Gay Ghanaian man deported to Sierra Leone, forced home, hiding in forestsA gay man from Ghana is one of 40 cases Reuters documented of LGBT migrants granted U.S. legal protection who were deported to African countries that criminalize same-sex relations or are hostile to LGBT people.Oct 5, 2026·Ghana·Reuters
Dolores F.: Cuban woman taken to border in deportation attemptDolores Freixa, who arrived during the 1980 Mariel boatlift, was taken from an Arizona detention center and driven to the Mexican border, where she refused a forged deportation document.Oct 23, 2026·Eloy, AZ·Cuba·floridatrib.org
Andrei G.: Hunger striker loses 21 pounds, faces force-feeding threatAndrei Gerdiukov, a Russian asylum seeker detained since February, has lost 21 pounds during a hunger strike at a Georgia ICE facility and now faces threats of force-feeding, his wife says.Oct 23, 2026·Folkston, GA·Russia·Migrant Insider,Instagram📦
Will L.: Canadian dentist detained by ICE at green card interviewWilliam 'Will' Lizardo, a dentist and father of an 18-month-old, was detained at his green card interview after a deportation order was issued over an old notice sent to an address he hadn't lived at in years.Oct 23, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·CBS News+1
Erick Z.: U.S. citizen special-education student tackled, wrist broken by ICEErick Zepeda, a 20-year-old U.S. citizen with special needs who lives in a group home, was tackled by masked ICE agents while walking to school and suffered a broken wrist, black eye and lacerations.Oct 23, 2026·Santa Maria, CA·Univision,Los Angeles Times,Noozhawk,PressBee,Hyperlocal Loop,El País,Instagram+1📦
J.Y.: Green card holder held over 450 days in Virginia detentionJ.Y., a Chinese immigrant and green card holder who has lived in the U.S. since 1998, keeps up his decade-long fantasy football tradition by phone from Farmville Detention Center, where he has been held more than 450 days.Oct 23, 2026·Farmville, VA·China·Documented+1
Juan A.M.: Gas station worker held by ICE for months despite mistaken identityJuan Alatorre Martinez, 46, known locally as Conway's 'unofficial mayor' after 25 years in the U.S., remains in ICE custody though he and his lawyer say agents grabbed the wrong man.Oct 23, 2026·Conway, WA·Mexico·Newsweek📦,AZ Agil📦,KUOW,KIRO 7,Instagram📦
Man detained by ICE taken away by ambulance in NorthridgeA man detained during an ICE operation on Garden Grove Avenue in Northridge was loaded into an ambulance after agents suspected he was under the influence or overdosing.Oct 22, 2026·Northridge, CA·NBC Los Angeles📦
Couple detained at Syracuse restaurant, third man flees ICEA man and woman were detained by ICE at a Syracuse restaurant and are now held hundreds of miles apart, while their roommate, who has a valid work permit, escaped through the basement and is now in hiding.Oct 22, 2026·Syracuse, NY·CNY Central
Venezuelan Lyft driver detained by ICE at Nashville airportA Venezuelan man who works as a Lyft driver and barber in Nashville was detained by ICE while dropping off a passenger at the airport before dawn. He has a pending asylum case.Oct 22, 2026·Nashville, TN·Venezuela·The Tennessean,Instagram📦
Filiberto G.: Cuban man suffers stroke in ICE custody, deported in wheelchairFiliberto García, 61, who lives with bipolar disorder and high blood pressure, had a stroke in ICE detention and was deported to Mexico in a wheelchair instead of Cuba.Oct 22, 2026·Miami, FL·Cuba·The Border Chronicle
ICE arrests four Haitian nationals in operation targeting SNAP beneficiariesICE announced a nationwide operation targeting undocumented immigrants accused of fraudulently collecting SNAP benefits.Oct 22, 2026·Washington, DC·Haiti·ICE📦
Ahmed S.: Gay Arizona man deported, beaten in Equatorial GuineaAhmed Soliman, a gay Egyptian-born green card holder raised in Arizona since childhood, was deported to Equatorial Guinea under a third-country removal deal, then beaten and hospitalized after speaking to journalists about detention conditions.Oct 22, 2026·Tucson, AZ·Egypt·Reuters+1,The Guardian,TimesLive📦,TBS News📦,News24,The Straits Times,CNBC Africa,Tucson.com+5,HCN Times+2📦,The Prospect+2,97.9 WEVE,Instinct Magazine,Business Insider Africa,Truthout,Yahoo News,Law & Crime,CBC,Instagram+1📦
DHS loses Venezuelan man's medication and documents before deportation to AfricaA Venezuelan man held at Broward Transitional Center says DHS lost his ID, immigration papers and needed medications while being moved between facilities. He is set to be deported to Africa this week with no family or support there.Oct 21, 2026·Pompano Beach, FL·Venezuela·The Guardian,USA Today,El País
Atilio P.: U.S. citizen held at gunpoint by ICE in CharlotteAtilio Portillo, a construction business owner in Charlotte since 1988, was pulled from his truck, had its windows smashed and a gun pointed at his head before agents confirmed he was a citizen and released him.Oct 21, 2026·Charlotte, NC·El Salvador·WFAE,WCNC,NC News Line,Charlotte Observer,Instagram+1
Noslén S.G.: Diabetic Cuban man faces deportation to AfricaNoslén Sendra González, a diabetic 41-year-old Cuban father of two who had lived in the U.S. since 2015, lost over 50 pounds in detention and now faces deportation to an African country after Cuba and Mexico refused him.Oct 21, 2026·Miramar, FL·Cuba·The Guardian,USA Today,Axios,El País📦,ICE
Harrington T.O.: Cameroonian father detained at marriage-based green card interviewA Cameroonian man who has lived in the U.S. since 2014 and supports two children, with no criminal record, was handcuffed by ICE after his green card interview. A judge ordered his release.Oct 21, 2026·San Francisco, CA·Cameroon·CourtListener
Michelle: Student detained by ICE outside Portland Dollar TreeMichelle, a full-time worker and student active in her church, was detained by ICE outside a Dollar Tree after a dentist appointment. Her family is now seeking a lawyer to help her case.Fundraiser onlyOct 21, 2026·Portland, OR·GoFundMe,Instagram📦
Maria V.B.: Pregnant woman with stillbirth history denied prenatal careMaria Alejandra Valero Brinez, 24, is five months into a high-risk pregnancy after a previous stillbirth and says she isn't getting regular prenatal care at Arizona's Eloy Detention Center.Oct 21, 2026·Eloy, AZ·19th News,reproductivefreedomforall.org,herchoice.org,Instagram📦
ICE agent points pistol at workers during Texas workplace raidA worker in Brownsville, Texas, recorded an ICE agent pointing a pistol at him and his coworkers during a raid without a judicial warrant. At least two workers were arrested.Oct 21, 2026·Brownsville, TX·Telemundo,Instagram+1📦
Three parents arrested by ICE outside Van Nuys elementary schoolThree parents were detained by ICE outside a Van Nuys elementary school while dropping off or picking up their children, after DHS revoked limits on enforcement near schools.Oct 21, 2026·Van Nuys, CA·lativanews.com,Instagram📦
