Alice C.B.: Trans Brazilian woman forcibly pulled from car by ICE agents outside D.C.Alice Correia Barbosa, a transgender Brazilian woman and volleyball player, was pulled from a car by plainclothes agents near Washington, D.C., and is now held in Virginia while ICE plans to deport her.Aug 23, 2025·Silver Spring, MD·Brazil·Them📦,Washington Blade📦,Watermark Out News,Poder 360,O Globo
Natasha L.: Actress says ICE detained her after removal from Delta flightActress Natasha Lyonne said she was detained by ICE after being removed from a red-eye Delta flight, missing a scheduled TV appearance; DHS denied detaining her.Apr 11, 2026·Los Angeles, CA·USA Today📦,Fox News+1📦,People📦,Variety,Rolling Stone📦,The Daily Beast📦
Chicana painter's father, here 40 years, detained by ICEPainter Criselda Vasquez said her father, a 40-year U.S. resident and grandfather, was detained during a traffic stop; a GoFundMe for his legal fees raised nearly $75,000.Apr 10, 2026·California·Mexico·The Independent📦,Hyperallergic📦,The Daily Beast📦,365 Daily,AOL,Daily Art Download📦,Migrant Insider📦,Briefly📦,Vasari Codex📦,Instagram📦
Armando G.P.: Father detained by ICE while wife is dying of brain cancerArmando Gonzalez Procopio, a 49-year-old handyman in Big Bear Lake for over 20 years, was detained while his wife lay dying of brain cancer; a court ordered his release.Apr 10, 2026·Big Bear, CA·Mexico·Univision📦,CBS News+1📦,Los Angeles Times📦,2001 Online📦,ABC7📦,CourtListener📦,Instagram+1📦
Roberto M.: Cuban and Yemeni men deported to Eswatini, imprisoned nine months without chargesA Cuban man and a Yemeni man, among five deported to Eswatini, have been imprisoned there without charges since July 2025, though a court recently granted them access to a lawyer.Apr 10, 2026·The Guardian📦,El País📦,Third Country Deportation Watch📦,American Immigration Council📦,Global Security📦,International Rescue Committee📦,U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee,El Balad📦,Global Upfront📦,The Fappening Newz📦,France 24📦,Southern Africa Litigation Centre📦,Daily Maverick📦,RFI📦
Enrique M.R.: Man out on bond re-detained by ICE without a bond hearingA noncitizen was re-detained in April 2026 after a DUI conviction while out on bond. A judge ordered a bond hearing within fourteen days or his release on his prior terms.Apr 10, 2026·CourtListener+1📦
Over 500 people in Ohio arrested by ICE in operations targeting othersCarlos Amaya, 21, from El Salvador, was detained for over eight months after a workplace raid despite having legal work status and no criminal record. About one-fifth of Ohio's ICE arrests were such "collateral" detentions.Apr 10, 2026·Canton, OH·El Salvador·USA Today📦,The Columbus Dispatch📦,Newark Advocate📦,Stateline📦
Four men deported to Eswatini denied lawyer visits for 9 monthsFour men from Cuba, Yemen, Laos and Vietnam, deported to Eswatini with no ties there, were denied lawyers for nine months. Eswatini's Supreme Court ruled in April 2026 they have the right to meet counsel.Apr 10, 2026·Eswatini·Twin Cities📦,Clear Press📦,Time News,Immigration Question📦,Kuchalo📦,KING 5
Ten Indian nationals in Massachusetts face prison and deportationTen Indian nationals were indicted for staging armed robberies so store clerks could falsely claim victim status on visa applications. They face up to five years in prison and deportation.Apr 10, 2026·Massachusetts·India·The National Desk📦,The Indian Eye📦,WCVB📦,USCIS📦
Honduran man shielded by family separation settlement held five months by ICEA 23-year-old Honduran man protected under a family separation settlement has spent five months detained in Louisiana facing deportation, one of at least 25 people the government detained in violation of the settlement.Apr 10, 2026·The Marshall Project📦,KQED📦,MSU Exponent,KENW,Instagram📦
Malunda D.: Asylum seeker held by ICE in New Hampshire, separated from newborn sonMalunda Destino has been held in New Hampshire since August 2025 while his asylum case continues, separated from his newborn son. Community fundraising paid for a lawyer who won a stay after ICE tried to deport him.Apr 10, 2026·New Hampshire, NH·Portland Press Herald📦,Habeas Dockets📦,PACER Monitor,Instagram📦
Jesús: Mexican man dies after avoiding hospital due to ICE deportation fearsJesús, 50, avoided hospital care out of fear of ICE detention and died in late February, leaving behind four children. His wife blames his death on harsh immigration policies.Apr 10, 2026·CA·Mexico·El País📦,Instagram📦
Kennedy O.: UW PhD student and 13-year-old son deported by CBP without a lawyerKennedy Orwa, a University of Washington PhD student researching AI in health systems, was detained at Sea-Tac Airport and deported to Kenya with his 13-year-old son after his visa was revoked.Apr 10, 2026·Seattle, WA·Daily UW📦,WSWS📦,Instagram📦
Abad J.R.: Longtime resident detained in warrantless ICE stop in Corona, CaliforniaAbad Jimenez Romano, in the country over 20 years with no criminal record, was detained by ICE while traveling to a new job in Corona. His family started a GoFundMe to help bring him home.Social media onlyApr 10, 2026·Corona, CA·Instagram+1📦
DACA recipients increasingly detained and deported by ICEDACA recipients are being detained and deported at rising rates, some during routine traffic stops, as renewal processing delays stretch to six months and cost people their jobs.Apr 10, 2026·Notus📦,Texas Tribune📦,Times of San Diego,The Marshall Project
Mauro H.: Houston high school soccer captain detained by ICE, deported to HondurasMauro Yosueth Henriquez, 18, a Sam Houston soccer captain and volunteer coach, was detained with his father during a December immigration check-in and deported to Honduras after nearly four months in custody.Apr 10, 2026·Houston, TX·Honduras·Click2Houston📦,Houston Chronicle+3📦,International Business Times📦,Instagram+1📦
Nelson M.A.: Colombian asylum applicant detained by ICE at interview, separated from familyA Colombian asylum seeker living in Compton with his girlfriend and child was detained at a USCIS interview and held with almost no contact with family. A judge ordered his release.Apr 9, 2026·Tustin, CA·Colombia·CourtListener📦
Dayerlin S.O.: Venezuelan man granted protection detained by ICE, faces deportation to AfricaA Venezuelan man with protection from deportation to Venezuela was detained at a routine check-in; his wife was told he might be sent to Africa instead. A judge ordered advance notice before any removal.Apr 9, 2026·Venezuela·CourtListener📦
Ariadna Z.: NJ teen detained 53 days by ICE, missing prom and graduationAriadna Zumba, 18, in the U.S. since age nine, was held 53 days at Delaney Hall, missing prom and graduation. She later got her diploma and plans to study social sciences.Apr 9, 2026·Orange, NJ·Spain·North Jersey,IFEG,Instagram📦
17-year-old detained by ICE at Target solely for race, judge findsA 17-year-old Hispanic boy was detained by ICE at a Target in Richfield, Minnesota, and a federal judge found he was stopped solely because of his race, with no other grounds.Apr 9, 2026·Richfield, MN·The City📦
Hispanic man arrested by federal agents entering his Brooklyn apartment buildingA 36-year-old Hispanic man was arrested by federal agents entering his Brooklyn apartment building after work, then released after lawyers filed an emergency lawsuit over the stop.Apr 9, 2026·Brooklyn, NY·The City📦
