Patricia V.: Venezuelan engineer and new mother detained by ICE at asylum appointmentPatricia Valdez, 37, a Venezuelan engineer and mother of a three-month-old, was detained at a routine asylum check-in and sent to an Oklahoma detention facility.Sep 26, 2026·Dallas, TX·Venezuela·El Pitazo,Enfoque Noticioso📦,Diario Pico Bolívar,TeleSUR,Instagram📦
Nate S.: Zimbabwean father with work permit detained by ICE at South Dakota check-inNathan Samudzi, a Zimbabwean delivery driver from Yankton, South Dakota, was detained a second time this year and nearly put on a deportation flight before a judge's last-minute order halted it.Sep 26, 2026·Yankton, SD·Zimbabwe·South Dakota Public Broadcasting+1📦,KTIV📦
Alejandro: Mexican man re-arrested by plainclothes agents seconds after court-ordered releaseAlejandro, 33, from Mexico, was re-handcuffed by plainclothes agents just outside a federal building minutes after a judge ordered his release on Sept. 25, following months in custody.Sep 25, 2026·Fort Snelling, MN·Mexico·MPR News📦
Rabbiatu K.: Nurse with court protection deported to Ghana, filmed dragged by hairRabbiatu Kuyateh, a 58-year-old nurse who cared for Covid-19 patients for decades, was deported to Ghana despite court protection from removal and filmed being dragged by her hair into a van.Sep 23, 2026·Bowie, MD·Sierra Leone·The Guardian,NBC Washington+1📦,US News Sphere📦,Nedhamson's Second Line View of the News📦,MassLive📦,France 24,Forbidden Stories,MS Now,TAN TV News📦,YEN,Community 5,Ice Tracking,Instagram+1📦
Pedro M.A.: Colombian asylum seeker who attended every check-in detained by ICEA Colombian asylum seeker in Fremont, California, who worked assembling refrigeration equipment and attended every ICE check-in, was detained without warning at a routine check-in. A court ordered his immediate release pending a hearing.Sep 23, 2026·Fremont, CA·Colombia·CourtListener
Dannick M.B.: Congolese asylum seeker, jail officer, detained by ICE at routine check-inDannick Massamba-Bankela, a Cumberland County jail officer and sole breadwinner for his wife and two young children, was detained by ICE after a routine check-in despite a pending asylum claim and no criminal record.Sep 22, 2026·Scarborough, ME·Republic of Congo·Press Herald📦,Maine Public📦,The Maine Wire,Bangor Daily News,Instagram
Malena C.S.: Cuban wife of Army veteran held nearly 10 months after ICE check-inMalena Chacón Santos, 24, a Cuban stepmother married to a disabled Army veteran, has been held nearly 10 months after a routine check-in, with a judge recently denying her release.Sep 22, 2026·Dallas, TX·Cuba·Texas Tribune📦,News from the States,CiberCuba
Nika: Iranian woman deported to Central African Republic despite winning US protection orderNika, a 32-year-old Iranian woman who had won protection from being sent back to Iran, was instead deported to the Central African Republic, where she has since gotten malaria and faces police harassment.Sep 21, 2026·CA·Iran·Associated Press📦,NBC News📦,CBS News📦,CNN,The Guardian📦,The Hill,The Atlanta Journal-Constitution📦,Asharq Al-Awsat (English)
Giovanna P.: Soldier's wife reported to ICE by Navy while picking up kids' IDsGiovanna Perez, 35, drove her four citizen children to a Navy base for ID cards and was reported to ICE, then detained despite a pending application meant to protect military families like hers.Sep 21, 2026·Corpus Christi, TX·Mexico·Associated Press,txgazette.com,Instagram📦
Loreto J.: Filipino man, 76, with cancer detained by ICE, misses treatmentsLoreto Javar, a 76-year-old retired hotel worker and father of two with Stage 4 prostate cancer, was detained by ICE during his citizenship interview and has missed cancer treatments while held for months.Sep 20, 2026·Fife, WA·Philippines·Newsweek📦,The Guardian📦,Documented,WSWS,Zona Integritas,Seattle Times+1📦,Tofa News📦,Instagram+3
