206 undocumented immigrants arrested in Maine ICE operation, 37 deported or departedOf 206 immigrants arrested in a January 2026 Maine operation, 94% had no criminal convictions and 80% had no charges at all; 37 have since been deported or left voluntarily.Feb 3, 2026·Maine, ME·Maine Public📦,Bangor Daily News📦,NPR📦,Instagram📦
Ian A.: Army veteran ICE protester placed on travel restrictions and firearms suspensionArmy veteran Ian Davis Austin was placed on probation with travel restrictions, a mental health evaluation, and suspended firearm access after protesting at ICE detention facilities, including a hunger strike in Newark.Jul 22, 2025·Saint Paul, MN·The Guardian📦,Spokesman-Recorder📦,The Guardian Wings,NJ.com,Philly.com
Alberto B.: Romanian national detained by ICE based on international travel patternsAlberto Banicescu, 27, a Romanian national, was detained outside his Jackson apartment on July 21 over assumptions about his travel patterns. He was shackled before transport to Sweetwater County Detention Center.Jul 21, 2025·Jackson, WY·Romania·WyoFile📦
Will K.: Ph.D. candidate held over a week at airport by CBPTae Heung "Will" Kim, 40, a Texas A&M Ph.D. candidate studying infectious disease, was held at San Francisco Airport for over a week without a lawyer after returning from his brother's wedding. He now faces a September 4 deportation hearing.Jul 21, 2025·San Francisco, CA·South Korea·Korean Quarterly📦,Seattle Times📦,Law & Crime📦
Mahdi K.: Chiropractor detained by ICE while dropping child off at Oregon preschoolMahdi Khanbabazadeh, a 38-year-old Iranian chiropractor, was arrested while dropping his child at a Beaverton preschool, agents breaking his car window to remove him. He is held in Tacoma; his family says he had already applied for a green card.Jul 21, 2025·Beaverton, OR·Iran·TIME📦,CBS News+1📦,OPB📦,IJPR📦,AOL📦,KGW+1📦,The Oregonian📦,MS Now📦,The Independent+1📦,Yahoo News📦,Sitka Sentinel📦,Instagram📦
Detainees at three Florida immigration centers denied insulin and inhalersA Human Rights Watch report found detainees at three Florida facilities denied insulin and inhalers, forced to sleep on concrete floors, and facing excessive force; substandard care was linked to two deaths.Jul 21, 2025·Miami, FL·Human Rights Watch+2📦,ACLU Florida📦,Amnesty USA📦,Economic Times📦,HuffPost📦
Dan M.: Key West man held 8 hours by CBP for filming an arrestDan Mathers of Key West was arrested while filming a Border Patrol agent detaining a Haitian immigrant, held eight hours in Marathon, and couldn't reach his family until 9:15pm.Jul 21, 2025·Key West Florida·Haiti·Gwen Filosa📦,Threads,Instagram📦
82-year-old deported after green card appointmentAn 82-year-old Pennsylvania man, granted asylum in 1987 after nearly 40 years in the U.S., was deported to Guatemala while trying to replace his lost green card; his family later found him hospitalized there.Jul 21, 2025·Allentown, PA·Chile·Times of India📦,Instagram📦
Hector G.: Construction worker crushed to death building Camp East MontanaHector González, 38, a construction worker, was crushed to death by falling materials while building a detention camp at Fort Bliss; OSHA cited three subcontractors but not the prime contractor.Jul 21, 2025·Fort Bliss, TX·The New Yorker📦,Associated Press,Spectrum Local News📦,Winnipeg Free Press,InterNewsCast
Gaetano M.C.: Italian man says ICE denied him a lawyer at Alligator AlcatrazGaetano Cateno Mirabella Costa, 45, an Italian from Sicily, is held at a Florida detention camp with 32 others in cramped conditions, denied a lawyer, and has appeared shackled in court, his mother says.Jul 21, 2025·Osceola County, FL·Italy·CNN📦,WSVN📦,WRAL📦,Cuba Headlines📦,Il Sole 24 Ore📦
Three Cuban immigrants say ICE wrongly classified them, blocking legal statusThree Cuban nationals, detained on entry and released under a disputed form, sued ICE, saying the agency's classification wrongly blocked them from adjusting their status under the Cuban Adjustment Act.Jul 21, 2025·Washington, DC·Cuba·Clearinghouse📦,Cuba Headlines+2📦,CiberCuba📦,Miami Herald📦
