ICE agents arrest at least four people in Heber CityAt least four people were pulled over and arrested by undercover ICE agents near Main Street in Heber City around 7:30 a.m. Local police were not notified in advance of the operation.Apr 21, 2026·Heber City, UT·Park Record📦
Jagdish S.: Asylum-seeking truck driver with work permit detained by ICE in IowaTruck driver Jagdish Singh, an Indian citizen with work authorization through 2029 and a pending asylum case, was arrested at an Iowa weigh station in February. A federal judge ruled his detention violated his due process rights.Apr 20, 2026·Iowa·India·Tomball-The Woodlands News📦,Little Village Magazine📦
Uber and Lyft drivers in Central Florida fear ICE, even documented onesUber and Lyft drivers in Central Florida say they fear ICE enforcement while working, even those with proper documentation; one female driver was detained in Orlando and later released.Social media onlyApr 17, 2026·Orlando, FL·Instagram📦
Willian Y.B.: Ecuadorian asylum seeker held five months drops case facing deportation to HondurasWillian Yacelga Benalcazar fled gang threats in Ecuador and spent five months in detention facing deportation to Honduras instead. Facing more months behind bars, he gave up his asylum case and agreed to leave for Ecuador.Apr 16, 2026·Eloy, AZ·Ecuador·CBS News📦,BetReview,GN Youth
María Alejandra R.M.: Asylum seeker held by ICE after Miami car crashMaría Alejandra Rivas Martínez, 19, was driving her girlfriend to a medical appointment when her car was rear-ended in Miami, leading a state officer to alert ICE and have her detained despite a pending asylum case.Apr 14, 2026·Miami, FL·Venezuela·Alertas 24📦,Cactus 24,Caraota Digital,La Patilla📦,Instagram+1📦
Person arrested by ICE during traffic stop outside Ann Arbor daycareA driver was pulled over near a children's daycare in downtown Ann Arbor by agents who surrounded the car with guns drawn and left before police arrived, abandoning the vehicle in a bike lane.Apr 14, 2026·Ann Arbor, MI·Fox 2 Detroit📦,Asatu News📦,WEMU,MLive
Alexandre R.: Former Brazilian intelligence official detained by ICE after traffic stopAlexandre Ramagem, 53, Brazil's former intelligence chief living in exile in Florida, was detained after a traffic stop following his conviction and 16-year sentence for a coup conspiracy. Brazil has requested his extradition.Apr 14, 2026·Orlando, FL·Brazil·InterNewsCast📦,The Prague Post📦,LA Post📦
Tania W. and Ayla L.: Canadian mother and autistic daughter held three weeks after Border Patrol stopTania Warner, a 47-year-old Canadian with a valid U.S. work visa, and her autistic 7-year-old daughter were held three weeks at a Texas checkpoint, reporting abuse and chemical burns, before Warner's release on $9,500 bond.Apr 12, 2026·Sarita, TX·Canada·The Guardian📦,Newsweek,The Link📦,The Globe and Mail📦,CBC+1📦,FNV Italia📦,CTV News📦,CityNews Toronto📦,The Province,GoFundMe📦,Instagram+2📦
Chicana painter's father, here 40 years, detained by ICEPainter Criselda Vasquez said her father, a 40-year U.S. resident and grandfather, was detained during a traffic stop; a GoFundMe for his legal fees raised nearly $75,000.Apr 10, 2026·California·Mexico·The Independent📦,Hyperallergic📦,The Daily Beast📦,365 Daily,AOL,Daily Art Download📦,Migrant Insider📦,Briefly📦,Vasari Codex📦,Instagram📦
Armando G.P.: Father detained by ICE while wife is dying of brain cancerArmando Gonzalez Procopio, a 49-year-old handyman in Big Bear Lake for over 20 years, was detained while his wife lay dying of brain cancer; a court ordered his release.Apr 10, 2026·Big Bear, CA·Mexico·Univision📦,CBS News+1📦,Los Angeles Times📦,2001 Online📦,ABC7📦,CourtListener📦,Instagram+1📦
