People with work permits taken at a traffic stop in Florida

Documented stories describe people with valid work permits—Venezuelan, Colombian, Nicaraguan, and Honduran asylum seekers, an Uber driver, a school custodian, a roofer, a truck driver—stopped while driving in Florida cities including Miami, Doral, Orlando, and Key West, then detained by ICE, CBP, or FDLE, with some held for weeks or deported to third countries. First documented in May 2025, this pattern became recurring by August 2026 and represents a growing share of recent reported cases compared to earlier ones.”} <!-- placeholder --> Wait, I must output only JSON. {

“We have done everything through immigration to get his green card approved, and we are just waiting. This is heartbreaking for me. I don’t know how I can mentally continue working 12+ hour days knowing that my dad is somewhere, possibly being treated like a criminal.”