Danny B.S.: Venezuelan contractor with work authorization held by ICE without a hearingDanny Briceno-Solano, a Venezuelan contractor with work authorization who paid taxes and held a North Carolina license, was freed after a federal judge ruled his detention violated due process.Jan 11, 2026·I-77, WV·Venezuela·Mountain State Spotlight📦,My Buckhannon📦,100 Days in Appalachia📦
Jose Roberto R.: Native American U.S. citizen struck and held 10 hours by ICEJose Roberto Ramirez, 20, a U.S. citizen and Red Lake Nation descendant, was pulled from his aunt's car and held roughly 10 hours after agents mistook him for a suspect, leaving bruises on his wrists, neck and face.Jan 11, 2026·Robbinsdale, MN·United States·TIME,ICT News+1📦,Cincinnati Enquirer,Civil Eats📦,United National Antiwar Coalition📦,The Independent📦,Human Rights Watch📦,CCX Media📦,Hometown Source,CRBC News,MPR News📦,When in Your State📦,Star Tribune📦,Instagram+2📦
Rogelio J.: Minnesota man forced from car, handcuffed by ICERogelio Jimenez, a U.S. citizen, was pulled from his car in Brooklyn Park, handcuffed and driven around for 20 minutes before ICE released him, saying they meant someone else.Jan 10, 2026·Brooklyn Park, MN·PBS📦,CBS News+1📦,NPR📦
Rachel D.T.: Native American U.S. citizen detained by ICE outside Minneapolis coffee shopRachel Dionne-Thunder, a Plains Cree woman and co-founder of the Indigenous Peoples' Movement, was stopped by ICE agents near a Minneapolis coffee shop with no reason given. Community members intervened and agents left without detaining her further.Jan 10, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·ICT News+1📦,When in Your State📦,Star Tribune📦
Khadra M.M.: St. Cloud refugee mother held by ICE in Texas, separated from sonKhadra Muse Mohamed, a 25-year-old Somali refugee and single mother in St. Cloud, was pulled over and detained, separating her from her 7-year-old son and disabled stepfather for nine days before her release.Jan 10, 2026·St. Cloud, MN·Somalia·NPR📦,Sahan Journal📦,AOL📦,Star Tribune📦,The Morning Sun📦,Instagram📦
Santos A.R.: Driver detained after ICE accessed Maryland license database without warrantSantos Alvarenga-Rodriguez, 47, a Salvadoran citizen, was detained in Maryland after ICE checked his license plate through the state's driver database without a warrant or traffic violation.Jan 10, 2026·Howard County, MD·El Salvador·CBS News📦,Yahoo News📦,Hastings Tribune,Fox Baltimore📦
Eustaquio: Labor organizer stopped driving to work, moved to New Mexico detentionEustaquio, a labor organizer from Mexico who has lived in the U.S. over 20 years, was stopped driving to work in Minneapolis and held for weeks before being transferred to a New Mexico detention facility.Jan 9, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·Mexico·Amnesty USA📦
Jose A.: Salvadoran dishwasher with TPS and pacemaker held by ICE past release orderJose Avendano, 62, a dishwasher with 32 years in the U.S. and a heart condition requiring a pacemaker, was detained despite valid work authorization, missing a critical medical procedure.Jan 9, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·El Salvador·New York Times📦,Star Tribune+1📦,Fox 9📦,Bloomberg Law News📦
Boris C.F.: Man detained by immigration authorities immediately after release from custodyA noncitizen held after a drug-related arrest and release was granted a bond hearing, where the government must prove he is a flight risk or danger within 14 days.Jan 9, 2026·CourtListener
Mauricio M.: Eden Prairie father of three detained by ICE, family confined to homeMauricio Martínez was detained during a January 9 traffic stop and sent to a Texas facility, where his wife says conditions include overcrowding and spoiled food, leaving the family struggling financially.Jan 9, 2026·Eden Prairie, MN·Colombia·EP Local News📦,Star Tribune📦,GoFundMe
Gilberto: Cuban gardener with work permit held five months, shackled, sent to MexicoGilberto (a pseudonym) came to the U.S. legally and ran his own gardening truck to support his family in Cuba. Stopped at a traffic light, he ended up shackled and walked into Mexico.Jan 7, 2026·Miami, FL·Cuba·HUMSI field interview📦
Father and son detained by ICE, one allegedly choked with jacketA father and son were detained by ICE agents in unmarked cars without a warrant, according to a social media post describing agents breaking a window and choking one of them with a jacket.Jan 7, 2026·Boise, ID·Spokane Public Radio📦,Instagram📦
Ramón B.: Phoenix tile installer, 60, says ICE held him 26 hours without waterRamón Barraza, 60, spent two decades installing tile floors in Phoenix before plainclothes agents boxed in his truck. He says he was held 26 hours with little food and pressured to sign a departure form.Jan 5, 2026·Phoenix, AZ·Mexico·WTOP📦,The Independent📦,Bastille Post
Roberto H.: Father of Minneapolis police detective held by ICE nearly four monthsRoberto Hernandez, 62, a cook and father of a Minneapolis police detective, was stopped while driving to work and has been held in New Mexico for months. He has lived in the U.S. nearly 30 years.Jan 5, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·Mexico·News from the States📦,Minnesota Reformer+1📦,Instagram📦
Dinah C.: South Carolina restaurant co-owner charged for joining anti-ICE student group chatDinah Marie Chollet, a South Carolina restaurant co-owner, was charged after joining a student group chat organizing a walkout against ICE. She says she joined only to share safety information and support the students.Jan 4, 2026·Summerville, SC·ABC News 4+2📦,Instagram📦
Pedro G.: Durango father forcibly removed from car by ICE in front of daughterPedro Gutierrez, 43, a 22-year Durango resident and church music director, was pulled over and arrested near his home on New Year's Eve in front of his 16-year-old daughter.Jan 1, 2026·Durango, CO·Mexico·Durango Herald📦,KSUT📦
Martín: Indigenous farmworker of 25 years deported over boss's broken tail lightMartín (a pseudonym), an Indigenous farmworker, lived 25 years in Morristown, Tennessee. Police stopped his boss's produce truck over a tail light, and he ended up signing to leave the country.2026·Morristown, TN·Mexico·HUMSI field interview📦
Carlyn W. and Polyxenia P.: Maine couple who filmed ICE held an hour at border by CBPCarlyn Williams and Polyxenia Pantos, a Maine couple, were held for an hour at the border in March after Pantos filmed ICE agents, months after a caller warned of a terrorism watchlist.Jan 2026·South Portland, ME·Spectrum Local News📦,Protect Democracy📦,Press Herald
Alexander P.: Dominican 15-year-old held 4 months at Dilley with inadequate schoolingAlexander Perez, 15, from the Dominican Republic, has spent four months detained with his mother and brother after their bus was stopped. He describes inadequate schooling and uncomfortable questioning about immigration policy in class.Jan 2026·Los Angeles, CA·Dominican Republic·The Atlantic📦
Lucia R.C.: Des Moines mother of three jailed by ICE after traffic stopLucia Rojas De La Cruz, a mother of three who has lived in the U.S. for 23 years, was detained by ICE after a routine traffic stop and denied a bond hearing twice.Dec 30, 2025·Carlisle, IA·Mexico·KCRG📦,Iowa Capital Dispatch,Ottumwa Radio
