Amalia: Toddler hospitalized at Dilley detention center denied prescribed medicationAn 18-month-old girl named Amalia, held with her parents at a Texas detention center, was hospitalized with pneumonia, Covid-19 and RSV, then returned to detention and denied her medication. She was freed nine days later after an emergency legal petition.Jan 18, 2026·San Antonio, TX·NBC News📦,People📦,AOL📦,Instagram📦
Alieskys V.S.: Asylum-seeking shop foreman held by ICE nearly six months without a hearingA shop foreman and asylum seeker who complied with release terms for nearly three years was detained at a routine check-in and held six months without a hearing. A judge ordered his release.Dec 31, 2025·Texas·CourtListener📦
Marwan M.: Muslim community leader accepts deportation after 60 days in ICE detentionMarwan Marouf, a North Texas Muslim community leader for 30 years, was arrested the day his green card application was denied over decade-old allegations. After 60 days detained, he accepted deportation.Dec 26, 2025·Dallas, TX·Dallas Observer📦,Texas Observer📦,Salon,MLFA,Omar Suleiman📦,NBC DFW📦,Fort Worth Star-Telegram+1📦,KERA News📦,The Richardson Independent📦,Instagram📦
Ignacio S.R.: Texas resident of 22 years held by ICE without a bond hearingIgnacio Sosnava Rodriguez, who had lived in Texas 22 years, was detained after a traffic stop and briefly freed by a lower court. An appeals court later reversed that ruling, denying him a bond hearing.Dec 23, 2025·Texas, TX·Heritage Review📦,The U.S. Constitution Online📦,Law.co,NIPNLG
Joel A.: Congolese teen soccer player detained by CBP, sister still heldJoel Andre, 16, a Deering High School student and fixture of Portland's Kennedy Park soccer scene, was detained with family at the Canadian border but later released and returned to school and soccer.Nov 25, 2025·Texas·DR Congo·Press Herald+1📦,WMTW+1📦,U.S. Media Free Press📦,Bangor Daily News📦,WBUR📦,Instagram📦
Emmanuel G.G.: Autistic 16-year-old detained by ICE for 50 days, reunited with motherEmmanuel Gonzalez-Garcia, 16, who has autism, was separated from his mother while they sold fruit as street vendors in Houston and held about 50 days. A judge ordered his release and he was reunited with her.Nov 20, 2025·Houston, TX·Honduras·KVUE📦,FOX 26 Houston+1📦,KHOU+2📦,Houston Chronicle📦,CourtListener,Instagram+1📦
Shahrokh R. and Argam N.: Two Iranian asylum seekers held without bond by ICE in TexasShahrokh Rahimi, 53, arrested at his San Antonio home after two decades there, and Argam Nazarian, 27, arrested in Los Angeles, are challenging their detention. Both had pending asylum cases and had previously been released on bond or parole.Oct 23, 2025·San Antonio, TX·Iran·TPR📦,High Plains Public Radio📦,NewsWest 9📦,CourtListener,Instagram📦
Xóchitl S.: DACA activist detained by Border Patrol at El Paso airportCatalina 'Xóchitl' Santiago, 28, a DACA recipient and organizer in the U.S. since age 8, was detained at El Paso's airport while traveling with her wife. A judge ruled her arrest unconstitutional and ordered her freed.Oct 1, 2025·El Paso, TX·Mexico·NBC News📦,Newsweek📦,KAWC📦,El Paso Times📦,Source NM📦,El Paso Matters+1📦,New Mexico Political Report,Texas Tribune📦,The Tennessean,KFOX TV📦,Border Report,Herald-Times,CBS 4 Local📦
Douglas L.: Honduran asylum seeker held in Texas since September 2025 without bond hearingA Honduran asylum seeker has been held at the T. Don Hutto Detention Center in Texas since September 2025. A judge denied his emergency request for release, finding no right to a bond hearing.Sep 10, 2025·Taylor, TX·Honduras·CourtListener
Adrian G.R.: Venezuelan TPS holder held by ICE two months, separated from 2-year-old sonAdrian Gil Rojas, a Venezuelan man with protected status, has been held for over two months, separated from his two-year-old son. He once testified in a murder trial and is now challenging his detention in court.Apr 2, 2025·Houston, TX·Venezuela·CourtListener+1📦,National Law Review📦,Latin Times📦
Giovanni C.R.: Man in U.S. over four years detained at routine ICE check-inA noncitizen who had lived in the U.S. over four years was detained at a routine check-in and ordered deported to Ecuador. A court later ordered his immediate release.Jan 2025·Laredo, TX·Ecuador·CourtListener
