Edgar R.M.: Man who complied for three years arrested at Dallas ICE check-inA man who had complied with release conditions for three years was arrested without notice at a routine ICE check-in in Dallas. A judge ordered his immediate release, finding the arrest violated due process.Apr 29, 2026·Dallas, TX·CourtListener📦
Leonardo Z.B.: Venezuelan man stopped in Texas, held by ICE without a hearingA Venezuelan man with no criminal history and legal parole was detained after a routine Texas traffic stop; a judge ordered his release, ruling the detention violated due process.Apr 26, 2026·San Angelo, Texas·Venezuela·CourtListener📦
Marvin M.C.: Salvadoran asylum seeker re-detained by ICE driving to work in Houston, TexasA Salvadoran man who worked, paid taxes, and applied for asylum during nearly four years free in Houston was re-detained while driving to work, with no explanation given. A court ordered him released immediately.Apr 21, 2026·Houston, TX·El Salvador·CourtListener📦
Argam N.: Iranian Christian asylum seeker held 298 days by ICEArgam Nazarian, a 27-year-old delivery driver who cared for his ailing mother, spent nearly 10 months in ICE detention even after a judge ordered his release. He was freed in April 2026 after a federal judge found his detention unconstitutional.Apr 20, 2026·El Paso, TX·Iran·El Paso Matters+1📦,Texas Tribune📦,CourtListener📦,Innovation Law Lab📦,Instagram+1📦
Mahadin N.: Man held by ICE at Joe Corley center in Conroe, TexasA man held at the Joe Corley Processing Center in Conroe, Texas, is fighting his continued confinement in court. A judge ordered the government to respond by April 17 while he seeks release pending a ruling.Apr 9, 2026·Conroe, TX·CourtListener📦
Stephanie K.V.: Army reservist's wife held 4 months by ICE after routine check-inStephanie Kenny-Velasquez, 25, a Venezuelan asylum seeker married to an Army Reserve pilot, was held for four months in crowded conditions despite always complying with check-ins. A judge found due-process violations and ordered her freed.Apr 8, 2026·Houston, TX·Venezuela·NBC News📦,ABC News📦,CNN📦,Miami Herald📦,The Independent📦,Houston Chronicle📦,FOX 26 Houston📦,2001 Online📦,Yahoo News📦,Facebook📦,Instagram+1📦
Maylen B.N.: Pregnant Cuban woman diagnosed with diabetes while held by ICEA Cuban woman, about ten weeks pregnant and diagnosed with diabetes in custody, was detained after a local arrest in Odessa, Texas. A court ordered her released, ruling she had been held without a required bond hearing.Apr 3, 2026·Odessa, TX·Cuba·CourtListener📦
Merin M.M.: Landscaping business owner with work permit detained without a bond hearingA landscaping and roofing company owner who had lived in the U.S. since 2019 with a valid work permit was detained in March 2026. A federal court ordered his immediate release, ruling the detention without a bond hearing unconstitutional.Mar 29, 2026·Karnes City, Texas·CourtListener📦
Igor B.: Russian art teacher detained at routine ICE check-in, held six weeksIgor Babkin, a Russian art teacher who fled political persecution, was detained at a routine check-in despite legal status and held six weeks in Pearsall, Texas. A judge ordered him freed in March 2026.Mar 20, 2026·Pearsall, TX·Russia·The New Yorker📦,San Antonio Express-News+1📦,The Moscow Times+1📦,Seattle Times📦,CBS 8📦,Instagram📦
Kevin T.: Asylum seeker held at Eden Detention Center with asylum case pendingAn asylum seeker detained in March 2026 at Eden Detention Center sought emergency release or a bond hearing while his asylum case remains pending; a court denied his request.Mar 4, 2026·Eden, TX·CourtListener📦
