In custody
Family not told
Relatives were not informed of the arrest, a transfer, a hospitalization, or a death, or learned of it from the press or other detainees.
Documented in 23 states. Every well-documented story coded this way, grouped by state. See what accompanies it →
Arizona
Aniceto H.R.: Soldier's father detained by ICE in front of his two sonsAniceto Hernandez-Reyna was detained at a gas station near Phoenix in front of his two younger sons while his daughter served in the Army. He remains held at Eloy Detention Center despite a pending request for parole.“That was a slap in the face. I'm here serving the country, and this happens to my own family.” — Army Spc. Jasmine HernandezPhoenix, AZ · May 16, 2026 · ABC News, OAF Nation, SSB Crack +2
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.Phoenix, AZ · Jan 5, 2026 · WTOP, The Independent, Bastille Post
California
Luis A.: Fresno father here 49 years detained by ICE driving to workLuis Arreguin, 54, who has lived in the Fresno area for 49 years and was pursuing citizenship, was detained without a warrant while driving to work. He is now fighting deportation from a McFarland facility.Fresno, CA · Oct 7, 2026 · KMPH, The Fresno Bee, CalMatters +1
Ismael A.U.: Former DACA recipient dies of sepsis after Adelanto ICE staff ignored infectionIsmael Ayala-Uribe, 39, a former DACA recipient who worked nearly 15 years at a Fountain Valley car wash, died in Adelanto custody from an untreated infection his family says staff ignored.Adelanto, CA · Oct 3, 2026 · CBS News, Sacramento Bee, San Francisco Chronicle +25
Daniel: Severely disabled man deported by ICE, back with family after nine monthsDaniel, who has an IQ of 47 and severe intellectual disabilities, was deported without his family's knowledge while collecting recyclables, and was found hospitalized in Tijuana nine months later before being allowed to return.Los Angeles, CA · Jun 18, 2026 · Newsweek, Internet Archive, The Guardian
Everlee W.: Green card holder detained by CBP at LAX, shackled and denied foodEverlee Amelia Wihongi, a 37-year-old lawful permanent resident who has lived in the U.S. since age six, was detained at LAX returning from a family trip and shackled on a floor for 14 hours during transfers across four states.“This place no longer feels like home to us, especially after seeing how my daughter’s been treated,” — Betty Wihongi, her motherLos Angeles, CA · May 21, 2026 · KSL, The Guardian, New Zealand Herald +12
Alberto G.R.: Construction worker dies in ICE custody after untreated illnessAlberto Gutiérrez Reyes, 48, a construction worker who had lived in the U.S. nearly 25 years, died in ICE custody Feb. 27 after weeks of untreated fever, pain and yellowing skin.Los Angeles, CA · Feb 27, 2026 · El País, ICE, HuffPost +6
Leonela G.H.: Pregnant woman deported to Nicaragua, says agents pressured her to sign papersLeonela Liliana Gomez Hernandez, 27 and eight months pregnant, was detained while heading to a prenatal appointment in Los Angeles and deported to Nicaragua two days later. She said agents pressured her to sign her own deportation papers.Los Angeles, CA · Jan 8, 2026 · FOX 11 Los Angeles, Times of India, Calo News +1
Luis Y.C.: Honduran grandfather, 68, dies in ICE custody after chest pain went undiagnosedLuis Beltran Yanez-Cruz, a 68-year-old Honduran grandfather living in the U.S. for decades, died January 6 in ICE custody after weeks of untreated chest pain and vomiting. His family learned only after he died.Indio, CA · Jan 6, 2026 · KESQ, News Review, My News LA +8
Gabriel G.A.: Mexican man dies in ICE custody, family reports broken teethGabriel García Avilés, 56, had lived in the U.S. over 30 years and held a work permit when Border Patrol arrested him in Costa Mesa. He died Oct. 23 after hospitalization, with family reporting unexplained injuries.Victorville, CA · Oct 23, 2025 · KVCR News, CNN
