Deng D.K.D.: SCSU basketball player arrested by ICE at airport checkpoint, held 12 daysDeng Dhieu Kuach Deng, 19, a freshman basketball player from South Sudan, was handcuffed at a Connecticut airport TSA checkpoint while heading to visit his girlfriend, and held 12 days before release.Sep 28, 2026·New Haven, CT·South Sudan·New Haven Independent+1📦,CT Mirror+1📦,Patch,News 12 Connecticut+1,Yale Daily News+1,gettyimages.com.au,Instagram+1📦
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
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
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📦
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
Daniel F.B.: Asylum seeker with work permit detained in NJ ICE raidAn asylum seeker with a valid work permit and no criminal record, living in the U.S. since before 2022, was redetained in Paterson, NJ, despite violating no release conditions. A judge ordered his immediate release.Sep 25, 2026·Paterson, NJ·CourtListener
Santo A.A.: Guatemalan man held by ICE without a custody hearingA Guatemalan man who has lived in the US since 2007 was taken into ICE custody during a traffic stop and held for weeks without ever getting an individualized custody hearing. A judge ordered his immediate release.Sep 25, 2026·California City, CA·Guatemala·CourtListener
Juan Carlos V.C.: Longtime Mexican resident detained by ICE in warrantless traffic stopA Mexican man who has lived in the U.S. since 1999 was arrested by ICE during a traffic stop without a warrant. A federal judge found the arrest unlawful and ordered his immediate release.Sep 25, 2026·California City, CA·Mexico·CourtListener
Alejandro: Mexican man re-arrested by plainclothes agents seconds after court-ordered releaseAlejandro, 33, from Mexico, was re-handcuffed by plainclothes agents just outside a federal building minutes after a judge ordered his release on Sept. 25, following months in custody.Sep 25, 2026·Fort Snelling, MN·Mexico·MPR News📦
Bryan S.: Honduran gardener from Colorado deported to Central African Republic without noticeBryan Omar Sánchez, a Honduran gardener who lived in Colorado for a decade, was deported to the Central African Republic despite a protection order. A judge ordered him returned and released.Sep 25, 2026·CO·Honduras·El País📦,ABC News📦,Cuba Headlines,Distant News,Durango Herald,Noticias SIN,El Reporter Ohio Radio
Juan Carlos J.S.: Man held by ICE without bond hearing after serving DWI sentenceA man taken into ICE custody in August 2026 after finishing a sentence for drunk driving was ordered immediately released after a judge found he was denied the bond hearing due process requires.Sep 24, 2026·California City, CA·CourtListener,Justia
Javier M.M.: Man held by ICE after living in El Paso for a decadeA man who entered the U.S. in 2016 and lived freely in El Paso for nearly ten years was detained by immigration authorities in September 2026. A judge has barred his removal while reviewing his due process claim.Sep 24, 2026·El Paso, TX·CourtListener
Peruvian held by ICE in Massachusetts faces deportation to Central African RepublicA Peruvian man held in Massachusetts since July faced an attempt to fly him to the Central African Republic despite court protection against deportation to Peru. He remains detained.Sep 24, 2026·MA·Peru·The Hill,The Prospect📦,Standing Record📦,Political
Edmin D.: Man held at California City center wins bond hearing after parole lapsedA man who had been paroled into the United States was re-detained after his parole expired in December 2023. A federal judge ruled his continued detention without a bond hearing violated due process and ordered a hearing within 14 days.Sep 23, 2026·California City, CA·CourtListener
Brazilian man married to U.S. citizen says ICE dragged him from carA 21-year-old Brazilian man commuting to his garage job in Somerset was dragged from his car and detained, though married to a U.S. citizen. He remains held at Plymouth County Correctional Facility.Sep 23, 2026·Fall River, MA·Brazil·New Bedford Light📦
Florencio L.O.: Guatemalan man detained in ICE sweep of New BedfordFlorencio de León Olmos, an undocumented Guatemalan man caught in ICE's New Bedford sweep, could not be located through the detainee locator system. He withdrew his federal habeas petition on Sept. 23.Sep 23, 2026·New Bedford, MA·Guatemala·New Bedford Light📦
Pedro M.A.: Colombian asylum seeker who attended every check-in detained by ICEA Colombian asylum seeker in Fremont, California, who worked assembling refrigeration equipment and attended every ICE check-in, was detained without warning at a routine check-in. A court ordered his immediate release pending a hearing.Sep 23, 2026·Fremont, CA·Colombia·CourtListener
Elizabeth N.: 63-year-old woman with schizophrenia re-detained, threatened with Ghana deportationA 63-year-old green card holder from Sierra Leone with schizophrenia, who raised a law student daughter, was detained at a routine ICE check-in after 13 compliant years and now faces deportation to Ghana.Sep 22, 2026·Adelanto, CA·Sierra Leone·CourtListener
Malena C.S.: Cuban wife of Army veteran held nearly 10 months after ICE check-inMalena Chacón Santos, 24, a Cuban stepmother married to a disabled Army veteran, has been held nearly 10 months after a routine check-in, with a judge recently denying her release.Sep 22, 2026·Dallas, TX·Cuba·Texas Tribune📦,News from the States,CiberCuba
