Gustavo Henrique P.: Man held by ICE at Wyatt without legal authorityA man held at the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility was ordered released after a court found immigration officials used the wrong law to justify his detention. He must get a bond hearing within ten days.Aug 25, 2026·Central Falls, RI·CourtListener
Giovanni H.O.: Salvadoran father held by ICE, partner and infant son face evictionGiovanni Henriquez-Osorio, from El Salvador, was held at a Nevada facility while his partner and infant son faced eviction. A judge found no evidence of gang ties and ordered his release on July 17, 2026.Jul 17, 2026·Provo, UT·El Salvador·Las Vegas Review-Journal📦
Mohammad H.: Man held in Texas cannot see his New York lawyer in personA man held at Port Isabel Service Processing Center in Texas sought to stop his transfer out of state while his case proceeds, but a court denied the request.Jul 17, 2026·Cameron County, Texas·CourtListener
Woman held in Washoe County, Nevada, at risk of imminent deportationFloridalma Chinchilla, held at a Nevada detention facility, asked a court to block her transfer or removal while fighting her detention. The court barred her transfer or removal for now.Jul 17, 2026·Reno, Nevada·CourtListener,Habeas Dockets📦
Omar B.N.: Father of two with pregnant wife detained by ICE in San FranciscoA Salvadoran man with no criminal record, in the U.S. since 2021 and sole provider for his pregnant wife and two children, was detained outside his San Francisco home. A court ordered his immediate release.Jul 17, 2026·San Francisco, CA·El Salvador·CourtListener
People detained at Bemidji airport and hotel by Border Patrol and ICESuspects fled on foot to Bemidji Regional Airport's runway after a traffic stop and were caught with help from local and state police. Separately, ICE detained at least one person at a nearby hotel the same morning.Jul 17, 2026·Bemidji, MN·Bemidji Now📦,KB101 FM📦
Maikel G.M.: Cuban man held six months by ICE with no deportation planMaikel Guerra Morales was freed after six months in ICE detention when a judge ruled the agency had no real deportation plan. The judge who ordered his release died days later.Jul 17, 2026·Fort Myers, FL·Cuba·WINK News+1📦,Fact in Face📦,WLT Report📦,The National Pulse📦,Simple Justice📦
Two construction workers arrested in Cardiff by federal agentsTwo construction worker brothers from National City, with nearly two decades on the job, were arrested outside a Cardiff site on July 17. One is married with a son aspiring to become an architect.Jul 17, 2026·Cardiff, CA·KPBS📦
Angely J.M. and Alexka J.M.: Twin students detained by ICE in Buffalo, split between Texas and LouisianaTwin 18-year-old students Angely and Alexka Jerez-Medina were detained while working a summer job at an Amazon warehouse in Buffalo, then sent to detention in Texas and Louisiana. Neither has ever been arrested or convicted of a crime.Jul 17, 2026·Detroit Free Press,CourtListener,Instagram📦
U.S. citizen detained by ICE agents who refused to check his IDA U.S. citizen in Passaic, New Jersey was handcuffed and forced to the ground by immigration agents after repeatedly asking them to verify his ID, which they refused to do.Jul 17, 2026·Passaic, NJ·Attack of the Fanboy📦,Instagram📦
Nyamuoch D.: Refugee green card holder held six months by ICE in Iowa jailNyamuoch Thomas Duoth, a South Sudanese refugee who has lived in the U.S. since 1994, was ordered released after more than six months in an Iowa jail following her ICE detention in March 2025.Jul 16, 2026·Pottawattamie County, IA·South Sudan·KCRG📦,Iowa News📦,Standing Record,Iowa Capital Dispatch
Seven undocumented immigrants arrested in ICE targeted operation in BemidjiSeven men, including a construction worker who tried to escape by swimming into Lake Bemidji, were arrested during an ICE operation at a hotel site on July 16, 2026.Jul 16, 2026·Bemidji, MN·Bemidji Pioneer📦,LPTV📦,CourtListener
Bronx asylum seeker arrested by ICE at hearing, defying court orderA Bronx asylum seeker was detained at his mandatory Manhattan hearing and sent to a New Jersey facility, despite a court order barring such arrests. A judge ordered his immediate release.Jul 16, 2026·Manhattan, NY·Courthouse News📦,Standing Record📦,EXA
Claudio C.P.: Man held without a bond hearing at South Texas ICE Processing CenterA noncitizen held at the South Texas ICE Processing Center without a bond hearing is challenging his detention in federal court, arguing it violates his due process rights.Jul 16, 2026·San Antonio, TX·CourtListener
Agustin C.T.: Man held at Aurora, Colorado ICE facility seeks release without a lawyerA man held at the Aurora, Colorado ICE facility filed a handwritten petition challenging his detention. A judge gave him 30 days to fix filing errors or face dismissal.Jul 16, 2026·Aurora, Colorado·CourtListener
Handcuffed man's face slammed into wall by ICE agent in St. CharlesA handcuffed man had his face slammed into a stone wall by an ICE agent in St. Charles, Missouri. Agents also chased and shoved a bystander who was recording, pointing what looked like a taser at him.Social media onlyJul 16, 2026·St. Charles, MO·Instagram📦
Jorge V.: Venezuelan restaurant owner seeking asylum detained by ICE in El Paso, TexasJorge Vilchez, who owns Caracas Latin Food in El Paso, was detained by ICE on July 16 after organizing a June earthquake relief drive for Venezuela through his restaurant. His asylum case remains pending.Jul 16, 2026·El Paso, TX·Venezuela·CBS 4 Local📦,La Patilla📦,KFOX TV📦,KTSM+1,Noticias El Paso📦,Instagram+2📦
Charlie Y.: Alaska state attorney arrested by ICE, held at Tacoma detention centerShucheng "Charlie" Yang, 32, a Chinese national and Alaska state attorney licensed since 2025, was arrested by ICE in Anchorage on July 10. He remains held in Tacoma awaiting an October hearing.Jul 16, 2026·Anchorage, AK·China·Alaska Public Media📦,Alaska Beacon📦,Alaska's News Source📦,Fairbanks News-Miner📦,Daily Fly📦,Chilkat Valley News📦,KTOO📦
Victor P.M.: Guatemalan man beaten by ICE agents outside Suffolk outpatient campusVictor Alfredo Perez Martin, a Guatemalan man, was tackled and beaten by ICE agents outside a Suffolk medical campus in July. A judge ruled his detention unlawful and ordered his release the same day.Jul 16, 2026·Suffolk, VA·Guatemala·13News Now📦,Suffolk News Herald,WTVR📦,WTKR+1📦
Marlon P.M. and Eduardo G.B.: Two noncitizens arrested in Morristown ICE operationTwo men, a Honduran national and a Venezuelan national, were arrested in a Morristown ICE operation on July 16. Residents reported seeing agents chase a young man on foot through backyards.Jul 16, 2026·Morristown, NJ·Honduras·Morristown Green📦,Post-Crescent
Construction worker swims into Lake Bemidji fleeing ICE, then detainedA construction worker fled an ICE operation at a Bemidji, Minnesota hotel site by swimming 100 yards into Lake Bemidji, but agents pulled him from the water and took him into custody.Jul 16, 2026·Bemidji, MN·InForum📦,Star Tribune+1📦,KAXE📦,Bemidji Pioneer+1📦,Bemidji Now📦,LPTV📦
