Rebecca B.: British backpacker shackled, held 19 days by ICERebecca Burke, a 28-year-old London graphic artist backpacking the US on homestays, was shackled and detained 19 days in a Tacoma facility after a visa mix-up at the Canadian border.Feb 26, 2025·WA·United Kingdom·The Guardian📦,BBC+1
Dozens of hospital construction workers detained by ICE near Bellefonte, PennsylvaniaUp to 26 construction workers from Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Honduras were stopped in two vans while traveling to build a Pennsylvania hospital tower. Witnesses say some held valid work permits; they were sent to three detention facilities.Sep 19, 2026·Danville, PA·Media News Source📦,Philadelphia Inquirer📦,North Central PA+1,Audacy,PennLive,Common Good News,WVIA,Pennsylvania Capital-Star,News from the States,Keystone Newsroom,Lock Haven+1,Mon Valley Independent,State College Online
Roberto M.P.: Father of four deported to Eswatini, imprisoned over a year without chargesRoberto Mosquera del Peral, 59, a Cuban plumber and father of four who came to the U.S. in the 1980 Mariel boatlift, was deported without consent to Eswatini and has been jailed over a year without charges.Sep 19, 2026·Eswatini·Cuba·PBS📦,NPR,CiberCuba📦,Cuba Headlines📦,El País,Instagram📦
Baljinder S.: Indian asylum seeker detained by ICE at check-in officeAn Indian asylum seeker with a work permit and no criminal record, in the U.S. three years, was arrested at a Fresno ICE office; a judge ordered his immediate release.Sep 19, 2026·Fresno, CA·India·CourtListener
Man forcibly restrained by ICE agents inside Florida supermarketA man was forcibly restrained by multiple ICE agents on the floor of a West Park, Florida supermarket as customers watched, part of a multi-agency operation that has made about 250 arrests in South Florida.Sep 19, 2026·West Park, FL·Telegraph📦,Instagram📦
Single mother detained by ICE, eldest daughter left raising her siblingsA single mother in La Marque, Texas, was detained, leaving her three children, including two aged 11 and 14, without their caregiver. Her 21-year-old daughter now cares for her siblings as the family raises money for a lawyer.Fundraiser onlySep 19, 2026·La Marque, TX·GoFundMe📦
Jose Gregorio P.P.: Chronically ill asylum seeker detained by ICE while taking out trashJose Gregorio Pena Pacheco, 51, was detained while taking out the trash in his pajamas, without the daily medication he needs for a chronic illness. His family has had only one brief call and cannot confirm his location or condition.Fundraiser onlySep 19, 2026·Davenport, FL·GoFundMe📦,Instagram📦
Leonardo S.: Cuban man with pending hernia surgery deported to Equatorial Guinea, family saysLeonardo Sánchez, a Cuban migrant awaiting hernia surgery, was deported to Equatorial Guinea and held at a Malabo hotel. His mother in Miami says she has not heard from him in a week because his phone was taken.Sep 19, 2026·Cuba·El País+1📦,CiberCuba+3📦,Cuba Headlines+1,CubitaNow
Carlos R.: Cuban man says ICE beat him while handcuffed, deported to Equatorial GuineaCarlos Rodríguez, a Cuban migrant, says he was beaten and carried off a plane after refusing to leave it, despite being told he and four others would be returned to the U.S.; instead they were sent to Equatorial Guinea.Sep 19, 2026·Cuba·El País📦,CiberCuba📦,Just Security,Mundo Now,Cuba Headlines
Protesters tear-gassed and pepper-sprayed for weeks outside Broadview, Illinois ICE facilityProtesters outside the Broadview, Illinois ICE facility have faced tear gas, pepper spray and baton rounds over several weeks, with a congressional candidate and Evanston's mayor among those arrested on October 4.Sep 19, 2026·Broadview, IL·The Guardian📦,Associated Press+2📦,CBS News+3📦,Block Club Chicago📦,Chicago Tribune+1📦,Mother Jones📦,Real News Network📦,Patch📦,FOX 32 Chicago📦,ABC7 Chicago,NBC Chicago,Instagram+1📦
