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Dolores B.R.: Apple farmworker detained without notice at routine ICE check-in in Buffalo

Dolores Bustamante Romero, 54, an apple picker and farmworker advocate who helped pass New York's Green Light Law, was detained at a routine ICE check-in despite no criminal record. A judge ordered her returned to Western New York.

May 26, 2026·Rochester, NY·Mexico·

13WHAM📦,WXXI News+4📦,WHEC+1📦,KSBY📦,Buffalo News📦,Times Telegram+1📦,WRVO📦,Finger Lakes 1📦,Wayne Times📦,Investigative Post📦,Instagram+1📦

Dylan L.C.: Bronx high school student arrested by ICE at court, held 10 months

Dylan Lopez Contreras, a Bronx high school student, was released on an ankle monitor after nearly 10 months in ICE detention following his arrest at a mandatory immigration court hearing.

May 20, 2026·New York, NY·Venezuela·

CBS News+2,The Guardian+1📦,NBC Bay Area📦,ABC7 New York+1📦,Audacy📦,NY1📦,El País📦,Riverdale Press📦,Patch+1📦,NBC New York+1📦,FOX 5 New York📦,The 74📦,The City📦,The New York Times,Chicago Sun-Times📦,RU24📦,ACLU📦,Gothamist+1📦,Instagram📦

Oliver M.V.: 19-year-old Buffalo resident fast-tracked for deportation after ICE courthouse arrest

Oliver Mata Velazquez, 19, of Buffalo, was arrested at an immigration courthouse and fast-tracked for deportation. The NYCLU sued over his arrest and secured his release.

May 18, 2026·Buffalo, NY·

ACLU📦,The Guardline📦,Public Library System New York📦,Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights📦,Instagram📦

Allan M.: Husband held by ICE 113 days after marriage green card interview

Allan Marrero has been held by ICE for 113 days after a green card interview in New York, separated from his husband Matthew, who is working with clergy and lawyers for his release.

May 15, 2026·New York, New York·Cayman Islands·

CBS News+2📦,Washington Blade📦,ABC7 New York+2📦,NY1+1📦,AM New York+1📦,Them,Watermark Out News📦,Outs Florida📦,WUFT📦,Hindustan Times📦,Good Faith Media📦,Gay City News📦,Jacqueline Lewis (Substack)📦,Brooklyn Eagle📦,EV Grieve📦,Hotspots Magazine📦,Instagram+2📦

William P.M.: Ecuadorian man held by ICE without a bond hearing

William Fabian Peralta-Malla, an Ecuadorian man, was detained based on an unproven vehicular manslaughter charge under the Laken Riley Act. A federal judge ruled the lack of a bond hearing violated due process and ordered one within seven days.

May 15, 2026·NY·Ecuador·

Newsweek📦,CourtListener

Munish K.: Indian asylum seeker held by ICE over three months without a hearing

A 33-year-old Indian asylum seeker who lived in the U.S. nearly four years with no criminal record was detained without notice or a warrant and held over three months. A court ordered his immediate release, finding his detention unlawful.

May 13, 2026·Brooklyn, NY·India·

CourtListener

Chansarath D.: Cambodian refugee held by ICE though Cambodia has refused to take him

A Cambodian refugee who came to the U.S. as a child in 1982 was detained in May 2026 after 25 years on supervised release following a 1997 drug conviction. A judge ordered his immediate release, citing agency rule violations.

May 4, 2026·Brooklyn, NY·Cambodia·

CourtListener📦

Alexander V.M.: Venezuelan man held by ICE at Buffalo detention facility

A Venezuelan man held at Buffalo Federal Detention Facility asked a court for release or a bond hearing. A judge blocked his deportation for now but denied immediate release.

Apr 24, 2026·Batavia, NY·Venezuela·

CourtListener📦

Hispanic man arrested by federal agents entering his Brooklyn apartment building

A 36-year-old Hispanic man was arrested by federal agents entering his Brooklyn apartment building after work, then released after lawyers filed an emergency lawsuit over the stop.

Apr 9, 2026·Brooklyn, NY·

The City📦

Andrei B.: Belarusian asylum seeker held by ICE over a year, past legal limit

Andrei Bankevich, a Belarusian asylum seeker protected from deportation to his home country, was held for over a year, including at an Iowa jail, before a judge ruled his detention illegal and ordered him freed.