Harjit K.: 73-year-old Sikh grandmother denied medication, deported after ICE detentionHarjit Kaur, 73, a Sikh grandmother who lived in Hercules for over 30 years with no criminal record, was detained at a routine ICE check-in and deported to India without saying goodbye.“They just said we are detaining your grandma and didn't give me any other information, didn't let me see her. And after that, we didn't hear from her for hours and when we did hear from her, she was crying and begging us for help,” — Sukhmeet SandhuBerkeley, California · Sep 22, 2025 · NBC Bay Area, ABC7, Richmond Side +7- Will K.: Ph.D. candidate held over a week at airport by CBPTae Heung "Will" Kim, 40, a Texas A&M Ph.D. candidate studying infectious disease, was held at San Francisco Airport for over a week without a lawyer after returning from his brother's wedding. He now faces a September 4 deportation hearing.San Francisco, CA · Jul 21, 2025 · Korean Quarterly, Seattle Times, Law & Crime
Martin M.L.: 58-year-old Pomona barbershop owner detained at gunpoint by ICE agentsMartin Majin-Leon, 58, a Pomona barbershop owner, was detained at gunpoint outside his shop over a decades-old immigration case. A judge later ordered his release without bail; he returns to court May 29.Pomona, CA · May 29, 2025 · NBC Los Angeles, South Pasadenan, ABC7 +2
Wilfredo R.: Venezuelan asylum seeker detained at Sacramento ICE officeWilfredo Rivero, a father of a 4-year-old daughter who fled Venezuela's economic crisis, was detained by ICE while trying to update his address for a pending asylum case.Sacramento, CA · Mar 27, 2025 · Sacramento Bee, KCRA, KRCR TV
Colorado
District of Columbia
Florida
Daniela F.: Cuban trans woman deported by ICE to Central African Republic, hides identityDaniela Fuentes, a 32-year-old transgender Cuban hairstylist and drag performer, was deported to the Central African Republic, a country she had never visited. She now shares a room with four other deportees and hides her gender identity out of fear.Miami, FL · Aug 31, 2026 · El País, Cuba Headlines, Es Libertad +9
Leonardo S.F.: Cuban legal resident deported by ICE to Equatorial Guinea, shoved and hospitalizedLeonardo Sánchez Fernández, 49, a Cuban lawful resident from Lehigh Acres, Florida, was deported to Equatorial Guinea despite valid residency until 2030. Shoved during a stopover, he is now hospitalized in Malabo without a passport or belongings.Lehigh Acres, FL · Aug 20, 2026 · CiberCuba, El País, El País
Alexis: Mexican teen handcuffed, held with adults at Alligator Alcatraz for daysAlexis, 15, from Chiapas, was held for three days at a Florida detention facility built for adults, handcuffed during transfer, before his father proved his age and he was moved to a youth shelter.Tampa, FL · Jul 4, 2025 · Miami Herald, Teen Vogue, The Independent +3
Genry R.G.: Honduran man with schizoaffective disorder dies in ICE custody after seizuresGenry Ruiz Guillén, a 29-year-old Honduran man with schizoaffective disorder, suffered seizures and fainting spells while held at Krome before dying in December 2024. Experts have questioned the official cause of death.Miami, FL · Feb 24, 2025 · Physicians for Human Rights, MuckRock, La Nación +8
Diabetic British man with heart disease denied medications in ICE detention, collapsesA 56-year-old British man with diabetes, pancreatitis and heart disease was shackled for hours and denied consistent medication across three Florida facilities, later collapsing and being hospitalized under a false name.Miami, FL · February 2025 · Human Rights Watch
Georgia
Godfrey W.: Army veteran and green card holder deported to Jamaica with appeal pendingGodfrey Wade, 65, an Army veteran and father of six, was deported to Jamaica while his appeal was pending and was later hospitalized for pneumonia. A Georgia judge has since voided the old conviction behind his case.Covington, GA · Oct 5, 2026 · Military.com, NYC Carib News, Military.com +8
