Dozens of Mainers held weeks by ICE, many losing their jobsEvaristo Kalonji, an Angolan church organist, was among dozens of Mainers detained in a January 2026 ICE operation and moved between out-of-state facilities. Judges later ordered about 35 released.Jan 22, 2026·South Portland, ME·Angola·Bangor Daily News📦,Press Herald📦,CourtListener
Domingo J.J.: Man in fatal Indiana crash arrested by ICE faces deportation to GuatemalaA 49-year-old Guatemalan man, Domingo Juan Juan, was detained by ICE and faces deportation after a 2024 crash near Seymour, Indiana, that killed 27-year-old Brad Castner; he was charged only with driving without a license.Feb 17, 2025·Seymour, IN·Guatemala·WDRB Wave📦,The Republic,WISH-TV,WBIW
Tarlis B.G.: Trans asylum seeker sent to Guantánamo by ICE, housed with menTarlis Marcone De Barros Gonçalves, a transgender Brazilian asylum seeker, says she was housed with five men and searched by male guards after being flown to Guantánamo Bay, then shackled painfully during a transfer flight.Feb 15, 2025·NM·Brazil·Them📦,Center for Constitutional Rights📦,Triangle Free Press,CourtListener,The Free Radical
Sergey K.: Ukrainian green card holder held two months after ICE Facebook Marketplace stingSergey Kostenyuk, a Spokane shed-builder who came from Ukraine as a child refugee, was detained for two months after agents posed as buyers on Facebook Marketplace; a judge ordered his release, finding he did not meet deportation criteria.Feb 15, 2025·Spokane, WA·Ukraine·Newsweek,KUOW📦,La Nación📦,Mwakilishi,EXA
Duran V.: Mexican worker arrested by ICE in Great FallsDuran Valdivias, a Mexican citizen working for a local property manager, was arrested in Great Falls after a trespassing call brought an ICE agent to the scene; records show he had been stopped at the border five times in 2012.Feb 13, 2025·Great Falls, MT·Mexico·Montana Free Press📦
Immigrants sent to Guantanamo camp cut off from lawyers and familiesFamilies sued after relatives, including 25-year-old Yoiker David Sequera, were flown from El Paso to a new 30,000-bed detention camp at Guantanamo Bay with no lawyer access or outside contact.Feb 12, 2025·El Paso, TX·Venezuela·USA Today+1📦,Associated Press+1📦
Harpinder C.: British entrepreneur on valid visa hospitalized after ICE denied him insulinHarpinder Singh Chauhan, a 56-year-old British entrepreneur and father of two on a valid visa, had his insulin and inhaler confiscated in detention and collapsed in April with cardiac symptoms before being deported to the UK in June.Feb 11, 2025·Florida, FL·United Kingdom·Human Rights Watch📦,Economic Times📦,HuffPost📦
Maria G.: Venezuelan mother, two children deported from Tucson, separated from husband and sonsMaria Gonzalez, 32, and her two young children were deported to Mexico hours after a Tucson traffic stop, separating them from her husband and two older sons still in Tucson.Feb 11, 2025·Tucson, AZ·Venezuela·Arizona Luminaria📦,Calo News📦
Roberto: Goleta father detained by ICE, partner left as sole providerRoberto, a father from Goleta, was detained by ICE on February 11, leaving his partner as the family's sole provider while they seek help with bail and legal costs.Social media onlyFeb 11, 2025·Goleta, CA·Instagram📦
Mariano: Venezuelan father separated from family, deported after fleeing Border PatrolMariano, a Venezuelan migrant who crossed the Darién Gap, fled Border Patrol in Tucson and hid under a car, separated from his wife and two children for days before being deported.Feb 11, 2025·Tucson, AZ·Venezuela·Arizona Luminaria📦,Imprint News📦,KJZZ📦,Tucson.com📦,Arizona Public Media📦,Tucson News Now📦
