Zharick B.O.: Eight months pregnant asylum seeker deported to Colombia in medical distressZharick Daniela Buitrago Ortiz, 21 and eight months pregnant, was deported to Colombia in medical distress; a judge's order blocking her removal arrived about three hours after her flight left.Jan 22, 2026·Atlanta, GA·Colombia·The Guardian📦,Law360📦,FOX 11 Los Angeles📦,19th News📦,The Columbus Dispatch,The Atlanta Journal-Constitution📦,Instagram📦
Maria S.: U.S. citizen's car window smashed by agents, briefly detainedMaria Santay, a U.S. citizen, livestreamed federal agents smashing her car window at an El Monte gas station. She was detained and released that evening, facing a resisting arrest charge.Feb 1, 2026·El Monte, CA·Associated Press📦,ABC7 Chicago+1📦,ABC11📦,ABC7📦,Charlotte Observer📦
Anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles continue with clashes, dozens more arrestsDozens of anti-ICE protesters clashed with federal agents across Southern California over two days, with 58 people arrested on charges including failure to disperse, assault and vandalism.Jan 31, 2026·Los Angeles, CA·Los Angeles Times,Spectrum Local News📦,USA Today📦,Townhall,ABC7
Lily: Three-year-old separated at border held over five months in shelterLily, a three-year-old separated from her family at the border, was held in a South Texas shelter for over five months before a habeas filing freed her, reuniting her with her father.Jan 31, 2026·South Texas·ABC News📦,Instagram📦
Veronica M.: CNN reporter hit with pepper spray during Los Angeles ICE facility protestCNN correspondent Veronica Miracle was pepper-sprayed while reporting live as protesters pushed Homeland Security officers back into an ICE facility in Los Angeles. She kept reporting through the coughing.Jan 31, 2026·Los Angeles, CA·CNN📦,CBS News📦,Mediaite📦,The Daily Beast📦,The Arizona Republic,Yahoo News📦
Anti-ICE protesters met with tear gas, rubber bullets in South PortlandThousands marched to an ICE facility in South Portland on a Saturday honoring Alex Pretti, a nurse fatally shot by Border Patrol, before federal agents deployed tear gas and rubber bullets.Jan 31, 2026·South Portland, Oregon·Spokesman-Review📦,KATU📦,Press Herald📦,WGME📦
Alberto C.M.: Mexican roofer suffers skull fractures and brain hemorrhages in ICE custodyAlberto Castañeda Mondragón, a 31-year-old roofer and business owner supporting a daughter in Mexico, suffered eight skull fractures in ICE custody; a judge ordered his release and the FBI is investigating.Jan 31, 2026·St. Paul, MN·Mexico·CBS News📦,Los Angeles Times📦,Associated Press,CourtListener+1📦,Sahan Journal+1📦,Star Tribune📦,Post Bulletin📦,Winnipeg Free Press📦,Info News,KRIS TV📦,KTVQ📦,ABC7 Chicago📦,KSBY📦,Instagram+1📦
Liam R.: Five-year-old boy detained by ICE with father at DilleyLiam Ramos, a five-year-old pictured in a bunny hat, was detained with his father at the Dilley family facility until a judge ordered their release.Jan 31, 2026·Dilley, TX·Newsweek,Scripps News📦,WVXU📦,FOX 7 Austin,TPR
Keith P.: Father killed by off-duty ICE agent on New Year's EveKeith Porter Jr., 43, a devoted father of two daughters, was shot three times and killed by an off-duty ICE agent outside his Los Angeles apartment on New Year's Eve.Jan 31, 2026·Los Angeles, CA·Los Angeles Times📦,CBS News+1📦,Yahoo News📦,Patch+1📦,TimesLive📦,Freedom for Immigrants📦
Tacoma husband coerced by ICE to self-deport, family returns to VenezuelaA husband detained in Tacoma was pressured into signing self-deportation papers after ICE threatened to arrest his wife and children, prompting the whole family to return to Venezuela.Jan 31, 2026·Tacoma, WA·Venezuela·KING 5📦,KGW📦,Instagram📦
