Adam: Refugee granted protection by judge deported to Equatorial Guinea and beatenA 26-year-old refugee called Adam, who fled forced military conscription and had won protection from deportation, was secretly sent to Equatorial Guinea, where he has been confined under guard and beaten for nearly a year.Oct 2, 2026·The Guardian📦,Reuters
Parady: Cambodian refugee dies in ICE custody at Philadelphia detention centerParady La, a 46-year-old Cambodian refugee and longtime Philadelphia-area resident, died in January after being found unresponsive in his cell at a federal detention center while being treated for drug withdrawal.Jan 10, 2026·Philadelphia, PA·Cambodia·CBS News📦,Delco Times+2📦,Upper Darby Now📦,Metro Philadelphia📦,Instagram📦
Arlit M.C.: Mother detained by ICE days before teen son's cancer death, later self-deportsArlit Martinez-Carrada, a Mexican mother in Salisbury, Maryland, was detained while heading to work days before her 15-year-old son died of cancer; she was later freed on bond to attend his funeral and has decided to self-deport.Jan 10, 2026·Salisbury, MD·Mexico·CBS News📦,Univision📦,WSAZ📦,The Independent📦,WBALtv📦,Grokipedia📦,WBOC+1📦,Baltimore Sun+1📦
Mother separated from children by masked ICE agents at courthouseA mother was taken by masked ICE agents outside a courthouse after her case was dismissed, as her young daughter and son screamed and cried watching her be led away.Social media onlyJan 10, 2026·Instagram📦
Santos A.R.: Driver detained after ICE accessed Maryland license database without warrantSantos Alvarenga-Rodriguez, 47, a Salvadoran citizen, was detained in Maryland after ICE checked his license plate through the state's driver database without a warrant or traffic violation.Jan 10, 2026·Howard County, MD·El Salvador·CBS News📦,Yahoo News📦,Hastings Tribune,Fox Baltimore📦
Jorge G.O.: Colombian asylum seeker illegally held for months by ICE in IowaJorge Elieser Gonzalez Ochoa, a 27-year-old Colombian asylum seeker, was arrested at an Iowa City grocery store while wearing a court-ordered GPS monitor and held for months before being freed after community pressure.Jan 10, 2026·Iowa City, IA·Colombia·Fox News+1📦,KCRG+2📦,CBS 2 Iowa+2📦,The Gazette📦,Press-Citizen📦,El Paso Times📦,KCCI📦,VV Daily Press,Instagram📦
Jose Manuel P.C.: Brooklyn father detained by ICE heading to birthday partyJose Manuel De Paz Cruz, 31, a father with no criminal record, was arrested while walking home to attend his step-son's birthday party, then moved between several states.Jan 10, 2026·Brooklyn, NY·CBS News+1📦,Newsweek📦,Brooklyn Reader📦,AM New York📦,PIX11📦
Eritrean mother of three detained while her green card application was pendingAn Eritrean single mother of three with a pending green card application was detained during a five-hour interview, then released days later after her green card was approved.Jan 9, 2026·Minnesota·Eritrea·NPR📦,Sahan Journal📦,Star Tribune📦,The Morning Sun📦,Instagram📦
Jose Pablo T.G.: Salvadoran father of four U.S. citizens arrested by ICE at immigration interviewA Salvadoran father of four U.S. citizen children, in the U.S. since 2004, was arrested at a scheduled interview with his wife; a judge ordered his immediate release.Jan 9, 2026·Santa Ana, CA·El Salvador·CourtListener📦
Jose A.: Salvadoran dishwasher with TPS and pacemaker held by ICE past release orderJose Avendano, 62, a dishwasher with 32 years in the U.S. and a heart condition requiring a pacemaker, was detained despite valid work authorization, missing a critical medical procedure.Jan 9, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·El Salvador·New York Times📦,Star Tribune+1📦,Fox 9📦,Bloomberg Law News📦
