Carol B.: Green card holder held 7 months without bond hearing leaves countryCarol Black, a Jamaican-born green card holder in New York since 1983, was held seven months without a bond hearing, then sold his home and left the country after 40 years, ending his Supreme Court case.Sep 27, 2026·New York, NY·Jamaica·Fox News,ACLU📦,Slate📦,EXA📦,PACER Monitor,Justia,U.S. Supreme Court📦,SCOTUSblog,All About Lawyer
Father detained by ICE on way to work, leaving pregnant partnerA father was detained by ICE on his way to work, leaving his pregnant partner to care for their children, including a toddler. A fellow school parent organized a fundraiser to cover rent and other costs.Sep 27, 2026·Seattle, WA·KUOW📦,Shoreline Area News,GoFundMe📦
62-year-old Dominican man held by ICE since September 2025A 62-year-old Dominican man has been held by ICE since September 2025 after finishing a state sentence. The Supreme Court will decide whether he's entitled to a bond hearing.Sep 27, 2026·Dominican Republic·Fox News📦,Reuters,Daily News Cycle,The True Defender
Antonio F.A.: Cuban grandfather alleges guard left him partially deaf during year-long ICE detentionA 63-year-old Cuban man who came to the U.S. in 1994 has been detained over a year, missing his first granddaughter's birth, after Cuba and Mexico both refused to take him.Sep 27, 2026·West Palm Beach, FL·Cuba·El Paso Matters📦,Cuba Headlines📦,Border Blogs,Instagram
Texas cook whose U.S. citizen son criticized ICE deported to MexicoA cook at an Alamo, Texas restaurant was arrested outside work and deported within hours after her teenage son, a U.S. citizen, publicly criticized ICE for detaining him.Sep 27, 2026·Alamo, TX·Mexico·Across the Americas📦,Eyes On Ice📦,Parriva,News Beyond Detroit,KRGV+1,Border Report,Everything Lubbock,Instagram📦
Luis O.: 17-year-old U.S. citizen filming raid has wrist broken by ICEA 17-year-old U.S. citizen had his wrist broken and was pepper-sprayed while filming an ICE raid near his school on his way to meet a Marine recruiter. His mother was deported days after speaking publicly about it.Sep 27, 2026·Alamo, TX·Military.com📦,KRGV+1📦,The New Republic,International Business Times,Stars and Stripes,Ambrush Fire,Gold Coast Review,Integrity Times,News Beyond Detroit,Instagram📦
Jose Manuel R.R.: Longtime Juneau resident, 52, detained by Border Patrol near middle schoolA longtime Juneau resident who works, pays taxes and attends church weekly was detained by Border Patrol near a middle school despite having no criminal record. He is the sixth person held in Juneau since October.Sep 27, 2026·Juneau, AK·Juneau Independent+1📦,Alaska Public Media📦
Edgar C.M.: Father with U visa detained by ICE while driving daughter to doctorEdgar Chacon-Miranda, 45, a father with legal custody of his children, was detained by ICE while driving his daughter to a Santa Fe clinic for care. His daughter was left in the parking lot until a family member arrived.Sep 27, 2026·Santa Fe, NM·KOB+1📦,KOAT+2📦,Tri City Record📦,Source NM📦,Albuquerque Journal+1📦,Noozhawk📦,New Mexico PBS📦,Santa Fe New Mexican+1
Advocates say ICE detained 21 farmworkers at Southern Oregon cannabis farmsAt least 21 agricultural workers were detained in ICE raids on Southern Oregon cannabis farms over September 23-24, part of a two-year drug trafficking investigation. One detained person was treated by paramedics while handcuffed.Sep 26, 2026·Medford, OR·Siskiyou News📦,The Ashland Chronicle📦,Grants Pass Tribune,Peace House📦