Venezuelan man mistaken for brother by ICE, pressured to sign self-deportation formA 34-year-old Venezuelan man in The Dalles, Oregon, was detained for days after agents mistook him for his brother, then pressured him to sign an English-language self-deportation form he could not read.Sep 19, 2026·The Dalles, OR·Venezuela·Khan List📦
Iraqi man with dementia arrested by ICE in his front yardAn Iraqi man with early dementia, in the U.S. over 30 years, was arrested in his own front yard despite a judge's ruling protecting him from deportation to Iraq, and remains held while officials seek another country to take him.Sep 18, 2026·Iraq·Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting📦,Gila Valley Central📦,Calo News📦,Phoenix New Times,NDTV
Zokhid Z.: Uzbek truck driver arrested by ICE at New Jersey travel stopZokhid Zakhidov, 37, a commercial truck driver, was arrested at a Woodbridge, New Jersey travel stop on August 23, 2026, and remains held pending removal proceedings.Sep 18, 2026·Woodbridge, NJ·Uzbekistan·FreightWaves📦,Documented,Daily Presser,ICE,Englebrook Independent News
Mother detained by ICE after more than 20 years hereA mother in Port Isabel, Texas, described by her daughter as a loving, hard-working caretaker, was detained after more than 20 years in the U.S. Her family launched a fundraiser for legal and household costs.Fundraiser onlySep 18, 2026·Port Isabel, TX·GoFundMe📦
Vianney: Father detained by ICE in Tacoma-Seattle area, faces deportationVianney, a father who has lived in the U.S. for 28 years and is rooted in his Tacoma-Seattle community, was detained on September 18. His wife and three children are seeking legal help to fight his deportation.Fundraiser onlySep 18, 2026·Tacoma, WA·GoFundMe📦
María: Indigenous mother of four detained by ICE in Oxnard after questioning arrestMaría, an Indigenous Mixtec farmworker and single mother of four in Oxnard since 2007, was detained after questioning agents arresting a friend. She was released after seven hours with an ankle monitor and required check-ins.Sep 18, 2026·Oxnard, CA·Mexico·American Community Media📦,News 247 Plus📦,LA Post,El Observador
Marlon C.: 51-year-old Cuban man detained at ICE check-in, held 8 monthsMarlon Cervelo, 51, was reunited with his wife in Houston after a judge ordered his release following eight months in detention, including time at facilities with reported high temperatures and water issues.Sep 18, 2026·Miami, FL·Cuba·CBS News📦,CiberCuba📦,Cuba Headlines,Periódico Cubano
Carlos Felipe J.G.: Jacksonville man, 55, faces removal to Colombia after federal prison termCarlos Felipe Jaramillo Grajales, a 55-year-old Colombian national living in Jacksonville, used a stolen identity for years to get a passport and vote. He was sentenced to three years in prison and ordered deported to Colombia.Sep 18, 2026·Jacksonville, FL·Colombia·ICE📦,Tampa Free Press📦,The Epoch Times,Front,Reviewer 4 You,Townhall
Raúl S.H.: Cuban man says he was locked in phone-booth-sized cage at Alligator AlcatrazRaúl Suárez Herrero, 59, a former truck driver who lived in the U.S. nearly five decades, says he was caged for 15 hours at 'Alligator Alcatraz' and later deported to Mexico.Sep 18, 2026·Ochopee, FL·Mexico·NBC News,The Bold News,Cuba Headlines📦,Phoenix Q,CiberCuba,Instagram📦
Jefferson: Venezuelan asylum seeker separated from family for months at Texas detention centerJefferson, a Venezuelan asylum seeker and father of two, has spent months separated from his wife and children while held at the Don Hutto detention center in Texas.Sep 18, 2026·Taylor, TX·Venezuela·France 24📦
Walto D.: Haitian father detained by ICE outside his 2-year-old's San Diego daycareWalto Deshommes, a Haitian father, was detained by ICE just after walking his 2-year-old daughter into daycare in San Diego, managing to toss his keys and ID to staff.Sep 18, 2026·San Diego, CA·Haiti·FOX 5 Vegas📦,KPTV📦,KKTV
