Ecuadorian asylum seeker held by ICE without bond at FCI LewisburgAn Ecuadorian asylum seeker held without bond at FCI Lewisburg since July 2026 won a court order for a bond hearing within seven days, after a judge ruled his mandatory detention unlawful.Jul 26, 2026·McKeesport, PA·CourtListener
Carlos A.: Syracuse asylum seeker held three months by ICE, repeatedly denied bondCarlos Arreaga, a Syracuse resident active in his community for eight years, was detained without a warrant while heading to work and denied bond for three months before being released to his family.Sep 21, 2026·Syracuse, NY·The News House📦,Documented,CNY Central
Leo G.V.: U.S. citizen construction worker tackled, detained despite valid IDLeonardo Garcia Venegas, a 25-year-old U.S. citizen construction worker, was detained and tackled multiple times despite valid ID; a judge ruled ICE likely violated his rights.Sep 21, 2026·Foley, AL·Mexico·ProPublica+2📦,ABC News+1,Newsweek,PBS,The Guardian,Conexión Migrante📦,Reason+2,The New Republic,CNN,IBTimes,Alabama Reporter,AL.com+2,Dothan Eagle,U.S. News & World Report,NBC Palm Springs,LinkedIn,Salon,My NBC 15+1,Legal Tech Digest,Mother Jones,LA Weekly News,Engineering News-Record,Instagram+2📦,YouTube
Senegalese woman attempts suicide after being held at remote Ghana deportation campA Senegalese woman deported to a remote Ghana military camp with little electricity or contact attempted suicide by drinking bleach, fearing return to Senegal, and was later deported there anyway.Sep 21, 2026·Ghana·Senegal·The Guardian📦,Forbidden Stories📦
Gisèle: Congolese woman with untreated thyroid condition self-deports from Cameroon shelterGisèle, who fled fighting in Congo, could not get medication for her thyroid condition at a Cameroon shelter for five months and chose to return to Congo instead of seeking asylum.Sep 21, 2026·Democratic Republic of the Congo·France 24📦,Forbidden Stories📦
Isatou: Guinean woman fleeing forced marriage deported to Ghana, then GuineaIsatou (a pseudonym), who fled a forced marriage in Guinea, was deported to Ghana and then back to Guinea, where she now hides in fear of encountering her family.Sep 21, 2026·Guinea·France 24📦,Forbidden Stories📦
José S.S.: Ex-Ecuadorian minister deported despite torture protection, now abused in jailJosé Serrano Salgado, Ecuador's former interior minister, lost about 25 pounds in nearly a year of detention before being deported despite a torture-protection ruling, and now says he's abused in an Ecuadorian prison.Sep 20, 2026·Miami, FL·Ecuador·New York Times,Notus📦,New York Post📦,Daily Gazette,Third Country Deportation Watch
Loreto J.: Filipino man, 76, with cancer detained by ICE, misses treatmentsLoreto Javar, a 76-year-old retired hotel worker and father of two with Stage 4 prostate cancer, was detained by ICE during his citizenship interview and has missed cancer treatments while held for months.Sep 20, 2026·Fife, WA·Philippines·Newsweek📦,The Guardian📦,Documented,WSWS,Zona Integritas,Seattle Times+1📦,Tofa News📦,Instagram+3
U.S. citizen hospitalized after brief ICE detainment in EvanstonAn Evanston man who is a U.S. citizen was briefly detained by federal agents and hospitalized afterward, prompting a police investigation amid a wider immigration enforcement campaign in the Chicago area.Sep 20, 2026·Evanston, IL·Daily Northwestern📦
Kevin: Man detained, transferred to ICE detention in VirginiaKevin was detained and transferred to ICE detention in Virginia, according to a GoFundMe set up by a friend. Family and friends are raising money for his legal representation ahead of upcoming court proceedings.Sep 20, 2026·Sterling, VA·EXA📦,GoFundMe📦
14-year-old boy affected by chemical agent at Austin protest over ICE shootingA 14-year-old boy was hit by a chemical projectile as police broke up an Austin crowd gathered after an ICE shooting, his father said. The mayor called for an independent investigation into the shooting.Sep 20, 2026·Austin, TX·NBT News📦
