Venezuelan man remains detained by ICE despite winning asylum caseJavier Rueda, a Venezuelan immigrant, has been held in Oklahoma for about seven months even after a judge approved his asylum request. His family is raising $20,000 for bond while the government appeals.Social media onlySep 20, 2026·OK·Venezuela·Instagram📦
Venezuelan IT specialist with TPS detained by Border Patrol at approved jobAngel Camacho, a Venezuelan asylum seeker married to a U.S. citizen with American-born children, was arrested at an approved IT job site in Dania Beach and held 30 days before release on bond.January 6, 2026·Dania Beach, FL·Venezuela·NBC Miami📦,International Business Times📦,MSN📦,The Independent📦,Instagram📦
Former Ghanaian finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta detained by ICEKen Ofori-Atta, Ghana's former Finance Minister, was released from ICE custody in April after his detention stemmed from administrative flags tied to a Ghanaian corruption probe. He has reunited with his family in the U.S.Jan 6, 2026·Ghana·Ramada Limited📦,GhanaWeb,3 News📦,GBC Ghana Online📦,News Alert Ghana,Citi Newsroom📦
70-year-old green card holder with kidney disease held by ICE, deportation haltedRebecca Pinyerd, a 70-year-old Filipina resident of over 40 years, had her deportation flight cancelled after airline officials found her too medically unfit to fly. She remains detained at Clay County Jail with no new deportation date set.Jan 6, 2026·Chicago, IL·Philippines·CBS News+1📦,Asian Journal+1📦,Queonda Magazine📦
5-year-old U.S. citizen taken by ICE with mother in AustinA 5-year-old U.S. citizen was taken into ICE custody with her mother after an Austin police call, with no relatives or Child Protective Services contacted. Family members say they cannot locate the child in government databases.Jan 5, 2026·Austin, TX·Mexico·FOX 7 Austin📦,Austin American-Statesman📦,Instagram📦
Son prosecuted for running to father tackled by ICE in PhoenixIsaac Luis-Amazar ran to help when agents tackled his father, Luis Castro Silas, during a Home Depot parking lot arrest in Phoenix. A jury acquitted him of assaulting an officer in July 2026.Jan 5, 2026·Phoenix, AZ·The Independent📦,The Arizona Republic,Prensa Arizona
Phoenix tile installer, 60, says ICE held him 26 hours without waterRamón Barraza, 60, spent two decades installing tile floors in Phoenix before plainclothes agents boxed in his truck. He says he was held 26 hours with little food and pressured to sign a departure form.Jan 5, 2026·Phoenix, AZ·Mexico·WTOP📦,The Independent📦,Bastille Post
Man protected from Nicaragua deportation detained by ICE to send to MexicoA man previously granted protection from removal to Nicaragua was re-detained three years later and faced removal to Mexico instead. A judge ordered him immediately released, saying officials lacked grounds to hold him.Jan 5, 2026·Nicaragua·CourtListener
Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres, 42, dies in ICE custody without heart medicationLuis Gustavo Nunez Caceres, 42, was detained while heading to work and died January 5, 2026 after officials failed to give him needed heart medication. His family had to pay $4,000 to bring his body home to Honduras.Jan 5, 2026·Conroe, TX·Honduras·Physicians for Human Rights📦,Conroe News📦,DE ICE Citizens Bank📦,Clarín📦,La Prensa📦,Nord Pub📦
Father of Minneapolis police detective held by ICE nearly four monthsRoberto Hernandez, 62, a cook and father of a Minneapolis police detective, was stopped while driving to work and has been held in New Mexico for months. He has lived in the U.S. nearly 30 years.Jan 5, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·Mexico·News from the States📦,Minnesota Reformer+1📦,Instagram📦
Spanish-language Mass attendance halves as ICE surveils Hopkins, Minnesota churchAgents in unmarked cars watched a Spanish-language Mass outside a Hopkins, Minnesota church, following the earlier deportation of a church employee. Attendance at the service has since dropped by half.Jan 4, 2026·Hopkins, MN·EWTN News📦,Maryknoll Magazine📦,The Catholic Telegraph📦,Catholic Online📦
South Carolina restaurant co-owner charged for joining anti-ICE student group chatDinah Marie Chollet, a South Carolina restaurant co-owner, was charged after joining a student group chat organizing a walkout against ICE. She says she joined only to share safety information and support the students.Jan 4, 2026·Summerville, SC·ABC News 4+2📦,Instagram📦
Protesters pepper sprayed outside Durango ICE office after Mancos detentionA longtime Durango resident of 22 years was detained at a Mancos trailer park, prompting about a dozen protesters to block agents at the Durango ICE office. Federal agents used pepper spray and Tasers to clear them.Jan 3, 2026·Durango, CO·Durango Herald+2📦,Durango Local📦,The Journal📦,KSUT📦
Two witnesses to Texas detainee death face deportation by DHSTwo men who witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos's January 3 death at a Texas detention camp face deportation after giving accounts that conflict with the government's official version of the incident.Jan 3, 2026·Texas·Washington Post📦,Texas Tribune📦,Star Tribune📦
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.Jan 3, 2026·El Paso, TX·Cuba·CiberCuba📦,Cuba Headlines📦,Instagram📦
Transgender woman held by ICE in men's dormitory without a bond hearingSabrina Carmona Sanchez, a 41-year-old transgender woman from Ecuador, is held in a men's unit in Mississippi without a bond hearing after years of being allowed to stay free while her case proceeded.Jan 3, 2026·Natchez, MS·Ecuador·Indianapolis Recorder📦,Center for Constitutional Rights📦
Man arrested in Utah and deported by ICE ordered returnedA man deported after being arrested in Utah must be brought back to the U.S., a judge ruled, citing problems with how the deportation was carried out.Jan 2, 2026·Utah·Deseret News📦,MSN📦,The Salt Lake Tribune📦,KYMA📦
Deportations of Brazilians from US hit record high in 2025Brazilian deportations hit a record in 2025, with far more citizens sent back to Brazil than in 2024, nearly doubling as enforcement intensified under a stricter U.S. immigration policy.Jan 2, 2026·Belo Horizonte, MG·Brazil·New York Times📦,Brasil 247,Click Petróleo e Gás📦,Rio Times📦
Cuban green card holder here 47 years deported by ICE to MexicoRoberto, a Cuban father who built two businesses over 47 years in the U.S., dozed off doing laundry in Florida. Nine months later he was bused into Mexico, a country he had never lived in.Jan 2026·Eustis, FL·Cuba·HUMSI field interview📦,Instagram
Dallas prison guard deported to Nigeria by ICE before his trialAdayomi Ademuyiwa, a Dallas prison guard, was deported to Nigeria after being released on conditions, and a judge refused to dismiss his case even though he missed trial through no fault of his own.Jan 2026·Dallas, TX·Nigeria·American Friends Service Committee📦,Dallas Morning News📦,Instagram📦
Over 4,000 arrested in Minneapolis surge as ICE violates court ordersOver 4,000 people were arrested in a Minneapolis immigration surge, with judges finding ICE violated court orders in at least 113 cases; most detained had no criminal record and many had lived in the U.S. for over a decade.Jan 2026·Minneapolis, MN·New York Times📦,Star Tribune+1📦,Fox 9📦,Bloomberg Law News📦
