Adela A.M.: Salvadoran immigrant detained at ICE check-in after seven-year residency petition waitAdela Margarita Angel Melendez, who lives in West Liberty, Iowa, was detained at a routine check-in after waiting seven years for her U.S. citizen sister's residency petition to be processed.Aug 4, 2026·Cedar Rapids, IA·El Salvador·KCRG📦
Children exposed to arsenic, lead at now-closed Miami detention centerMigrant children as young as six were held at the now-closed Homestead facility, a Superfund site with arsenic and lead exposure and no documented environmental or hurricane plan.Aug 4, 2026·Homestead, FL·Truthout📦,CRBC News📦,Inside Climate News,Earthjustice,VICE
Kaitlyn T.: Canadian wife of U.S. citizen ordered deported from New JerseyKaitlyn Tracey, 33, a Canadian married to a U.S. citizen for over three years, was deported after slapping a teenager on a New Jersey boardwalk; her husband disputes the account and raised funds for her release.Aug 4, 2026·Point Pleasant Beach, NJ·Canada·Newsweek📦,CTV News📦,Shore News Network+1📦,Patch+1📦,NJ.com📦,The Independent📦,International Business Times📦,Save Jersey📦,CP24📦,Particle📦,Metro📦,Daily News Cycle📦
Four immigrants arrested in Fall River ICE enforcement operationsFour immigrants, from Haiti, Ecuador, Brazil and Mexico, were arrested in Fall River ICE operations between July 16 and August 3, including one whose prior felony charge had been dismissed.Aug 3, 2026·Fall River, MA·Brazil·USA Today📦,Fall River Reporter📦,New Bedford Guide
Claudia R.C.: Venezuelan asylum seeker held 17 days by ICE after airport arrestClaudia Carolina Rodríguez Caglianone, 28, a Venezuelan with two degrees from St. Thomas University and a former soccer team captain, was detained at a Florida airport and held 17 days, losing 15 pounds, before being released on $5,000 bond.Aug 3, 2026·Fort Lauderdale, FL·Venezuela·CBS News📦,Latin Times📦,Miami Herald,Cuba Headlines,Asatu News
Avtar S.: Indian father of U.S. citizen children held by ICE a third timeA 54-year-old Indian man who has lived in the U.S. over three decades, with a wife and two citizen children, was detained for a third time despite a judge's order barring re-detention.Aug 3, 2026·Tacoma, WA·India·CourtListener
Jorge R.B.: Venezuelan man re-detained by ICE after traffic stop, held in North FloridaA Venezuelan man paroled into the U.S. in 2023 was detained after a traffic stop while appealing his removal order. A federal court ordered him given a bond hearing within seven days or released.Aug 3, 2026·Baker County, FL·Venezuela·CourtListener
Bassirou D.: Man from Mali in U.S. since 2001 faces ICE deportation to CameroonA Mali citizen who has lived in the U.S. since 2001 and won protection from removal to Mali was detained at a routine check-in and told he would instead be sent to Cameroon.Aug 3, 2026·Alexandria, LA·Mali·CourtListener
Pablo S.G.: Father of seven dragged from car by ICE and deported to MexicoPablo Santiago Gonzalez, the main breadwinner for his wife and seven children, was pulled from his car while buying work supplies and deported to Mexico days later.Fundraiser onlyAug 3, 2026·Burlington, WA·Mexico·GoFundMe📦
Jorge Luis R.: Venezuelan husband detained by ICE while U.S. citizen wife battles breast cancerJorge Luis Eliecer Ruiz, 36, was detained near Coconut Creek while his U.S. citizen wife battles breast cancer. The couple married in 2025 and had filed for his permanent residency.Aug 3, 2026·Coconut Creek, FL·Venezuela·CBS News📦
Mesheal M.M.S.: Egyptian asylum seeker arrested at ICE check-in, held without a bond hearingAn Egyptian asylum seeker who has lived in the U.S. since 2023 was detained while attending a required ICE check-in during his appeal, and remains held without a bond hearing.Aug 3, 2026·Mason, TN·Egypt·CourtListener
Claudia R.: Venezuelan TPS holder detained by ICE, lost 15 pounds in overcrowded cellClaudia Rodríguez, 29, a Venezuelan immigrant with a business master's degree, was detained trying to board a flight and held in an overcrowded cell before a congresswoman helped secure her release.Aug 3, 2026·Pompano Beach, FL·Venezuela·Telemundo📦,CBS News📦,NBC Miami,Miami Herald📦,Local 10📦,WLRN📦,Instagram📦
Hunger strikers in ICE detention force-fed, one asylum seeker for 8 monthsAt least ten hunger strikers in immigrant detention faced attempts at force-feeding, including one Kurdish asylum seeker fed against his will for eight months at a Texas facility.Aug 3, 2026·Los Fresnos, TX; Miami, FL; Washington State; Houston, TX·Kurdistan·The Guardian📦,Consortium News📦
Carlitos P.: ICE detainee shows video of contaminated water with worms at California facilityCarlitos Ricardo Parias, held at Adelanto detention facility, filmed drinking water apparently contaminated with worm-like creatures, weeks after a judge ordered clean water access there.Aug 3, 2026·Adelanto, CA·The Guardian📦,Los Angeles Times📦,NPR📦,Instagram📦
Ana G.S.: Woman deported by ICE with nephrostomy tube still attached against doctor's adviceAna Granados Sanchez, 49, was deported while still attached to a urine-collection tube her urologist said should not be removed before taking out, despite advocates' appeals to delay.Aug 3, 2026·Florence, AZ·El Salvador·LinkedIn📦,Instagram+1📦
Paul: Indian man detained at airport suffers heart attack in ICE custodyPaul, an Indian asylee protected from deportation to India, suffered a heart attack while being processed by ICE at Dulles Airport after a family trip to Hawaii. He was hospitalized, then released under supervision.Aug 3, 2026·Washington, DC·India·News India Times📦
ICE announces arrests in multi-state enforcement operationMultiple immigrants from countries including El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico and Guatemala were arrested in a multi-state ICE operation, according to DHS.Aug 3, 2026·Fox News+3📦,Breitbart News📦,Department of Homeland Security+1📦,Just the News+1📦
Ana C.: Wyoming immigrant activist flees as red states embrace ICE cooperationAna Castro, a Wyoming immigrant advocate who arrived as a child and founded the state's Juntos chapter, is leaving after decades in her rural community amid fears over expanding ICE cooperation.Aug 2, 2026·Jackson, WY·NPR📦,VPM,Wyoming Public Media
Children zip-tied and left without clothing in federal raid on Chicago apartmentsDozens of Chicago residents, including children who were zip-tied, were detained in a September 30 raid targeting alleged gang ties; no charges were filed and 17 detainees later sought $85 million in damages.Aug 2, 2026·Chicago, IL·Venezuela·TIME📦,Los Angeles Times📦,PBS,ProPublica📦,NPR📦,WBEZ📦,FOX 32 Chicago+1📦,Boston Globe📦,ABC7 Chicago+1📦,Illinois Department of Law Enforcement,Chicago Sun-Times,Chicago Tribune📦
Tucson man detained by ICE, family faces financial hardshipA longtime Tucson church member and family breadwinner with no criminal record was detained by ICE, leaving his wife struggling to cover rent, groceries and other bills.Aug 2, 2026·Tucson, AZ·Saddlebag Notes📦,GoFundMe📦
