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Alabama
Arizona
Guillermo G.B.: Arizona man held over a year by ICE can no longer walkGuillermo Gallardo Barrera, who lived in Arizona for over 20 years with no criminal record, could walk when detained but now needs a cane after more than a year in custody, saying he fears he won't survive.“I’m terrified I won’t make it out of here alive.” — Guillermo Gallardo BarreraFlorence, AZ · Aug 18, 2026 · PACER Monitor, Conecta Arizona
Guillermo G.B.: Arizona father denied medical care in ICE custody now relies on caneGuillermo "Memo" Gallardo Barrera, a longtime Arizona construction worker and father of two, has spent over a year in detention and now can't walk without a cane, with no diagnosis given.Gilbert, AZ · Aug 16, 2026 · Conecta Arizona, PACER Monitor- Man with HIV held by ICE given only aspirin for chest painA man living with HIV went without his medication for two days at Florence Staging Facility, then developed fever and chest pain but was given only aspirin and water.Florence, AZ · Jun 2026 · Firrp
Diabetic man held eight days without medication, blood sugar hits 499A man with Type 1 Diabetes was held eight days at Florence Staging Facility without his medication, and his blood sugar later reached a dangerous 499.Florence, AZ · Jun 2026 · Firrp, Saddlebag Notes
Detainee suffered seizure after ICE pepper-sprayed dozens in overcrowded Mesa facilityDozens of detainees were pepper-sprayed in an overcrowded Arizona facility holding 332 people in space meant for about 157. One detainee had a seizure and another was hospitalized after an asthma episode.Mesa, AZ · May 13, 2026 · The Arizona Republic, Arizona Mirror, KJZZ
Yari R.M.: Queer woman with leukemia held by ICE over a year, vomiting bloodA 39-year-old queer woman with leukemia has been held over a year at Eloy Detention Center, losing 70 pounds and developing new illnesses while receiving only Tylenol. Lawmakers and advocates have called for her humanitarian release.Nogales, AZ · Apr 28, 2026 · Copper Courier, LGBTQ Nation, Lookout News +8- Karla S.: Trans organizer detained by ICE denied hormone therapy, medical neglectKarla Sáenz, a 26-year-old transgender organizer from Venezuela, was held a month in a men's unit at Eloy Detention Center, denied hormone therapy and showers. A judge ordered her release in April.Phoenix, AZ · Apr 22, 2026 · Copper Courier, LGBTQ Nation, Lookout News +3
- 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.Florence, AZ · Apr 2026 · Firrp
- Yesenia M.V.: Pregnant woman held four months by ICE, no ultrasound until seventh monthYesenia Mejia-Valesquez (a pseudonym), held four months at Eloy, missed early prenatal care and later learned she had preeclampsia and her baby needs heart surgery. She was released to family at about eight months pregnant.Eloy, AZ · Apr 2026 · Firrp
- Woman with broken ankle held by ICE over a year without surgeryA woman with a broken ankle was detained at Eloy Detention Center for over a year, just a day before her scheduled surgery, and never received the operation or a diabetic diet despite her diagnoses.Eloy, AZ · Apr 2026 · Firrp
Beatriz P.C.: Pregnant woman miscarries in ICE detention, still heldBeatriz Pastrana Candela, a mother of three including a 14-year-old, miscarried at Eloy Detention Center after staff repeatedly told her she wasn't pregnant. Five months later she remains detained, separated from her children.Eloy, AZ · Apr 1, 2026 · Lookout News, Phoenix New Times, Standing Record +1
Patience G.: Mother of U.S. citizen daughter lured to airport gate, held by ICEPatience Gore, a Zimbabwean mother married to a U.S. citizen, was seized at a United Airlines gate after 24 years in the U.S. and held nearly two weeks, disrupting an IVF cycle; a judge ordered her freed.Phoenix, AZ · Mar 27, 2026 · Aviation A2Z, View from the Wing, Inside Flyer +2
Emmanuel D.: Haitian asylum seeker dies from untreated tooth infection in ICE custodyEmmanuel Damas, 56, died of sepsis from an untreated tooth infection at Florence Correctional Center after repeatedly asking for dental care and receiving only ibuprofen for two weeks.Florence, AZ · Mar 2, 2026 · CBS News, Oxford Law Blogs, U.S. House of Representatives +2- Arizona-raised woman deported after ICE raid on Colt Grill restaurantA 23-year-old woman raised in Cottonwood, Arizona since infancy and a high school graduate was arrested when ICE raided the restaurant where she worked, then deported to Mexico, separated from her three citizen brothers.Cottonwood, AZ · Jul 15, 2025 · USA Today, The Arizona Republic, Copper Courier +2
Chinese woman dies by suicide at Yuma Border Patrol stationA 52-year-old Chinese woman died by suicide at the Yuma Border Patrol station after overstaying her visa. Footage showed required welfare checks were not properly done and medical help came nearly two hours late.Yuma, Arizona · Apr 7, 2025 · New York Post, NDTV, United Press International +6
Arbella R.M.: Woman with leukemia held over a year in Arizona ICE detentionArbella Rodríguez Márquez, who has leukemia and lost her green card, has been held over a year at Eloy Detention Center, losing 60 pounds as lawmakers seek her release.Eloy, AZ · Feb 10, 2025 · Newsweek, Hindustan Times, Arizona Public Media +2
Arbella R.M.: Phoenix woman with leukemia denied medical care in ICE detentionArbella "Yari" Rodríguez Márquez, 39, has leukemia and has been held at Eloy Detention Center since February 2025, losing 70 pounds and coughing up blood without seeing an oncologist.Eloy, AZ · Feb 10, 2025 · Copper Courier, Phoenix New Times, ABC15
California
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
Sergio C.A.: Berkeley diner supervisor with severe sleep apnea detained by ICE at airportSergio Ivan Chaparro Ayala, a Berkeley diner supervisor and father of two with severe sleep apnea, was detained at Oakland airport before a trip with his partner. A judge ordered his release after a habeas petition.Berkeley, CA · Sep 15, 2026 · KTVU, CourtListener, Richmond Side +1- Asylum-seeking mother's kidney infection went untreated for months at Otay MesaA Colombian mother seeking asylum after fleeing domestic violence says a kidney infection went undertreated for months at Otay Mesa, leading to hospitalization. A guard also cut off her phone contact with her two children for 30 days.San Diego, CA · Sep 13, 2026 · Daylight San Diego, Times of San Diego, Standing Record
Galina B.: Asylum seeker married to Trump voter held 16 days by ICEGalina Bobreneva, 40, a Russian asylum seeker married to a man who voted for Trump three times, was detained at Burbank airport and held 16 days before release on $35,000 bond.“I felt like a piece of meat, not like a human,” — Galina BobrenevaBurbank, CA · Sep 7, 2026 · The Daily Beast, Times Now News, Sahara Reporters +4
Joseph L.R. and Lesly R.G.: Deaf 6-year-old deported to Colombia without hearing aids after ICE check-inLesly Rodriguez Gutierrez, a Colombian asylum seeker and Hayward cleaner for four years, was deported with her sons, including her Deaf 6-year-old, without his hearing aids or cochlear implants.Hayward, CA · Sep 3, 2026 · The Independent, Newsy Today, KQED +6- Yanhong L.: Asylum seeker with breast cancer denied medication for weeks in ICE detentionAn asylum seeker with breast cancer was detained after a traffic stop and held for weeks without her prescribed medication, even after imaging showed a mass in her breast. A judge ordered her immediate release without bond.Adelanto, CA · Aug 29, 2026 · CourtListener
- Edgar M.A.: Long Beach father detained at ICE check-in, denied care after surgeryAn Ecuadorian cleaner and father of two in Long Beach was detained again at a routine check-in and held without care for recent surgery. A judge ordered his release.Long Beach, CA · Aug 27, 2026 · CourtListener
Clayton H.: Ojai resident of two decades held 9 months by ICE, deportedClayton Herman, 54, a Canadian who lived two decades in Ojai, California, was held nine months at Adelanto detention center over a monitoring device he called glitchy, then deported in August 2026.California, CA · Aug 26, 2026 · CBC, Ojaia Valley News, Ventura County Star +2- Man denied therapy after stroke in ICE custody at AdelantoA man held at Adelanto suffered a stroke in custody and says he was denied required physical therapy, developing worsening symptoms without a wheelchair. A court ordered his release by September 2, 2026.Adelanto, CA · Aug 26, 2026 · CourtListener
Masuma K.: Woman denied medications for hypertension, glaucoma in ICE custodyMasuma Khan, 64, a longtime Altadena restaurant worker, was detained during a routine check-in and went weeks without her blood pressure, thyroid and glaucoma medications while in custody.Altadena, CA · Aug 20, 2026 · LAist, Newsweek, Spectrum News 1 +5- Hoktember S.: Asylum seeker suffers possible stroke in ICE custody at AdelantoA man held at Adelanto suffered a possible stroke, was hospitalized overnight, then returned to detention without timely medical updates to his lawyer. A court ordered his immediate release.Burbank, CA · Aug 11, 2026 · CourtListener
Car wash worker and father of three held two months by ICEA Santa Ana car wash worker and 33-year U.S. resident supporting three kids was held two months at Adelanto, sleeping on cold floors without blankets. He refused to sign deportation papers and is fighting to stay.“They made me sleep on the cold floor for a week without a blanket, a toothbrush or basic medical care for the injured man next to me,” — MarioSanta Ana, CA · Aug 9, 2026 · Daily Kos, Times of San Diego, LinkedIn +2
Mariana: Mexican woman arrested by ICE at immigration office, held in freezing facilityMariana, a Mexican woman, was arrested at a Fresno immigration office she believed was for a legalization appointment and spent a month at California City Detention Center enduring freezing cells and inadequate medical care.Fresno, CA · Jul 30, 2026 · El País
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.Patterson, CA · Jul 29, 2026 · Associated Press, Los Banos Enterprise, The Fresno Bee +9
Guadalupe M.C.: Man with internal bleeding returned early from hospital to ICE's Adelanto facilityGuadalupe Moreno Cristin, held at Adelanto's Desert View Annex, was returned from the hospital after four days despite internal bleeding, before doctors' recommended treatment was finished. An advocacy group is demanding his release.Adelanto, CA · Jul 18, 2026 · CourtListener
Ulises P.L.: Disabled carpenter says ICE beat him unconscious as daughter watched, then deportedUlises Peña López, a disabled Mexican carpenter and father in Sunnyvale, was beaten unconscious by ICE agents in front of his wife and daughter, shackled in the hospital, then deported to Mexico in October 2025.Sunnyvale, CA · Jul 7, 2026 · Disability Law United, Newsweek, Deer Social +3
Belizean asylum seeker held nearly two years by ICE alleges forced laborA Belizean asylum seeker held nearly two years at a Kern County detention facility described forced labor and medical neglect, and helped free other detainees through legal filings. He now challenges the fairness of his own bond hearing.California City, CA · Jun 25, 2026 · Freedom for Immigrants, Los Angeles Times, EXA +1
77-year-old man with liver disease held in ICE solitary against doctors' adviceA 77-year-old Iranian man with a rare liver disease was held in solitary confinement at Otay Mesa and lost 10 pounds over six weeks. A judge ordered his release in January.San Diego, CA · Jun 24, 2026 · KPBS, iNews Source
Hanne E.: Diabetic Norwegian denied insulin after ICE detains herHanne Engan, a 24-year-old Norwegian married to a U.S. citizen, was held at Otay Mesa for over a week where she says ICE confiscated her insulin and denied her care, leading to dangerously high blood sugar.San Diego, CA · Jun 16, 2026 · iNews Source, Diabetech, KRQE +5
Sami H.: British journalist held two weeks by ICE over Gaza commentsSami Hamdi, a 35-year-old British journalist, was detained at San Francisco airport after his visa was revoked over his comments on Gaza and Israel. Judges ordered him freed after two weeks, citing free speech violations.San Francisco, CA · Jun 8, 2026 · i News, The Independent, GB News +3
Carlitos P.: TikTok journalist shot by ICE, arm atrophied after 300 days heldCarlitos Ricardo Parias, a TikTok journalist and father of two with 340,000 followers documenting ICE activity, was shot in the elbow by agents and held over 300 days; his untreated arm has since atrophied.Los Angeles, CA · Jun 2026 · LA Taco, ABC7, Times of India +15
Rafie Ollah S.: 79-year-old U.S. citizen tackled by ICE agents suffers brain injuryRafie Ollah Shouhed, 79, a U.S. citizen and Van Nuys car wash owner who had recent heart surgery, was tackled and had a knee pressed on his neck during a September raid, suffering broken ribs and a brain injury.Los Angeles, CA · May 21, 2026 · ABC News, Latin Times, ABC News +11
