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Luis Manuel Aviles, father of a U.S. Navy sailor, was released from immigration detention after nine months, reuniting with his family in Key West, Florida, as his stepson Joshua Aviles prepared to deploy aboard the USS Lincoln.
Luis Manuel Aviles, father of Joshua Aviles who serves aboard the USS Lincoln, was released from immigration detention after an immigration judge dismissed his case; his arrest drew backlash as his son was in the ninth month of a record deployment in the Middle East, and the USS Lincoln is being relieved by another ship to return to the US, highlighting ongoing tensions over immigration enforcement and military families.
The 1st Circuit ruled against the Trump administration’s expansion of mandatory detention without bond, saying it distorts the 1996 immigration statute and decades of practice; with more circuits weighing in and the Supreme Court likely to decide this fall, the policy faces mounting legal setbacks and a growing humanitarian toll.
Russia freed former US Marine Robert Gilman after four years in detention in Voronezh on humanitarian grounds, with the US designation that he was wrongfully detained. Gilman is due to arrive at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington, DC, and then receive medical treatment at a rehabilitation center in San Antonio, Texas. Trump said a team of aides helped secure the release; health reports have varied, with one senator describing Gilman as gravely ill from pneumonia and in a catatonic state, while US officials say he is walking, talking, and in decent shape. His mother Nina traveled with him, and officials note he was among at least 10 Americans known to be imprisoned in Russia.
Former U.S. Marine Robert Gilman, held in Russia since 2022 for assaulting a police officer, was released and is on his way back to the United States for medical and psychological evaluation and treatment at a U.S. military hospital in Texas, according to two U.S. officials and Global Reach; health concerns prompted the release and return.
A Kurdish filmmaker and activist, Gabar Choli, says ICE force-fed him for eight months during a hunger strike at a U.S. detention center after his asylum case was denied, describing the procedure as torture that caused lasting physical and mental harm. The force-feeding occurred under court orders with restraints, and Choli was deported to Canada in January. The Guardian’s investigation highlights a broader pattern of involuntary medical treatment for hunger strikers, with ICE defending the practice as legally authorized to prevent imminent harm.
A July 2025 memorandum expanding mandatory detention without bond for longtime residents triggered a nationwide surge of habeas petitions, overwhelming courts and prompting a broad judicial rebuke (469 judges ruling the policy unlawful or improper) even as the Trump-era administration defends the policy as lawful and necessary, underscoring a tense clash between immigration enforcement and due-process rights from Minnesota to California.
Gabriel Johnson, a 55-year-old pastor from North Carolina, was detained by ICE and taken to a Texas hospital after suffering stroke-like symptoms in custody; his family says they have received little information about his medical status from ICE since his arrest, and they remain concerned about his well-being.
A Salvadoran detainee, Edwin Jeovanny Lopez Cornejo, died over the weekend at Newark’s Delaney Hall after about six weeks in ICE custody. His family says he reported feeling unwell and had numbness before his death; a habeas filing notes chronic conditions including epilepsy, high blood pressure, and diabetes. ICE says he suffered a medical emergency and received care, with the official cause of death pending. This is the facility’s second death in roughly 18 months, amid ongoing detainee concerns about medical neglect and related protests and advocacy calls for accountability.
Former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, detained since the 2021 coup, met Arnaud de Baecque, the ICRC’s Myanmar representative, in Naypyitaw—the first known foreign visitor in more than five years—under ICRC procedures that allowed private talks; her son welcomed the development as a potential first step toward family access and her release, while calls for further humanitarian progress persist.
The Red Cross confirmed a private visit to detained former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Naypyidaw to discuss her well-being amid years of uncertainty since the 2021 coup; the ICRC says such visits follow its standards and observations are shared confidentially with the authorities.
NBC News reports that a Guatemalan man in Georgia was arrested by ICE after attempting to flee; his family says the man was assaulted with a taser, sustaining a broken nose, a missing tooth, a chipped tooth, and other head and hand injuries, was hospitalized, and, while detained, has faced breathing difficulties and alleged lack of adequate medical care.
ICE plans to sign contracts for four new detention facilities in its Seattle, Philadelphia, Miami and Denver jurisdictions, with a combined capacity of about 5,500 detainees, as part of a broader push to boost immigration arrests—even as two ICE officer-involved shootings in recent weeks draw scrutiny.
ICE is increasingly detaining travelers at U.S. airports as part of a broader deportation push, with multiple incidents reported across Las Vegas, Nashville, Denver, and San Francisco. The cases often involve individuals who are legally in the U.S. or have pending immigration proceedings and who are detained or restrained at gate areas or jet bridges. DHS says a pending visa status does not confer legal status, while advocates warn that the airport setting facilitates faster custody and raises due process concerns amid intensified enforcement.
US Representative Ro Khanna says he was detained for about 90 minutes by armed Israeli settlers during a West Bank visit. Israeli forces later intervened and dispersed the settlers, with Khanna saying troops sided with the settlers. He was in Khirbet Zanuta to observe the occupation’s impact, a trip tied to his discussions as he weighs a potential 2028 presidential bid.