Jack D.: Chicken-costume protester says agents hit him with munitions at Portland ICE buildingJack Dickinson, known as "the Portland Chicken," has protested outside Portland's ICE building in costume about 150 days since April 2025 and says agents repeatedly shoved and shot him with munitions.Mar 9, 2026·Portland, OR·Washington Post,ACLU of Oregon+1📦,KPTV+1,Clearinghouse,CourtListener+3,KATU,OPB,Courthouse News
Nelson M.A.: Colombian asylum applicant detained by ICE at interview, separated from familyA Colombian asylum seeker living in Compton with his girlfriend and child was detained at a USCIS interview and held with almost no contact with family. A judge ordered his release.Apr 9, 2026·Tustin, CA·Colombia·CourtListener📦
Dayerlin S.O.: Venezuelan man granted protection detained by ICE, faces deportation to AfricaA Venezuelan man with protection from deportation to Venezuela was detained at a routine check-in; his wife was told he might be sent to Africa instead. A judge ordered advance notice before any removal.Apr 9, 2026·Venezuela·CourtListener+1📦
Ariadna Z.: NJ teen detained 53 days by ICE, missing prom and graduationAriadna Zumba, 18, in the U.S. since age nine, was held 53 days at Delaney Hall, missing prom and graduation. She later got her diploma and plans to study social sciences.Apr 9, 2026·Orange, NJ·Spain·North Jersey,IFEG,Instagram📦
Hayam G.: Mother of five denied care for chest growth in ICE detentionHayam El Gamal, a mother of five held at a Texas detention center for 10 months, was denied a CT scan until an ER found fluid around her heart. Doctors now urge cancer testing.Apr 9, 2026·Dilley, TX·Egypt·NBC News📦,WSWS📦,El Balad,All News 102,The Mirror
17-year-old detained by ICE at Target solely for race, judge findsA 17-year-old Hispanic boy was detained by ICE at a Target in Richfield, Minnesota, and a federal judge found he was stopped solely because of his race, with no other grounds.Apr 9, 2026·Richfield, MN·The City📦
Hispanic man arrested by federal agents entering his Brooklyn apartment buildingA 36-year-old Hispanic man was arrested by federal agents entering his Brooklyn apartment building after work, then released after lawyers filed an emergency lawsuit over the stop.Apr 9, 2026·Brooklyn, NY·The City📦
Javier R.G.: Father of six U.S. citizens detained by ICE at Santa Ana officeA married father of six U.S. citizen children, who came to the U.S. as a child in 1989, was arrested after reporting to a Santa Ana immigration office. A judge granted him a bond hearing but denied release.Apr 9, 2026·Santa Ana, CA·Mexico·CourtListener📦
Hilda: Mother of U.S. citizens detained at immigration fingerprinting appointmentHilda Sucely R.M.D.E., a mother of two U.S. citizen children who had lived in the U.S. nearly 25 years, was arrested at a fingerprinting appointment. A court ordered her immediate release.Apr 9, 2026·CourtListener📦,Arc Law Office📦
Diego C.G.: Morristown boy, 9, with cerebral palsy faces deportation to EcuadorDiego Cabrera Gonzalez, a 9-year-old with cerebral palsy who came from Ecuador in 2023 for medical care, faces deportation after a prior lawyer mishandled his asylum filing. His family has new attorneys and is fundraising before his April hearing.Apr 9, 2026·Morristown, NJ·Ecuador·Morristown Green📦,Patch📦,Instagram📦
Washington inspectors still barred from Tacoma ICE center after court winWashington state won a court ruling allowing health inspections at the Tacoma ICE facility run by GEO Group, but inspectors have been turned away nine times since 2023. Over 3,500 detainee complaints cite poor food, medical care and religious accommodations.Apr 9, 2026·Tacoma, WA·KING 5📦,The News Tribune📦,Instagram📦
Brandon: U.S. citizen held eight hours by ICE, later hit by pepper ballsBrandon, a U.S. citizen, was held eight hours at the Whipple building during an enforcement operation and described unresponsive guards and unsanitary conditions. After release, he was hit with pepper balls as agents confronted a protest outside.Apr 9, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·Hometown Source+1📦,Instagram📦
Mahadin N.: Man held by ICE at Joe Corley center in Conroe, TexasA man held at the Joe Corley Processing Center in Conroe, Texas, is fighting his continued confinement in court. A judge ordered the government to respond by April 17 while he seeks release pending a ruling.Apr 9, 2026·Conroe, TX·CourtListener📦
Haiyang W.: Chinese woman held at Desert View Annex after routine immigration checkA Chinese woman held at Desert View Annex after a routine immigration check fears a transfer would cut off her lawyer access. A judge ordered the government to justify her detention.Apr 9, 2026·Adelanto, CA·China·CourtListener📦
Mouhamed A.T.: Man held by ICE in Juneau, Wisconsin without individual risk assessmentA man held at Dodge County Detention Facility in Wisconsin is challenging his detention without an individualized risk assessment. A judge denied his request to block a transfer, without prejudice.Apr 9, 2026·Juneau, Wisconsin·CourtListener📦
Azael T.B.: Mexican man held nearly two years in immigration detention in ArizonaA Mexican man has challenged his immigration detention, which has lasted nearly two years. A court ordered the government to clarify the legal basis for holding him further.Apr 9, 2026·Mexico·CourtListener📦
Jose P.C.: Nicaraguan asylum seeker detained by ICE without a hearingA Nicaraguan asylum seeker was detained without a hearing before a neutral decisionmaker. A court ordered his release and barred further detention without a pre-detention hearing.Apr 9, 2026·Nicaragua·CourtListener📦
Aurelio I.C.: Guatemalan man held by ICE at Mesa Verde without a bond hearingA Guatemalan man held at Mesa Verde Detention Center must get a bond hearing before a neutral arbiter within seven days, a California court ordered.Apr 9, 2026·Bakersfield, CA·Guatemala·CourtListener📦
Ren Xun L.: Chinese man held in prolonged detention without a bond hearingA Chinese man held at Imperial Regional Detention Facility challenged his prolonged detention without a bond hearing. A court ordered a hearing within seven days but did not order his release.Apr 9, 2026·Calexico, CA·China·CourtListener📦
Mikayel M.: Man held by ICE at Adelanto Detention Facility in CaliforniaA man held at Adelanto Detention Facility challenged his detention as unconstitutional. A judge ordered his immediate release after the government did not oppose the request.Apr 9, 2026·Adelanto, California·CourtListener📦
Lorth S. and Tuan B.: Two detainees die at Indiana ICE facility where care was reportedly delayedRep. André Carson visited Miami Correctional Facility, where detainees reported broken intercoms and delayed medical care, and is demanding an investigation after two detainees died there in February and April.Apr 9, 2026·Miami County, IN·WLFI📦,WFYI📦,WRTV📦,WTHR+1
