Mauritanian man held in Eswatini prison after deportation, now hiding in SenegalA 44-year-old Mauritanian man who had lived in the United States for more than a decade was detained by ICE in January and flown to Eswatini, a small southern African kingdom he had never heard of.Oct 5, 2026·Mauritania·Reuters
Oakland man hospitalized with broken ribs after ICE tackles him to groundAn Oakland man suffered six fractured ribs after a 280-pound ICE agent tackled and sat on his chest, his attorney said. He was hospitalized at Highland Hospital afterward.Oct 21, 2026·Oakland, CA·Mission Local📦,Focal News
Santa Rosa man pulled from car at gunpoint by ICE agentsA U.S. citizen driving to work in Sonoma County was surrounded by agents with guns drawn while they searched for her boyfriend. He was later pulled from his car at gunpoint and handcuffed, suffering a panic attack.Oct 21, 2026·Santa Rosa, CA·Mission Local📦
Father holding two children surrounded by ICE after car rammingA Providence father holding his two young children was surrounded by ICE agents after they rammed his car to stop him. He was released but ordered to appear in court.Oct 21, 2026·Providence, RI·Telemundo,Instagram📦
ICE detains four at Syracuse restaurant without showing warrantAgents detained four people, including restaurant workers, during a chase into Margarita's Mexican Cantina in Syracuse. The owner and witnesses say no warrant was ever shown, and the business lost a day's revenue.Oct 21, 2026·Syracuse, NY·dailyorange.com,syracuse.com,CNY Central,Spectrum Local News,Instagram📦
Mother detained by ICE, leaving two young daughters alone in ConroeSisters Alicia and Britany, 10 and 11, have been living alone in their Conroe apartment since their mother was detained by ICE, with only a relative checking in. LULAC has filed to challenge her detention.Oct 21, 2026·Conroe, TX·Honduras·Click2Houston,KHOU,tinmoius.com,Instagram📦
Grandfather detained by ICE in front of autistic grandson in WashingtonJosé Luis Arias, a Honduran grandfather, was detained by ICE in front of his autistic grandson in Airway Heights, Washington, as his daughter pleaded for officers to stop.Oct 21, 2026·Airway Heights, WA·Honduras·Telemundo+1,Lado,Instagram+1📦
Emiliano A.C.: Diabetic man dies in ICE custody, meds deniedEmiliano Andrade-Covarrubias, 56, painted apartments in Dallas for decades and raised three U.S.-born children. His daughter says staff ignored his chest pain and withheld his diabetes and blood pressure medications before he died in custody.Oct 21, 2026·Laredo, TX·Mexico·USA Today,Texas Tribune,westlakenews.org,Laredo Morning Times,ICE,Instagram📦
Houston homebuilder fatally shot by ICE agent in case of mistaken identityLorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Houston homebuilder and father of three who lived there nearly 35 years, was fatally shot by an ICE agent who mistook him for someone else on July 7, 2026.Oct 21, 2026·Houston, TX·Mexico·USA Today+1📦,CBS News+2,Associated Press+4📦,New York Times,CNN+2📦,NBC News+1📦,PBS+1📦,The Guardian+7📦,Al Jazeera📦,El País📦,Houston Chronicle+2📦,Texas Tribune+3📦,Click2Houston📦,Philadelphia Tribune📦,WTOP📦,The Independent📦
Wilbert J.B.: Haitian man chased, detained by ICE near Springfield car washWilbert Jean Baptiste, a Haitian national, was chased down and arrested by ICE near a Springfield car wash and taken to Butler County Jail, among several Haitian and Cuban nationals detained in a nationwide sweep.Oct 21, 2026·Springfield, OH·Haiti·Fox News,Springfield News-Sun📦
