Jin Hao Z.: Camden restaurant owner held 8 months by ICE, forcing restaurant's closureJin Hao Zhang, 56, ran Camden's China Moon restaurant for nearly 20 years before ICE detained him, forcing its closure. He won an appeal and returned home to his family in March 2026.Mar 1, 2026·Camden, NY·China·Rome Sentinel📦,WKTV+1📦,World Journal📦,Instagram📦
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📦
Lucía: Mother detained three months without seeing her young children, then deportedA mother named Lucía spent three months detained without seeing her 14-month-old and 3-year-old before being deported, saying the children "don't understand" why she was gone.Sep 28, 2026·Basile, LA·The Atlantic📦
Asylum-seeking father deported after ICE check-in, family now in hidingA Honduran construction worker from the Dallas suburbs was detained at a routine check-in and deported to Honduras, where a gang patrols his village; his son waits daily at the window for him.Sep 28, 2026·Dallas, TX·Honduras·The Atlantic📦
Magdalena C.: Mother arrested by Border Patrol in Texas, children taken by abusive exMagdalena Callejas, who had full custody of her young children, was arrested at a Texas checkpoint and left the country, after which her abusive ex-partner took the kids; a judge has now ordered them returned to her.Sep 28, 2026·Texas·El Salvador·The Atlantic📦
Ubaldo M.C.: 67-year-old De Soto man known for feeding stray cats deported to MexicoUbaldo Marquez Calderon, 67, known in De Soto, Kansas for feeding stray cats, was detained at a gas station and deported after signing papers he didn't understand, ending over 20 years in the U.S.Sep 28, 2026·De Soto, KS·Mexico·Kansas City Star📦,KMBC📦
Angel: Unaccompanied 13-year-old boy denied asylum without a lawyer in TexasAngel, a 13-year-old Honduran boy with no lawyer, was denied asylum in a Texas court despite saying his mother and family live in the U.S.; he cried, saying he had "no one."Sep 28, 2026·Harlingen, TX·Honduras·CNN,KQ2📦,Latin Times📦,CRBC News,Instagram📦
Emilio O.O.: Guatemalan man arrested by ICE in BaltimoreA Guatemalan man, Emilio Osorio-Osorio, was arrested in Baltimore and remains in ICE custody while his case moves forward.Sep 28, 2026·Baltimore, MD·Guatemala·Fox Baltimore📦,WJLA,Spot On Maryland📦
Venezuelan man nearly deported despite court order barring his removalA Venezuelan man, identified only as Y, was stopped at Phoenix's airport despite a court order barring his deportation and put on a flight to Venezuela, then pulled off just before takeoff.Sep 28, 2026·Phoenix, AZ·Venezuela·The Guardian📦
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
