release.Aug 28, 2026·Palm Coast, FL·Belarus·Click Orlando📦
Person detained by ICE outside Yakima Police Station after jail releaseA man held on a DUI charge was detained by immigration agents right after his release from Yakima police custody, in a video viewed over 80,000 times.Aug 28, 2026·Yakima, WA·NBC Right Now📦,Yakima Herald📦,Seattle Times
Work-permit holder detained by ICE in Port IsabelA relative of Brenda Dumas who holds a valid work permit was detained in Port Isabel and released with an ankle monitor. Dumas now tracks family members by phone app and stays in constant contact out of safety concerns.Aug 28, 2026·Port Isabel, TX·SA Current📦
Children scatter as ICE vehicles speed past stopped New Jersey school busElementary school children waiting for a bus in New Jersey scattered and ran in fear after four ICE vehicles sped past a stopped, lights-flashing school bus toward their apartment complex earlier this year.Aug 28, 2026·NJ·CBS News,El País📦,The Independent📦,Patch,ABC7
Bill B.: Cumberland County corrections officer with valid work permit detained by ICEBill Bassikissa Bounguiena, a Cumberland County corrections officer hired in August 2024 and known for working overtime, was detained by ICE in South Portland, Maine, despite holding a work permit valid until 2030.Aug 28, 2026·South Portland, ME·WABI📦,WMTW+1📦,Standing Record📦,The Maine Wire,Corrections1,Bangor Daily News
Jesús B. and Katherine: San Antonio father says ICE made him lure 9-year-old daughter to detentionSan Antonio father Jesús Bracho says ICE forced him to lure his 9-year-old daughter Katherine from their home for detention. The two were held together over a month in Dilley before release.Aug 28, 2026·San Antonio, TX·Venezuela·SA Current📦,News 4 San Antonio📦,Instagram
Norberto C.M.: Man with approved green card application detained after 33 years hereA 51-year-old Mexican man who lived in the U.S. lawfully for 33 years was detained during a routine traffic stop while his residency application was pending. A judge ordered his immediate release.Aug 28, 2026·Texas·Mexico·CourtListener📦
Johnny Q.: Ecuadorian construction worker pulled from truck, detained by ICE in DanburyJohnny Queda, a 28-year-old Ecuadorian construction worker, was pulled from his truck while driving home from a job in Danbury, Connecticut. His fiancée said he had lived here five years, paid taxes, and had no criminal record.Aug 27, 2026·Danbury, CT·Ecuador·WFSB📦,ABC News
Moises V.: Asylum seeker wrongly dragged from car by ICE, held a monthMoises Velasquez, a 23-year-old Venezuelan asylum-seeker, was dragged from his car by ICE agents searching for someone else while his pregnant fiancée heard him scream over the phone. He was freed after a month in detention.Aug 27, 2026·Lakewood, WA·Venezuela·Chron📦,KIRO 7📦,Seattle Times📦,Union-Bulletin
Haitian family with 3-year-old U.S. citizen separated by ICE, deportedA Haitian couple and their two sons, ages 5 and 3, were deported after fleeing to Canada for asylum and being sent back to ICE. The father was separated from his family and denied a call to a lawyer.Aug 27, 2026·New York·Haiti·Just Security📦,Human Rights Watch,The News Intel
500 arrested in Fort Myers multiagency immigration enforcement surgeMore than 500 people were arrested over four days in a multiagency immigration sweep in the Fort Myers area, mostly from Guatemala and Honduras, under Florida's law enforcement partnership with ICE.Aug 27, 2026·Fort Myers, FL·ICE📦,Your News+1📦