Family self-deporting over ICE operations surrenders German Shepherd of five yearsA family self-deporting amid ICE enforcement had to surrender Draco, their 6-year-old German Shepherd of over five years, to Los Angeles County animal control because airlines wouldn't allow him on their flight.Jul 20, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·People📦,Instagram📦
Lewelyn D.: Green card holder of 50 years held by ICE nearly three monthsLewelyn Dixon, a UW Medicine lab technician who arrived from the Philippines at 14, was detained nearly three months at Seattle-Tacoma Airport over a decades-old conviction. A judge ruled against deportation, and she became a citizen on July 20.Jul 20, 2025·Tacoma, WA·Philippines·NBC News📦,Newsweek,Seattle Times+2📦,Fox 13 Seattle📦,KUOW+1📦,Archive.is,Tri-City Herald,OPB
Parisa F. and Pouria P.: Iranian LSU students lured out by fake ICE officersParisa Firouzabadi and Pouria Pourhosseinhendabad, a married LSU student couple from Iran, were tricked into leaving their Baton Rouge apartment by agents posing as police investigating a hit-and-run.Jul 19, 2025·Baton Rouge, LA·Iran·Washington Post📦,NBC News,Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
Luis L.: Chilean grandfather, 82, deported to Guatemala, now hospitalizedLuis Leon, 82, who has diabetes and high blood pressure, was detained by ICE while replacing his lost green card and later deported to Guatemala, where he is now hospitalized.Jul 19, 2025·The Independent📦
Jacinto: Georgia driver denied bond twice after ICE 'slowpoke' stopJacinto, who had a valid license and a pending green card application, was turned over to ICE after a Georgia traffic stop and has since been denied bond twice.Jul 18, 2025·Jefferson, GA·Mexico·Univision📦
Derlis C.T.: Queens 11th grader forced to sleep sitting up in ICE detentionDerlis Snaider Chusin Toaquiza, a 19-year-old Ecuadorian asylum-seeker and Queens high schooler, was detained at a court hearing and held in overcrowded facilities for weeks. He reunited with family after a $20,000 bond secured his release.Jul 18, 2025·Ridgewood, NY·Ecuador·Washington Post📦,AM New York📦,Patch📦,FOX 5 New York📦,Media News Source+1📦,NY1📦,Gothamist+1📦,The New York Times
Man tackled by plainclothes ICE agents leaving Philadelphia courthouseMore than 50 people rallied in Philadelphia after plainclothes ICE agents, aided by local police, tackled a man leaving a courthouse without identifying themselves or showing a warrant. Organizers said the cooperation violated the city's sanctuary status.Jul 18, 2025·Philadelphia, PA·CBS News📦,Billy Penn📦
Leonardo C.S.: Venezuelan soccer coach detained by CBP, tortured in El Salvador prisonLeonardo José Colmenares Solórzano, a 31-year-old former youth soccer coach with no criminal history, was deported to El Salvador's CECOT prison in March 2025, where he says guards tortured him. He returned to Venezuela in July in a prisoner swap.Jul 18, 2025·Venezuela·ProPublica+1📦,CBS News📦,Washington Post📦,Firstpost📦,U.S. News & World Report📦,The Straits Times📦,Texas Tribune📦
José C.R.: Guatemalan man dies soon after ICE arrest in Passaic raidJosé Efraín Chajón Raxón, a Guatemalan man swept up in Passaic, New Jersey raids, died after a medical emergency following his detention at Delaney Hall. Officials say he had already been released, but reporting disputes the timeline.Jul 18, 2025·Passaic, NJ·Guatemala·Associated Press,Documented📦,Status Coup,Jersey Vindicator,News AR
Efrain R.: Asylum seeker re-detained after hunger strikeEfrain Rodriguez, a father of two, was pulled into ICE custody during a routine check-in and later had to pay $5,000 to secure his release.Jul 17, 2025·New York, NY·AM New York📦,massachusettsdigitalnews.com
