ICE arrests 121 in Texas lake community during summer-long enforcement operationAround a Texas lake community, 121 people were arrested over a summer-long operation; during one arrest, a 13-year-old girl was found in a vehicle with 22-year-old Diego Gomez Hernandez.Sep 28, 2026·Lake Lewisville, TX·CBS News📦,ICE📦,The Iowa Standard,Ritz Herald
U.S. citizens allegedly held at gunpoint in ICE raid in Donna, TexasMore than 30 Hispanic Texans sued after a January 9 raid in Donna, Texas, where agents allegedly detained U.S. citizens at gunpoint without a judicial warrant.Feb 6, 2026·Houston, Texas·ProPublica📦,Axios,Houston Chronicle📦,KDH News📦,GV Wire📦
Children held at Dilley, Texas, suffer malnutrition and denied medical careAbout 1,800 children held at the Dilley detention center since April 2026 face contaminated food, little schooling, poor medical care, and trauma, some for over six months.Feb 6, 2026·Dilley, TX·NBC News📦,Associated Press📦,Texas Tribune📦
Father detained by ICE outside Boise preschool without warrant shownA father was blocked by masked, unmarked agents outside his child's Boise preschool and detained without a warrant shown, alarming parents and staff at the daycare.Feb 6, 2026·Boise, ID·AOL📦,Boise State Public Radio📦,East Idaho News,Idaho News📦,KTVB
12-year-old denied asthma inhaler by ICE for 9 days, found unresponsiveA 12-year-old was denied an asthma inhaler for nine days while in custody and was later found unresponsive on the floor after an attack during lights-out.Social media onlyFeb 6, 2026·San Antonio, TX·Instagram📦
7-year-old and parents detained at Portland hospital while seeking emergency careA 7-year-old Venezuelan girl and her parents were detained outside a Portland hospital while seeking care for her nosebleed, then held three weeks in Texas before release.Feb 6, 2026·Portland, OR·Venezuela·The Oregonian+1📦,OPB📦,KATU📦,Your Oregon News📦,Instagram📦
Elizabeth Z.C. and Rosa Elena C.C.: 10-year-old girl detained by ICE, taken 1,200 miles to TexasElizabeth Zuna Caisaguano, 10, was taken with her mother on the way to her school bus and held a month in Texas before a judge blocked their deportation and freed them.Feb 6, 2026·Columbia Heights, MN·Ecuador·CBS News+1📦,The Guardian📦,Sahan Journal+1,Newz9,CNN📦,ABC 17 News📦,Madison365📦,Mahomet Daily📦,KESQ📦,KSTP📦,Kaizen📦,CRBC News📦,Quanto Sei News📦,U.S. News & World Report📦,The Star,Instagram📦
Juan David Q.: Massachusetts father with pending visa held by ICE nearly two monthsJuan David Quichimbo, an Ecuadorian father in Springfield, Massachusetts, has been held for nearly two months despite a pending visa application as a trafficking victim, with no criminal record.Feb 6, 2026·Springfield, MA·Ecuador·WGBH📦,Register-Guard📦,WDTN📦,WAMC📦
Pets left behind in Minnesota suburbs as ICE operation continues, rescuers sayFamilies across Minnesota's Twin Cities are leaving pets behind as immigration enforcement continues, including two German Shepherds abandoned when their owner was detained and sent to Texas.Feb 6, 2026·St. Paul, MN·Sahan Journal📦,Northern Plains News📦,MPR News,Star Tribune,YouTube
Juan and Angel: Two men detained by ICE on their way to workJuan and Angel were stopped by ICE on their way to work on February 6, 2026, and taken to the McCook detention center. Their family launched a fundraiser to cover lost income and legal fees.Feb 6, 2026·Omaha, NE·Give a Hand📦,KQED📦,Popville📦,GoFundMe📦
Detainees packed into overcrowded, unsanitary Baltimore ICE facility, whistleblower saysA former worker at a Baltimore ICE facility described detainees packed tightly together, filthy blankets, and inadequate sanitary supplies for women. The whistleblower says they were fired after reporting the conditions to supervisors.Feb 6, 2026·Baltimore, MD·CBS News+1📦,WUSA 9📦,Coast TV📦,AOL📦
