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
Woman filming ICE raid says agents circled and filmed her backA woman who filmed an ICE raid vehicle in Dover, N.J., said agents in two vehicles circled and filmed her back on a public sidewalk, which she called intimidating.Sep 4, 2026·Dover, NJ·NPR📦
Jean Alix C.: Haitian man arrested by ICE in Englewood, held without bondA Haitian man arrested in Englewood is challenging his detention at Butler County Jail, saying he has been held without bond and without an adequate review of the need to keep him there.Sep 4, 2026·Englewood, OH·Haiti·Journal News📦
Katsiaryna B.: Detained Belarusian cancer survivor's health worsens in ICE custodyA 33-year-old Belarusian asylum seeker and thyroid cancer survivor says her health has worsened in detention, with hormone levels spiking and no endocrinologist visit despite a referral.Sep 4, 2026·Leavenworth, KS·Belarus·Newsweek,KSHB+2📦,ABC News,Instagram+1📦
Simranpal S.: Indian commercial driver detained by ICE at Pennsylvania weigh stationAn Indian national holding a New York commercial driver's license was arrested at a Pennsylvania weigh station and faces transfer to federal custody before immigration proceedings resume.Sep 4, 2026·Newberry, PA·India·FreightWaves📦,Department of Homeland Security,The Truckers Report📦,The Logistic News,Arizona Free Press,Tampa Free Press
Mother of servicemember deployed overseas detained by ICEA deployed servicemember's mother was taken into ICE custody, prompting her daughter to start a fundraiser while fighting to keep her from being deported.Fundraiser onlySep 4, 2026·Medford, OR·GoFundMe📦
Juanita G.M.: Colombian asylum seeker held by ICE after arrest at San Juan airportA Colombian woman with a pending asylum application was detained at San Juan airport in September 2026. A judge blocked her transfer out of Puerto Rico and ordered a bond hearing.Sep 4, 2026·San Juan, PR·Colombia·CourtListener
Oscar S.C.: Kansas father brought to U.S. as infant deported by ICE to MexicoOscar Sanchez-Corona, 36, a construction worker brought to the U.S. as an infant, was shackled at a Lawrence, Kansas job site and held 18 days before being deported on foot into Juarez, separated from his two young children.Sep 4, 2026·Lawrence, KS·Mexico·Department of Homeland Security📦,Johnson County Post
ICE agents baton protesters during 40-hour Frederick, Maryland neighborhood standoffResidents of a Frederick, Maryland neighborhood sheltered indoors during a nearly 40-hour ICE search, and agents used batons and dragged protesters, injuring several, while no one was arrested.Sep 4, 2026·Frederick, MD·The Guardian,Substack📦,Eyes On Ice,MD Bay News📦,Maryland Reporter,WBAL,The Banner,The New Republic,Maryland Matters,WBALtv,Instagram+1
Three detained in immigration raid at Morristown roofing job siteAt least three workers were detained during an immigration raid at a Morristown roofing job site, the company said.Sep 4, 2026·Morristown, VT·Vermont Community News Group📦
Zoilo V.: Asylum seeker, 66, detained by ICE buying coffee, sent shackled to TexasZoilo Viloria, 66, a Colombian asylum seeker working in building maintenance in Tacoma, was handcuffed buying coffee and shackled during transfer to a Texas detention facility, his daughter said.Sep 4, 2026·Tacoma, WA·Colombia·Infobae📦,Telegraph📦,El País Colombia,Apunter,RT Brasil,Instagram+2📦
Haitians who lost TPS deported weekly to danger in Cap-HaïtienMore than 450 Haitians have been deported to Cap-Haïtien since late July 2026, many after years living in the U.S. and separated from citizen family, into a country unable to safely receive them.Sep 4, 2026·Alexandria, LA·Haiti·News Tribune📦,Miami Herald,Human Rights Watch
Fidel C.G.: Woodburn, Oregon, pastor detained by ICE days before Marine son turns 21Fidel Cordero Garcia, a Woodburn pastor and father, was detained days before his son, a U.S. Marine, turned 21 and could have petitioned for his green card.Sep 4, 2026·Woodburn, OR·Chron📦,Portland Tribune📦,Statesman Journal
Renan H.: Former Haitian ombudsman deported to Haiti alongside 78 othersRenan Hédouville, a lawyer and former Haitian human-rights ombudsman, was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, while updating his status and deported alongside 78 others on a September 3 flight.Sep 4, 2026·Montgomery, AL·Haiti·News Tribune📦,Miami Herald,Fakta,1819 News,Conven
Sheriff-ICE sweep near Oberlin detains about 50 workersAbout 50 farm workers near Oberlin, Ohio, were detained in a joint sheriff-ICE sweep targeting a suspected smuggling network, while three U.S. citizens were left behind in a Walmart parking lot.Sep 4, 2026·Oberlin, OH·Hoodline📦,Oberlin Review📦
Adnero P.S.: Angolan bank worker seeking asylum arrested by ICE in Lewiston parking lotAdnero Pinto Sebastiao, an Angolan bank worker with a pending asylum case, was arrested returning from lunch in Lewiston; a federal judge has now blocked his removal from the country.Sep 4, 2026·Lewiston, ME·Angola·The Maine Wire📦,Sun Journal,HCN Times📦,The Maine Anchor
Leonardo S.: Cuban deportee with severe hernia allegedly beaten, denied care in AfricaLeonardo Sánchez, a 49-year-old Cuban welder with a severe hernia, was deported to Liberia and Equatorial Guinea, where he says he was beaten and denied medical care.Sep 4, 2026·Miami, FL·Cuba·The Guardian,Liv Dose📦,Cuba Headlines+1📦,CiberCuba+1,News Americas Now,El País
Hasan B.: 81-year-old Iranian immigrant held seven months by ICE, attorney says health declinedHasan Besharat, 81, an Iranian immigrant and engineer who came legally in 1974, was freed after seven months in detention where his health declined to barely 100 pounds.Sep 3, 2026·Nashville, TN·Iran·Action News 5📦,FOX 13 Memphis+2📦,WREG,MSN,The Oregonian
Joseph L.R. and Lesly R.G.: Deaf 6-year-old deported to Colombia without hearing aids after ICE check-inLesly Rodriguez Gutierrez, a Colombian asylum seeker and Hayward cleaner for four years, was deported with her sons, including her Deaf 6-year-old, without his hearing aids or cochlear implants.Sep 3, 2026·Hayward, CA·Colombia·USA Today📦,The Independent📦,Newsy Today📦,KQED+1📦,Santa Cruz Sentinel📦,Ukiah Daily Journal📦,International Business Times,U.S. House of Representatives,San Francisco Chronicle📦,Instagram+1📦
Dennys A.T.: Ecuadorian man hospitalized after violent ICE arrest in OgdenDennys Alcivar Torres, an Ecuadorean immigrant who ran a marketing business and trained as a lawyer in Guayaquil, was detained by ICE agents in an Ogden parking lot on Sept. 3 after leaving a court hearing on traffic citations.Sep 3, 2026·Ogden, UT·Ecuador·KSL📦
Two men detained as ICE raids Illinois factory without warrantTwo people were detained after ICE agents entered a McCook, Illinois factory without a warrant, with video showing an agent tackling a man in a restroom and drawing a gun.Social media onlySep 3, 2026·McCook, IL·Instagram📦