Minnesota father separated from his child by ICE agentsA Minnesota father was separated from his child during an ICE operation, prompting neighbors to build barricades tracking agents' vehicles, which police repeatedly dismantled and residents kept rebuilding.Social media onlyJan 9, 2026·Minneapolis, Minnesota·Instagram📦
Jonathan A.G. and Christian M.R.: Two U.S. citizen teens detained by Border Patrol at Minnesota TargetTwo U.S. citizen teens, Jonathan Aguilar Garcia and Christian Miranda Romano, were detained while working at a Minnesota Target; Garcia was injured despite showing his passport, and Miranda Romano remained held.Jan 9, 2026·Richfield, MN·Newsweek📦,Threads📦,Hindustan Times📦,Grokipedia📦,Yahoo News📦,CourtListener,Instagram+2📦
Britain R.: Protester shot in face by Homeland Security officers at anti-ICE rally, blindedBritain Rodriguez, 31, an Orange County after-school program supervisor, was shot in the face by Homeland Security officers at a January 9 anti-ICE protest, causing severe vision loss and a cataract.Jan 9, 2026·Santa Ana, CA·Los Angeles Times📦,Infosec📦,Peach Pie ATL📦,Police1📦,Chron📦
Boris C.F.: Man detained by immigration authorities immediately after release from custodyA noncitizen held after a drug-related arrest and release was granted a bond hearing, where the government must prove he is a flight risk or danger within 14 days.Jan 9, 2026·CourtListener
Alejandro P.: Ballwin father deported to Mexico, U.S. citizen wife and daughters to followA Ballwin father faces deportation to Mexico with a 20-year re-entry bar after pleading guilty in federal court. His wife and two daughters plan to relocate to Mexico to stay together.Jan 9, 2026·Ballwin, MO·Mexico·KSDK📦,Fox 2 Now📦,Instagram📦
Mauricio M.: Eden Prairie father of three detained by ICE, family confined to homeMauricio Martínez was detained during a January 9 traffic stop and sent to a Texas facility, where his wife says conditions include overcrowding and spoiled food, leaving the family struggling financially.Jan 9, 2026·Eden Prairie, MN·Colombia·EP Local News📦,Star Tribune📦,GoFundMe
Juan Carlos: Man held down, kneed in face by Border Patrol in MinneapolisA man identified as Juan Carlos was kneed in the face at least five times by a Border Patrol agent while pinned to the pavement in Minneapolis, then hospitalized for breathing trouble.Jan 9, 2026·Reuters📦,Snopes📦,Minnesota Reformer📦,The New Republic📦
ICE agents enter Little Earth Native housing complex, detain residentsICE agents entered Little Earth, the nation's first Native American housing project in Minneapolis, after being initially turned away, and removed at least three residents, including maintenance workers and parents.Jan 8, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·ICT News📦,When in Your State📦,Star Tribune📦
Ahmed H.: Minneapolis U.S. citizen Uber driver confronted by Border Patrol over accentAhmed Bin Hassan, a Somali American Uber driver and U.S. citizen, was confronted by over a dozen Border Patrol and ICE agents at the Minneapolis airport over his accent, and refused to show ID.Jan 8, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·Somalia·The Intercept📦,CNN+1📦,Feddit📦
Federal officers drive through anti-ICE protest, striking one personA protester was struck when federal officers drove through a crowd outside Hartford's federal building during a January 8 vigil for Renee Macklin Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE agent.Jan 8, 2026·Hartford, CT·ABC News📦,CNN📦,WBUR📦,Register-Guard📦,Reuters📦
Julio: Father of U.S. servicemember dies after ICE detention, handcuffed to hospital bedJulio, a father of a U.S. military servicemember, died February 25 after his health declined in ICE custody. He was handcuffed to a hospital bed until his attorney secured his release, too late to save him.Social media onlyJan 8, 2026·Instagram📦