Four men who checked in for years re-detained by ICE at AngolaFour men who had lived in their communities for years while checking in with ICE were re-detained in summer 2025 and held at Angola prison. A federal judge ordered their immediate release.Feb 6, 2026·Baton Rouge, LA·NIPNLG📦,Vasquez Law NC📦,WAFB
Fernando V.R.: Detainee with suspected prostate cancer denied specialist care at ICE facilityFernando Viera Reyes, 50, showed signs of prostate cancer with PSA levels rising from 6.3 to 74 but was given only Flomax and vitamin C. He joined a class-action lawsuit over medical neglect at the CoreCivic facility.Feb 6, 2026·California City, CA·The New Yorker📦,ACLU of Indiana📦,KQED+1📦,Modesto Bee📦,The Desert Sun📦,ABC7📦,ACLU📦
Michigan dog adopter hospitalized after ICE encounter, barred from contacting anyoneA dog was left alone and frightened after his owner was hospitalized following an encounter with immigration officers in Michigan and cut off from contact. A hospital social worker alerted the Humane Society, which rescued the dog.Feb 6, 2026·Ypsilanti, MI·Newsweek📦,CBS News📦,WEMU📦,Upper Michigan's Source+1📦
Maggie G.: Woman records ICE agents entering San Antonio home without judicial warrantHomeowner Maggie Guillen recorded armed ICE agents entering her San Antonio home without a judicial warrant while women and children were present. She said everyone inside was a U.S. citizen or had legal status.Feb 6, 2026·San Antonio, TX·Austin American-Statesman📦,San Antonio Express-News📦,KSAT📦,TPR📦,News 4 San Antonio+1📦,KENS 5📦,San Antonio 365📦,KFOR📦
Maher A.: Green card holder deported by ICE to West Bank, leaving newborn sonMaher Awad, 24, a green card holder living in the U.S. nearly a decade, was deported to the West Bank on a private jet, leaving a newborn son in Michigan.Feb 5, 2026·Phoenix, AZ·Palestine·The Guardian+1📦,Middle East Monitor📦,YNet News📦,Europe Solidaire📦,Portside📦,JFeed📦,Jewish Voice for Labour📦,Instagram📦
Four immigrants detained by ICE in West Virginia without explanation or hearingFour immigrants detained during a January West Virginia ICE operation were ordered released by federal judges who found they were held without explanation or a hearing. The operation led to 650 arrests, with 15 detainees seeking release so far.Feb 5, 2026·WV·Mountain State Spotlight📦,My Buckhannon📦,100 Days in Appalachia📦
Mother of 11-year-old detained buying groceries, sent 1,400 miles to TexasAn Ecuadorian mother of an 11-year-old was detained after leaving her apartment to buy groceries, then flown 1,400 miles to a Texas facility. A court order brought her back to Minneapolis detention on Friday.Feb 5, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·Ecuador·CNN+1📦,Local 3 News📦,ABC Australia📦
Travel advisory warns World Cup visitors of Florida deportation risksAdvocacy groups warned World Cup visitors to Miami that Florida's enforcement partnerships could lead to detention during routine stops, citing a Mexican tourist with a valid visa held 10 days after a traffic stop.Feb 5, 2026·Miami, FL·NY Times Post📦,Ocala,When in Your State📦,Pensacola News Journal,Instagram📦
Yadira C.: Mother of slain Nicaraguan teen protester deported to Mexico after ICE detentionYadira Córdoba, whose teenage son was killed during Nicaragua's 2018 protests, fled in 2023 but was detained at an immigration appointment and held for months. She was deported to Mexico in February after Honduras twice refused her.Feb 5, 2026·Nicaragua·Divergentes📦,Havana Times📦,La Lupa,La Prensa,Artículo 66
Brenda O.B.: Peruvian asylum seeker married to U.S. citizen detained at ICE check-inA 22-year-old Peruvian woman who fled death threats in 2022 and married a U.S. citizen was detained at a routine check-in despite no warning. A judge ordered the government to give her a bond hearing or release her.Feb 5, 2026·Frankfort, IN·Peru·CourtListener📦
