Unnamed farmworker stopped and questioned by ICE on way to workA farmworker driving to work with three others was pulled over by ICE officers on Oct. 6 and released after declining to answer questions about his birthplace and entry date.Oct 6, 2026·CA·Los Angeles Times📦
Griselda: Mother detained by ICE during USCIS appointment in Los AngelesGriselda, a mother known for feeding unhoused neighbors and volunteering locally, was detained by ICE during a scheduled immigration appointment, separating her from her children.Social media onlyOct 6, 2026·Los Angeles, CA·Instagram📦
About 500 on hunger strike over conditions at Folkston ICE facilityAbout 500 detainees, including 372 men in one building, launched a hunger strike at Georgia's Folkston ICE facility over undrinkable water, inadequate food and medical care, and prolonged detention.Oct 6, 2026·Folkston, GA·The Current GA📦,Georgia Public Broadcasting
Jeffrey J.: Nicaraguan exile deported and jailed in prison where he was torturedJeffrey Jarquín, 35, a Nicaraguan exile and prominent 2018 protest figure, was deported and immediately imprisoned at El Modelo, the same prison where he was previously tortured. He had sought asylum in Miami.Oct 6, 2026·Miami, FL·Nicaragua·Associated Press,Los Angeles Times,KSAT📦,Boston 25 News📦
Van of Central Valley farm workers detained by ICE in CaliforniaA vanload of Central Valley farm workers was detained by ICE agents in California on a Tuesday morning, part of a wider series of enforcement actions across multiple cities.Oct 6, 2026·Central Valley, CA·Bay Area Daily News📦,KGET,The Fresno Bee,Your Central Valley
Landscapers among about 10 people arrested by ICE in Lake Hiawatha, NJAbout 10 people, including landscapers and a restaurant worker who had lived in New Jersey nearly 20 years, were arrested in a Lake Hiawatha sweep. Local officials said they got no advance notice.Oct 6, 2026·Lake Hiawatha, NJ·North Jersey📦
Whistleblower says Trump ordered FBI to investigate LA anti-ICE protestersA former FBI supervisory analyst alleges Trump ordered a 10-agent squad to investigate Los Angeles anti-ICE protesters even after finding their activity was constitutionally protected, and that she was pushed out for objecting.Oct 6, 2026·Los Angeles, CA·The Guardian📦
Residents detained by ICE coming home from work in Fresno's West ParkSeveral residents of Fresno's West Park community, including a man taken outside a local market and a group arriving home from work, were detained by ICE agents without being asked about their status.Oct 6, 2026·Fresno, CA·The Fresno Bee📦,KMPH📦
Van of farmworkers headed to Bakersfield jobs stopped by ICE, all detainedA van carrying farmworkers from Selma to jobs in Bakersfield was stopped by ICE agents, and everyone aboard was taken into custody, part of a reported surge of about two dozen arrests that week.Oct 6, 2026·Selma, CA·The Fresno Bee📦
Maria Susana E.H.: Everett woman married to U.S. citizen detained by ICE, sent to ArizonaMaria Susana Esquivel Huezo, a Salvadoran woman married to a U.S. citizen and living here nearly 10 years, was taken by ICE after a local arrest and moved through three states within a week.Oct 6, 2026·Everett, MA·El Salvador·Boston 25 News+1📦
Three immigrants chased and arrested by ICE at Metairie businessThree immigrants were surrounded and arrested in a Metairie business parking lot, with one fleeing on foot across six lanes of traffic before being caught.Oct 6, 2026·Metairie, LA·FOX 8📦
Eber: Toddler U.S. citizen left in Mexico after parents deported to VenezuelaEber, a two-year-old U.S. citizen, remains in Mexico with caregivers after his parents were deported to Venezuela, recovering from lung surgery while the family awaits his visa.Oct 6, 2026·Mexico·Venezuela·Univision📦,Diario El Regional del Zulia📦,Instagram📦
LaMonica M.: Congresswoman who just gave birth faces prison over ICE facility protestRep. LaMonica McIver, who gave birth to her second child last week, faces an October 9 deadline on charges from a May protest outside a Newark ICE facility.Oct 6, 2026·Newark, NJ·The Guardian📦,Eastern New Mexico News📦,Streamline Feed,Family Stations Network,NJ Spotlight News
Samuel N.: Texas pastor deported to Ghana, a country he has never visitedSamuel Nnamdi, a 45-year-old pastor and father of five who worked legally at UPS for five years, was deported to Ghana, a country he had never visited, separating him from his wife and children.Oct 6, 2026·Mesquite, TX·Nigeria·MS Now📦,Europe News
Father of five detained by ICE near daughter's college in Santa MariaA Santa Maria father of five, including two children he adopted, was detained near Allan Hancock College where his daughter studies, part of a day with at least 17 arrests citywide.Oct 6, 2026·Santa Maria, CA·San Luis Obispo📦,Cal Coast News,KEYT📦,The Fresno Bee,PressBee,KPRL,News Area,Santa Barbara Independent,News Press,santamariasun.com,GoFundMe
Norma B.: 69-year-old nurse thrown to ground by ICE agent, suffers fractured kneecapNorma Bowe, 69, a nurse and professor running a mobile clinic outside a detention center, was thrown to the ground by an agent, fracturing her kneecap; she is now seeking $500,000 in damages.Oct 6, 2026·Newark, NJ·The Guardian+1,Newsweek,New Jersey Monitor📦,Patch📦,Standing Record,NJ.com,19th News,MS Now
Jing Z.: Irvine special education teacher detained at LAX, transferred to Adelanto ICE facilityJing Zhao, an Irvine special education teacher who helped children with developmental needs, was surrounded by masked agents at LAX and placed in an unmarked van, later transferred to Adelanto detention center.Oct 6, 2026·Los Angeles, CA·China·Hindustan Times📦,International Business Times+1📦,ABC7,NetEase News+1,SIG AI News,Yahoo News,Backyard Garden Lover
Aminata S.: Kentucky State basketball player hospitalized with seizures in ICE detentionAminata Seck, 26, a Kentucky State graduate student and basketball player from Senegal, was detained for weeks, hospitalized after seizures and surgery, then released on $2,500 bond.Oct 6, 2026·Louisville, KY·Senegal·Associated Press📦,USA Today+1📦,NTD,Bleacher Report,WEKU,Front Office Sports,Informing News,LEX18,Tresixty,Louisville Public Media,Documented
Martin S.: Peruvian father of two held months in ICE solitary confinementMartin Soto, a Peruvian father of two, led a hunger strike over detention conditions and was held in solitary for months before a judge ordered his release after eight to nine months in custody.Oct 6, 2026·Newark, NJ·Peru·The City Reporter📦,Gothamist+1📦,The Carceral Report,Real News Network,The NY Beat,Campos Law Firm,PIX11,Insider NJ,Instagram+1
Tree-sit protesters arrested as Border Patrol tears down century-old Arizona cottonwoodProtesters who camped for weeks in a 100-to-200-year-old Arizona cottonwood to block border wall construction were removed before dawn, and the tree was torn down; about a dozen were arrested.Oct 6, 2026·Lochiel, AZ·Washington Post📦,The Guardian,Inside Climate News,Tucson.com,WDC News 6,Tucson Sentinel,Lookout News,The Arizona Republic,Instagram
