Afghan asylum seeker hospitalized for heart arrhythmia held 41 days by ICEAn Afghan asylum seeker was detained at work after missing two check-ins, one due to a hospitalization for a heart condition ICE had said would not count against him. A judge freed him after 41 days.Mar 18, 2026·Portland, OR·Afghanistan·Investigate West📦,Yelm Online📦
Antonio V.L.: Colombian former priest denaturalized for concealing criminal history, ordered deportedAntonio Velez-Lopez, a 69-year-old former priest, was stripped of his citizenship and sentenced to a year in prison for falsifying his immigration paperwork. He was ordered deported to Colombia after completing his sentence.Feb 28, 2025·Colombia·Fox News📦,U.S. Department of Justice📦,Modesto Bee📦
Lewelyn D.: 64-year-old lab technician, green card holder for decades, held by ICELewelyn Dixon, 64, a University of Washington lab technician who has lived in the U.S. for over 50 years, was detained in February after returning from the Philippines. She remains held without bond.Feb 28, 2025·Washington, DC·Philippines·Newsweek+1📦,Economic Times📦,Latin Times📦
Rebecca B.: British backpacker shackled, held 19 days by ICERebecca Burke, a 28-year-old London graphic artist backpacking the US on homestays, was shackled and detained 19 days in a Tacoma facility after a visa mix-up at the Canadian border.Feb 26, 2025·WA·United Kingdom·The Guardian,BBC+1
Francisco A.B.: Man detained by ICE while dropping off children at Chicago high schoolFrancisco Andrade-Berrera, 37, was detained by immigration agents outside a Chicago high school while dropping off children, two of whom were in his vehicle and were escorted inside by school staff.Feb 26, 2025·Chicago, IL·Mexico·CBS News📦,PBS📦,WBEZ📦,Seattle Times📦
Ingrid M.: Guatemalan mother detained by ICE, toddler placed in foster careIngrid Mejia, a 25-year-old Guatemalan farmworker, was jailed for driving without a license and then held over four months in ICE detention, while her 3-year-old U.S. citizen son was placed in foster care.Feb 25, 2025·Greenville, OH·Guatemala·Reuters,theyoungcenter.org,The Straits Times,The Print
Erik P.I.: Tire shop owner detained 27 days by ICE in TexasErik Payán Ibarra, a grandfather and tire shop owner, was arrested at his Colony Ridge business and held nearly a month, falling ill before being released on $5,000 bond.Feb 25, 2025·Cleveland, TX·Mexico·FOX 26 Houston📦,Houston Public Media,RFI
Nicolas R.: Father of three U.S. citizens detained by ICE after 35 yearsNicolas Rodriguez, a landscaping business owner with three U.S. citizen children, has lived in the country over 35 years. He is held at Otay Mesa and must soon choose voluntary departure or deportation.Feb 25, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·El Salvador·CBS News📦,Times of San Diego📦
Emine E. and Celal E.: South Jersey restaurant owners arrested by ICE in Haddon TownshipEmine and Celal Emanet, who ran Jersey Kebab restaurant in Haddon Township after coming from Turkey nearly two decades ago, were arrested in February. He was released with an ankle monitor; she awaits a bond hearing.Feb 25, 2025·Haddon Township, NJ·Turkey·NBC Philadelphia📦,Patch+2📦
Activists naming ICE agents in California warned of legal consequences by DHSActivists in Southern California posted Spanish-language flyers revealing names and photos of ICE and HSI agents in Los Angeles neighborhoods. DHS and FBI condemned the action and opened an investigation.Feb 25, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·Newsweek📦,Associated Press📦,Latin Times📦,Republican News📦
Genry R.G.: Honduran man with schizoaffective disorder dies in ICE custody after seizuresGenry Ruiz Guillén, a 29-year-old Honduran man with schizoaffective disorder, suffered seizures and fainting spells while held at Krome before dying in December 2024. Experts have questioned the official cause of death.Feb 24, 2025·Miami, FL·Honduras·Physicians for Human Rights📦,MuckRock+1📦,La Nación📦,El País📦,Nation of Change📦,Immigration Policy Tracking📦,Miami Herald📦,Washington Post,ACLU📦,Star Tribune📦,The Independent📦
