Ghanaian student deported to Cameroon without notice despite legal protectionsA 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 MoroccoFarah, 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 monthDanna, 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·GoFundMe📦
Ecuadoran woman in U.S. since 2007 wrongly held without bond hearingAn 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 valid work visa held by ICE nearly a monthA 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·CBS News📦,Bring Me The News📦,Hometown Source📦,The Review📦,ABC 6 On Your Side📦,My News 13📦,Fox 9📦,Standing Record,Instagram📦
Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino criticized over uniform in MinneapolisA 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 rallyKaden 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·Los Angeles Times📦,Democracy Now📦,Sacramento Bee📦,Wave Browser News📦,Hard Pass📦,Berkeleyside📦,Infosec📦,Peach Pie ATL📦,Police1📦,Chron📦,Physicians for Human Rights📦
Sole caregiver to orphaned nephew detained by ICE in Pomona raidJose 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 householdsIn 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 at child's bus stop, held past release orderEstefany, 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 suicideHeber 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📦
Parent arrested by ICE at bus stop while waiting with childA parent was arrested by ICE at an elementary school bus stop in Crystal, Minnesota, while waiting with their child, in view of other students and the bus driver.Jan 14, 2026·Crystal, MN·KSTP📦,KARE 11📦,Community 5
Liberian man arrested after ICE agents ram door of Minneapolis homeA Liberian man was arrested after armed ICE agents broke into his Minneapolis home with a battering ram, despite having checked in with authorities for years. Protesters outside were pepper-sprayed during the raid.Jan 14, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·Liberia·Associated Press📦,NBC News+1📦,CNN📦,Fox 9📦,Sydney Morning Herald📦,KSTP📦
Oglala Sioux tribal citizens detained by ICE near Minneapolis homeless campThree to four enrolled Oglala Sioux Tribe members were detained near a Minneapolis homeless encampment where they had been sleeping under a bridge; one was held 12 hours, three others moved to Fort Snelling.Jan 14, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·United States·CBS News📦,CNN📦,The Hill📦,Rapid City Journal📦,Santa Fe New Mexican📦,Fox 9📦,ICT News📦,When in Your State📦,Star Tribune📦,Las Vegas Sun📦,Instagram+1📦
Azerbaijani husband held in Georgia loses 25 pounds in detentionT.A., 40, has been detained at Stewart Detention Center since mid-January while awaiting a judge's approval to voluntarily leave the U.S. with his husband. He has lost 25 pounds and is struggling with his mental health.Social media onlyJan 14, 2026·Instagram📦
Family with infant hospitalized after tear gas floods SUV in MinneapolisA family of six children and an infant was caught between protesters and officers in Minneapolis when an officer rolled a tear gas canister under their SUV, requiring hospital treatment.Jan 14, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·Associated Press📦,New York Times📦,CBS News📦,Star Tribune📦
Honduran asylum seeker held by ICE without a bond hearingA Honduran man with a pending asylum case was held at Golden State Annex after his charges were dismissed. A judge ordered a bond hearing within 14 days or release.Jan 14, 2026·West Palm Beach, FL·Honduras·CourtListener
Mexican woman arrested by ICE in Cottonwood Safeway parking lotIsela Hernandez Lugo, a Mexican national, was arrested by ICE in a Cottonwood Safeway parking lot on January 14 in what police called a targeted operation; a bystander recorded the arrest.Jan 14, 2026·Cottonwood, AZ·Mexico·Journal Arizona📦,Verde News
Venezuelan man detained at Minneapolis home, video contradicts ICE officers' accountAlfredo A. Aljorna's charges were dropped in February after video contradicted ICE claims that he attacked an officer during his January 14 arrest at a Minneapolis home. Two ICE officers now face a perjury investigation.Jan 14, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·Venezuela·CNN📦,PBS📦,CTV News📦,PennLive📦
Father detained by ICE while walking to work, no warrantA father of four and grandfather of three was detained by ICE while walking back to work from a mini market, with no arrest warrant. His family is seeking financial help during his detention.Fundraiser onlyJan 14, 2026·Los Angeles, CA·GoFundMe📦