Heber S.D.: Mexican day laborer, father of two, dies in Georgia ICE custodyHeber Sánchez Domínguez, a 34-year-old Mexican day laborer who had lived in the U.S. two years, died in Georgia ICE custody after guards found him with a rope around his neck; his family disputes the suicide finding.Lovejoy, GA · Jan 15, 2026 · Telemundo, WRDW, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution +9
Idaho
Illinois
- Boy, 5, left with homeless caregiver after father deported to MexicoA 5-year-old boy whose father was deported to Mexico was left with a caregiver who lost her housing and lived in her car. Advocates eventually arranged for ICE to reunite him with his father after sending the caregiver gas money.Illinois · Sep 28, 2026 · The Atlantic
Omar H.C.: Green card holder with schizophrenia zip-tied by agents, missing 10 daysOmar Huerta Cisneros, 54, a green card holder with schizophrenia who has lived in the U.S. since childhood, was zip-tied and detained; his family searched 10 days before finding him dazed and wandering, released with no notice.Chicago, IL · Oct 25, 2025 · Chicago Tribune, ACLU, Block Club Chicago
15-year-old U.S. citizen zip-tied, held five hours by Border Patrol in ChicagoA 15-year-old U.S. citizen was slammed down, zip-tied and held five hours without being allowed to call his mother after federal agents deployed tear gas near a Chicago crash scene.Chicago, IL · Oct 15, 2025 · Block Club Chicago, NBC Chicago, Newsweek +6
Dayanne F.: US citizen dragged from car by ICE agents in ChicagoDayanne Figueroa, a paralegal and single mother recovering from kidney surgery, was pulled from her car at gunpoint and held for hours without being told why.Chicago, IL · Oct 10, 2025 · Chicago Tribune, CBS News, thelatoday.com
Indiana
Kansas
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
ChongLy T.: Hmong American U.S. citizen dragged from home in underwear by ICE agentsChongLy 'Scott' Thao, a 56-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen with psoriasis, was pulled from his St. Paul home in his underwear by masked agents as his 4-year-old grandson watched, then released.Saint Paul, MN · Jul 16, 2026 · USA Today, USA Today, El País +23
Restaurant worker pulled from car at gunpoint by federal agentsAn employee at chef Sean Sherman's Indigenous-focused restaurant in Minneapolis was pulled from a car at gunpoint and flown to Texas overnight without needed medication or family notice.Twin Cities, MN · Feb 3, 2026 · AOL, Bring Me The News
Francisco P.: Church maintenance worker deported to Mexico after ICE arrestFrancisco Paredes, 46, a maintenance worker at St. Gabriel Catholic Church in Hopkins, Minnesota, was deported to Mexico after 25 years in the U.S., having slept on jail floors over the holidays.Hopkins, MN · Dec 4, 2025 · EWTN News, Maryknoll Magazine, The Catholic Telegraph +4
Adrian S.G.: Former DACA recipient removed from Minnesota hospital by ICE during psychiatric holdAdrian Sotelo Guzman, 27, who came to the U.S. as a child, was removed from a Minnesota hospital during a psychosis hold and sent to a Texas facility. His family says he still lacks proper care.Bloomington, MN · Aug 24, 2025 · Sahan Journal, Mankato Free Press, News Beep +1
Missouri
Nevada
New Jersey
Ariadna Z.: NJ teen detained 53 days by ICE, missing prom and graduationAriadna Zumba, 18, in the U.S. since age nine, was held 53 days at Delaney Hall, missing prom and graduation. She later got her diploma and plans to study social sciences.Orange, NJ · Apr 9, 2026 · North Jersey, IFEG
Leqaa K.: Palestinian activist shackled to hospital bed during year in ICE custodyLeqaa Kordia, 33, a Palestinian woman living in Paterson, New Jersey since 2016, was freed after a year in detention that included a hospitalization during which she was shackled to her bed.Paterson, NJ · Mar 16, 2026 · NPR, Associated Press, The Guardian +1
New York
