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Photographer tackled by ICE agents at Minneapolis protest suffers chemical burns

Photographer John Abernathy was detained while documenting protests outside a Minneapolis federal building, suffering chemical burns, pepper bullet wounds and abrasions, and received a citation but no court date.

Jan 15, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·

HuffPost📦,PetaPixel📦,Press Freedom Tracker📦,Committee to Protect Journalists📦

16-year-old Ecuadorian asylum-seeker detained by ICE, relocated to out-of-state facility

Sebastian, a 16-year-old Ecuadorian asylum seeker, was detained while driving alone in Minneapolis and sent to a Michigan shelter despite his father living in the U.S., complicating efforts to locate him.

Jan 15, 2026·Minnesota, MN·Ecuador·

Star Tribune📦,MPR News📦,SWOK News📦,Instagram📦

19-year-old Willmar High School student arrested by ICE

Suban Noor, a 19-year-old Willmar High School student, was arrested and held for several days before being released.

Jan 15, 2026·Willmar, MN·Somalia·

InForum📦,Winona County Tribune📦,Instagram📦

Mexican day laborer, father of two, dies in Georgia ICE custody

Heber Sánchez Domínguez, a 34-year-old Mexican day laborer who had lived in the U.S. two years, died in Georgia ICE custody after guards found him with a rope around his neck; his family disputes the suicide finding.

Jan 15, 2026·Lovejoy, GA·Mexico·

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Naturalized U.S. citizen detained by Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis

Ramon Menera, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Mexico, was detained by a Border Patrol agent outside his Minneapolis-area home while walking with his five-year-old daughter, questioned over his accent, then released.

Jan 15, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·

CNN📦,The Nerd Stash📦,WEAU📦,CourtListener

Father deported to Mexico after ICE traffic stop, leaving Eugene family separated across border

Misael Garcia Lopez, 48, spent 18 years in Eugene with his wife and three kids before an ICE traffic stop near his son's school led to his arrest. He was deported to Mexico in January, missing his grandson's birth.

Jan 15, 2026·Eugene, OR·Mexico·

Lookout Eugene-Springfield📦,EXA📦,KLCC,KEZI,Instagram📦

DACA recipient held by ICE at Eloy, unable to attend her trial

Jessica Marlene Corrales-Duarte, 32, a DACA recipient, lost her status after a felony indictment and is now held at Eloy Detention Center, unable to attend her own Pima County trial.

Jan 15, 2026·

Tucson Spotlight📦,Calo News📦,Arizona Public Media📦,KOLD📦,Instagram📦

Stateless Angolan man with asylum protections deported to Cameroon after 30 years

A stateless Angolan man who lived in the U.S. for 30 years and held asylum protections was deported to Cameroon in January 2026 without notice, part of a secret transfer deal.

Jan 15, 2026·Alexandria, LA·Angola·

El País📦,ABS Africa TV📦

Zimbabwean nurse with asylum protections deported to Cameroon after 15 years

A Zimbabwean nurse who lived in the U.S. for 15 years with asylum protections was deported to Cameroon in January 2026 and held in Yaoundé with poor food and no documents.

Jan 15, 2026·Alexandria, LA·Zimbabwe·

El País📦

Ghanaian student deported to Cameroon without notice despite legal protections

A 20-year-old Ghanaian student with asylum protections was deported to Cameroon in handcuffs and shackles in January 2026, then held in Yaoundé without documents or due process.

Jan 15, 2026·Alexandria, LA·Ghana·

El País📦,ABS Africa TV📦

Gay Moroccan woman granted protection deported via Cameroon, now hiding in Morocco

Farah, 21, a gay Moroccan woman who fled her family after they allegedly tried to kill her, was deported to Cameroon in January 2026 and now hides in Morocco, fearing them still.

Jan 15, 2026·Alexandria, LA·Morocco·

Associated Press,El País📦,Hespress (English)📦,India Today,Jadis Press

Mother with legal status and 6-year-old held by ICE for a month

Danna, a mother with legal status, was detained after being racially profiled and separated from her young children for a month, while her husband was deported and she became sole provider.

Fundraiser onlyJan 15, 2026·Texas·

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Ecuadoran woman in U.S. since 2007 wrongly held without bond hearing

An Ecuadoran woman who has lived in the U.S. since 2007 was detained in January 2026; a court ruled she was wrongly classified and ordered her a bond hearing.

Jan 15, 2026·Fort Snelling, MN·Ecuador·

CourtListener📦

Restaurant worker with work visa freed after a month in ICE custody

A worker at Pancho's Taqueria in Circle Pines was detained while taking out the trash despite holding a valid work visa. He was held nearly a month, moved through three states, before being released in early February.

Jan 15, 2026·Circle Pines, MN·

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Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino criticized over uniform in Minneapolis

A senior Border Patrol commander drew criticism for an oversized green trench coat worn during ICE operations in Minneapolis in mid-January, with crowds chanting as he appeared amid enforcement following a recent shooting death.

Jan 15, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·

International Business Times📦,MSN,WION News📦,EIN News📦

Protester permanently blinded by federal agent's round at Santa Ana rally

Kaden Rummler, 21, was permanently blinded in one eye after a federal agent shot him in the face with a less-lethal round at a Santa Ana protest, requiring six-hour surgery to remove shrapnel.

Jan 15, 2026·Santa Ana, CA·

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Sole caregiver to orphaned nephew detained by ICE in Pomona raid

Jose Oleaz, 34, a landscaper who came from Mexico over 20 years ago, was detained during a Pomona raid while serving as sole caregiver for his 13-year-old nephew and his father with cancer.

Jan 15, 2026·Pomona, CA·Mexico·

ABC7📦,CNN📦,North Carolina News Online📦

St. Paul resident asked by ICE to identify Hmong and Asian households

In St. Paul's North End, agents without visible badges asked a resident to identify Hmong and Asian households, while downtown a man was photographed with his head covered by a black bag.

Jan 14, 2026·St. Paul, MN·

Associated Press📦,The New Republic📦,Fox 9📦,Star Tribune📦,Twin Cities📦,KARE 11📦

Colombian mother arrested while walking child to school, held despite court orders

Estefany, a Colombian mother with a pending immigration case, was arrested walking her child to the school bus and hospitalized for an infection before being transferred to El Paso; a judge's release order was delayed two days.

Jan 14, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·Colombia·

New York Times📦,Star Tribune+1📦,Fox 9📦,Bloomberg Law News📦

Heber Sanchez Dominguez dies in ICE custody after 6 days, apparent suicide

Heber Sanchez Dominguez, 34, a Mexican man, died by suicide after six days in custody at Camp East Montana in El Paso, Texas, in mid-January 2026.

Jan 14, 2026·El Paso, TX·Mexico·

Physicians for Human Rights📦

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