500 arrested in Fort Myers multiagency immigration enforcement surgeMore than 500 people were arrested over four days in a multiagency immigration sweep in the Fort Myers area, mostly from Guatemala and Honduras, under Florida's law enforcement partnership with ICE.Aug 27, 2026·Fort Myers, FL·ICE📦,Your News+1📦
John P.: U.S. citizen handcuffed by ICE at Atlanta airport in mistaken identity caseJohn Phillips, a U.S. citizen with TSA PreCheck, was pinned against a wall and handcuffed by ICE agents at Atlanta's airport after being mistaken for a British national sharing his name.Aug 27, 2026·Atlanta, GA·CNN,Inside Flyer📦,WSB-TV📦,The Atlanta Journal-Constitution📦
Venezuelan asylum seeker beaten by ICE agents, denied medical care for weeksA young Venezuelan asylum seeker was beaten during his arrest in Seattle and denied medical care for 14 days at a detention center. His partner lost their home and income while he awaits his October hearing.Fundraiser onlyAug 27, 2026·Seattle, WA·Venezuela·GoFundMe📦
Edgar M.A.: Long Beach father detained at ICE check-in, denied care after surgeryAn Ecuadorian cleaner and father of two in Long Beach was detained again at a routine check-in and held without care for recent surgery. A judge ordered his release.Aug 27, 2026·Long Beach, CA·Ecuador·CourtListener
Haitian father of two U.S. citizens deported by ICE after TPS endsA 36-year-old Haitian factory worker and father of two U.S.-citizen daughters was detained during his lunch break and deported after protected status ended. He fled Haiti after his parents were killed and fears returning.Aug 27, 2026·Indiana·Haiti·Just Security📦
More than 450 Haitians deported to Cap-Haïtien since TPS ended in JulyA flight carrying 57 Haitians, including five children, landed in Cap-Haïtien, part of more than 450 deportations since protected status ended. Former nursing assistants and laborers arrived with about $77 each and no reintegration support.Aug 27, 2026·Haiti·Just Security📦,Human Rights Watch
Mike H.: Longtime Florida resident detained by ICE after 60 years in U.S.Aracelio "Mike" Hernandez, who came to the U.S. at age 4 and lived there 60 years, was detained and faces deportation. His family calls him a devoted husband and grandfather and is raising funds to fight his case.Fundraiser onlyAug 27, 2026·Key Largo, FL·GoFundMe📦
Jay D.: Bahamas-born boxer deported to Haiti, where he has never livedJay Dabelus, a professional boxer who left the Bahamas as a child and lived in the U.S. for decades, was deported to Haiti, a country he says he has no ties to.Aug 27, 2026·Bahamas·Git Fic Online📦,Daily of World📦,Africanews,Instagram📦
Ruben A.M.: Man held by ICE at McCook, Nebraska detention facilityA man held at the McCook Detention Facility in Nebraska has asked a court for immediate release. A judge ordered officials to justify his detention and barred his removal from the state.Aug 27, 2026·McCook, NE·CourtListener
Jose Angel L.C.: Man held at Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, WashingtonA man held at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma sought to block a transfer out of state, then withdrew the request after his location was confirmed and no transfer was planned.Aug 27, 2026·Tacoma, WA·CourtListener
Soumia B.: Green card applicant shackled, shuttled between jail and ICE for 26 daysSoumia Bensalah, a French Moroccan immigrant awaiting a green card, was shackled and shuttled between Pinellas County Jail and an ICE office every 72 hours for 26 days total in December.Aug 27, 2026·Pinellas County, FL·Morocco·ProPublica📦,IW Post📦,French Intelligence,Pipedot,Leon County Indivisible
ICE agents seen throwing, kneeling on man's head during Danbury detention sweepA multi-day ICE sweep in Danbury, Connecticut, detained about 50 people; surveillance video showed agents throwing, kicking and kneeling on a man's head outside a local Botanica store.Aug 27, 2026·Danbury, CT·CBS News📦,WFSB📦,Standing Record
Cleiton T.S.: Man arrested by ICE after car crash during pursuit in NorwoodCleiton Toledo de Souza was taken into custody in Norwood after crashing into two parked cars and fleeing on foot during an attempted arrest on August 27. He remains held.Aug 27, 2026·Norwood, MA·Brazil·Boston Globe📦,Inside Norwood📦,Patch,JS News USA
Colombian family seeking asylum detained by ICE at Atlanta airportSofía Pineda Cardona, 20, and her parents were detained at Atlanta's airport on August 13 while heading to Florida for her birthday. The Colombian family is now held at Stewart Detention Center.Aug 27, 2026·Atlanta, GA·Colombia·El Imparcial📦,La Kalle📦,Instagram+1📦
Two men detained at Tacoma Home Depot after ICE breaks car windowTwo men picking up materials for a construction job were detained after agents broke their car window in a Tacoma Home Depot parking lot. A bystander helped bring their truck home to one man's wife.Aug 27, 2026·Tacoma, WA·Univision📦,Instagram📦
Feliciano P.S.: Brazilian man rearrested by ICE four days after immigration judge set bondFeliciano Paulino Soares, a Brazilian man living in Connecticut, was rearrested four days after a judge ordered his release on bond, this time during a Utah speeding stop. A judge has again ordered him freed.Aug 27, 2026·Connecticut·Brazil·Colorado Politics📦,The Gazette📦,MidPage,Denver Gazette,MPR News
José C.R.: Guatemalan man dies after seizures in New Jersey ICE detentionJosé Efraín Chajón Raxón, a Guatemalan man detained in a Passaic, New Jersey raid, suffered seizures at Delaney Hall and died after being released from custody. His death went unreported for weeks.Aug 27, 2026·Newark, NJ·Guatemala·The Hill📦,Associated Press,NBC News📦,The Guardian,HuffPost📦,Yahoo News+1📦,Documented+2,Attack of the Fanboy,Tech Oracle,Instagram
Brandon D.: U.S. citizen thrown down, held five hours by ICE in Passaic, NJBrandon Domena, a lifelong Passaic County, New Jersey resident and U.S. citizen, was restrained face-down and held five hours by ICE while watching agents arrest a neighbor. He was released the same day without charges.Aug 27, 2026·Passaic, NJ·The Nerd Stash📦,News 12 New Jersey+1📦,Attack of the Fanboy,Instagram+1📦
Mother, children 8 and 11 detained by ICE at Texas bus stopVenezuelan asylum-seeker Maria Betania Uzcategui Castillo and her two children, ages 11 and 8, were detained at a Texas school bus stop and held 17 days before a judge ordered them freed.Aug 27, 2026·Alamo Heights, TX·Venezuela·Newsweek,WFAA📦,KENS 5📦,San Antonio Express-News+2📦,Houston Chronicle📦,KSAT+4📦,CourtListener,France 24,San Antonio Report📦,News 4 San Antonio,SA Current+1,Instagram+2📦
Leonel M.A.: Connecticut father says ICE arrested him after putting son, 6, on busLeonel Geovanny Morocho-Arteaga, a 28-year-old Ecuadorian father of two, says ICE surrounded his car in Danbury, Connecticut, moments after he put his 6-year-old son on the school bus. He remains in custody.Aug 26, 2026·Danbury, CT·Ecuador·Newsweek📦,US PR News📦,CRBC News,ABC News,CT Mirror+1📦,CT Insider,Hartford Courant,WFSB,CT Public+1,Democracy Now,El País,Westfair Online,Haitian Times,Instagram+1
