Eliana G.: Mother of two agreed to leave, held by ICE over seven monthsEliana G., a mother of two young children in Western Massachusetts, has been held over seven months after choosing self-deportation, with a court sending her to Ecuador instead of her native Honduras.May 7, 2026·Arizona, LA·Honduras·BINJ News📦
Andres V.W.: Nicaraguan man protected from return home faces ICE deportation to MexicoA Nicaraguan man held at a Louisiana detention facility, previously granted protection from being sent back to Nicaragua, is fighting deportation to Mexico instead. A court has denied his request to block the transfer.May 2026·Monroe, LA·Nicaragua·CourtListener
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
Brayan L.R.: Salvadoran father granted torture protection detained at ICE check-in after 7 yearsA Salvadoran man living in California with his partner and seven-year-old daughter was re-detained at a routine check-in after seven years of compliance. A judge ordered his release and blocked his removal to a third country.Apr 14, 2026·Los Angeles, CA·El Salvador·CourtListener📦
Antonio C.M.: Cuban man detained by ICE after 39 years out of custodyA Cuban man with a 1987 deportation order, free from custody for 39 years, was abruptly re-detained and faced possible removal to Mexico. A court ordered him released after finding no justification for holding him.Apr 2, 2026·California City, CA·Cuba·CourtListener📦
Reza Z.: Iranian green card holder detained by ICE while walking dogReza Zavvar, 52, came to the U.S. as a student 40 years ago and was handcuffed by ICE agents outside his mother's Maryland home while walking his dog. He now faces deportation to a third country instead of Iran.Mar 27, 2026·Gaithersburg, MD·Iran·TIME📦,CBS News📦,Washington Post,The Guardian,NBC Washington+1📦,WBALtv📦,Daily Voice,MS Now📦,Instagram
Armin M.: Caregiver for U.S. citizen parents arrested by ICE at Burbank AirportAn Iranian man who came to the U.S. at 15, now caring for his citizen parents and working as a project manager, was arrested at Burbank Airport after 14 years on supervised release. A judge ordered him freed.Mar 5, 2026·Burbank, CA·Iran·CourtListener📦
Alisa R.S.: Woman with torture protection held months by ICE awaiting third countryAlisa Ramdial Shahib, 46, has been held since March 2026 even though a judge barred her deportation to Trinidad over torture fears, as officials seek a third country to take her. She is separated from her husband and two children.Mar 1, 2026·Cottonwood Falls, KS·Trinidad and Tobago·Iowa Public Radio📦,Hola America News📦
Carlos G.: Venezuelan ex-mayor with TPS held by ICE in Ohio faces Ecuador deportationCarlos García, 42, a former Venezuelan opposition mayor who fled in 2017 and worked as an Amazon driver, was detained near his Ohio home. He now faces deportation to Ecuador, where he has no family.Feb 25, 2026·Cincinnati, OH·Venezuela·CNN,New York Times,The Columbus Dispatch📦,Cincinnati.com+3,Local 12📦,WCPO📦,Control Tower,El País,incisos.com,Instagram+1
Raymond A.N.: Cameroonian asylum seeker held 17 months after two failed deportation attemptsA Cameroonian asylum seeker who fled military persecution was held 17 months after two failed deportation attempts, to Canada and Equatorial Guinea. A court ordered his release under supervision after finding deportation no longer likely.Feb 16, 2026·Cameroon·CourtListener
Ricardo O.V.: Man protected from Nicaragua deportation detained by ICE to send to MexicoA man previously granted protection from removal to Nicaragua was re-detained three years later and faced removal to Mexico instead. A judge ordered him immediately released, saying officials lacked grounds to hold him.Jan 5, 2026·Nicaragua·CourtListener
Mohan K.: Refugee born in Nepal camp held 8 months, faces deportation to BhutanMohan Karki, 30, born in a Nepal refugee camp after his family fled Bhutan, has been detained over eight months and faces deportation to a country that may not accept him.Dec 11, 2025·Michigan·Bhutan·NPR+1📦,KUOW📦
Cuban detainees say they were beaten for refusing deportation to MexicoFour Cuban men held at Fort Bliss say they were driven to the border and pressured to cross into Mexico, with two reporting beatings after refusing; the facility faces wider complaints of poor food and care.Dec 8, 2025·Fort Bliss, TX·Cuba·Washington Post📦,Latin Times,ACLU
Britania U.R.: Transgender woman deported to Mexico despite court order barring her removalBritania Uriostegui Rios, a transgender woman, was deported to Mexico without notice despite a court order finding she could face torture or death there, leaving her without medication, ID, or money.Nov 12, 2025·Winnfield, LA·Mexico·CNN📦,The Guardian,Them📦,LGBTQ Nation,NOLA.com,Madison365,Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
Indigenous Peruvian domestic violence survivor and son face deportation to HondurasAn Indigenous Quechua mother who fled Peru in 2021 with her son after severe domestic violence, including a knife attack, now faces deportation with him to Honduras under an asylum agreement.Nov 2025·CA·Peru·The City📦,Critical Global Rights Studies (UCLA)📦,CourtListener
Eduardo: Cuban detainee alleges he was ordered to 'jump' into Mexico and beaten by guardsEduardo (a pseudonym), a Cuban man, alleges he was ordered to jump into Mexico and beaten by guards.Oct 23, 2025·Fort Bliss, TX·Cuba·Newsweek📦,CourtListener
Pedro L.I.: Cuban asylum seeker detained, faces deportation to EcuadorA Cuban man who sought asylum at Miami's airport in 2022 was detained in October 2025 after finishing a Pennsylvania sentence, and a judge later ordered his deportation to Ecuador.Oct 16, 2025·Cuba·CourtListener
Somali survivor of female genital mutilation ordered deported to HondurasA Somali woman who fled female genital mutilation and forced marriage was ordered deported to Honduras or Uganda after seeking asylum. She remains detained, fearing harm as a Black, Muslim woman, while her appeal is pending.Sep 4, 2025·Somalia·The City📦,Critical Global Rights Studies (UCLA)+1📦,CourtListener
Ramiro G.: Cuban man twice nearly forced across Mexico border from Camp East MontanaRamiro G., a 45-year-old Cuban man, says he was chained and bused to the border twice in attempts to force him into Mexico, a country he says he has no ties to.September 2025·El Paso, TX·Cuba·Human Rights Watch📦
Marlon S.C.: Stateless 65-year-old wheelchair user detained by ICE at asylum interviewMarlon Gerardo Sáenz Cruz, 65, a wheelchair user with glaucoma and polio complications, was detained at what he believed was an asylum interview after fleeing persecution in Nicaragua; he now faces possible removal.Aug 17, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·Nicaragua·Associated Press📦,ABC News,Divergentes📦,Info News
