Marco C.P.: Immigrant re-detained without bond hearing at Golden State AnnexAn immigrant previously released on parole was re-detained in August 2026 without a bond hearing. A federal judge later ordered his release, restoring his conditions and work permit.Aug 13, 2026·McFarland, CA·CourtListener
Father of two shackled over 27 hours during ICE transfer to TexasA Florida father of two, married 28 years and coaching his son's soccer team, was held over 100 hours and shuttled restrained to a Texas detention center despite 25 years in the U.S. with no criminal record.Fundraiser onlyAug 13, 2026·Hollywood, FL·GoFundMe📦
Sulma M.C.: Asylum-seeking mother detained by ICE after unfounded Nashville child welfare checkSulma Johanna Munoz-Castro, a Honduran asylum seeker, was detained outside a South Nashville home after a child welfare check found her child healthy and unharmed. She now faces removal proceedings.Aug 13, 2026·Nashville, TN·Honduras·NBC News📦,WKRN,WSMV
Man handcuffed by ICE agents during apparent seizure outside Baltimore Home DepotA man was handcuffed and searched by ICE agents outside a Baltimore Home Depot while appearing to have a stroke or seizure. Bystanders offered water, but agents waved it away and gave no medical aid.Aug 13, 2026·Baltimore, MD·Mundo Now📦,Instagram📦
Adonys M.M.: Venezuelan rapper with TPS reports tuberculosis, overcrowding in Louisiana ICE detentionVenezuelan rapper AdonysX, who held legal status, says he's been held for months in Louisiana after a traffic stop, describing overcrowded cells, denied dental care and a tuberculosis outbreak. ICE denies the allegations.Aug 13, 2026·LA·Venezuela·La Nación📦,Noticiero Caracas📦,Instagram📦
Isreal C.G.: Mexican man arrested by ICE while boarding flight at Denver airportIsreal Cruz Gonzales, a Mexican national, was arrested at Denver International Airport while boarding a flight to Sacramento after overstaying his authorized stay. He remains in ICE custody.Aug 13, 2026·Denver, CO·Mexico·Westword📦
Mike L.M.: Father detained by ICE on daughter's 8th grade graduation day, family separatedMiguel "Mike" Lorenzana Márquez was detained at a routine USCIS appointment on the morning of his daughter's 8th grade graduation in Bell Gardens, California, separating him from his family.Aug 13, 2026·Bell Gardens, CA·The Southlander📦,Instagram📦
Luis M.P.: Venezuelan pastor seeking asylum detained by ICE at Houston airportPastor Luis Alfredo Morales Pérez, 50, who leads four Houston-area congregations, was detained at the airport while heading to visit his daughters with his wife. He is held in Livingston, Texas, as his team seeks bond.Aug 12, 2026·Houston, TX·Venezuela·Telemundo📦,A Today📦,Telemundo Houston+1📦,Houston Chronicle+1📦,Religion News Service,Click2Houston,End R Times📦,AZRS Corp📦,La Patilla📦,Intercer (English),Instagram+2
Samuel G.T. and Minerva T.D.: Son dies by suicide two months after ICE detained his motherSamuel Gonzalez Terrones, 21, who had depression and schizophrenia, died by suicide two months after ICE detained his mother, the family member who helped him through crises. He left a note blaming the agent who took her.Aug 12, 2026·San Bernardino, CA·Los Angeles Times📦,Binghamton Herald📦,Global Economy Edition,Mundo Now,Instagram
Ivan: Venezuelan asylum seeker detained by ICE after routine check-in in CharlotteIvan, a Venezuelan asylum seeker and oldest of three siblings, was detained after a routine check-in in Charlotte and held in Atlanta. His bond request was approved.Fundraiser onlyAug 12, 2026·Charlotte, NC·Venezuela·GoFundMe📦
Oscar E.A.: Man in U.S. 14 years detained by ICE while driving to workA man who entered the U.S. as an unaccompanied minor in 2012 was detained again while driving to work and is held in El Paso. A court barred his removal for now.Aug 12, 2026·El Paso, TX·CourtListener
Leyner R.V.: Cuban man held by ICE at Pine Prairie faces deportationA Cuban man held at a Louisiana detention center asked a court to block his deportation and secure his release, but the court ruled it lacked authority to stop the removal or order him freed.Aug 12, 2026·Pine Prairie, LA·Cuba·CourtListener
ICE arrests at least five travelers at Portland Jetport with TSA assistanceAt least five travelers have been arrested at Portland's airport during check-in and boarding in recent weeks, prompting an advocacy group to warn immigrants with uncertain status to consult a lawyer before flying.Aug 12, 2026·Portland, ME·The Maine Wire📦,Maine Public📦,Press Herald
Over 140 Tacoma ICE detainees on hunger strike over food, medical careMore than 140 people held at a Tacoma detention center are on hunger strike, protesting insufficient food, unsanitary conditions and lack of medical care at the GEO Group-run facility.Aug 12, 2026·Tacoma, WA·Cascadia Journal📦,NWPB📦,Investigate West📦,Instagram📦
Margarita: Woman denied diabetes medication during two months in New Jersey detentionMargarita, a New Jersey woman held at Elizabeth Detention Center for two months, received only a quarter of her prescribed diabetes medication, prompting a lawmaker to call her treatment a "slow death sentence."Aug 12, 2026·Elizabeth, NJ·The City Reporter📦,Instagram📦
Alex P.A.: Brazilian security guard detained at routine ICE check-in, stuck in limboAlex Pereira-Alves, a security guard and personal trainer who has lived in West Hollywood nearly a decade, was detained at a routine check-in and now faces deportation to countries he has no ties to.Aug 12, 2026·West Hollywood, CA·Brazil·ABC7+2📦,KTLA,The Pride LA,Wehoo Online+1,Beverly Press,US Times Mirror,Instagram+3📦
Reny C.T.: Mariachi trumpet player with work permit detained by ICE in San AntonioReny Jesús Colina Torres, a 27-year-old mariachi trumpet player and Cracker Barrel dishwasher, was detained during a traffic stop while driving his brother-in-law to work and sent to a Pearsall detention facility.Aug 12, 2026·San Antonio, TX·Venezuela·Telemundo📦,Univision📦,San Antonio Express-News📦,Alamo City Pulse📦,CourtListener,Instagram+1📦
Carolina M.: U.S. citizen therapist confronted at gunpoint by ICE agent in VirginiaCarolina Molina, a U.S. citizen and mental health therapist, had a gun pointed at her by a masked ICE agent in a Virginia parking lot after she objected to agents detaining two men.Aug 12, 2026·Bailey's Crossroads, VA·CNN,Washington Post,NBC Washington📦,Loudoun Now📦,Patch+1📦,The Independent+1📦,HuffPost📦,Alexandria Brief,Instagram
ICE arrests 14 people in Hackettstown enforcement operationFourteen people were arrested outside Main Street businesses in Hackettstown, New Jersey, leaving some residents and Spanish-speaking business owners describing fear and a quieter downtown.Aug 12, 2026·Hackettstown, NJ·WRNJ Radio📦,Patch📦,Ridgeview Echo,Jersey Vindicator
Husband and wife arrested by ICE outside Cumberland County courthouse in PortlandA husband and wife, both from African countries who had lived in the U.S. about 10 years, were arrested outside a Portland courthouse right after leaving the building.Aug 12, 2026·Portland, ME·Sun Journal📦,Press Herald📦,Maine Immigrant Rights
