Human Impact Project

Federal immigration enforcement operations across Chicago's North Side on Friday resulted in multiple arrests and confrontations with residents. At least one encounter in Lakeview involved tear gas deployment by federal agents against protesters. Several schools were placed on soft lockdown. Local officials and residents questioned the tactics used.

A 24-year-old Honduran man, Josué Castro Rivera, died after being struck by a vehicle while fleeing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Interstate 264 in Norfolk, Virginia. Castro Rivera's vehicle was stopped by ICE as part of a targeted operation, and he fled on foot when agents attempted to detain him and his passengers. His death follows similar incidents involving immigrants killed during immigration enforcement operations under the Trump administration.

A fifth-grade teacher at Global Village Academy in Parker, Colorado was detained by ICE agents along with her minor children and transferred to an ICE facility in Texas over the weekend. The school said the teacher was authorized to work with valid employment authorization through spring 2029, but ICE stated she entered the country illegally near Yuma, Arizona on December 2, 2022.

The Department of Homeland Security has sent $5,000 fines to unaccompanied immigrant teenagers ages 14-17 under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act for unauthorized entry into the United States. Roughly 10 teenagers in New York and at least one in Michigan have received the fines while in federal custody. The fines carry consequences including collection litigation and impacts on immigration cases.

A 16-year-old U.S. citizen, Arnoldo Bazan, and his father Arnulfo Bazan were detained during a traffic stop by unmarked ICE vehicles near South Gessner Road and Beechnut Street in Houston in October 2025. The agents did not clearly identify themselves, wore masks, and used unmarked vehicles. During the stop, agents assaulted Arnulfo, and when Arnoldo attempted to intervene, he was beaten and choked. Arnoldo was released after several hours while his father was placed in ICE custody and subsequently deported to Mexico after signing a voluntary departure form.

José Castro Rivera, a 24-year-old Honduran immigrant, died on Thursday morning after being struck by a vehicle on Interstate 264 while attempting to flee ICE agents during an enforcement operation in Norfolk, Virginia. Two other immigrants have also died while attempting to escape ICE enforcement operations under the Trump administration.

Marina Ortiz, a fifth-grade teacher at Global Village Academy in Douglas County, was detained by ICE on October 24 during a routine immigration appointment at an ICE field office in Centennial. Despite possessing valid legal work authorization documentation through spring 2029, Ortiz was classified as an "undocumented immigrant from Peru" and transferred to a detention facility in Texas. School officials confirmed her legitimate employment status.

A 16-year-old Ecuadorian student, Joel Camas, was arrested by ICE agents during a routine check-in appointment in Lower Manhattan on Thursday while attending Gotham Collaborative High School in the Bronx. Despite being granted Special Immigrant Juvenile Status in April—a legal protection designed for vulnerable minors—Camas was detained by immigration authorities.

ICE agents attempted to arrest 21-year-old undocumented Honduran immigrant Willian Castillo-Hernandez on October 24, 2025, despite not having a warrant for him. After he fled to his home, a multi-hour standoff ensued involving the FBI. Video evidence suggests ICE rammed his truck, contradicting ICE's claim that he rammed them. Castillo-Hernandez was ultimately arrested after negotiators convinced him to leave the house.

Federal agents from ICE and U.S. Marshals Service raided a home in Gary, Indiana on October 23, 2025, taking an entire family into custody. The 26-year-old son reported being punched in the eye and choked during the arrest, while his parents—who lack legal immigration status—remain in custody. The two adult U.S. citizen children were released, but the family now faces four separate court cases and legal expenses.

The Trump administration is deploying National Guard troops to cities in response to immigration enforcement operations. Federal agents have been conducting immigration raids and enforcement operations in San Francisco Bay Area, Chicago, and Portland. Courts in Illinois and Oregon have issued orders blocking or restricting National Guard deployments, while the administration warns state officials against interfering with federal immigration enforcement.

Two Border Patrol agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, a VA nurse and observer, in Minneapolis. Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino was reassigned to El Centro, California following several high-profile incidents.

At least 20 deaths have been recorded among people in ICE custody in 2025. This coincides with ICE holding nearly 60,000 people in detention and ramping up arrests and hiring. Former agency officials have stated that overcrowding, reduced oversight, staffing shortages for medical teams, and arrests of individuals with unknown medical conditions could result in additional deaths.

