Haitian asylum seeker arrested at home, ICE agent points gun at wifeA Haitian man with an employment permit and a pending asylum case was arrested at his door in White River Junction at 7 a.m. An agent pointed a gun at his wife when she asked where he was being taken.Aug 7, 2026·White River Junction, VT·Haiti·Valley News📦
Six protesters arrested at ICE facilities, DNA collected without consentBen, a protester at Chicago's Broadview ICE facility, was slammed to the ground, held for hours, and had his DNA swabbed without clear consent, one of six such cases now in litigation over the practice.Mar 18, 2026·Chicago, IL·NPR📦,Ars Technica📦,Instagram📦
Rafael R.: NYC Council data analyst ordered deported over missing asylum form signatureRafael Rubio, a New York City Council data analyst, was ordered deported to Venezuela after being held by ICE for over two months, following a missing signature on his asylum paperwork.Mar 18, 2026·New York, NY·Venezuela·CBS News📦,Mangalore Mirror📦,AOL📦,Black Chronicle📦
Wilfredo C.: Venezuelan asylum seeker stabbed repeatedly during 11 months in ICE detentionWilfredo Castillo, a Venezuelan who fled persecution, was held 11 months at Tacoma's Northwest Detention Center over disputed check-in app errors and was stabbed there before a judge ordered his release.Mar 18, 2026·Tukwila, WA·Venezuela·Investigate West📦,Yelm Online📦,Habeas Dockets,KING 5,CourtListener
Jefferson C.L.: Asylum-seeking father detained by masked Border Patrol agents in SpokaneJefferson Fernando Cando Llano, 29, a father seeking asylum from Ecuador, was grabbed by masked agents at a Spokane laundromat and held 10 days before his attorney won his release.Mar 18, 2026·Spokane, WA·Ecuador·Spokesman-Review📦,Instagram📦
Vietnamese refugee here since 1992 held 65 days by ICE in AnchorageA Vietnamese refugee and Anchorage father who arrived in the U.S. in 1992 was detained 65 days at a routine check-in before a judge's order led ICE to cancel his deportation and release him.Mar 18, 2026·Anchorage, AK·Vietnam·Alaska's News Source📦,Habeas Dockets
Ohio asylum seeker with work permit arrested by ICE without a warrantA man with a pending asylum case and valid work permit was arrested outside a home improvement store by plainclothes agents who showed no warrant. He was among four held weeks before a judge found them not flight risks.Mar 18, 2026·Columbus, OH·My Fox 28 Columbus📦,ABC 6 On Your Side📦,Fox 8,CourtListener,ACLU Ohio
Juan Antonio M.G.: Man held again without a bond hearing at California City Detention FacilityJuan Antonio Maldinera Guzman, previously released on bond, was redetained in March 2026 without a hearing. A federal court ruled this violated his rights and ordered him freed from California City Detention Facility immediately.Mar 17, 2026·California City, CA·CourtListener📦,PACER Monitor
CBP officers seize 39 live pythons at Laredo borderCustoms officers at the Laredo border found 39 live pythons hidden inside a tractor after the driver denied carrying prohibited goods. The agency fined the driver nearly $35,000 and seized the vehicle.Mar 17, 2026·Laredo, Texas·CBS News📦,ABC7 Amarillo📦,KFOX TV📦,Phys.org📦,Spot On New Mexico📦,The Trucker📦,NAU News📦
Free lawyers for San Diego detainees underfunded as detention nearly triplesSan Diego County's program providing free lawyers to detained immigrants and unaccompanied children faces a funding gap as costs near $18 million against a $5 million budget, driven by rising detention at Otay Mesa.Mar 17, 2026·San Diego, CA·San Diego Union-Tribune+1📦,NBC San Diego📦
Man beaten by ICE agents, dragged from California Home DepotA witness filmed ICE agents beating a man inside a Paramount, California Home Depot, dragging him out after he appeared unable to stand. An agent said they had a warrant for his arrest.Social media onlyMar 17, 2026·Paramount, CA·Instagram📦
