Pío F.: Alabama store owner detained by ICE, $21,000 in remittances missingPío Figueroa, a convenience store owner in Russellville, Alabama, was detained January 30 while carrying $21,000 in community remittance funds to the bank. The money has not been accounted for since his arrest.Mar 11, 2026·Russellville, AL·Guatemala·International Business Times📦,Rocket City Now📦,Instagram📦,YouTube📦
Andres D.G.: Mexican man in U.S. three decades arrested by ICE going to workA 50-year-old Mexican man who had lived in the U.S. for three decades was arrested on his way to work. A judge ordered his immediate release, citing a due process violation.Mar 10, 2026·Adelanto, CA·Mexico·CourtListener📦
Jin Hao Z.: Camden restaurant owner held 8 months by ICE, forcing restaurant's closureJin Hao Zhang, 56, ran Camden's China Moon restaurant for nearly 20 years before ICE detained him, forcing its closure. He won an appeal and returned home to his family in March 2026.Mar 1, 2026·Camden, NY·China·Rome Sentinel📦,WKTV+1📦,World Journal📦,Instagram📦
Seamus C.: Husband of U.S. citizen held by ICE six months despite bond approvalSeamus Culleton, an Irish national married to a U.S. citizen and living in the U.S. nearly 20 years, was held six months and lost weight amid reported overcrowding. An appeals judge paused his deportation.Mar 1, 2026·El Paso, TX·Ireland·CBS News+1📦,The Guardian+1📦,BBC+2📦,Irish Times+1📦,Pekin Times📦,The New Republic📦,Irish Star+2📦,Irish Examiner📦,Boston.com📦,WCVB📦,Alt-Right Law Center,Cork Beo,The Daily Beast📦,Kilkenny People,Irish Mirror📦,Dublin Live📦,The Independent📦,RTÉ
Jose C.L.L.: Longtime resident arrested by immigration officers on his way to workA longtime resident who has lived in the U.S. since 2004 was arrested on his way to work. A judge ordered he be given a bond hearing before a neutral decisionmaker within seven days.Mar 2026·CourtListener📦
Yoshi C.V.: U.S. citizen landscaper tackled by immigration agents without warrant in North CarolinaYoshi Cuenca Villamar, 23, a U.S. citizen landscaper from Charlotte, was tackled by immigration agents while working. He and four others sued DHS, ICE, CBP and USBP over warrantless arrests.Feb 28, 2026·Charlotte, NC·Stocktonia📦,Courthouse News+1📦,Augusta Chronicle,ACLU of North Carolina📦,The NC Beat📦,Courier-Post,CourtListener,Case Filings Alert📦,ACLU📦
At least eight construction workers detained in ICE raid in Hamilton CountyConstruction workers were targeted in an ICE operation in East Brainerd's Heritage Walk neighborhood, with immigrant rights groups reporting at least eight detained. Bradley County constables took part despite operating outside their own county.Feb 25, 2026·Chattanooga, TN·News Channel 9📦,Times Free Press📦,WRCB-TV📦
George R.: Disabled Army veteran held three days by ICE despite citizenship proofGeorge Retes, a disabled Army veteran and security guard, was pepper-sprayed, tackled and held for three days despite proving his citizenship, missing his daughter's third birthday.Feb 24, 2026·Camarillo, CA·The Atlantic+1📦,ProPublica📦,Los Angeles Times,Scripps News📦,Military Times📦,San Francisco Chronicle📦,East Bay Times📦,News Beep,Legal Clarity,KQED,Instagram📦
Mother of three and main provider detained by ICE at workplaceA mother of three and her family's main provider was detained at her workplace and is held in Adelanto, California, far from home, as relatives raise funds for her legal defense.Fundraiser onlyFeb 18, 2026·Adelanto, CA·GoFundMe📦