Milena A.D.: DACA recipient arrested by ICE right after her green card approvalMilena Araya-Davis, a 27-year-old therapist brought to the U.S. from Peru at age 4, was arrested right after her green card approval and held a week at Otay Mesa, sleeping on the floor.San Diego, CA · May 11, 2026 · NBC San Diego, CBS 8, Radio Bilingüe +1
Iranians stripped of green cards held by ICE, one denied medical careSeveral Iranian green card holders in Los Angeles, including an Emory researcher and a woman with a severe blood disorder denied care, were detained over alleged government ties they deny.Los Angeles, CA · Apr 12, 2026 · TURNTO10, AOL, International Business Times India +2
José Guadalupe R.S.: Diabetic father of two dies of COVID pneumonia at Adelanto ICE facilityJosé Guadalupe Ramos Solano, married 28 years and father of two, died of COVID pneumonia after a month in Adelanto's ICE custody; a judge later ordered sweeping facility reforms.Torrance, CA · Mar 25, 2026 · CNN, LAist, NBC News +15
Three deaths, contaminated water and poor care documented at Adelanto ICE facilityRoughly 1,800 people held at California's Adelanto detention center face contaminated water, spoiled food, and inadequate medical care, with three deaths reported since September 2025.Adelanto, California · Mar 19, 2026 · Press Telegram, San Bernardino Sun, KVCR News +4
Irvin C.N.: Father of four dies after alleged medical negligence at Adelanto ICE facilityIrvin Cruz Nape, a father of four, died days after being released from Adelanto ICE facility, having reported heart attack symptoms in custody without proper treatment. His death is among at least four linked to the facility.Adelanto, CA · Mar 4, 2026 · LA Taco, KVCR News, LinkedIn
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
Huabing X.: Chinese man dies after seizure in ICE custodyHuabing Xie, 47, a Chinese immigrant, died after a seizure at an Imperial Valley detention facility; advocates held a vigil citing concerns over medical neglect and unsanitary conditions.Calexico, CA · Feb 21, 2026 · Calexico Chronicle, KYMA, NBC Palm Springs +9
Luis Y.C.: Honduran father dies in ICE custody at Imperial County facilityLuis Beltran Yañez-Cruz, a Honduran immigrant, died while held at the Imperial Regional Detention Facility. His daughter Jocelyn called for justice at a February vigil citing medical neglect and unsanitary conditions.Calexico, CA · Feb 21, 2026 · Calexico Chronicle, KYMA, NBC Palm Springs +1
Angie R.: Pregnant asylum seeker miscarries in ICE detention, denied prenatal careAngie Rodriguez, 24, discovered she was pregnant while held at a California ICE facility and received no prenatal care for weeks. She miscarried after experiencing bleeding and has since filed a lawsuit.Bakersfield, CA · Feb 20, 2026 · The Preamble, CourtListener, Twin Cities +4- Otay Mesa detainees throw notes over fence alleging poor food, medical neglectDetainees at Otay Mesa threw handwritten notes over the fence describing 280 days without fresh fruit, cold cells, and poor medical care. A congressman and county supervisors were denied entry to inspect the facility.San Diego, CA · Feb 16, 2026 · International Business Times, NBC San Diego, LA Taco +2
Yebio K.: Intellectually disabled man with heart failure denied care at California ICE jailYebio Kifle, 48, intellectually disabled with congestive heart failure, suffered severe medical neglect at a California detention facility. A judge has now ordered ICE to provide adequate healthcare there.California City, CA · Feb 11, 2026 · The Guardian, KQED, Los Angeles Times +2
Fernando V.R.: Detainee with suspected prostate cancer denied specialist care at ICE facilityFernando Viera Reyes, 50, showed signs of prostate cancer with PSA levels rising from 6.3 to 74 but was given only Flomax and vitamin C. He joined a class-action lawsuit over medical neglect at the CoreCivic facility.California City, CA · Feb 6, 2026 · ACLU of Indiana, KQED, Modesto Bee +5
Carlos C.: Father of three deported day after ICE raid on church food giveawayCarlos Chavez, a taco vendor and father of three active in his church's children's ministries, was chased and detained during a food giveaway and deported to Mexico the next day.Downey, CA · Feb 2, 2026 · San Fernando Sun, The Independent, Sarie Reads +9
Adelanto ICE detainees denied seizure medication, at least two have diedDetainees at Adelanto ICE Processing Center sued over denied medical care, poor nutrition and unsanitary conditions, citing untreated infections and at least two deaths, including Ismael Ayala-Uribe's in September 2025.Adelanto, CA · Jan 26, 2026 · Public Counsel, Immigration Defenders
Man with brain tumor denied seizure medication for hours in ICE detentionA 44-year-old Mexican man with a brain tumor was arrested near his Long Branch, New Jersey home days before starting chemotherapy. A guard was over five hours late giving him seizure medication, triggering a severe seizure.California City, CA · Jan 19, 2026 · NPR, Disability Rights California
Kaden R.: Protester permanently blinded by federal agent's round at Santa Ana rallyKaden Rummler, 21, was permanently blinded in one eye after a federal agent shot him in the face with a less-lethal round at a Santa Ana protest, requiring six-hour surgery to remove shrapnel.Santa Ana, CA · Jan 15, 2026 · Democracy Now, Sacramento Bee, Wave Browser News +8
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
Hanne D.: Diabetic Norwegian woman detained by ICE at green card interview, denied careHanne Daguman, a Norwegian student with Type 1 diabetes, was detained at her green card interview and held nine days at Otay Mesa without proper care. A judge closed her case, but she still wears an ankle monitor.San Diego, CA · Jan 2026 · Newsweek, 10News, Diabetech +3- Diana S.L.: DJ seeking asylum held unclothed in cold cell after ICE check-inDiana Sanchez Ledezma, a Stockton DJ known as DJ Reina Azteca, was detained at a routine check-in in December 2025. After months in custody marked by medical fear, a judge freed her in April.San Diego, CA · Dec 2025 · Daylight San Diego, Daily Cast News
- Yuri R.C.: Man denied heart medication in ICE detention rushed to ER twiceYuri Alexander Roque Campos, 30, with a life-threatening heart condition, was denied medication after a transfer and suffered a "pre-heart attack," landing in the ER twice within two days. He went over a month without seeing a doctor.California City, CA · Nov 12, 2025 · ACLU, Modesto Bee, The New Yorker +3
Sokhean K.: Detainee witnesses suicide attempt, denied mental health servicesSokhean Keo, held at California City Detention Facility, witnessed another detainee's suicide attempt but was denied mental health care and instead disciplined. He joined a lawsuit over conditions at the CoreCivic-run facility.California City, CA · Nov 12, 2025 · ACLU, Modesto Bee
Asylum-seekers detained in San Diego courthouse basement for days without proper careAsylum-seekers who came to a San Diego courthouse for routine check-ins were held in crowded basement cells for up to four days with thin mats, no privacy and constant lights.San Diego, CA · Oct 9, 2025 · Times of San Diego, NBC San Diego, 10News +1
Gustavo: Detainee reports inadequate medical care at California City ICE facilityGustavo, held at California City ICE Detention Facility, said medical staff withhold proper care and medication because they assume detainees will soon be deported to Mexico.“I am very concerned I have prostate cancer and it is taking a very long time to get it diagnosed and treated,” — Fernando Viera ReyesCalifornia City, CA · Sep 18, 2025 · The New Yorker, The Desert Sun, ACLU of Indiana +2
Karam: Detainee with stomach ulcer denied medication, vomiting blood in ICE custodyKaram, held at California City ICE Detention Facility with a chronic stomach ulcer, went without his medication, began vomiting blood, and has gone on four hunger strikes since September.California City, CA · Sep 18, 2025 · The New Yorker, The Desert Sun, ACLU of Indiana +2
Martin H.T.: Asylum-seeker with cancer held in cold, bedless cells at SF ICE officeMartin Hernandez-Torres, who has lived in the U.S. for 30 years and has cancer, was held up to six days at a San Francisco ICE office without a bed.San Francisco, CA · Sep 18, 2025 · Mission Local, ACLU, Sacramento Bee +1
Mario: Carwash worker held two months by ICE, still unable to workMario, a father of three who worked 33 years after immigrating from Mexico, was detained in an August carwash raid and held two months, including six nights on a cell floor; he remains unable to work and traumatized.Santa Ana, CA · Aug 19, 2025 · The Guardian, LA Public Press, Times of San Diego +2
Narciso B.: Gardener, father of Marines, punched by agents during ICE arrestNarciso Barranco, a landscaper in the U.S. since the 1990s, was punched and tackled by masked agents at a Santa Ana IHOP. His son, a Marine veteran, said he was later thirsty, hungry and unmedicated in custody.Tustin, CA · Jun 22, 2025 · FOX 11 Los Angeles, Lipstick Alley, Fullerton Observer +3- Diabetic construction worker arrested at Metro stop, held six days without carePedro Vasquez Perdomo, 54, a day laborer managing diabetes in Pasadena for decades, was handcuffed at a Metro stop by masked armed agents and held without medical care for his condition for six days.Los Angeles, CA · Jun 18, 2025 · CourtListener
54-year-old tamale vendor suffers heart attack after Border Patrol arrestA 54-year-old woman who sold tamales at the same Pacoima spot for 10 years was arrested without a warrant, lost consciousness, and suffered a heart attack before being hospitalized.Pacoima, CA · Jun 19, 2025 · Los Angeles Times, CBS News, San Fernando Sun +2
At least 373 car wash workers detained in Southern California ICE raidsAt least 373 car wash workers were detained across 106 Southern California car washes since June 2025. One worker of 33 years described two months sleeping on a cold floor without medical care.Los Angeles County, CA · Jun 9, 2025 · ABC7, LA Public Press, Times of San Diego +2- Petronila P.P.: Guatemalan woman dies as Border Patrol agents wait instead of using ladderPetronila Elizabeth Poma Perez, 24, called for help for about 24 minutes atop the border wall near San Diego before falling 30 feet to her death, as agents waited for fire department help instead of using a nearby ladder.San Diego, CA · Apr 1, 2025 · Times of San Diego, NBC San Diego, CBP +2
Colorado
Edward N.: Priest, 78, held by ICE 13 months, untreated illnessEdward Nalwamba, 78, a Ugandan priest living in Colorado over two decades, was freed after 13 months in ICE detention, having to be carried out after losing the ability to walk.Aurora, CO · Oct 20, 2026 · CBS News, indcatholicnews.com- 12 detainees contract tuberculosis at Colorado ICE facility, quarantined without air conditioningA Mexican man in his 30s with health conditions was among 12 detainees who contracted tuberculosis at a Colorado ICE facility, quarantined with healthy detainees as air conditioning failed amid 100-degree heat.Aurora, CO · Jul 14, 2026 · Factum Immigration, Sentinel Colorado, The Guardian
- William M.C.: Diabetic Nicaraguan man held by ICE despite no removal plansA 48-year-old Nicaraguan man held at Aurora ICE Processing Center since July 2026 says he lacks adequate care for diabetes and hypertension, even though ICE has no plans to deport him.Aurora, CO · Jul 1, 2026 · CourtListener
Hayam G.: Mother of five denied care, nearly deported despite orderHayam El Gamal, an Egyptian mother of five held for over a year in Texas detention, was denied care for a chest growth and pericardial effusion, then nearly deported on a jet before a federal judge intervened.“attempt to remove the El Gamal family is in violation of a federal court order and must be halted immediately. The rights of the entire population and the most basic principles of separation of powers are at stake.” — Eric LeeDenver, CO · Apr 27, 2026 · The Mirror, Meyka, U.S. News & World Report +29
Florida
Diabetic Cuban detainee denied medication, now faces deportation to AfricaNoslén Sendra, 41, a diabetic Cuban detainee, suffered pancreatitis requiring hospitalization and his wife says he still isn't getting needed medication at a Miami federal detention center.Miramar, FL · Oct 21, 2026 · El País, The Guardian
Raúl S.H.: Cuban man says he was locked in phone-booth-sized cage at Alligator AlcatrazRaúl Suárez Herrero, 59, a former truck driver who lived in the U.S. nearly five decades, says he was caged for 15 hours at 'Alligator Alcatraz' and later deported to Mexico.Ochopee, FL · Sep 18, 2026 · The Bold News, Cuba Headlines, Phoenix Q +2
Immigrants held by ICE in Miami endure extreme heat, cockroaches, medical neglectFive immigrants held at Miami's downtown federal detention center described scorching, cockroach-infested cells, overflowing toilets and denied medical care, with some facing solitary confinement for speaking to reporters.Miami, FL · Jul 18, 2026 · Miami Herald, Tampa Free Press
Katsiaryna B.: Belarusian cancer survivor hospitalized repeatedly after ICE denies her medicationKatsiaryna Bartko, a 33-year-old Belarusian thyroid cancer survivor, has been hospitalized three times while detained after being denied daily hormone medication she needs. Doctors warn her detention risks organ failure or death.Miramar, FL · Jun 19, 2026 · Newsweek, Belsat, KSHB +2