Wilfredo R.U.: Long-term resident in U.S. since 2004 detained by ICEA longtime resident since 2004 with no criminal record was detained in January 2026; a federal judge ordered his immediate release and barred ICE from redetaining him without a hearing.Jan 30, 2026·CourtListener📦
Man detained again without a hearing after earlier releaseYoandry Rafael Garcia Gali, previously released on bond, was redetained in January 2026; a court found his due process was violated and ordered his immediate release under his prior conditions.Jan 30, 2026·CourtListener📦,PACER Monitor
Dozens arrested at anti-ICE protests in downtown Los AngelesDemonstrators outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles clashed with federal agents, with dozens arrested as protests against ICE funding spread to City Hall.Jan 30, 2026·Los Angeles, CA·Spectrum News 1📦,KTLA+1📦,Orange County Register📦,The Desert Sun📦,ABC7📦,Newsy Today,Spectrum Local News
Jose F.: Father of 8-year-old arrested by ICE in Oakmont while preparing for workJose Flores, 47, was arrested during an ICE operation in Oakmont while getting ready for work with his wife and 8-year-old daughter, disrupting their morning routine.Jan 30, 2026·Oakmont·WESA📦,PublicSource📦,WPXI📦,WTAE📦
St. Peter, Minnesota resident observing ICE shielded from arrest by police chiefA St. Peter, Minnesota resident who was watching ICE enforcement activity was nearly detained by federal agents until the local police chief intervened.Jan 30, 2026·St. Peter, MN·MPR News+1📦,Lone Star Pie Federation📦
Wilmer M.: Father of three U.S. citizens detained after CBP breaks shop doorWilmer Menjivar ran into his locked auto body shop in West Valley City, Utah, believing he was followed; CBP agents broke the door and detained him. His wife and three children plan to join him in El Salvador.Jan 30, 2026·West Valley City, UT·El Salvador·KSL📦,KUTV📦
Maryna I.: Wife of U.S. citizen detained again at ICE check-inMaryna Ishchenko, a Ukrainian asylum seeker married to a U.S. citizen, was detained again at a routine ICE check-in despite complying with requirements. She now has medical issues worsened by anxiety while her husband seeks her release after spending $15,000.Jan 30, 2026·Adelanto, CA·Ukraine·CBS 8📦,San Antonio Express-News📦,CourtListener,ABC7📦
Elena: Venezuelan asylum seeker stays 13 days at premature newborn's bedside fearing ICEElena, a Venezuelan asylum seeker with a pending case and work permit, stayed 13 days at her newborn's hospital bedside after a premature birth, too afraid of ICE to travel home.Jan 30, 2026·Eagan, MN·Venezuela·Sahan Journal📦,19th News+1📦
Michael P.R.: Man detained by ICE after attending scheduled appointment in Los AngelesA man who entered the U.S. without authorization in 2021 was detained in Los Angeles after missing a January court hearing. A judge ordered a bond hearing within seven days or his release.Jan 30, 2026·Los Angeles, CA·CourtListener📦
Bradford County votes to advance 3,000-bed ICE detention center in StarkeBradford County commissioners voted to advance a plan converting the Douglas Warehouse in Starke into a 3,000-bed ICE detention center, letting a contractor present designs for approval. A protest is planned in response.Jan 30, 2026·Starke, FL·WUFT📦,Transparency Cascade📦,Instagram📦
Francisco C.R.: U.S. resident with work permit pepper-sprayed and injured by ICEFrancisco Chan Reyes, 25, a lawful U.S. resident, was pepper-sprayed and held facedown during a traffic stop even after showing his driver's license and work permit. He was released after four hours once fingerprints confirmed his status.Jan 30, 2026·San Antonio, TX·Mexico·FOX San Antonio📦,News 4 San Antonio📦,KSAT📦
