Eight immigrants arrested at Cleveland, Tennessee gas station in ICE operationEight undocumented immigrants were arrested at a Cleveland, Tennessee gas station on May 22, some as bystanders during a targeted operation. Three accepted voluntary departure while five remained held.May 26, 2026·Cleveland, TN·News Channel 9+2📦,News 5 Cleveland📦
Detainees hunger strike over care at Adelanto ICE facility after four deathsAt least 20 detainees at Adelanto's Desert View Annex went on hunger strike in mid-May 2026 over poor food, unsafe conditions and inadequate care, after four deaths at the facility since September 2025.May 26, 2026·Adelanto, CA·El Salvador·LAist📦,Mission Local📦,American Community Media📦,USC Annenberg Media📦,Patch📦,Philippine Daily Inquirer📦,The Independent📦,Immigration Defenders📦,U.S. House of Representatives📦,Instagram+5📦
Dolores B.R.: Apple farmworker detained without notice at routine ICE check-in in BuffaloDolores Bustamante Romero, 54, an apple picker and farmworker advocate who helped pass New York's Green Light Law, was detained at a routine ICE check-in despite no criminal record. A judge ordered her returned to Western New York.May 26, 2026·Rochester, NY·Mexico·13WHAM📦,WXXI News+4📦,WHEC+1📦,KSBY📦,Buffalo News📦,Times Telegram+1📦,WRVO📦,Finger Lakes 1📦,Wayne Times📦,Investigative Post📦,Instagram+1📦
Marvin S.: Honduran father self-deports after ICE raid, leaving U.S. citizen daughter behindMarvin Suazo, 43, self-deported to Honduras on May 25 after an ICE raid on his workplace, leaving behind his wife and daughters, including one who just graduated from Yale.May 25, 2026·Miami, FL·Honduras·The Atlantic,Latin Times📦,Ms. Magazine📦,Outdoor Kitchen Pilot,All USA News Hub
Sean B.C.: Los Angeles journalist struck in head by ICE tear gas canisterJournalist Sean Beckner-Carmitchel was struck in the head by a tear gas canister while covering an ICE raid protest in Paramount. He has now filed a federal claim over the incident.May 25, 2026·Paramount, CA·The Guardian📦,The Dissenter📦,Press Freedom Tracker,CourtListener,Scheer Post
Andy K.: Senator pepper-sprayed by ICE agents, treated by medics outside Newark detention facilitySen. Andy Kim was pepper-sprayed and struck in the hand while trying to defuse a clash outside Newark's Delaney Hall, where detainees were on a hunger strike over food and medical care.May 25, 2026·Newark, NJ·The Guardian📦,The Hill,NJ.com,The Daily Beast,Common Dreams
Family targeted by ICE operation in Dover, New Jersey neighborhoodA family in Dover, New Jersey, was targeted in a residential ICE enforcement operation that separated family members, according to the Wind of the Spirit Immigrant Resource Center, which documented the incident.May 25, 2026·Dover, NJ·GovServ,Es Libertad📦,Instagram📦
Colombian asylum seeker with work permit held overnight by ICE at check-inA 35-year-old Colombian man with work authorization was detained overnight at the Aurora facility after going to a routine ankle monitor check-in, then released the next day with help from Casa de Paz.May 25, 2026·Aurora, CO·Colombia·KUNC📦
Nearly 200 arrested in Nashville traffic stops by Highway Patrol and ICEA lawsuit accuses Tennessee Highway Patrol of racial profiling through its ICE partnership, citing a South Nashville operation where 20 people were detained the first night and nearly 200 over the weekend.May 25, 2026·Nashville, TN·FOX 17📦,Tennessee Lookout,Justia,Nashville Banner
Men in Louisiana ICE detention center filmed begging for foodDetainees at a Louisiana ICE facility, including former detainee Victor Nery and a man named Chris from El Salvador, described hunger and poor conditions in cells holding up to 110 people each.May 25, 2026·Louisiana, LA·El Salvador·The Guardian📦,Instagram📦
