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Green card holder using wheelchair after amputation deported to Philippines by ICE

Greggy Valerio Sorio, 37, a green card holder using a wheelchair after a toe amputation, was deported to the Philippines despite severe illness and recent hospitalization. Airline staff had initially removed him from a flight over his condition.

Feb 20, 2026·Tacoma, WA·Philippines·

Philippine Daily Mirror📦,Rappler📦,South China Morning Post+1📦,Spokesman-Review📦

Four journalists beaten and detained in Cameroon while investigating U.S. deportations

Four journalists and an attorney were beaten and detained by plainclothes police in Cameroon while investigating deportations of immigrants sent there from the U.S. Their equipment was confiscated before all five were released.

Feb 20, 2026·Yaoundé, CM·Cameroon·

Washington Times📦,Daily Maverick📦,Cameroon Concord News📦,Seattle Times📦,US News Magazine📦,The Independent📦,Forbidden Stories,Instagram📦

Mother detained by ICE 15 days after C-section, separated from NICU newborn

Nayra Guzmán, 22, was detained while driving to see her premature newborn in the NICU just 15 days after a C-section. Held over a day without postpartum care, she was later released on bail with her family.

Feb 20, 2026·Cicero, IL·Mexico·

Univision📦,Chicago Sun-Times+1📦,19th News+1📦,Daily Kos,The 19th📦,Rewire News Group📦,Yahoo News📦,WBEZ📦,Block Club Chicago📦,News 4 San Antonio📦,Optique 73,ACLU,Mundo Now,Wall Street Publication,Instagram+2📦

Former North Miami mayor faces loss of citizenship over alleged naturalization fraud

Former North Miami Mayor Philippe Bien-Aime faces a government effort to strip his citizenship over claims he concealed his true identity and immigration history when he naturalized in 2006.

Feb 20, 2026·Miami, FL·Haiti·

NBC News📦,Miami Times+1📦,U.S. Department of Justice📦

Iranian Christian convert held in Louisiana, faces deportation to Iran

Liam Azizi, an Iranian convert to Christianity, was granted asylum while his wife Hananeh Alikaram's request was denied. She is held in Louisiana awaiting deportation to Iran, where she fears prosecution.

Feb 20, 2026·Sun Valley, CA·Iran·

BBC📦,LAist+1📦,Anabaptist World📦,Word & Way📦

Tattoo artist Juan Parra attacked, detained at ICE protest

Juan Parra, a tattoo artist who donated half his earnings to support ICE protesters, was assaulted and detained while taking part in a demonstration.

Feb 19, 2026·Los Angeles California·Mexico·

Local News Matters📦,Instagram📦

Russian asylum-seeking family held four months, daughter partially loses hearing

A Russian family of five, fleeing persecution over the father's opposition to Putin, was freed after more than four months at Dilley detention, where their daughter suffered hearing loss from untreated ear infections.

Feb 19, 2026·Dilley, TX·Russia·

NBC News📦,News 4 San Antonio📦,Aggregate T📦

Mexican man's work permit and ID kept by ICE, defying court order

Rigoberto Soto Jimenez, a Mexican immigrant, was released in Texas without his ID or work permit despite a judge's order, prompting a contempt finding against a DOJ attorney until the documents were returned.

Feb 19, 2026·Minnesota·Mexico·

Mother Jones📦,NBC Chicago📦,ICE📦,Google📦,Mitchell Hamline School of Law📦,KSTP📦,CourtListener+1,Habeas Dockets📦

Man detained again without a pre-detention bond hearing

A noncitizen previously freed on bond was re-detained without a hearing; a court ordered his immediate release, ruling the government must give seven days' notice before any future re-detention.

Feb 19, 2026·

CourtListener📦

Kidney transplant recipient detained by ICE, denied anti-rejection medication for weeks

Javier Abreu-Vasquez, 38, a kidney transplant recipient, was arrested while delivering groceries for his church's mutual aid group and held nearly two weeks without proper anti-rejection medication. A judge ordered his release and he returned home February 19.

Feb 19, 2026·Rochester, MN·Dominican Republic·

MPR News+4📦,KTTC+1📦,Transplant News📦,The Independent📦,Post Bulletin📦,Instagram+2📦

Chicago DACA recipient loses job and deportation protection over stalled renewal

Victor Jardon-Reyes, 33, a Chicago homeowner and college student, lost his job in February after his DACA renewal stalled for months, leaving him without work authorization and afraid to leave home.

Feb 18, 2026·Chicago, IL·Mexico·

The Independent📦,Chicago Tribune📦,AOL📦

Father of two U.S. citizens held two months after Florida traffic stop

A Guatemalan man who has lived in the U.S. 14 years and has two citizen children was held two months after a Florida traffic stop before a court ordered his immediate release.

Feb 18, 2026·Florida·Guatemala·

CourtListener📦

Mother of three and main provider detained by ICE at workplace

A mother of three and her family's main provider was detained at her workplace and is held in Adelanto, California, far from home, as relatives raise funds for her legal defense.

Fundraiser onlyFeb 18, 2026·Adelanto, CA·

GoFundMe📦

Restaurant owner with green card held by ICE despite judge granting bond

Noel Quintana, a 50-year-old Madison restaurant owner and legal resident, was detained returning from Mexico and remains held despite a judge ordering his case ended. Community fundraisers have raised over $50,000 for him.

Feb 18, 2026·Madison, WI·Mexico·

WPR📦,Capital Times📦,Wisconsin State Journal,Badger Herald📦,Madison.com,Instagram📦

Man opposes ICE detention center in Wilson County

A Wilson County man protested a rumored ICE detention center, saying he feels safer around undocumented immigrants than ICE agents. Sheriff's deputies responded, but the detention center plan was later abandoned.

Feb 18, 2026·Wilson County, TN·

Threads📦,Nashville Scene📦,NewsChannel 5+1📦

Father of five with U-visa protection detained, work documents withheld by ICE

A 48-year-old father of five with pending U-visa protection was released from detention with only his belt, glasses, and wallet; ICE kept his work permit and ID documents. He now rarely leaves home out of fear.

Feb 17, 2026·Minnesota·

Mother Jones📦,NBC Chicago📦,ICE📦

Student and adult fight during Grand Island High School ICE walkout

About 150 students at Grand Island Senior High walked out to protest ICE activity on February 17 when a 54-year-old man exchanged blows with students nearby. He was arrested for assault; a student was also cited.

Feb 17, 2026·Grand Island, NE·

Nebraska TV📦,The Independent

Single mother of two U.S. citizens detained by ICE in Victorville, California

A single mother of two U.S. citizen children was arrested in Victorville and held at Adelanto without a bond hearing. A court has now ordered she receive one within 7 days.

Feb 17, 2026·Victorville, CA·

CourtListener📦

Three women detained by masked ICE agents at Irvine business

Three women working at an Irvine printing business were surrounded by four tinted SUVs and detained in the parking lot after officers showed a warrant through their car window.

Feb 17, 2026·Irvine, CA·

Orange County Register📦,Patch📦,Las Vegas News📦

Bulgarian business owner dies from untreated diabetes in ICE custody

Nenko Gantchev, a 56-year-old Bulgarian business owner who had lived in Chicago for 30 years, died in December of untreated diabetes while held at a Michigan detention facility. Lawmakers and his family are demanding an investigation.

Feb 17, 2026·Baldwin, MI·Bulgaria·

ABC7 Chicago+2📦,Inquisitr📦,Cash Walk Labs📦,Best Lagos📦,La Prensa Newspaper📦,Ithaca Journal+1📦,Spectrum Local News📦,MLive📦,Petoskey News,Instagram📦

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