Seamus C.: Husband of U.S. citizen held by ICE six months despite bond approvalSeamus Culleton, an Irish national married to a U.S. citizen and living in the U.S. nearly 20 years, was held six months and lost weight amid reported overcrowding. An appeals judge paused his deportation.Mar 1, 2026·El Paso, TX·Ireland·CBS News+1📦,The Guardian+1📦,BBC+2📦,Irish Times+1📦,Pekin Times📦,The New Republic📦,Irish Star+2📦,Irish Examiner📦,Boston.com📦,WCVB📦,Alt-Right Law Center,Cork Beo,The Daily Beast📦,Kilkenny People,Irish Mirror📦,Dublin Live📦,The Independent📦,RTÉ
Gumersindo J.S.: Man held without bond hearing at South Texas Immigration Processing CenterA man held at a South Texas immigration facility is challenging his detention without a bond hearing, and a court has temporarily blocked his transfer out of the district.Feb 28, 2026·Pearsall, TX·CourtListener📦
Roberto Carlos H.J.: Mexican man in U.S. since 2009 held by ICE without bond hearingA Mexican man who has lived in the U.S. since 2009 was held without a bond hearing after a DWI arrest in Fort Worth. A court ruled his detention unlawful and ordered his release.Feb 21, 2026·Fort Worth, TX·Mexico·CourtListener📦
Pregnant women held at Dilley ICE facility with inadequate medical careAbout eight pregnant women remain held at the Dilley facility despite a policy barring their detention, with cases including a woman three months pregnant who experienced heavy bleeding. Judges have ordered pregnant and nursing women released.Feb 20, 2026·Dilley, TX·News 4 San Antonio📦,WBUR📦,Center for Reproductive Rights📦,ACLU📦,Department of Homeland Security📦,19th News📦,WLRN📦
Luis R.C.: DACA recipient deported from immigration appointment reunites with family after five weeksLuis Roldan-Cerda, a DACA recipient and electrician brought to the U.S. at age three, was deported to Reynosa after a visa appointment and reunited with his wife and children after five weeks.Feb 17, 2026·McAllen, TX·Mexico·Border Report📦,Valley Central,KSAT📦,KRGV📦
Qing W.: Chinese truck driver and father detained by ICE at weigh stationA Chinese truck driver with a wife and child and no criminal history was detained at a weigh station after two years in the U.S. A court ordered him a bond hearing within seven days.Feb 8, 2026·Between Texas and New Mexico·China·CourtListener📦
Amalia: 18-month-old hospitalized with respiratory failure in ICE detentionAn 18-month-old Venezuelan girl, detained with her parents who fled persecution, was hospitalized over a week with respiratory failure and COVID-19 before the family was released after two months.Feb 7, 2026·Dilley, TX·Venezuela·NBC News+2📦,The Marshall Project📦,The Mirror,Kravi,Cure on Time,The Independent,Instagram📦
Amalia: 18-month-old girl hospitalized with pneumonia, denied medications in ICE detentionAmalia, 18 months old, was hospitalized 10 days with pneumonia, COVID-19 and RSV after her family's arrest at a routine check-in, then had her prescribed medications confiscated at Dilley.Feb 7, 2026·Dilley, TX·Mexico·Reuters📦,NBC News+1📦,The Independent📦,CRBC News📦,The Mirror📦,WHIO📦,Anadolu Agency📦,Medbound Times📦,MS Now📦,Kravi,AOL📦,The Marshall Project📦,People's World📦,Instagram📦
Lily: Three-year-old separated at border held over five months in shelterLily, a three-year-old separated from her family at the border, was held in a South Texas shelter for over five months before a habeas filing freed her, reuniting her with her father.Jan 31, 2026·South Texas·ABC News📦,Instagram📦
Liam R.: Five-year-old boy detained by ICE with father at DilleyLiam Ramos, a five-year-old pictured in a bunny hat, was detained with his father at the Dilley family facility until a judge ordered their release.Jan 31, 2026·Dilley, TX·Newsweek,Scripps News📦,WVXU📦,FOX 7 Austin,TPR
