Detention

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19 stories
Jonathan Guerrero PENNSYLVANIA

Jonathan Guerrero, a 21-year-old U.S. citizen born in Philadelphia, was detained by immigration agents during a car-wash raid.

Masuma Khan CALIFORNIA

Masuma Khan, an Altadena resident detained after falling victim to a green card scam, was released from ICE custody by order of a federal judge.

CALIFORNIA

Victoria Lavina, a Ukrainian refugee married to a U.S. citizen, was wrongfully detained by ICE for five days following her green card interview.

Delvin Francisco Rodriguez MISSISSIPPI

Delvin Francisco Rodriguez, 39, died by suicide in ICE custody days before deportation, while family disputs that and suspects severe medical neglect.

CONNECTICUT

Rihan (Last Name Unknown), an Afghan senior legally in the US, was mistakenly detained by ICE due to a paperwork error and freed on bond to finish his education.

Elianne Bahena ILLINOIS

Elianne Bahena, a Chicago official and U.S. citizen, was detained for seven hours by ICE and CBP agents during a 2025 Little Village raid in Chicago.

Mandonna “Donna” Kashanian LOUISIANA

Mandonna “Donna” Kashanian, an Iranian native and 47-year Louisiana resident, was released from ICE detention after Representative Scalise stepped in.

Tania Warner TEXAS

Tania Warner, Canadians in US 5 years married to citizen, freed after "mentally torturing" 3-week Texas ICE detention.

Maria Alejandra Montoya FLORIDA

Maria Alejandra Montoya, a Colombian mother detained by ICE with her daughter while traveling to Disney, became an advocate for facility reform.

Rafael Andres Rubio Bohorquez NEW YORK

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

Serawit Gezahegn Dejene ARIZONA

Serawit Gezahegn Dejene, an Ethiopian national, tragically passed away in January 2025 while being detained at an ICE custody facility in Arizona.

Brayan Garzón-Rayo MISSOURI

Brayan Garzón-Rayo was a 27-year-old Colombian national who died by suicide in April 2025 while being held in ICE custody in a Missouri jail.

Jeanette Vizguerra COLORADO

Jeanette Vizguerra, a prominent Denver immigration advocate, was held by ICE for nine months before her 2025 bond release

Lewelyn "Aunty Lynn" Dixon WASHINGTON

Lewelyn “Aunty Lynn” Dixon stands strong after three months of wrongful ICE detention before winning her freedom and becoming a U.S. citizen

Rosmery Alvarado MISSOURI

Rosmery Alvarado, 42, detained by ICE at her Kansas City green card interview despite being married to a US citizen, faces sudden deportation.

Karim Daoud NEW JERSEY

Karim Daoud, a 20-year NJ resident freed from ICE after 9 months, returns home to family following massive community advocacy.