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Venezuelan soccer player deported to El Salvador over tattoo

Jerce Reyes Barrios, a 36-year-old Venezuelan soccer player and father of two, was deported to El Salvador's CECOT prison. His attorney says the only evidence against him was a soccer-ball tattoo and old Facebook photos.

Mar 27, 2025·Venezuela·

NPR📦,Times of India📦,Newsweek📦,The Next Gen Business📦

ICE detention of woman after 30 years in U.S.

A 53-year-old woman was detained while buying meat for a stew, after living in the U.S. for three decades. Her 21-year-old daughter, Samantha, described the incident.

Social media onlyMar 27, 2025·Dilley, TX·Mexico·

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Soccer-loving father of four caught in El Cajon immigration raid

Jorge Lopez Leon, a father of four married to a U.S. citizen, was detained at Otay Mesa after an armed raid on an El Cajon paint business.

Mar 27, 2025·El Cajon, CA·Mexico·

Times of San Diego📦,Capital & Main📦,Calo News📦,EIN News

ICE transfers 20-year-old with legal citizenship pathway to detention

Cristofer Ortega, 20, came to the U.S. at age 9 and was completing his HVAC certification when he was moved to a Louisiana detention center. ICE plans to deport him to Honduras before he can get his green card.

Mar 26, 2025·Plainfield, NJ·Honduras·

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Iranian doctoral student detained by ICE after visa revocation, held over national security concerns

Alireza Doroudi, an Iranian doctoral student in mechanical engineering at the University of Alabama, was detained at his home after his visa was revoked. He remains held in Louisiana, with no specific allegations given.

Mar 25, 2025·Alabama, AL·

WBRC📦,Decatur Daily,The Crimson White📦

ICE detains working father in San Diego leaving infant behind

A working father in San Diego was detained by ICE, leaving behind his family, including a two-month-old baby, according to an Instagram post.

Social media onlyMar 25, 2025·San Diego, CA·United Kingdom·

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Venezuelan woman with TPS arrested, deported to El Salvador instead of Venezuela

Franyeli Carolina Zambrano Manrique, 30, had valid protected status but was arrested at a traffic stop and deported despite a judge's order halting removals. She was briefly flown to El Salvador before reaching Venezuela; her husband remains held at CECOT.

Mar 24, 2025·St. George, UT·Venezuela·

USA Today+1📦,ABC News📦,El País📦

Maryland mother plans self-deportation after child dies in ICE custody

A Maryland mother was held by ICE when her teenage son died of cancer, though she was allowed to attend his funeral. She has now asked to be deported to Mexico.

Mar 24, 2025·Maryland·Mexico·

CBS News📦,New Hampshire Public Radio📦,KLCC📦,CBS 19📦,WLRN📦

ICE conducts targeted arrests in Southern California

At least 15 people were detained in targeted ICE arrests across Southern California, with advocacy groups continuing to track and report the enforcement activity.

Social media onlyMar 23, 2025·Southern California, CA·

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Coconut vendor detained without warrant, returns to work after release

Julio Vargas, a coconut vendor, was detained without a stated reason or warrant two months ago. He has since been released and returned to selling coconuts at his usual spot.

Mar 23, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·

NBC Los Angeles+1📦,Instagram📦

Father detained at immigration appointment after staff called ICE during U visa biometrics

Jorge, a father and survivor of gun violence applying for a crime-victim visa, was detained by ICE after staff called agents during his appointment. He is held at Delaney Hall with no hearing date set.

Social media onlyMar 23, 2025·Newark, NJ·

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ICE detains nine church musicians from Queens, separates families

Nine members of a Queens church music ministry, all primary breadwinners with spouses and young children, were detained during a traffic stop and signed for voluntary departure to Guatemala.

Mar 23, 2025·Queens, NY·Guatemala·

Mundo Now📦,Instagram📦

Three migrants die in freezing conditions crossing border near San Diego

Three migrants died from hypothermia crossing near San Diego during a winter storm; agents rescued a woman and a 16-year-old girl whose father was among the dead.

Mar 21, 2025·San Diego, CA·

NBC San Diego📦,The Desert Review📦,CBP+1📦,Latin Times📦

Venezuelan man drowns in Rio Grande attempting U.S. entry

Gustavo Alfonso Garcia Olivares, a 24-year-old Venezuelan man, drowned in the Rio Grande while trying to enter the United States.

Mar 20, 2025·Venezuela·

NBC DFW📦,New West Record📦,CBP📦,Seattle Times📦,CourtListener

Iranian political activist detained, tortured in Iran, faces deportation from U.S.

Asad Esmaeily, 35, fled Iran with his pregnant wife after being tortured for organizing protests, but his asylum claim was denied and he remains held while his case is appealed.

Mar 20, 2025·TX·Iran·

TIME📦,CBS News📦,MS Now📦

ICE Moves Detained Immigrant to Louisiana for Deportation

A man named Cristofer was moved from a New Hampshire jail to Louisiana, a hub for deportation flights, as advocates urge senators to push for his release.

Social media onlyMar 20, 2025·Strafford County, NH·

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Two teenagers detained by ICE in Coraopolis, PA

Two teenagers riding their bikes to work in Coraopolis were detained on March 20 after local police stopped them and may have called in immigration agents.

Social media onlyMar 20, 2025·Coraopolis, PA·

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ICE agents conduct cluster raid in U.S. Virgin Islands

A multi-person enforcement operation in a St. Croix market parking lot on March 19 was caught on video showing an agent kneeling on a man's head and neck during the arrest.

Mar 19, 2025·Christiansted, VI·

St. Thomas Source📦,St. Croix Source📦,Instagram📦

Iraqi National Detained by ICE, Granted Habeas Relief After Incarceration

An Iraqi man held since March 2025 after finishing a sentence was ordered deported despite fearing torture, but a court granted his release from detention.

Mar 18, 2025·Iraq·

CourtListener📦

Honduran SIJS holder deported despite status, ordered returned to detention in Texas

José Eliezer Martínez-Andino, a Honduran mechanic in Raleigh who arrived alone at 14, was deported despite legal status, separating him from his 3-year-old daughter. A judge ordered him returned, but he was sent to Texas detention instead of home.

Mar 18, 2025·MT·Honduras·

Connecticut News📦,WUNC,Latin Times

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