Enrique Lozano, an ice cream vendor who has lived in Los Angeles for over 20 years, was detained by ICE agents on June 23, 2025, while working on Culver Boulevard. He was held for approximately four months before being released and granted a green card through his wife's sponsorship. Following his release, Lozano has returned home and resumed his business operations. The local community mobilized support for his family, raising nearly $76,000 through a GoFundMe campaign, while a local company donated a new cart to help him restart his ice cream business.

A 16-year-old immigrant student in the Bronx who was approved for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) and heading toward permanent residency was detained by ICE after appearing for a required check-in. The City of New York joined the student's legal case.

On October 23, 2025, U.S. Border Patrol agents led by Commander Gregory Bovino conducted immigration enforcement operations in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood, detaining at least five people including two high school students. One detained student was confirmed to be a U.S. citizen and released to family by 3 p.m. When protesters gathered near the Little Village Discount Mall in response, agents in military-style gear deployed tear gas and pepper spray, with Bovino captured on video tossing a tear gas canister into the crowd, injuring at least one student. Federal Judge Sara Ellis, who had previously issued a court order prohibiting agents from using tear gas without warning, subsequently expanded Bovino's deposition from two hours to five hours to question him about the alleged violation.

The Texas Civil Rights Project is challenging the detention of two Iranian nationals, Shahrokh Rahimi (53) and Argam Nazarian (27), who were arrested in June following U.S. military strikes against Iran. Rahimi was arrested at his home in San Antonio where he had lived for over two decades; Nazarian was arrested in Los Angeles and transferred to El Paso. Both had previously been released on bond or parole and had pending asylum cases based on fear of Christian persecution. The organization claims they are being illegally detained without bond under a new Trump administration policy.

Rev. Jorge Bautista, a United Church of Christ pastor, was shot in the face with a pepper round by an ICE agent during an October 23 prayer vigil at Coast Guard Island in Alameda, California. The vigil was organized by the Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity to protest ICE operations in the Bay Area. Bautista approached an agent to help deescalate the situation, saying "We come in peace," but was immediately shot with no warning. He received medical treatment and recovered after several days of burning eyes and headaches.

ICE disputed allegations that officers used excessive force against 16-year-old Arnoldo Bazan during the arrest of his father, Arnulfo Bazan Carrillo, on October 23. The teen claimed he was beaten and choked by masked officers who did not identify themselves, but ICE denied these allegations and instead claimed the father rammed a vehicle and both individuals resisted arrest. Bazan was detained for several hours and released after ICE verified he was a U.S. citizen.

Gabriel Garcia Aviles was arrested by U.S. Border Patrol on October 14, 2025, during a roving operation in Costa Mesa and transferred to ICE custody. He was moved to Adelanto ICE Processing Center on October 15 and subsequently hospitalized at Victor Valley Global Medical Center in critical condition. Aviles died on October 23-24, 2025. DHS attributed his condition to suspected alcohol withdrawal symptoms, while his family reported poor communication from detention staff, concerning hospital conditions, and physical injuries including dried blood, cuts, broken teeth, and bruising. Aviles had lived in the United States for over 30 years and held a work permit.

Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh was indicted along with five other protesters for allegedly blocking vehicles outside a federal ICE processing facility in Broadview, Illinois. Abughazaleh faces charges of conspiracy and forcibly impeding a federal officer. She and other defendants will self-surrender to authorities following the indictment filed on October 23.

Community activists across Orange County are organizing to track Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in their neighborhoods and live-stream their findings on social media. Led by organizers like Victor Valladares, these groups receive reports of suspected ICE activity, dispatch volunteers to verify sightings, and share real-time information with the community.

ICE agents engaged in an hours-long standoff with Honduran immigrant William Hernandez outside his home in Avondale, Arizona, following a car incident. ICE claims Hernandez rammed an agent's vehicle, while witnesses and his wife report that ICE agents rammed his car. Hernandez, who has lived in the U.S. for a decade with no criminal record, was detained along with his uncle Abel Ochoa and another family member Marcos Ochoa.

A driver in a blue GMC pickup truck allegedly attempted to ram a Customs and Border Protection vehicle carrying federal immigration agents in Cicero on Wednesday morning. The truck instead struck a gray Toyota Corolla at an intersection. No injuries were reported, and the driver was taken into federal custody.

At least 30 human beings have died in ICE custody so far in 2025. A couple, Lucía Pedro Juan and Francisco Gaspar Cristóbal Andrés, were separated during fingerprinting at an ICE field office in Fort Bliss, El Paso, with agents warning them not to communicate. Despite the orders, Pedro Juan broke away to embrace and encourage her husband.