About 800 transferred from Everglades ICE facility, families struggle to locate themAbout 800 detainees were transferred out of the Everglades facility known as "Alligator Alcatraz," with families and lawyers unable to locate many of them after officials cited hurricane concerns.Florida Everglades, FL · Jun 18, 2026 · Associated Press, ABC News, News Tribune +5- Angel L.L.: Salvadoran asylum seeker beaten by ICE, held in solitary, deported to MexicoAngel Lemus-Linares, 32, a Salvadoran asylum seeker, was beaten and held in solitary confinement for seven days without adequate medical care at a Texas detention center. He was later deported after his asylum claim was denied.Everglades, FL · May 18, 2026 · The Nation, The Independent, The Prospect +2
Justo B.: Cuban man denied insulin by ICE suffers strokes during 7-month detentionJusto Betancourt, 54, a Cuban immigrant with lawful status, suffered strokes and a diabetic coma during seven months at a Florida detention facility. A judge ordered him freed in May.Miami, FL · May 15, 2026 · CiberCuba, Newsweek, CBS News +8
Detainees report fecal flooding and maggots in food at Florida's Alligator AlcatrazDetainees at Florida's Alligator Alcatraz reported non-functioning toilets, contaminated food, and denied medical care; one was hospitalized by ambulance on July 7. Over 250 held there have no criminal convictions or charges.Everglades, FL · Aug 7, 2025 · Washington Post, CBS News, Associated Press +2
Luis Manuel R.V.: Man who collapsed at Alligator Alcatraz still held with worsening healthLuis Manuel Rivas Velásquez collapsed at Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" detention center and was hospitalized amid reports of inadequate medical response. He is now held in El Paso with reportedly worsening health.Ochopee, Florida · Aug 5, 2025 · Prism Reports, M. Centee Law, CBS News +1
Detainees on ten-day hunger strike at Florida detention center, one hospitalizedDetainees at a South Florida facility nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz" have hunger-struck for ten days over conditions; one, Pedro Hernández, was hospitalized but kept refusing food.Miramar, FL · Aug 1, 2025 · The Independent, NBC News, NBC Miami
Detainees at three Florida immigration centers denied insulin and inhalersA Human Rights Watch report found detainees at three Florida facilities denied insulin and inhalers, forced to sleep on concrete floors, and facing excessive force; substandard care was linked to two deaths.Miami, FL · Jul 21, 2025 · Human Rights Watch, ACLU Florida, Amnesty USA +2- Krome Detention Center detainees coughing blood, unresponsive, 911 calls showDozens of 911 calls from Krome Detention Center between April and June 2025 described detainees unresponsive, coughing blood or suffering chest pains without adequate medical response from staff.Miami, FL · Jul 10, 2025 · NBC Miami, WLRN, Kitsap Banners Independent
Immigrants held in Florida Everglades report lack of water, denied medicineDetainees from Cuba and Colombia at a Florida Everglades facility reported no water, electricity problems, inadequate food, mosquitoes, and being denied bathrooms, showers, medicine, and lawyers; state officials deny the claims.Ochopee, FL · Jul 9, 2025 · NBC News, CBS News, Associated Press +1
Johnny N.: Canadian green card holder dies in ICE custody from preventable kidney failureJohnny Noviello, 49, a Canadian green card holder who lived in Florida for nearly four decades, died in ICE custody in Miami on June 23 from kidney failure doctors called preventable with treatment.Miami, FL · Jun 23, 2025 · National Post, New York Times, International Business Times +6
Maria I.: Florida pastor's wife with yearly permission to stay deported by DHSMaria Isidro, 52, a Mexican immigrant and pastor's wife married 31 years with four children, was detained at a routine check-in and deported to Mexico after eight days in custody.Tallahassee, FL · Jun 3, 2025 · Tallahassee.com, Miami Herald, People +2
Marie Ange B.: Haitian woman dies in ICE custody after guards allegedly ignored her distressMarie Ange Blaise, a 44-year-old Haitian woman, died in April 2025 at a Florida detention center after complaining of chest pains for hours while guards reportedly ignored pleas for help from other detained women.Pompano Beach, FL · Apr 25, 2025 · USA Today, CBS News, Miami Herald +5
Maksym C.: Ukrainian man dies after delayed emergency response to stroke at ICE facilityMaksym Chernyak, a 44-year-old Ukrainian man who fled Russia's invasion, suffered a stroke at Krome after days without treatment for worsening symptoms. Staff reportedly delayed calling 911; he died two days later.Miami-Dade County, FL · Feb 20, 2025 · Miami Herald, Washington Post, ACLU +9- Harpinder C.: British entrepreneur on valid visa hospitalized after ICE denied him insulinHarpinder Singh Chauhan, a 56-year-old British entrepreneur and father of two on a valid visa, had his insulin and inhaler confiscated in detention and collapsed in April with cardiac symptoms before being deported to the UK in June.Florida, FL · Feb 11, 2025 · Human Rights Watch, Economic Times, HuffPost
Women held by ICE at male-only Krome facility denied care, three hospitalizedWomen held at the male-only Krome facility were crammed into a cell with one exposed toilet and denied showers and medications, with three requiring hospitalization before receiving care.Miami, FL · February 2025 · Human Rights Watch
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
Honduran woman with injured ankle waits a week for crutches in detentionA Honduran woman held at Krome was denied cleaning supplies and pain relief for menstrual cramps, then fell from her bunk after transfer and walked in pain for a week before getting crutches.Miami, FL · February 2025 · Human Rights Watch, Prison Legal News- Andrea: Postpartum green card holder held by ICE, separated from her infantAndrea, 31, a Green Card holder from Argentina who had lived in the U.S. since age three, was detained after calling police during a domestic dispute just months after giving birth, separating her from her infant.Orlando, FL · Feb 1, 2025 · Human Rights Watch, Economic Times, HuffPost
Brazilian man beaten by Krome guards, denied care until near amputationA Brazilian man was beaten by Krome guards after a January canteen fight, then denied timely care for knee injuries months later. Hospital staff said further delay could have led to amputation.Miami, FL · January 2025 · Human Rights Watch
Georgia
- About 500 on hunger strike over conditions at Folkston ICE facilityAbout 500 detainees, including 372 men in one building, launched a hunger strike at Georgia's Folkston ICE facility over undrinkable water, inadequate food and medical care, and prolonged detention.Folkston, GA · Oct 6, 2026 · The Current GA, Georgia Public Broadcasting
Guatemalan man Tasered by ICE in Georgia, denied medical careA Guatemalan man was Tasered and hospitalized during a violent arrest that left him with a broken nose and missing teeth, and his family says he still lacks proper medical care in detention.Doraville, GA · July 30, 2026 · NBC News, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Guatemalan man's leg nearly amputated from untreated infection in ICE custodyA 48-year-old Guatemalan man held at Stewart Detention Center developed a severe leg infection after being shackled and left on a dirty floor; he nearly lost the leg before his October 2025 release.Lumpkin, GA · Jun 5, 2026 · Washington Times, KFF Health News, HuffPost +1
Rodney T.: Double amputee barber denied proper prosthetics during 15 months in ICE detentionRodney Taylor, a 47-year-old double amputee barber from Liberia, was held 15 months at Stewart Detention Center over a decades-old, pardoned burglary conviction. He was released in May 2026 after advocacy from lawmakers and his wife.Lumpkin, GA · May 11, 2026 · The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Fox 5 Atlanta, WRDW +7
Zharick B.O.: Eight months pregnant asylum seeker deported to Colombia in medical distressZharick Daniela Buitrago Ortiz, 21 and eight months pregnant, was deported to Colombia in medical distress; a judge's order blocking her removal arrived about three hours after her flight left.Atlanta, GA · Jan 22, 2026 · The Guardian, Law360, FOX 11 Los Angeles +3
Alma B.: Macon woman claiming U.S. citizenship held 243 days by ICEAlma Bowman, 59, of Macon, who says she is a U.S. citizen born in the Philippines to a Navy serviceman, was held 243 days at Stewart Detention Center before her November release.Macon, GA · Nov 27, 2025 · Georgia Public Broadcasting, Macon Telegraph, 11Alive
Illinois
- Jose Enrique O.D.: Father with pending asylum case wrongly deported by ICE, returned to ChicagoJose Enrique Ojeda Duarte, a Venezuelan father of two, was wrongly deported after seven months in detention due to a government data error. He has reunited with his family in Chicago but struggles with anxiety and fear.“They treated us like dogs. Everything was bad, even the water. They were killing us little by little.” — Jose Enrique Ojeda DuarteChicago, IL · Jul 7, 2026 · WBEZ, Latin Times, Entorno Inteligente +4
Omar B.C.: Colombian father with work permit deported by ICE, wife and children followA Colombian father with a valid work permit was detained on his way to English class and deported to Colombia; his wife and two younger children left Chicago to reunite with him.Chicago, IL · Jul 1, 2026 · CBS News, Style Magazine, Streamline Feed
15 people who entered legally detained in ICE raids in Bloomington-NormalFifteen people, many long-term residents from Venezuela, Mexico, Ecuador and Guatemala, were detained in Bloomington-Normal workplace raids, separating families and breadwinners. One detainee was denied a breathing machine while held.Bloomington-Normal, IL · Jul 1, 2026 · WGLT, Central Illinois Proud, Omny
Joytu C.: Student with U.S. citizen wife self-deports after months in ICE detentionJoytu Chowdhury, 24, a former Illinois Wesleyan finance and computer science student from Bangladesh, left the U.S. after two months in detention, separating him from his American wife.“I reached a point where I felt completely broken—exhausted, overwhelmed and uncertain about everything. Eventually, I gave up and chose to self-deport, not because I wanted to but because I felt like I had no other choice left. In many ways, it felt like that's what the system pushes people toward—to wear them down until they can't keep fighting anymore.” — Joytu ChowdhuryBloomington-Normal, IL · Apr 16, 2026 · Newsweek, Ur All News, IWU Argus +5
Nayra G.: Mother detained by ICE 15 days after C-section, separated from NICU newbornNayra Guzmán, 22, was detained while driving to see her premature newborn in the NICU just 15 days after a C-section. Held over a day without postpartum care, she was later released on bail with her family.Cicero, IL · Feb 20, 2026 · Chicago Sun-Times, 19th News, Daily Kos +12
Man struck repeatedly by CBP agent in Evanston denied medical careA 27-year-old Chicago man was recorded being repeatedly struck by a CBP agent after a car crash in Evanston and said he was denied medical care during about five hours in custody.Evanston, IL · Oct 31, 2025 · CBS News, Anarchist Federation, Evanston Roundtable +1
Indiana
Tuan B.: Vietnamese man dies after stroke in ICE custodyTuan Van Bui, 55, came to the U.S. in 1990 under the Amerasian Homecoming Act and lived in Philadelphia. He collapsed from a stroke and died in ICE detention in Indiana while fighting his case in court.Miami Correctional Center, IN · May 16, 2026 · WTHR, ABC News, Indianapolis Star +8
Lorth S. and Tuan B.: Two detainees die at Indiana ICE facility where care was reportedly delayedRep. André Carson visited Miami Correctional Facility, where detainees reported broken intercoms and delayed medical care, and is demanding an investigation after two detainees died there in February and April.Miami County, IN · Apr 9, 2026 · WLFI, WFYI, WRTV +1
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Camila T.P.: Transgender asylum seeker says she was assaulted, denied care in ICE detentionCamila Toro de Paula, 25, a transgender asylum seeker from Venezuela, has spent 11 months in a men's detention facility in Louisiana, saying she's been assaulted and held in solitary without regular access to water.Jena, LA · Aug 20, 2026 · Seattle Times, Verite News, The Pink Times
Detainees report TB outbreak, overcrowding at Louisiana ICE facilityDetainees at a Louisiana ICE facility say 76 people are held in one crowded space amid tuberculosis, flu, and conjunctivitis outbreaks, with sick people placed in isolation instead of given medical care.Louisiana · Aug 8, 2026 · WWNO, ICE
