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An ICE agent pointed a gun at a female driver in Santa Ana who was allegedly recording him. A Fullerton police officer intervened at the scene and the ICE agent identified himself and provided credentials. The officer declined to assist, noting no crime had occurred, and the woman left the area.
An ICE agent brandished a firearm at Sol, an unarmed community watch member, at the intersection of Santa Ana Boulevard and Shelton Street in Santa Ana on November 9, 2025. The agent pointed his gun directly at Sol after she had been legally observing and documenting what appeared to be an ICE vehicle. A Fullerton Police officer witnessed the incident but did not intervene after the agent identified himself as ICE and claimed Sol was following him.
Federal agents sprayed pepper spray from a moving vehicle at a line of cars exiting a Sam's Club parking lot in Cicero on Saturday morning, striking a 1-year-old child among other occupants. Video footage shows a masked federal agent firing chemical irritants through open car windows.
J.A.M.C., who arrived in the U.S. at age 3 in 1991, was detained by ICE on November 7, 2025 during a scheduled check-in at the San Francisco ICE Field Office. ICE alleged he violated his GPS monitoring terms by visiting Stinson Beach on Labor Day, though he claims he had permission from his ISAP officer. The court ordered his immediate release and prohibited re-detention without a hearing before an immigration judge.
Kara Dominguez, a U.S. citizen and activist who runs La Voz del Pueblo, a grassroots group tracking ICE activity on Facebook, alleges that ICE arrested her husband Olvin Dominguez on November 5, 2025, in retaliation for her activism. According to Kara, her husband reported that ICE officers said they had been monitoring her Facebook page. Olvin Dominguez, an undocumented immigrant from Honduras with no criminal record who has lived in the U.S. for 17 years, was transferred to Winn Correctional Center in Louisiana.
ICE agents surrounded a family's car in Fitchburg on Thursday morning to arrest Juliana Milena Ojeda-Montoya, who was wanted for allegedly stabbing a coworker with scissors. Video shows her husband Carlos Zapata, 24, appearing to have a seizure while holding their toddler daughter during the arrest. Zapata said agents pushed, hit him, and pressed on his neck, causing him to lose consciousness. DHS officials disputed his account, claiming he faked the medical emergency and stating medical personnel found no legitimate emergency.
Waukegan Alderman Juan Martinez was briefly detained by U.S. immigration enforcement agents on Baldwin Avenue while stuck in traffic on November 7, 2025. Four federal agents drew guns on Martinez while he sat in his car with his hands raised, with one agent threatening to shoot him. The agents eventually left after community members identified Martinez as a city alderman, and he filed a police report with the Waukegan Police Department.
Petey Feng, a Taiwanese cook who worked at Dallas restaurants, was detained by ICE on November 6, 2025, after an immigration check-in for overstaying his visa since 2010 and a 2023 DWI misdemeanor. He spent 133 days in ICE detention facilities in southwest Texas. Feng was denied voluntary departure and inadvertently signed away his right to appeal. He was deported and arrived in Taiwan in March 2026, where he cared for his aging parents.
Dennis Quiñonez, a 32-year-old U.S. citizen, was arrested during a DHS immigration enforcement operation at a Home Depot parking lot in Cypress Park on November 4, 2025. ICE agents took his 1-year-old daughter into custody during the arrest. The child was subsequently reunited with family members, including her grandmother. Quiñonez was released on bond on November 6, 2025, and reunited with his family. He has been charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a person previously convicted of domestic violence.
Jonathan Caravello, a philosophy lecturer at California State University Channel Islands, entered a not guilty plea in federal court to a felony charge of assaulting an immigration agent with a deadly or dangerous weapon. Caravello was arrested on July 10 during a confrontation between federal agents and activists protesting immigration raids at licensed cannabis facilities in Ventura County. The alleged weapon is a tear gas canister that agents deployed against protesters.
On November 5, 2025, ICE agents detained Diana Patricia Santillana Galeano, a teacher at Rayito de Sol Spanish Immersion Early Learning Center in Chicago's North Center neighborhood, during morning drop-off hours. According to DHS, officers conducted a traffic stop that led to a vehicle pursuit ending at the daycare facility. Agents entered and forcibly removed Galeano in front of children and parents, searching the facility. Galeano claimed to have work authorization and a pending asylum case, while DHS identified her as undocumented from Colombia. A federal judge subsequently ruled her mandatory detention illegal and ordered a bond hearing before an immigration judge. The incident prompted a rally of hundreds of community members and local officials demanding ICE stay out of schools and daycares.
An investigation found that ICE staff at the Buffalo Federal Detention facility in Batavia, New York administered inadequate medical treatment to at least a dozen detainees over two years, including cases where serious injuries went untreated, medications were denied or reduced, and necessary appointments were delayed. Specific cases documented include a Nigerian migrant who lost portions of six fingers due to untreated frostbite and a Gambian man who suffered a stroke-like syndrome after going two weeks without heart medications.