Nurul A.: Nearly blind refugee dies after Border Patrol leaves him in Buffalo coldNurul Amin Shah Alam, a nearly blind 56-year-old Rohingya refugee who used a cane, was dropped off alone at a closed Buffalo-area Tim Hortons in February and found dead days later of hypothermia and dehydration.Buffalo, NY · Apr 1, 2026 · Boston Herald, ABC7 Chicago, Standard-Speaker +14
Santos B.R.: Honduran father dies hours after ICE detentionSantos Edilberto Banegas Reyes, a 42-year-old Honduran construction worker and father, died less than 18 hours after ICE detained him in Nassau County. His family disputes officials' account and says he had no underlying health conditions.East Meadow, NY · Sep 29, 2025 · Physicians for Human Rights, Patch, Long Island Press +12
Sebastian R.: 26-year-old Mexican student chained hand and foot on ICE flightSebastian R., 26, who had lived and studied in New York for six years, says he was chained hand and foot on his first-ever flight and could not reach his brother for a week after arriving.“I sometimes look at my bed sheets, and I wonder if it would be easier to hang myself instead of trying to survive this torture. I don’t know how to describe what I’m feeling. I feel forgotten. People have died here and no one cares. I’ve gone a month without seeing the sun.... I am forced to live in filth.... I have been taken from my family, from my home, and I know that no matter how long they keep me here, they will end up deporting me. I'm so afraid I will get killed once I am sent back. That is why I left. I can’t sleep most nights, that’s when I have the hardest time.” — Ismael M., 28, from HondurasNew York, NY · September 2025 · Human Rights WatchImmigrants report sleeping on concrete at NYC ICE siteImmigrants held at a Lower Manhattan ICE site reported cramped rooms, little food, no bathing, and sleeping on concrete floors, with some stays lasting up to 10 days and limited medical care or family contact.New York, NY · Jul 9, 2025 · Gothamist, Newsday, Brooklyn Eagle +2
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Texas
Houston homebuilder fatally shot by ICE agent in case of mistaken identityLorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Houston homebuilder and father of three who lived there nearly 35 years, was fatally shot by an ICE agent who mistook him for someone else on July 7, 2026.Houston, TX · Oct 21, 2026 · El País, Houston Chronicle, USA Today +14
Luis O.: 17-year-old U.S. citizen filming raid has wrist broken by ICEA 17-year-old U.S. citizen had his wrist broken and was pepper-sprayed while filming an ICE raid near his school on his way to meet a Marine recruiter. His mother was deported days after speaking publicly about it.Alamo, TX · Sep 27, 2026 · Military.com, KRGV, The New Republic +6
Pedro M.C.: San Antonio landscaper, 63, suffers cracked skull, broken arm in ICE takedownPedro Mendoza Chávez, 63, a landscaper in the U.S. over 22 years with three young children, suffered a cracked skull and broken arm when agents took him down during a work shift in San Antonio.San Antonio, TX · Sep 25, 2026 · Substack, Eyes On Ice, Nitter
Jose A.: McKinney teacher's husband detained at ICE check-in, still held nine months laterJose Rafael Alambarrio, a Venezuelan asylum seeker married to a McKinney teacher, was detained during a routine check-in while applying for a green card. He remains held nine months later as his asylum appeal continues.McKinney, TX · Sep 13, 2026 · NBC DFW, Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News
Luis O.: U.S. citizen teens headed to Marine recruiter detained, pepper sprayed by ICETwo 17-year-old U.S. citizens, including Luis Ochoa, were stopped on their way to enlist in the Marines; one was handcuffed and struck, breaking his wrist, the other pepper sprayed. A local politician secured their release after eight hours.Alamo, TX · Sep 12, 2026 · The New Republic, International Business Times, KRGV +1
