St. Paul activist Thao Xiong detained by ICE at community centerThao Xiong, a community organizer and food shelf delivery volunteer, was detained in a St. Paul community center parking lot despite staff and legal observer objections, during a large Minnesota enforcement operation.Jan 29, 2026·St. Paul, MN·Yahoo News📦,Twin Cities+2📦,Star Tribune📦,Sahan Journal📦
Ypsilanti parents detained by ICE near school bus stopSeveral parents were detained near a school bus drop-off in Ypsilanti as children arrived or left for school. The superintendent called the scene distressing and said the district does not cooperate voluntarily with ICE.Jan 28, 2026·Ypsilanti, MI·CBS News📦,Fox 2 Detroit📦,WEMU📦,Michigan Public📦,CourtListener
Mexican man in U.S. 28 years held by ICE without bond hearingA Mexican man who has lived in the U.S. for about 28 years was held without a bond hearing after a January drunken driving arrest. A federal court ordered him given a bond hearing or released.Jan 28, 2026·St. Joseph County, IN·Mexico·CourtListener📦
Man out on bond or parole detained again without a hearingA noncitizen previously released on bond was re-detained in January, prompting a court challenge. A federal judge ordered his immediate release and required advance notice and a hearing before any future re-detention.Jan 28, 2026·CourtListener📦,PACER Monitor
Multiple people detained and injured during anti-ICE protest in EugeneAt least nine protesters were detained during an anti-ICE demonstration at the Eugene Federal Building, after officers used tear gas, pepper balls and flash-bangs. Several reported bruises and eye injuries.Jan 28, 2026·Eugene, OR·OPB📦,KLCC📦,Lookout Eugene-Springfield📦
Community observers pepper-sprayed by ICE agent during Santa Barbara enforcement operationCommunity members documenting an ICE operation near a Santa Barbara elementary school were pepper-sprayed and pushed by a masked agent, including Beth Goodman, who was handing out ICE resource information.Jan 28, 2026·Santa Barbara, CA·Santa Barbara Independent+1📦,City of Santa Barbara📦,Edhat📦,Noozhawk📦,Instagram📦
Man questioned by federal agents in New Prague, MinnesotaA man in New Prague, Minnesota was filmed arguing with suspected federal agents who questioned him about his citizenship status, in a post calling the stop racial profiling.Social media onlyJan 28, 2026·New Prague, MN·Instagram📦
Detainees say they were punished for seeking lawyers at Florida facilityTwo former detainees at Florida's Everglades detention center testified they faced retaliation for seeking legal help, including dropped calls and denied pen and paper; one Haitian man said he was made to sign self-deportation papers without a lawyer.Jan 28, 2026·Florida·Haiti·Associated Press+2📦,Boston Herald📦,Detroit News,WUSF📦,NBC 5📦,Immigration Defenders📦,Instagram
Father of four in U.S. since age 8 bused to Tapachula, MexicoDarwin Maldonado, who came to the U.S. at age eight and raised four daughters in Southern California, was bused to Tapachula, Mexico in late January 2026 after days held without showers in Arizona.Jan 28, 2026·Tapachula, Mexico·Honduras·Forbidden Stories📦
Venezuelan journalist with torture protection shackled by ICE, bused to TapachulaRoberto Betancourt, a Venezuelan journalist whose wife and two children remain in Miami, was shuttled through 12 detention facilities over six months despite protection barring his return to Venezuela, then bused to Mexico in January 2026.Jan 28, 2026·Miami, FL·Venezuela·Forbidden Stories📦,Fact in Face📦,JLA Noticias
Venezuelan high school student held 18 days without charges, asylum pendingJavier Gimenez Rivero, a Venezuelan high school student with a pending asylum claim, was held 18 days without charges or a hearing before a federal judge ordered his release.Jan 28, 2026·Orange County, FL·Venezuela·FOX 35 Orlando📦,U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida📦,Clearinghouse,CourtListener,CFPublic
Venezuelan man with judge-approved protection deported to Mexico from routine ICE check-inCarlos, a Venezuelan man with judge-approved protection and a clean six-year record, was detained at a routine Kansas City check-in and deported to Mexico, separating him from his wife and children.Jan 28, 2026·Kansas City, MO·Venezuela·KCTV 5📦
Dozens held up to 10 days in overcrowded Baltimore ICE officeDozens of detainees have been held in overcrowded conditions at ICE's Baltimore Field Office for up to 10 days without adequate beds or hygiene products, as lawmakers are denied access to inspect the facility.Jan 28, 2026·Baltimore, MD·CBS News📦,WBAL📦,Instagram📦
14 people charged over confrontations with ICE agents in MinnesotaFourteen people were charged over alleged assaults on immigration agents during enforcement actions in Minnesota, including at a high school and a federal building. A judge raised concerns after the attorney general posted names and photos before charges were unsealed.Jan 28, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·Star Tribune+1📦
South Arkansas father of young son detained by ICE at immigration check-inAnderson Tumin-Rivas, 24, a Guatemalan man married with a young son, was detained after showing up for a scheduled immigration check-in in Little Rock. He is now held in Louisiana awaiting deportation to Guatemala.Jan 28, 2026·Rison, AR·Guatemala·Arkansas Online+1📦,5 News Online📦,CourtListener
Man arrested by federal agents while reporting encounter at Bolingbrook police stationA 40-year-old man fled federal agents at his home, allegedly hitting an agent's vehicle, then drove to the Bolingbrook police station to report the encounter and was arrested in the lobby.Jan 28, 2026·Bolingbrook, IL·ABC7 Chicago📦,Threads,Patch📦,Shaw Local📦
Surfer who could not be deported held 4 months by ICEHagop Chirinian, a surfer held four months after accidentally trespassing on a beach, was freed when a judge ruled ICE wrongly detained him since Lebanon refused to accept him.Jan 28, 2026·San Diego, CA·Lebanon·KPBS+1📦,The Inertia📦,Miami Herald📦
Teen cares for siblings with autism after ICE detains parentsRosa Barrera, 18, now cares for her three younger siblings, including a sister with autism, after ICE detained their parents at work. She is fundraising for legal help to reunite the family.Jan 28, 2026·Phoenix, AZ·NBC News📦,Latin Times📦,WGBH📦,CBS 19📦,GoFundMe📦
Woman questioned by ICE agents in Walmart parking lot about birthplaceJose Roberto Ramirez was questioned by ICE agents in a Walmart parking lot and asked if born in the U.S., in a video that circulated online. A Native American legal rights group called it retaliation.Jan 27, 2026·Minnesota·MPR News📦,Storyful📦,The Oregonian📦,BuzzFeed📦,Arkansas Times📦
Man detained by ICE without warning or paperworkA man who has lived in the U.S. since around 2010 was detained without warning or paperwork. A judge ordered his immediate release and barred authorities from redetaining him without notice and a hearing.Jan 27, 2026·CourtListener📦
