Masked ICE agents arrest riders on Houston Metro busMasked ICE agents boarded a Houston METRO bus to make arrests, prompting public outrage over safety for transit riders in the city.Social media onlyAug 26, 2026·Houston, TX·Instagram📦
U.S. citizen tackled and detained by ICE agents outside Anaheim car washIsaac Dominguez, a U.S. citizen, was tackled and detained by immigration agents outside an Anaheim car wash after stopping to clean his car; he was released hours later without charges.Aug 16, 2025·Anaheim, CA·Mexico·Los Angeles Times,CBS News,Orange Juice Blog📦,Voice of OC📦,Orange County Register,NBC Los Angeles,ABC7,KTLA
Mam-speaking indigenous woman arrested by ICE in San Francisco immigration courtA Mayan-speaking woman from Guatemala who struggled to communicate through interpreters was arrested in a San Francisco courthouse hallway right after her immigration hearing ended.Aug 15, 2025·San Francisco, CA·Guatemala·CBS News📦,Mission Local📦,SFist📦,San Francisco Chronicle📦
Marine's mother detained applying for military family protection, deported to MexicoMaria Ursula Borja Valle, 54, mother of a Marine who served four years, was detained at an appointment to seek protection as a military relative and deported despite a stroke requiring ongoing medication.Aug 15, 2025·Pompano Beach, FL·Mexico·Associated Press📦,Cuba Headlines📦,The Banner,Telemundo 51+1📦
Ecuadorian man who supports his family arrested by ICE at Danbury courthouseEdwin Calva-Guaman, 27, was arrested by ICE at Danbury Superior Courthouse after being told to appear for a court date his sister says never existed. His family rallied, saying he supports them and fears deportation.Aug 15, 2025·Danbury, CT·Ecuador·CT Mirror📦,CT Public📦
Iranian man detained by ICE misses baby's birthRibvar Karimi, an Iranian national, has been held in Alabama for over 50 days and missed the birth of his child while detained.Aug 15, 2025·Birmingham, Alabama·Iran·NPR📦,Newsweek📦,AL.com📦,Birmingham Wiki
Miami yoga teacher detained by ICE minutes before classJohan Blanco, 44, a yoga instructor from Venezuela who has taught in Miami since 2015, was detained minutes before teaching a sold-out class. A GoFundMe has raised over $40,700 for his legal fees.Aug 15, 2025·Miami, FL·Venezuela·Miami New Times+1📦,The Miami,GoFundMe
Protester pushed and threatened by ICE agents at courthouseJuliana Soares, an immigrant advocate, says ICE agents shoved her into armed agents and screamed at her while she protested at Danbury Superior Courthouse, leaving her ear ringing.Aug 14, 2025·Danbury, CT·CT Mirror📦
Maine pastor seeking asylum held 16 days by ICEMichel Tshimankinda, a South Portland pastor from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was freed on bond after 16 days in detention and has returned to lead his church while his asylum case continues.Aug 14, 2025·Westbrook, ME·DR Congo·Portland Press Herald📦,The Maine Wire📦,Press Herald📦,WGME📦,WMTW📦
Bronx father reunites with wife and baby after ICE nearly deported himGagne Diagne, a Senegalese DoorDash worker, was arrested outside his Bronx home while his wife and infant were upstairs. Held six days, he was freed after a judge reopened his asylum case.Aug 14, 2025·Bronx, NY·Senegal·Documented📦
Twin Cities mother of two U.S. citizen children detained by ICEAntonia Aguilar Maldonado, a mother of two U.S. citizen children, was freed after a federal judge's order, having been detained in July while on her way to work despite an active asylum case.Aug 13, 2025·Fort Snelling, MN·MPR News📦,Fox 9+1📦,KSTP+1📦,Twin Cities+1📦,Star Tribune📦,Sahan Journal📦
Orange County father deported to Vietnam by ICE, leaving wife and sonsDo Phi Long, 60, who came to the U.S. from Vietnam in 1989, was arrested at a gas station and deported in August, leaving his wife and two sons in Orange County.Aug 13, 2025·Orange County, CA·Vietnam·The Straits Times📦,CourtListener
Mexican mother's tourist visa canceled at border with U.S. citizen babyIsabella García, a Mexican mother traveling with her 3-month-old U.S. citizen son, had her tourist visa canceled at Eagle Pass and was held nearly seven hours before being told to reapply in a year.Aug 13, 2025·Eagle Pass, TX·Mexico·Univision📦,Vanguardia📦,Demos Diario📦,Instagram📦
DACA recipient detained by Border Patrol after Yuma traffic stopJose Valdovinos, a 27-year-old DACA recipient who has lived in Arizona since toddlerhood and works packaging dates, was detained after a traffic stop near Yuma with no explanation given. He was later released with an ankle monitor.Aug 13, 2025·Yuma, AZ·Mexico·ACLU📦,AZ Family+1📦,KAWC📦,Copper Courier📦
17-year-old among six detained by ICE without warrants in East OaklandSix people, including a 17-year-old and someone with a severe disability, were detained without arrest warrants at an East Oakland home on August 12. All six remain held after the minor was briefly kept in a hotel.Aug 13, 2025·Oakland, CA·NBC Bay Area📦,San Francisco Chronicle📦,Oaklandside📦
More than a dozen anti-ICE protesters arrested outside LA detention centerMore than a dozen protesters were arrested outside a Los Angeles detention center during Occupy ICE demonstrations. Assault charges against two were later dropped after an officer's undisclosed prior convictions and video contradicting his account came to light.Aug 13, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·The Guardian📦,Los Angeles Times,Capital & Main📦
U.S. citizen's wife and mother detained by ICE at green card interviewArmelle Bondonga Bradshaw, who came from Congo at age 9, was detained during her final green card interview, separated from her husband and 19-month-old son. She remains held in an Indiana jail.Aug 12, 2025·IN·Democratic Republic of the Congo·The Alpena News📦,Creators📦,Eyes On Ice,News from the States,Herald-Standard
Father detained alongside disabled son at ICE check-in, both held in TacomaA 57-year-old Guatemalan father and his disabled son were both detained at a routine check-in in Eugene after living in Lebanon, Oregon since 2019. They were transported to a Tacoma detention center.Aug 12, 2025·Eugene, OR·Guatemala·Lookout Eugene-Springfield📦
Disabled 19-year-old coerced by ICE into signing agreement to leave countryA 19-year-old Guatemalan with a disability, living in Lebanon, Oregon since 2019 and a high school graduate, was detained with his father and pressured to sign a departure order. A judge voided it as coercive.Aug 12, 2025·Eugene, OR·Guatemala·Lookout Eugene-Springfield📦,CourtListener
Man with developmental disabilities detained by ICE in WashingtonA 21-year-old man who is nearly deaf and has developmental disabilities was arrested during an Oakland raid and is now held in Tacoma. Advocates say he cannot understand his proceedings and is isolated from anyone who can communicate with him.Aug 12, 2025·Washington, WA·The Columbian📦,Seattle Times📦,Chron📦
Two brothers from Guatemala arrested by ICE inside Stamford courthouse bathroomTwo Guatemalan brothers, described by family as undocumented workers who pay taxes, were pulled from a locked Stamford courthouse bathroom by masked agents who kicked in the door. Witnesses reported pepper spray and a Taser were used.Aug 11, 2025·Stamford, CT·CT Public📦,Connecticut Examiner📦