Illinois State Representative Hoan Huynh, a Vietnamese refugee and congressional candidate, reported an encounter with federal agents on October 22, 2025, near Montrose and Kimball avenues in Albany Park on Chicago's Northwest Side. Huynh stated he was in the area to warn residents of their rights following ICE enforcement activity when Customs and Border Patrol agents surrounded his vehicle. According to Huynh, an agent pointed a gun at him and threatened to break his car windows before lowering the weapon when he began recording. DHS stated Huynh was stopped twice for stalking law enforcement and attempting to interfere with operations. The incident also occurred amid reports of a vendor employee being detained by federal agents outside a Rogers Park school.

Carlitos Ricardo Parias, a 44-year-old TikTok streamer with over 340,000 followers who documented ICE enforcement activities in South Los Angeles, was shot by federal agents on October 22, 2025, during an immigration enforcement operation near Santee High School. Video evidence captured 11 shots fired as Parias' vehicle was boxed in by law enforcement vehicles. Parias was wounded in the arm and hospitalized. A deputy U.S. marshal was injured by a ricochet bullet during the incident. Parias, described as an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, was detained and charged with assault on a federal officer.

A Venezuelan family seeking asylum in the United States self-deported after the father and 20-year-old son Anderson Contreras-Hernandez were detained by ICE. The family had fled Venezuela due to gang extortion and sought better medical care for two sons with sickle cell disease. After months in detention and legal proceedings, the family chose to return to Venezuela.

Over a dozen pregnant women have reported experiencing medical neglect, mistreatment, and substandard care while detained by ICE, including cases of miscarriage while shackled and solitary confinement. Advocates documented their experiences and sent a letter to ICE officials and Senate committees requesting the agency identify and release all pregnant detainees and refrain from detaining pregnant, postpartum, or nursing individuals.

A woman identified as Alicia experienced severe abdominal pain, cramping, and vaginal bleeding while in ICE custody. Medical staff performed invasive procedures without consent and she was told she had miscarried, then returned to detention. She was denied follow-up medical care for over two months despite continued bleeding and severe pain. After deportation, she was diagnosed with a serious infection caused by lack of treatment during detention.

Four U.S. citizens were arrested and held for nearly 24 hours without federal charges during an ICE enforcement operation on Canal Street in New York City's Chinatown on Tuesday. The operation also resulted in the detention of nine undocumented immigrants. All four American citizens were released without charges after a congressman's press conference announced the arrests, and their families had filed missing persons reports.

ICE agents were conducting operations in Santa Ana near Birch Street and Andrew Place early in the morning. Community watchers and legal observers responded to monitor the incident. An ICE agent pepper sprayed the area despite no one being near, and later remotely disabled a legal observer's vehicle engine while stopped at a red light on Main Street and Edinger Avenue.

LULAC and advocates documented accounts from pregnant women in ICE custody, including reports of shackling during transport, solitary confinement, denial of prenatal vitamins, inadequate food, delayed medical care, and lack of interpretation services. The advocates sent a letter to Congress regarding these detention conditions.

David Cardenas, an NC resident, was detained by ICE during a routine annual check-in appointment in Charlotte. After being hospitalized at Atrium Healthcare in Pineville for serious health issues, clergy visitation was initially denied by ICE and hospital staff. Following a press conference by Rev. Joel Simpson, Cardenas was granted visitation rights and faced potential release pending heart surgery.

Immigrants detained at the Aurora detention facility in Colorado have been requesting deportation for months, but Immigration and Customs Enforcement has kept them detained with no clear timeline for release. The cases highlight how a new ICE policy has made many immigrants ineligible for release while their cases proceed, contradicting the Trump administration's stated mass deportation goals.

ICE agents shot 25-year-old U.S. citizen Carlos Jimenez in the Los Angeles area as he attempted to warn officers that children would soon arrive at a school bus stop where they had pulled over a vehicle. Jimenez was shot while trying to leave the scene and reversed his car in panic; a bullet remains lodged in his right shoulder. He was arrested and accused of assaulting an officer, an accusation his legal team denies.

ICE detained numerous asylum-seekers and migrants at the San Diego federal courthouse basement after summoning them for routine check-ins between October 9-21, 2025. Detainees reported being held in crowded cells for up to four days in conditions they described as inadequate, including limited bedding, no privacy for bathroom use, cold temperatures, and lack of medical attention. Some were subsequently deported or transferred to other detention facilities without proper legal proceedings.

A pregnant woman in Berwyn, Illinois was confronted by an ICE agent who pointed a gun at her car window while she was honking her horn to alert people to the presence of ICE officers conducting an enforcement operation. The woman, Lesly Guevara, said she was attempting to warn her community about the agents' presence. A DHS spokesperson stated the agent acted to protect himself and showed restraint, and characterized Guevara's actions as aggressive and threatening.

