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📦
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📦
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📦
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📦
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📦
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📦
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📦
Steven S.: Marine veteran detained six hours, phone copied without warrantMarine Corps veteran Steven Saari was held six hours by federal agents at Alex Pretti's killing scene in Minneapolis, who took his DNA and phone data without a warrant and denied him a lawyer.Feb 3, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·The Intercept📦,Lone Star Pie Federation📦,PieFed📦,Quokk📦,It Just Works📦
Columbia Heights father arrested without warrant as ICE agents smash car windowsA man was arrested without a warrant in Columbia Heights after ICE agents smashed his car windows while his wife held their crying baby and pleaded with them; he briefly escaped the ICE van in handcuffs.Feb 2, 2026·Columbia Heights, MN·The Hill📦,ABC News📦,Instagram📦
Carlos C.: Father of three deported day after ICE raid on church food giveawayCarlos Chavez, a taco vendor and father of three active in his church's children's ministries, was chased and detained during a food giveaway and deported to Mexico the next day.Feb 2, 2026·Downey, CA·Mexico·San Fernando Sun📦,The Independent📦,Sarie Reads📦,MinnPost📦,Twin Cities📦,Sojourners📦,FOX 11 Los Angeles📦,Patriot LA📦,University of Minnesota News📦,Audacy📦,KTLA📦,Yahoo News📦,Instagram📦,YouTube📦
Oscar I.: North Texas U.S. citizen found dead after sister detained by ICEOscar Isidro, a U.S. citizen from North Texas, was found dead after two weeks missing, following his father's deportation to Peru and his sister's detention by ICE.Feb 2, 2026·North Texas, TX·Peru·KERA News+1📦,TPR📦,Instagram📦
Jinlong W.: Chinese man who complied with all release terms detained again by ICEA Chinese national who had complied with all terms of his supervised release was re-detained in February 2026, three years after an earlier removal order. A court ordered his immediate release on the same conditions.Feb 2, 2026·China·CourtListener📦
Asylum seeker with U.S. citizen family detained by ICE after court dateMedina, an asylum applicant with a work permit married to a U.S. citizen and father of two citizen children, was detained after a San Diego court appearance, leaving his family without its main income.Fundraiser onlyFeb 2, 2026·San Diego, CA·GoFundMe📦
