Phone C.: Laotian man deported to Eswatini, held 14 months in maximum-security prisonPhone Chomsavanh, who came to the U.S. from a Thai refugee camp at age 7, was freed after 14 months in an Eswatini prison following his deportation there under a third-country program, despite having no ties to the country.Oct 4, 2026·Matsapha, Eswatini·Laos·Associated Press📦,WDBO,ABC News+1📦,Daily Pioneer,Parallax,Montage Africa,News Directory 3,WPXI,Access North Georgia
Kevin Z.R.: Salvadoran man with work permit held nearly a month by ICEKevin Zaldaña Ramirez, 20, has supported his visually impaired mother since age 16 under a special juvenile work permit, but was detained after a traffic stop and held for weeks.Mar 19, 2025·Fresno, TX·El Salvador·Houston Public Media+1📦,FOX 26 Houston
ICE agent appears to kneel on man's neck in U.S. Virgin IslandsA multi-person enforcement operation in a St. Croix market parking lot on March 19 was caught on video showing an agent kneeling on a man's head and neck during the arrest.Mar 19, 2025·Christiansted, VI·St. Thomas Source📦,St. Croix Source📦,Instagram📦
Kristiyan A.: Iraqi man who fears torture in Iraq held in ICE detentionAn Iraqi man held since March 2025 after finishing a sentence was ordered deported despite fearing torture, but a court granted his release from detention.Mar 18, 2025·Iraq·CourtListener📦
José M.A.: Honduran father with work permit deported, returned to ICE detention in TexasJosé Eliezer Martínez-Andino, a Honduran mechanic in Raleigh who arrived alone at 14, was deported despite legal status, separating him from his 3-year-old daughter. A judge ordered him returned, but he was sent to Texas detention instead of home.Mar 18, 2025·MT·Honduras·Connecticut News📦,WUNC,Latin Times
Two men detained by ICE outside Cranberry Township Walmart and apartmentsTwo men were detained in Cranberry Township on the morning of March 17, one outside a Walmart and one outside an apartment complex, as part of an ongoing partnership that has led to 36 arrests since November.Mar 17, 2025·Cranberry, PA·Butler Eagle📦,Audacy📦,Instagram📦
Robert B.L.: Venezuelan man sentenced to federal prison after San Diego ICE operationRobert Antonio Bastardo Llovera, a Venezuelan man, was sentenced to eight months and two days in federal prison for biting an ICE officer's forearm during a deportation operation in San Diego.Mar 16, 2025·San Diego, CA·Venezuela·KYMA📦,U.S. Department of Justice,Instagram📦
Albert R.P.: Chicago man deported to El Salvador prison before asylum hearingAlbert Jesús Rodríguez Parra, who worked at Wrigley Field and sent money home to his mother, was denied bond over his tattoos and deported days before his asylum hearing.Mar 15, 2025·Chicago, IL·Venezuela·ProPublica+1,Texas Tribune📦,El País
José Manuel R.B.: Venezuelan father sent to El Salvador prison over tattoosJosé Manuel Ramos Bastidas, who crossed legally to pay for his baby's asthma care, was deported not to Venezuela as promised but to El Salvador's CECOT prison over his tattoos.Mar 15, 2025·TX·Venezuela·ProPublica+1,Associated Press,Texas Tribune📦,El País
Arturo S.T.: Venezuelan musician deported by ICE to El Salvador prisonArturo Suárez Trejo, a 33-year-old singer and new father, was detained making a music video in Raleigh and sent to El Salvador's Cecot prison, with his family unable to reach him since.Mar 15, 2025·Raleigh, NC·Venezuela·The Guardian📦,New York Times,Reuters+1,Associated Press,El País,the-disappeared.com
Neri A.B.: Venezuelan asylum seeker deported to El Salvador prison over tattooNeri Jose Alvarado Borges, a bakery worker with an autism-awareness tattoo honoring his brother, was sent to El Salvador's CECOT despite holding asylum papers.Mar 15, 2025·Lewisville, TX·Venezuela·NBC News📦,NBC DFW,Spectrum Local News