Women at Louisiana ICE facility report beatings, medical neglect, missing childrenWomen held at a Louisiana ICE facility describe beatings, medical neglect and separation from their children, including a mother kept from her five-month-old daughter and a woman denied kidney care.Basile, LA · Jul 29, 2026 · Americans Against ICE, New York 1, Kaizen- Jose G.D.: Guatemalan immigrant with spinal injuries held in Louisiana, alleges inadequate careA Guatemalan man who came to the U.S. at 15 in 2008 is challenging his detention at a Louisiana facility, citing inadequate care for spinal injuries; a judge ordered a sealed medical report within 14 days.Winnfield, LA · Mar 31, 2026 · CourtListener
Ali and Adel: Gay Iranian couple held by ICE, one in wheelchair without proper careAli and Adel, a gay Iranian couple who fled persecution, were detained after seeking asylum; Adel remains wheelchair-bound without proper medical care as both face possible deportation to Iran.New Orleans, LA · Mar 27, 2026 · TIME, CBS News, MS Now +5
Marie: Pregnant student held 20+ weeks by ICE, denied prenatal care, develops eclampsiaA pregnant graduate student who entered the U.S. lawfully was held over 20 weeks, placed in solitary confinement, and denied prenatal vitamins before being released. She later developed eclampsia and postpartum depression.Louisiana, LA · Mar 24, 2026 · NBC News, ACLU, Latin Times +6
Lucia: Pregnant woman shackled, denied care, miscarries in ICE detentionA pregnant woman was detained during a routine check-in and left bleeding for hours without care before being shackled for an emergency room trip, where she miscarried and needed a transfusion.Louisiana, LA · Feb 20, 2026 · NBC News, ACLU, Latin Times +6
Alicia: Detained pregnant woman miscarries in ICE custody, denied care, then deportedA woman named Alicia miscarried while detained at a Louisiana facility after being denied adequate food and medical care. She was held two more months, then deported, separated from her children.Louisiana · Feb 20, 2026 · AOL, News 4 San Antonio, 19th News
Cecil E.Q.: Pregnant Honduran mother detained by ICE, separated from breastfeeding babyCecil Elvir-Quinonez, 25, a Honduran mother in the U.S. since 2014, was separated from her breastfeeding infant after a traffic stop. She later learned in detention she was pregnant, receiving little care amid bleeding.Louisiana, LA · Jan 23, 2026 · Threads, 19th News, Latin Times +5
Farah: Gay Moroccan woman granted protection deported via Cameroon, now hiding in MoroccoFarah, 21, a gay Moroccan woman who fled her family after they allegedly tried to kill her, was deported to Cameroon in January 2026 and now hides in Morocco, fearing them still.Alexandria, LA · Jan 15, 2026 · El País, Hespress (English), India Today +2
Queer and trans immigrants allege abuse at Louisiana ICE detention facility.Queer and trans immigrants held at a Louisiana ICE facility say they were forced into unpaid hard labor and sexually harassed or assaulted by an assistant warden between 2023 and 2025. Four filed formal complaints.Basile, LA · Oct 16, 2025 · The Guardian, Newsweek, Rift TV +1
Iris M.L.: Guatemalan woman deported 10 days after stillbirth in ICE custodyA Guatemalan woman lost her son to a stillbirth while held at a Louisiana detention center, then was shackled and deported ten days later, records showing she lacked prenatal care.Richwood, LA · May 9, 2025 · Qoshe, The Guardline, International Business Times- Amilcar L.P.: Former DACA recipient with U.S. citizen daughters deported to HondurasAmilcar Lisser-Posadas, 29, a former DACA recipient and father of two U.S. citizen daughters, was held 12 days in overcrowded conditions, sick and untreated, then deported to Honduras despite a pending legal request.Alexandria, LA · Apr 23, 2025 · The Guardian
- Carlos: Venezuelan TPS holder detained by ICE with inadequate medical careCarlos, a Venezuelan with approved Temporary Protected Status, was detained in February despite his valid status. He describes prison-like conditions, costly phone calls and inadequate medical care.Louisiana · Apr 17, 2025 · Freedom for Immigrants
- Two mothers deported by ICE with children, including 4-year-old with cancerTwo mothers were deported to Honduras with their children days after routine check-ins, including a 4-year-old U.S. citizen with Stage 4 kidney cancer sent without his medication. They are now suing over the removals.Louisiana · April 2025 · ACLU, Miami Herald, The Mirror +1
Trans-Latina advocate lured to ICE office, denied care and deported to MexicoA trans-Latina community organizer and 2024 human rights award recipient was lured to an ICE office with promises of leniency, detained, allegedly mistreated, then deported to Mexico, a country she had never lived in.New Orleans, LA · February 2025 · ACLU, WWNO, Institute for Policy Studies +1
Maine
Marcos G.S.: Contractor with U.S. citizen wife held 7 months by ICEMarcos Gaspar-Da Silva, a 32-year-old Brazilian contractor married to a U.S. citizen, was held nearly seven months and lost over 26 pounds before a judge granted him permanent residency in August.Maine · Aug 16, 2026 · News Center Maine, Newsweek, Phoenix New Times +4
Olivia A.: Nursing student held six months by ICE without mental health careOlivia Andre, 19, a nursing student and asylum seeker from Congo, was held six months in Texas, losing nearly 20 pounds with no mental health care. A judge ruled her detention unlawful.Portland, ME · May 9, 2026 · ABC News, NBC News, Press Herald +9
Ecuadoran asylum seeker with epilepsy suffered seizures after ICE took her medicationAn Ecuadoran asylum seeker held in Maine for five months was transferred without her epilepsy medication, shackled without food or bathroom access, and suffered seizures; a judge ordered her released and the government to pay her legal fees.Portland, ME · Jan 22, 2026 · Bangor Daily News, The Maine Monitor
Maryland
Dozens held up to 10 days in overcrowded Baltimore ICE officeDozens of detainees have been held in overcrowded conditions at ICE's Baltimore Field Office for up to 10 days without adequate beds or hygiene products, as lawmakers are denied access to inspect the facility.Baltimore, MD · Jan 28, 2026 · WBAL, CBS News
Tiago S.M.: Maryland contractor shot by ICE on Christmas Eve, held nine monthsTiago Alexandre Sousa-Martins, a Baltimore contractor and father of two who came to the U.S. at 13, was shot by ICE agents on Christmas Eve and hospitalized for weeks. He was freed after nearly nine months in detention.“We see him outside playing with his kids a lot,” — a neighborGlen Burnie, MD · Dec 24, 2025 · WMAR 2 News, Anne Arundel County, CBS News +3
Massachusetts
Gedion M.: Waltham man held 19 months by ICE, deported to Uganda injuredGedion Masunsu, 42, a longtime Waltham resident who worked with military contractors in Iraq, was deported to Uganda after 19 months in detention. He has an untreated shoulder injury and no family there.“They took me…I feel bad….I have nothing I can do.” — Gedion MasunsuWaltham, MA · Oct 4, 2026 · Waltham Times, HCN Times, PACER Monitor
Iara C.S.: Brazilian woman recovering from miscarriage detained by ICE, denied medical careIara do Carmo Santana, 29, a Brazilian house cleaner recovering from a miscarriage, was detained after a 911 call and denied medical care for days. A judge ordered her released.Burlington, MA · Sep 8, 2026 · Boston Globe, Boston.com, International Business Times +2
Newton W.: Oak Bluffs chef held by ICE 10 months, suffered untreated heart attacksNewton Waite, a Jamaican-born Oak Bluffs chef and father of a U.S. citizen daughter, spent 10 months in ICE detention, suffering two untreated heart attacks before a judge ordered his release.Falmouth, MA · Jul 9, 2026 · Vineyard Gazette, News Americas Now, Documented
Edual U.: Framingham man forcibly detained by ICE pleads for water and hospitalEdual Rafael Ulloa, 25, of Framingham was detained in Chestnut Hill over a Natick warrant hours after posting bail. Video showed him shouting for help and asking for water, saying he had asthma; he remains in custody.Chestnut Hill, MA · May 15, 2026 · Brookline News, Patch, News Chunks
Rümeysa Ö.: Turkish doctoral student held by ICE over op-ed suffers 12 asthma attacksRümeysa Öztürk, a 30-year-old Turkish doctoral student at Tufts, was detained for 45 days and suffered asthma attacks after co-writing a pro-Palestinian op-ed; a judge later terminated her deportation case.“While I am grateful for the court’s decision, I still feel a great deal of grief for all the educational rights I have been arbitrarily denied as a scholar and a woman in my final year of doctoral studies.” — Rümeysa ÖztürkSomerville, MA · Feb 9, 2026 · CNN, KTVZ, Boston.com +5
Ihsanullah G.: Afghan doctoral student with brain cancer suffers daily seizures in ICE custodyIhsanullah Garay, 38, an Afghan doctoral student with brain cancer, was detained while delivering food and moved to a Georgia facility far from his Boston cancer doctors. His health has worsened; he now needs a wheelchair and has daily seizures.“So I canceled his ticket … I paid extra for a taxi driver to bring him to the bus station.” — Abdul Ahad StorayMethuen, MA · Oct 16, 2025 · WBUR, Lowell Sun
Michigan
- Woman denied blood pressure medication, mocked by staff in ICE detentionA woman with a decade-long history of high blood pressure was denied her medication and mocked by staff before a hypertensive emergency sent her to the hospital in shackles.Detroit, MI · May 20, 2026 · Michigan Public, La Prensa Newspaper, ACLU of Michigan +1
Yerlys M.L.: Venezuelan asylum seeker's kneecap fractured by ICE agents during Detroit arrestYerlys Moreno López, a Venezuelan asylum seeker, suffered a fractured kneecap and head trauma when ICE agents tackled her near her Detroit home. She remains detained despite doctors' recommendation she be moved to a better-equipped facility.Detroit, MI · May 19, 2026 · Associated Press, The Independent, Outlier Media
Baldwin, Michigan ICE detainees launch hunger strike over medical neglectUp to 1,400 detainees at Michigan's North Lake Processing Facility began a hunger and labor strike over medical neglect and long stays, some lasting nearly six months; some units stopped striking by midweek.Baldwin, MI · Apr 23, 2026 · Michigan Public, Perilous Chronicle, MLive +1
Nenko G.: Bulgarian business owner dies from untreated diabetes in ICE custodyNenko Gantchev, a 56-year-old Bulgarian business owner who had lived in Chicago for 30 years, died in December of untreated diabetes while held at a Michigan detention facility. Lawmakers and his family are demanding an investigation.Baldwin, MI · Feb 17, 2026 · ABC7 Chicago, Inquisitr, Cash Walk Labs +7
Minnesota
Woman denied ovarian cyst surgery during four months in ICE detentionA 24-year-old Guatemalan woman was held four months in a Texas detention center, denied surgery for a painful cyst. She now lives in Burnsville with family, pursuing asylum while wearing an ankle monitor.Minnesota · Jun 26, 2026 · Sahan Journal, Minnesota Reformer
Aliya R.: Disabled U.S. citizen denied medical care, blacked out in ICE custodyAliya Rahman, a Bangladeshi American with autism, was pulled from her car and hogtied by agents in Minneapolis on her way to a doctor's visit. Denied medical care, she blacked out and was hospitalized before being released without charge.Minneapolis, MN · May 25, 2026 · MacArthur Justice, Total News, CBS News +3
Oudone L.: Laotian refugee missed cancer treatment during ICE detention, now in hospice careOudone Lothirath, 57, a Laotian refugee and member of Minneapolis's Lao Buddhist community, was detained and moved 1,300 miles to a Texas facility, missing chemotherapy for terminal cancer. He is now in hospice care after his cancer spread.“Shockingly enough, they let him out, but I think it’s because they just knew if he stayed, he would have died in their custody.” — Christina VilaySt. Paul, MN · May 7, 2026 · The Independent, Star Tribune, El Risala +4
Aldrin: Father detained by ICE in Minnesota as young daughters watchedAldrin, a father and his family's main provider, was detained in January 2026 after agents followed him home in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, as his young daughters watched from a window. He was later moved to New Mexico.Columbia Heights, MN · Feb 24, 2026 · Give a Hand, Greater Long Island, MLive +1
Javier A.V.: Kidney transplant recipient detained by ICE, denied anti-rejection medication for weeksJavier Abreu-Vasquez, 38, a kidney transplant recipient, was arrested while delivering groceries for his church's mutual aid group and held nearly two weeks without proper anti-rejection medication. A judge ordered his release and he returned home February 19.Rochester, MN · Feb 19, 2026 · MPR News, MPR News, KTTC +3
Elizabeth Z.C. and Rosa Elena C.C.: 10-year-old girl detained by ICE, taken 1,200 miles to TexasElizabeth Zuna Caisaguano, 10, was taken with her mother on the way to her school bus and held a month in Texas before a judge blocked their deportation and freed them.Columbia Heights, MN · Feb 6, 2026 · CBS News, The Guardian, Sahan Journal +12
