ICE arrests at least five travelers at Portland Jetport with TSA assistanceAt least five travelers have been arrested at Portland's airport during check-in and boarding in recent weeks, prompting an advocacy group to warn immigrants with uncertain status to consult a lawyer before flying.Aug 12, 2026·Portland, ME·The Maine Wire📦,Maine Public📦,Press Herald
Amina K.: Travelers with pending immigration cases detained by ICE off flights at Sea-TacAmina Khalifa, 23, a Moroccan asylum seeker and former bank teller in Seattle, was arrested stepping off a flight at Sea-Tac on August 10 despite having no criminal record. She and another traveler were taken to a Tacoma detention center.Aug 10, 2026·SeaTac, WA·Morocco·Seattle Times📦,Koran Pangkep
Iliana L.: Argentine nanny seeking asylum held a month by ICE after airport arrestIliana Lick, 30, a nanny caring for three children in Philadelphia, was arrested at the airport heading to a World Cup game. After a month detained, she was freed on $10,000 bond with an ankle monitor.Aug 10, 2026·Philadelphia, PA·Argentina·CBS News+2📦,The Mirror📦,World Press A📦,Buenos Aires Herald+1📦,Philadelphia Inquirer📦,Zona Integritas,Audacy📦,Instagram+1
Daniel P.: Asylum seeker held at 11 for three months in overcrowded holding areasDaniel Palencia was detained for three months in overcrowded, cold holding cells at age 11 after crossing the border in 2016. He now lives in Southold and has worked in masonry for two years.Aug 8, 2026·El Paso, TX·Mexico·Shelter Island Reporter📦,Suffolk Times📦
Debora K.: Zambian nurse seeking asylum detained by ICE at airportDebora Kapisha, a Zambian nurse at Maine Medical Center with a pending asylum claim, was detained by ICE on July 30 and released August 7 after a rally and legal challenge.Aug 7, 2026·Boston, MA·Zambia·NBC News📦,The Maine Anchor+1📦,Maine Public📦,Maine Morning Star📦,Moon BVC,The Maine Wire+2📦,WMTW+1📦,Boston Globe📦,Boston 25 News+1📦,Press Herald+1📦,WGME📦
Katerina: Woman detained at airport and held in immigration detentionKaterina was detained by immigration authorities at an airport, and supporters are raising funds for emergency legal help to challenge her detention in federal court.Aug 7, 2026·Honolulu, HI·Pahonia📦,GoFundMe📦
Amina S.: Kentucky State basketball player held 48 days by ICE after airport arrestAminata Seck, a Kentucky State basketball player and graduate student from Senegal, was detained at a Louisville airport before a team trip. She has been moved between facilities for 48 days, reportedly with limited medical care.Aug 7, 2026·Louisville, KY·Senegal·NBC News,USA Today,Essentially Sports📦,TMSPN📦,Papa, L Inc.,The Independent,Front Office Sports,ABC News+1,Spectrum News 1,Instagram+1📦
Steven O.U.: Man detained by ICE at LaGuardia, chained and held 15 daysSteven Orrego Upegui was detained at LaGuardia Airport while heading to his mother's birthday, then chained and held in Pennsylvania for 15 days. A judge has now blocked his removal.Aug 5, 2026·New York, NY·Habeas Dockets📦,EXA,GoFundMe📦
Nqobile M.: Pregnant woman detained by ICE at Las Vegas airport after birthday vacationNqobile Malangeni, a pregnant South African woman, was detained at a Las Vegas airport while returning to Connecticut from a birthday trip. Her fiancé, a military veteran, worries about missing their child's birth.Aug 5, 2026·Las Vegas, NV·Las Vegas News📦,IOL,Instagram📦
Claudia R.: Venezuelan TPS holder detained by ICE, lost 15 pounds in overcrowded cellClaudia Rodríguez, 29, a Venezuelan immigrant with a business master's degree, was detained trying to board a flight and held in an overcrowded cell before a congresswoman helped secure her release.Aug 3, 2026·Pompano Beach, FL·Venezuela·Telemundo📦,CBS News📦,NBC Miami,Miami Herald📦,Local 10📦,WLRN📦,Instagram📦
Paul: Indian man detained at airport suffers heart attack in ICE custodyPaul, an Indian asylee protected from deportation to India, suffered a heart attack while being processed by ICE at Dulles Airport after a family trip to Hawaii. He was hospitalized, then released under supervision.Aug 3, 2026·Washington, DC·India·News India Times📦
