Sergey K.: Ukrainian green card holder held two months after ICE Facebook Marketplace stingSergey Kostenyuk, a Spokane shed-builder who came from Ukraine as a child refugee, was detained for two months after agents posed as buyers on Facebook Marketplace; a judge ordered his release, finding he did not meet deportation criteria.Feb 15, 2025·Spokane, WA·Ukraine·Newsweek,KUOW📦,La Nación📦,Mwakilishi,EXA
Juan: U.S. citizen teacher's husband held over a year by ICE in AuroraJuan, held over a year at Aurora's ICE facility after a 2025 raid, married Denver teacher and U.S. citizen Lucie Donovan while detained as she fights his deportation.Feb 5, 2025·Denver, CO·Mexico·Denver Post📦,Europe Says
Elmerson C.: Diabetic Maryland construction business owner held by ICE without medicationElmerson Campos, a Guatemalan construction business owner who has lived in Easton for 24 years, was detained and moved across facilities without his diabetes medication; a judge ordered a bond hearing by February 23.Feb 5, 2025·Easton, MD·Guatemala·Star Democrat📦,Southern Maryland News
Bayartulga A.: Deaf Mongolian asylum seeker held by ICE, denied sign language interpreterBayartulga Avirmed, a deaf Mongolian asylum seeker with a traumatic brain injury, was held at Otay Mesa without a sign language interpreter until a judge ordered one. He was freed in July and now lives with his sister in Virginia.Feb 1, 2025·San Diego, CA·Mongolia·CalMatters📦,Courthouse News📦,Disability Law United📦,Government Publishing Office,Democratic Representation Law Center,Edhat
Lázaro R.L.: Cuban construction worker deported by ICE against court order, homeless in MexicoLázaro Romero León, 59, a Cuban who lived in the U.S. over 30 years, was deported despite a judge's order blocking it and remains stranded homeless in Tapachula, Mexico, as of May 2026.Feb 2025·Arizona·Cuba·Magzter,CiberCuba📦,Instagram📦
Flora: Venezuelan asylum seeker held by ICE two months, apart from young childrenFlora, a Venezuelan trafficking survivor with an active asylum claim, was detained at a check-in and sent 1,200 miles to Louisiana, separated from her two young children for two months.Jan 30, 2025·DMV, VA·Venezuela·The Guardian,The Cut📦
Luis Fernando C.C. and Maria V.H.: Hopkins family of four sent to Texas by ICE against court orderA Minnesota family of four with pending asylum cases was detained on January 22, briefly sent to Texas despite a court order, then returned home after their lawyers filed a contempt motion.Jan 22, 2025·Hopkins, MN·Hometown Source📦,MPR News+2📦,Fox 9📦
Marvin H.L.: Florida business owner detained by ICE on his way to workMarvin Hernandez Lopez, who has lived in the U.S. since 2013 with family and a business, was detained while traveling to work. A court barred his transfer out of Florida but denied his request for release or a bond hearing.Jan 2025·Florida·U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida📦,CourtListener
Giovanni C.R.: Man in U.S. over four years detained at routine ICE check-inA noncitizen who had lived in the U.S. over four years was detained at a routine check-in and ordered deported to Ecuador. A court later ordered his immediate release.Jan 2025·Laredo, TX·Ecuador·CourtListener
Mario F.A.: Wife of man detained by ICE can't afford rent, food or diapersMario Eduardo Fajardo Aviles's wife launched a GoFundMe after his detention left her unable to pay rent or buy food and diapers while covering thousands in legal fees to fight his case.Jan 2025·Pittsburgh, PA·PublicSource📦,GoFundMe📦,Instagram📦
