Haitian asylum seeker held 1,500 miles from infant, barred from sending breastmilkLT, a Haitian asylum seeker who fled persecution and rape, was held in Texas while her breastfeeding 13-month-old daughter stayed in Florida with LT's mother. Her asylum case was denied after three months in detention.May 15, 2026·Dilley, TX·Haiti·The Guardian📦,Instagram📦
Allan M.: Husband held by ICE 113 days after marriage green card interviewAllan Marrero, a gay man married to a U.S. citizen, was detained right after his green card interview and held 113 days even after a judge set bond, before being freed following a lawsuit.May 15, 2026·New York, New York·Cayman Islands·CBS News+2📦,Washington Blade📦,ABC7 New York+2📦,NY1+1📦,AM New York+1📦,Them,Watermark Out News📦,Outs Florida📦,WUFT📦,Hindustan Times📦,Good Faith Media📦,Gay City News📦,Jacqueline Lewis (Substack)📦,Brooklyn Eagle📦,EV Grieve📦,Hotspots Magazine📦,Instagram+2📦
30 Indian nationals among 52 arrested by Border Patrol in ArizonaThirty Indian nationals working as commercial truck drivers were arrested in Arizona's Yuma Sector during a May operation targeting undocumented residents, part of 52 total arrests. All now face deportation proceedings.May 15, 2026·Yuma, AZ·India·Times of India📦,Hindustan Times📦,AZ Family📦,FreightWaves📦,The Epoch Times📦,Gila Valley Central📦,The Trucker📦
Gerardo G.R.: Father of U.S. citizens, caretaker of disabled wife, ordered deported to MexicoGerardo Gonzalez Reyes, 44, was detained after a false-report traffic stop. Despite advocacy from his disabled wife and U.S. citizen children, a judge ordered his deportation to Mexico.May 15, 2026·San Marcos, TX·Mexico·CBS Austin+2📦,KXAN,KUT📦,Instagram+1📦
Salvador Z.P.: Cuban man held 5 months after ICE revokes his releaseA Cuban man who has lived in the U.S. since 1989, under supervised release for over two decades, was re-detained despite no violations. A judge ordered his immediate release, calling the government's push to deport him to Mexico frivolous.May 15, 2026·Florida·Cuba·CourtListener
Santiago R.G.: Man re-detained without a hearing, held at Golden State Annex since MayA man held at Golden State Annex since May 2026 after being re-detained without a hearing was ordered released by a court, which found the government violated his due process rights.May 15, 2026·McFarland, CA·CourtListener
Mario R.S.: Mexican man in U.S. 28 years held by ICE after taillight stopA Mexican man who has lived in the U.S. for 28 years was detained after a traffic stop for a broken taillight in Utah. A court ordered him released in June, finding his detention violated his rights.May 15, 2026·Utah·Mexico·CourtListener📦
Alejandro V.R.: Honduran man detained at Oklahoma City ICE check-inA Honduran man who had been paroled with reporting requirements was detained at a routine ICE check-in in Oklahoma City. A court ordered his release, finding the government gave no written reason for revoking his parole.May 15, 2026·Oklahoma City, OK·Honduras·CourtListener📦
Roberto O.R.: Father of four U.S. citizens held 109 days in ICE detentionRoberto Orozco-Ramirez, a diesel mechanic and father of four who spent 25 years building a business in Froid, Montana, was freed after 109 days in detention when a judge ruled his continued holding unlawful.May 15, 2026·Great Falls, MT·Mexico·PBS📦,Newsweek📦,Associated Press📦,Montana Free Press+3📦,THIRTEEN📦,PBS SoCal📦,The Telegraph📦,Info News
Isidro C.R.: Electrician with autistic U.S. citizen son arrested by ICE without warrantA Mexican electrician who has lived in the U.S. for nearly 29 years and is father to an autistic son was arrested without warrant while walking his dogs. He is now seeking release or a bond hearing.May 15, 2026·Newark, NJ·Mexico·CourtListener📦
