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Arizona
Ahmed S.: Gay Arizona man deported, beaten in Equatorial GuineaAhmed Soliman, a gay Egyptian-born green card holder raised in Arizona since childhood, was deported to Equatorial Guinea under a third-country removal deal, then beaten and hospitalized after speaking to journalists about detention conditions.Tucson, AZ · Oct 22, 2026 · TimesLive, TBS News, News24 +14
Karla S.: Trans organizer detained by ICE denied hormone therapy, medical neglectKarla Sáenz, a 26-year-old transgender organizer from Venezuela, was held a month in a men's unit at Eloy Detention Center, denied hormone therapy and showers. A judge ordered her release in April.Phoenix, AZ · Apr 22, 2026 · Copper Courier, LGBTQ Nation, Lookout News +3- Woman with broken ankle held by ICE over a year without surgeryA woman with a broken ankle was detained at Eloy Detention Center for over a year, just a day before her scheduled surgery, and never received the operation or a diabetic diet despite her diagnoses.Eloy, AZ · Apr 2026 · Firrp
Khadija: Bisexual Ghanaian woman granted protection shackled and deported to Cameroon by ICEKhadija, a bisexual Ghanaian woman granted protection from deportation, was shackled and deported to Cameroon anyway in January 2026. She now lives in a crowded room there, afraid to go outside, with only temporary permission to stay.Eloy, AZ · Jan 2026 · Immigration Equality, Third Country Deportation Watch
Detainees at Arizona's Eloy Detention Center report forced walks until faintingRep. Yassamin Ansari visited Eloy Detention Center and heard from over 20 detainees who reported being forced to walk outside until fainting, manipulated air conditioning, and illness. She has asked DHS for answers.Eloy, AZ · May 29, 2025 · KJZZ, U.S. House of Representatives, KOLD
California
- Asylum-seeking mother's kidney infection went untreated for months at Otay MesaA Colombian mother seeking asylum after fleeing domestic violence says a kidney infection went undertreated for months at Otay Mesa, leading to hospitalization. A guard also cut off her phone contact with her two children for 30 days.San Diego, CA · Sep 13, 2026 · Daylight San Diego, Times of San Diego, Standing Record
Ulises P.L.: Disabled carpenter says ICE beat him unconscious as daughter watched, then deportedUlises Peña López, a disabled Mexican carpenter and father in Sunnyvale, was beaten unconscious by ICE agents in front of his wife and daughter, shackled in the hospital, then deported to Mexico in October 2025.Sunnyvale, CA · Jul 7, 2026 · Disability Law United, Newsweek, Deer Social +3- Diana S.L.: DJ seeking asylum held unclothed in cold cell after ICE check-inDiana Sanchez Ledezma, a Stockton DJ known as DJ Reina Azteca, was detained at a routine check-in in December 2025. After months in custody marked by medical fear, a judge freed her in April.San Diego, CA · Dec 2025 · Daylight San Diego, Daily Cast News
Karam: Detainee with stomach ulcer denied medication, vomiting blood in ICE custodyKaram, held at California City ICE Detention Facility with a chronic stomach ulcer, went without his medication, began vomiting blood, and has gone on four hunger strikes since September.California City, CA · Sep 18, 2025 · The New Yorker, The Desert Sun, ACLU of Indiana +2
Colorado
Hayam G.: Mother of five denied care, nearly deported despite orderHayam El Gamal, an Egyptian mother of five held for over a year in Texas detention, was denied care for a chest growth and pericardial effusion, then nearly deported on a jet before a federal judge intervened.“attempt to remove the El Gamal family is in violation of a federal court order and must be halted immediately. The rights of the entire population and the most basic principles of separation of powers are at stake.” — Eric LeeDenver, CO · Apr 27, 2026 · The Mirror, Meyka, U.S. News & World Report +29
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.Colorado · Mar 15, 2025 · El País, USA Today, ABC News +1
Florida
Antonio F.A.: Cuban grandfather alleges guard left him partially deaf during year-long ICE detentionA 63-year-old Cuban man who came to the U.S. in 1994 has been detained over a year, missing his first granddaughter's birth, after Cuba and Mexico both refused to take him.West Palm Beach, FL · Sep 27, 2026 · El Paso Matters, Cuba Headlines, Border Blogs
José S.S.: Ex-Ecuadorian minister deported despite torture protection, now abused in jailJosé Serrano Salgado, Ecuador's former interior minister, lost about 25 pounds in nearly a year of detention before being deported despite a torture-protection ruling, and now says he's abused in an Ecuadorian prison.Miami, FL · Sep 20, 2026 · Notus, New York Post, Daily Gazette +2
Raúl S.H.: Cuban man says he was locked in phone-booth-sized cage at Alligator AlcatrazRaúl Suárez Herrero, 59, a former truck driver who lived in the U.S. nearly five decades, says he was caged for 15 hours at 'Alligator Alcatraz' and later deported to Mexico.Ochopee, FL · Sep 18, 2026 · The Bold News, Cuba Headlines, Phoenix Q +2
Detainee's $5,382 allegedly stolen by guard at Krome ICE facilityA Krome detention center detainee reported $5,382 missing while staff handled his deportation paperwork. A security guard was later arrested and charged with grand theft in the case.Miami, FL · Aug 24, 2026 · Univision, Local 10, CBS News +6- Angel L.L.: Salvadoran asylum seeker beaten by ICE, held in solitary, deported to MexicoAngel Lemus-Linares, 32, a Salvadoran asylum seeker, was beaten and held in solitary confinement for seven days without adequate medical care at a Texas detention center. He was later deported after his asylum claim was denied.Everglades, FL · May 18, 2026 · The Nation, The Independent, The Prospect +2