Roberto M.P.: Father of four deported to Eswatini, imprisoned over a year without chargesRoberto Mosquera del Peral, 59, a Cuban plumber and father of four who came to the U.S. in the 1980 Mariel boatlift, was deported without consent to Eswatini and has been jailed over a year without charges.Sep 19, 2026·Eswatini·Cuba·PBS📦,NPR,CiberCuba📦,Cuba Headlines📦,El País,Instagram📦
Marlon C.: 51-year-old Cuban man detained at ICE check-in, held 8 monthsMarlon Cervelo, 51, was reunited with his wife in Houston after a judge ordered his release following eight months in detention, including time at facilities with reported high temperatures and water issues.Sep 18, 2026·Miami, FL·Cuba·CBS News📦,CiberCuba📦,Cuba Headlines,Periódico Cubano
Raúl S.H.: Cuban man says he was locked in phone-booth-sized cage at Alligator AlcatrazRaúl Suárez Herrero, 59, a former truck driver who lived in the U.S. nearly five decades, says he was caged for 15 hours at 'Alligator Alcatraz' and later deported to Mexico.Sep 18, 2026·Ochopee, FL·Mexico·NBC News,The Bold News,Cuba Headlines📦,Phoenix Q,CiberCuba,Instagram📦
Durham family with young children deported to Honduras days after asylum appointmentA Durham family with children ages 11 and 6 was detained after what advocates called a routine asylum appointment in Charlotte and deported to Honduras within 72 hours. DHS disputed the account.Sep 17, 2026·Charlotte, NC·Honduras·Enlace Latino NC,Cardinal Pine📦,Spectrum Local News,ABC11
Mamady C.: Asylum seeker caring for disabled veteran held nearly nine months by ICEMamady Camara, 21, fled unrest in Guinea and worked as a caregiver for a disabled Navy veteran in Ypsilanti. He has been held nearly nine months after his asylum claim was denied, and is now appealing.Sep 17, 2026·Detroit, MI·Guinea·MLive📦,CourtListener
Cece M.: Pregnant Kenyan asylum seeker detained by ICE at USCIS interviewCece Mokua, a pregnant 29-year-old asylum seeker with a husband and 1-year-old son, was detained by ICE during what she thought was a scheduled asylum interview. She was released after about 36 hours and now wears an ankle monitor.Sep 16, 2026·Tukwila, WA·Kenya·Seattle Times📦,Spokesman-Review📦,Tuko.co.ke
Ydienays D. and Zoeh: Charlotte mother and 6-year-old daughter detained at ICE check-in, deported to VenezuelaYdienays Dariana Dominguez, 26, and her 6-year-old daughter Zoeh, a first grader, were deported to Venezuela after what the family believed was a routine check-in, before their attorney could file to reopen the case.Sep 16, 2026·Charlotte, NC·Venezuela·WFAE📦,Enlace Latino NC📦,La Noticia,WBTV,GoFundMe,Instagram
ICE arrests 13, including 10 Haitians, in Marshall County sweepThirteen people, including 10 Haitian nationals and three Guatemalans, were arrested in a Marshall County, Alabama sweep, the area's first arrests of Haitians since Temporary Protected Status for Haiti ended in July.Sep 16, 2026·Albertville, AL·1819 News📦,Sand Mountain Leader📦
Laura R.O.: Woman with high-risk pregnancy denied specialist care at Dilley ICE facilityLaura Rojas Ortiz, 21, has been held over 40 days at a Texas family detention center with a high-risk pregnancy, reporting pain and bleeding without an ultrasound or OB-GYN visit.Sep 15, 2026·Dilley, TX·The Guardian,ABC7 News📦,CRBC News📦,My News Wave📦,ABC News+2📦,My Central Oregon📦,The Marshall Project,KERA,Instagram+1📦
Arelys B.M.: Army veteran's wife detained at routine ICE check-in, faces deportationArelys Barahona-Martinez, 40, married to a retired Army staff sergeant, was detained at a routine Dallas check-in and faces deportation despite years of compliance. She was later granted bond but remains jailed pending payment.Sep 15, 2026·Dallas, TX·Honduras·CBS News+1📦,BBC+1📦,Readers ID,SSB Crack📦,All USA News Hub📦,Spectrum Local News,Instagram📦
