Cristian: 20-year-old asylum seeker unlawfully deported to CECOT prison, then to VenezuelaA 20-year-old Venezuelan man known in court records as "Cristian" was wrongly sent to El Salvador's CECOT prison, then abruptly returned to Venezuela, the country he had fled seeking asylum. His lawyers have since lost contact with him.Aug 26, 2026·Venezuela·Talking Points Memo📦
Jose Manuel R.R.: Longtime Juneau resident, 52, detained by Border Patrol near middle schoolA longtime Juneau resident who works, pays taxes and attends church weekly was detained by Border Patrol near a middle school despite having no criminal record. He is the sixth person held in Juneau since October.Sep 27, 2026·Juneau, AK·Juneau Independent+1📦,Alaska Public Media📦
Edgar C.M.: Father with U visa detained by ICE while driving daughter to doctorEdgar Chacon-Miranda, 45, a father with legal custody of his children, was detained by ICE while driving his daughter to a Santa Fe clinic for care. His daughter was left in the parking lot until a family member arrived.Sep 27, 2026·Santa Fe, NM·KOB+1📦,KOAT+2📦,Tri City Record📦,Source NM📦,Albuquerque Journal+1📦,Noozhawk📦,New Mexico PBS📦,Santa Fe New Mexican+1
Advocates say ICE detained 21 farmworkers at Southern Oregon cannabis farmsAt least 21 agricultural workers were detained in ICE raids on Southern Oregon cannabis farms over September 23-24, part of a two-year drug trafficking investigation. One detained person was treated by paramedics while handcuffed.Sep 26, 2026·Medford, OR·Siskiyou News📦,The Ashland Chronicle📦,Grants Pass Tribune,Peace House📦
20 immigrants detained in Louisiana wildlife and Border Patrol operationTwenty undocumented immigrants were arrested during a three-day joint operation across three Louisiana parishes, framed as a fisheries enforcement effort. Four were caught in maritime patrols and 16 in land operations, all now facing deportation proceedings.Sep 26, 2026·LA·Houma Times📦,Spot On Louisiana📦,Instagram📦
Patricia V.: Venezuelan engineer and new mother detained by ICE at asylum appointmentPatricia Valdez, 37, a Venezuelan engineer and mother of a three-month-old, was detained at a routine asylum check-in and sent to an Oklahoma detention facility.Sep 26, 2026·Dallas, TX·Venezuela·El Pitazo,Enfoque Noticioso📦,Diario Pico Bolívar,TeleSUR,Instagram📦
Eight protesters arrested demanding Buffalo building evict ICE field officeEight activists were arrested on September 26 protesting outside a Buffalo building housing an ICE field office and a holding room used to detain immigrants, including children.Sep 26, 2026·Buffalo, NY·Truthout📦,BTPM📦,The Lamron,Western New York Media,Finance Times
Son detained by ICE, family unable to locate himA mother is raising money for a lawyer after her son was arrested and detained. The family does not know where he is held and fears he could be deported.Sep 26, 2026·Hot Springs, AR·AM New York📦,GoFundMe📦
Adwoa: Bisexual Ghanaian woman deported to Cameroon, held for months in detentionAdwoa, 21, a bisexual Ghanaian woman who fled violence over her sexuality, was deported to Cameroon despite a court guarantee against sending her to Ghana. She has been held there for months.Sep 26, 2026·Ghana·CNN📦,The Financial📦
Misael R.: Austin council candidate charged after protesting ICE shootingMisael Ramos, an Austin city council candidate, was arrested on a riot charge while protesting the shooting of asylum seeker Wilber Rafael Garces Perez by an ICE officer. He plans to contest it.Sep 26, 2026·Austin, TX·WTOP📦,CBS 17,ABC News,Austin Chronicle
Nate S.: Zimbabwean father with work permit detained by ICE at South Dakota check-inNathan Samudzi, a Zimbabwean delivery driver from Yankton, South Dakota, was detained a second time this year and nearly put on a deportation flight before a judge's last-minute order halted it.Sep 26, 2026·Yankton, SD·Zimbabwe·South Dakota Public Broadcasting+1📦,KTIV📦