20 immigrants detained in Louisiana wildlife and Border Patrol operationTwenty undocumented immigrants were arrested during a three-day joint operation across three Louisiana parishes, framed as a fisheries enforcement effort. Four were caught in maritime patrols and 16 in land operations, all now facing deportation proceedings.Sep 26, 2026·LA·Houma Times📦,Spot On Louisiana📦,Instagram📦
Patricia V.: Venezuelan engineer and new mother detained by ICE at asylum appointmentPatricia Valdez, 37, a Venezuelan engineer and mother of a three-month-old, was detained at a routine asylum check-in and sent to an Oklahoma detention facility.Sep 26, 2026·Dallas, TX·Venezuela·El Pitazo,Enfoque Noticioso📦,Diario Pico Bolívar,TeleSUR,Instagram📦
Eight protesters arrested demanding Buffalo building evict ICE field officeEight activists were arrested on September 26 protesting outside a Buffalo building housing an ICE field office and a holding room used to detain immigrants, including children.Sep 26, 2026·Buffalo, NY·Truthout📦,BTPM📦,The Lamron,Western New York Media,Finance Times
Son detained by ICE, family unable to locate himA mother is raising money for a lawyer after her son was arrested and detained. The family does not know where he is held and fears he could be deported.Sep 26, 2026·Hot Springs, AR·AM New York📦,GoFundMe📦
Adwoa: Bisexual Ghanaian woman deported to Cameroon, held for months in detentionAdwoa, 21, a bisexual Ghanaian woman who fled violence over her sexuality, was deported to Cameroon despite a court guarantee against sending her to Ghana. She has been held there for months.Sep 26, 2026·Ghana·CNN📦,The Financial📦
Misael R.: Austin council candidate charged after protesting ICE shootingMisael Ramos, an Austin city council candidate, was arrested on a riot charge while protesting the shooting of asylum seeker Wilber Rafael Garces Perez by an ICE officer. He plans to contest it.Sep 26, 2026·Austin, TX·WTOP📦,CBS 17,ABC News,Austin Chronicle
Nate S.: Zimbabwean father with work permit detained by ICE at South Dakota check-inNathan Samudzi, a Zimbabwean delivery driver from Yankton, South Dakota, was detained a second time this year and nearly put on a deportation flight before a judge's last-minute order halted it.Sep 26, 2026·Yankton, SD·Zimbabwe·South Dakota Public Broadcasting+1📦,KTIV📦
Mother with baby among dozens detained by ICE in Kansas meatpacking townsDozens were detained in a late-September ICE sweep across three Kansas meatpacking towns, including a mother taken with her baby, prompting protests and school absences.Sep 26, 2026·Liberal, KS·High Plains Public Radio📦,KCUR📦,KWCH,Fortune,Farm Policy News Illinois,Kiowa County Press
Luis Manuel C.G.: Exiled Nicaraguan journalist detained by ICE while driving for UberLuis Manuel Chavarría-Galeano, an exiled Nicaraguan journalist driving for Uber near Orlando, was detained in September 2026 and released on bond after press freedom groups and lawmakers pushed for his release.Sep 26, 2026·Miami, FL·Nicaragua·The Guardian📦,Divergentes📦,Latam Journalism Review,Expediente Público,El País,WLRN,Human Rights Watch,Instagram
Jessica T.: DACA recipient deported to Mexico, separated from three U.S. citizen childrenJessica Trevino, a DACA recipient and elementary school cafeteria worker, was deported to Mexico in March 2026, separating her from her three U.S. citizen children in Texas.Sep 26, 2026·Alamo, TX·Mexico·Newsweek📦,The Straits Times📦,FWD.us📦,Criminal Justice Journal📦,MS Now📦,Washington Times📦,The Independent📦,El País📦,Eyes On Ice,Instagram📦
Malkeet S.: Indian asylum seeker's re-detention ruled unconstitutionalAn Indian asylum seeker, re-arrested in July 2026 after being released years earlier, had a judge rule his renewed detention unconstitutional for violating due process.Sep 25, 2026·California City, CA·India·CourtListener
