Infants and young children at Dilley detention center suffer seizures, respiratory distressChildren, including infants, at the Dilley detention center suffered respiratory distress, fevers and seizures, with emergency crews called at least 11 times since September and some rushed to San Antonio hospitals.Feb 27, 2026·Dilley, TX·NBC News📦,News 4 San Antonio📦,CRBC News📦,Instagram📦
Detained children face measles, teen attempts suicide in Dilley, TexasFamilies and children held at the Dilley detention center faced worms and mold in food, a measles outbreak, and a 13-year-old girl denied anxiety medication who attempted suicide before deportation.Feb 27, 2026·Dilley, TX·TIME📦,ProPublica+2📦,Associated Press,Boston Herald📦,Imprint News📦,News 4 San Antonio📦,Southwest Voices📦,Newsday📦,San Diego Union-Tribune📦,WYSL 1040📦,DTN📦,Yahoo News📦,The Columbian📦,Gold Rush Cam📦,Ekhbary📦
Elmina A.: Columbia student detained by ICE agents posing as police in her dormElmina Aghayeva, a Columbia University senior from Azerbaijan, was detained after agents posing as police entered her dorm, but was freed the same afternoon following a habeas petition and the mayor's intervention.Feb 26, 2026·New York, NY·Azerbaijan·New York Times,CNN+1📦,NBC News📦,Newsweek📦,The Guardian,The Hill,Columbia Spectator+1📦,Notus,New York Magazine,New York Post,CNBC
Twelve workers detained by CBP in second raid at Maine greenhousesAbout a dozen workers heading to a Maine greenhouse were detained in a second raid at the same farm in weeks, following a February 10 operation that detained 17, including a Venezuelan man later released.Feb 26, 2026·Madison, ME·Venezuela·Maine Public📦,Central Maine📦,WBUR📦
Sukhbir G.: Indian truck driver seeking asylum detained by ICE on approved work tripAn Indian truck driver who had lawfully worked and complied with ICE check-ins for two years was detained without explanation during an approved work trip; a judge ordered him freed, citing due process violations.Feb 26, 2026·Indio, CA·India·CourtListener📦
Three children and van driver injured in ICE chase crash in NewarkICE agents chasing a van near a Newark bus stop caused a multi-vehicle crash on February 25-26 that injured the van driver and three children. Students waiting for school reported armed, masked agents nearby, with some followed home.Feb 26, 2026·Newark, New Jersey·NBC News+1📦,CNN📦,Associated Press📦,CBS News📦,ABC7 New York📦,The Newark Times📦,WJTV📦,Revolt📦,KTAR📦,Toronto Star,6ABC📦,Philadelphia Inquirer📦,NJ.com📦,Instagram+2📦
Yubizay T.L.: Venezuelan single mother seeking asylum detained by CBP on way to workYubizay del Carmen Torrealba Linarez, 20, a single mother who fled violence in Venezuela, was detained while heading to her greenhouse job in Madison. Her sister now cares for her young daughter.Feb 26, 2026·Madison, ME·Venezuela·Maine Public📦,Central Maine📦,WBUR📦
Ramon C.H.: Wrongly arrested Providence Uber driver held 56 days by ICERamon Checo Hilario, a Providence Uber driver, was wrongly identified in a Cranston theft case and held by ICE for 56 days before release on bond. The charge was later dismissed, and he has since sued police and the store.Feb 26, 2026·Cranston, RI·Providence Journal📦,GoLocal Prov,Boston Globe,AOL
Jesús J.C.: Husband dies without medical care, afraid of ICE deportationA widowed, undocumented Mexican mother says her husband, Jesús Juárez Cruz, avoided medical care out of fear of ICE and died without treatment. She shared her story anonymously, fearing retaliation.Feb 26, 2026·Mexico·USA Today📦,Instagram📦
Estela R.B.: Mother with liver cirrhosis dies after deportation with teenage daughter to GuatemalaEstela Ramos Baten, who had lived in Los Angeles since 2016, was detained at a routine check-in and deported to Guatemala with her teenage daughter. She died nine weeks later from liver disease, leaving her daughter orphaned there.Feb 26, 2026·Los Angeles, California·Guatemala·19th News📦,Duke Bass Connections📦,Education Justice📦,MS Now📦,Prime Timer,ICE📦,Sacramento Bee+1📦,Visalia Times-Delta📦,Instagram📦