Detainees beaten, one's wrist broken, at Florida facility after phone outage complaintTwo detainees at a Florida facility known as "Alligator Alcatraz" were beaten and pepper-sprayed after complaining about broken phones needed to reach family and lawyers; one suffered a broken wrist.Florida, FL · Apr 15, 2026 · Miami Herald, WSLS, Associated Press- Two Jamaican men beaten, maced for reporting abuse at detention centerTwo Jamaican men held at Glades County Detention Center reported abuse and were then beaten and maced in solitary confinement, one dragged by the head. A civil rights complaint has been filed on their behalf.Moore Haven, FL · Feb 22 · Freedom for Immigrants, Broward Palm Beach, Miami Herald +1
Roberto B.: Venezuelan journalist with torture protection shackled by ICE, bused to TapachulaRoberto Betancourt, a Venezuelan journalist whose wife and two children remain in Miami, was shuttled through 12 detention facilities over six months despite protection barring his return to Venezuela, then bused to Mexico in January 2026.“I had to go back to Tapachula and stay in the park, with nothing to eat, nowhere to sleep, the same story.” — Humberto GarcíaMiami, FL · Jan 28, 2026 · Forbidden Stories, Fact in Face, JLA NoticiasTwice-separated father fed moldy food with worms in ICE detentionA Guatemalan father reunited with his children in Florida was separated again in October 2025 while doing landscaping work near Mar-a-Lago. He reported moldy food and mistreatment before his April 2026 release.West Palm Beach, FL · Oct 2025 · Associated Press, The Daily Beast
- Detainees at Florida's Alligator Alcatraz report teargas and baton beatingsDetainees at Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' said guards used teargas and batons after migrants shouted for 'freedom' upon learning of a relative's death, though officials denied the reports.Florida Everglades, FL · Aug 29, 2025 · The Guardian, NBC Miami, Newsweek
Detainees at three Florida immigration centers denied insulin and inhalersA Human Rights Watch report found detainees at three Florida facilities denied insulin and inhalers, forced to sleep on concrete floors, and facing excessive force; substandard care was linked to two deaths.Miami, FL · Jul 21, 2025 · Human Rights Watch, ACLU Florida, Amnesty USA +2
Marie Ange B.: Haitian woman dies in ICE custody after guards allegedly ignored her distressMarie Ange Blaise, a 44-year-old Haitian woman, died in April 2025 at a Florida detention center after complaining of chest pains for hours while guards reportedly ignored pleas for help from other detained women.Pompano Beach, FL · Apr 25, 2025 · USA Today, CBS News, Miami Herald +5
Everglades detainees beaten and pepper-sprayed by guards after protesting lost phone accessDetainees at an Everglades facility were beaten and pepper-sprayed after a protest over lost phone access, their attorneys say. A federal judge ordered improved legal access, though compliance has been slow.Fort Myers, FL · Apr 2, 2025 · MSN, CBS News, The Independent +1
Shackled detainees forced to eat off chairs with mouths, strip-searched at FDCDozens of shackled men were forced to eat off chairs with their mouths during a transfer, one calling it being treated 'like dogs.' A 21-year-old Guatemalan man described being made to undergo an invasive strip search.“We had to bend over and eat off the chairs with our mouths, like dogs,”Miami, FL · April 2025 · Human Rights Watch- Harpinder C.: British entrepreneur on valid visa hospitalized after ICE denied him insulinHarpinder Singh Chauhan, a 56-year-old British entrepreneur and father of two on a valid visa, had his insulin and inhaler confiscated in detention and collapsed in April with cardiac symptoms before being deported to the UK in June.Florida, FL · Feb 11, 2025 · Human Rights Watch, Economic Times, HuffPost
Honduran woman with injured ankle waits a week for crutches in detentionA Honduran woman held at Krome was denied cleaning supplies and pain relief for menstrual cramps, then fell from her bunk after transfer and walked in pain for a week before getting crutches.Miami, FL · February 2025 · Human Rights Watch, Prison Legal News
Brazilian man beaten by Krome guards, denied care until near amputationA Brazilian man was beaten by Krome guards after a January canteen fight, then denied timely care for knee injuries months later. Hospital staff said further delay could have led to amputation.Miami, FL · January 2025 · Human Rights Watch
Georgia
Johnny L.B.: Ecuadorian man says ICE agents beat him unconscious at Georgia detention centerJohnny Sebastián Lucas Barre, 38, an Ecuadorian man held at Folkston, says agents beat him unconscious after he refused to sign deportation papers without a lawyer present.Folkston, GA · Oct 3, 2026 · Univision, Zócalo, 2001 Online +1
Suzy G.: Trans activist held by ICE in male unit in GeorgiaSuzy Gerónimo, a transgender activist, was detained after a traffic stop and held in a men's unit at a Georgia facility, facing harassment and unsafe conditions. A judge ordered accommodations, though enforcement has been inconsistent.Lumpkin, GA · May 14, 2026 · Enlace Latino NC, Univision, Que Pasa Media +2
Illinois
Video of Broadview detainee conditions lost, then claimed never recorded by ICEDetainees at Broadview Detention Center sued over conditions including insufficient food, extreme temperatures and abusive officers. ICE first said footage sought as evidence was lost, then claimed by January 2026 it was never recorded.Chicago, IL · Jan 27, 2026 · 404 Media, Lone Star Pie Federation, The New Republic +2