Karla T.: DACA recipient arrested by ICE at Tucson home without warrantKarla Toledo, 31, a DACA recipient and community organizer with no criminal record, was detained at her Tucson home without a warrant and later freed on $1,500 bond after community pressure.May 25, 2026·Tucson, AZ·Mexico·CBS News📦,Tucson.com+5📦,The Arizona Republic📦,KTAR📦,Arizona Luminaria+1📦,Tucson Spotlight📦,Arizona Public Media+2📦,KVOA+4📦,KGUN 9+1📦,Boston Globe📦,Arizona Local News+1,Three Sonorans📦,Mundo Now📦,KJZZ📦,KOLD📦,Democracy Now,CW39 Houston,U.S. House of Representatives - Rashida Tlaib,NY1,Instagram+1📦
Jairo M.M.: 38-year-old Venezuelan man arrested by ICE in Albion, New YorkJairo Antonio Molina Moron, 38, a Venezuelan man paroled into the U.S. in 2023, was arrested by ICE and U.S. Marshals after New York authorities twice released him despite an immigration detainer.May 24, 2026·Albion, NY·Venezuela·ICE📦,La Verdad📦,Civic Intelligence,Border Hawk
Daniel R.: 18-year-old high school graduate detained by ICE at routine check-inDaniel Romero, 18, a recent Ooltewah High School graduate, was detained days after graduation over a check-in app his family says malfunctioned. He is held in Louisiana with no bond, calls or visits allowed.May 24, 2026·Chattanooga, TN·Colombia·Local 3 News+1📦,WSMV📦,WDEF+1📦
Javier M.: Bridgeport father detained by ICE before driving 16-year-old son to schoolJavier Anibal Melgar was detained while waiting in his car to drive his 16-year-old son to school in Bridgeport. His wife arrived to take their son before he was taken into custody.May 23, 2026·Bridgeport, CT·El Salvador·Connecticut Post📦,News 12 Connecticut📦,News Pub Live📦,The Inner City News,Patch,Front Page Detectives
Clara L. and Rita L.: Teen suffers worsening hair loss after ICE detains her mother before graduationClara Linhares, 17, says stress from her mother Rita's detention before her graduation has worsened her alopecia-related hair loss. Rita, 46, remains held in Newark while seeking medication for several health conditions.May 23, 2026·Newark, NJ·Brazil·Brazilian Times📦,Working Class News,Instagram📦
Jose D.S.: Grandfather raising Uvalde survivor deported by ICE, returns after four monthsJose Danilo Diaz Sandoval, who had lived in the U.S. nearly 20 years and raised his granddaughter, an Uvalde shooting survivor, was deported in January 2026 and returned home after four months in Honduras.May 23, 2026·Uvalde, TX·Telemundo📦,Instagram📦
U.S. citizen shackled and detained by ICE despite presenting valid Louisiana IDA U.S.-born mother of four was handcuffed and shackled at an ICE checkpoint in Lafayette despite showing a valid Louisiana ID and Social Security card, which agents confiscated before an attorney secured her release.May 23, 2026·Lafayette, LA·The Lens📦,BJ,Sing Tao USA📦,Instagram📦
Jessica L.: Transgender woman harassed in male unit at ICE center in Tacoma, WashingtonA 22-year-old transgender woman was detained during a check-in and housed in a male unit in Tacoma, where she faced harassment. A court ordered her moved or released within 24 hours.May 22, 2026·Tacoma, WA·Nicaragua·CourtListener📦
Maine asylum seeker and father of four held 21 days by ICEA Maine asylum seeker with a wife and four children, two born in the U.S., was detained for 21 days despite his pending legal case. His family is now raising funds for his court defense.Fundraiser onlyMay 22, 2026·Maine, ME·GoFundMe📦
Sofia: Widowed mother held at gunpoint by masked ICE agents, detained 50 daysSofia, 35, who came to El Paso from Ciudad Juárez as a child, was surrounded by masked armed officers outside work and held 50 days. She now raises her two children alone after her husband's death.May 22, 2026·El Paso, TX·Mexico·El Paso Matters📦
