Over 500 day laborers detained by ICE at Los Angeles Home DepotsMore than 500 day laborers seeking work outside Los Angeles Home Depot stores have been detained since 2025, as raids expanded to construction sites, traffic lights and coffee shops.Aug 15, 2026·Los Angeles, CA·Los Angeles Times📦,Associated Press,El País📦,NBC Los Angeles,KSAT
Erwin: Guatemalan day laborer faces homelessness, ICE raids at Los Angeles Home DepotErwin, 31, a Guatemalan tractor driver and father of two, lost his job and apartment and now sleeps in an abandoned wagon while seeking day labor despite constant fear of arrest.Aug 15, 2026·Los Angeles, CA·Guatemala·El País📦
La Puente food vendors escape arrest as ICE agents arriveFood vendors on a Sunset Avenue corridor in La Puente fled to their cars after a fellow vendor warned of arriving immigration agents, and no one was detained this time.Aug 14, 2026·La Puente, CA·Univision📦,Instagram📦
Man handcuffed by ICE agents during apparent seizure outside Baltimore Home DepotA man was handcuffed and searched by ICE agents outside a Baltimore Home Depot while appearing to have a stroke or seizure. Bystanders offered water, but agents waved it away and gave no medical aid.Aug 13, 2026·Baltimore, MD·Mundo Now📦,Instagram📦
373 car wash workers detained in ICE raids across Southern CaliforniaAt least 373 car wash workers were detained across Southern California as agents swept more than 106 locations, pulling people from their jobs within minutes. Families have been separated, with some deported and others still held.Aug 9, 2026·Los Angeles, CA·Washington Post📦,BBC📦,The Guardian📦,Daily Kos📦,LA Public Press📦
José: Car wash worker with U.S. citizen wife detained by ICE, loses jobJosé, a car wash worker married to a U.S. citizen and on a path to citizenship, was detained by ICE in August 2025. He was released on bond but found his workplace had shut down.Aug 9, 2026·Los Angeles, CA·Daily Kos📦,Times of San Diego📦,OK.com
Car wash worker and father of three held two months by ICEA Santa Ana car wash worker and 33-year U.S. resident supporting three kids was held two months at Adelanto, sleeping on cold floors without blankets. He refused to sign deportation papers and is fighting to stay.Aug 9, 2026·Santa Ana, CA·Daily Kos📦,Times of San Diego📦,LinkedIn,Wave Publication,OK.com
Tonny Q.R.: South Orange father of child with Down's syndrome detained by ICETonny Quesada-Ramirez, who has lived in the U.S. for 26 years and cares for a child with Down's syndrome, was detained while working on his home but released days later after community fundraising and advocacy.Aug 8, 2026·South Orange, NJ·Costa Rica·Newsweek📦,Montclair Local📦,Village Green,GoFundMe
Eduardo A.E.: Seattle contractor married to U.S. citizen detained by ICE, flown to TexasEduardo Aguirre Esparza, a 53-year-old small business owner married to a U.S. citizen after 20 years here, was detained by about 20 agents while remodeling a home and flown to Texas without seeing a judge.Aug 6, 2026·Seattle, WA·Mexico·KVI📦,Common Dreams📦,Ghost Archive📦,Yahoo News📦,KUOW📦,West Seattle Blog+2📦,Bellevue Seattle📦,CourtListener,West Seattle Indivisible📦,SupportNow📦,Brent Molnar📦,Instagram+3📦
Mohamed G.: Algerian-born restaurant worker deported after masked ICE arrest in West VirginiaMohamed Guezoui, an Algerian man who found community in West Virginia and cared for an ailing friend, was arrested by masked ICE officers at his restaurant job and deported, launching a sweep that led to about 600 arrests statewide.Aug 6, 2026·West Virginia·Algeria·NPR📦,West Virginia Watch📦
Black DoorDash driver arrested by ICE on Jersey City street without warrantA Black DoorDash driver was arrested by masked ICE agents on a Jersey City street while working, with no warrant shown, days after another death in ICE custody nearby.Social media onlyAug 5, 2026·Jersey City, NJ·Instagram📦
José P.: Watts father of autistic teen held six months by ICEJosé Padilla, a 41-year-old car wash worker and father who cared daily for his autistic teenage son, was detained for six months before being freed in August and reunited with his family at Union Station.Aug 4, 2026·Los Angeles, CA·The Guardian📦,News 247 Plus📦,Center for Health Journalism,CRBC News,La Opinión,Instagram
Erik L.M.: Man kept jailed after court ordered release, then held by ICEA man held for nearly a year as a material witness remained jailed even after a judge ordered his release, later taken into ICE custody and moved to Alabama.Jul 31, 2026·Montgomery, AL·CourtListener
Eight people detained in solar farm ICE raid in Albion, New YorkEight solar farm workers, seven from Venezuela and one from Jamaica, were arrested in Albion, New York, after a tip to ICE's tipline. Weeks later, nearly 20 people marched in protest of the raid.Jul 30, 2026·Albion, NY·The Daily News Online📦,Now Solar📦,WHEC,WXXI News
ICE raids Abbeville manufacturing facility, warehouse manager describes chaosICE raided a manufacturing facility in Abbeville, Louisiana, which a warehouse manager described as chaotic.July 30, 2026·Abbeville, LA·MSN📦,FOX Carolina📦,Post and Courier,City of Myrtle Beach
Six workers arrested by ICE at Nampa construction siteSix undocumented immigrants were arrested at a Nampa construction site on July 30, 2026, and remain in ICE custody as their cases proceed.Jul 30, 2026·Nampa, ID·KTVB📦,KIVI TV,Spot On Idaho
Jacob Z.C.: Guatemalan bakery owner seeking asylum surrenders to ICE to protect his childrenJacob Zepeta-Castro, a Guatemalan bakery owner in Lake Worth Beach, locked himself in with coworkers and surrendered after an hours-long standoff to protect his teenage children and employees. He is now held without bond.Jul 29, 2026·Lake Worth Beach, FL·Guatemala·USA Today+1📦,WPTV+1📦,CBS12+2📦,WLRN+1📦,Palm Beach Post+1📦,News-Journal Online,CW34,Florida Bulldog,Blue Water Healthy Living,Your News,Instagram+1
Darren E.: U.S. citizen cemetery worker pepper-balled, hospitalized helping man fleeing agentsDarren Eichler, a U.S. citizen cemetery worker, was pepper-balled and hospitalized after trying to help a man he thought was in danger near the Des Plaines River. He is now suing over the incident.Jul 29, 2026·IL·ProPublica📦,ACLU of Illinois📦,Banco de Profissionais+1,Chicago Sun-Times,Forest Park Review,USA News Site,Investigative Post,Latino Times
Nine fiber-optic workers detained in 15-minute ICE raid at Saginaw Township siteNine fiber-optic installers, described by witnesses as longtime hard workers, were detained in a 15-minute raid at a Saginaw Township construction site, their vehicles and equipment left behind.Jul 28, 2026·Saginaw Township, MI·MLive+2📦,New Media Detroit📦,News-Pravda (USA)📦,ABC 12📦,Our Midland📦,WNEM+1📦,Instagram📦
Construction workers detained by ICE agents at Texas work siteA group of construction workers at a Brownsville, Texas site was detained after they said they did not recognize two people agents asked about. The worker recording the incident was also detained.Social media onlyJul 25, 2026·Brownsville, TX·Instagram📦
