Victor M.N. and Liam: Father and 5-year-old son detained by ICE, deported to MexicoVictor Martinez Nieto and his 5-year-old son Liam were detained at a traffic stop on their way to a soccer game and held at a Dilley detention center. They were deported together to Mexico.Aug 25, 2026·Austin, TX·Mexico·Austin American-Statesman+1📦,Scripps News📦,CBS Austin,MS Now,Houston Chronicle,Houston Public Media
Man arrested by ICE on Oregon tribal land, first known caseA federal judge ordered the release of a man arrested by ICE on tribal land in Oregon.Oct 20, 2026·OR·Everlit,The Oregonian,KGW,WDAM
Man detained at gunpoint by plainclothes ICE agents in San Francisco, says he's a U.S. citizenA man was detained by immigration officers on 6th Street in San Francisco's SoMa neighborhood on a Monday morning after a plainclothes agent drew a gun on him and ordered him to the ground.Oct 19, 2026·San Francisco, CA·KTVU,thesanfrancisco.org,KRON4
Teen walking to school questioned by masked ICE agents in New JerseyA teenage boy walking to school in North Bergen, New Jersey, was stopped and questioned by masked ICE agents with no parent present. Agents reportedly threatened to arrest a 12-year-old bystander who tried to intervene.Social media onlyOct 19, 2026·North Bergen, NJ·Instagram📦
Joseph D. and Alexandria Q.: Activists tracking ICE agents arrested during 45-day surge in SLO, Santa BarbaraJoseph Dobzynski and Alexandria Quintanar, volunteers who track ICE agents, were arrested Oct. 14-15 for allegedly impeding officers during a 45-day enforcement surge. Quintanar repeatedly shouted that she was a U.S. citizen.Oct 19, 2026·CA·Cal Coast News📦,Ventura County Star
Ricardo G.: U.S. citizen's arm broken after ICE agents tase and pin him in Long BeachRicardo Gonzalez, 40, a U.S. citizen and longtime Long Beach utilities worker, was struck by an unmarked federal vehicle and tased twice while riding his e-bike, breaking his arm.Oct 19, 2026·Long Beach, CA·The Guardian+1,Los Angeles Times+1,Long Beach Watchdog,elbuentono.com.mx,NBC Los Angeles,ABC7,KCRA,CNN,KTLA,ABC News+1,ABC7 News,Instagram+1📦
Garden Grove man dragged from car, punched by ICE agents, witnesses sayA Garden Grove man was dragged from his car and punched in the face by ICE agents, witnesses said, then pushed out and dragged on the ground, hitting his head. Observers monitoring the scene were removed from the area.Oct 18, 2026·Garden Grove, CA·Task & Purpose,NBC Los Angeles,Instagram📦
Angel: 19-year-old photojournalist bruised in LAPD arrest at ICE protestAngel, a 19-year-old photojournalist, was documenting a protest outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles when LAPD officers detained him for over two hours without charges, leaving bruises and cuts.Social media onlyOct 18, 2026·Los Angeles, CA·Instagram📦
Jeifrank B.: Venezuelan father held 7 months by ICE begs to be deportedJeifrank Barreto, a Venezuelan immigrant held in Kentucky for seven months, says conditions are "torture" and now asks to be deported. His son was three months old when he was arrested and is nearly walking now.Oct 18, 2026·KY·Venezuela·Telemundo,Entorno Inteligente,Instagram📦
Gerald A.: Shackled man alleges guards fractured his wrist and spineGerald Akari Angye said guards at Camp East Montana fractured his wrist and spine while he was shackled and not resisting, and that he would 'never be the same.' He is seeking an injunction over facility conditions.Oct 17, 2026·Fort Bliss, TX·Newsweek📦,CourtListener
19-year-old Venezuelan man alleges officers broke his tooth and crushed his testiclesA 19-year-old Venezuelan man known as 'Samuel' said officers at Camp East Montana body-slammed and beat him after he turned off a light, breaking a tooth and crushing his testicles. He lost consciousness and was hospitalized.Oct 17, 2026·Fort Bliss, TX·Venezuela·Newsweek📦,ACLU,CourtListener
