Robby R.: Comedian in giraffe suit shot with pepper balls and arrested by ICEComedian and activist Robby Roadsteamer was shot with pepper-spray balls and detained while protesting in a giraffe costume and singing modified songs in Portland. He plans to sue ICE and DHS.Oct 16, 2025·Portland, OR·The Daily Beast📦,WBUR📦,Consequence📦
Dung T.: Vietnamese man in U.S. since 1991 arrested outside his homeA Vietnamese immigrant who had lived in the U.S. since 1991 was arrested outside his home after 20 years on supervised release. A court ordered his immediate release, finding the government violated proper procedures.Mar 5, 2026·Fountain Valley, CA·Vietnam·CourtListener📦
Armin M.: Caregiver for U.S. citizen parents arrested by ICE at Burbank AirportAn Iranian man who came to the U.S. at 15, now caring for his citizen parents and working as a project manager, was arrested at Burbank Airport after 14 years on supervised release. A judge ordered him freed.Mar 5, 2026·Burbank, CA·Iran·CourtListener📦
Mirna Y.A.B.: Salvadoran woman detained at ICE check-in, placed in expedited removalA Salvadoran woman who entered the U.S. in July 2024 was briefly detained after crossing the border and then released with conditions.Mar 5, 2026·Tacoma, WA·El Salvador·CourtListener📦,Justia📦
Giovanny A.C.: Salvadoran man protected from return home detained at ICE check-inA Salvadoran man who had lived in the U.S. since 2005 and checked in with ICE for a decade was arrested when his supervised release was revoked without proper notice. A judge ordered him released.Mar 5, 2026·El Salvador·CourtListener📦
Hai N.: Vietnamese man in U.S. since 1993 detained by ICE at routine appointmentA Vietnamese man who has lived in the U.S. since 1993 and worked in Oklahoma nearly 15 years was detained during a routine appointment over an expunged, decades-old marijuana charge.Mar 5, 2026·Oklahoma, OK·Vietnam·WCVB📦,CourtListener+3
Maher T. and Josué: Caregiver of immobile son and man denied heart medication detained by ICEMaher Tarabishi, sole caregiver for his son with Pompe disease, was detained by ICE, as was Josué, a Salvadoran day laborer whose heart medication was withheld in custody.Mar 5, 2026·Fort Worth, TX·El Salvador·The Guardian,FOX 4 News📦,Dallas Morning News📦,Standing Record,Instagram📦
Axel P.: Ex-LA County foster youth advocate self-deports to Mexico, leaving 4-year-old sonAxel Pecero, 25, a former foster youth and child welfare advocate, agreed to leave for Mexico after nearly eight months detained, leaving his 4-year-old son in the U.S.Mar 5, 2026·San Bernardino County, CA·Mexico·Imprint News📦,LAist📦,Instagram📦
Afghan refugees in Qatar camp endure missile attacks amid Iran warOver 1,100 Afghan refugees, many who served alongside U.S. forces, live in shipping containers in Qatar and have faced missile attacks since late February 2026 amid suspended resettlement.Mar 5, 2026·Doha, Qatar·Afghanistan·USA Today📦,BBC📦,PBS📦,MS Now📦,Dropsite News📦,The Tribune📦
Kevin T.: Asylum seeker held at Eden Detention Center with asylum case pendingAn asylum seeker detained in March 2026 at Eden Detention Center sought emergency release or a bond hearing while his asylum case remains pending; a court denied his request.Mar 4, 2026·Eden, TX·CourtListener📦
Leandro A.B.P. and Ernesto P.B.: Man detained after four years complying with all release conditionsA man who complied with release conditions for over four years was detained again without notice in March 2026; a court ordered his immediate release, citing due process violations.Mar 4, 2026·CourtListener+1📦
Arnoldo M.P.: Venezuelan immigrant charged after grabbing federal agent's gun at Michigan Sam's ClubArnoldo Jose Marquez-Pulido, 33, was arrested outside a Michigan Sam's Club after grabbing a federal agent's gun and injuring two investigators during a struggle, facing charges that could bring 20 years.Mar 4, 2026·Utica, MI·Venezuela·WILX📦,MLive📦,The Midwesterner,Blue Water Healthy Living📦,Off the Press📦
José L.L.: Father of U.S. citizen child held five months without a bond hearingA Salvadoran man who has lived in the U.S. about 20 years and has a citizen child was held at Adelanto for five months without a bond hearing. A judge ordered him released in August.Mar 4, 2026·Simi Valley, CA·El Salvador·CourtListener
Syed A.: Indian truck driver with work permit detained by Iowa troopers and ICESyed Abbas, an Indian truck driver with work authorization and a pending asylum case, was detained after Iowa troopers stopped his truck and wrongly checked his status. He is now suing ICE and local officials.Mar 4, 2026·Mitchellville, IA·India·Iowa Public Radio📦,Iowa Capital Dispatch📦,KWQC📦,Des Moines Register
Orlin C.: Asylum seeker married to U.S. citizen held by ICE over three monthsOrlin Carrasco, 29, who fled Honduras as a teen and is married to a U.S. citizen, was detained at a courthouse despite an active asylum case and valid work permit. He remains held in Louisiana after three months.Mar 4, 2026·Springfield, TN·Honduras·FOX 17📦
Christian L.G.: Guatemalan father seeking asylum held by ICE with no bondA Guatemalan construction worker and father with years at the same address was detained after what his lawyer calls a racially targeted operation, and now seeks release while his asylum case proceeds.Mar 4, 2026·Manhattan, NY·Guatemala·CourtListener📦
Nadier R.P.: Cuban man with work permit re-arrested by ICE on Florida fishing vesselA Cuban fisherman previously released on bond and authorized to work through 2030 was re-arrested during a routine boat inspection. A federal court ordered his immediate release, citing a due process violation.Mar 4, 2026·Florida·Cuba·CourtListener📦
Irvin C.N.: Father of four dies after alleged medical negligence at Adelanto ICE facilityIrvin Cruz Nape, a father of four, died days after being released from Adelanto ICE facility, having reported heart attack symptoms in custody without proper treatment. His death is among at least four linked to the facility.Mar 4, 2026·Adelanto, CA·LA Taco📦,KVCR News📦,LinkedIn
Crime survivors protected by Congress being deported by ICEYessenia Ruano, a former Milwaukee teacher's aide awaiting a trafficking-survivor visa, self-deported to El Salvador with her U.S. citizen children after ICE threatened her at a check-in. A lawsuit challenges new ICE guidance ending protections for crime survivors.Mar 4, 2026·Los Angeles, CA·El Salvador·ABC7📦,International Business Times📦,WGBH📦,Sacramento Bee📦
Phanomphone T.: Laotian refugee with U.S. citizen spouse detained at Portland ICE check-inA Laotian refugee who came to the U.S. in 1988 as a child was detained reporting to ICE's Portland office, despite having a citizen spouse and five children. A judge denied his bid to block deportation.Mar 3, 2026·Portland, OR·Laos·CourtListener📦
Alejandro P.P.: Man detained again by immigration authorities without a hearingA noncitizen previously freed on bond was re-detained, then ordered released again after a court found the government must hold a hearing before a neutral judge before re-detaining someone already released.Mar 3, 2026·CourtListener📦
