Peter Y.: Navajo U.S. citizen with birth certificate held four hours by ICEPeter Yazzie, a Navajo man and U.S. citizen, was detained for four hours at a Peoria gas station despite showing his Certificate of Indian Blood, license, and birth certificate.Jan 12, 2026·Peoria, AZ·ABC15📦,The Times📦,AZ Family📦,KOAT📦
Laotian refugee in U.S. since 1981 held for months by ICEA Laotian refugee from Raymond, Washington, part of Pacific County's refugee community since 1981, was held for months under a decades-old deportation order. A judge dropped the case and he was released.Mar 2026·Tacoma, WA·Laos·KUOW+1📦,OPB,LinkedIn
Mitch L.: Activist's phone seized by CBP at Los Angeles airport without a warrantMitch Lillie, a volunteer who monitors ICE patrols, had his phone seized without a warrant at Los Angeles airport, part of months of harassment including over 80 unknown calls telling him to stop his activism.Mar 2026·Los Angeles, CA·The Guardian📦
Edgar K.: Armenian man arrested by ICE at home after four years freeAn Armenian man who had lived freely for over four years while his immigration case was pending was arrested at home after a DUI citation. A judge ordered his immediate release and required hearings before any future arrest.Mar 1, 2026·San Ysidro, CA·Armenia·CourtListener📦
Jose C.L.L.: Longtime resident arrested by immigration officers on his way to workA longtime resident who has lived in the U.S. since 2004 was arrested on his way to work. A judge ordered he be given a bond hearing before a neutral decisionmaker within seven days.Mar 2026·CourtListener📦
Six children held in shelters four months though a parent was availableMaykel and his five cousins were held in shelters for four months after traveling hundreds of miles to reunite with their mother, Maria, despite her being available to care for them.Mar 2026·NY·New York Focus📦,Law.com📦
Rubeliz B.B.: Venezuelan doctor with valid work permit held a month by ICEDr. Rubeliz Bolívar Barrios, 33, a physician with a valid work permit through 2030, was freed on bail after over a month in detention following her arrest at an airport despite valid documents.Mar 2026·McAllen, TX·Venezuela·FOX RGV📦,KRGV📦,Caraota Digital📦,American College of Emergency Physicians📦,World Today News
Valencia College student with work permit detained by ICE outside apartmentA.G., a 26-year-old Valencia College student with a pending asylum case and valid work papers, was detained outside his apartment heading to work; a judge ordered his release six days later.Mar 1, 2026·Orlando, FL·Venezuela·Orlando Sentinel📦,Instagram📦
Bayron R.M.: Seriously injured immigrant chained to hospital bed by ICE agentsBayron Rovidio Marin was hospitalized for weeks after his arrest, chained to his bed and guarded by agents who directed his care and limited contact with family and lawyers.Mar 2026·San Francisco, CA·MALDEF+2📦,LA Taco📦,AOL📦,NBC Connecticut📦,Sahan Journal📦,Instagram📦
Bryam E.M.: Hopkins father of 4-year-old twins detained by ICE, sent to GeorgiaBryam Escobar Martinez, 22, was detained on his way to work in Hopkins, Minnesota, after agents surrounded and broke his car windows, then sent hundreds of miles to Georgia, leaving his wife alone with their twin sons.Mar 1, 2026·Hopkins, MN·MPR News📦,Fox 9📦,Hometown Source📦,Instagram📦
Gumersindo J.S.: Man held without bond hearing at South Texas Immigration Processing CenterA man held at a South Texas immigration facility is challenging his detention without a bond hearing, and a court has temporarily blocked his transfer out of the district.Feb 28, 2026·Pearsall, TX·CourtListener📦
Paulino M.S.P.: Deported Oregon handyman and father of three dies in Mexico from pneumoniaPaulino Martin San Pedro, a handyman and father of three who lived in Beaverton, Oregon for over 30 years, was deported within three days of his arrest and died in Mexico from pneumonia in February 2026.Feb 28, 2026·Beaverton, OR·Mexico·KGW+3📦,KPTV+3📦,Valley Times📦,12News📦,OPB+1📦,Threads,The Oregonian📦,Brisbane Times📦,TCI Magazine📦
32 people wrongly arrested without warrants in Chicago ICE operation, judge findsAt least 32 people, including Jose Miguel Jimenez and Jeickson Delgado Avila, were improperly arrested in a Chicago raid where agents rappelled from helicopters, a judge ruled, finding the arrests violated a consent decree.Feb 28, 2026·Chicago, IL·Block Club Chicago+1📦,ABC7 Chicago📦,Chicago Tribune+1📦
Yoshi C.V.: U.S. citizen landscaper tackled by immigration agents without warrant in North CarolinaYoshi Cuenca Villamar, 23, a U.S. citizen landscaper from Charlotte, was tackled by immigration agents while working. He and four others sued DHS, ICE, CBP and USBP over warrantless arrests.Feb 28, 2026·Charlotte, NC·Stocktonia📦,Courthouse News+1📦,Augusta Chronicle,ACLU of North Carolina📦,The NC Beat📦,Courier-Post,CourtListener,Case Filings Alert📦,ACLU📦
Juan Diego L.M.: Enid high school senior detained by ICEJuan Diego Lopez Macias, 19, an Enid High School senior, was detained after a speeding stop and transferred to a Texas detention facility. Classmates and family held protests at the state Capitol.Feb 28, 2026·Enid, OK·Mexico·The Oklahoman📦,Enid News📦
Edson Z.C. and Ivan C.G.: Immigrant out on bond re-detained by ICE without a hearingTwo immigrants previously freed on bond were re-detained without a hearing before a neutral judge. A court ruled this violated due process and ordered both released under their prior conditions.Feb 27, 2026·CourtListener+1📦
Elaina A.: Columbia student detained by DHS agents falsely claiming missing child searchElaina Aghayeva, a Columbia University neuroscience researcher, was detained for about nine hours after agents entered her dorm without a warrant. She was released after New York's mayor intervened with Trump.Feb 27, 2026·New York, NY·Azerbaijan·CNN📦,The New Yorker📦,BBC📦,CBS News📦,WNIS📦,CNBC📦,Columbia Spectator📦,MSN📦,Bwog📦,WTAR📦
Fan Z.: Chinese asylum seeker detained by ICE in Bakersfield, CaliforniaA Chinese asylum seeker was detained at a Bakersfield facility after a DUI arrest, having previously been released on recognizance. A court ordered the government to give him a bond hearing within 14 days.Feb 27, 2026·Bakersfield, CA·China·CourtListener📦
2 people detained by ICE in Lawrence, including near KU campusTwo people were detained by ICE in Lawrence near the University of Kansas campus, prompting about 80 students to protest outside Strong Hall.Feb 27, 2026·Lawrence, KS·Kansas City Star📦,Lawrence KS Times📦,The Kansan📦
Volunteers monitoring ICE arrests cited for loitering at San Diego federal buildingSix volunteers who had spent months documenting ICE arrests outside a San Diego federal building were cited for loitering, fined about $280 each, after new rules barred them from hallways.Feb 27, 2026·San Diego, CA·iNews Source📦,Border Report,KPBS📦,NBC San Diego📦,Daylight San Diego📦,Times of San Diego,Instagram📦
Ahmed: Nursing student with legal status detained by ICE at check-inAhmed, a nursing student and certified nursing assistant who came from Dadaab refugee camps in 2023, was detained at a routine immigration check-in despite holding legal status and a work permit.Feb 27, 2026·New Hampshire·Kenya·InDepthNH📦,Instagram📦
