German M.G.: SUNY Brockport IT worker seeking asylum detained by ICE outside Batavia homeGerman Machado Guillen, a Venezuelan IT technician at SUNY Brockport, was detained outside his Batavia home on his way to work. He and his wife fled Venezuela in 2016 and have an asylum case still pending.Oct 15, 2026·Batavia, NY·Venezuela·uupinfo.org📦,Rochester First,uticaod.com,Finger Lakes Daily News,WXXI News,13WHAM
ICE arrives at Oregon food processing plant, workers panicWorkers panicked when ICE agents appeared in the parking lot of an Oregon food processing plant, part of a sharp rise in immigration arrests across the state that week.Oct 11, 2026·OR·Everlit📦,The Oregonian,Capital Press,Portland Tribune,Oregon Capital Chronicle
Carlos M.V.: Honduran student, police volunteer held 44 hours by CBP at Logan AirportCarlos Maldonado Valle, 21, a Honduran student and Provincetown police volunteer, was held 44 hours at Logan Airport after a diverted flight left him without travel paperwork. He was freed October 8 after a judge blocked his removal.Oct 11, 2026·Boston, MA·Honduras·Northeast News Collaborative📦,Cape and Islands+1,WGBH,Cape Cod,WCVB,Cape Cod Times,95 WXTK iHeartRadio
Nancy M.: Mother handcuffed by ICE in front of her children, deported to MexicoNancy Martinez, 37, a factory worker in New Haven for 15 years, was handcuffed in front of her children, including her autistic son, then deported to Mexico. She now sues ICE while calling her kids daily from abroad.Oct 11, 2026·New Haven, CT·Mexico·CT Insider📦,NBC Connecticut📦,CT Mirror+1📦,WFSB📦,New Haven Independent📦,NJ.com📦,CT Public📦,WOL,law.yale.edu
U.S. citizen pulled over by ICE on southwest Kansas streetA U.S. citizen was randomly pulled over during a wide ICE enforcement sweep across southwest Kansas that also targeted construction sites and meatpacking plants. City leaders said ICE gave them no advance communication.Oct 10, 2026·Southwest Kansas, KS·akko.wetdry.world📦,KSN,nostr.ae,old.lemmy.net.au
Crowd blocking ICE vehicles in Salem met with tear gas, rubber bulletsAbout 30 Salem, Oregon residents surrounded federal immigration vehicles before agents used tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets to disperse them. A congresswoman said the spray hit elderly people and children nearby.Oct 10, 2026·Salem, OR·KPTV+1,KATU,Instagram📦
Artemio C.R.: Asylum seeker with work permit and severe sleep apnea detained by ICEArtemio Castillo-Romero, a Honduran asylum seeker with a valid work permit and no criminal record, was detained minutes after a routine traffic stop. His wife is seeking his release, citing his sleep apnea and declining mental health.Oct 10, 2026·Collier County, FL·Honduras·Gulf Coast News Now+1📦
Sorayda N. and Claudia: U.S. citizen siblings filming ICE raid tackled and detained in TexasThree siblings, ages 31, 19 and about 14, were tackled and detained while filming an ICE arrest near their mother's Texas home; the family is seeking $2.5 million in damages.Oct 9, 2026·Brownsville, TX·MALDEF📦,ProPublica,CRBC News📦,Investigative Post,Latino Times
Father's car surrounded by ICE near Encinitas schoolA father driving his child to a before-school program had his car surrounded by ICE agents near campus; he refused to get out and agents left without detaining him.Oct 9, 2026·Encinitas, CA·delmarsolanarecord.com
Hipólito: Husband and father detained by ICE on way to work in CaliforniaHipólito, described by his wife as a hardworking family man, was detained by ICE on his way to work in October 2026 and never came home. His wife now cares for their children alone while covering rent and legal fees.Fundraiser onlyOct 9, 2026·Solana Beach, CA·GoFundMe📦
Father detained by ICE at Madera job site while working with sonA construction worker's father with no criminal record was detained by ICE while working alongside his son at a Madera job site, and is now held at Golden State Annex in McFarland.Oct 9, 2026·Madera County, CA·votefresno.com📦,ABC 30