Cuban man says guards beat him when he refused transfer to MexicoA Cuban detainee known as "Abel" said guards beat him at Camp East Montana after he refused transfer to Mexico, and that only four of about 14 detainees sent to the border returned.Oct 17, 2026·Fort Bliss, TX·Cuba·Newsweek📦,CourtListener
43-year-old Cuban man says guards slammed his head against a wallA 43-year-old Cuban detainee known as "Isaac" said guards slammed his head against a wall about 10 times after he refused removal to Mexico, causing pain that lasted about a month.Oct 17, 2026·Fort Bliss, TX·Cuba·Newsweek📦,CourtListener
Detained man has seizure as LAPD, CHP officers withhold aidA man detained by LAPD and CHP officers suffered a seizure while in custody, with officers keeping their knees on him and not rendering aid, according to video shared online. He has not been located in any jail or hospital.Social media onlyOct 17, 2026·Los Angeles, CA·Instagram📦
Emiliano A.C.: Diabetic father dies in ICE custody in Laredo, daughter says meds deniedEmiliano Andrade-Covarrubias, 56, a Dallas painting contractor for decades, died in ICE custody in Laredo; his daughter says staff denied him medication for his diabetes and heart condition.Oct 17, 2026·Laredo, TX·Mexico·Texas Tribune,westlakenews.org,Laredo Morning Times,Instagram📦
Ilhan O.: Congresswoman's home raided before dawn by HSI agentsRep. Ilhan Omar had her Washington-area home raided before dawn, with agents seizing her phone amid a probe into whether her age was misstated when she arrived as a 12-year-old Somali refugee.Oct 17, 2026·Washington, DC·Somalia·Fox News+2📦,CBS News,The Guardian+2,Associated Press,The Hill,NPR+1,BBC,PBS,Al Jazeera,Politico,NBC News,Migrant Insider,MEAWW,Rolling Stone,Common Dreams,Philadelphia Inquirer,All About Lawyer,Legal Insurrection,ABC Australia+1,Rappler,Devdiscourse,Washington Times+1,Conservative News Daily,MS Now
Miguel P.H.: Houston construction worker's leg broken in three places by ICE SUVMiguel Parra-Hernandez, 48, a Mexican construction worker who has lived in the U.S. 34 years, was struck by an unmarked ICE SUV while fleeing on foot, shattering his ankle and breaking his leg in three places.Oct 17, 2026·Houston, TX·Mexico·The Guardian+3,NBC News+2,Associated Press,Local 3 News📦,CBS Austin,Click2Houston+1,FOX 26 Houston,ABC News+1,The Mary Sue,KVIA,ABC 13,Latin Times+1,KWWL,Houston Chronicle,Houston Public Media,Good Morning America,Instagram
Domingo T.Q.: Portland restaurant worker wrongly deported despite judge's order, ICE to return himDomingo Tot Quip, a 31-year-old Portland restaurant worker from Guatemala, was deported despite a judge's order blocking his removal after ICE mistook him for another man with the same name. ICE has agreed to bring him back.Oct 17, 2026·Portland, ME·Guatemala·Univision,Press Herald📦,Maine Public📦
Ahmed S.: Gay Arizona green card holder deported to Africa by DHS, beaten, hospitalizedAhmed Soliman, an Egyptian-born green card holder raised in Phoenix and Tucson since age four, was deported to Equatorial Guinea, then beaten and held for over a week after speaking to journalists.Oct 17, 2026·Tucson, AZ·Egypt·Reuters+1,The Guardian,TimesLive📦,TBS News📦,News24,The Straits Times,CNBC Africa,Tucson.com+4,HCN Times+2📦,The Prospect+1,97.9 WEVE,Instinct Magazine,Business Insider Africa,Truthout,Yahoo News,Law & Crime,CBC,Instagram+1📦
Honduran man hospitalized after Emeryville ICE arrest sparks protests at Highland HospitalICE agents arrested a man from Honduras during a targeted enforcement operation on the afternoon of Oct. 16 near 45th and Adeline streets in Emeryville, and he was taken to Highland Hospital in Oakland.Oct 16, 2026·Emeryville, CA·Honduras·Oaklandside
Man hospitalized after ICE arrest at Oakland's San Antonio ParkA man was detained by ICE agents on the morning of Oct. 16 at San Antonio Park in East Oakland and was taken to an unspecified local hospital afterward.Oct 16, 2026·Oakland, CA·Oaklandside