Federal agents arrested a teacher at a Chicago daycare in front of parents and children; the educator had a work permit and can be heard telling authorities she had papers. In a separate incident in Los Angeles, federal immigration agents arrested a U.S. citizen during a Home Depot raid and drove away with his 1-year-old daughter still in the vehicle; the child and her grandmother are both U.S. citizens.
Juanita Avila, a Guatemalan native with a valid green card, was pulled over by ICE agents on Highway 99 in Cottage Grove on November 5 while driving. Despite having her permanent resident identification and green card, she was detained for approximately 30 minutes after agents dragged her from her vehicle. Avila alleges she was racially profiled and that ICE agents did not properly identify themselves during the traffic stop.
Federal immigration agents arrested a U.S. citizen in Los Angeles and took control of his vehicle, which contained his one-year-old daughter inside. The agents drove away with the child in the car after detaining the father.
ICE agents arrested Juanita Avila, a 47-year-old legal permanent resident carrying her green card, during a traffic stop in November 2025 without showing a warrant or probable cause. Video evidence of the arrest captured by her daughter became part of a lawsuit challenging ICE's arrest practices. A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking ICE from continuing warrantless arrests in Oregon, citing the agency's conduct and systematic violation of constitutional rights.
ICE agents pointed rifles at bystanders and attempted to break down doors while conducting an enforcement action at Salem Walk apartments in unincorporated Northbrook on November 5, 2025. The operation, which lasted approximately 50 minutes and involved over a dozen agents and an armored vehicle, resulted in the arrest of Alan Eduardo Garcia, who had a history of violent convictions. Residents and community members confronted agents and filmed the incident.
ICE conducted arrests at multiple locations in Redmond, Washington on Monday, including at Bear Creek Village shopping center. One incident involved a man being detained outside a Panera Bread, with witnesses reporting that ICE agents broke a truck window and dragged out the occupant without showing a warrant. The Redmond Police Department confirmed it was not informed in advance of the operations and stated it does not participate in immigration enforcement.
Seven workers detained by ICE agents at an Allston car wash in November 2025 filed a federal tort claim alleging they were unlawfully arrested, racially profiled, and mistreated in custody. The complaint states that ICE agents arrested nine workers without warrants or probable cause, singling them out because they were Latino and Spanish-speaking. Two of the arrested workers had valid work permits at the time of arrest. The workers allege they were shackled, transported to multiple detention facilities, and denied access to phones, legal counsel, and necessary medications. Seven employees of Allston Car Wash were detained by federal immigration authorities in November 2024. Boston Lawyers for Civil Rights filed a federal complaint on their behalf under the Federal Tort Claims Act, seeking $1 million in compensation per worker plus legal fees for damages from what they describe as an aggressive, militarized, and indiscriminate raid.
Marta Brizeyda Renderos Leiva, a 39-year-old from El Salvador, was arrested by ICE at Salt Lake City International Airport while arriving on a flight. She had a valid work permit approved in 2024 and was unaware of a 2020 deportation order, as the court notice had been sent to an address where she no longer lived. Her attorney states she was detained for months, transferred through multiple facilities, and deported despite having an active appeal pending, leaving behind her four U.S. citizen children.
Daniel Angel Meléndez, an immigrant from El Salvador, was detained by ICE agents on November 4 during a yearly check-in in Cedar Rapids. His wife María Lozano, a U.S. citizen, and family members appealed to U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks at a town hall on November 10 to prevent his deportation. Meléndez has a U.S.-born child and has been in the country since 2017, having applied for asylum based on gang violence threats.
Julio Vargas, a 66-year-old Guatemalan, was detained by U.S. Border Patrol during an immigration raid at El Corredor Salvadoreño in Los Angeles on Sunday. He is being held at Adelanto Detention Center and has reported breathing problems and cramps due to cold conditions, worsened by his existing health conditions and lack of medication. His family is seeking legal assistance but faces financial and resource barriers.
Nazario Radilla Valdovinos, a Mexican citizen, was taken into ICE custody on November 3, 2025 and detained at Adelanto ICE Detention Center pending removal proceedings. ICE issued a custody determination continuing his detention without providing an opportunity for bond or release. The court granted his habeas petition in part, ordering that he receive a bond hearing within seven days under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a).
Berenice Garcia-Hernandez, a 25-year-old U.S. citizen, was detained by ICE for approximately seven hours after photographing unmarked ICE vehicles near a Chick-fil-A in Gresham. She was documenting the agents' presence to warn her community after seeing a Facebook alert. ICE agents broke her car window and removed her from the vehicle, though no criminal charges had been filed as of the article's publication.
Berenice Garcia-Hernandez took action after seeing a Facebook post alerting people to ICE agents' presence near a Gresham Chick-fil-A. The person who posted the alert said he was too scared to photograph the agents' license plates. The Oregonian covered the story.
M.D. Alauddin, a 46-year-old native of Bangladesh with no criminal history, was arrested by ICE on November 3, 2025 during a scheduled check-in. He had previously been released on his own recognizance in 2024, obtained work authorization, and filed an asylum application. The court granted his habeas corpus petition and ordered his immediate release, finding his continued detention without a hearing violated due process rights.
