Juan Q.: Alabama honors graduate who came at age 10 deported to GuatemalaJuan Quim, 19, who grew up in Russellville, Alabama, and graduated with honors while excelling in welding, was deported to Guatemala in August, weeks after finishing high school. He is now staying with relatives.Aug 9, 2026·Littleville, AL·Guatemala·Rocket City Now📦,AL.com+1,La Hora,Franklin County Times,Everlit,Instagram+1
Haitian father detained by ICE in front of teen daughter in MarylandA Haitian father was surrounded and detained by ICE agents while driving his 17-year-old daughter Maggie home from the store. He had Temporary Protected Status and had fled Haiti in 2021 after gang members burned his home.Aug 9, 2026·Salisbury, MD·Haiti·NBC News📦,Instagram📦
Leonel B.L.: Venezuelan school custodian with work permit detained by ICE driving to workLeonel Armando Bolívar Linares, 29, a Venezuelan school custodian with a pending asylum case, was detained while driving to work after a traffic stop. His union is demanding his release.Aug 9, 2026·St. Johns County, FL·Venezuela·San Jose Citizen+1📦,El Pitazo📦,Instagram📦
Jose M.A.: Honduran father deported, detained again in TexasJose Eliezer Martinez-Andino, a 20-year-old Honduran mechanic in Raleigh with a work permit, was deported away from his U.S. citizen daughter, then held again for weeks after a judge ordered his return.Aug 8, 2026·Raleigh, NC·Honduras·Newsweek📦,The News & Observer+1,WUNC+2📦,ABC News,Latin Times📦,Connecticut News,Instagram+1📦
Ana C.C.: Venezuelan mother with serious medical condition held by ICE after traffic stopA Venezuelan mother held at a Louisiana detention center since an August traffic stop says a serious medical condition has worsened and her children face hardship. A judge denied her emergency request for release.Aug 6, 2026·Basile, LA·Venezuela·CourtListener
High school student and his parents detained by ICE in TexasA Venezuelan woman with protected status is seeking to free her father, mother and younger brother held in Texas. Her brother, near high school graduation, has struggled eating and sleeping in detention.Aug 6, 2026·Eagle Pass, TX·Venezuela·Univision📦,La Patilla📦,El Público TV,Instagram📦
Four construction workers detained by ICE outside Austin City HallFour construction workers were detained outside Austin City Hall after a traffic stop for driving the wrong way on a one-way street, with their phones confiscated and their families left not knowing where they were taken.Aug 6, 2026·Austin, TX·CBS Austin+2📦,Austin American-Statesman📦,KUTX Studio📦,KWBU📦,FOX 7 Austin📦,Instagram📦
Maria Guadalupe R. and Jose Ricardo M.: U.S. citizen mother and disabled son arrested in Arkansas at ICE requestA mother and her disabled adult son, both U.S. citizens from Benton County, Arkansas, were handcuffed and taken to jail during a traffic stop meant for someone else, then released without charges.Aug 5, 2026·Centerton, AR·Arkansas Times📦,arkansasadvocate.com,KTLO,Northwest Arkansas Online+1
Alberto: DACA father of three pulled from car by masked ICE agentsAlberto, a DACA recipient, painter and father of three who has lived in the U.S. since 1996, was pulled from his car by masked ICE agents while delivering for Amazon in Seattle on August 5.Aug 5, 2026·Seattle, WA·Seattle Times📦,Wedgwood Country Club📦,Instagram📦
Erick L.: Honduran tile worker alleges Houston police held him for ICE, then deportedErick Lopez, a 29-year-old Honduran tile and flooring worker supporting his girlfriend and her two children, was held after a Houston traffic stop and deported days later. He is now suing the city.Aug 4, 2026·Houston, TX·Honduras·Houston Chronicle📦,Houston Public Media📦,Click2Houston📦,ABC 13📦
