Houston homebuilder fatally shot by ICE agent in case of mistaken identityLorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Houston homebuilder and father of three who lived there nearly 35 years, was fatally shot by an ICE agent who mistook him for someone else on July 7, 2026.Oct 21, 2026·Houston, TX·Mexico·USA Today+1📦,CBS News+2,Associated Press+4📦,New York Times,CNN+2📦,NBC News+1📦,PBS+1📦,The Guardian+7📦,Al Jazeera📦,El País📦,Houston Chronicle+2📦,Texas Tribune+3📦,Click2Houston📦,Philadelphia Tribune📦,WTOP📦,The Independent📦
Man detained by ICE in Tijeras days before filing marriage paperworkErick Reyes, who has lived in the U.S. since age 10 and married three months earlier, was detained by agents in Tijeras, New Mexico, while gathering paperwork for a marriage-based immigration application.Oct 20, 2026·Tijeras, NM·PBS,newmexico-express.com📦,KOB+1,Haystack TV
Garden Grove man dragged from car, punched by ICE agents, witnesses sayA Garden Grove man was dragged from his car and punched in the face by ICE agents, witnesses said, then pushed out and dragged on the ground, hitting his head. Observers monitoring the scene were removed from the area.Oct 18, 2026·Garden Grove, CA·Task & Purpose,NBC Los Angeles,Instagram📦
Oakland truck driver hospitalized after ICE breaks car window, slams him downA Mexican truck driver living in Oakland was chased and boxed in near his home, then slammed onto the pavement, leaving him unable to walk. A judge ordered his release.Oct 17, 2026·Oakland, CA·Mexico·Mission Local📦
Renatho C.: Haitian student seeking asylum arrested by ICE while driving to classRenatho Casseus, 20, a San Diego City College student with a pending asylum case, was arrested Sept. 8 driving to class. A judge has now ordered his release from Otay Mesa.Oct 16, 2026·San Diego, CA·Haiti·MigraPrep📦,KPBS+1
Renatho C.: Haitian student arrested by ICE near San Diego campusRenatho Casseus, 20, a Haitian student at San Diego City College, was boxed in and arrested near campus, then held at Otay Mesa. A judge ordered his release.Oct 16, 2026·San Diego, CA·Haiti·KPBS+5📦,NBC San Diego,San Diego City Times📦,New York Post,sdccd.edu,NJ.com,10News,CalMatters,Times of San Diego
Elder C.: Honduran teen with legal status detained by ICE after Alabama traffic stopElder Chavez, 18, came from Honduras at 14 to live with his sister after his parents abandoned him, and excelled in welding classes. Despite legal status, he was detained after a traffic stop and denied protection from deportation.Oct 16, 2026·Winnfield, LA·Honduras·ProPublica📦,Minnesota Reformer📦,Dallas Observer📦,Southern Minnesota News📦,Kaizen📦,Free Elder📦,WAFF+1📦,Radio Free,News from the States,Gold Rush Cam,Highland County Press,IW Post,AL.com,Instagram+1📦
Carlos F.C.: Venezuelan man re-detained after traffic stop, held without a bond hearingA Venezuelan man paroled into the U.S. in 2024 was detained after a traffic stop and denied a bond hearing. A federal judge ordered one within seven days or his release.Oct 15, 2026·Baker, FL·Venezuela·CourtListener
Two detained by ICE from vehicle in Ossining, NYTwo people were detained by ICE agents from a vehicle on Route 9 in Ossining, New York, according to the mayor, who said she had no details on who agents were investigating.Oct 15, 2026·Ossining, NY·News 12 Westchester📦
Father detained by ICE in Maine, two children found home aloneA father was detained during a Maine traffic stop after his car, carrying his 1-year-old, struck an ICE vehicle; he collapsed yelling "My baby!" His other children, 2 and 9, were found home alone.Oct 15, 2026·Sanford, ME·WMTW📦,WISN
