Michigan dog adopter hospitalized after ICE encounter, barred from contacting anyoneA dog was left alone and frightened after his owner was hospitalized following an encounter with immigration officers in Michigan and cut off from contact. A hospital social worker alerted the Humane Society, which rescued the dog.Feb 6, 2026·Ypsilanti, MI·Newsweek📦,CBS News📦,WEMU📦,Upper Michigan's Source+1📦
Maggie G.: Woman records ICE agents entering San Antonio home without judicial warrantHomeowner Maggie Guillen recorded armed ICE agents entering her San Antonio home without a judicial warrant while women and children were present. She said everyone inside was a U.S. citizen or had legal status.Feb 6, 2026·San Antonio, TX·Austin American-Statesman📦,San Antonio Express-News📦,KSAT📦,TPR📦,News 4 San Antonio+1📦,KENS 5📦,San Antonio 365📦,KFOR📦
Maher A.: Green card holder deported by ICE to West Bank, leaving newborn sonMaher Awad, 24, a green card holder living in the U.S. nearly a decade, was deported to the West Bank on a private jet, leaving a newborn son in Michigan.Feb 5, 2026·Phoenix, AZ·Palestine·The Guardian+1📦,Middle East Monitor📦,YNet News📦,Europe Solidaire📦,Portside📦,JFeed📦,Jewish Voice for Labour📦,Instagram📦
Four immigrants detained by ICE in West Virginia without explanation or hearingFour immigrants detained during a January West Virginia ICE operation were ordered released by federal judges who found they were held without explanation or a hearing. The operation led to 650 arrests, with 15 detainees seeking release so far.Feb 5, 2026·WV·Mountain State Spotlight📦,My Buckhannon📦,100 Days in Appalachia📦
Mother of 11-year-old detained buying groceries, sent 1,400 miles to TexasAn Ecuadorian mother of an 11-year-old was detained after leaving her apartment to buy groceries, then flown 1,400 miles to a Texas facility. A court order brought her back to Minneapolis detention on Friday.Feb 5, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·Ecuador·CNN+1📦,Local 3 News📦,ABC Australia📦
Travel advisory warns World Cup visitors of Florida deportation risksAdvocacy groups warned World Cup visitors to Miami that Florida's enforcement partnerships could lead to detention during routine stops, citing a Mexican tourist with a valid visa held 10 days after a traffic stop.Feb 5, 2026·Miami, FL·NY Times Post📦,Ocala,When in Your State📦,Pensacola News Journal,Instagram📦
Yadira C.: Mother of slain Nicaraguan teen protester deported to Mexico after ICE detentionYadira Córdoba, whose teenage son was killed during Nicaragua's 2018 protests, fled in 2023 but was detained at an immigration appointment and held for months. She was deported to Mexico in February after Honduras twice refused her.Feb 5, 2026·Nicaragua·Divergentes📦,Havana Times📦,La Lupa,La Prensa,Artículo 66
Brenda O.B.: Peruvian asylum seeker married to U.S. citizen detained at ICE check-inA 22-year-old Peruvian woman who fled death threats in 2022 and married a U.S. citizen was detained at a routine check-in despite no warning. A judge ordered the government to give her a bond hearing or release her.Feb 5, 2026·Frankfort, IN·Peru·CourtListener📦
Luis: Handyman and father of five held by ICE over three monthsLuis, a 53-year-old handyman, was freed on bond after over three months at a Conroe-area detention center. He has lived in the U.S. 25 years, raising five children as a homeowner.Feb 5, 2026·Houston, TX·Mexico·Houston Chronicle+1📦
High school students protesting ICE raids charged by LAPD in riot gearHundreds of high school students marched from City Hall to a Los Angeles detention center to protest ICE raids when LAPD in riot gear charged them, injuring and arresting at least two minors.Feb 5, 2026·Los Angeles, CA·CBS News📦,LA Taco📦,WSWS📦
Jose R.G.: Man under ICE supervision since 2015 detained and denied bondA man re-detained by ICE after a probation referral was ordered freed by a federal judge in April 2026, after an immigration court had denied him bond, citing lack of authority.Feb 4, 2026·CourtListener📦
Beth J.: Twin Cities resident detained by federal officers while recording ICE agentsBeth Jackson, a Twin Cities resident, was detained by federal officers while recording ICE agents during an immigration enforcement operation.Feb 4, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·MPR News+1📦,Star Tribune📦
Mohammad Emran K. and Mohammad Sajad K.: Afghan brothers seeking asylum detained by ICE at routine check-inAfghan brothers Mohammad Emran Kohistani and Mohammad Sajad Kohistani, who entered the U.S. in 2023 with pending asylum claims, were detained at a routine check-in; their attorney is seeking emergency release.Feb 4, 2026·Salt Lake City, UT·Afghanistan·FOX 13 Now📦,WAMC📦,Investigative Post📦,National Post📦,LA Post📦
People forcibly removed from cars by ICE agents in Phoenixville, PaFederal agents in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania smashed car windows and forcibly pulled people from their vehicles during arrests downtown on February 4, 2026, witnesses said.Feb 4, 2026·Phoenixville, PA·6ABC+1📦,Patch+1📦,Pottstown Mercury📦
Fouad A.: Eritrean imam dies after 215 days in ICE detentionFouad Saeed Abdulkadir, a 46-year-old green card holder and respected imam from Eritrea, died in Pennsylvania ICE custody after more than seven months, despite seeking release through the courts.Feb 4, 2026·Kreamer, PA·Eritrea·Newsweek,WPSU Radio📦,WJAC-TV📦,Physicians for Human Rights📦,PACER Monitor,CAIR Cleveland📦,hizb.us,buen-vecino.org,Instagram📦
Juan Antonio M.T.: Pastor arrested in traffic stop while driving to work in MarylandPastor Juan Antonio Maya Torres, an evangelism director and deacon, was arrested during a traffic stop while driving to work in Maryland. A federal court ordered his release and a bond hearing.Feb 4, 2026·MD·Newsweek📦,MidPage
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
