Daniel R.: 18-year-old high school graduate detained by ICE at routine check-inDaniel Romero, 18, a recent Ooltewah High School graduate, was detained days after graduation over a check-in app his family says malfunctioned. He is held in Louisiana with no bond, calls or visits allowed.May 24, 2026·Chattanooga, TN·Colombia·Local 3 News+1📦,WSMV📦,WDEF+1📦
Gilbert A.: Haitian pastor who fled danger detained by ICE at Springfield gas stationGilbert Joubert Adrien, a 41-year-old Haitian pastor called "beloved" by his Springfield, Ohio congregation, was detained at a gas station amid a crackdown that has swept up more than 40 Haitian residents.Aug 20, 2025·Springfield, OH·Haiti·USA Today📦,Springfield News-Sun+1📦,The Columbus Dispatch,Cincinnati.com,Highland County Press
Kasper E.: Danish father of five detained by ICE during citizenship interviewKasper Eriksen, a father of five who has lived in Mississippi since 2013, spent nearly four months in ICE detention before being released on bond just before his fifth child's birth.Aug 19, 2025·MS·Denmark·Indianapolis Recorder+1📦,Mississippi Today
Father briefly detained by ICE at Garden Grove schoolA father was handcuffed by masked ICE agents near a Garden Grove elementary school after dropping off his child, then released within an hour once he showed documentation.Aug 19, 2025·Garden Grove, CA·CBS News📦,Spectrum Local News📦,Orange County Register📦
Father detained by ICE in Escondido while children watchA father was detained during an ICE enforcement action in Escondido while his children looked on, with video capturing them speaking in Spanish in distress.Social media onlyAug 19, 2025·Escondido, CA·Instagram📦
U.S. citizen's Afghan husband held over a year at Pennsylvania ICE facilityAn Afghan man married to a U.S. citizen and father to a young son with autism and ADHD has been held over a year at a Pennsylvania ICE facility after a traffic stop, despite a valid work permit.Aug 19, 2025·WV·Afghanistan·Mother Jones📦
Mario: Carwash worker held two months by ICE, still unable to workMario, a father of three who worked 33 years after immigrating from Mexico, was detained in an August carwash raid and held two months, including six nights on a cell floor; he remains unable to work and traumatized.Aug 19, 2025·Santa Ana, CA·Mexico·The Guardian📦,LA Public Press,Times of San Diego,Capital & Main,Black News UK
Chinese man with prior suicide attempt found dead in ICE detention showerTwenty-four to 26 construction workers from Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Honduras were stopped in two highway traffic stops near a Pennsylvania hospital project and detained, disrupting families and the local workforce.Aug 19, 2025·State College, PA·China·The Straits Times📦,Yahoo News📦,The Star📦,Patch📦,Justice Patch📦
Daniel F.E.: Easton, Maryland pastor held by ICE says he was denied heart medicationDaniel Fuentes Espinal, a volunteer pastor and construction worker who led a 70-family congregation for over a decade, was detained while driving to a job and held nearly a month before his Easton community won his release.Aug 18, 2025·Easton, MD·Honduras·CBS News+1📦,ACLU📦,Christian Post📦,CNN📦,Maryland Matters,Centreville Spy📦,Coast TV📦,Maryland Law Blog📦,The Baltimore Banner📦,The Banner📦
Marlon S.C.: Stateless 65-year-old wheelchair user detained by ICE at asylum interviewMarlon Gerardo Sáenz Cruz, 65, a wheelchair user with glaucoma and polio complications, was detained at what he believed was an asylum interview after fleeing persecution in Nicaragua; he now faces possible removal.Aug 17, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·Nicaragua·Associated Press📦,ABC News,Divergentes📦,Info News