Eslam A.: Jordanian asylum seeker on hunger strike in solitary at Folkston ICE facilityEslam Ananzeh, a Jordanian asylum seeker who worked 12-hour restaurant shifts and was planning his wedding, is on a 10-day hunger strike in solitary confinement at a Georgia facility, joined by about 500 others.Social media onlyOct 15, 2026·Folkston, GA·Jordan·Instagram📦
Luis B.M.: Truck driver, father of six, held by ICE after Ohio traffic stopLuis Baltazar-Martinez, a truck driver and father of six brought to the U.S. at age 2, has been held over a month after an Ohio traffic stop despite holding a valid work permit.Oct 15, 2026·Monroeville, IN·Mexico·Local 12📦
Prudencio R.R.: Farmworker with valid work permit pulled from car and detained by ICEPrudencio Rivera Rios, 31, a farmworker with a valid work permit, had his car window smashed and was detained driving home from a poultry farm night shift. Agents confirmed his papers were valid and released him without apology.Oct 14, 2026·Kerman, CA·Univision,Los Angeles Times,ABC 30📦,KMPH+1,Telemundo Fresno,GoFundMe,Instagram
15-year-old deported to Honduras after ICE stop in Oklahoma CityCarlos Samir, 15, who had lived in Oklahoma City since age 7, was deported to Honduras after an ICE stop during fall break and has been crying and missing school since arriving.Social media onlyOct 13, 2026·Oklahoma City, OK·Honduras·Instagram📦
Leonardo S.: Mexican man says ICE agents stopped him over his appearance in MaderaLeonardo Sandoval, a Mexican national who says he is in the country legally, says masked ICE agents followed him from a gas station and stopped him in Madera because of how he looks.Oct 13, 2026·Madera, CA·Mexico·Mundo Now
Sukhdev S.: Truck driver held in Kentucky jail as ICE publicizes trucker crackdownTruck driver Sukhdev Singh, arrested after critically injuring a pedestrian in a March Indianapolis crash, was sent to a Kentucky jail and cited by ICE and lawmakers pushing new licensing restrictions on immigrant truckers.Oct 13, 2026·Indianapolis, IN·India·Louisville Public Media📦,Department of Homeland Security,U.S. House of Representatives,Financial Express,Punjab Outlook
Haitian trucker taken to immigration detention without explanation in IndianaA Haitian truck driver heading to Ohio for a delivery was pulled over in Indiana over a reflector he says he had, and was arrested and sent to a detention facility despite showing all requested documents.Oct 13, 2026·IN·Haiti·Louisville Public Media📦
Fatou T.: Iowa mother of four deported to Sierra Leone, where she'd never beenFatou Traore, a hospital custodian and mother of four who lived in Iowa City for decades, was deported to Sierra Leone despite a pending motion to stay her removal.Oct 13, 2026·Florissant, MO·Guatemala·The Gazette+4📦,Labor Notes,CBS 2 Iowa+1,thevideshi.com,KWQC,Little Village Magazine+2,Quad City Times,Radio Iowa,Nation of Change,GoFundMe📦,Instagram
Molis A.: Pastor married to U.S. citizen deported to Haiti, leaving three childrenMolis Augustave, a pastor, DoorDash driver and father of three, was pulled over for a headlight issue and held 19 days before being deported to Haiti despite a pending green card case.Oct 12, 2026·York, PA·Haiti·Newsweek📦,HCN Times+2📦,WITF+1,Local 21 News,WGAL,CASA+1,Miami Herald,Grenada Chronicle,St. Lucia Chronicle,St. Kitts Gazette,Philadelphia Inquirer
Maria G.: Breastfeeding mother detained by ICE during traffic stop in Fort MyersMaria Gonzalez, a nursing mother from Guatemala who had lived in the U.S. five years, was detained after dropping off her baby and young daughter with a babysitter; her husband and children were later detained too.Oct 12, 2026·Fort Myers, FL·Guatemala·Gulf Coast News Now📦