Three-year-old girl separated at border, sexually abused in ORR foster homeA three-year-old girl was separated from her mother at the border and sexually abused in an ORR foster home in Texas. Her father, a legal permanent resident in Chicago, won her release two days after filing a federal petition.South Texas, TX · May 7, 2026 · Associated Press, NBC News, San Francisco Chronicle +4
Mother says ICE put her in solitary for crying over son's deathMaría de la Luz Loredo was detained in Raymondville, Texas, when she learned her 17-year-old son had died, and says she was put in solitary confinement for crying. She was separated from her four children, including a breastfeeding 1-year-old.Houston, TX · Apr 22, 2026 · Telemundo
Lucía P.J. and Francisco G.A.: Father dies in ICE custody, wife deportedFrancisco Gaspar Andrés, 48, married 25 years with five children, died after 93 days in ICE custody following untreated liver and kidney failure, while his wife was deported before learning he had died.El Paso, TX · Jan 22, 2026 · MSN, The Guardian, Yahoo News +22
5-year-old U.S. citizen taken by ICE with mother in AustinA 5-year-old U.S. citizen was taken into ICE custody with her mother after an Austin police call, with no relatives or Child Protective Services contacted. Family members say they cannot locate the child in government databases.Austin, TX · Jan 5, 2026 · FOX 7 Austin, Austin American-Statesman
Emmanuel G.G.: Missing autistic 15-year-old handed to ICE by Houston policeEmmanuel González Garcia, a 15-year-old with autism, went missing from his mother's Houston fruit stand and was later handed to ICE instead of reunited with her. He now faces emergency appendix surgery in federal custody.Houston, TX · Oct 11, 2025 · KVUE, FOX 26 Houston
Sarah S. and Isaac: New Zealand mother and 6-year-old son held by ICE in Dilley, TexasSarah Shaw, a New Zealand mother working for Washington State's child welfare department, and her 6-year-old son were detained re-entering the U.S. and held at a Texas family detention center.Dilley, TX · Aug 10, 2025 · New Zealand Herald, KING 5, WSWS +3
Shirly G.: Army sergeant's wife deported by ICE, separated from 1-year-old sonShirly Guardado, married to an Army sergeant and mother of a 1-year-old, was detained nearly three months and deported to Honduras on her 28th birthday despite her husband's approved sponsorship petition.Houston, TX · Mar 13, 2025 · Texas Tribune, The War Horse, Cuba Headlines +2
Jose Daniel S.: Construction worker held in isolation at Guantanamo before being deportedA 30-year-old Venezuelan construction worker was sent to Guantanamo Bay with his wife nearby, held 15 days in poor conditions, then deported to Honduras after nine months in custody.El Paso, TX · Feb 20, 2025 · ProPublica, BBC, La Nación +1
Vermont
Washington
Location not tied to one state
Orville E.: Jamaican green card holder deported to Eswatini, isolated in maximum-security prisonOrville Etoria, 62, a Jamaican green card holder who earned a theology degree and worked at a shelter after completing his sentence, was deported to Eswatini instead of Jamaica and held in isolation at a maximum-security prison.“Before his shocking deportation, Mr. Etoria had been living in New York, following the law and reporting regularly to ICE under an order of supervision. When ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] asked him to obtain a Jamaican passport earlier this year, he complied. But instead of removing him to Jamaica, as his documentation clearly allowed and as common sense would dictate, the U.S. government inexplicably and illegally sent him to Eswatini,” — his attorney, Mia UngerMatsapha, Eswatini · Oct 8, 2026 · El País, Third Country Deportation Watch, American Immigration Council +4
Gabriel J.: Pastor paralyzed by stroke in ICE custody after alleged denial of medicationPastor Gabriel Johnson III, 55, a father of four and 20-year North Carolina resident, suffered a paralyzing stroke after being denied his blood pressure medication in custody. He has since been released to a rehabilitation hospital.TX · Sep 13, 2026 · NBC News, Hindustan Times, Legal United States +6
