Lucas S.: Austin carpenter detained by ICE as pregnant wife pushes for his releaseLucas Santiago, a carpenter and father, was detained while driving to a job in South Austin, leaving his pregnant wife alone with their 14-month-old son. He remains held in Taylor, Texas.Sep 21, 2026·Austin, TX·Mexico·KUT📦,The Texas Informer📦
Three Honduran brothers detained by ICE during Market Basket grocery runThree Honduran brothers who shared a New Bedford apartment and worked in construction were detained together during a weekly grocery trip at Market Basket. They are now held at Plymouth's detention center.Sep 21, 2026·New Bedford, MA·Honduras·WGBH📦,New Bedford Light📦
Four people, including two Turkish nationals, arrested in Moab ICE operationFour people, including two Turkish nationals, were arrested during an ICE operation near Moab, Utah, that local sheriff's officials said was carried out without advance notice to them.Sep 21, 2026·Moab, UT·Moab Sun News📦,Moab Times📦,KSL
Two Bismarck restaurant workers detained by ICE as arrests grow in areaTwo employees of a Bismarck restaurant were detained by ICE despite the owner saying they had work authorization, prompting the restaurant's temporary closure and a protest by about 75 people.Sep 21, 2026·Bismarck, ND·InForum📦,Y94,North Dakota Monitor
At least 40 immigrants detained in ICE sweep across southeastern MassachusettsAt least 40 people were detained in roadside and workplace stops across southeastern Massachusetts, including Augusto Lopes Vemba, a 40-year-old Angolan asylum seeker tackled and tased while fleeing arrest.Sep 21, 2026·New Bedford, MA·WGBH📦,Cape and Islands📦,U.S. House of Representatives,Boston Globe,New Bedford Light
East Harlem tenants say landlord weaponizes ICE fears to intimidate immigrant rentersRent-stabilized tenants in East Harlem, mostly noncitizens from Ecuador and Mexico, say their landlord questioned them about immigration status after ICE agents appeared at one tenant's door in 2025.Sep 21, 2026·New York, NY·Documented📦,Signal News New York📦
Carlos A.: Syracuse asylum seeker held three months by ICE, repeatedly denied bondCarlos Arreaga, a Syracuse resident active in his community for eight years, was detained without a warrant while heading to work and denied bond for three months before being released to his family.Sep 21, 2026·Syracuse, NY·The News House📦,Documented,CNY Central
Leo G.V.: U.S. citizen construction worker tackled, detained despite valid IDLeonardo Garcia Venegas, a 25-year-old U.S. citizen construction worker, was detained and tackled multiple times despite valid ID; a judge ruled ICE likely violated his rights.Sep 21, 2026·Foley, AL·Mexico·ProPublica+2📦,ABC News+1,Newsweek,PBS,The Guardian,Conexión Migrante📦,Reason+2,The New Republic,CNN,IBTimes,Alabama Reporter,AL.com+2,Dothan Eagle,U.S. News & World Report,NBC Palm Springs,LinkedIn,Salon,My NBC 15+1,Legal Tech Digest,Mother Jones,LA Weekly News,Engineering News-Record,Instagram+2📦,YouTube
Senegalese woman attempts suicide after being held at remote Ghana deportation campA Senegalese woman deported to a remote Ghana military camp with little electricity or contact attempted suicide by drinking bleach, fearing return to Senegal, and was later deported there anyway.Sep 21, 2026·Ghana·Senegal·The Guardian📦,Forbidden Stories📦
Gisèle: Congolese woman with untreated thyroid condition self-deports from Cameroon shelterGisèle, who fled fighting in Congo, could not get medication for her thyroid condition at a Cameroon shelter for five months and chose to return to Congo instead of seeking asylum.Sep 21, 2026·Democratic Republic of the Congo·France 24📦,Forbidden Stories📦
Isatou: Guinean woman fleeing forced marriage deported to Ghana, then GuineaIsatou (a pseudonym), who fled a forced marriage in Guinea, was deported to Ghana and then back to Guinea, where she now hides in fear of encountering her family.Sep 21, 2026·Guinea·France 24📦,Forbidden Stories📦
José S.S.: Ex-Ecuadorian minister deported despite torture protection, now abused in jailJosé Serrano Salgado, Ecuador's former interior minister, lost about 25 pounds in nearly a year of detention before being deported despite a torture-protection ruling, and now says he's abused in an Ecuadorian prison.Sep 20, 2026·Miami, FL·Ecuador·New York Times,Notus📦,New York Post📦,Daily Gazette,Third Country Deportation Watch
U.S. citizen hospitalized after brief ICE detainment in EvanstonAn Evanston man who is a U.S. citizen was briefly detained by federal immigration agents near the intersection of Dodge Avenue and Howard Street in Evanston, Illinois, on September 20, 2026, before being released, according to Mayor Daniel Biss.Sep 20, 2026·Evanston, IL·Daily Northwestern📦
Kevin: Man detained, transferred to ICE detention in VirginiaKevin was detained and transferred to ICE detention in Virginia, according to a GoFundMe set up by a friend. Family and friends are raising money for his legal representation ahead of upcoming court proceedings.Sep 20, 2026·Sterling, VA·EXA📦,GoFundMe📦
14-year-old boy affected by chemical agent at Austin protest over ICE shootingA 14-year-old boy was hit by a chemical projectile as police broke up an Austin crowd gathered after an ICE shooting, his father said. The mayor called for an independent investigation into the shooting.Sep 20, 2026·Austin, TX·NBT News📦
Javier R.: Venezuelan man remains detained by ICE despite winning asylum caseJavier Rueda, a Venezuelan immigrant, has been held in Oklahoma for about seven months even after a judge approved his asylum request. His family is raising $20,000 for bond while the government appeals.Social media onlySep 20, 2026·OK·Venezuela·Instagram📦
Dozens of hospital construction workers detained by ICE near Bellefonte, PennsylvaniaUp to 26 construction workers from Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Honduras were stopped in two vans while traveling to build a Pennsylvania hospital tower. Witnesses say some held valid work permits; they were sent to three detention facilities.Sep 19, 2026·Danville, PA·Media News Source📦,Philadelphia Inquirer📦,North Central PA+1,Audacy,PennLive,Common Good News,WVIA,Pennsylvania Capital-Star,News from the States,Keystone Newsroom,Lock Haven+1,Mon Valley Independent,State College Online
Roberto M.P.: Father of four deported to Eswatini, imprisoned over a year without chargesRoberto Mosquera del Peral, 59, a Cuban plumber and father of four who came to the U.S. in the 1980 Mariel boatlift, was deported without consent to Eswatini and has been jailed over a year without charges.Sep 19, 2026·Eswatini·Cuba·PBS📦,NPR,CiberCuba📦,Cuba Headlines📦,El País,Instagram📦
Baljinder S.: Indian asylum seeker detained by ICE at check-in officeAn Indian asylum seeker with a work permit and no criminal record, in the U.S. three years, was arrested at a Fresno ICE office; a judge ordered his immediate release.Sep 19, 2026·Fresno, CA·India·CourtListener
Man forcibly restrained by ICE agents inside Florida supermarketA man was forcibly restrained by multiple ICE agents on the floor of a West Park, Florida supermarket as customers watched, part of a multi-agency operation that has made about 250 arrests in South Florida.Sep 19, 2026·West Park, FL·Telegraph📦,Instagram📦