Juan Miguel M.P.: 21-year-old man dies in Louisville jail under ICE holdJuan Miguel Munoz Penalver, 21, died in Louisville Metro jail on February 26 while held under an ICE detainer following his arrest on assault charges. His death is now under investigation by two oversight units.Feb 26, 2026·Louisville, KY·Spectrum News 1📦,Louisville Public Media📦,Courier-Journal (EU),Kentucky Today📦,Courier-Journal📦
Oscar: Man on path to U.S. citizenship detained by ICE in CharlotteOscar, applying for U.S. citizenship, was detained while his boyfriend Luis Duque drove him to work in Charlotte. He was sent to Stewart Detention Center and told to self-deport or wait months for a hearing.Feb 26, 2026·Charlotte, NC·Mexico·Charlotte Observer📦,WSOC-TV📦,WBTV📦,Q Notes📦
Carlos G.: Venezuelan ex-mayor with TPS held by ICE in Ohio faces Ecuador deportationCarlos García, 42, a former Venezuelan opposition mayor who fled in 2017 and worked as an Amazon driver, was detained near his Ohio home. He now faces deportation to Ecuador, where he has no family.Feb 25, 2026·Cincinnati, OH·Venezuela·CNN,New York Times,The Columbus Dispatch📦,Cincinnati.com+3,Local 12📦,WCPO📦,Control Tower,El País,incisos.com,Instagram+1
At least eight construction workers detained in ICE raid in Hamilton CountyConstruction workers were targeted in an ICE operation in East Brainerd's Heritage Walk neighborhood, with immigrant rights groups reporting at least eight detained. Bradley County constables took part despite operating outside their own county.Feb 25, 2026·Chattanooga, TN·News Channel 9📦,Times Free Press📦,WRCB-TV📦
Emmanuel S.: Naturalized U.S. citizen with valid ID violently detained by ICE, hospitalizedEmmanuel Sackie, a Liberian-born naturalized U.S. citizen, was violently detained by ICE in a Brooklyn Park, Minnesota parking lot despite showing his license and ID, then hospitalized.Feb 25, 2026·Brooklyn Park, MN·Liberia·CBS News📦,Instagram📦
Two Iranian Christian converts held by ICE in Houston after routine check-inTwo Iranian Christian converts who volunteer at a Houston church have been held since December after a routine check-in, one facing deportation despite having evangelized to Muslims in Iran.Feb 25, 2026·Houston, TX·Iran·Christian Post📦,KTEP📦,Instagram📦
Anna W.: Woman who filmed HSI agent has Global Entry revoked days laterAnna Walker, 31, had her Global Entry status revoked days after filming a Homeland Security agent who confronted her in a Target parking lot; it was restored after press inquiries.Feb 25, 2026·San Diego, CA·HuffPost📦,Small Business Minder📦,AOL+1📦,Fodor's Travel📦,Instagram📦
Doug H.: 80-year-old defense attorney pepper-sprayed, tackled by ICE agents in Santa BarbaraDoug Hayes, an 80-year-old defense attorney, was pepper-sprayed and tackled by ICE agents in Santa Barbara after intervening in the arrest of a 27-year-old man. He plans to sue.Feb 25, 2026·Santa Barbara, CA·CBS News+1📦,Santa Barbara Independent+1📦,KEYT📦,KCBX,Noozhawk,Instagram📦
ICE arrests four at Mecklenburg County Courthouse as lawyers interveneFour people were arrested by ICE at the Mecklenburg County Courthouse as three attorneys present tried to intervene, prompting ICE warnings that bystanders could also face arrest.Feb 25, 2026·Charlotte, NC·Venezuela·Associated Press📦,Fox News📦,CBS News📦,Spectrum Local News📦,WFAE📦,Charlotte Observer📦,Northwest Arkansas Online📦,Northwest News Radio📦
Joel A.B.: Omaha DACA recipient held three months by ICE without a bond hearingJoel Angel-Becerril, a 27-year-old DACA recipient from Omaha, was freed February 20, 2026, after nearly three months detained. A judge dismissed his removal case days later, citing his DACA protection.Feb 24, 2026·Omaha, NE·Mexico·ACLU of Nebraska📦,Nebraska Examiner+2📦,Doniphan Herald📦,Wahoo-Ashland-Waverly,Nebraska Public Media📦,Gray Television📦,KSNB Local 4📦
