Evaristo K.: Angolan asylum seeker detained by ICE, car found abandoned with keysEvaristo Kalonji, an Angolan asylum seeker with no criminal record, was detained in South Portland, his car left abandoned with keys inside. His pastor is searching for him as his asylum case awaits a 2028 court date.Jan 22, 2026·South Portland, ME·Angola·Newsweek📦,The Maine Monitor📦,WGME📦,Fox 2 Detroit📦,12News📦
Valentina T.R.: Detained woman with growing abdominal mass denied urgent ultrasound in OklahomaValentina Timaran Restrepo, held at an Oklahoma detention facility since a routine check-in, developed a painful, growing mass after recent surgeries. Staff ordered an urgent ultrasound but told her it could take a month.Feb 4, 2026·Watonga, OK·Colombia·EXA📦,International Business Times📦,The Oklahoman,Instagram📦
Martir Z.D.: Vineyard worker of 23 years detained by ICE, family loses breadwinnerMartir Zambrano Diaz, 50, worked at Pindar Vineyards for 23 years before being detained in a Greenport sweep, leaving his family without its breadwinner. Community groups launched fundraising to support them.Feb 4, 2026·Greenport, NY·El Salvador·Patch+1📦,Shelter Island Reporter📦,Suffolk Times📦,Archive📦
Alexandro R.M.: Vineyard foreman detained by ICE, family with autistic son loses breadwinnerAlexandro Rivera Magaña, a vineyard foreman and father supporting a son with severe autism and a 5-year-old, was detained at a Greenport coffee shop, leaving his family facing financial hardship.Feb 4, 2026·Greenport, NY·El Salvador·Patch📦,Shelter Island Reporter📦,Archive,OLA of Eastern Long Island
Man allowed into U.S. at border detained over three years laterA man paroled at the border in 2022 was detained again over three years later. A court found he had a protected liberty interest and ordered his immediate release.Feb 4, 2026·CourtListener📦,PACER Monitor
Cristian: Asylum seeker self-deports after ICE detention, wife left to support two sonsCristian, a Colombian asylum seeker, was detained while heading to a new job in St. Paul and later self-deported, leaving his wife Alejandra raising their two sons alone and saving to rejoin him.Feb 4, 2026·St. Paul, MN·Colombia·MPR News📦,Instagram📦
Dylan: Bronx high school student with untreated stomach problems detained by ICEDylan, 20, a Venezuelan student at a Bronx high school, was detained right after an asylum hearing and moved between four detention centers in days, his mother says, while suffering untreated stomach problems.Feb 4, 2026·New York, NY·Palestine·NBC News📦,NPR📦,Associated Press📦,CBS News📦,KOMO News📦,The Guardian📦,Tri City Record📦,Semissourian📦,KFIAM 640📦,Times of India📦,Instagram📦
Melissa T.: Maryland mother shackled for 80 hours before deportation flight to VietnamMelissa Tran, a Vietnamese refugee and former health care worker in Maryland, was shackled for about 80 hours, including 10 without food or water, before being deported to Vietnam in November 2025.Feb 4, 2026·Baltimore, MD·Vietnam·CBS News+3📦,Newsweek📦,USA Today,Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,The Banner,Raw Story📦,Savannah Now📦,News Journos📦,Journal Sentinel,Instagram📦
Julien P.: French tennis coach held a month in ICE detention, shackled, then expelledJulien Pereira, a 26-year-old French tennis coach, was held a month at a Batavia, New York ICE facility, facing shackling and poor food and water, before being released on bail and ordered to leave within 15 days.Feb 4, 2026·Batavia, NY·France·NPR+1📦,KUOW📦
Ivan G.: Venice father detained by ICE at appointment for his citizenship caseIvan Garcia, a father and North Venice Little League community member, was detained at a scheduled citizenship appointment and sent to the Adelanto ICE Processing Center; his family is raising funds for legal costs.Feb 3, 2026·Venice, CA·SM Mirror📦,Palisades News📦