Javier R.: Venezuelan man remains detained by ICE despite winning asylum caseJavier Rueda, a Venezuelan immigrant, has been held in Oklahoma for about seven months even after a judge approved his asylum request. His family is raising $20,000 for bond while the government appeals.Social media onlySep 20, 2026·OK·Venezuela·Instagram📦
Dozens of hospital construction workers detained by ICE near Bellefonte, PennsylvaniaUp to 26 construction workers from Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Honduras were stopped in two vans while traveling to build a Pennsylvania hospital tower. Witnesses say some held valid work permits; they were sent to three detention facilities.Sep 19, 2026·Danville, PA·Media News Source📦,Philadelphia Inquirer📦,North Central PA+1,Audacy,PennLive,Common Good News,WVIA,Pennsylvania Capital-Star,News from the States,Keystone Newsroom,Lock Haven+1,Mon Valley Independent,State College Online
Roberto M.P.: Father of four deported to Eswatini, imprisoned over a year without chargesRoberto Mosquera del Peral, 59, a Cuban plumber and father of four who came to the U.S. in the 1980 Mariel boatlift, was deported without consent to Eswatini and has been jailed over a year without charges.Sep 19, 2026·Eswatini·Cuba·PBS📦,NPR,CiberCuba📦,Cuba Headlines📦,El País,Instagram📦
Baljinder S.: Indian asylum seeker detained by ICE at check-in officeAn Indian asylum seeker with a work permit and no criminal record, in the U.S. three years, was arrested at a Fresno ICE office; a judge ordered his immediate release.Sep 19, 2026·Fresno, CA·India·CourtListener
Man forcibly restrained by ICE agents inside Florida supermarketA man was forcibly restrained by multiple ICE agents on the floor of a West Park, Florida supermarket as customers watched, part of a multi-agency operation that has made about 250 arrests in South Florida.Sep 19, 2026·West Park, FL·Telegraph📦,Instagram📦
Single mother detained by ICE, eldest daughter left raising her siblingsA single mother in La Marque, Texas, was detained, leaving her three children, including two aged 11 and 14, without their caregiver. Her 21-year-old daughter now cares for her siblings as the family raises money for a lawyer.Fundraiser onlySep 19, 2026·La Marque, TX·GoFundMe📦
Jose Gregorio P.P.: Chronically ill asylum seeker detained by ICE while taking out trashJose Gregorio Pena Pacheco, 51, was detained while taking out the trash in his pajamas, without the daily medication he needs for a chronic illness. His family has had only one brief call and cannot confirm his location or condition.Fundraiser onlySep 19, 2026·Davenport, FL·GoFundMe📦,Instagram📦
Leonardo S.: Cuban man with pending hernia surgery deported to Equatorial Guinea, family saysLeonardo Sánchez, 49, a Cuban welder and green card holder with a severe hernia needing surgery, was deported to Equatorial Guinea, where he says agents assaulted him and doctors refuse him treatment.Sep 19, 2026·Miami, FL·Cuba·The Guardian,El País+1📦,CiberCuba+3📦,Cuba Headlines+2,CubitaNow,Liv Dose,News Americas Now
Carlos R.: Cuban man says ICE beat him while handcuffed, deported to Equatorial GuineaCarlos Rodríguez, a Cuban migrant, says he was beaten and carried off a plane after refusing to leave it, despite being told he and four others would be returned to the U.S.; instead they were sent to Equatorial Guinea.Sep 19, 2026·Cuba·El País📦,CiberCuba📦,Just Security,Mundo Now,Cuba Headlines
Protesters tear-gassed and pepper-sprayed for weeks outside Broadview, Illinois ICE facilityProtesters outside the Broadview, Illinois ICE facility have faced tear gas, pepper spray and baton rounds over several weeks, with a congressional candidate and Evanston's mayor among those arrested on October 4.Sep 19, 2026·Broadview, IL·The Guardian📦,Associated Press+2📦,CBS News+3📦,Block Club Chicago📦,Chicago Tribune+1📦,Mother Jones📦,Real News Network📦,Patch📦,FOX 32 Chicago📦,ABC7 Chicago,NBC Chicago,Instagram+1📦
