Mother and young son detained at ICE check-in, face deportation from MarylandA Mexican mother and her young son, who plays soccer and translates for the family, were arrested at a routine check-in and given removal orders, plus $5,130 in fines.Fundraiser onlySep 29, 2026·Berlin, MD·Mexico·GoFundMe📦
Gilberto G.R.: Husband and caregiver of wife on oxygen detained by ICE in TexasGilberto Guerrero Reyes, 61, was detained after a traffic stop, leaving his wife, a cancer survivor on oxygen, without the caregiver and provider she depended on.Fundraiser onlySep 29, 2026·Sulphur Springs, TX·GoFundMe📦
Nayeli: 25-year-old asylum seeker arrested by plainclothes ICE agents at Maryland courthouseNayeli, 25, a Honduran asylum seeker authorized to work, was handcuffed by plainclothes ICE agents at a Maryland courthouse before her theft case—over a $12.08 purchase—was even heard.Sep 29, 2026·Westminster, MD·Honduras·Baltimore Brew📦,The Baltimore Banner
Qingfang P.: College basketball player detained by ICE at Mississippi airportQingfang Pang, a 6-foot-9 college basketball player from China, was detained at a Mississippi airport while flying to meet his visa sponsor; he is now held in Louisiana seeking bond.Sep 29, 2026·Jackson, MS·China·USA Today,Total Pro Sports,Mississippi Today,Front Office Sports,Asian Sports,Clarke County Tribune,Star Herald+1,WLBT,Talk of the Sound,Instagram📦
Adrián H.C.: Father detained by ICE outside Phoenix school as children watchedAdrián Higareda Ceja, 43, was arrested outside his children's Phoenix school as his 7- and 8-year-olds watched, with his daughter pleading for agents not to take him.Social media onlySep 29, 2026·Phoenix, AZ·Mexico·Instagram📦
Jose P.B.: 21-year-old Fruitland Park man held for ICE at Lake County JailJose Felipe Pacheco Bautista, 21, of Fruitland Park fled on foot after a Florida traffic stop for speeding and was caught and charged. ICE placed a hold on him at the Lake County Jail.Sep 29, 2026·Leesburg, FL·Mexico·Leesburg News📦
Musa S.: Liberian refugee arrested at ICE check-in, held 19 months in PA prisonMusa Sheriff, a Liberian refugee held 19 months at a Pennsylvania prison's ICE section, won a ruling that his detention violated his rights. A judge ordered him freed or given a bond hearing by October 9.Sep 29, 2026·Lewisburg, PA·Liberia·PennLive📦,PACER Monitor
Julian C.C.: Peruvian man dies in ICE custody at Louisiana facilityJulian Curo-Churata, 47, of Peru died in ICE custody on September 29 at a Louisiana hospital after being found in medical distress. He had been held since June and was arrested during a targeted enforcement operation.Sep 29, 2026·Baltimore, MD·Peru·ICE📦,Latin Post📦,Latin Times,Public Now,Tampa Free Press
Nurse charged with helping injured man escape ICE custody at Michigan hospitalA Mexican man injured fleeing Border Patrol agents in Ann Arbor was taken to a hospital for treatment while in custody and has not been found since escaping. A nurse, Chloe Renae Freeman, 33, faces charges for helping him flee.Sep 29, 2026·Ann Arbor, MI·Mexico·Newsweek📦,The Guardian,Investing.com,GV Wire,Instagram📦
Asylum-seeking son of slain Philippine broadcaster held by ICE at AdelantoA 40-year-old Filipino musician, son of a radio broadcaster slain in 2022, was detained by ICE on September 21 after returning from a Chicago performance. He is held at Adelanto and faces a hearing near his father's death anniversary.Sep 29, 2026·Los Angeles, CA·Philippines·GMA Network📦,Rappler📦,Human Rights Watch,Collector,Philippine Daily Inquirer
Frank D. and Guadalupe N.: U.S. citizen father and daughter say ICE racially profiled them in KansasA Cargill plant worker and his 20-year-old daughter, both Kansas-born U.S. citizens, were pulled over by an ICE vehicle while driving home from work. She was left shaking and crying; both said they were profiled.Sep 29, 2026·Dodge City, KS·KCUR📦,KSAL📦,GC Telegram,Kansas City News Online
Iranian Christian convert deported to Central African Republic after ICE detentionAn Iranian woman in her early 30s who fled Iran after converting to Christianity was deported to the Central African Republic just three days after her arrest, a country she had never visited and knows no one in.Sep 29, 2026·Atlanta, GA·Iran·Associated Press📦,The Atlanta Journal-Constitution📦,Deutsche Welle📦,Bloomberg Law News,Instagram📦
Mamadou C.: Philadelphia man protected from return to Guinea held, ICE seeks Ghana deportationMamadou Fadel Cherif, 56, a dining services worker supporting his wife and four sons, was arrested leaving his home in July despite a decades-old order barring deportation to Guinea. Officials now seek to deport him to Ghana.Sep 29, 2026·Philadelphia, PA·Guinea·Philadelphia Inquirer+1📦,CourtListener
Salah S.: Mosque president held 80 days by ICE in retaliation for Palestinian advocacySalah Sarsour, 53, a mosque president and father of six, was held 80 days, losing over 30 pounds amid worsening diabetes. A judge found ICE likely retaliated against him for Palestinian rights advocacy.Sep 29, 2026·Milwaukee, WI·Palestine·Reuters📦,Newsweek+1📦,Associated Press+1📦,The Guardian+1,Journal Sentinel,Milwaukee Journal Sentinel📦,CourtListener📦,Wisconsin Muslim Journal📦,The Muslim Times+1📦,WPR+1📦,Wisconsin Watch📦,TMJ4📦,FOX6📦,Milwaukee Independent,JURIST,Religion News Service,Wisconsin Examiner,The Independent,Muslim Network,Instagram+2📦
Bob S.C.: Asylum seeker with years of work authorization detained by ICEAn asylum seeker who has held two work permits and remained free for years after his visa expired was taken into ICE custody. A federal judge ordered his immediate release, finding he had a liberty interest in his continued freedom.Sep 28, 2026·California City, CA·CourtListener
Wendy R.: Man held at Golden State Annex without bond hearing, court rulesA man held at Golden State Annex after being paroled into the U.S. and later taken back into custody was ordered released when a judge found no urgent reason justified holding him without a hearing.Sep 28, 2026·Golden State Annex Detention Facility, CA·CourtListener,MidPage
Apolinario P.L.: Guatemalan man held months by ICE without bond hearingA Guatemalan man was detained after a traffic stop and held for months with no hearing. A judge ordered his release, ruling the lack of any hearing violated due process.Sep 28, 2026·Florida·Guatemala·CourtListener
Boy, 5, left with homeless caregiver after father deported to MexicoA 5-year-old boy whose father was deported to Mexico was left with a caregiver who lost her housing and lived in her car. Advocates eventually arranged for ICE to reunite him with his father after sending the caregiver gas money.Sep 28, 2026·Illinois·Mexico·The Atlantic📦
Two Florida mothers detained by ICE, five children left with jobless caregiverTwo Florida mothers were detained, leaving five children, including a six-month-old, in the care of one mother's boyfriend. He quit his job to care for them and was left with no income for food or diapers.Sep 28, 2026·Florida·The Atlantic📦
Breastfeeding St. Louis mother detained by ICE, kept weeks from infantA St. Louis mother with no criminal history was detained three months postpartum while still breastfeeding, despite ICE policy against it, and went weeks without seeing her infant.Sep 28, 2026·St. Louis, MO·The Atlantic📦