Mar 20, 2026·New York, NY·Guatemala·

Iowa Capital Dispatch📦,InterNewsCast📦,CBS 2 Iowa📦,Bleeding Heartland📦,The Nonpareil📦,KCRG,Press-Citizen📦,Kiowa County Press📦,KCJJ📦,PACER Monitor,Instagram📦

Christian L.G.: Guatemalan father seeking asylum held by ICE with no bond

A Guatemalan construction worker and father with years at the same address was detained after what his lawyer calls a racially targeted operation, and now seeks release while his asylum case proceeds.

Mar 4, 2026·Manhattan, NY·Guatemala·

CourtListener📦

Kamal M.: South Bronx HIV clinic counselor deported to Venezuela despite judge's order

Kamal Morales, a South Bronx HIV clinic counselor married to a U.S. citizen, was deported to Venezuela after 12 years here despite a judge's order and no criminal record. His community rallied behind him.

Mar 2, 2026·Bronx, NY·Venezuela·

Bronx Times📦,Instagram+2📦

Jin Hao Z.: Camden restaurant owner held 8 months by ICE, forcing restaurant's closure

Jin Hao Zhang, 56, ran Camden's China Moon restaurant for nearly 20 years before ICE detained him, forcing its closure. He won an appeal and returned home to his family in March 2026.

Mar 1, 2026·Camden, NY·China·

Rome Sentinel📦,WKTV+1📦,World Journal📦,Instagram📦

Elaina A.: Columbia student detained by DHS agents falsely claiming missing child search

Elaina Aghayeva, a Columbia University neuroscience researcher, was detained for about nine hours after agents entered her dorm without a warrant. She was released after New York's mayor intervened with Trump.

Feb 27, 2026·New York, NY·Azerbaijan·

CNN📦,The New Yorker📦,BBC📦,CBS News📦,WNIS📦,CNBC📦,Columbia Spectator📦,MSN📦,Bwog📦,WTAR📦

Elmina A.: Columbia student detained by ICE agents posing as police in her dorm

Elmina Aghayeva, a Columbia University senior from Azerbaijan, was detained after agents posing as police entered her dorm, but was freed the same afternoon following a habeas petition and the mayor's intervention.

Feb 26, 2026·New York, NY·Azerbaijan·

New York Times,CNN+1📦,NBC News📦,Newsweek📦,The Guardian,The Hill,Columbia Spectator+1📦,Notus,New York Magazine,New York Post,CNBC

Adelso B.: Syracuse painter detained by ICE near his home, held 21 days

Adelso Bravo, a 39-year-old Guatemalan painter who had lived in Syracuse over 20 years, was detained near his home for 21 days before his wife, lawyers and community members raised $18,000 to free him on bond.

Feb 10, 2026·Syracuse, NY·Guatemala·

syracuse.com+2📦,CBS12📦,Colorado Public Radio📦,Instagram📦

Omar R.J.: Rochester restaurant founder lured to ICE office to install app, detained

Omar Ramos Jimenez, 50, co-founder of Rochester's La Casa restaurant and resident since 2004, was lured to an ICE office under a false pretext and remains held after a judge denied his release.

Feb 1, 2026·Rochester, NY·Mexico·

New York Immigration Coalition📦,WXXI News+2📦,Rochester First📦,13WHAM📦,Spectrum Local News📦,Instagram📦

Three men arrested by ICE in mistaken identity operation in Staten Island

Three men in Staten Island, including a father of two U.S. citizen children who had lived here nearly two decades, were wrongly arrested in a stakeout for other targets.

Feb 2026·Port Richmond, NY·Guatemala·

The Guardian📦

4-year-old U.S. citizen and family held 18 days in hotels by ICE

A Honduran mother and her two children, including a 4-year-old U.S. citizen, were held in hotel rooms for 18 days and nearly deported before a judge's order stopped the flight. They were released January 7.

Dec 20, 2025·New York, NY·Honduras·

The City Reporter📦,CNN📦,Bellingham Herald📦

Aissatou D.: Queens grandmother detained by ICE for two weeks at LaGuardia

Aissatou Diallo, a 55-year-old grandmother and home health aide from Queens, was held by ICE for nearly two weeks while traveling to see her son, until a judge ordered her release.

Dec 5, 2025·Queens, NY·Guinea·

CBS News📦,The City Reporter,Documented

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