Asylum

Frescia Anthuane Garro Pinchi, a Peruvian asylum seeker, was detained by ICE, showcasing aggressive new federal deportation tactics.

Rafael Andres Rubio Bohorquez, an NYC Council data analyst, was freed in June 2026 after a five-month ICE detention following asylum approval.

Arístides Fernández García, a Cuban asylum seeker arrested by ICE, was deported to the Central African Republic—a country he has no connection to.

Reza and Marjan, Iranian Christian converts, sparked national debate after a viral ICE arrest triggered their separate detentions of 267 and 120 days.

Juan Francisco Méndez, ICE immigration case was dismissed by a judge following a mistaken-identity arrest where agents smashed his car window.

Claudio David Balcane González, the TikTok artist behind the viral immigration song "Donaltron," finally wins U.S. asylum after extended detention.

O.C.G, a gay Guatemalan man fleeing homophobic violence, returns to the U.S. after a judge blocks his unlawful, dangerous removal to Mexico by ICE.

Kelly Yu, an Arizona mom who fled China 22 years ago, was freed after an eight-month ICE detention over a denied asylum case.

Jerce Reyes Barrios was an asylum-seeking soccer coach wrongfully deported by ICE to El Salvador over a Real Madrid tattoo mistaken for a gang symbol.

Juan José Ramos Ramos, a Venezuelan asylum seeker, was falsely targeted over a rose tattoo and unlawfully deported by ICE to CECOT, a brutal prison.

Dylan Lopez Contreras, 20, a Venezuelan New York City high schooler, spent 10 months in ICE detention.