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📦
Six Guatemalan roofers detained by ICE while working in Cambridge, MarylandSix Guatemalan roofers, ages 18 to 40, were detained mid-job at a Maryland home, leaving one worker's pregnant wife caring for two children alone. ICE said the arrests followed a targeted operation, not a tip.Apr 2, 2026·Cambridge, MD·Guatemala·Newsweek,TMZ📦,Mundo Now📦,Eyes On Ice📦,Yahoo News📦,Snopes,Ur All News,Fast Company,Total News,IBTimes📦,Black Enterprise📦,Instagram+1📦
Antonio C.M.: Cuban man detained by ICE after 39 years out of custodyA Cuban man with a 1987 deportation order, free from custody for 39 years, was abruptly re-detained and faced possible removal to Mexico. A court ordered him released after finding no justification for holding him.Apr 2, 2026·California City, CA·Cuba·CourtListener📦
Adriana P.M.: Venezuelan woman with TPS detained by ICE after traffic stopA Venezuelan woman with Temporary Protected Status was detained after a routine speeding stop. A court ordered her immediate release, ruling her detention violated due process.Apr 2, 2026·Missouri·Venezuela·CourtListener📦
Luzvin G.M.: 28-year-old Guatemalan man arrested in Arlington, ICE seeks custodyA 28-year-old Guatemalan man was arrested in Arlington on April 12 after allegedly assaulting a woman waiting for a rideshare; two bystanders intervened before police caught him. ICE has lodged a detainer against him.Apr 2, 2026·Franklin County, VA·Mexico·Fox News📦,WJLA📦,Department of Homeland Security+3📦,CiberCuba📦,Daily Voice+1,One America News Network📦,La Prensa Gráfica📦,Port City News,Best US News,AOL📦,DC News Now,Law Enforcement Today📦,ICE📦,Bacon's Rebellion📦
North Carolina transgender activist detained by ICEA transgender activist from Michoacán who has lived in North Carolina over 30 years was detained after a traffic stop and sent to a Georgia detention center. She founded a group supporting rural transgender people.Apr 2, 2026·Raleigh, NC·Univision📦,Enlace Latino NC,Wake Weekly,Instagram📦
ICE imposes new restrictions on congressional visits to detention facilitiesReps. Mike Levin and Sara Jacobs made an unannounced oversight visit to Otay Mesa detention facility, after which ICE issued a new policy requiring two days' notice and detainee consent before lawmakers can speak with them.Apr 2, 2026·San Diego, CA·The Guardian📦,KPBS📦,WGN Radio📦,iNews Source📦,Spectrum Local News
Woman arrested by ICE at domestic violence courthouse despite ban, officials sayA woman was arrested at the Cook County Domestic Violence Courthouse on March 13, which officials say violated an Illinois law and court order banning immigration arrests at courthouses.Apr 2, 2026·Chicago, IL·CBS News📦,Rochester First📦,American Immigration Council📦,Courthouse News📦
Subu V.: Green card holder, 64, detained by ICE after 40 years in prisonSubramanyam Vedam, 64, spent over 40 years wrongly imprisoned before ICE detained him days before he would have become a citizen. A judge ruled he can stay, citing his rehabilitation and mentoring of nieces he met in prison.Apr 2, 2026·State College, PA·India·Associated Press📦,CNN+1📦,The Guardian,NBC News,Centre Daily📦,Philadelphia Inquirer📦,AOL📦,Times of India📦,Madison365,Instagram📦