Food delivery driver tackled and detained by federal agents in D.C.A Venezuelan food delivery driver was tackled to the ground and apparently shocked with a stun gun by federal agents in Northwest Washington, then placed in an unmarked vehicle, witnesses said.Aug 16, 2025·Washington, DC·Venezuela·Washington Post+1📦
Isaac D.: U.S. citizen tackled and detained by ICE agents outside Anaheim car washIsaac Dominguez, a U.S. citizen, was tackled and detained by immigration agents outside an Anaheim car wash after stopping to clean his car; he was released hours later without charges.Aug 16, 2025·Anaheim, CA·Mexico·Los Angeles Times,CBS News,Orange Juice Blog📦,Voice of OC📦,Orange County Register,NBC Los Angeles,ABC7,KTLA
Mam-speaking indigenous woman arrested by ICE in San Francisco immigration courtA Mayan-speaking woman from Guatemala who struggled to communicate through interpreters was arrested in a San Francisco courthouse hallway right after her immigration hearing ended.Aug 15, 2025·San Francisco, CA·Guatemala·CBS News📦,Mission Local📦,SFist📦,San Francisco Chronicle📦
Maria B.V.: Marine's mother detained applying for military family protection, deported to MexicoMaria Ursula Borja Valle, 54, mother of a Marine who served four years, was detained at an appointment to seek protection as a military relative and deported despite a stroke requiring ongoing medication.Aug 15, 2025·Pompano Beach, FL·Mexico·Associated Press📦,Cuba Headlines📦,The Banner,Telemundo 51+1📦
Edwin C.G.: Ecuadorian man who supports his family arrested by ICE at Danbury courthouseEdwin Calva-Guaman, 27, was arrested by ICE at Danbury Superior Courthouse after being told to appear for a court date his sister says never existed. His family rallied, saying he supports them and fears deportation.Aug 15, 2025·Danbury, CT·Ecuador·CT Mirror📦,CT Public📦
Ribvar K.: Iranian man detained by ICE misses baby's birthRibvar Karimi, an Iranian national, has been held in Alabama for over 50 days and missed the birth of his child while detained.Aug 15, 2025·Birmingham, Alabama·Iran·NPR📦,Newsweek📦,AL.com📦,Birmingham Wiki
Johan B.: Miami yoga teacher detained by ICE minutes before classJohan Blanco, 44, a yoga instructor from Venezuela who has taught in Miami since 2015, was detained minutes before teaching a sold-out class. A GoFundMe has raised over $40,700 for his legal fees.Aug 15, 2025·Miami, FL·Venezuela·Miami New Times+1📦,The Miami,GoFundMe
Juliana S.: Protester pushed and threatened by ICE agents at courthouseJuliana Soares, an immigrant advocate, says ICE agents shoved her into armed agents and screamed at her while she protested at Danbury Superior Courthouse, leaving her ear ringing.Aug 14, 2025·Danbury, CT·CT Mirror📦
Michel T.: Maine pastor seeking asylum held 16 days by ICEMichel Tshimankinda, a South Portland pastor from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was freed on bond after 16 days in detention and has returned to lead his church while his asylum case continues.Aug 14, 2025·Westbrook, ME·DR Congo·Portland Press Herald📦,The Maine Wire📦,Press Herald📦,WGME📦,WMTW📦
Gagne D.: Bronx father reunites with wife and baby after ICE nearly deported himGagne Diagne, a Senegalese DoorDash worker, was arrested outside his Bronx home while his wife and infant were upstairs. Held six days, he was freed after a judge reopened his asylum case.Aug 14, 2025·Bronx, NY·Senegal·Documented📦
Antonia A.M.: Twin Cities mother of two U.S. citizen children detained by ICEAntonia Aguilar Maldonado, a mother of two U.S. citizen children, was freed after a federal judge's order, having been detained in July while on her way to work despite an active asylum case.Aug 13, 2025·Fort Snelling, MN·MPR News📦,Fox 9+1📦,KSTP+1📦,Twin Cities+1📦,Star Tribune📦,Sahan Journal📦