Rosalio P.S.: Father held with 150+ men at Broadview ICE facility, denied anxiety medicationRosalio Pelayo Salgado called his daughters from Broadview's ICE facility to describe being held with 150 other men, denied his anxiety medication, and facing a deportation scheduled for the next day.Broadview, IL · Sep 10, 2025 · Chicago Sun-Times, ABC7 Chicago, Shaw Local
Yoderlyn A.P.: 21-year-old Venezuelan woman punched by ICE officer, deported to El SalvadorYoderlyn Daviana Acosta Peña, 21, a Venezuelan living and working in Chicago, was punched and grabbed by the hair by an ICE officer during her March 2025 deportation flight to El Salvador.Chicago, IL · Mar 15, 2025 · Bloomberg, The New Yorker, Yahoo News +3
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Camila T.P.: Transgender asylum seeker says she was assaulted, denied care in ICE detentionCamila Toro de Paula, 25, a transgender asylum seeker from Venezuela, has spent 11 months in a men's detention facility in Louisiana, saying she's been assaulted and held in solitary without regular access to water.Jena, LA · Aug 20, 2026 · Seattle Times, Verite News, The Pink Times
Women at Louisiana ICE facility report beatings, medical neglect, missing childrenWomen held at a Louisiana ICE facility describe beatings, medical neglect and separation from their children, including a mother kept from her five-month-old daughter and a woman denied kidney care.Basile, LA · Jul 29, 2026 · Americans Against ICE, New York 1, Kaizen
Orolua E.: Nigerian man held by ICE over two years, injured by guardsOrolua Eluonyechie, a Nigerian national, has been held over two years, including time in solitary confinement after being injured by guards, while his request for release awaits a judge's decision.Oberlin, LA · Jun 18, 2026 · Bolts Magazine, The Lens, LA Illuminator +1
Winnfield ICE detention center failed to report chokehold and pen stabbingAbout 1,500 detained immigrants were held at Winnfield's Winn Correctional Center, where inspectors found unreported use-of-force incidents including a chokehold, plus unsanitary conditions and missing medical records.Winnfield, LA · Jun 6, 2026 · Livingston Parish News, Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, Bayou Progressive +1
Mamuka A.: Georgian detainee dies at Louisiana ICE facility cited for abuse, poor careMamuka Artmeladze, 43, died June 4 after being found unresponsive in his cell at a Louisiana ICE facility, where he'd been held since February without a court date. He was the 50th person to die in ICE custody this administration.Winnfield, LA · Jun 4, 2026 · Associated Press, ICE, NBC News +8
Marie: Pregnant student held 20+ weeks by ICE, denied prenatal care, develops eclampsiaA pregnant graduate student who entered the U.S. lawfully was held over 20 weeks, placed in solitary confinement, and denied prenatal vitamins before being released. She later developed eclampsia and postpartum depression.Louisiana, LA · Mar 24, 2026 · NBC News, ACLU, Latin Times +6
Ousmane: West African man says he was beaten on deportation flight to GhanaOusmane (a pseudonym), a West African man who lived in the U.S. over 20 years, was beaten and restrained for resisting a deportation flight to Ghana, where he had no ties. He remains in limbo nearly a year later.“They bundled me and my colleagues, tied us up in a straitjacket.” — the Nigerian manAlexandria, LA · Nov 6, 2025 · Forbidden Stories, Wired Jamaica
Queer and trans immigrants allege abuse at Louisiana ICE detention facility.Queer and trans immigrants held at a Louisiana ICE facility say they were forced into unpaid hard labor and sexually harassed or assaulted by an assistant warden between 2023 and 2025. Four filed formal complaints.Basile, LA · Oct 16, 2025 · The Guardian, Newsweek, Rift TV +1
Trans-Latina advocate lured to ICE office, denied care and deported to MexicoA trans-Latina community organizer and 2024 human rights award recipient was lured to an ICE office with promises of leniency, detained, allegedly mistreated, then deported to Mexico, a country she had never lived in.New Orleans, LA · February 2025 · ACLU, WWNO, Institute for Policy Studies +1
Maine
Maryland
Rabbiatu K.: Nurse with court protection deported to Ghana, filmed dragged by hairRabbiatu Kuyateh, a 58-year-old nurse who cared for Covid-19 patients for decades, was deported to Ghana despite court protection from removal and filmed being dragged by her hair into a van.“That’s when they dragged me. So, they bumped the back of my head.” — Rabbiatu KuyatehBowie, MD · Sep 23, 2026 · NBC Washington, US News Sphere, Nedhamson's Second Line View of the News +9
Detainees packed into overcrowded, unsanitary Baltimore ICE facility, whistleblower saysA former worker at a Baltimore ICE facility described detainees packed tightly together, filthy blankets, and inadequate sanitary supplies for women. The whistleblower says they were fired after reporting the conditions to supervisors.Baltimore, MD · Feb 6, 2026 · WUSA 9, CBS News, Coast TV +1
Dozens held up to 10 days in overcrowded Baltimore ICE officeDozens of detainees have been held in overcrowded conditions at ICE's Baltimore Field Office for up to 10 days without adequate beds or hygiene products, as lawmakers are denied access to inspect the facility.Baltimore, MD · Jan 28, 2026 · WBAL, CBS News
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Adam A.: St. Paul asylum seeker held at Guantánamo, allegedly beaten, deported to SomaliaAdam Mohamed Abdullah, a Somali auto mechanic from St. Paul, was held at Guantánamo Bay and says he was beaten there; his mother died while he was denied a call to her before his deportation.““From Miami they say OK we go to Somalia, but first we go to Cuba for refueling then we go to some other countries to Somalia,”” — Adam AbdullahSt. Paul, MN · Sep 25, 2026 · Documented, MPR News, Truthout +4
