Guilherme: Father of 5-year-old twins detained by ICE, family loses main providerGuilherme, a father of 5-year-old twins and his family's main provider, was detained despite having no criminal history, his wife said, leaving her to raise funds for legal and household costs.Fundraiser onlySep 22, 2026·San Diego, CA·GoFundMe📦
Andrei B.: Belarusian asylum seeker held by ICE over a year, past legal limitAndrei Bankevich, a Belarusian asylum seeker protected from deportation to his home country, was held for over a year, including at an Iowa jail, before a judge ruled his detention illegal and ordered him freed.Mar 20, 2026·New York, NY·Guatemala·Iowa Capital Dispatch📦,InterNewsCast📦,CBS 2 Iowa📦,Bleeding Heartland📦,The Nonpareil📦,KCRG,Press-Citizen📦,Kiowa County Press📦,KCJJ📦,PACER Monitor,Instagram📦
Steven T.: Ugandan pastor pulled from car by ICE in Vermont, held 16 daysPastor Steven Tendo, a Ugandan asylum seeker and nursing assistant, was pulled from his car at gunpoint outside a Vermont care facility and held 16 days before a judge ordered his release in February.Mar 20, 2026·VT·Uganda·Newsweek📦,Associated Press,Community Violence Intervention Collaborative,Boston Globe,InDepthNH,VT Digger+1,Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.
Misslenys H.Z.: Nursing mother still detained by ICE in Nashville weeks after arrestMisslenys Hernandez Zabala, a Venezuelan asylum seeker and mother of a 10-month-old and a 12-year-old, remains detained in Nashville weeks after ICE refused advocates' request to release her as a breastfeeding mother.Mar 20, 2026·Nashville, TN·Venezuela·NewsChannel 5📦,Standing Record📦,People's World,Substack
Hung C.: Vietnamese refugee in U.S. since 1988 re-detained by ICE at check-inA Vietnamese refugee who came to the U.S. in 1988 was re-detained during a routine check-in nearly 30 years after his removal order. A court denied his request for release, citing improved U.S.-Vietnam deportation ties.Mar 20, 2026·Vietnam·CourtListener
Luis Jose V.: Man with a job, lease and clean record detained in MichiganA man with a clean police record, a job, and a rental lease filed a court petition on March 20, 2026, seeking a halt to his detention and immediate release.Mar 20, 2026·Orlando, FL·Venezuela·CourtListener📦
Mitchell K. and Karen D.Q.: Two people arrested at Irving police traffic stopAn Irving traffic stop for an obscured license plate led to a K-9 search that turned up drugs. Mitchell Kvaal and Karen Sarahi Duran-Quintero were arrested and jailed.Mar 20, 2026·Irving, TX·Mexico·Irving Weekly+1📦,Irving Journal📦,Dallas Express📦
Amanda U.: Brazilian ex-model deported after Trump ally allegedly pushed ICE during custody fightAmanda Ungaro, a Brazilian former model who lived in the U.S. over two decades, was held for months and deported in October 2025. She says her ex-partner, a Trump associate, pushed ICE to detain her amid a custody dispute.Mar 20, 2026·Miami, FL·Brazil·Seattle Times📦,The New Republic📦,Real News Network📦,Resist H8📦,O Globo+1📦,International Business Times📦,El País📦,Fact in Face📦,Miami Herald📦,24 News Latest,Latin American Post📦
Igor B.: Russian art teacher detained at routine ICE check-in, held six weeksIgor Babkin, a Russian art teacher who fled political persecution, was detained at a routine check-in despite legal status and held six weeks in Pearsall, Texas. A judge ordered him freed in March 2026.Mar 20, 2026·Pearsall, TX·Russia·The New Yorker📦,San Antonio Express-News+1📦,The Moscow Times+1📦,Seattle Times📦,CBS 8📦,Instagram📦
Jiaye Y.: Chinese-American University at Buffalo student detained by ICE after immigration hearingJiaye You, a fourth-year University at Buffalo student, was detained after a routine immigration hearing and held in a Louisiana facility. His professor's GoFundMe for legal fees has raised over $24,000.Mar 20, 2026·New York, NY·China·NextShark📦,UB Spectrum+1📦,WIVB📦,Fox 2 Now,NBC Philadelphia📦,Park Record📦,Instagram📦