A federal lawsuit alleges the Trump administration unlawfully deported human trafficking and domestic violence victims despite their pending applications for protective visas. Carmen, a woman who helped get her abusive husband deported and applied for a U-Visa, was deported in July despite valid pending protections and having an 8-year-old son. Upon arrival in her home country, she was confronted by her deported husband.
The City documents five months of immigration enforcement activities at 26 Federal Plaza in New York City, where masked federal agents arrested immigrants in and around immigration courts. A photojournalistic report documents these activities and their effects on affected immigrants during this period.
Ricardo Rodriguez, 53, was arrested by ICE agents on Sunday morning in Melrose Park while riding his bike. Videos show agents placing Rodriguez in a chokehold and striking his head before detaining him. He was brought to Gottlieb Memorial Hospital after complaining of chest pains, where ICE agents restricted family visitation.
Carlos Jimenez, a 25-year-old U.S. citizen, was shot by ICE agents in Ontario on November 2, 2025. According to his lawyers, Jimenez approached the officers to warn them about children gathering at a nearby school bus stop and was shot from behind while attempting to leave after becoming afraid when an agent drew a gun and pepper spray. Federal authorities claim Jimenez reversed his vehicle directly at officers in a threatening manner, and the shots were defensive.
Fonseca-Romero Saul, who had lived in the United States for more than 24 years and is the husband and father of U.S. citizens, was detained by ICE on November 1, 2025, and taken to Adelanto Detention Facility. He had previously been released on bond in 2013 after an earlier detention, received work authorization, and had been checking in with ICE regularly without missing appointments. The court granted a temporary restraining order ordering his immediate release, finding his re-detention violated due process since he was not informed of changed circumstances that would justify revoking his bond.
A 37-year-old man named Jose Argueta reported a stolen vehicle to Maryland police in November and was subsequently arrested by ICE at a DC police station. Argueta spent Christmas at an immigrant detention center following the arrest.
Ronald was arrested in November 2025 during what he believed was a routine appointment at the Centennial ICE field office. He had previously been arrested and released in spring 2024. His arrest and subsequent detention left his wife Cecilia as the sole breadwinner for three children, contributing to the family's financial collapse and eventual decision to self-deport.
Ronald, a Venezuelan immigrant, was arrested at what he believed was a routine appointment at the Centennial ICE field office in November 2025, two days before Thanksgiving. His arrest left his wife Cecilia pregnant and his three sons without a primary breadwinner, contributing to the family's financial collapse and eventual self-deportation decision.
An undocumented immigrant and his family, including three U.S. citizen children, hid in their apartment during a police response to a violent crime in Memphis, fearing ICE enforcement. The family remained on the floor in the dark for about 10 minutes, worried that police would knock on doors searching for suspects and potentially take the father into custody.
L.H., an Indigenous Quechua woman, fled Peru in 2021 with her minor son Y.V. after years of severe gender- and race-based domestic violence, including kidnapping, stalking, and a knife assault by her ex-partner. After settling in California and applying for asylum, DHS moved at a November 2025 hearing to pretermit her applications and seek their removal to Honduras under an Asylum Cooperative Agreement.
Beatriz Pastrana Candela, who was pregnant when arrested by ICE agents in November 2025, was held at Eloy Detention Center in Arizona where medical and corrections staff repeatedly dismissed her claims of pregnancy. She subsequently miscarried while in detention. Her case is part of a documented pattern of inadequate medical care for pregnant individuals in ICE detention facilities.
A Guatemalan immigrant named 'D' who had lived in Providence for 20 years was detained by ICE in November 2025 and held at the Wyatt Detention Center in Central Falls, Rhode Island. Ten days later, he was abruptly transferred in the middle of the night to the Federal Correctional Institution in Berlin, New Hampshire, without warning or explanation. The transfer separated him from his lawyer and family, complicating his pending immigration case. He was ultimately released on bond in late December.
Hanne Engan, a Norwegian national with a pending green card application, was arrested by ICE officers at her green card interview in November 2025 after her student visa expired. While detained at Otay Mesa Detention Center for approximately one week, she alleged medical negligence regarding her Type 1 diabetes management, inadequate facility conditions, and discovered her credit card information had been stolen during her custody. ICE and CoreCivic disputed her claims about medical care and facility conditions.
Federal immigration agents, including ICE and Border Patrol personnel, used tear gas, pepper balls, and other riot control weapons against protesters in Chicago and Illinois during Operation Midway Blitz enforcement operations that began September 2, 2025. Video footage documented agents firing munitions directly at demonstrators. A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order on October 9 limiting crowd-control tactics, but subsequent court filings alleged violations occurring almost daily. An analysis of 28 protest events found seven instances of riot control weapons use without apparent threats and 19 instances of excessive force.
Aleksei, his wife Anastasia, and their 5-year-old twins were detained at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley for over 120 days—six times the 20-day legal limit under the Flores Settlement Agreement. An ICE officer falsely told Aleksei that Flores protections were no longer in effect. The twins exhibited severe psychological distress, including meltdowns, sleep disruption, weight loss, and trauma responses such as asking if they were bad people or if guards would kill them. The family was released in February 2026 after securing legal representation and filing a parole request.
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