Detained man has seizure as LAPD, CHP officers withhold aidA man detained by LAPD and CHP officers suffered a seizure while in custody, with officers keeping their knees on him and not rendering aid, according to video shared online. He has not been located in any jail or hospital.Social media onlyOct 17, 2026·Los Angeles, CA·Instagram📦
Orville E.: Jamaican green card holder deported to Eswatini, isolated in maximum-security prisonOrville Etoria, 62, a Jamaican green card holder who earned a theology degree and worked at a shelter after completing his sentence, was deported to Eswatini instead of Jamaica and held in isolation at a maximum-security prison.Oct 8, 2026·Matsapha, Eswatini·Jamaica·El País📦,Third Country Deportation Watch📦,American Immigration Council📦,Global Security📦,International Rescue Committee📦,U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee,Human Rights Watch
Lianyong W.: Chinese national dies in ICE custody in Northern Mariana Islands, suicide suspectedLianyong Wei, a 51-year-old Chinese national who had lived in Saipan since 2019, died in ICE custody with a bedsheet tied around his neck, less than a day after being transferred there.Sep 30, 2026·Saipan, MP·China·NPR📦,Associated Press,Los Angeles Times,Newsweek,ICE,Karm Active📦,RNZ,WDCTV,International Business Times,Bloomberg Law News
Elia: Mother of autistic son held for ICE on way to dying grandmotherElia, a housekeeper and mother of three who cares daily for her autistic son, was detained while traveling to see her dying grandmother, leaving her family to raise money for expenses and legal costs.Fundraiser onlySep 21, 2026·Petersburg, FL·GoFundMe📦
Mauricio: Houston worker of 20 years paid bond knowing ICE would deport himMauricio (a pseudonym) lived 20 years in North Carolina and Houston without trouble with the law. Arrested outside a bar, he paid his $100 bond knowing ICE was waiting to deport him.Sep 12, 2026·Houston, TX·Mexico·HUMSI field interview📦
Jose C.N.: Salvadoran construction worker faces ICE hold after fatal Maryland crashA Salvadoran construction worker who has lived in the U.S. for 10 years and is expecting a child is held without bond after a crash killed a mother and daughter.Sep 5, 2026·Montgomery County, MD·El Salvador·Political📦,Department of Homeland Security📦,NBC Washington
Jonathan: Father raised in South Carolina paid bond, handed to ICEJonathan (a pseudonym), raised in South Carolina since age 11 and father of two, was held two weeks at a Georgia facility and deported in chains to Mexico after paying bond on a minor charge.Sep 2026·South Carolina·HUMSI field interview📦
Kwesi M.: NJ man with schizophrenia dies of overdose months after deportation to GuyanaKwesi Menezes, 35, a longtime New Jersey resident with schizophrenia, died of a suspected overdose in Guyana months after being deported there. His family says his mental health was not adequately considered during his case.Aug 30, 2026·NJ·Guyana·The Grio📦,NBC Philadelphia📦,Kiskadee Watch,Instagram
Person detained by ICE outside Yakima Police Station after jail releaseA man held on a DUI charge was detained by immigration agents right after his release from Yakima police custody, in a video viewed over 80,000 times.Aug 28, 2026·Yakima, WA·NBC Right Now📦,Yakima Herald📦,Seattle Times
Patricia: Honduran mother held nearly six weeks by ICE, separated from breastfeeding babyPatricia, a 19-year-old Honduran mother, was separated from her breastfeeding 8-month-old for nearly six weeks after calling 911 to report abuse. A judge ordered her released and the pair reunited.Aug 25, 2026·Austin, TX·Honduras·KUT+1📦,News Beep,Instagram+2
Zokhid Z. and Khayrullo P.: Two Uzbek truck drivers arrested by ICE in New JerseyTwo Uzbek truck drivers, Zokhid Zakhidov, 37, and Khayrullo Payzullaev, 30, were arrested in New Jersey on August 23 amid a probe into commercial driver's license practices; both remain held.Aug 23, 2026·NJ·Uzbekistan·ICE📦,Daily Presser📦,Englebrook Independent News
Wendy T.C.: Colombian woman held nine months by ICE suffers health problems in custodyWendy Vanessa Triviño Carrillo, a Colombian woman, has been held over nine months at a Louisiana detention center, where her father says she has faced health problems. He is appealing to Colombia's government for help.Aug 21, 2026·Basile, LA·Colombia·La Prensa📦,Instagram📦
Isaac M.C.: 31-year-old Salvadoran man held for ICE in Virginia jailIsaac Melendez-Carranza, 31, a Salvadoran national, was arrested by the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office and held at the Leesburg detention center, where ICE lodged a detainer and removal warrant.Aug 20, 2026·Leesburg, VA·El Salvador·ICE📦
Manuel H.U.: 46-year-old Salvadoran man in U.S. since 2007 detained by ICEManuel Ernesto Hernandez-Umana, 46, was detained after a boat he was steering near the Statue of Liberty capsized, killing a 27-year-old woman and her infant daughter. He remains held awaiting trial.Aug 20, 2026·New York, NY·El Salvador·NBC News📦,CNN,Associated Press,ICE📦,Audacy
Edgar H.L.: Father raised in New Mexico since age 5 faces deportation to MexicoEdgar Hernandez-Lopez, a father and grandfather raised in Española, New Mexico since age 5, has spent 129 days in custody and faces deportation, hoping to reunite with his youngest daughters in Mexico.Aug 19, 2026·Española, NM·Mexico·Albuquerque Journal📦
Juan R.N.: New Mexico man arrested by ICE, then declared missing by authoritiesJuan Rodriguez Najera was arrested by ICE the same week he began probation; his probation officer, unaware of the arrest, wrongly issued a warrant saying he had absconded.Aug 19, 2026·NM·Albuquerque Journal📦
Meliza C.S.: Cuban woman held without bond in Miami-Dade jail faces possible ICE deportationMeliza Campos-Sanchez, 26, a Cuban national, is held without bond in a Miami-Dade jail after ICE placed a detainer on her. She has lived in the U.S. since entering through Florida in May 2022.Aug 17, 2026·Miami, FL·Cuba·CBS News📦,Department of Homeland Security📦,Cuba Headlines,Periódico Cubano
Oscar: Fredericksburg-area mechanic shackled and deported to El Salvador by ICEOscar, a Fredericksburg-area mechanic with no felony record, was held in a Virginia jail, shackled on his deportation flight, and sent to El Salvador, where he was wrongly accused of gang ties.Aug 16, 2026·Stafford, VA·El Salvador·Fredericksburg Free Press📦
Hoktember S.: Asylum seeker suffers possible stroke in ICE custody at AdelantoA man held at Adelanto suffered a possible stroke, was hospitalized overnight, then returned to detention without timely medical updates to his lawyer. A court ordered his immediate release.Aug 11, 2026·Burbank, CA·CourtListener
Luis: Raleigh worker who paid $2,800 bond deported, watched detainee die untreatedLuis (a pseudonym) worked construction in Raleigh for three years. ICE took him after his bond was paid, and at Stewart he watched 29-year-old Prisciliano Trejo Ricano go untreated until it was too late.Aug 2026·Raleigh, NC·Mexico·HUMSI field interview📦,Instagram