Abad J.R.: Longtime resident detained in warrantless ICE stop in Corona, CaliforniaAbad Jimenez Romano, in the country over 20 years with no criminal record, was detained by ICE while traveling to a new job in Corona. His family started a GoFundMe to help bring him home.Social media onlyApr 10, 2026·Corona, CA·Instagram+1📦
Jesús Eduardo M.: Asylum-seeking father of three detained by Border Patrol at Miami traffic stopJesús Eduardo Marín, a Venezuelan father of three who has lived in the U.S. for 12 years, was detained during a Miami traffic stop despite a pending asylum case. His family is raising funds for legal help and bail.Apr 8, 2026·Miami, FL·Venezuela·La Patilla📦,Instagram+2📦
Nursing student followed from courthouse, arrested by ICE in MiddletownA nursing student in his 20s at Southern Connecticut State University was arrested by ICE near a Middletown courthouse, prompting protests demanding his release.Apr 8, 2026·Middletown, CT·WFSB+2📦
Father of two disabled children deported to Mexico after ICE traffic stopA father of two disabled children was deported to Mexico after being pulled over while driving to his drywall installation job, leaving his family without his daily care.Apr 7, 2026·Mexico·Daily Mail📦,The Arizona Republic,ABC News📦
Juan C.V.: DACA recipient detained by ICE while delivering breast milk to premature daughterJuan Chavez Velasco, a medical laboratory scientist and father of three, was detained while delivering breast milk to his premature daughter's NICU. His DACA status expired during his detention.Apr 6, 2026·Weslaco, TX·Colombia·Telemundo📦,Univision📦,PBS📦,ProPublica📦,Spectrum Local News+1📦,Telemundo 40📦,103 News📦,Threads+1,KRGV+1📦,Texas Monthly📦,Texas Tribune📦,TPR📦,MS Now📦,Instagram+5📦
Ever A.R.: Baltimore flooring business owner hospitalized with concussion after ICE vehicle collisionEver Alvarenga-Rios, a Honduran flooring business owner in Baltimore, was hospitalized with a concussion and injuries after a crash during an ICE operation. His wife and attorney say they have been denied access to him since.Apr 5, 2026·Baltimore, MD·Honduras·CBS News,The Baltimore Banner📦,CourtListener,The Banner📦,The Daily Record,Instagram📦
Bakur J.: Russian asylum applicant detained by ICE without bond hearing after traffic stopA Russian asylum seeker was detained after a traffic stop for driving with a suspended license and transferred to West Tennessee Detention Facility. A court denied his request for a bond hearing, ruling he remains subject to mandatory detention.Apr 4, 2026·Tennessee·Russia·CourtListener📦
Maylen B.N.: Pregnant Cuban woman diagnosed with diabetes while held by ICEA Cuban woman, about ten weeks pregnant and diagnosed with diabetes in custody, was detained after a local arrest in Odessa, Texas. A court ordered her released, ruling she had been held without a required bond hearing.Apr 3, 2026·Odessa, TX·Cuba·CourtListener📦
Asylum-seeking truck drivers with work permits detained by ICE in IowaTwo immigrant truck drivers, one from Pakistan and one from India, were detained along Interstate 80 despite having work permits and pending asylum cases. Both are now suing over their detentions.Apr 3, 2026·Iowa·KWQC📦,Des Moines Register📦,Iowa Capital Dispatch,Iowa Public Radio
Omar S.: Dallas community leader held seven months by ICE, ordered deportedOmar Salazar, an SMU graduate and Dallas community leader brought to the U.S. at age 11, was held for seven months before a deportation order left him facing years of separation from his U.S. citizen spouse.Apr 2, 2026·Dallas, TX·Mexico·CBS News+5📦,KERA News+3📦,NBC DFW📦