Mervin Y.: Tortilla factory worker deported to El Salvador's mega-prisonMervin Yamarte, who worked 12-hour shifts at a tortilla factory and played football on weekends, was deported under a wartime law to El Salvador's CECOT despite his mother's belief in his innocence.Mar 15, 2025·Venezuela·BBC📦,The Guardian,lulac.org
Francisco José G.C.: Venezuelan barber deported to El Salvador's mega-prisonFrancisco García, a barber who fled Venezuela's crisis and crossed into the US in 2023, was deported under a wartime law to El Salvador's CECOT despite his mother's insistence he is not a gang member.Mar 15, 2025·Venezuela·BBC📦,The Guardian,lulac.org
Wilker G.S.: Venezuelan man, 23, deported to CECOT prison in El Salvador before trialWilker Miguel Gutiérrez Sierra, 23, was arrested by ICE while awaiting trial on criminal charges in Chicago and deported to El Salvador's CECOT prison three days later, before his case was resolved.Mar 15, 2025·Chicago, IL·Venezuela·ProPublica📦,Firstpost📦,U.S. News & World Report📦,The Straits Times📦
Gladys C.T.: Venezuelan mother with TPS deported to El Salvador, beaten in detentionGladys Yoleida Caricote Tovar, 28, a mother of three, was arrested in front of her children, had them placed in foster care, then deported despite a court order. She was later beaten in a Texas detention center.Mar 15, 2025·Colorado·Venezuela·USA Today+1📦,ABC News📦,El País📦
Scarleth R.: 21-year-old Venezuelan with TPS deported to El Salvador against court orderScarleth Rodríguez, 21, was held nine months before being deported despite a court order halting removals, then flown back from El Salvador and beaten in a Texas detention center. Her mother had prepared a meal expecting her home.Mar 15, 2025·Venezuela·USA Today+1📦,ABC News📦,El País📦
Maikol L.L.: Venezuelan mechanic from Chicago deported to El Salvador prison without due processMaikol Gabriel López Lizano, a 23-year-old mechanic, was deported to El Salvador's CECOT prison over a misdemeanor charge for riding his bike while drinking a beer. His partner called the deportation unjust.Mar 15, 2025·Chicago, IL·Venezuela·The New Yorker📦,ProPublica📦,Firstpost📦,U.S. News & World Report📦,The Straits Times📦
Wuilliam L.S.: Deported Venezuelan subjected to stress positions and solitary torture in El SalvadorWuilliam Lozada Sanchez was deported to El Salvador's CECOT prison, where he said he endured hours in stress positions and beatings in a dark punishment cell. He was freed in July as part of a prisoner swap.Mar 15, 2025·Venezuela·CBS News📦
Luis M.P.: Venezuelan robotics student deported to Salvadoran prison, says medicine withheldLuis Muñoz Pinto, 27, a robotics engineering student, was deported to CECOT prison based on his tattoos, which he says represent his twin sisters. A judge has ruled he and others may return to the U.S.Mar 15, 2025·Venezuela·The Guardian📦,CBS News📦,The Guardian Wings📦
Andry B.B.: Food delivery driver detained by ICE, beaten four months in Salvadoran prisonAndry Omar Blanco Bonilla, 40, a food delivery driver and father of seven, endured four months of beatings at El Salvador's CECOT prison after agents questioned him about tattoos he says represent his family.Mar 15, 2025·Dallas, TX·Venezuela·CBS News📦,CourtListener
Juan José R.R.: Former technician detained at ICE appointment, subjected to abuse in Salvadoran prisonJuan José Ramos Ramos, a 39-year-old former telephone technician from Venezuela, was deported to El Salvador's CECOT prison in March 2025 after an ICE appointment, where he endured beatings and abuse before his July release.Mar 15, 2025·Venezuela·CBS News📦,PBS📦,American Immigration Council
