Juan C.V.: DACA recipient detained by ICE while delivering breast milk to premature daughterJuan Chavez Velasco, a medical laboratory scientist and father of three, was detained while delivering breast milk to his premature daughter's NICU. His DACA status expired during his detention.Apr 6, 2026·Weslaco, TX·Colombia·Telemundo📦,Univision📦,PBS📦,ProPublica📦,Spectrum Local News+1📦,Telemundo 40📦,103 News📦,Threads+1,KRGV+1📦,Texas Monthly📦,Texas Tribune📦,TPR📦,MS Now📦,Instagram+5📦
Ever A.R.: Baltimore flooring business owner hospitalized with concussion after ICE vehicle collisionEver Alvarenga-Rios, a Honduran flooring business owner in Baltimore, was hospitalized with a concussion and injuries after a crash during an ICE operation. His wife and attorney say they have been denied access to him since.Apr 5, 2026·Baltimore, MD·Honduras·CBS News,The Baltimore Banner📦,CourtListener,The Banner📦,The Daily Record,Instagram📦
Bakur J.: Russian asylum applicant detained by ICE without bond hearing after traffic stopA Russian asylum seeker was detained after a traffic stop for driving with a suspended license and transferred to West Tennessee Detention Facility. A court denied his request for a bond hearing, ruling he remains subject to mandatory detention.Apr 4, 2026·Tennessee·Russia·CourtListener📦
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📦
Asylum-seeking truck drivers with work permits detained by ICE in IowaTwo immigrant truck drivers, one from Pakistan and one from India, were detained along Interstate 80 despite having work permits and pending asylum cases. Both are now suing over their detentions.Apr 3, 2026·Iowa·KWQC📦,Des Moines Register📦,Iowa Capital Dispatch,Iowa Public Radio
Omar S.: Dallas community leader held seven months by ICE, ordered deportedOmar Salazar, an SMU graduate and Dallas community leader brought to the U.S. at age 11, was held for seven months before a deportation order left him facing years of separation from his U.S. citizen spouse.Apr 2, 2026·Dallas, TX·Mexico·CBS News+5📦,KERA News+3📦,NBC DFW📦
Adriana P.M.: Venezuelan woman with TPS detained by ICE after traffic stopA Venezuelan woman with Temporary Protected Status was detained after a routine speeding stop. A court ordered her immediate release, ruling her detention violated due process.Apr 2, 2026·Missouri·Venezuela·CourtListener📦
North Carolina transgender activist detained by ICEA transgender activist from Michoacán who has lived in North Carolina over 30 years was detained after a traffic stop and sent to a Georgia detention center. She founded a group supporting rural transgender people.Apr 2, 2026·Raleigh, NC·Univision📦,Enlace Latino NC,Wake Weekly,Instagram📦
Enrique: Man in U.S. since age three deported by ICE over plate lightEnrique, brought to the U.S. at age three and raised there for 24 years, was detained after a minor traffic stop. He now lives in Mexico, running his business remotely.Social media onlyApr 2, 2026·Mexico·Instagram📦
Ramon M.T.: Young man with leukemia detained by ICE, shackled during chemotherapyRamon Mendez-Tum (a pseudonym), a 24-year-old with leukemia, was detained at a traffic stop heading to chemotherapy, then shackled during hospital stays and cut off from lawyers for months. A judge finally ordered his release.Apr 2026·Florence, AZ·Firrp📦
Ezequiel V.: Venezuelan doctor married to U.S. citizen detained at Border Patrol checkpointDr. Ezequiel Veliz, a Venezuelan physician and medical resident in Texas, was detained at a checkpoint after his protected status was revoked. Married to a U.S. citizen, he was granted bond following medical community outcry and a lawmaker's intervention.Apr 2026·Sarita, TX·Venezuela·LinkedIn📦,Archy Newsy+1📦,American Medical Writers Association📦,American College of Emergency Physicians📦,Valley Central📦,MySA📦,World Today News📦,KRGV📦,Instagram+3📦
Emmanuel L.: Corrections recruit with work permit held by ICE a monthEmmanuel Landila, a Cumberland County corrections recruit, was pulled from his car by agents in Portland while shouting that he worked in law enforcement. After a month in jail, a judge released him on bond.Apr 1, 2026·Portland, ME·WMTW+1📦,WABI📦
Couple who helped police held by ICE, wife denied epilepsy medicationA married Mexican couple with pending crime-victim visa protections were detained for months after a Tulsa traffic stop, losing their home and jobs. Both have now been released but remain without legal status while awaiting visa hearings.Apr 2026·Tulsa, OK·Mexico·Public Radio Tulsa📦,KOSU,Tulsa Flyer📦
ICE agent allegedly pointed gun at people in car on Minneapolis highwayAn ICE agent was charged with assault after allegedly pointing a gun at drivers on Highway 62 in Minneapolis during an enforcement operation. He turned himself in and posted bond.Apr 2026·Minneapolis, MN·Associated Press,CBS News,Patch📦,Sahan Journal📦,KSTP
Genaro G.U.: 72-year-old man detained by ICE while driving to work in Lodi, CaliforniaGenaro Gonzalez-Uribe, 72, was pulled over by unmarked vehicles while driving to work in Lodi and taken to a Kern County facility. His family says he has no criminal record and worries about his health.Apr 1, 2026·Lodi, CA·Mexico·KCRA📦,Lodi News📦,Instagram📦
Four arrested after trooper calls ICE over Mexican ID near Leeds, AlabamaFour people were arrested after a traffic stop near Leeds, Alabama, when the driver showed a Mexican ID and he and two passengers fled on foot into nearby woods.Mar 31, 2026·Leeds, AL·Mexico·ABC 33/40📦,WBRC📦,Spot on Alabama,1819 News
Driver arrested as ICE agent breaks car window in Weber County, UtahA driver barricaded himself inside his car during a Weber County traffic stop after a detainer was found, prompting an agent to break the window to make the arrest.Mar 30, 2026·Ogden, UT·The Salt Lake Tribune📦,KUTV📦,YouTube
Ivan P.S.: Mexican man detained by ICE in Florida traffic stop after 17 yearsA Mexican man who lived in the U.S. for over 17 years was detained after a traffic stop over tinted windows and moved between facilities. A court ordered a bond hearing within seven days.Mar 30, 2026·Florida·Mexico·CourtListener📦
Driver forcibly removed from car, passenger also held for ICE in UtahA driver was forcibly removed from his car during an I-15 traffic stop after failing to show ID, and both he and a passenger were found to have active ICE detainers.Mar 30, 2026·Roy, UT·KJZZ📦,KUTV📦
Fernando C.E.: 38-year-old Mexican man arrested in Pensacola faces ICE holdFernando Costilla Espinoza, 38, was found asleep behind the wheel of a locked truck at a Pensacola intersection before dawn. After troopers woke him and noted signs of impairment, he was arrested on DUI charges and ICE placed a detainer.Mar 30, 2026·Pensacola, FL·Mexico·WEAR-TV📦,WKRG📦