Alberto C.M.: Mexican roofer suffers skull fractures and brain hemorrhages in ICE custodyAlberto Castañeda Mondragón, a 31-year-old roofer and business owner supporting a daughter in Mexico, suffered eight skull fractures in ICE custody; a judge ordered his release and the FBI is investigating.St. Paul, MN · Jan 31, 2026 · CourtListener, Sahan Journal, Star Tribune +10
Nasra A.: U.S. citizen, 23, held by ICE two days, says agents caused concussionNasra Ahmed, a 23-year-old U.S. citizen from Minnesota, says ICE agents handcuffed her, caused a head injury leading to a seizure, and used a racial slur during her two-day detention. She was released without charges.St. Paul, MN · Jan 21, 2026 · Leibniz University Hannover, DIYA TV USA, KFGO +5
Edina-born U.S. citizen held by ICE over 24 hours in MinneapolisA U.S. citizen Somali woman born in Edina was arrested near Nicollet Mall, zip-tied, and held over 24 hours at Sherburne County Jail. She was released after her husband proved her citizenship with a passport card.Minneapolis, MN · Dec 4, 2025 · Fox 9, MPR News, CBS News +2
New Hampshire
New Jersey
300 detainees on hunger strike at Delaney Hall report beatings, solitaryAbout 300 people held at Delaney Hall in Newark went on hunger strike over spoiled food, filthy bathrooms, and poor medical care, including one detainee denied treatment for a head injury after slipping in the shower.Newark, NJ · Jun 30, 2026 · CBS News, NBC News, El País +10
Hundreds hunger strike over worm-infested food at Newark ICE facilityHundreds of detainees at Newark's Delaney Hall began a hunger strike in May 2026 over spoiled, worm-infested food and $1-a-day labor; guards used pepper spray on protesters outside.Newark, NJ · Jun 11, 2026 · ACLU, Patch, Theresa's Sweetheart +12
Emanuel R.: Brazilian man with life-threatening condition held five months in solitaryEmanuel Rodrigues, a Brazilian man with a rare mobility-limiting condition, spent five months in solitary confinement at a New Jersey detention facility and became unable to walk after a fall. He was released June 4 following advocacy efforts.Newark, NJ · Jun 4, 2026 · NJ.com
Adam M.: Volunteer medic carried into detention center and detained for helping pepper-sprayed protestersAdam Marshall, a former infantry officer who has volunteered over a year helping detainees' families, was carried into a detention center while treating pepper-sprayed protesters in May 2026. Agents later lined him up under a highway overpass and released him.Newark, NJ · May 2026 · The Globe and Mail, Whiskey Leaks, Press Watchers +1
Latif H.: Manhattan concierge held by ICE 108 days, 10 in solitary confinementAbdellatif Hafraoui, 60, a Manhattan building concierge married to an American wife, spent 108 days in ICE detention over a decades-old deportation order sent to the wrong address before paying bond and going home.Newark, NJ · Nov 25, 2025 · The Marshall Project, KUT, Miami Herald +2
Ten women describe freezing conditions and humiliation after transfer to Michigan detentionTen women arrested in a New Jersey warehouse raid were transferred through facilities in Texas, Ohio and Michigan, describing little food, forced undressing, verbal abuse, and no heat in freezing winter cold.Woodbridge, NJ · Oct 29, 2025 · El País
New Mexico
Carlos: Father with TPS detained by ICE at meeting to reunite with childrenCarlos, a Venezuelan man with temporary protected status, was detained after being told he'd reunite with his children, ages 14 and 16, who had waited nearly a year in a shelter. Officers then stripped and restrained him.“This operation is designed to force parents to make an impossible choice between reuniting with their children and seeking safety.” — Chiqui Sanchez Kennedy, one of Carlos' attorneysNew Mexico · Dec 1, 2025 · CNN, KFF Health News, LAist +3- Border Patrol agent Andrew Josiah Segura faces charges related to detainee incident.Border Patrol agent Andrew Josiah Segura was charged with assault and evidence tampering after allegedly assaulting a handcuffed detainee and threatening CBP employees in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, on February 19, 2025.Santa Teresa, NM · Feb 19, 2025 · PACER Monitor, U.S. Department of Justice, Border Report
New York
- Camila T.P.: Transgender asylum seeker held in men's ICE facility in Louisiana, denied hormonesCamila Toro de Paula, a 25-year-old transgender asylum seeker from Venezuela, has spent nearly a year in a men's Louisiana facility, denied hormone therapy and placed in solitary confinement.“I’m afraid of dying here” — Camila Toro de PaulaNew York, NY · Aug 20, 2026 · Seattle Times, LGBTQ Nation
- Over 1,000 South Asian and Arab men held for months after 9/11Over 1,000 South Asian and Arab men were swept up after 9/11, mostly for visa overstays, and held for months with little family contact, facing abuse at a Brooklyn detention center.New York, NY · Jun 23, 2026 · Associated Press, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice, Irp FAS
Efrain R.: Asylum seeker re-detained after hunger strikeEfrain Rodriguez, a father of two, was pulled into ICE custody during a routine check-in and later had to pay $5,000 to secure his release.New York, NY · Jul 17, 2025 · AM New York, massachusettsdigitalnews.com
Paraguayan asylum seeker wins court-ordered release after ICE arrest outside immigration hearingA Paraguayan asylum seeker living with his sister in Flushing was arrested leaving his own immigration hearing and held in crowded conditions; a judge ruled his detention unlawful and ordered him freed.Manhattan, NY · Jul 2025 · Washington Post, CourtListener, MidPage +2