Risa F.: Emanuel County employee arrested and jailed in GeorgiaRisa K. Fortner, 48, of Kite, Georgia, a county commissioners' office employee, was arrested after an audit found she used a county credit card for personal purchases delivered to her home.Mar 17, 2026·Emanuel County, Georgia·WRDW📦,CBS12📦,Fox 5 Atlanta📦
Carlos G.: Green card holder detained for days after rookie ICE agent's paperwork errorsCarlos De La Garza, 55, a Berkeley green card holder, was held for days after a rookie ICE agent with abbreviated training made paperwork errors. The government dropped its case once the errors surfaced.March 16, 2026·Berkeley, CA·Washington Post,Berkeleyside📦,ACLU Northern California📦,Instagram📦
Veronica V.: DACA recipient truck driver and mother of four loses license in TexasVeronica Viera, a DACA recipient and mother of four, lost her truck driving job after Texas canceled her commercial license under a new rule affecting about 200,000 immigrant drivers.Mar 16, 2026·Executive Review📦,Texas Tribune📦,WLIW📦,Instagram📦
Leqaa K.: Palestinian activist shackled to hospital bed during year in ICE custodyLeqaa Kordia, 33, a Palestinian woman living in Paterson, New Jersey since 2016, was freed after a year in detention that included a hospitalization during which she was shackled to her bed.Mar 16, 2026·Paterson, NJ·Palestinian Territories·NPR+1📦,Associated Press📦,The Guardian📦,Info News,Instagram📦
Zelin Z.: Man re-detained at mandatory ICE check-in, held at California CityA man held at California City Immigration Processing Center after a grand theft arrest that never led to formal charges was ordered released, a court ruling his re-detention violated due process.Mar 16, 2026·California City, CA·CourtListener
Mother held over two months at Dilley detention center with toddler sonA mother held for over two months at the Dilley family detention center with her 3-year-old son described long waits for medicine and seeing other seriously ill children there.Mar 16, 2026·Dilley, TX·WTVR📦
Aury C.: Venezuelan mother and three children held 50 days despite 20-day court limitAury Cadena, a Venezuelan single mother, and her three young children were held 50 days at a Texas detention center, past the 20-day limit for kids. Now home in San Antonio, she cleans apartments while her children return to school.Mar 16, 2026·San Antonio, TX·Venezuela·WTVR📦,Scripps News📦
Kenek and Vilma B.T.: Boy with severe autism self-harms during 80+ days in ICE detentionKenek, a 9-year-old with severe autism, was held over 80 days at a Texas detention center without his therapy, suffering meltdowns and self-harm. He and his mother were released with an ankle monitor after a lawyer intervened.Mar 16, 2026·Dilley, TX·Honduras·NBC News📦,Change.org📦
Mohammad P.: Afghan Special Forces ally dies in ICE custody, agents reportedly refused inhalerMohammad Nazeer Paktiawal, 41, who worked with U.S. Army Special Forces in Afghanistan and held humanitarian parole, died in ICE custody after agents allegedly refused his wife's attempt to give him his inhaler.Mar 16, 2026·Dallas, TX·Afghanistan·CNN📦,Associated Press📦,CBS News+3📦,Washington Post📦,Newsweek,San Antonio Express-News📦,Austin Kocher📦,The Independent+1📦,FOX 7 Austin📦,Trib📦,FOX 26 Houston+1📦,FOX 4 News📦,ICE📦,The Star,ABC7 News📦,The Straits Times📦,TPR📦,Times of India,Bastille Post,Instagram📦
U.S. citizen children left alone on roadside after ICE arrests fatherA father was arrested by ICE while driving his teenage son and daughter, both U.S. citizens, to school in New Jersey; agents left the children unattended on the roadside before anyone arrived to take them.Mar 15, 2026·Franklin Township, NJ·Mexico·ABC News📦,Associated Press📦,News 12 New York📦,KGW📦,Investigative Post📦,News 12 New Jersey