Arbella R.M.: Woman with leukemia held over a year in Arizona ICE detentionArbella Rodríguez Márquez, who has leukemia and lost her green card, has been held over a year at Eloy Detention Center, losing 60 pounds as lawmakers seek her release.Feb 10, 2025·Eloy, AZ·Newsweek📦,Hindustan Times📦,Arizona Public Media,We Got This Covered,Copper Courier
Chidi N.: Nigerian man loses six fingers to untreated frostbite in ICE detentionChidi Nwagbo, who had lived in the U.S. 37 years, lost portions of six fingers after ICE staff failed to bring him to a frostbite specialist appointment for 16 days.Feb 10, 2025·Batavia, NY·Nigeria·The Intercept📦,Investigative Post📦,RFK Human Rights📦,Central Current📦
Deported Colombian migrants report transport in chains and sleep deprivationDaniel Vasquez, 40, was held over a week across San Diego and Texas facilities and transported in chains. Colombian migrants reported cramped cells, sleep deprivation and denied bathroom breaks on deportation flights.Feb 10, 2025·Bogota, Colombia; San Diego, California; Laredo, Texas·Colombia·Reuters📦,Protothema📦,Colombia One📦,WTAQ📦,The Straits Times📦
Yari R.M.: Cancer patient held by ICE over a year loses 60 poundsArbella "Yari" Rodríguez Márquez, 47, has spent over a year at Eloy Detention Center with leukemia, losing 60 pounds. Arizona lawmakers and Rep. Yassamin Ansari are now asking ICE to release her.Feb 10, 2025·Eloy, AZ·Breezy Scroll📦,Copper Courier📦,Yassamin For Congress,KTAR,Instagram📦
Arbella R.M.: Phoenix woman with leukemia denied medical care in ICE detentionArbella "Yari" Rodríguez Márquez, 39, has leukemia and has been held at Eloy Detention Center since February 2025, losing 70 pounds and coughing up blood without seeing an oncologist.Feb 10, 2025·Eloy, AZ·Copper Courier+1📦,Phoenix New Times📦,ABC15📦
Micaela E.: Othello taco truck owner arrested by ICE searching for someone elseMicaela Eudave, 44, a taco truck owner in Othello, was arrested by ICE while driving to work despite having no criminal history or deportation order.Feb 8, 2025·Othello, WA·Columbia Basin Herald📦,Your Source One📦,Cascade PBS📦,Instagram📦
Indian migrants shackled even during bathroom breaks on 40-hour deportation flightAbout 100 deported Indian migrants were kept shackled for a 40-hour flight home, even during bathroom breaks, prompting protests by Indian lawmakers.Feb 7, 2025·India·CNN+1📦,CBS News📦,Indian Express📦,RNZ📦
Harvinder S.: Indian man shackled 40 hours on U.S. military deportation flightHarvinder Singh said he was handcuffed and chained at the feet for 40 hours without being allowed to move during a military deportation flight to Amritsar, India.Feb 5, 2025·India·CBS News📦,CNN📦,Indian Express📦
Migrant families' homes breached with battering rams in Denver ICE raidMigrant families from Venezuela, Colombia, Haiti and Central America had their Denver apartments raided with battering rams and flashbangs; residents say they were never shown warrants.Feb 5, 2025·Denver, CO·Denver Post📦,Denver 7+1📦,The Gazette,KDVR📦
Daler S.: Indian migrant deported in handcuffs and leg chains on 18-hour military flightDaler Singh, 37, said he was kept in handcuffs and leg chains through an 18-hour deportation flight, even during meals, prompting protests from Indian lawmakers.Feb 5, 2025·India·CBS News📦,CNN📦,Indian Express📦
Juan: U.S. citizen teacher's husband held over a year by ICE in AuroraJuan, held over a year at Aurora's ICE facility after a 2025 raid, married Denver teacher and U.S. citizen Lucie Donovan while detained as she fights his deportation.Feb 5, 2025·Denver, CO·Mexico·Denver Post📦,Europe Says