Brayan S.: Deported to Central African Republic despite court orderBrayan Omar Sánchez, 26, a Honduran truck driver and small business owner who fled gang violence, was deported to the Central African Republic on July 30 despite believing he had a court order against removal.Oct 21, 2026·Senegal·Honduras·CBS News+1,Telemundo,El Mundo Honduras📦,Infobae+1📦,Radio HRN📦,News 247 Plus📦,Centro América 360📦,Reportar Sin Miedo📦,Info Virtual📦,Forum HN News📦,EFE📦,La Opinión📦,El País📦,Tiempo+1📦,LA Taco📦,Distant News📦,Latin Times,CiberCuba,Instagram+9📦
Andrés: Boy, 11, self-deported alone, left stranded in VenezuelaAndrés (a pseudonym), an 11-year-old Venezuelan boy, was separated from his father by ICE, spent three months in government custody, then self-deported to Venezuela, where he was left stranded until his mother found him.Oct 20, 2026·El Paso, TX·Venezuela·patriotsheartnetwork.com,Muted News,Ambrush Fire,Instagram📦
ICE detains three, including housekeeper, in Del MarTwo men and a housekeeper were detained by federal agents on a Del Mar residential street, part of a wider immigration enforcement surge across North County.Oct 20, 2026·Del Mar, CA·delmarsolanarecord.com
Abdou L.: Gay Togolese man deported to Sierra Leone despite asylum rulingAbdou Latifou, a gay man from Togo, fled to the United States after a mob assaulted him and threatened to kill him for kissing another man.Oct 20, 2026·Abidjan, Ivory Coast·Togo·Reuters,Truthout📦,The Straits Times,The Independent,TimesLive,The Print,The Star,Instagram
Dian Zhao L.: Restaurant owner forced to ground, detained by ICEDian Zhao Lin, a father of six who has run Mun Yuen Chinese Takeout in Mount Morris, NY for over 20 years, was pinned down and detained by ICE while driving to work.Oct 20, 2026·Mount Morris, NY·China·Spectrum Local News,13WHAM,Ithaca Journal,WHEC+1,Instagram+1📦
Malaquias E.R.C.: Plumbing worker seized by ICE in van, never chargedA San Mateo plumber of five years, active in his church, was handcuffed by ICE while riding as a passenger in his employer's van, despite no criminal record.Oct 20, 2026·San Mateo, CA·Guatemala·CourtListener
Five detained by ICE near Canton elementary schoolFive undocumented immigrants were arrested by ICE agents a quarter mile from Hulsing Elementary School in Canton, prompting a brief shelter-in-place.Oct 20, 2026·Canton, MI·Patch📦
Edward N.: Priest, 78, held by ICE 13 months, untreated illnessEdward Nalwamba, 78, a Ugandan priest living in Colorado over two decades, was freed after 13 months in ICE detention, having to be carried out after losing the ability to walk.Oct 20, 2026·Aurora, CO·Uganda·CBS News+2,indcatholicnews.com,Documented,Davis Vanguard,Instagram+1📦
ICE agents detain workers in Clifton, NJ van, push back protesting neighborsSeven to ten workers were pulled from a van by ICE agents in Clifton, New Jersey, as neighbors who gathered and recorded the scene were pushed back by agents.Oct 20, 2026·Clifton, NJ·PIX11,Instagram📦
Antonio M.: Man filming ICE struck by federal SUV in WoodlandAntonio Moreida, 37, was filming ICE agents near his Woodland home when an unmarked SUV hit him and drove off, leaving him with scraped knees and hands. DHS disputed the collision; police said video evidence contradicts that account.Oct 20, 2026·Woodland, CA·CBS News+1,Sacramento Bee+2,jqjo.com,KCRA+1,Instagram+4📦
Man arrested by ICE on Oregon tribal land, first known caseA man was released by a federal judge's order after being arrested by ICE on tribal land in Oregon, reportedly the first known such arrest on tribal land there.Oct 20, 2026·OR·Everlit📦,The Oregonian,KGW,WDAM
