Juan Antonio M.G.: Man held again without a bond hearing at California City Detention FacilityJuan Antonio Maldinera Guzman, previously released on bond, was redetained in March 2026 without a hearing. A federal court ruled this violated his rights and ordered him freed from California City Detention Facility immediately.Mar 17, 2026·California City, CA·CourtListener📦,PACER Monitor
CBP officers seize 39 live pythons at Laredo borderCustoms officers at the Laredo border found 39 live pythons hidden inside a tractor after the driver denied carrying prohibited goods. The agency fined the driver nearly $35,000 and seized the vehicle.Mar 17, 2026·Laredo, Texas·CBS News📦,ABC7 Amarillo📦,KFOX TV📦,Phys.org📦,Spot On New Mexico📦,The Trucker📦,NAU News📦
Free lawyers for San Diego detainees underfunded as detention nearly triplesSan Diego County's program providing free lawyers to detained immigrants and unaccompanied children faces a funding gap as costs near $18 million against a $5 million budget, driven by rising detention at Otay Mesa.Mar 17, 2026·San Diego, CA·San Diego Union-Tribune+1📦,NBC San Diego📦
Man beaten by ICE agents, dragged from California Home DepotA witness filmed ICE agents beating a man inside a Paramount, California Home Depot, dragging him out after he appeared unable to stand. An agent said they had a warrant for his arrest.Social media onlyMar 17, 2026·Paramount, CA·Instagram📦
Risa F.: Emanuel County employee arrested and jailed in GeorgiaRisa K. Fortner, 48, of Kite, Georgia, a county commissioners' office employee, was arrested after an audit found she used a county credit card for personal purchases delivered to her home.Mar 17, 2026·Emanuel County, Georgia·WRDW📦,CBS12📦,Fox 5 Atlanta📦
Carlos G.: Green card holder detained for days after rookie ICE agent's paperwork errorsCarlos De La Garza, 55, a Berkeley green card holder, was held for days after a rookie ICE agent with abbreviated training made paperwork errors. The government dropped its case once the errors surfaced.March 16, 2026·Berkeley, CA·Washington Post,Berkeleyside📦,ACLU Northern California📦,Instagram📦
Veronica V.: DACA recipient truck driver and mother of four loses license in TexasVeronica Viera, a DACA recipient and mother of four, lost her truck driving job after Texas canceled her commercial license under a new rule affecting about 200,000 immigrant drivers.Mar 16, 2026·Executive Review📦,Texas Tribune📦,WLIW📦,Instagram📦
Leqaa K.: Palestinian activist shackled to hospital bed during year in ICE custodyLeqaa Kordia, 33, a Palestinian woman living in Paterson, New Jersey since 2016, was freed after a year in detention that included a hospitalization during which she was shackled to her bed.Mar 16, 2026·Paterson, NJ·Palestinian Territories·NPR+1📦,Associated Press📦,The Guardian📦,Info News,Instagram📦
Zelin Z.: Man re-detained at mandatory ICE check-in, held at California CityA man held at California City Immigration Processing Center after a grand theft arrest that never led to formal charges was ordered released, a court ruling his re-detention violated due process.Mar 16, 2026·California City, CA·CourtListener
Mother held over two months at Dilley detention center with toddler sonA mother held for over two months at the Dilley family detention center with her 3-year-old son described long waits for medicine and seeing other seriously ill children there.Mar 16, 2026·Dilley, TX·WTVR📦
Aury C.: Venezuelan mother and three children held 50 days despite 20-day court limitAury Cadena, a Venezuelan single mother, and her three young children were held 50 days at a Texas detention center, past the 20-day limit for kids. Now home in San Antonio, she cleans apartments while her children return to school.Mar 16, 2026·San Antonio, TX·Venezuela·WTVR📦,Scripps News📦
Kenek and Vilma B.T.: Boy with severe autism self-harms during 80+ days in ICE detentionKenek, a 9-year-old with severe autism, was held over 80 days at a Texas detention center without his therapy, suffering meltdowns and self-harm. He and his mother were released with an ankle monitor after a lawyer intervened.Mar 16, 2026·Dilley, TX·Honduras·NBC News📦,Change.org📦
Mohammad P.: Afghan Special Forces ally dies in ICE custody, agents reportedly refused inhalerMohammad Nazeer Paktiawal, 41, who worked with U.S. Army Special Forces in Afghanistan and held humanitarian parole, died in ICE custody after agents allegedly refused his wife's attempt to give him his inhaler.Mar 16, 2026·Dallas, TX·Afghanistan·CNN📦,Associated Press📦,CBS News+3📦,Washington Post📦,Newsweek,San Antonio Express-News📦,Austin Kocher📦,The Independent+1📦,FOX 7 Austin📦,Trib📦,FOX 26 Houston+1📦,FOX 4 News📦,ICE📦,The Star,ABC7 News📦,The Straits Times📦,TPR📦,Times of India,Bastille Post,Instagram📦
U.S. citizen children left alone on roadside after ICE arrests fatherA father was arrested by ICE while driving his teenage son and daughter, both U.S. citizens, to school in New Jersey; agents left the children unattended on the roadside before anyone arrived to take them.Mar 15, 2026·Franklin Township, NJ·Mexico·ABC News📦,Associated Press📦,News 12 New York📦,KGW📦,Investigative Post📦,News 12 New Jersey
Erendira R.: DACA advocate faces own renewal delays, risking deportation protectionErendira Rendon, a DACA recipient of 14 years who leads immigrant justice work at The Resurrection Project, faces months-long delays renewing her own protection, risking detention if it lapses.Mar 15, 2026·Chicago, IL·Chicago Tribune📦,Bit.ly📦,Yahoo News📦
Franco G.L.: DACA recipient held over a month without a bond hearingA longtime DACA recipient was detained by immigration authorities right after release from Santa Barbara County jail and held over a month without a bond hearing. A federal court ordered his release and barred re-detention without one.Mar 15, 2026·Santa Barbara County, CA·CourtListener+1📦
Zahid C.: Disabled Army veteran arrested at citizenship interview, held 124 days by ICEZahid Chaudhry, a disabled Army veteran and permanent resident from Pakistan, was detained during a citizenship interview and held 124 days before a judge ruled the detention wrongful and ordered his release.Mar 15, 2026·Tacoma, WA·Pakistan·Newsweek📦,Fox 13 Seattle📦,KTVB📦,Instagram📦
Jonatan: Man awaiting asylum hearing held by ICE three weeks in Virginia jailJonatan, a legal resident awaiting an asylum hearing, was held three weeks in a Virginia jail before community organizing helped secure his release on March 14, 2026, leaving lasting strain on him and his partner.Social media onlyMar 14, 2026·Baltimore, MD·Instagram📦
Legal asylum seeker describes ICE transfer with prolonged handcuffing and overcrowdingA man with no criminal record who sought asylum for a decade was shackled up to 14 hours during a multi-day transfer that began March 14, with little food, water or medical care.Mar 14, 2026·Florida, TX, AZ, CA·Latin Times📦
Protester struck twice by CBP officer's vehicle outside LA detention centerA woman protesting outside a Los Angeles federal detention center was struck twice by a CBP vehicle leaving the facility on March 14, 2026, landing on the hood before falling to the curb.Mar 14, 2026·Los Angeles, CA·CBS News📦,Standing Record📦,Instagram📦