Matthew A.: Minnesota rapper tackled and sprayed by ICE at protestMatthew Allen, known as rapper Nur-D, was chased, tackled, pepper-sprayed and briefly detained by federal agents while protesting a fatal ICE shooting, leaving him with a knee injury.Minneapolis, MN · Jan 24, 2026 · Rolling Stone, hot97.com, Los Angeles Times
Orbin H.S.: Honduran man dragged unconscious from car by Border PatrolOrbin Mauricio Henríquez Serrano, 27, recovering from leg surgery, was dragged unconscious from his car when Border Patrol smashed its window at a St. Paul gas station. He remains held in El Paso without medical care.St. Paul, MN · Jan 15, 2026 · MSN, Newsweek, Fox News +3
Mubashir: U.S. citizen choked, detained by ICE in Minneapolis over Somali appearanceMubashir, 20, a naturalized U.S. citizen, was choked and handcuffed by ICE agents on his lunch break in Minneapolis despite showing his passport, and held two hours before being released.Minneapolis, MN · Dec 13, 2025 · Fausto Tounsi, CBS News, International Business Times +2
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
Mississippi
Aidar N.: Russian asylum seeker held over 18 months in Mississippi develops kidney problemsAidar Nafikov, a Russian asylum seeker, has been held over a year and a half at a Mississippi facility awaiting a ruling on his case. His wife says his health has worsened, including strep throat and new kidney problems.Natchez, MS · Sep 3, 2026 · ProPublica, Habeas Dockets- Mississippi ICE detainees say they were left in extreme heat, denied careDetainees at a Mississippi ICE facility reported a gas leak, a two-day power outage without air conditioning, and denied medical care; CoreCivic disputed the claims, but an inspection found 23 violations.Natchez, MS · Aug 14, 2026 · The Guardian, Is America Better Yet, PressBee
Missouri
ICE detainees crowded in Missouri jail, pregnant woman lacks prenatal careICE detainees at a Missouri jail holding over 150 people were found sleeping on thin trays with little access to clean water, medical care, or legal help, including a pregnant woman denied prenatal care.Ste. Genevieve, MO · May 27, 2026 · KCUR, Ashrei Foundation, Yahoo News +1
Leo C.S.: Mexican man dies by suicide in ICE custody after untreated hallucinationsLeo Cruz Silva, 34, died by suicide in a Missouri jail on October 4 after days of untreated hallucinations and paranoia while held for ICE. About 50 people later gathered for a community vigil in his memory.Ste. Genevieve, MO · Oct 13, 2025 · PBS, News.net, Spotlight PA +4
Nevada
New Jersey
Jean Wilson B.: Haitian man dies at Newark ICE facility, ambulance delayed for detainee vanJean Wilson Brutus, a 41-year-old Haitian man, died of a pulmonary embolism less than a day after arriving at Newark's Delaney Hall detention facility. His ambulance was delayed five minutes so a van of new detainees could enter first.Newark, NJ · Oct 13, 2026 · Globe Newswire, New Jersey Herald, Journal Standard +8
Newark ICE detainees on hunger strike, woman reports miscarriage without helpDetainees at a Newark detention center held a hunger strike over spoiled food and poor medical care, as Newark's mayor was arrested visiting the site and a senator was hit with tear gas trying to mediate.“Woman who had a miscarriage and left to manage all on her own.” — Sen. Andy KimNewark, NJ · Oct 5, 2026 · WFMD, Fox News, CBS News +2
Brandon D.: U.S. citizen thrown down, held five hours by ICE in Passaic, NJBrandon Domena, a lifelong Passaic County, New Jersey resident and U.S. citizen, was restrained face-down and held five hours by ICE while watching agents arrest a neighbor. He was released the same day without charges.Passaic, NJ · Aug 27, 2026 · The Nerd Stash, News 12 New Jersey, Attack of the Fanboy
Edwin L.C.: Diabetic father dies in New Jersey ICE custody after alleged medication denialEdwin Jovanny Lopez-Cornejo, a Salvadoran father who lived in the U.S. nearly 20 years, died August 1 after a medical emergency at a New Jersey ICE facility. His family says he was denied medication.“I will not let his story be unheard, I want his voice to be heard loud and clear,” — Lopez Cornejo's 12-year-old daughterNewark, NJ · Aug 4, 2026 · The City Reporter, MS Now, Jersey Vindicator +25
300 detainees on hunger strike at Delaney Hall report beatings, solitaryAbout 300 people held at Delaney Hall in Newark went on hunger strike over spoiled food, filthy bathrooms, and poor medical care, including one detainee denied treatment for a head injury after slipping in the shower.Newark, NJ · Jun 30, 2026 · CBS News, NBC News, El País +10
Laura M.L.: Colombian woman vomiting blood denied medical care in Newark ICE detentionA 33-year-old Colombian woman held at Delaney Hall in Newark has vomited blood and suffered severe pain for days, receiving only antibiotics despite fainting twice and being hospitalized once.Newark, NJ · Jun 4, 2026 · The City Reporter, Monthly Review Online, KFF Health News +1
Andy K.: Senator pepper-sprayed by ICE agents, treated by medics outside Newark detention facilitySen. Andy Kim was pepper-sprayed and struck in the hand while trying to defuse a clash outside Newark's Delaney Hall, where detainees were on a hunger strike over food and medical care.Newark, NJ · May 25, 2026 · The Guardian, NJ.com, The Daily Beast +2
New Mexico
Rogelio B.: Cuban hunger striker moved across four states, deported to Ecuador by ICERogelio Bolufé, 44, was moved across four states after a 10-day hunger strike protesting detention conditions, then deported to Ecuador in May 2026 while appealing his case.Estancia, NM · May 11, 2026 · Tri City Record, Are You Pop, News from the States +2
Rogelio B.I.: Cuban hunger striker says ICE shuttled him through four states, denied careRogelio Bolufé Izquierdo, a 44-year-old Cuban detainee who organized about 200 others to document poor facility conditions, says he was denied medical care and shuffled through four states during a hunger strike.Estancia, NM · Apr 19, 2026 · Albuquerque Journal, News from the States, Tri City Record +1
Adriana L. and Miguel C.: Venezuelan family with sick son loses home after two-month ICE detentionA Venezuelan family of four, including a son with kidney issues, spent two months detained in Dilley, Texas, after a routine check-in. Released in mid-February, they found themselves evicted, jobless, and now living in their car.Las Cruces, NM · Mar 9, 2026 · ABC News, ABC7 News, Falcón Informativa
Deivi M.P.: Venezuelan TPS delivery driver tased by ICE at Walmart, hits headDeivi Jose Molina-Pena, 33, a Venezuelan delivery driver with protected status, was tased and struck his head during his arrest at a Walmart. He remained held in El Paso with no medical evaluation.Albuquerque, NM · Jul 7, 2025 · Source NM, Free Republic, Red River Observer +1
New York
Oscar B.: Bronx father shot in neck by ICE agent, 5-year-old son in backseatOscar Belgal, 28, a Dominican construction worker and father, was shot in the neck by a plainclothes ICE agent while his 5-year-old son sat in the backseat. He remains held in solitary with the bullet still lodged in his neck.New York, NY · Oct 14, 2026 · Associated Press, The Guardian, Gothamist +34
Alevtina S.: Asylum seeker with neurological disorder shackled by ICE, held nearly a monthAlevtina Soboleva, 59, a Russian asylum seeker with a progressive neurological disorder, was shackled and held nearly a month after a Niagara Falls trip. A judge set $10,000 bond and she was freed.Buffalo, NY · Jul 20, 2026 · Times Now News, KTVU, CBS News
Over 191 ICE detainees in Brooklyn face alleged inadequate medical careRep. Dan Goldman is seeking answers on the treatment of over 191 detainees held at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center, citing inadequate medical care and barriers to legal counsel.Brooklyn, NY · Feb 23, 2026 · Quiver Quantitative, Documented, U.S. House of Representatives
Dylan: Bronx high school student with untreated stomach problems detained by ICEDylan, 20, a Venezuelan student at a Bronx high school, was detained right after an asylum hearing and moved between four detention centers in days, his mother says, while suffering untreated stomach problems.New York, NY · Feb 4, 2026 · KOMO News, The Guardian, Tri City Record +7- Detainees face delayed and denied medical care as ICE stops paying hospitalsDetained immigrants have faced delayed or denied medical care since ICE stopped paying outside hospitals in October 2025, leaving providers like a Colorado hospital owed over $4 million.Buffalo, NY · Jan 19, 2026 · Kaizen, Popular.info
Ariana V.: 14-year-old held about 45 days at Dilley reports severe depressionAriana Velasquez, 14, a Honduran freshman at Hicksville High School, has been detained at Dilley for about 45 days, separated from the younger siblings she used to care for. She reports depression and long waits for medical care.Hicksville, NY · Jan 2026 · Truthout, CNN, The Atlantic +3
Over 100 detainees slept on floors at Central Islip ICE holding facilityMore than 100 migrants held at a Central Islip courthouse facility reported sleeping on floors without showers or medical care for up to 72 hours. A judge found ICE in contempt and ordered reforms.Central Islip, NY · Dec 23, 2025 · Long Island Press, News 12- Man with life-threatening conditions not given proper medical care by ICEA detainee at Batavia with multiple life-threatening conditions said he was denied proper medical care, a claim an independent physician found deeply concerning. A judge ordered his release in August 2025.Batavia, NY · Nov 6, 2025 · The Intercept, RFK Human Rights, Central Current
- Honduran man with chronic pain denied prescribed skin cream in ICE detentionA Honduran man held at Batavia was denied a prescribed skin cream and adequate pain medication after ibuprofen stopped working, advocates said in July 2025, despite requests for specialist care.Batavia, NY · Nov 6, 2025 · The Intercept, RFK Human Rights, Central Current
Immigrants 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
Up to 100 detainees held on cement floors at NYC ICE facilityDetainees including Nuvia Ventura Martinez and Carlos Lopez Benitez described being held with up to 100 others in a Manhattan ICE facility, sleeping on cement floors for days with no beds or showers.Manhattan, NY · Jun 1, 2025 · The Independent, CourtListener, CourtListener +1- Tim: Nigerian man with head injury denied medication by ICE, deportedTim, a Nigerian man recovering from a major concussion, went at least a month without his nine prescribed medications at Batavia and got only one therapy session before being deported.Batavia, NY · Apr 2025 · The Intercept, RFK Human Rights, Central Current
- Chidi N.: Nigerian man loses six fingers to untreated frostbite in ICE detentionChidi Nwagbo, who had lived in the U.S. 37 years, lost portions of six fingers after ICE staff failed to bring him to a frostbite specialist appointment for 16 days.Batavia, NY · Feb 10, 2025 · Investigative Post, The Intercept, RFK Human Rights +1
North Carolina
Venkata V.: Diabetic NC teacher and grandmother with green card detained at ICE check-inVenkata Vasamsetty, 59, a special-needs substitute teacher and grandmother, was detained during a routine check-in even after her case was dismissed, and held for two weeks before a judge granted her bond.Charlotte, NC · Aug 24, 2026 · NRI Pulse, Times of India, Times Now News +11
Prisciliano T.R.: Durham man, 29, dies of leukemia after ICE allegedly delays carePrisciliano Trejo Ricano, 29, had lived in Durham since age 3 and died of leukemia after reporting severe pain and coughing blood for over a week without treatment. ICE released him while in a coma before he died July 24.Durham, NC · Jul 24, 2026 · Telemundo Atlanta, Indy Week, SAN +7
Fazal and Alikhan: Azerbaijani gay couple to self-deport after ICE detention and inadequate medical careFazal and Alikhan, a married Azerbaijani couple who immigrated legally, were detained after a routine immigration appointment. Alikhan, who fell ill at Stewart Detention Center, chose to self-deport rather than keep fighting his case.Charlotte, NC · Jan 30, 2026 · Q Notes, The Advocate, Charlotte Observer
Williams T.E.: Man with end-stage kidney disease held by ICE, allegedly denied dialysisWilliams Javier Toro Enamorado, 27, has end-stage kidney disease and was detained while traveling to dialysis on Nov. 19. He says he was denied treatment and now sits in Georgia, far from his North Carolina family.Charlotte, NC · Dec 4, 2025 · The Mirror, CourtListener
Ohio
Oklahoma
Women at Oklahoma ICE facility allege vaginal infections from unwashed underwearWomen held at an Oklahoma ICE facility say in a lawsuit that unwashed underwear caused vaginal infections, alongside delayed medical care and postponed gynecological exams.“Almost all of us here have vaginal infections”Watonga, OK · Aug 17, 2026 · International Business Times, The Oklahoman, ICE +1- Valentina T.R.: Detained woman with growing abdominal mass denied urgent ultrasound in OklahomaValentina Timaran Restrepo, held at an Oklahoma detention facility since a routine check-in, developed a painful, growing mass after recent surgeries. Staff ordered an urgent ultrasound but told her it could take a month.Watonga, OK · Feb 4, 2026 · EXA, International Business Times, The Oklahoman