North Carolina
Williams T.E.: Man with end-stage kidney disease held by ICE, allegedly denied dialysisWilliams Javier Toro Enamorado, 27, has end-stage kidney disease and was detained while traveling to dialysis on Nov. 19. He says he was denied treatment and now sits in Georgia, far from his North Carolina family.Charlotte, NC · Dec 4, 2025 · The Mirror, CourtListener
Katherin G.A.: Durham woman held by ICE for months over minor traffic chargesKatherin Guillen-Acosta has been held at Stewart Detention Center since June after a Durham traffic case was wrongly referred to ICE. She described poor food and mistreatment, saying, "The criminals are outside, and the innocent are inside."“Here in this detention center, they don’t treat us well. They treat us like animals, we don’t have—we can’t sleep,” — Katherin Guillen-AcostaDurham, NC · Jun 24, 2025 · Indy Week, Community Spirit Event
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Texas
- Abel: Cuban man says guards beat him when he refused transfer to MexicoA Cuban detainee known as "Abel" (a pseudonym) said guards beat him at Camp East Montana after he refused transfer to Mexico, and that only four of about 14 detainees sent to the border returned.Fort Bliss, TX · Oct 17, 2026 · Newsweek, CourtListener
- Samuel: 19-year-old Venezuelan man alleges officers broke his tooth and crushed his testiclesA 19-year-old Venezuelan man known as 'Samuel' (a pseudonym) said officers at Camp East Montana body-slammed and beat him after he turned off a light, breaking a tooth and crushing his testicles. He lost consciousness and was hospitalized.Fort Bliss, TX · Oct 17, 2026 · Newsweek, ACLU, CourtListener
- Isaac: 43-year-old Cuban man says guards slammed his head against a wallA 43-year-old Cuban detainee known as "Isaac" (a pseudonym) said guards slammed his head against a wall about 10 times after he refused removal to Mexico, causing pain that lasted about a month.Fort Bliss, TX · Oct 17, 2026 · Newsweek, CourtListener
- Gerald A.: Shackled man alleges guards fractured his wrist and spineGerald Akari Angye said guards at Camp East Montana fractured his wrist and spine while he was shackled and not resisting, and that he would 'never be the same.' He is seeking an injunction over facility conditions.“Urgent protection is desperately needed at Camp East Montana.” — Gerald Akari AngyeFort Bliss, TX · Oct 17, 2026 · Newsweek, CourtListener
Geraldo L.C.: Cuban father with asthma dies after guard restraint at ICE facilityGeraldo Lunas Campos, a 55-year-old Cuban father of four with asthma, died after guards restrained him at a Fort Bliss ICE facility. His death was ruled a homicide; no one has been charged.El Paso, TX · Sep 30, 2026 · Associated Press, ABC News, Washington Post +16
Nepthalí Z.S. and Cinthia C.O.: Pastors detained by ICE at Texas airport, threatened with separation from childrenTwo Edinburg, Texas pastors were detained at a McAllen airport while heading to a marriage retreat, their first trip away from their three U.S. citizen children. They were released after two days.McAllen, TX · Jul 27, 2026 · Common Dreams, La Hora, El Universal +7
Hebert I.C.: 20-year-old mariachi musician married to U.S. citizen detained by ICE in TexasHebert Kaleth Ibarra Castro, a 20-year-old mariachi musician who came to the U.S. at age 4, was held after a traffic stop and kept in his outfit for 18 hours.San Antonio, TX · Jul 6, 2026 · The Independent, El Risala, Univision +2- Four detainees at Fort Bliss ICE tent camp allege medical neglect, violenceFour people held at a Fort Bliss tent camp are suing over medical neglect, violent force, excessive solitary confinement and poor food and living conditions, seeking to represent all detainees there.El Paso, TX · Jun 1, 2026 · ACLU, ABC News, Good Morning America +1
- Detainees face abuse, disease and deaths at Fort Bliss ICE tent campDetainees including a former mail handler and a father held over eight months are suing over conditions at Fort Bliss's Camp East Montana, citing abuse, disease and at least three deaths.El Paso, TX · May 31, 2026 · NPR, ABC Australia, Texas Tribune +1
Navdeep: Worker taken from his job and held at Fort Bliss tent campNavdeep was taken from his job and held at the Fort Bliss tent camp, where he is a plaintiff in a lawsuit over medical neglect, disease, violence and poor food. He fears deaths and abuses are being covered up.El Paso, TX · May 30, 2026 · ACLU- Gerald A.: Cameroonian teacher beaten in ICE detention at Fort Bliss after requesting lawyerGerald Akari Angye, 35, a former Cameroon teacher who fled torture, was beaten by guards at Fort Bliss's Camp East Montana after asking for a lawyer, then held in solitary 15 days. He joined an ACLU lawsuit over conditions there.El Paso, TX · May 30, 2026 · NPR, ACLU, ACLU of Texas +2
- Erik R.: Man beaten and coerced to sign deportation papers at Fort Bliss campErik Ivan Rodriguez says officers beat him at the Fort Bliss tent camp while trying to force him to sign deportation papers. He and three others are suing over medical neglect, disease and violent treatment at the facility.El Paso, TX · May 30, 2026 · ACLU, ACLU of Texas, CourtListener +1
- ZOR: Beaten detainee faces repeated ICE deportation attempts despite court orderA detainee called ZOR (a pseudonym) had three teeth broken in a beating guards watched, was falsely told he'd won asylum, and has faced about six deportation attempts despite a court order blocking his removal.El Paso, TX · May 30, 2026 · El Paso Matters, ACLU of Texas, World Press A
