Felipe: Cuban man sent to Mexico without a judge, now homeless and hungryFelipe (a pseudonym) lived 18 years in Miami. Held in a dark cage he called "the chicken coop," he was told to wait indefinitely or accept Mexico, where he now sleeps on the street.May 2026·Miami, FL·Cuba·HUMSI field interview📦
Giovanna P.: Soldier's wife reported to ICE by Navy while picking up kids' IDsGiovanna Perez, 35, drove her four citizen children to a Navy base for ID cards and was reported to ICE, then detained despite a pending application meant to protect military families like hers.Sep 21, 2026·Corpus Christi, TX·Mexico·Associated Press,txgazette.com,Instagram📦
ICE agents broadcast bystanders' names, home addresses during Maplewood arrestBystanders filming an ICE arrest in Maplewood, including a father filming from his car with his two young children, had their names and home addresses broadcast aloud by agents using database lookups.Sep 21, 2026·Maplewood, NJ·Village Green📦
Angel A. and Adrian E.: Teen gives up football, works multiple jobs after father's deportationAngel Arellano, 17, gave up football and works three jobs after his father's deportation in May, helping support his younger brothers, ages 16 and 11.Social media onlySep 21, 2026·Mexico·Instagram📦
Elia: Mother of autistic son held for ICE on way to dying grandmotherElia, a housekeeper and mother of three who cares daily for her autistic son, was detained while traveling to see her dying grandmother, leaving her family to raise money for expenses and legal costs.Fundraiser onlySep 21, 2026·Petersburg, FL·GoFundMe📦
Dammy I.: Data scientist with humanitarian protection through 2028 detained by ICEDammy Idowu, who overcame homelessness in high school to earn a 4.3 GPA and become a data scientist, was detained despite having no criminal record and previously granted humanitarian protection.Fundraiser onlySep 21, 2026·Greenwood, MO·GoFundMe📦,Facebook
Father with work permit detained by ICE amid pending asylum caseA father with a pending asylum case and valid work permit remains detained, leaving his family struggling financially while his son raises funds for a lawyer and bond.Sep 21, 2026·San Antonio, TX·VPM,Hawaii Public Radio,Mirror,GoFundMe📦,Instagram
Kenchino P.: Haitian asylum seeker detained days before scheduled immigration court hearingKenchino Pierre, 20, a Haitian asylum seeker, was detained in New Bedford on Sept. 21, 2026, just days before a scheduled hearing at Boston Immigration Court.Sep 21, 2026·New Bedford, MA·Haiti·New Bedford Light📦,Habeas Dockets📦
Lucas S.: Austin carpenter detained by ICE as pregnant wife pushes for his releaseLucas Santiago, a carpenter and father, was detained while driving to a job in South Austin, leaving his pregnant wife alone with their 14-month-old son. He remains held in Taylor, Texas.Sep 21, 2026·Austin, TX·Mexico·KUT📦,The Texas Informer📦
Three Honduran brothers detained by ICE during Market Basket grocery runThree Honduran brothers who shared a New Bedford apartment and worked in construction were detained together during a weekly grocery trip at Market Basket. They are now held at Plymouth's detention center.Sep 21, 2026·New Bedford, MA·Honduras·WGBH📦,New Bedford Light📦
Four people, including two Turkish nationals, arrested in Moab ICE operationFour people, including two Turkish nationals, were arrested during an ICE operation near Moab, Utah, that local sheriff's officials said was carried out without advance notice to them.Sep 21, 2026·Moab, UT·Moab Sun News📦,Moab Times📦,KSL
Two Bismarck restaurant workers detained by ICE as arrests grow in areaTwo employees of a Bismarck restaurant were detained by ICE despite the owner saying they had work authorization, prompting the restaurant's temporary closure and a protest by about 75 people.Sep 21, 2026·Bismarck, ND·InForum📦,Y94,North Dakota Monitor
At least 40 immigrants detained in ICE sweep across southeastern MassachusettsAt least 40 people were detained in roadside and workplace stops across southeastern Massachusetts, including Augusto Lopes Vemba, a 40-year-old Angolan asylum seeker tackled and tased while fleeing arrest.Sep 21, 2026·New Bedford, MA·WGBH📦,Cape and Islands📦,U.S. House of Representatives,Boston Globe,New Bedford Light
East Harlem tenants say landlord weaponizes ICE fears to intimidate immigrant rentersRent-stabilized tenants in East Harlem, mostly noncitizens from Ecuador and Mexico, say their landlord questioned them about immigration status after ICE agents appeared at one tenant's door in 2025.Sep 21, 2026·New York, NY·Documented📦,Signal News New York📦
Carlos A.: Syracuse asylum seeker held three months by ICE, repeatedly denied bondCarlos Arreaga, a Syracuse resident active in his community for eight years, was detained without a warrant while heading to work and denied bond for three months before being released to his family.Sep 21, 2026·Syracuse, NY·The News House📦,Documented,CNY Central
Leo G.V.: U.S. citizen construction worker tackled, detained despite valid IDLeonardo Garcia Venegas, a 25-year-old U.S. citizen construction worker, was detained and tackled multiple times despite valid ID; a judge ruled ICE likely violated his rights.Sep 21, 2026·Foley, AL·Mexico·ProPublica+2📦,ABC News+1,Newsweek,PBS,The Guardian,Conexión Migrante📦,Reason+2,The New Republic,CNN,IBTimes,Alabama Reporter,AL.com+2,Dothan Eagle,U.S. News & World Report,NBC Palm Springs,LinkedIn,Salon,My NBC 15+1,Legal Tech Digest,Mother Jones,LA Weekly News,Engineering News-Record,Instagram+2📦,YouTube
Senegalese woman attempts suicide after being held at remote Ghana deportation campA Senegalese woman deported to a remote Ghana military camp with little electricity or contact attempted suicide by drinking bleach, fearing return to Senegal, and was later deported there anyway.Sep 21, 2026·Ghana·Senegal·The Guardian📦,Forbidden Stories📦
Gisèle: Congolese woman with untreated thyroid condition self-deports from Cameroon shelterGisèle, who fled fighting in Congo, could not get medication for her thyroid condition at a Cameroon shelter for five months and chose to return to Congo instead of seeking asylum.Sep 21, 2026·Democratic Republic of the Congo·France 24📦,Forbidden Stories📦
Isatou: Guinean woman fleeing forced marriage deported to Ghana, then GuineaIsatou (a pseudonym), who fled a forced marriage in Guinea, was deported to Ghana and then back to Guinea, where she now hides in fear of encountering her family.Sep 21, 2026·Guinea·France 24📦,Forbidden Stories📦
José S.S.: Ex-Ecuadorian minister deported despite torture protection, now abused in jailJosé Serrano Salgado, Ecuador's former interior minister, lost about 25 pounds in nearly a year of detention before being deported despite a torture-protection ruling, and now says he's abused in an Ecuadorian prison.Sep 20, 2026·Miami, FL·Ecuador·New York Times,Notus📦,New York Post📦,Daily Gazette,Third Country Deportation Watch
U.S. citizen hospitalized after brief ICE detainment in EvanstonAn Evanston man who is a U.S. citizen was briefly detained by federal immigration agents near the intersection of Dodge Avenue and Howard Street in Evanston, Illinois, on September 20, 2026, before being released, according to Mayor Daniel Biss.Sep 20, 2026·Evanston, IL·Daily Northwestern📦