Oregon
Diego O.S.: Colombian man detained by ICE at Portland airport, transferred across four statesDiego Mauricio Ospina Sanchez, 41, was detained at a Portland airport gate while flying home with his boyfriend after vacation. He's since been moved between four facilities, reporting weight loss and distress.“I'm going to ask for my voluntary departure, I'm already tired, I can't deal with this, I can't deal with my illness, I can't handle my psychological situation if I'm not sleeping, I'm not eating,” — Diego Ospina SanchezPortland, OR · Sep 9, 2026 · Chron, The Maine Monitor, KPTV +1
Maria: U.S. citizen grandmother left with concussion by ICE agents in Salem, OregonMaria, a U.S. citizen grandmother, was dragged from her car and thrown to the ground by ICE agents near Salem, Oregon, while running errands, suffering a concussion and torn rotator cuff.Oregon · Jul 28, 2026 · KATU, Buried, Cherry City Chronicle +5
Pennsylvania
Izzy A.: Egyptian green card applicant held 6 months by ICE, denied kidney careIzzy Aly, a Libertarian activist and business owner, was held six months at a Pennsylvania detention center, where he developed stage 3 kidney disease before being freed in June 2026.Clearfield County, PA · Jun 19, 2026 · WHYY, Philadelphia Inquirer, Truthout +3
Fouad A.: Eritrean imam dies after 215 days in ICE detentionFouad Saeed Abdulkadir, a 46-year-old green card holder and respected imam from Eritrea, died in Pennsylvania ICE custody after more than seven months, despite seeking release through the courts.Kreamer, PA · Feb 4, 2026 · WPSU Radio, WJAC-TV, Physicians for Human Rights +5Chaofeng G.: Chinese man with prior suicide attempt found dead in ICE detention showerChaofeng Ge, 32, a Queens delivery driver, was found dead in a shower at Moshannon Valley Processing Center on August 5, days after entering ICE custody. His brother's lawsuit says staff ignored his mental health needs and language barrier.Philipsburg, PA · Aug 7, 2025 · The Straits Times, Yahoo News, The Star +2
Texas
Emiliano A.C.: Diabetic contractor dies in ICE custody, medications deniedEmiliano Andrade-Covarrubias, 56, a Dallas contractor for decades, died in ICE custody in Laredo after his daughter said staff withheld his diabetes and heart medications. He is the seventh person to die in ICE custody in Texas this year.Laredo, TX · Oct 17, 2026 · Texas Tribune, westlakenews.org, Laredo Morning Times +1
Jose M.H.: Mexican immigrant hit with ICE stun gun hospitalized with brain injuryJose Mejia Hernandez, 45, a Mexican immigrant who has lived in the U.S. for 18 years working two jobs, suffered a brain bleed and facial injuries fleeing ICE agents in Arlington, Virginia, and has filed a $35 million claim.Arlington, TX · Oct 6, 2026 · Noticiarios y Más, FOX 5 DC, FOX 29 +9
Ruben R.M.: U.S. citizen, 23, fatally shot by HSI agent in TexasRuben Ray Martinez, a 23-year-old U.S. citizen, was fatally shot three times by a Homeland Security agent on South Padre Island while celebrating his birthday; bodycam footage later showed his car was stationary.South Texas, TX · Oct 4, 2026 · Telemundo, KSAT, Newsweek +24
Wilber G.P.: Venezuelan DoorDash driver shot in back by ICE agent, partially paralyzedWilber Rafael Garcés Pérez, a 28-year-old Venezuelan asylum seeker delivering for DoorDash, was shot in the back by an ICE agent, leaving him partially paralyzed with a bullet near his spine.Austin, TX · Oct 4, 2026 · Austin American-Statesman, BBC, Local 10 +42
Geraldo L.C.: Cuban father with asthma dies after guard restraint at ICE facilityGeraldo Lunas Campos, a 55-year-old Cuban father of four with asthma, died after guards restrained him at a Fort Bliss ICE facility. His death was ruled a homicide; no one has been charged.El Paso, TX · Sep 30, 2026 · Associated Press, ABC News, Washington Post +16
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
Laura R.O.: Woman with high-risk pregnancy denied specialist care at Dilley ICE facilityLaura Rojas Ortiz, 21, has been held over 40 days at a Texas family detention center with a high-risk pregnancy, reporting pain and bleeding without an ultrasound or OB-GYN visit.Dilley, TX · Sep 15, 2026 · ABC7 News, CRBC News, My News Wave +6
Patricia: Honduran mother held nearly six weeks by ICE, separated from breastfeeding babyPatricia, a 19-year-old Honduran mother, was separated from her breastfeeding 8-month-old for nearly six weeks after calling 911 to report abuse. A judge ordered her released and the pair reunited.Austin, TX · Aug 25, 2026 · KUT, News Beep
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.Pearsall, TX · Jul 31, 2026 · Texas Tribune, Hill Country Post, Antigua Trumpet +6
Félix A.R.: 63-year-old Mexican man dies days into ICE custody in Laredo, TexasFélix Alcorta Rodríguez, 63, died June 19, 2026, after being found unresponsive in his cell at Webb County Detention Center days after being transferred into ICE custody; his death prompted calls for investigation.Laredo, TX · Jul 13, 2026 · Austin Kocher, CNN, KGNS +1
Freddys P.R. and Edgarianny G.: Venezuelan family with pregnant mother and 7-year-old daughter held at DilleyA Venezuelan father, his pregnant wife and their 7-year-old daughter remain held at Dilley weeks after trying to self-deport. Their daughter sent Sen. Katie Britt a drawing pleading for help.“We were immediately taken into custody and transferred to Dilley. Since then, we have done everything we can to make clear that we want to return home. We withdrew our immigration appeal, waived our rights, and asked to return voluntarily. We were even told that we had been placed on a list for a flight home. Then we were taken off the list.” — Edgarianny Gervis and Freddys Padilla RevillaPecos, TX · Jul 6, 2026 · AL.com, Communick News, Tardigram +1
Juan Nicolás: Two-month-old hospitalized with RSV in ICE custody, then deported to MexicoTwo-month-old Juan Nicolás was hospitalized with severe bronchiolitis after poor conditions at a Texas family detention center, then deported to Mexico with his parents hours after discharge.Dilley, TX · Jun 9, 2026 · Threads, The Independent, El País +11
Andrea P.F.: Asylum seeker denied ovarian cyst surgery by ICE, held nearly four monthsAndrea Pedro-Francisco, 23, a Guatemalan asylum seeker, was held nearly four months at a Texas tent facility while ICE denied surgery for an ovarian cyst doctors called medically necessary, before her June release.Texas · Jun 5, 2026 · MPR News, U.S. House of Representatives - Office of Craig, El Paso Matters +8- Four detainees at Fort Bliss ICE tent camp allege medical neglect, violenceFour people held at a Fort Bliss tent camp are suing over medical neglect, violent force, excessive solitary confinement and poor food and living conditions, seeking to represent all detainees there.El Paso, TX · Jun 1, 2026 · ACLU, ABC News, Good Morning America +1
- Detainees face abuse, disease and deaths at Fort Bliss ICE tent campDetainees including a former mail handler and a father held over eight months are suing over conditions at Fort Bliss's Camp East Montana, citing abuse, disease and at least three deaths.El Paso, TX · May 31, 2026 · NPR, ABC Australia, Texas Tribune +1
Navdeep: Worker taken from his job and held at Fort Bliss tent campNavdeep was taken from his job and held at the Fort Bliss tent camp, where he is a plaintiff in a lawsuit over medical neglect, disease, violence and poor food. He fears deaths and abuses are being covered up.El Paso, TX · May 30, 2026 · ACLU- Erik R.: Man beaten and coerced to sign deportation papers at Fort Bliss campErik Ivan Rodriguez says officers beat him at the Fort Bliss tent camp while trying to force him to sign deportation papers. He and three others are suing over medical neglect, disease and violent treatment at the facility.El Paso, TX · May 30, 2026 · ACLU, ACLU of Texas, CourtListener +1
Indian family held 3 months by ICE in Texas, children's health decliningAn Indian family of four, asylum seekers from Punjab, has been held at a Texas family detention center since February 2026; both children have lost weight and shown behavioral changes amid untreated health problems.Dilley, TX · May 20, 2026 · Times of India, MSN, The Guardian +2
William A.: San Antonio father deported by ICE without emergency surgery for knee tumorWilliam Alexander Alfaro, a Honduran father with an active asylum case, was detained while driving his three children to school and later deported without surgery for a knee tumor, risking amputation.San Antonio, TX · Apr 23, 2026 · Habeas Dockets
Children at Dilley ICE facility lack adequate medical care, Ms. Rachel saysChildren's entertainer Ms. Rachel described conditions at the Dilley, Texas facility after speaking with detained families, citing undrinkable water, worms in food, and inadequate medical care for children.Dilley, TX · Apr 21, 2026 · The Daily Beast, Yahoo News, Yahoo News
Argam N.: Iranian Christian asylum seeker held 298 days by ICEArgam Nazarian, a 27-year-old delivery driver who cared for his ailing mother, spent nearly 10 months in ICE detention even after a judge ordered his release. He was freed in April 2026 after a federal judge found his detention unconstitutional.El Paso, TX · Apr 20, 2026 · El Paso Matters, Texas Tribune, CourtListener +1
Pedro S.: Father of four with two-month-old baby arrested by ICE in Austin, TexasPedro Mariano Salgado, a 36-year-old Nicaraguan father of four and the family's breadwinner, was arrested leaving for work weeks after his newborn's birth. His wife is seeking legal help and support for their children while he is held in Pearsall.Austin, TX · Apr 17, 2026 · Univision, CBS Austin, Austin American-Statesman
Octavio C.V.: San Antonio father with work permit held by ICE, family forced outOctavio Daniel Cabrera Valdez, 36, a father of two who fled cartel violence and held a work permit, was detained at his job site and is held at Karnes City, where he reports untreated illness and scarce food.San Antonio, TX · Apr 17, 2026 · KVUE, KSAT, Texas Tribune +1
Tania W. and Ayla L.: Canadian mother and autistic daughter held three weeks after Border Patrol stopTania Warner, a 47-year-old Canadian with a valid U.S. work visa, and her autistic 7-year-old daughter were held three weeks at a Texas checkpoint, reporting abuse and chemical burns, before Warner's release on $9,500 bond.“All she kept asking me was, ’Why can’t we go home?’ And I said, well, based on the fact that we’re Canadian, this is what the government has decided that they are going to do with people like us that are living in the United States. So, we have to stay here until Papa and our lawyer can get us out. That’s all I could tell her. I had no idea what else to say.” — Tania WarnerSarita, TX · Apr 12, 2026 · The Link, The Globe and Mail, CBC +6
Stephanie K.V.: Army reservist's wife held 4 months by ICE after routine check-inStephanie Kenny-Velasquez, 25, a Venezuelan asylum seeker married to an Army Reserve pilot, was held for four months in crowded conditions despite always complying with check-ins. A judge found due-process violations and ordered her freed.Houston, TX · Apr 8, 2026 · ABC News, CNN, Miami Herald +6- Tuberculosis outbreak at nation's largest immigration detention center in El Paso, TexasNearly 3,000 people a day have been held at Camp East Montana in El Paso, where a rushed opening led to $11.5 million wasted on meals, 49 safety deficiencies, a tuberculosis outbreak, and at least three deaths.El Paso, TX · Apr 2, 2026 · Associated Press, KTSM, Houston Chronicle +2
Feverish toddler refused food for 12 days in ICE detention at DilleyA two-year-old boy and his mother, Joani, were released from the Dilley family detention center in Texas after he spent 12 days refusing to eat while running a fever. Rep. Joaquin Castro had publicly called for his release.Dilley, TX · Mar 30, 2026 · CRBC News, Migrant Insider, Americans Against ICE +1
Mohammad P.: Afghan Special Forces ally dies in ICE custody, agents reportedly refused inhalerMohammad Nazeer Paktiawal, 41, who worked with U.S. Army Special Forces in Afghanistan and held humanitarian parole, died in ICE custody after agents allegedly refused his wife's attempt to give him his inhaler.“(I) went to the hospital they told me we don't have too much to share with you at the moment,” — Naseer PaktiawalDallas, TX · Mar 16, 2026 · CNN, San Antonio Express-News, Austin Kocher +16- Aury C.: Venezuelan mother and three children held 50 days despite 20-day court limitAury Cadena, a Venezuelan single mother, and her three young children were held 50 days at a Texas detention center, past the 20-day limit for kids. Now home in San Antonio, she cleans apartments while her children return to school.San Antonio, TX · Mar 16, 2026 · WTVR, Scripps News
San Juanita G.: Green card holder, 73, with heart condition held three weeks by ICESan Juanita Guerra, 73, a longtime legal resident with heart and kidney conditions, was detained over a 1994 firearm conviction and held three weeks with limited medical care before release on bond.Edinburg, TX · Mar 2, 2026 · Valley Central, Border Report, Telemundo 40