Mother says ICE put her in solitary for crying over son's deathMaría de la Luz Loredo was detained in Raymondville, Texas, when she learned her 17-year-old son had died, and says she was put in solitary confinement for crying. She was separated from her four children, including a breastfeeding 1-year-old.Houston, TX · Apr 22, 2026 · Telemundo
Tania W. and Ayla L.: Canadian mother and autistic daughter held three weeks after Border Patrol stopTania Warner, a 47-year-old Canadian with a valid U.S. work visa, and her autistic 7-year-old daughter were held three weeks at a Texas checkpoint, reporting abuse and chemical burns, before Warner's release on $9,500 bond.“All she kept asking me was, ’Why can’t we go home?’ And I said, well, based on the fact that we’re Canadian, this is what the government has decided that they are going to do with people like us that are living in the United States. So, we have to stay here until Papa and our lawyer can get us out. That’s all I could tell her. I had no idea what else to say.” — Tania WarnerSarita, TX · Apr 12, 2026 · The Link, The Globe and Mail, CBC +6
At least seven children died in or after ICE custody, pediatrician saysChildren at the Dilley detention center have faced poor medical care and overcrowding, with a pediatrician reporting at least seven deaths, including a 5-year-old found with a cord around his neck.Dilley, TX · Feb 8, 2026 · Associated Press, SA Current, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee +2
Lucía P.J. and Francisco G.A.: Father dies in ICE custody, wife deportedFrancisco Gaspar Andrés, 48, married 25 years with five children, died after 93 days in ICE custody following untreated liver and kidney failure, while his wife was deported before learning he had died.El Paso, TX · Jan 22, 2026 · MSN, The Guardian, Yahoo News +22
Ricardo H.: Cuban man beaten by Fort Bliss guards after 20 hours without foodA 31-year-old Cuban man held at Fort Bliss said about 15 guards beat him after he banged on a door asking for food following more than 20 hours without meals, causing ear and collarbone injuries.El Paso, TX · Jan 3, 2026 · CiberCuba, Cuba Headlines
Cuban detainees say they were beaten for refusing deportation to MexicoFour Cuban men held at Fort Bliss say they were driven to the border and pressured to cross into Mexico, with two reporting beatings after refusing; the facility faces wider complaints of poor food and care.Fort Bliss, TX · Dec 8, 2025 · Washington Post, Latin Times, ACLU
Germán L.: 32-year-old Colombian beaten, given 30 days in solitary for standing upGermán L., 32, was beaten by guards at Camp East Montana for standing up during an argument, then held in solitary confinement for at least 17 days of a 30-day punishment.El Paso, TX · December 2025 · Human Rights Watch- Eduardo: Cuban detainee alleges he was ordered to 'jump' into Mexico and beaten by guardsA Cuban detainee known as Eduardo said guards tried to force him across the border into Mexico and beat him, including one incident where he lost consciousness while handcuffed. His account is part of a legal filing against the facility.Fort Bliss, TX · Oct 23, 2025 · Newsweek, CourtListener
Ramiro G.: Cuban man twice nearly forced across Mexico border from Camp East MontanaRamiro G., a 45-year-old Cuban man, says he was chained and bused to the border twice in attempts to force him into Mexico, a country he says he has no ties to.El Paso, TX · September 2025 · Human Rights Watch
Martin G.: 66-year-old cancer survivor with partial lung removal denied care for monthsMartin G., a 66-year-old Cuban cancer survivor with part of a lung removed, says he was denied medical care for months while detained, then put in solitary confinement after a hunger strike.El Paso, TX · September 2025 · Human Rights Watch
At least three detainees died, measles spread at ICE's Camp East MontanaDetainees sued ICE over conditions at Camp East Montana, a Fort Bliss facility, citing at least three deaths, a monthlong measles outbreak, and claims of medical neglect and abuse.Fort Bliss, TX · Aug 2025 · The New Yorker, USA Today, Texas Tribune +2
Carlos U.: Venezuelan miner flown to CECOT prison instead of home, held four monthsA miner and cook from Venezuela who asked to be sent home was flown to El Salvador's CECOT prison, where he says guards beat him. He was freed after four months.“Todo ha sido demasiado difícil. El hecho de no saber de él, de no hablar con él, de no verlo aunque sea por videollamadas, pues es una angustia completa todos los días” — Gabriela Mora, su esposaRaymondville, TX · Jul 23, 2025 · El Diario, Wall Street Journal, The Guardian
Andry B.B.: Food delivery driver detained by ICE, beaten four months in Salvadoran prisonAndry Omar Blanco Bonilla, 40, a food delivery driver and father of seven, endured four months of beatings at El Salvador's CECOT prison after agents questioned him about tattoos he says represent his family.Dallas, TX · Mar 15, 2025 · CBS News, CourtListener, The Guardian- Jonathan: Australian with valid work visa detained, insulted, deported returning from sister's memorialJonathan, an Australian who had lived on the US east coast for nearly a decade, was detained over 36 hours returning from his sister's memorial, insulted by an officer, and deported, leaving his partner and work behind.Houston, TX · Mar 2025 · The Guardian, Debate Politics, Havana Times +2
Mayfreed D.A.: Venezuelan barber says Guantanamo guards beat him, denied lawyers before deportationA Venezuelan barber was transferred to Guantanamo Bay in February 2025, where he says he was beaten, denied attorney and family calls, and attempted suicide twice before being deported to Venezuela.El Paso, TX · Feb 20, 2025 · ProPublica, BBC, NPR