Jose Francisco O.R.: DACA father detained by ICE after 24 yearsJose Francisco Orellana-Rivera, who came from Honduras at age 4 and has DACA status, a U.S.-citizen wife and two children, was detained after 24 years here until a judge ordered his immediate release.May 15, 2026·Texas·Honduras·Newsweek📦,CourtListener📦,La Prensa📦,PACER Monitor
Loba: Transgender woman harassed in male dorms, self-deports to El SalvadorLoba, a transgender woman from El Salvador, was held six months in male dormitories at California City, where she faced harassment from guards. She self-deported after being denied support as an LGBTQ+ detainee.May 15, 2026·California City, CA·El Salvador·LAist📦
Edual U.: Framingham man forcibly detained by ICE pleads for water and hospitalEdual Rafael Ulloa, 25, of Framingham was detained in Chestnut Hill over a Natick warrant hours after posting bail. Video showed him shouting for help and asking for water, saying he had asthma; he remains in custody.May 15, 2026·Chestnut Hill, MA·Dominican Republic·Brookline News📦,Patch📦,News Chunks
William P.M.: Ecuadorian man held by ICE without a bond hearingWilliam Fabian Peralta-Malla, an Ecuadorian man, was detained based on an unproven vehicular manslaughter charge under the Laken Riley Act. A federal judge ruled the lack of a bond hearing violated due process and ordered one within seven days.May 15, 2026·NY·Ecuador·Newsweek📦,CourtListener
Six people from Mexico and Honduras indicted in South GeorgiaSix men from Mexico and Honduras were indicted across South Georgia counties for re-entering the country after prior deportations. Each faces up to two years in federal prison before facing deportation again.May 15, 2026·Savannah, GA·Mexico·WTOC📦
Yari R.M.: Green card holder's cancer worsens during year-plus in Arizona ICE detentionArbella "Yari" Rodríguez Márquez, a green card holder, has been held over a year at Eloy Detention Center while her leukemia returned and worsened, causing major weight loss and new health problems. Lawmakers and advocates are demanding her release.May 15, 2026·Eloy, AZ·LinkedIn📦,Arizona Public Media+1📦,The Arizona Republic📦,Arizona Mirror📦,KJZZ📦,Pinal Central📦,AZ Family📦
Joe C.: Former Coldwater, Kansas mayor with green card detained by ICEJoe Ceballos, 55, a former two-term mayor of Coldwater, Kansas, who came from Mexico at age four, was detained by ICE after pleading guilty to voting without citizenship and now faces deportation.May 15, 2026·Wichita, KS·Mexico·High Plains Public Radio📦,The Mercury📦,Yahoo News📦,Lawrence Journal-World+1📦,This Is Topeka+1📦,Kansas City Star📦,Hays Post📦,Houston Chronicle📦,Salina Post📦,La Voce di New York📦
Otis F.: LGBTQ Jamaican asylum seeker protected from deportation arrested by ICE at homeOtis Nicholas Ffriend, a Jamaican LGBTQ asylum seeker living with his U.S. citizen wife, was arrested at his California home despite prior torture-related protection. A judge ordered his release, and the government is now appealing.May 14, 2026·Willits, CA·Jamaica·CourtListener📦,Kym Kemp,U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Victor Manuel R.: Former U.S. ambassador faces denaturalization for alleged fraud in naturalization processVictor Manuel Rocha, a former U.S. ambassador to Bolivia serving 15 years for spying for Cuba, now faces an effort to strip his citizenship over his 1970s naturalization application.May 14, 2026·Colombia·U.S. Department of Justice+2📦,NBC Miami📦,Local 10📦,Times of India📦,Keys News📦,Caribbean Today📦,USCIS📦,Fact in Face📦,Townhall📦
Debashis G.: 62-year-old businessman faces denaturalization for allegedly concealing criminal historyDebashis Ghosh, a 62-year-old Indian-American businessman naturalized in 2012, faces an effort to strip his citizenship over claims he hid a $2.5 million fraud scheme from his application.May 14, 2026·India·U.S. Department of Justice📦,Times of India📦,India Blooms📦,India West📦,Economic Times📦,India Weekly📦,Gujarat Samachar+1📦,USCIS📦,Financial Express📦,Headline Focus News📦