An employee of a Chicago Public Schools vendor was taken into custody by federal immigration agents outside Decatur Classical School on the Far North Side. School officials stated no students witnessed the incident and emphasized that CPS will not cooperate with federal agents without a criminal judicial warrant.

Democrats in Congress announced a joint investigation into immigration agents' detention of U.S. citizens following a ProPublica investigation that found over 170 Americans have been held by immigration officials this year. The investigation will examine how citizens, particularly Latinos, have been detained based on citizenship questions and will include a hearing in Los Angeles. The detentions have included cases where citizens were dragged, beaten, and held without access to phones or lawyers.

Federal immigration officers shot a man in the elbow after he rammed their vehicle during an enforcement operation in Los Angeles. A deputy U.S. Marshal was struck in the hand by a ricochet bullet during the incident. The suspect was apprehended following the encounter.

2 hurt, including a US Marshal, after an ICE agent’s weapon discharged in LA immigration operation

Yassine Halhoul, a 21-year-old University of Arizona aerospace engineering student from Morocco, was detained by Homeland Security Investigations on October 21, 2025, due to a clerical visa issue. He spent approximately one month in ICE detention at Florence Correctional Center and Eloy Detention Center, where he reported poor conditions including inadequate food, interference with sleep, and frequent cell counts. After a GoFundMe campaign raised $18,500 for bail and legal expenses, Halhoul was released on November 13, 2025, with an ankle monitor.

21-year-old Judas Rivera, who immigrated to Arizona as a child, was detained by ICE agents on October 21, 2025, while traveling to work at Chick-fil-A. ICE initially and erroneously recorded his country of origin as Afghanistan instead of Mexico, a discrepancy only corrected after media inquiry. Rivera is currently held at the Eloy Detention Center awaiting a court hearing scheduled for November 7, 2025, that will determine his deportation status.

As protests continue outside the ICE facility in South Portland, Oregon, residents and local leaders are reporting health impacts from federal agents' use of tear gas and other chemical crowd control munitions. Area residents report symptoms including nausea, headaches, and respiratory issues. State lawmakers have expressed concerns about documented health effects including chemical burns and respiratory failure. Federal agents have deployed tear gas multiple times over recent weeks, with chemicals seeping into nearby apartments and affecting residents regardless of protest participation.

ICE continues to detain pregnant, postpartum, and nursing immigrants despite a Biden-era federal policy restricting such detention except in extreme circumstances. The cases documented include a nine-month pregnant U.S. citizen detained, a Colombian immigrant who miscarried in custody, and a nursing mother from El Salvador held without proper accommodations. Congress allowed reporting requirements on these detentions to lapse in March 2025, making it impossible to quantify how many pregnant immigrants are currently in ICE custody.

Nayra Guzmán, a 22-year-old Mexican immigrant with pending asylum and visa applications, was detained by ICE on October 20, 2025, just 15 days after giving birth via C-section. Her newborn daughter was in the NICU at the time of her arrest. During her approximately 34-hour detention, Guzmán was held in overcrowded conditions without adequate medical care, blankets, or food and water, despite being in severe postpartum pain and developing a breast infection.

Nayra Guzmán, a 22-year-old immigrant from Mexico with a pending asylum petition, was detained by ICE on October 20, 2025, just 15 days after giving birth via C-section while her newborn daughter remained in the NICU. She was held in a crowded detention facility for approximately 34 hours and denied adequate medical care, including access to a breast pump, despite severe postpartum complications. The detention occurred after the Trump administration abandoned prior DHS policies that restricted arrests of recently postpartum, pregnant, or nursing immigrants.

Quinn Haberl, a blind protester, said federal agents at Portland's ICE facility dragged and handcuffed him twice during separate protest incidents. The first incident occurred Tuesday night when agents picked him up and dropped him on the ground. During the second incident on Saturday, agents dragged him across the driveway and held him for about an hour with pressure applied to his back and neck. Haberl was taken to the hospital where doctors documented bruising on his shoulders, hands, and arms.

Federal agents conducted an ICE raid at La Catedral Arena horse track in Wilder on Sunday, resulting in 105 undocumented people being arrested. The operation involved approximately 200 agents from multiple federal and local agencies and was connected to an FBI investigation into illegal gambling, with four people arrested on gambling charges. Witnesses reported chaotic scenes with children separated from parents in custody during the operation.