Pritesh W.: Indian jazz guitarist with chronic conditions held by ICE after LAX arrestPritesh Walia, a jazz guitarist trained at Berklee and New England Conservatory, was arrested at LAX for overstaying his visa and is held at Adelanto, despite chronic health conditions requiring ongoing treatment.Aug 2, 2026·Los Angeles, CA·India·American Community Media📦,NRI Pulse📦,Punjab Outlook📦,DNA📦,NDTV📦,Moneycontrol📦,The Tribune📦,Instagram+1📦
Curtis W.: Father denied medication during nine months in ICE detention, deported to CanadaCurtis Wright, a 40-year-old Houston oil worker born in Edmonton, spent nine months in Texas detention over a teenage drug charge before being deported to Canada, missing his toddler daughter's first steps.Aug 2026·Pearsall, TX·Canada·CTV News📦,CHEK News,Culture Alberta📦,Edmonton Sun+1📦,The Globe and Mail+1📦,National Post📦,Click2Houston+2📦,Edmonton Journal📦,CBC Hyperlocal📦,CityNews Edmonton📦,Radio-Canada📦
Elton P.: Green card holder denied insulin, deported after seven months in ICE custodyElton Purvis, a Rastafarian priest and father of nine U.S. citizen children, was detained for seven months, during which he says guards denied him diabetes care and proper food before his December deportation to Trinidad and Tobago.Jul 31, 2026·Pearsall, TX·Trinidad and Tobago·The Guardian,Texas Tribune📦,Hill Country Post,Antigua Trumpet,Standing Record,ACLU of Texas📦,LA Win News,Impacto Latino📦,Noti Occidente📦
Cornelius H.: Lawfully admitted 20-year-old coerced by ICE into signing deportation papersCornelius Kaihau Holani, 20, cares for his grandmother and teaches Tongan dance in Seattle. Detained at an airport and pressured to sign an unexplained document, he was ordered released.Jul 31, 2026·Oakland, CA·New Zealand·Newsweek📦,CourtListener,Newsroom📦
Mabel: Oakland asylum seeker with work permit detained by ICE at Phoenix airportMabel, an Oakland resident from Ecuador with a pending asylum claim and valid work permit, was detained by ICE at the Phoenix airport and sent to Eloy Detention Center.July 30, 2026·Phoenix, AZ·Ecuador·San Francisco Chronicle📦
Sarafinah B.: Ugandan nonprofit founder with sickle cell disease detained by ICE, denied medicationSarafinah Bukirwa, 31, a Ugandan nonprofit founder with sickle cell disease, was detained at a Louisville airport and allegedly denied her prescribed medication for nearly a week, risking severe complications.Jul 29, 2026·Louisville, KY·Uganda·WDRB Wave📦,WDRB+1📦,Kentucky Today,Louisville Public Media📦,Shay Informed📦,Kentucky Lantern📦,Messenger-Inquirer,WXBC 104.3📦,The Messenger,Lexington Kentucky News,WBKO,Forward Kentucky,Quiver Quantitative,k105.com,mcgarvey.house.gov,Instagram📦
Daniela M.N.: Colombian woman arrested by ICE at airport, denied psychiatric medicationA Colombian distribution analyst in the U.S. since 2023 was detained at an airport and held over a week without her psychiatric medication. A judge ordered her immediate release.Jul 28, 2026·Ontario, California·Colombia·CourtListener
Fatima A.: Johns Hopkins researcher detained by ICE, shuffled across four states before releaseA Johns Hopkins public health researcher from Cameroon and former Fulbright scholar was detained at a Baltimore airport and rapidly moved through four states before being released and returning to Maryland.Jul 28, 2026·Baltimore, MD·Cameroon·CBS News+3📦,Hindustan Times📦,The Independent+1📦,ABC News📦,WBAL+1📦,The Banner+4📦,WTOP📦,The Grio📦,Revelence📦,Inside Higher Ed📦,Houston Chronicle📦,Nexa News
Venezuelan influencer detained by ICE at Orlando airport while boarding flightA Venezuelan social media influencer known as "La Real Muñeca" was detained by plainclothes agents at Orlando International Airport while boarding a flight home. She has since retained a lawyer.Social media onlyJul 28, 2026·Orlando, FL·Venezuela·Instagram📦