Three women detained by masked ICE agents at Irvine businessThree women working at an Irvine printing business were surrounded by four tinted SUVs and detained in the parking lot after officers showed a warrant through their car window.Feb 17, 2026·Irvine, CA·Orange County Register📦,Patch📦,Las Vegas News📦
Four construction workers detained after ICE tear gas raid in Altoona, WisconsinFour construction workers were detained at an Altoona, Wisconsin worksite; three who fled were tear-gassed before arrest, leaving their families without their main income.Fundraiser onlyFeb 17, 2026·Altoona, WI·GoFundMe📦
Ofelia T. and Ruben T.M.: U.S. citizen teen with stage 4 cancer dies, father detained by ICEOfelia Torres, 16, a Chicago high school junior with stage 4 cancer, died Feb. 13, 2026, days after a judge granted her detained father protection from deportation. She had publicly pushed for his release.Feb 16, 2026·New York, NY·Colombia·NBC News📦,CBS News📦,The Independent📦,Times of India📦,ABC7 Chicago📦,Instagram+1📦
Ruben T.M.: Father held by ICE as 16-year-old daughter's cancer treatment put on holdRuben Torres Maldonado, a home painter in the U.S. since 2003, was detained outside a Home Depot days after his daughter Ofelia began cancer treatment. He was freed after a judge found his detention unlawful; Ofelia died in February.Feb 15, 2026·Chicago, IL·CBS News📦,The City📦,NBC Chicago📦,ABC7📦,ABC7 Chicago📦,SSB Crack📦,HSP Legal📦
Venezuelan family self-deports to Mexico after ICE arrests husband and sonA Venezuelan family who entered legally through CBP One chose to leave for Mexico after ICE detained the husband at work and the son at a construction site, fearing deportation to Venezuela.Feb 10, 2026·Juarez, Mexico·Venezuela·Associated Press📦,WGN Radio📦,Border Report,Latin Times📦
Restaurant worker pulled from car at gunpoint by federal agentsAn employee at chef Sean Sherman's Indigenous-focused restaurant in Minneapolis was pulled from a car at gunpoint and flown to Texas overnight without needed medication or family notice.Feb 3, 2026·Twin Cities, MN·Mexico·AOL📦,Bring Me The News📦,Instagram📦
Ismael A. and Wilmer M.: Auto body shop owner, employee detained as CBP breaks in without warrantAuto shop owner Ismael Avalos and employee Wilmer Menjivar, a Salvadoran with no criminal record, were detained after CBP agents broke through a locked door without a warrant.Feb 3, 2026·West Valley City, UT·El Salvador·KSL📦,KUTV📦,ABC 4+1,The Salt Lake Tribune📦
Rosa B.: Teen cares for siblings with autism after ICE detains parentsRosa Barrera, 18, now cares for her three younger siblings, including a sister with autism, after ICE detained their parents at work. She is fundraising for legal help to reunite the family.Jan 28, 2026·Phoenix, AZ·NBC News📦,Latin Times📦,WGBH📦,CBS 19📦,GoFundMe📦
Protesters pepper-sprayed by ICE agent during Zipps Sports Grill raid in PhoenixAbout 50 protesters standing on a Phoenix sidewalk, not blocking any vehicles, were pepper-sprayed by an agent leaving a Zipps Sports Grill raid on January 27, 2026; one fell to the ground in pain.Jan 27, 2026·Phoenix, AZ·Phoenix New Times📦,The Arizona Republic+2📦,Record Courier📦,Tucson Sentinel📦
US citizen tackled and tased by federal agents at Compton job siteA U.S. citizen was tackled and tased by federal agents at a Compton job site after workers confronted agents demanding proof of citizenship. He was detained and later released, witnesses said.Jan 27, 2026·Compton, CA·ABC7📦
Landscapers in Downey, California wrestle with immigration agents during detention attemptLandscapers in Downey, California, physically resisted immigration agents trying to detain them, wrestling with officers in an altercation caught on video.Jan 26, 2026·Downey, CA·ABC7📦,MSN📦