Mother with baby among dozens detained by ICE in Kansas meatpacking townsDozens were detained in a late-September ICE sweep across three Kansas meatpacking towns, including a mother taken with her baby, prompting protests and school absences.Sep 26, 2026·Liberal, KS·High Plains Public Radio📦,KCUR📦,KWCH,Fortune,Farm Policy News Illinois,Kiowa County Press
Luis Manuel C.G.: Exiled Nicaraguan journalist detained by ICE while driving for UberLuis Manuel Chavarría-Galeano, an exiled Nicaraguan journalist driving for Uber near Orlando, was detained in September 2026 and released on bond after press freedom groups and lawmakers pushed for his release.Sep 26, 2026·Miami, FL·Nicaragua·The Guardian📦,Divergentes📦,Latam Journalism Review,Expediente Público,El País,WLRN,Human Rights Watch,Instagram
Jessica T.: DACA recipient deported to Mexico, separated from three U.S. citizen childrenJessica Trevino, a DACA recipient and elementary school cafeteria worker, was deported to Mexico in March 2026, separating her from her three U.S. citizen children in Texas.Sep 26, 2026·Alamo, TX·Mexico·Newsweek📦,The Straits Times📦,FWD.us📦,Criminal Justice Journal📦,MS Now📦,Washington Times📦,The Independent📦,El País📦,Eyes On Ice,Instagram📦
Malkeet S.: Indian asylum seeker's re-detention ruled unconstitutionalAn Indian asylum seeker, re-arrested in July 2026 after being released years earlier, had a judge rule his renewed detention unconstitutional for violating due process.Sep 25, 2026·California City, CA·India·CourtListener
Adam A.: St. Paul asylum seeker held at Guantánamo, allegedly beaten, deported to SomaliaAdam Mohamed Abdullah, a Somali auto mechanic from St. Paul, was held at Guantánamo Bay and says he was beaten there; his mother died while he was denied a call to her before his deportation.Sep 25, 2026·St. Paul, MN·Somalia·Documented,MPR News+1📦,Truthout,The New Republic,International Business Times,Hiiraan Online,Somalia Today,Instagram
Three men detained in ICE sweep near Morristown church, alarming schoolchildrenThree men were detained in a Morristown sweep near a church, including a car wash employee, while a passing school bus of children watched agents transfer handcuffed detainees.Sep 25, 2026·Morristown, NJ·Morristown Green+1📦,Reno Gazette Journal
Daniel F.B.: Asylum seeker with work permit detained in NJ ICE raidAn asylum seeker with a valid work permit and no criminal record, living in the U.S. since before 2022, was redetained in Paterson, NJ, despite violating no release conditions. A judge ordered his immediate release.Sep 25, 2026·Paterson, NJ·CourtListener
Santo A.A.: Guatemalan man held by ICE without a custody hearingA Guatemalan man who has lived in the US since 2007 was taken into ICE custody during a traffic stop and held for weeks without ever getting an individualized custody hearing. A judge ordered his immediate release.Sep 25, 2026·California City, CA·Guatemala·CourtListener
Juan Carlos V.C.: Longtime Mexican resident detained by ICE in warrantless traffic stopA Mexican man who has lived in the U.S. since 1999 was arrested by ICE during a traffic stop without a warrant. A federal judge found the arrest unlawful and ordered his immediate release.Sep 25, 2026·California City, CA·Mexico·CourtListener
Joshua: 22-year-old told he looks Mexican detained by ICE in San DiegoJoshua, 22, who has lived in San Diego since age 11, was detained after an officer told him he 'looked Mexican'; his family is seeking a costly bond for his release.Fundraiser onlySep 25, 2026·Clairemont, CA·Guatemala·GoFundMe📦
