Eduardo O.: Man detained at Adelanto ICE facilityEduardo Ochoa is being held at Adelanto detention center with his trial about a week away, as a Long Beach volunteer group fundraises to cover his legal representation.Apr 5, 2026·Adelanto, CA·Chuffed📦,Sierra Gorda Tribune📦,Instagram📦
Eight African migrants deported to Uganda, where none are citizensEight African migrants denied asylum in the U.S. were deported to Uganda on April 3, 2026, the first transfer under a new agreement. Ugandan legal groups called the process illegal and plan to challenge it in court.Apr 5, 2026·BBC+1📦,The Star📦,JURIST📦,My Joy Online📦
30+ parents and 4 students from Minnesota elementary school detained by ICEAt Valley View Elementary in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, where two-thirds of students are Latino, at least 30 parents and four students were detained, leaving staff to counsel shaken children through the fallout.Apr 5, 2026·Columbia Heights, Minnesota·Sahan Journal📦,MPR News📦,People📦,Chalkbeat📦,Mesabi Tribune📦
Bakur J.: Russian asylum applicant detained by ICE without bond hearing after traffic stopA Russian asylum seeker was detained after a traffic stop for driving with a suspended license and transferred to West Tennessee Detention Facility. A court denied his request for a bond hearing, ruling he remains subject to mandatory detention.Apr 4, 2026·Tennessee·Russia·CourtListener📦
Elmer F.: Man detained by ICE while dropping off pregnant wife at health clinicElmer Flores, 27, a Honduran father of two with no criminal record, was detained while dropping his pregnant wife off for a prenatal appointment. He is now held in Georgia while his family stays in North Carolina.Apr 4, 2026·Charlotte, NC·Honduras·Univision📦,WFAE📦,Que Pasa Media📦,Enlace Latino NC,NC News Line,Charlotte Observer,Instagram+1📦
Elderly Cuban deportees abandoned in Mexico without support, thousands strandedAbout 6,000 Cuban nationals, many elderly after decades in the U.S., have been deported to Mexican cities like Tapachula and Villahermosa with no notice or support, left facing poverty and homelessness.Apr 4, 2026·Tapachula, Mexico·Cuba·Los Angeles Times📦,Quixote Center📦,El País📦,Rochester First,AOL📦,Translating Cuba📦
Police working with ICE seek three students at middle school without warrantPolice working with ICE showed up in tactical gear at Ritenour Middle School asking about three students on April 4, but did not enter the building for lack of a warrant.Apr 4, 2026·Charlack, MO·KSDK+1,St. Louis Post-Dispatch📦,Instagram📦
Jesús C.: Deported Venezuelan TPS holder fatally shot at Guárico homeJesús Carpio, a Venezuelan living in Orlando with a pending asylum case, was deported after a month in ICE custody and fatally shot by gunmen at his family's home days later.Apr 4, 2026·Orlando, FL·Venezuela·Mundo Now📦,Contra Poder News📦,El Venezolano Newspaper,Prensa Oriente,Instagram📦
Josue G.H.: Family breadwinner with U.S. citizen daughter detained by ICE after 25 yearsA man held at Aurora ICE Processing Center after 25 years in the U.S., with five citizen siblings and a citizen daughter, worked in construction as his family's main earner. A court ordered him released, finding his detention improper.Apr 3, 2026·Aurora, CO·CourtListener📦
Eneldina T.S.S.: Guatemalan wife of green card holder detained by ICEA Guatemalan woman married to a lawful permanent resident was detained while her appeal was still pending, after missing a 2020 hearing due to her attorney's error. A court denied her request to delay her removal.Apr 3, 2026·Guatemala·CourtListener📦
Jasser B.E.: Man detained under immigration law granted release by federal courtA man held under immigration law was ordered released by a federal court in April 2026, with his belongings and ID returned and a seven-day hold on re-detention.Apr 3, 2026·Philadelphia, PA·Nicaragua·CourtListener📦
Maylen B.N.: Pregnant Cuban woman diagnosed with diabetes while held by ICEA Cuban woman, about ten weeks pregnant and diagnosed with diabetes in custody, was detained after a local arrest in Odessa, Texas. A court ordered her released, ruling she had been held without a required bond hearing.Apr 3, 2026·Odessa, TX·Cuba·CourtListener📦
Sunday G.: University of Iowa professor's citizenship ceremony canceled without explanationSunday Goshit, a University of Iowa adjunct professor from Nigeria who came to the U.S. in 2000, had his citizenship ceremony canceled weeks before the date. He and his wife are suing immigration officials over it.Apr 3, 2026·Iowa City, IA·Nigeria·Little Village Magazine📦,Creative Learning Guild📦,The Daily Iowan📦,Instagram📦
John A.: Ex-Syracuse basketball player held by ICE faces deportation to South SudanJohn Bol Ajak, 26, a former Syracuse University basketball player, was detained for over a month after his student visa expired. He agreed to leave for South Sudan within 60 days.Apr 3, 2026·Syracuse, NY·Sudan·New York Post📦,AOL+1📦,LinkedIn,Black Times📦,The Mirror📦,Yahoo News📦,Instagram📦
Asylum-seeking truck drivers with work permits detained by ICE in IowaTwo immigrant truck drivers, one from Pakistan and one from India, were detained along Interstate 80 despite having work permits and pending asylum cases. Both are now suing over their detentions.Apr 3, 2026·Iowa·KWQC📦,Des Moines Register📦,Iowa Capital Dispatch,Iowa Public Radio
Felix A.V.: Immigrant held by ICE without bond hearing in Ochopee, FloridaAn undocumented man held without a bond hearing since entering the country in 2020 won a court order requiring immigration officials to give him one, though he remains detained for now.Apr 2, 2026·Ochopee, FL·CourtListener📦
Jose E.H.: Man with pending U visa arrested by ICE leaving for workJose Espinoza Hernandez was detained outside his home on April 2 while leaving for work, despite a pending U-Visa application. A court ordered his immediate release, finding the detention unlawful.Apr 2, 2026·Corona, CA·CourtListener📦,Instagram📦
Maria Fernanda G.F.: Venezuelan asylum applicant detained by ICE at her asylum interviewA Venezuelan asylum seeker who lived and worked lawfully in the U.S. for nine years was detained when she appeared for her asylum interview in Tustin, California. A court ordered her a bond hearing within three days.Apr 2, 2026·Tustin, CA·Venezuela·CourtListener📦
Sacramento day laborers arrested without warrants by Border Patrol, defying court orderEleven day laborers were detained without reasonable suspicion at a Sacramento Home Depot in July 2025, a judge ruled, after agents used nearly identical forms for each arrest.Apr 2, 2026·Sacramento, CA·The Hill📦,Verdict📦,Sacramento Bee📦,Valley Wide Newspaper📦,Econotimes📦
Omar S.: Dallas community leader held seven months by ICE, ordered deportedOmar Salazar, an SMU graduate and Dallas community leader brought to the U.S. at age 11, was held for seven months before a deportation order left him facing years of separation from his U.S. citizen spouse.Apr 2, 2026·Dallas, TX·Mexico·CBS News+5📦,KERA News+3📦,NBC DFW📦
