France is expelling two Iranian diplomats following the July 19 detention and physical assault of two French Embassy staffers in Tehran. Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot condemned the incident as a premeditated act of intimidation and a violation of diplomatic norms.
Activist Pranab Doley remains in detention under India's National Security Act after protesting a luxury hotel project near Kaziranga National Park. While granted bail by a court, the government blocked his release, citing past criminal cases and security concerns.
Families in Gaza face agonizing uncertainty as thousands remain missing, caught between fears of being killed under rubble or secretly detained by Israeli forces without notification.
Mark Nelson, a 47-year-old Jamaican man living in the UK since 2000 with a British family, was granted bail and avoided imminent deportation to Jamaica after a successful judicial review challenge facilitated by pro bono lawyers who read his case in The Guardian.
Aging Sisters of Charity and other interfaith activists protest ICE detention conditions outside Delaney Hall in New Jersey, making immigrant advocacy their final mission as their historic religious order prepares to close.
Qatar denied claims by Iranian officials that surviving Iranian pilots whose jets were shot down in March are being held in secret detention, reaffirming that only the remains of one pilot were recovered and repatriated.
Professional soccer player Homero Calderón has been held in an ICE detention center in Georgia for five months despite having pending visa applications, highlighting broader immigration processing backlogs under the Trump administration.
The UK's 'one in, one out' deal with France has led to 94 minors being wrongly detained as adults out of 304 age-disputed cases over nine months, sparking concerns over child safeguarding and detention practices.
U.S. immigration officials stated they did not disclose the death of Jose Chajon-Raxon, a Guatemalan man who had a seizure at a New Jersey detention center, because he was released from ICE custody prior to his death under a recent policy change.
China has detained multiple Japanese nationals, including corporate executives, for allegedly violating export restrictions on dual-use goods, according to a report by The Mainichi.
Kurdish filmmaker Gabar Choli details being force-fed twice daily during an eight-month hunger strike while detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Texas, following the denial of his asylum application.
Kurdish activist and asylum seeker Gabar Choli recounts being force-fed twice daily during an eight-month hunger strike in an ICE detention center in Texas, condemning the practice as torture.
A Chinese citizen died by suicide in a Melbourne immigration detention centre run by private contractor Secure Journeys after staff were warned of her suicidal ideation. The incident prompted a diplomatic intervention by the Chinese embassy and renewed scrutiny on contractor performance.
When US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained 23-year-old Honduran immigrant Gerson Turcios in Rhinebeck, New York, his local community, high school friends, and celebrity residents rapidly mobilized a legal defense team led by civil rights attorney Gregory Copeland to stop his deportation.
America's largest private prison companies, CoreCivic and GEO Group, reported a combined $1.4 billion in quarterly revenue as U.S. immigration detention nears record levels, bolstered by government contracts, facility sales, and electronic monitoring expansion.
An 18-year-old learner driver has been jailed for 19 months after pleading guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of 15-year-old Caitlyn Bragger in a 4WD crash near Logue Brook Dam, Western Australia, in June 2025.
Immigration lawyers warn foreign nationals in the US to exercise caution on domestic flights following reports of increased DHS and ICE airport detentions, affecting individuals with pending applications and valid work authorizations.
An immigrant from El Salvador, Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, died at Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, a detention facility that has been the site of ongoing protests over living conditions and medical care. Officials state he received medical care, but politicians and advocates question the facility's oversight and care standards.
Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, a 41-year-old Salvadoran detainee, died at Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey, prompting renewed calls from lawmakers and advocates to shut down the facility.
US immigration attorneys are advising H-1B visa holders and other non-citizens to carry lawful status documents during domestic travel, following widespread reports of detentions by the Department of Homeland Security, even for those with pending immigration applications.
A Guardian investigation found that the Trump administration quietly attempted to subject at least 10 hunger strikers in US immigrant detention to involuntary medical procedures, including force-feeding. At least three detainees were confirmed subjected to these procedures, which human rights groups widely consider torture, with others breaking their strikes as procedures loomed.
Imprisoned former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro welcomed dialogue for peace and reconciliation, ahead of a US-backed meeting between Venezuela's interim government and opposition leaders. Maduro, held in New York on drug and firearms charges, conveyed his message via Telegram.
A 16-year-old Japanese girl, Runa, died five months after 18 days in police detention, where her family alleges she was traumatized, lost significant weight, and developed an eating disorder. Her family is suing the state, claiming unlawful arrest and detention under Japan's "hostage justice" system, prompting calls for reform from an MP.
Moroccan rapper and filmmaker Mehdi El Youbi, known as Mehdi Black Wind, has been provisionally released from prison in Casablanca after 18 days. He still faces prosecution under Article 179 for "insulting a constitutional institution," with a next hearing scheduled for October 2, 2026.
