Hamza K.: Stateless Palestinian-born man in U.S. since 1982 held nine months by ICEA stateless man born in Kuwait to Palestinian parents was held nine months after a routine check-in, with little effort made to deport him. A court ordered his immediate release.Jul 7, 2025·Palestine/Kuwait·CourtListener📦
Ghanaian asylum seeker faces deportation to Uganda despite no ties to countryA Ghanaian home health aide who has lived in the U.S. for five years faces deportation to Uganda, a country she has no ties to and whose language she does not speak.July 2025·Columbus, OH·Ghana·10TV📦,Cincinnati.com,CW Columbus📦,WCPO📦
Woman granted torture protection held over a year, faces deportation to CongoA 23-year-old woman has been held over a year even after a judge ruled she can't be deported home over torture fears. The government now seeks to send her to Congo instead.Jun 2025·North Louisiana, LA·Verite News📦,NOLA.com📦,Instagram📦
Guatemalan mother granted protection held by ICE far from Maryland familyA 37-year-old Guatemalan woman, previously granted protection from deportation in 2012, was arrested by masked agents at a Baltimore check-in and shipped across multiple facilities, losing contact with her husband and young daughter.May 7, 2025·Baltimore, MD·Guatemala·The Banner📦
Javier S.: Maryland teenager held by ICE came hours from deportation to El SalvadorJavier Salazar, 19, a Venezuelan who arrived alone in 2022, was detained over gang suspicion based on a photo possibly showing a toy water pistol. The Supreme Court blocked his deportation hours before it was set.Apr 30, 2025·Maryland·Venezuela·The Guardian📦,Delmarva Now📦,WBALtv📦
Franyeli Z.M.: Venezuelan woman with TPS arrested, deported to El Salvador instead of VenezuelaFranyeli Carolina Zambrano Manrique, 30, had valid protected status but was arrested at a traffic stop and deported despite a judge's order halting removals. She was briefly flown to El Salvador before reaching Venezuela; her husband remains held at CECOT.Mar 24, 2025·St. George, UT·Venezuela·USA Today+1📦,ABC News📦,El País📦
Gladys C.T.: Venezuelan mother with TPS deported to El Salvador, beaten in detentionGladys Yoleida Caricote Tovar, 28, a mother of three, was arrested in front of her children, had them placed in foster care, then deported despite a court order. She was later beaten in a Texas detention center.Mar 15, 2025·Colorado·Venezuela·USA Today+1📦,ABC News📦,El País📦
Scarleth R.: 21-year-old Venezuelan with TPS deported to El Salvador against court orderScarleth Rodríguez, 21, was held nine months before being deported despite a court order halting removals, then flown back from El Salvador and beaten in a Texas detention center. Her mother had prepared a meal expecting her home.Mar 15, 2025·Venezuela·USA Today+1📦,ABC News📦,El País📦
