Andrei M.: Russian asylum seeker on hunger strike after months in Georgia ICE facilityAndrei Mikhailov, a Russian immigrant who fled after criticizing his government, has been held at a Georgia facility since February and is now on a hunger strike awaiting a new asylum hearing.Oct 12, 2026·FL·Russia·NBC Chicago📦,The Insider
Minneapolis protesters threatened with replica guns by two bounty huntersTwo bounty hunters, Garrett and James Willis, were charged with felony threats after pointing replica firearms and firing pepper balls at anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis.Mar 3, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·CBS News📦,MPR News📦,Star Tribune📦,Instagram📦
Father arrested by ICE near Boise daycareA father was arrested about 200 yards from a Boise daycare; his family has asked for privacy as the case continues.Mar 3, 2026·Boise, ID·Clayton E. Cramer Blog+1📦,Boise State Public Radio📦,East Idaho News
Darwing X.M.: New Bedford worker returned to ICE custody after brief court-ordered releaseDarwing Inocente Xitumul Morales, a Guatemalan worker, was sent back into ICE custody after a judge denied him bond, and he now awaits an April 23 hearing at Plymouth County Correctional Facility.Mar 3, 2026·New Bedford, MA·Guatemala·New Bedford Light+1📦,NBC Boston📦,WSHU📦
Luis M.P.: Venezuelan man deported to El Salvador prison over rose tattoosLuis Muñoz Pinto, 27, was deported to El Salvador's Cecot prison in March 2025 after officials called his rose tattoos, honoring his twin sisters, gang symbols. A court ruled he must be allowed to return.Mar 3, 2026·Venezuela·The Guardian📦,Prime Publishers,Miami New Times+1📦,Delta News,McDuffie Progress
Iván: Father of U.S. Navy sailor stopped buying cigarettes, deported to MexicoIván (a pseudonym), a Cuban engineer who raised two daughters in Miami, one now serving in the U.S. Navy, was stopped on a cigarette run and bused to Mexico within weeks.Mar 2, 2026·Miami, FL·Cuba·HUMSI field interview
Jimmy M.H.: Peruvian man re-detained at ICE check-in after three years on paroleA Peruvian man who had complied with parole supervision for nearly four years was re-detained at a routine ICE check-in without written notice. A court ordered his release, finding the detention violated due process.Mar 2, 2026·Adelanto, California·Peru·CourtListener📦
Tatyana R. and Kristen R.: Two Charlotte mothers held at gunpoint, zip-tied by Border PatrolTwo Charlotte mothers, one just 10 days post-surgery, were chased, cornered and zip-tied by Border Patrol agents while driving to a holiday show in November 2025. Charges were dropped; they now seek $3 million in damages.Mar 2, 2026·Charlotte, NC·WCNC📦,Charlotte Observer,Instagram
Daphy M.: Asylum seeker freezes to death after ICE release in PittsburghDaphy Michel, a 31-year-old Haitian asylum seeker with untreated mental health needs, died of hypothermia after ICE released her in summer clothes at a Pittsburgh bus shelter in freezing weather. Her death was ruled a homicide.Mar 2, 2026·Pittsburgh, PA·Haiti·The Guardian+1📦,Associated Press📦,TribLive📦,PublicSource📦,Truthout📦,Instagram📦
Jendry C.G.: Man held three months by ICE at Golden State AnnexA man paroled into the U.S. in 2022 was re-detained by ICE at Golden State Annex in March 2026. A federal court ruled his detention unlawful and ordered his immediate release.Mar 2, 2026·CourtListener📦
Kamal M.: South Bronx HIV clinic counselor deported to Venezuela despite judge's orderKamal Morales, a South Bronx HIV clinic counselor married to a U.S. citizen, was deported to Venezuela after 12 years here despite a judge's order and no criminal record. His community rallied behind him.Mar 2, 2026·Bronx, NY·Venezuela·Bronx Times📦,Instagram+2📦
San Juanita G.: Green card holder, 73, with heart condition held three weeks by ICESan Juanita Guerra, 73, a longtime legal resident with heart and kidney conditions, was detained over a 1994 firearm conviction and held three weeks with limited medical care before release on bond.Mar 2, 2026·Edinburg, TX·Mexico·Valley Central+1📦,Border Report,Telemundo 40+1📦
Immigrants repeatedly jailed without hearings in West Virginia, federal judge rulesImmigrants held without individual custody hearings prompted a West Virginia judge to issue a final warning to the federal government over repeated due-process violations, threatening consequences for officials if the practice continues.Mar 2, 2026·West Virginia·ProPublica📦,Yahoo News📦,West Virginia Watch📦
Emmanuel D.: Haitian asylum seeker dies from untreated tooth infection in ICE custodyEmmanuel Damas, 56, died of sepsis from an untreated tooth infection at Florence Correctional Center after repeatedly asking for dental care and receiving only ibuprofen for two weeks.Mar 2, 2026·Florence, AZ·Haiti·CBS News📦,Oxford Law Blogs📦,U.S. House of Representatives📦,Star Tribune📦,Firrp,Instagram+2📦
Pejman K.N.: Iranian green card holder dies in ICE custody in MississippiPejman Karshenas Najafabadi, 59, a longtime Iranian green card holder, died of cardiac arrest at a Mississippi hospital after weeks of care while in ICE detention.Mar 1, 2026·Natchez, MS·Iran·Reuters,ICE+1📦,natchezdemocrat.com
Byron: Guatemalan who fled gang beating deported in two days without a lawyerByron (a pseudonym) spent ten years building homes in New Jersey after gangs beat him in Guatemala. Caught at the border, he signed papers in English he couldn't read and was flown back within days.Mar 2026·Eagle Pass, TX·Guatemala·HUMSI field interview📦
Andrés: Cuban trucker detained at ICE check-in loses 90 pounds on Mexico's streetsAndrés (a pseudonym) drove trucks for 32 years in Miami and reported to ICE every year as required. At his last check-in they kept him, and now he sleeps on the street in Mexico.Mar 2026·Miami, FL·Cuba·HUMSI field interview📦
Maribel L.C.: Venezuelan woman on humanitarian parole detained at husband's Nashville ICE interviewA Venezuelan woman on humanitarian parole was detained at a Nashville ICE office while accompanying her husband to his interview, then transferred to Richwood Correctional Center.Mar 2026·Nashville, TN·Venezuela·CourtListener
Daniyar T.: Kazakhstani man living under supervision since 2023 detained without a hearingA Kazakhstani man enrolled in an alternative-to-detention program since 2023 was detained after allegedly trying to enter a military base; a court ordered him released, citing a lack of a hearing.Mar 1, 2026·San Pedro, CA·Kazakhstan·CourtListener📦
Walter B.J.: Guatemalan man detained by ICE after local police encounterA Guatemalan man was detained after a local police encounter in which he admitted entering without inspection, his first contact with immigration officials. A federal court ordered his immediate release.Mar 1, 2026·Guatemala·CourtListener📦
Xiaofei W.: Chinese asylum seeker detained again by ICE after three years of complianceA Chinese asylum seeker who fled political persecution was re-detained after more than three years of complying with reporting requirements. A court ordered his immediate release, citing due process violations.Mar 2026·China·CourtListener📦