Carlos R.L.: Cuban father deported to Equatorial Guinea without passportCarlos Rodríguez López, a Cuban father with a nine-year-old daughter and a U.S. citizen wife in Miami Gardens, was deported on a diverted flight and held in Malabo without a passport or legal help.LA · Aug 20, 2026 · Telemundo, CiberCuba, Cuba Headlines +2
Six people deported by ICE held without medical care in Equatorial GuineaSix deportees — four Cubans, a Brazilian and a Cameroonian — refused a third-country flight to Liberia and were instead flown to Equatorial Guinea, where they're held under armed guard without hygiene items or medical care.Malabo, Equatorial Guinea · Aug 20, 2026 · The Guardian, Cuba Headlines, Reuters +3
Oriana K.: Clarinetist with asthma pepper-sprayed and tackled by officers at Portland ICE protestOriana Korol, 38, a clarinetist and child and family therapist, was pepper-sprayed and tackled at an ICE protest, then held three nights in another state before pleading guilty to a misdemeanor.“I feel even more committed to what people are protesting at the ICE building,” — Oriana KorolJul 23, 2026 · ProPublica, Contrarian News, The Oregonian +7
Daniel N.R.: Venezuelan man deported from US dies when earthquake collapses deportee hotelDaniel Alejandro Núñez Ramírez, 28, had lived in Jacksonville, Florida for four years before being deported in June 2026. An earthquake collapsed the hotel housing him, killing him instantly.Caracas, VE · Jun 29, 2026 · El País, Miami Herald, CNN +1
Ángelo M.M.: Venezuelan man deported dies in earthquakes hours after landing in CaracasÁngelo Mejía Meléndez, 27, had built a life in Miami working at a pier before being deported to Venezuela on June 24, 2026. He died hours later when earthquakes collapsed the hotel where he was being processed in La Guaira.“If I were to be born again, I would want you to be my mother,” — Ángelo Mejía MeléndezVenezuela · Jun 28, 2026 · NPR, Sisters in Action Ministry
Father detained by ICE on way to work, wife learned via FacebookA husband was detained by ICE on his way to work; his wife learned of it from a Facebook post after hours of searching. The family now faces mounting legal and household costs.Jun 5, 2026 · Central Maine, TribLive
Abel R.: Man with schizophrenia deported to Mexico by ICE, family cannot find himAbel Ramirez, who has schizophrenia and has had two strokes, was deported to Mexico after coming to the U.S. as a child. His family is searching for him.Apr 2, 2026 · Threads, Univision
Melona: Eritrean asylum seeker deported to Panama instead of granted refugeMelona, an Eritrean asylum seeker, was deported to Panama, a country where she has no ties or language, and held in a hotel with hundreds of other migrants without explanation.Apr 1, 2026 · Quixote Center, The Christian Science Monitor
Six children held in shelters four months though a parent was availableMaykel and his five cousins were held in shelters for four months after traveling hundreds of miles to reunite with their mother, Maria, despite her being available to care for them.NY · Mar 2026 · New York Focus, Law.com
U.S. citizen child with Stage 4 cancer deported to Honduras without medicationA 4-year-old U.S. citizen with Stage 4 cancer and his 7-year-old sister were deported to Honduras with their mother without his medication. Attorneys say the mother never consented or spoke with lawyers beforehand.Apr 25, 2025 · NBC News, AOL, Newser +1
Franco C.T.: Asylum seeker detained at ICE check-in, deported to Salvadoran prison without noticeFranco Jose Caraballo Tiapa, a 26-year-old Venezuelan barber seeking asylum, was detained at a routine ICE check-in and deported to El Salvador's CECOT prison without notifying his family or lawyers.Feb 3, 2025 · CBS News, Woke Dissident, Yaracuy al Día