A family from Ecuador was detained last week, with the children and their mother sent to a Texas detention center and their father held in Western New York.

Jose Mejia Hernandez was hospitalized after ICE officers detained him last week. He says officers were responsible for his injuries.

Multiple armed ICE officers requested to tour an immigration law firm to search for beds. According to staff, the agents were told it was a "target address."

The 77-year-old said health and financial pressures had grown since his wife was arrested at Newark Liberty International Airport.

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Instead of complying with the law, ICE agents chose to threaten violence against a law firm because of whom they represent,” said California U.S. Sen. Adam Schiff.

The number of deaths in ICE custody or immediately after release rose sharply last year, coinciding with Trump’s immigration crackdown. The number has continued to rise in 2026.

New emails show that despite the ongoing U.S. war with Iran, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement worked with Iranian authorities to deport more than 100 Iranian migrants, including asylum seekers.