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Tareq Z.: Palestinian detainee says ICE broke his teeth after he refused deportation flightTareq Zakarneh, 44, who lived in Portland and Vancouver for over a decade, says ICE broke his teeth and restrained him for four hours after he refused a deportation flight on Sept. 9.Vancouver, WA · Sep 9, 2026 · OPB, Abolish Capital, Fight Back News- Yoenis H.R.: Man sent to Louisiana by ICE in violation of court orderA man held in Tacoma was transferred to Louisiana in violation of a court order, then brought back after failed flight attempts, while his mother suffered a stress-related cardiac emergency.Tacoma, WA · Aug 14, 2026 · CourtListener
Garnet S.: Army veteran held nine months by ICE says guard sexually assaulted himGarnet Smith, a 44-year-old Army veteran from Jamaica, was freed after over nine months in detention, where he says a guard sexually assaulted him during a pat-down and he received inadequate medical care.Tacoma, WA · Jul 21, 2026 · Through the Static, LinkedIn
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Brayan S.: Deported to Central African Republic despite court orderBrayan Omar Sánchez, 26, a Honduran truck driver and small business owner who fled gang violence, was deported to the Central African Republic on July 30 despite believing he had a court order against removal.Senegal · Oct 21, 2026 · El Mundo Honduras, Infobae, Radio HRN +15
Orville E.: Jamaican green card holder deported to Eswatini, isolated in maximum-security prisonOrville Etoria, 62, a Jamaican green card holder who earned a theology degree and worked at a shelter after completing his sentence, was deported to Eswatini instead of Jamaica and held in isolation at a maximum-security prison.“Before his shocking deportation, Mr. Etoria had been living in New York, following the law and reporting regularly to ICE under an order of supervision. When ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] asked him to obtain a Jamaican passport earlier this year, he complied. But instead of removing him to Jamaica, as his documentation clearly allowed and as common sense would dictate, the U.S. government inexplicably and illegally sent him to Eswatini,” — his attorney, Mia UngerMatsapha, Eswatini · Oct 8, 2026 · El País, Third Country Deportation Watch, American Immigration Council +4
U.S. citizen children zip-tied in ICE raid on Idaho horse trackJuana Rodriguez, a U.S. citizen, was zip-tied and held for nearly four hours while holding her 3-year-old son during a raid on an Idaho horse track that detained about 400 people, including children as young as 7.“It was a rubber bullet, but at the time everybody was panicking. We were thinking that it was actual bullets” — Jehidi PerezID · Oct 8, 2026 · Investigative Post, The Independent, Idaho Statesman +13- Adam: Refugee granted protection by judge deported to Equatorial Guinea and beatenA 26-year-old refugee called Adam, who fled forced military conscription and had won protection from deportation, was secretly sent to Equatorial Guinea, where he has been confined under guard and beaten for nearly a year.Oct 2, 2026 · The Guardian, Reuters
Jorge M.C.: Father with U visa held by ICE three months, loses 15 kgJorge Mata Campos, 51, a Costa Rican construction worker and father raising a 16-year-old U.S. citizen son, has lost nearly 15 kilograms during three months at a Louisiana detention center.“Acá uno es un simple animalito al que ponen en un corralito mientras le sacan el dinero y le violan todos los derechos para después mandarlo a su país, ¿cuándo? Nadie sabe. Cuando a ellos les de la gana, porque las leyes no existen” — Jorge Mata CamposLA · Sep 25, 2026 · La Nación, LinkedIn, Newstral
Carlos R.: Cuban man says ICE beat him while handcuffed, deported to Equatorial GuineaCarlos Rodríguez, a Cuban migrant, says he was beaten and carried off a plane after refusing to leave it, despite being told he and four others would be returned to the U.S.; instead they were sent to Equatorial Guinea.“My husband is a person who committed crimes in the past, for which he did pay. No one deserves to live and go through this. He is a human being; he is not a car or a sack of potatoes,” — his wife, Igrayne Ribot HernándezSep 19, 2026 · El País, CiberCuba, Just Security +2
Samson B.: Eritrean refugee deported to Equatorial Guinea beaten, held without lawyer accessSamson Birhane, a refugee who came to the U.S. at 13, was deported to Equatorial Guinea and beaten alongside fellow deportee Ahmed Soliman after documenting abuse at a detention site. Both remain jailed without lawyer access.Malabo, Equatorial Guinea · Sep 11, 2026 · The Guardian, Business Insider Africa, Amnesty International +2
Natalie H.: Jamaican pastor deported while court case pending, held indefinitely in Equatorial GuineaNatalie Holmes, 51, a Jamaican pastor, says she was deported to Equatorial Guinea in June while her case was still pending. She remains among 29 people held at a decommissioned hotel, reporting assaults by armed guards.Sep 8, 2026 · Tucson.com, Amandla News, Just Security +1- Peta-Gaye C.: Jamaican woman deported to Equatorial Guinea despite 2013 protection orderPeta-Gaye Chambers, 35, who came from Jamaica as a child, had been protected from deportation since 2013 over fears of persecution. She was deported to Equatorial Guinea anyway in June and says she was dragged from her room at gunpoint.Malabo, Equatorial Guinea · Sep 8, 2026 · Tucson.com, Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, Click2Houston