Four immigrants arrested in Fall River ICE enforcement operationsFour immigrants, from Haiti, Ecuador, Brazil and Mexico, were arrested in Fall River ICE operations between July 16 and August 3, including one whose prior felony charge had been dismissed.Aug 3, 2026·Fall River, MA·Brazil·USA Today📦,Fall River Reporter📦,New Bedford Guide
Jorge R.B.: Venezuelan man re-detained by ICE after traffic stop, held in North FloridaA Venezuelan man paroled into the U.S. in 2023 was detained after a traffic stop while appealing his removal order. A federal court ordered him given a bond hearing within seven days or released.Aug 3, 2026·Baker County, FL·Venezuela·CourtListener
Jorge Luis R.: Venezuelan husband detained by ICE while U.S. citizen wife battles breast cancerJorge Luis Eliecer Ruiz, 36, was detained near Coconut Creek while his U.S. citizen wife battles breast cancer. The couple married in 2025 and had filed for his permanent residency.Aug 3, 2026·Coconut Creek, FL·Venezuela·CBS News📦
17-year-old U.S. citizen held at gunpoint by off-duty immigration agent in TemeculaA 17-year-old U.S. citizen was held at gunpoint for nearly 20 minutes during a traffic stop in Temecula by an off-duty federal agent, until his mother arrived with his passport. The agent was arrested November 11.Aug 2, 2026·Temecula, CA·United States·Los Angeles Times,Newsweek📦,CBS News📦,ACLU📦,NBC Los Angeles📦,KTLA📦
Luis: Raleigh worker who paid $2,800 bond deported, watched detainee die untreatedLuis (a pseudonym) worked construction in Raleigh for three years. ICE took him after his bond was paid, and at Stewart he watched 29-year-old Prisciliano Trejo Ricano go untreated until it was too late.Aug 2026·Raleigh, NC·Mexico·HUMSI field interview📦,Instagram
Arnoldo B. and Arnulfo B.C.: 16-year-old U.S. citizen choked by masked ICE agents in Houston, father deportedArnoldo Bazan, 16, a U.S. citizen and Houston tenth grader, was choked by masked agents while riding to school with his father, who was later deported to Mexico.Jul 31, 2026·Houston, TX·Mexico·ProPublica📦,CBS News📦,NPR📦,Houston Chronicle+8📦,Houston Public Media📦,The Mirror,Jezebel,Democracy Now📦,Sports Illustrated+1📦,Hindustan Times📦,International Business Times+1📦,The New Republic📦,Trib📦,Philadelphia Inquirer📦,CNN📦,The 74📦,CT News Junkie📦,MSN,TV One📦,CW39 Houston,GoFundMe📦,Instagram+7📦
Woman detained by ICE during Kenner traffic stop as children watchA mother was detained by ICE during a traffic stop in Kenner, Louisiana, with two of her three children, ages 14 and 2, in the car; a friend now cares for all three, including her U.S.-born toddler.Jul 30, 2026·Kenner, LA·WWL-TV📦,Yahoo News
Don G.: Canadian father forced off Tacoma freeway, shackled and detained by ICEDon Graham, 54, a Canadian living in the U.S. for 22 years, was pulled from his work van on a Tacoma freeway and shackled by agents. His family, including a homeschooled 8-year-old, now faces financial hardship without his income.Fundraiser onlyJuly 30, 2026·Tacoma, WA·Canada·GoFundMe📦
Carlos Iván M.H.: Salvadoran father shot seven times by ICE, wounds untreatedCarlos Iván Mendoza Hernández, father of a 2-year-old girl, was shot seven times by ICE agents during a traffic stop, then held in solitary confinement with his wounds left untreated.Jul 29, 2026·Patterson, CA·El Salvador·Associated Press+1📦,CNN📦,NBC News,CBS News,Los Banos Enterprise📦,The Fresno Bee📦,ABC10📦,Sitka Sentinel📦,CourtListener,MSN,KCRA,Stocktonia,Instagram+3📦
Jose Trinidad R.P.: Witness to fatal ICE shooting in Houston held weeks without bond hearingJose Trinidad Rojas Pliego, 51, witnessed ICE fatally shoot his boss during a Houston traffic stop and was held for weeks without a bond hearing. A judge ordered his release in July; he now wears an ankle monitor.Jul 29, 2026·Houston, TX·Mexico·NBC News+1,Associated Press+1,CBS News+1,CNN,Click2Houston+1📦,KSAT📦,Texas Tribune+1,Charlotte Observer,FOX 26 Houston+1,ABC 13,Houston Public Media,El País+1,Yahoo News,Instagram