Tommy I.C.: Man from Peru arrested in New London during targeted ICE operationTommy Randolph Izaguirre-Chavez, a man from Peru, was arrested during a targeted ICE operation in New London, Connecticut, after reportedly trying to flee agents.Oct 9, 2026·New London, CT·Peru·NBC Connecticut📦,Patch,Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra
Paul E.: Missouri State University employee and father of three detained by ICEPaul Jack Cobby Essel, a Ghanaian grants accounting manager at Missouri State University for over a decade, was arrested off campus and is held without bond, separated from his wife and three children.Oct 9, 2026·Springfield, MO·Ghana·Springfield Citizen,KY3,Fox 2 Now,KSMU,Life Buzz,News Leader,KWTO AM,Springfield Daily News,Change.org,Instagram📦
Shackled person thrown down, restrained in body wrap for Minneapolis ICE flightA shackled detainee was thrown to the ground and placed in a full-body restraint device before being carried onto a deportation flight at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.Oct 9, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·AHRI,Instagram📦
Leonardo P.F.: Colombian asylum seeker detained by ICE at his Los Angeles homeLeonardo Pinzon Fernandez, a Colombian asylum seeker with a pending case and work permit, was detained at his Los Angeles home after three years of steady residence; a judge ordered him immediately freed.Oct 9, 2026·Los Angeles, CA·Colombia·CaseMine,Instagram📦
Yasmany M.A.: Cuban man deported to Central African Republic without warning falls illYasmany Noel Moreno-De Armas, a Cuban man who fled by raft and reunited with family in 2022, was deported to the Central African Republic without warning and now suffers high blood pressure and panic attacks.Oct 9, 2026·Miami, FL·Cuba·NPR📦,CBS News,balleralert.com,Latin Times,Daily Mail,blueprint.ng,CiberCuba
Arístides F.G.: Cuban asylum seeker arrested by ICE, deported to Central African RepublicArístides Fernández García, a 37-year-old Cuban trucking company owner who fled Cuba in 2021, was arrested at a Miami courthouse and deported to the Central African Republic after losing 60 pounds in detention.Oct 9, 2026·Miami, FL·Cuba·CBS News,NPR,El País+1📦,LA Taco📦,News 247 Plus📦,Distant News📦,News Bharat 360📦,News Beyond Detroit,Latin Times+1,Real News Network,ABC News,CourtListener,KBBI,HCN Times,panafricannews.blogspot.com,CRBC News,Instagram+2
Jeury C.: U.S. citizen teen left bloodied with concussion in mistaken ICE arrestJeury Concepcion, 19, a U.S. citizen from the Bronx, was tackled, handcuffed and left bleeding by masked agents who mistook him for someone else. A judge ruled the arrest illegal and found officers gave false testimony.Oct 9, 2026·Bronx, NY·Newsweek📦,People📦,ProPublica,The Mirror,Hudson Valley Post,Attack of the Fanboy,NBC New York,CRBC News,Status Coup,News 247 Plus,Investigative Post,Gothamist,Instagram📦
Mario V.: Colombian man with torture protection arrested at ICE sign-in, deported to CongoMario V., a 43-year-old Colombian man, had been released from immigration detention after receiving withholding of removal under the Convention against Torture.Oct 8, 2026·Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo·Colombia·Human Rights Watch
Natalie E.: Colombian woman with torture protection arrested at ICE office, deported to CongoNatalie E., a Colombian woman, won withholding of removal under the Convention against Torture in Arizona and, representing herself, filed a federal petition that secured her release from immigration detention.Oct 8, 2026·Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo·Colombia·Human Rights Watch
Grace K.: Woman with untreated hypothyroidism held in cold ICE cells, deported to CameroonGrace K., a 26-year-old woman, was arrested crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in January 2025 and held for ten days in what she thought was a Customs and Border Protection holding cell, where "We slept on the floor.Oct 8, 2026·Yaoundé, Cameroon·Human Rights Watch