Juan T.M.: Dominican man dies after three days in ICE custody in Puerto RicoJuan Alexis Tineo-Martinez, a 44-year-old Dominican man, died of a suspected hemorrhagic stroke in February 2025 after three days in ICE custody in Puerto Rico following a maritime interdiction.Feb 23, 2025·San Juan, PR·Dominican Republic·Physicians for Human Rights📦,El País📦,Nation of Change📦,Immigration Policy Tracking📦
Guatemalan man deported by ICE against judge's order brought backA 33-year-old Guatemalan man was returned to the U.S. in June 2025 after being unlawfully deported to Mexico despite a judge's order barring his removal. A federal judge called the deportation "blatant lawlessness."Feb 22, 2025·El Paso, TX·Guatemala·Reuters📦,CBS News📦,NBC News,New York Post📦,NTD,Instagram📦
Gladys G. and Nelson G.: Parents of three U.S. citizen daughters deported to Colombia after 35 yearsGladys and Nelson Gonzalez, married 35-year U.S. residents with three citizen daughters and active in church work, were deported to Colombia in February 2025 after a routine immigration check-in.Feb 21, 2025·Orange County, CA·Colombia·CNN📦,The Mercury News📦
Maksym C.: Ukrainian man dies after delayed emergency response to stroke at ICE facilityMaksym Chernyak, a 44-year-old Ukrainian man who fled Russia's invasion, suffered a stroke at Krome after days without treatment for worsening symptoms. Staff reportedly delayed calling 911; he died two days later.Feb 20, 2025·Miami-Dade County, FL·Ukraine·CNN+1📦,Miami Herald📦,Washington Post📦,ACLU📦,Star Tribune📦,The Independent📦,Immigration Policy Tracking+1📦,El País+1📦,Nation of Change📦,Human Rights Watch📦,International Business Times
Mayfreed D.A.: Venezuelan barber says Guantanamo guards beat him, denied lawyers before deportationA Venezuelan barber was transferred to Guantanamo Bay in February 2025, where he says he was beaten, denied attorney and family calls, and attempted suicide twice before being deported to Venezuela.Feb 20, 2025·El Paso, TX·Venezuela·ProPublica📦,BBC📦,NPR📦
Jose Daniel S.: Construction worker held in isolation at Guantanamo before being deportedA 30-year-old Venezuelan construction worker was sent to Guantanamo Bay with his wife nearby, held 15 days in poor conditions, then deported to Honduras after nine months in custody.Feb 20, 2025·El Paso, TX·Venezuela·ProPublica📦,BBC📦,La Nación📦,Frontera Digital📦
Separated toddlers as young as 1 face deportation court without lawyersInfants and toddlers as young as 1, separated from parents under a family separation policy, are facing deportation proceedings without any lawyer provided to them.Feb 19, 2025·PBS📦,Washington Post📦,Think Progress📦,Associated Press📦
Sering C.: Gambian man with heart conditions suffers stroke-like syndrome after ICE denies medicationsA Gambian man with serious heart conditions was shackled and held at a New York facility, going two weeks without his heart medication before suffering a stroke-like episode. A judge ordered his release.Feb 19, 2025·New York, NY·Gambia·The Intercept📦,Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights📦,Central Current📦
Migrant remains recovered in Arizona desert, where over 150 died last yearA volunteer search group based in Ajo, Arizona, recovers the remains of migrants who died crossing the desert, finding multiple death sites during February expeditions alone.Feb 19, 2025·Tucson, AZ·KOLD📦,AZ Family📦
Mayfreed D.A.: Venezuelan man sent to Guantánamo in Trump deportation expansionA 21-year-old Venezuelan man was sent to Guantánamo Bay despite having no criminal record beyond unauthorized entry; his mother disputes the government's account of an altercation used to justify his transfer.Feb 19, 2025·Venezuela·The Bulwark📦,Miami Herald📦,CNN📦,The Columbian📦,Latin Times📦,The Spectator