Luis Gustavo N.C.: Honduran man died in ICE custody after delayed, inappropriate medical careLuis Gustavo Núñez Cáceres, 42, a Honduran man held since November, died Jan. 5 after three cardiac arrests; a federal review found staff delayed his diagnosis and care by ten days.Houston, TX · Feb 27, 2026 · Houston Chronicle, ICE, Cedar News
Juana F.M.: Pregnant woman deported at 8 months, concealed from congressional inspectionJuana Felipe Mateo, a Guatemalan mother of two, was deported eight months pregnant after three months in detention at Dilley. She says she was hidden from a congressional inspection and held in a cold cell with her sick toddler.Dilley, TX · Feb 23, 2026 · Univision
Pregnant women held at Dilley ICE facility with inadequate medical careAbout eight pregnant women remain held at the Dilley facility despite a policy barring their detention, with cases including a woman three months pregnant who experienced heavy bleeding. Judges have ordered pregnant and nursing women released.Dilley, TX · Feb 20, 2026 · News 4 San Antonio, WBUR, Center for Reproductive Rights +4
Russian asylum-seeking family held four months, daughter partially loses hearingA Russian family of five, fleeing persecution over the father's opposition to Putin, was freed after more than four months at Dilley detention, where their daughter suffered hearing loss from untreated ear infections.Dilley, TX · Feb 19, 2026 · NBC News, News 4 San Antonio, Aggregate T
At least seven children died in or after ICE custody, pediatrician saysChildren at the Dilley detention center have faced poor medical care and overcrowding, with a pediatrician reporting at least seven deaths, including a 5-year-old found with a cord around his neck.Dilley, TX · Feb 8, 2026 · Associated Press, SA Current, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee +2
Amalia: 18-month-old hospitalized with respiratory failure in ICE detentionAn 18-month-old Venezuelan girl, detained with her parents who fled persecution, was hospitalized over a week with respiratory failure and COVID-19 before the family was released after two months.Dilley, TX · Feb 7, 2026 · NBC News, NBC News, The Marshall Project +4- Amalia A.: 18-month-old held by ICE hospitalized with pneumonia, medication withheld at DilleyAn 18-month-old Venezuelan girl was hospitalized 10 days with pneumonia and COVID-19 after detention, then had her nebulizer and medication confiscated upon return to Dilley before her family's release.El Paso, TX · Feb 7, 2026 · The Atlantic, The Independent, NBC News +4
Amalia: 18-month-old girl hospitalized with pneumonia, denied medications in ICE detentionAmalia, 18 months old, was hospitalized 10 days with pneumonia, COVID-19 and RSV after her family's arrest at a routine check-in, then had her prescribed medications confiscated at Dilley.Dilley, TX · Feb 7, 2026 · The Independent, Reuters, NBC News +11
Children held at Dilley, Texas, suffer malnutrition and denied medical careAbout 1,800 children held at the Dilley detention center since April 2026 face contaminated food, little schooling, poor medical care, and trauma, some for over six months.Dilley, TX · Feb 6, 2026 · NBC News, Texas Tribune, Associated Press
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
Luis N.C.: Honduran man, 42, dies in ICE custody without heart medicationLuis Gustavo Nunez Caceres, 42, was detained while heading to work and died January 5, 2026 after officials failed to give him needed heart medication. His family had to pay $4,000 to bring his body home to Honduras.Conroe, TX · Jan 5, 2026 · Physicians for Human Rights, Conroe News, DE ICE Citizens Bank +3
Minnesota detainees in El Paso, Texas report medical neglect, overcrowdingMinnesota detainees sent to a Texas facility reported medical neglect, including an 18-year-old denied medication and a man who waited five days for care before testing positive for COVID.El Paso, TX · Jan 2026 · Star Tribune, U.S. Representative Veronica Escobar, MPR News
Cuban detainees say they were beaten for refusing deportation to MexicoFour Cuban men held at Fort Bliss say they were driven to the border and pressured to cross into Mexico, with two reporting beatings after refusing; the facility faces wider complaints of poor food and care.Fort Bliss, TX · Dec 8, 2025 · Washington Post, Latin Times, ACLU
Victor P.P.: Venezuelan asylum seeker, father of U.S.-citizen twins, self-deported after months in detentionVictor Peralta Perez, a Venezuelan electrician and father of U.S.-citizen twin infants, was held over 100 days across facilities with reported mold and poor care before leaving the country in late February.El Paso, TX · Dec 4, 2025 · Newsweek, The Ravenna Report
Elmer M.: Guatemalan man with infected genital rash waits four months for careElmer M., 28, developed an infected rash after the facility denied him soap, then waited four months without seeing a medic despite daily requests starting in December.El Paso, TX · December 2025 · Human Rights Watch
Orlando L.: 40-year-old Honduran man with high blood pressure denied care eight straight daysOrlando L., 40, with high blood pressure, went without his medication for weeks at Camp East Montana and was told staff would just keep him stable until deportation.“What good does it do to imagine a ‘happy place’? How absurd for a supposed medical professional to suggest that I could close my eyes, take deep breaths, and escape my reality when I am forced to survive here. When my reality is probably going end with my death in my home country. Sleeping pills won’t fix that.” — Ismael M.El Paso, TX · December 2025 · Human Rights Watch- Eduardo: Cuban detainee alleges he was ordered to 'jump' into Mexico and beaten by guardsA Cuban detainee known as Eduardo said guards tried to force him across the border into Mexico and beat him, including one incident where he lost consciousness while handcuffed. His account is part of a legal filing against the facility.Fort Bliss, TX · Oct 23, 2025 · Newsweek, CourtListener
- Gustavo S.: 13-year-old detained by Border Patrol, denied care for fever at DilleyGustavo, 13, from Tamaulipas, has been held with his mother since October 2025. He suffered fevers, a skin rash and stomach pain in detention and says he doesn't know why he was detained.San Antonio, TX · Oct 5, 2025 · The Atlantic
Detained Haitian asylum seeker barred from sending breastmilk to formula-allergic babyLT, a 30-year-old Haitian asylum seeker who fled political violence, is held 1,500 miles from her 13-month-old daughter, who needs breastmilk; officials denied her requests to pump milk or post bond.Dilley, TX · Oct 2025 · The Guardian
Children face water shortages, sleep deprivation in Texas ICE detentionChildren and families held at a Texas detention center face prolonged detention, shortages of clean water, sleep deprivation, inadequate medical care and lack of hygiene products, watchdog groups alleged.Dilley, TX · Sep 28, 2025 · The Guardian, Texas Tribune, Associated Press +1
Martin G.: 66-year-old cancer survivor with partial lung removal denied care for monthsMartin G., a 66-year-old Cuban cancer survivor with part of a lung removed, says he was denied medical care for months while detained, then put in solitary confinement after a hunger strike.El Paso, TX · September 2025 · Human Rights Watch
At least three detainees died, measles spread at ICE's Camp East MontanaDetainees sued ICE over conditions at Camp East Montana, a Fort Bliss facility, citing at least three deaths, a monthlong measles outbreak, and claims of medical neglect and abuse.Fort Bliss, TX · Aug 2025 · The New Yorker, USA Today, Texas Tribune +2
Colombian family deported, son with kidney condition denied care by ICEA Colombian family of four, living in Seattle for two years, was detained for three weeks at a Texas facility after a routine check-in; their son's kidney condition went untreated before the family was deported.Dilley, TX · Jul 9, 2025 · The 19th, The Marshall Project, ProPublica +8
Svetlana R.: Russian asylum seeker detained eight months, denied medical care in Houston facilitySvetlana Romanova, 59, who fled Russia after protesting the Ukraine war, has been detained about eight months in Houston, reporting poor medical care and weight loss. She is appealing a denied asylum claim.Houston, TX · Jun 29, 2025 · Houston Chronicle, Houston Chronicle, Houston Landing +1
Virginia
Aliaksei S.: Belarusian asylum seeker with growing tumor denied care in ICE detentionAliaksei Shcharbachenia, a 35-year-old Belarusian asylum-seeker, has spent nearly a year at a Virginia detention center with a growing arm tumor and no specialist visit since requesting one in December.Farmville, VA · Jun 23, 2026 · The Intercept, Fyra Dating- Anabella G.: Pregnant mother and disabled son held by CBP at Dulles, then deportedAnabella Gyasi, pregnant, and her 4-year-old son with a hand disability were held over a week in a windowless Dulles Airport room while seeking asylum before being deported to Ghana.Arlington, VA · May 26, 2026 · ACLU of Virginia, PACER Monitor, CNN +3
- Detainees at Farmville ICE facility wait days for care, medication withheldDetainees at Farmville Detention Center face pepper spray misuse, withheld medication, and medical neglect, prompting calls from 25 organizations to close the facility. A congressman's office had to intervene to get one detainee medication after an oversight visit.Arlington, VA · Nov 18, 2025 · Freedom for Immigrants, U.S. House of Representatives - Don Beyer, Augusta Free Press
Detainees at Virginia ICE office given one meal a day, no bedsDetainees at a Northern Virginia ICE office have reportedly received only one meal a day, with up to 90 people held in rooms without beds, some unable to bathe for a week.Chantilly, VA · Aug 29, 2025 · MS Now, WTOP, ACLU of Virginia
Washington
Carlos M.: Legally blind, hard-of-hearing asylum seeker detained by ICE misses son's birthCarlos Moreno, a legally blind, hard-of-hearing asylum seeker and father of five, was detained after a noise fine and held nearly six months without proper hearing aids or a working cane, missing his son's birth.Seattle, WA · Oct 2026 · Spotlight PA, CNN, Chicago Sun-Times +2
Juan Gerardo A.M.: Gas station worker known as unofficial mayor detained by ICE in WashingtonJuan Gerardo Alatorre Martinez, 46, known as his Washington town's 'unofficial mayor' after 25 years there, was detained at his gas station job and reports unsanitary conditions in custody.Conway, WA · Sep 17, 2026 · AZ Agil, Newsweek, KUOW
Julian P.O.: Colombian activist held 650 days in ICE detention with medical neglectJulian David Palacios Obregon, a 27-year-old Colombian human rights activist, spent 650 days in ICE detention in Tacoma, suffering a severe infection and missing recommended colonoscopies before a court ordered his release in September 2026.Tacoma, WA · Sep 11, 2026 · CourtListener, El País
Tareq Z.: Palestinian detainee says ICE broke his teeth after he refused deportation flightTareq Zakarneh, 44, who lived in Portland and Vancouver for over a decade, says ICE broke his teeth and restrained him for four hours after he refused a deportation flight on Sept. 9.Vancouver, WA · Sep 9, 2026 · OPB, Abolish Capital, Fight Back News
Over 140 Tacoma ICE detainees on hunger strike over food, medical careMore than 140 people held at a Tacoma detention center are on hunger strike, protesting insufficient food, unsanitary conditions and lack of medical care at the GEO Group-run facility.Tacoma, WA · Aug 12, 2026 · Cascadia Journal, NWPB, Investigate West
Garnet S.: Army veteran held nine months by ICE says guard sexually assaulted himGarnet Smith, a 44-year-old Army veteran from Jamaica, was freed after over nine months in detention, where he says a guard sexually assaulted him during a pat-down and he received inadequate medical care.Tacoma, WA · Jul 21, 2026 · Through the Static, LinkedIn
Greggy S.: Filipino man loses part of foot in ICE custody, denied adequate careGreggy Sorio, 37, from the Philippines, was released from Tacoma's Northwest ICE Processing Center after a judge found his detention unconstitutional. He lost part of a foot to an untreated bone infection while held; he still faces deportation.Tacoma, WA · Feb 15, 2026 · Seattle Times, SRN News, PBS- Zahid C.: U.S. Army veteran loses vision to untreated eye disease in ICE detentionU.S. Army veteran Zahid Chaudhry, a disabled green card holder in the U.S. for 25 years, was freed after a judge called his three-month detention "flat out wrong." He had lost vision to untreated thyroid eye disease.“I am a patriotic American solider. I thought that it would never happen, that this kind of erroneous thing, that four months, two days in this kind of detention, would never happen, should never happen to any disabled decorated American veteran,” — Zahid ChaudhryTacoma, WA · Dec 22, 2025 · Fox 13 Seattle, KTVB, Seattle Times +2
