Gay man says ICE staff beat him after suicide attempt in detentionA gay Nigerian man with protection from deportation attempted suicide in ICE detention, then says staff beat him and restrained him naked for 24 hours, causing a muscle condition that can cause kidney failure.2026·Nigeria·Human Rights First📦
Colombian man deported to Bogota after military flight is turned backAndrei Barrientos, 36, was deported from El Paso to Bogota on January 28, 2025, his second deportation, after a military flight carrying him was turned back and he was sent on a civilian plane instead.Jan 28, 2025·El Paso, TX·Colombia·CNN+1📦,BBC📦,Associated Press📦,Latin Times📦,Business Standard📦,CourtListener
Honduran asylum seeker with work permit detained by ICE outside Georgia churchWilson Rogelio Velasquez Cruz, a Honduran asylum seeker and father of three with a work permit, was detained outside his Georgia church during Sunday service in front of his wife and taken to Stewart Detention Center.Jan 28, 2025·Tucker, GA·Honduras·WSB-TV📦,Latin Times📦,WSB Radio📦,Newsweek📦,The Atlanta Journal-Constitution📦,Christianity Today📦,Baptist News Global📦,Ministry Watch,Instagram
U.S. citizens, including Native Americans and a veteran, detained in ICE raidsU.S. citizens, including Native Americans and a military veteran, have been detained and questioned during immigration raids, with witnesses saying people were targeted based on race or skin color.Jan 28, 2025·Portugal·NBC News+1📦,CNN,The Guardian
Colorado nonprofit's legal aid to immigrants halted by Trump administration stop-work orderA Colorado nonprofit that gives migrants legal orientation and rights information lost federal funding under a stop-work order, after 20 years of support under multiple administrations.Jan 28, 2025·Denver, CO·CBS News📦,Colorado Sun📦,Westword📦,Rocky Mountain Investigative Journalists Alliance📦
Mother of four U.S. citizens arrested by ICE at supermarket jobAngela Mata Mendoza, a supermarket worker of 10 years married to a U.S. citizen with four citizen children, was detained during her shift despite never missing a check-in; her lawyer won her release.Jan 27, 2025·Escondido, CA·Criminal Defense Law Center West Michigan📦,Brooks Law Firm📦,Legal Reach📦,Cornell Law School📦,Brooks Legal USA📦,247 Immigration📦,New Horizons Legal📦,KPBS📦,WEKU📦,Immigration Lawyer Blog📦,Instagram📦
Ukrainian with legal status held by ICE over three months, faces deportationPavlo Mykolayovych Zinkevych, 37, a Ukrainian with legal status and a pending protection application, was detained over three months after a minor traffic stop and faces possible deportation to Ukraine.Jan 26, 2025·Frisco, TX·Ukraine·Newsweek📦,CNN+1📦,NBC News📦,KUOW📦,ABC7📦
Woman allegedly raped by man posing as ICE agent in RaleighA 37-year-old Raleigh man posed as an ICE agent, showing a fake badge and threatening deportation, while allegedly kidnapping and raping a woman at a Motel 6.Jan 26, 2025·Raleigh, NC·ABC11+1📦,CBS 17📦,WRAL+1📦
88 Brazilians deported from U.S. arrive home in handcuffsEighty-eight Brazilians arrived home handcuffed after being deported from the United States, prompting Brazil's government to call the treatment degrading and demand an explanation from Washington.Jan 26, 2025·Manaus, Brazil·Brazil·France 24📦,Buenos Aires Times📦,Indian Express📦
Georgia mother detained by ICE after husband stopped with their childrenA father traveling with his children was pulled over in Douglasville, Georgia; officers told him to call his wife, then detained her instead when she arrived.Social media onlyJan 26, 2025·Douglasville, Georgia·Mexico·Instagram📦
Deported Brazilians handcuffed 50 hours without air conditioning on U.S. flightBrazilian migrants deported on a January 25 flight said they were handcuffed for 50 hours without air conditioning and opened an emergency door to alert authorities on landing.Jan 25, 2025·Belo Horizonte, Brazil·Brazil·Washington Post📦,Folha de S.Paulo📦,Economic Times📦
Minneapolis rapper arrested by federal agents during protestsMinneapolis rapper Nur-D was arrested by federal agents on January 24 while protesting the shooting death of Alex Pretti, saying he was hit by a projectile and thrown to the ground.Jan 24, 2025·Minneapolis, MN·NPR📦,CBS News📦
U.S. citizens, military veteran held without warrant in Newark ICE raidA military veteran and two others were detained when about a dozen agents raided a Newark seafood business without a warrant on January 23, questioning the veteran's service documents.Jan 23, 2025·Newark, NJ·USA Today📦,CBS News,NJ.com,FOX 5 New York,Instagram
Los Angeles father detained by ICE in front of 7-year-old sonGiovanni Duran, 42, a Los Angeles busser who came from El Salvador at age 2, was detained in a traffic stop as his wife and children watched. His young son has needed counseling since.Jan 23, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·El Salvador·Newsweek+1📦,Latin Times,LinkedIn
Hopkins family of four sent to Texas by ICE against court orderA Minnesota family of four with pending asylum cases was detained on January 22, briefly sent to Texas despite a court order, then returned home after their lawyers filed a contempt motion.Jan 22, 2025·Hopkins, MN·Hometown Source📦,MPR News+2📦,Fox 9📦
Iraq War veteran in U.S. 30 years held by ICE, ordered deportedMarlon Parris, 45, an Iraq War veteran who came from Trinidad and Tobago as a child and held a green card for nearly 30 years, remains held since January 22 after a judge ruled deportation could proceed.Jan 22, 2025·Laveen, AZ·Trinidad and Tobago·CNN📦,Newsweek,KJZZ📦,The Arizona Republic,Daily Mail
Colombian man handcuffed on military deportation flight that was turned backDaniel Oquendo, 33, was handcuffed aboard a military deportation flight to Colombia that was turned around mid-flight after Colombia's president blocked it, then spent a night in El Paso before being flown home on a civilian plane.Jan 20, 2025·San Diego, CA·Colombia·CNN+1📦,BBC📦,Associated Press📦,Latin Times📦,Business Standard📦
Mexican immigrant family attacked at gunpoint in Greensboro by fake ICE agentsA Mexican immigrant family in Greensboro was assaulted at gunpoint by armed men posing as ICE agents, who struck a family member with a gun and threatened a baby during a robbery; the case remains unsolved.Jan 20, 2025·Greensboro, NC·Mexico·NPR📦,International Business Times📦,MEAWW📦,Kenya Today📦
Iranian fleeing persecution held 431 days before being granted asylumAn Iranian asylum seeker was held for 431 days after a removal order before challenging his detention in court; he dropped the case after his asylum application was granted on reconsideration.Jan 19, 2025·Iran·CourtListener
Honduran mother detained by ICE, 4-month-old baby left with pastorDoris Flores, a Honduran mother who fled threats in Honduras, was detained after deputies investigating a school threat involving her daughter found deportation orders; her 4-month-old baby is now in her pastor's care.Jan 15, 2025·Lakeland, FL·Honduras·ProPublica📦,WLRN📦
Detained children in South Texas have crayons and drawings confiscated by guardsChildren held at the Dilley detention facility, where letters described missing school and feeling scared, have had crayons, drawings, and email access confiscated after their accounts and a 5-year-old's arrival drew public attention.Jan 15, 2025·Dilley, TX·Venezuela, Honduras·ProPublica📦,The Independent📦,Courier Texas,The Mirror,KBPP