Royer P.J.: Indigenous Mexican teen dies in Florida ICE detentionRoyer Pérez-Jimenez, a 19-year-old Indigenous Tzotzil Mayan who came to the U.S. at 15 and worked steadily at a restaurant, died in a Florida detention center in March 2026. His father disputes the suicide ruling.Mar 20, 2026·Moore Haven, FL·Mexico·Associated Press📦,NPR📦,NBC News+1📦,Reuters,CBS News📦,CNN📦,CBS12📦,Spectrum Local News📦,Miami New Times📦,ICE📦,LA Taco📦,Detention Kills📦,Austin Kocher📦,The Independent📦,Patch📦,Telemundo 40📦,ABC7 News📦,Star Tribune📦,El País📦,Instagram+1📦
Jose V.V.: Venezuelan medical assistant seeking asylum detained by ICE at his immigration hearingJose Valera Vera, a medical assistant and former doctor from Venezuela, was detained at a Nashville immigration hearing despite a pending asylum petition filed by his permanent-resident wife. He is now held in Mason, Tennessee.Mar 20, 2026·Memphis, TN·Venezuela·Action News 5📦,Star Tribune📦,Pasadena Now📦
Raúl T.: Father detained by masked ICE agents who broke van windows in DelawareRaúl Tapia, in the U.S. about 25 years, was pulled from his van by masked agents who broke its windows while driving his son to work in Georgetown, Delaware. He has no criminal history and is now held in Philadelphia.Mar 19, 2026·Aurora, CO·Guatemala·MoveOn📦,Fox 5 San Diego📦,Coast TV📦,San Francisco Chronicle📦,NBC Washington+1📦,Augusta Free Press📦,GoFundMe📦
Anil T.: 21-year-old Indian asylum seeker detained again without noticeA 21-year-old Indian man who complied with his release conditions and filed for asylum was suddenly re-detained without notice in March 2026. A court ordered his immediate release after finding his rights were violated.Mar 19, 2026·India·CourtListener+1📦
Woman tasered in breast by Border Patrol agent at checkpointA 23-year-old pregnant woman was Tasered in the breast at a Border Patrol checkpoint after agents found no evidence of wrongdoing, leaving her hospitalized with bloody breastmilk for weeks. An assault charge against her was later dismissed.Mar 19, 2026·Dulzura, CA·iNews Source+1📦,San Diego Union-Tribune+1📦,Inland Valley Press Online📦,Union-Bulletin,Block Club Chicago📦,ABC7 Chicago📦,Chicago Tribune📦
Alvaro V.: New York high school senior detained by ICE weeks before graduationAlvaro Velasquez, a high school senior, was detained by ICE weeks before graduation and later self-deported to Guatemala. His superintendent traveled there at his own expense to deliver his cap, gown and diploma.Mar 19, 2026·Nassau County, NY·Guatemala·ABC7📦,ABC7 New York+1📦,Instagram📦
Leonardo M.: Man handcuffed at hospital after ICE rams his vehicleLeonardo Martinez was detained after ICE agents rammed his vehicle, then taken to a hospital where staff refused to remove his handcuffs, his lawyer says.Social media onlyMar 19, 2026·Instagram📦
Chih-Ming F.: Dallas cook detained at ICE check-in, deported to Taiwan after 133 daysChih-Ming 'Petey' Feng, a line cook at well-known Dallas restaurants, was detained at a routine ICE check-in and held over 130 days before deportation to Taiwan, where he now cares for his sick mother and sister.Mar 19, 2026·Dallas, TX·Taiwan·Dallas Observer+1📦,Dallas Morning News+2📦,KERA News📦,Instagram📦
Estefany R.F. and Leqaa K.: Journalist and Palestinian woman detained by ICE, one handcuffed to hospital bedLeqaa Kordia, a Palestinian woman and campus advocate, was held over a year at a Texas facility, suffered a seizure, and was handcuffed to a hospital bed before her March 2026 release on bond.Mar 19, 2026·Nashville, TN·Colombia·Migrant Insider📦,Nashville Banner📦,Bwog📦,CourtListener,Instagram📦
Detained migrants offered cash to leave the U.S., payments often delayedLuis Andrés Monterroso López, 29, signed a voluntary departure agreement at a Texas detention center and was deported to Guatemala, later using the promised $2,600 to open a mechanic shop.Mar 19, 2026·AL·Guatemala·El País📦
Aliya R.: Minnesota U.S. citizen with autism arrested at State of the UnionAliya Rahman, a Minneapolis woman with autism and a brain injury, was arrested while attending the State of the Union as Rep. Ilhan Omar's guest; she will not face charges.Mar 19, 2026·Washington, D.C.·NewsClip📦,American Tribune📦,Fox 9📦,Instagram📦