Carlos T.S.: Venezuelan father deported by ICE to Liberia despite court order protecting himCarlos Téllez-Sanchez, a Venezuelan father who worked at a car dealership and for Uber Eats, was deported to Liberia despite a court order protecting him, missing his newborn son's birth after nearly eight months in detention.TX · Aug 21, 2026 · PACER Monitor, Últimas Noticias, US Inquirer +9
Carlos R.L.: Cuban father deported to Equatorial Guinea without passportCarlos Rodríguez López, a Cuban father with a nine-year-old daughter and a U.S. citizen wife in Miami Gardens, was deported on a diverted flight and held in Malabo without a passport or legal help.LA · Aug 20, 2026 · Telemundo, CiberCuba, Cuba Headlines +2
Leonardo S.: Green card holder with untreated hernia deported to Equatorial Guinea in restraintsLeonardo Sánchez, a lawful U.S. resident with a large abdominal hernia, arrived in Malabo still restrained, falling face-first onto the tarmac after awaiting a tenth surgery.Aug 20, 2026 · Latin Times, Cuba Headlines, El País +2
Wilmar Q.: Transgender asylum seeker sexually assaulted in Michigan detention, later deportedWilmar Quintero, a 50-year-old transgender asylum seeker from Venezuela, said she was sexually assaulted during three months in Michigan detention before being deported in April 2025, and now hides in fear.MI · Aug 20, 2026 · Seattle Times, Kitchen Table News, WKAR +1
Venezuelan man chained on deportation flight to Liberia, separated from familyA 45-year-old Venezuelan wind-energy worker was detained at a routine check-in, shackled hand and foot for a 15-hour flight to Liberia, and separated from his wife and children, who remain in the U.S.Aug 19, 2026 · El País, Distant News
Deportees describe straitjackets and denied bathroom access on 26-hour ICE flightAbout 71 Nigerian and African deportees, including Mohamed Barry, described being bound in straitjackets and denied bathroom access on a 26-hour July 31 flight. Barry said guards abused passengers and an agent ordered some returned despite protection orders.Aug 9, 2026 · Parrot Nigeria, The Eagle Online, The Prospect
18 Venezuelan men deported to El Salvador prison allege torture, beatingsEighteen Venezuelan men deported to El Salvador's Cecot prison in March 2025 filed a human rights petition alleging beatings, sexual assault and medical neglect before their July release.Jun 23, 2026 · The Guardian, Miami Herald, Vanguardia
32 asylum seekers with U.S. protection held in Equatorial Guinea, 25 deportedThirty-two asylum seekers already granted U.S. protection were detained in an Equatorial Guinea hotel under a government deal, with 25 forcibly sent back to countries where they face persecution.Malabo, GQ · May 28, 2026 · Associated Press, ABC News, CRBC News +2
Mother of three arrested at ICE check-in while 19-month-old waited at homeKO, a 41-year-old Guatemalan mother of three, was arrested at a routine ICE check-in. When she mentioned her 19-month-old waiting at home, the officer said he didn't care if they died.May 8, 2026 · The Guardian
Farzana: Afghan asylum seeker deported by ICE to Central African Republic, has malariaFarzana, a 32-year-old Afghan asylum seeker, was deported to the Central African Republic after years in detention. She now lives alone in Bangui, diagnosed with malaria.“They kept us like animal[s].” — FarzanaLA · Aug 28, 2025 · International Business Times, CRBC News, ABC Miami News
Deported Venezuelans describe beatings in El Salvador's CECOT prisonSixteen former detainees of El Salvador's CECOT prison described beatings, isolation, and sexual assault inside the facility where the U.S. has deported migrants.Jul 31, 2025 · Washington Post, The Straits Times, ABC News
Leonardo C.S.: Venezuelan soccer coach detained by CBP, tortured in El Salvador prisonLeonardo José Colmenares Solórzano, a 31-year-old former youth soccer coach with no criminal history, was deported to El Salvador's CECOT prison in March 2025, where he says guards tortured him. He returned to Venezuela in July in a prisoner swap.Jul 18, 2025 · ProPublica, Firstpost, U.S. News & World Report +4
Venezuelan men expelled to Salvadoran prison despite court order allege tortureMore than 230 Venezuelan men were flown to El Salvador's CECOT prison and allege months of torture there. They are now suing the aviation companies that carried out the flights.Jul 17, 2025 · The Guardian, Latin Times, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights +2
Marisol O.V.: Trans woman alleges medical neglect and assault during ICE detentionMarisol Ordonez Vargas, a transgender woman from Central America, says she was denied toilet paper and care for a broken nose during a month in ICE custody, and was sexually assaulted.Apr 30, 2025 · Them, Assigned Media, CourtListener +1- 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 · El País, USA Today, ABC News +1
Wuilliam L.S.: Deported Venezuelan subjected to stress positions and solitary torture in El SalvadorWuilliam Lozada Sanchez was deported to El Salvador's CECOT prison, where he said he endured hours in stress positions and beatings in a dark punishment cell. He was freed in July as part of a prisoner swap.“There was blood everywhere, screams, people crying, people who couldn't take it and were urinating and vomiting on themselves.” — Luis Muñoz PintoMar 15, 2025 · CBS News
Juan José R.R.: Former technician detained at ICE appointment, subjected to abuse in Salvadoran prisonJuan José Ramos Ramos, a 39-year-old former telephone technician from Venezuela, was deported to El Salvador's CECOT prison in March 2025 after an ICE appointment, where he endured beatings and abuse before his July release.Mar 15, 2025 · CBS News, PBS, American Immigration Council