Activists arrested by immigration agents with guns drawn in MinneapolisActivists who followed immigration agents' vehicles in south Minneapolis were arrested at gunpoint, including one person in anti-ICE clothing handcuffed face-down on the ground.Feb 3, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·Associated Press📦,CBS News,WBUR📦,KING 5📦
Burmese refugee mother with heart disease arrested by ICE while breastfeedingTa Eh Doh Lah, a Burmese refugee mother of four with a heart condition, was arrested while breastfeeding her baby and sent to Texas; a judge ordered her released and returned to Minnesota.Feb 3, 2026·Minnesota·Burma·NextShark📦,KGW📦,CourtListener+1,Instagram📦
Black American man's truck rammed in attempted ICE arrest in New JerseyA Black American man in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, was chased and rammed by ICE agents' vehicle in an attempted detention, according to his twin sister, who is seeking public attention to the incident.Social media onlyFeb 3, 2026·Mount Laurel, NJ·Guatemala·Instagram📦
High school student arrested at routine ICE check-in in San AntonioA Natalia high school junior was arrested and detained after a routine ICE check-in meant only to update his photo, leaving behind a toddler and stepfather for months.Social media onlyFeb 3, 2026·San Antonio, TX·Instagram📦
206 undocumented immigrants arrested in Maine ICE operation, 37 deported or departedOf 206 immigrants arrested in a January 2026 Maine operation, 94% had no criminal convictions and 80% had no charges at all; 37 have since been deported or left voluntarily.Feb 3, 2026·Maine, ME·Maine Public📦,Bangor Daily News📦,NPR📦,Instagram📦
Three men who lived in Greenport over 20 years detained by ICEHugo Leonel Ardon Osorio, Martin Zambrano Diaz, and Alexandro Rivera Magana were detained in Greenport after living in the area over 20 years with no criminal backgrounds, prompting school absences across the district.Feb 3, 2026·Greenport, NY·ABC7 New York📦,News 12 Long Island+1📦,Suffolk Times📦,North Fork Sun📦,Instagram📦
Restaurant worker pulled from car at gunpoint by federal agentsAn employee at chef Sean Sherman's Indigenous-focused restaurant in Minneapolis was pulled from a car at gunpoint and flown to Texas overnight without needed medication or family notice.Feb 3, 2026·Twin Cities, MN·Mexico·AOL📦,Bring Me The News📦,Instagram📦
Guillermo A.: DACA beneficiary deported to Mexico, separated from newborn premature infantGuillermo Aguilar, a business owner who had lived in the U.S. nearly 40 years under DACA, was deported to Mexico while his wife was pregnant; their son was born premature in May and remains hospitalized.Feb 3, 2026·North Carolina·Mexico·Univision📦,La Nación📦,Consulta Monterrey📦,Instagram📦
Ismael A. and Wilmer M.: Auto body shop owner, employee detained as CBP breaks in without warrantAuto shop owner Ismael Avalos and employee Wilmer Menjivar, a Salvadoran with no criminal record, were detained after CBP agents broke through a locked door without a warrant.Feb 3, 2026·West Valley City, UT·El Salvador·KSL📦,KUTV📦,ABC 4+1,The Salt Lake Tribune📦
Martín S.: Father detained by ICE while buying diapers, experienced medical neglect in custodyMartin Soto, a father of two buying diapers for his infant son, was detained by ICE and held at Delaney Hall, where he says he lost about 51 pounds amid medical neglect and poor conditions.Feb 3, 2026·Kearny, NJ·Peru·NJ.com📦,Mamas Latinas📦,Truthout📦,Daily Voice📦,Community Sentinel📦,The Globe and Mail📦,Populist Bulletin📦,The Daily Wire📦,Ironside News📦,Freedom Is Back In Style📦,Scheer Post📦,Instagram+1
Mother arrested by ICE, attorney questions enforcement prioritiesA mother was arrested by ICE, according to her attorney, who said immigration enforcement is not focusing on people with criminal records.Feb 3, 2026·USA Today📦,MSN📦,TMJ4📦,Common Dreams📦,Star Democrat📦,Marshfield News Herald📦