Greggy S.: Filipino green card holder loses toe in ICE detention, deportation stoppedGreggy Sorio, 37, a lawful permanent resident from the Philippines, developed ulcerative colitis, a kidney infection and lost a toe during 11 months in Tacoma detention. Union and activist alerts led Philippine Airlines to cancel his December 7 deportation flight.Washington State, WA · Dec 7, 2025 · The Progressive, In These Times, Labor Notes +2
Jose P.C.: Man's legs allegedly run over by ICE vehicle in Vancouver, WashingtonJose Paniagua Calderón was detained outside a Mexican restaurant in Vancouver, Washington, where video shows an ICE vehicle driving over his legs as he screamed in pain.Vancouver, WA · Dec 5, 2025 · KGW, KATU, OPB +1
Wilmer T.M.: Vancouver father of three attacked by ICE dog, denied medical careWilmer Toledo-Martinez, 28, a Vancouver father of three married to a U.S. citizen, was attacked by an ICE dog after an agent lured him outside posing as a construction worker. He was hospitalized and later denied care in detention.Vancouver, WA · Nov 14, 2025 · Seattle Times, Lynnwood Times, KATU +3
Muhammad C.: Disabled Army veteran detained by ICE at citizenship interview in WashingtonMuhammad Zahid Chaudhry, a disabled Army veteran and disability-rights advocate, was detained after arriving for a citizenship interview. A judge ruled his detention unlawful and ordered his release in December.Tukwila, WA · Aug 21, 2025 · Spokesman-Review, Veterans for Peace, Seattle Times +1
Josefina and José: Family of six with pregnant mother held in windowless Blaine CBP cellA family of six asylum seekers, including a pregnant mother and four children as young as 11 months, were held a month in a windowless Blaine, Washington cell, prompting a $15 million ACLU claim.Blaine, WA · Apr 22, 2025 · Seattle Times, Bellingham Herald
Wisconsin
Salah S.: Mosque president held 80 days by ICE in retaliation for Palestinian advocacySalah Sarsour, 53, a mosque president and father of six, was held 80 days, losing over 30 pounds amid worsening diabetes. A judge found ICE likely retaliated against him for Palestinian rights advocacy.Milwaukee, WI · Sep 29, 2026 · Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Reuters +16- Carlton B.: Jamaican father held by ICE for months, leaves wife and child behindCarlton Junior Burke, 25, a Jamaican man married with a young child, was arrested at his Madison home after overstaying a visa. He left the country in January, leaving his family behind.Madison, WI · Oct 1, 2025 · Newsweek
Wyoming
Location not tied to one state
Prisciliano T.: Man dies from leukemia after detention officials allegedly delayed treatmentPrisciliano Trejo, 29, died of leukemia in detention days after another man's death in ICE custody; his family says officials delayed urgent treatment despite his repeated complaints.Oct 13, 2026 · ACLU, NBC News, CBS News +3
U.S. citizen children zip-tied in ICE raid on Idaho horse trackJuana Rodriguez, a U.S. citizen, was zip-tied and held for nearly four hours while holding her 3-year-old son during a raid on an Idaho horse track that detained about 400 people, including children as young as 7.“It was a rubber bullet, but at the time everybody was panicking. We were thinking that it was actual bullets” — Jehidi PerezID · Oct 8, 2026 · Investigative Post, The Independent, Idaho Statesman +13
Jorge M.C.: Father with U visa held by ICE three months, loses 15 kgJorge Mata Campos, 51, a Costa Rican construction worker and father raising a 16-year-old U.S. citizen son, has lost nearly 15 kilograms during three months at a Louisiana detention center.“Acá uno es un simple animalito al que ponen en un corralito mientras le sacan el dinero y le violan todos los derechos para después mandarlo a su país, ¿cuándo? Nadie sabe. Cuando a ellos les de la gana, porque las leyes no existen” — Jorge Mata CamposLA · Sep 25, 2026 · La Nación, LinkedIn, Newstral
Carlos M.M.: Diabetic Costa Rican father who reported missed insulin dies in ICE custodyCarlos Josué Marchena-Marchena, 36, a Costa Rican father of four and ride-service driver, died at a Louisiana detention facility on Sept. 18 after relatives said he was repeatedly denied insulin and medical care.LA · Sep 23, 2026 · La Teja, Que Torta, La Nación +10
Gisèle: Congolese woman with untreated thyroid condition self-deports from Cameroon shelterGisèle, who fled fighting in Congo, could not get medication for her thyroid condition at a Cameroon shelter for five months and chose to return to Congo instead of seeking asylum.Sep 21, 2026 · France 24, Forbidden Stories
Angie: Pregnant asylum-seeker miscarries after denied care at Mesa Verde ICE facilityAngie, a 26-year-old asylum-seeker from San Jose, miscarried after being denied immediate care at Mesa Verde ICE facility, suffering severe bleeding and requiring a blood transfusion.San Jose Ca · Sep 15, 2026 · San Francisco Chronicle, NBC News, Latin Times +4
Paola F.S.: 21-year-old Brazilian woman deported to Liberia after 15 months in ICE detentionA 21-year-old Brazilian woman who cleaned construction sites in Massachusetts spent 15 months moved through five detention facilities before being flown, restrained, to Liberia without being told her destination.“I told him: if you don't tell me where you're sending me, I won't get off the bus. And he said: if you don't get off by your own will, we'll have to use force,” — Paola SantosMA · Sep 15, 2026 · Liv Dose, CBS News, Streamline Feed +1
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
Nayleth M.J.: Pregnant Venezuelan woman, 22, hospitalized while held by ICE in GeorgiaNayleth Gabriela Martínez Jiménez, 22, discovered she was pregnant while held at Georgia's Stewart Detention Center and was later hospitalized for an infection, dehydration and low potassium. A judge denied her bond.Sep 3, 2026 · Univision, La Patilla
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
Adonys M.M.: Venezuelan rapper with TPS reports tuberculosis, overcrowding in Louisiana ICE detentionVenezuelan rapper AdonysX, who held legal status, says he's been held for months in Louisiana after a traffic stop, describing overcrowded cells, denied dental care and a tuberculosis outbreak. ICE denies the allegations.“Están tratando de matarnos prácticamente con lo que son las comidas. Aparte, el sitio no está en condiciones médicas, hay gente enfermándose; hay una gripe que no se va porque estamos en hacinamiento, 76 personas en una sola celda” — Adonys Francisco Mata Martínez (AdonysX)LA · Aug 13, 2026 · La Nación, Noticiero Caracas
Arizona woman with leukemia, held 16 months by ICE, loses 70 poundsAn Arizona woman with leukemia has been held for 16 months without adequate treatment, losing more than 70 pounds and regularly vomiting blood.Jul 30, 2026 · The Guardian, Copper Courier, Arizona Public Media +2
Darisbell Q.M.: Pregnant asylum seeker shackled to hospital bed after miscarriage in ICE custodyDarisbell Paola Quintero Morillo, a Venezuelan asylum seeker, was detained at a routine check-in and later miscarried in custody. ICE officers then cuffed her ankles to her hospital bed.TX · Jul 29, 2026 · KERA News, MSN
Darren E.: U.S. citizen cemetery worker pepper-balled, hospitalized helping man fleeing agentsDarren Eichler, a U.S. citizen cemetery worker, was pepper-balled and hospitalized after trying to help a man he thought was in danger near the Des Plaines River. He is now suing over the incident.“I pleaded with them for an hour to please call an ambulance.” — Darren EichlerIL · Jul 29, 2026 · ProPublica, ACLU of Illinois, Banco de Profissionais +5- Three fathers of U.S. citizens held in Texas, attorney cites maggot-ridden mattressesThree men with no criminal records, U.S. citizen children and over a decade living here were freed by judges after enduring rotten food and unsanitary conditions in detention. The government is now trying to send them back.TX · Jul 20, 2026 · Arizona Mirror, Stateline, Law & Crime
Ukrainian man suffers stroke in ICE custody, denied adequate medical careA 44-year-old Ukrainian man suffered a stroke in ICE custody and was denied adequate medical care despite showing clear emergency signs. His case appears in a report finding ICE custody deaths at their highest level in over a decade.Jun 26, 2026 · Economic Times, Physicians for Human Rights, NBC Miami- Mexican man, 39, dies in ICE custody after medical requests mishandledA 39-year-old Mexican man died of cardiac arrest from suspected septic shock after his requests for medical help with an infected abscess were mishandled in custody. His death was among 52 reported in ICE facilities since January 2025.Jun 25, 2026 · Economic Times, Physicians for Human Rights
18 Venezuelan men deported to El Salvador prison allege torture, beatingsEighteen Venezuelan men deported to El Salvador's Cecot prison in March 2025 filed a human rights petition alleging beatings, sexual assault and medical neglect before their July release.Jun 23, 2026 · The Guardian, Miami Herald, Vanguardia
Man with prostate cancer signs misses court-ordered specialist visit in ICE custodyA detained man showing signs of prostate cancer missed a court-ordered specialist appointment due to a scheduling error, and a monitor found California's largest detention facility still isn't providing adequate healthcare.CA · Jun 5, 2026 · Washington Times, The Guardian
Venezuelan man develops flesh-eating infection in ICE detention after missed appointmentA Venezuelan man held at a Vermont facility developed flesh-eating bacteria on his leg, which turned purple and swollen, after staff missed his scheduled doctor's appointment.VT · Jun 5, 2026 · Boston Herald, Washington Times
32 asylum seekers with U.S. protection held in Equatorial Guinea, 25 deportedThirty-two asylum seekers already granted U.S. protection were detained in an Equatorial Guinea hotel under a government deal, with 25 forcibly sent back to countries where they face persecution.Malabo, GQ · May 28, 2026 · Associated Press, ABC News, CRBC News +2
Dany H.: Guatemalan man with stage 4 cancer detained by ICE, missing chemotherapyDany Donaldo Hernández, a Guatemalan man with stage 4 cancer who came seeking asylum with his son in 2019, was detained while heading to chemotherapy and has since missed treatment sessions. His family is seeking his release for care.May 13, 2026 · CourtListener, Telemundo Birmingham
Ana D.: Breastfeeding mother of two deported after ICE agent posed as case managerAna Delgado, a Venezuelan mother of two in San Antonio, was lured outside and detained while holding her young son. She developed mastitis in detention after being denied a breast pump, then was deported, separating her from her kids.TX · May 8, 2026 · Univision, Register-Guard, MSN +3
Iris M.L.: Mother of three miscarries in ICE custody, denied care, deported to GuatemalaIris Dayana Monterroso-Lemus lost her pregnancy mid-term while held at a Louisiana ICE facility and was deported to Guatemala in May 2025. She now lives without running water, separated from her partner and three children in Tennessee.TX · May 7, 2026 · Yahoo News, Nashville Banner
Juana: Pregnant woman near due date deported by ICE despite medical warningsJuana, a pregnant woman nearing her due date, was ordered deported despite medical and airline warnings that she was too pregnant to safely fly, which ICE kept seeking officials to override.Apr 5, 2026 · Threads, News 4 San Antonio, SA Current- Amanda C.: Pregnant Cuban woman held by ICE for months with minimal prenatal careAmanda Isabel Cardoso, 22, a Cuban immigrant awaiting a green card in Tampa, was detained nearly three months while pregnant with little prenatal care and was later diagnosed with preeclampsia after release.Feb 20, 2026 · News 4 San Antonio, CourtListener, Badawi Law
Russian asylum-seeking family with three children held four months at DilleyNikita and Oksana, a Russian couple with three young children, were held over four months at Dilley despite a 20-day limit for minors, facing moldy food and poor care. They were freed in February after their lawyer cited medical concerns.Mexican border · Feb 2026 · The Marshall Project, Ansar Press, NBC News +1
Seven ICE detainees in California report medical neglect, one likely has cancerSeven people held at a California ICE facility sued on November 12 over medical neglect; one detainee says he was denied treatment for likely prostate cancer.California, USA · Dec 17, 2025 · ACLU, Prison Law, PBS
Immigrants held by ICE in Miami prison report ignored medical complaints, cockroachesDetainees moved to Miami's Federal Detention Center describe cockroach infestations, overflowing toilets, extreme heat and ignored medical complaints, with the facility's population rising after fires near Krome.May 1, 2025 · The Guardian, Miami Herald
Marisol O.V.: Trans woman alleges medical neglect and assault during ICE detentionMarisol Ordonez Vargas, a transgender woman from Central America, says she was denied toilet paper and care for a broken nose during a month in ICE custody, and was sexually assaulted.Apr 30, 2025 · Them, Assigned Media, CourtListener +1