Asylum seeker wrongly dragged from car by ICE, held a monthMoises Velasquez, a 23-year-old Venezuelan asylum-seeker, was dragged from his car by ICE agents searching for someone else while his pregnant fiancée heard him scream over the phone. He was freed after a month in detention.Aug 27, 2026·Lakewood, WA·Venezuela·Chron📦,KIRO 7📦,Seattle Times📦,Union-Bulletin
DACA recipient resettles in Mexico after 20 years building career in CaliforniaA DACA recipient who lived in California for 20 years, came at age 12 fleeing abuse and later built a global banking career, left for Mexico in May 2025 amid DACA uncertainty.May 6, 2025·Fresno, CA·Mexico·The Fresno Bee📦,KQED,KMPH,ABC 30
DC restaurants get surprise ICE and HSI checks of worker recordsMore than 100 Washington-area businesses, including nearly a dozen well-known restaurants, received surprise visits demanding employment verification records within three business days. DHS said no arrests were made.May 6, 2025·Washington, DC·Mondaq📦,WJLA📦,CNS Maryland,Headline News USA,New York Post
Father driving children to school among 33 ICE arrests in northern NevadaThirty-three people were arrested in a multi-day Nevada sweep, including a father detained in a parking lot while driving his teenage children to school.May 5, 2025·Northern Nevada·My News 4📦,Nevada Current📦
Dalton college student mistakenly arrested, remains in ICE custodyXimena Arias-Cristobal, 19, a Dalton State Community College student, was arrested after police stopped the wrong vehicle; she remains held at Stewart Detention Center facing deportation despite dropped local charges.May 5, 2025·Dalton, GA·Mexico·ABC News📦,The Atlanta Journal-Constitution📦,Fox 5 Atlanta📦,Good Morning America📦,WRDW📦,11Alive,Instagram📦
Construction worker Abelardo Avellaneda Delgado dies during ICE transfer in GeorgiaAbelardo Avellaneda Delgado, 68, a construction worker who lived in the U.S. for 40 years, died being transferred to Stewart Detention Center; his family says he had no prior health conditions.May 5, 2025·Weston, GA·Mexico·The Guardian📦,NPR📦,CNN📦,Latin Times📦,NJ.com📦,Star Tribune📦
About 200 people arrested in Nashville ICE traffic sweep, taken to LouisianaAbout 150 Nashville-area drivers were stopped in a joint ICE and state trooper operation targeting minor traffic violations; an investigation found roughly 75 percent of those arrested had no criminal record.May 4, 2025·Nashville, TN·FOX 17📦,NewsChannel 5,Nashville Banner,Columbia Daily Herald,Lighthouse Reports
Asylum seeker with herniated disc detained by ICE driving to Tampa jobJosé de Jesús Jiménez Delgado, 51, was detained while driving to work on May 4 despite a pending asylum case and valid work authorization. His wife says he suffers a herniated disc, anxiety and chronic headaches.Social media onlyMay 4, 2025·Tampa, FL·Venezuela·Instagram+1📦
Father detained by ICE at gas station, children left behind in truckA father was arrested at a gas station in Oxnard, California, on May 4, leaving two children behind in his truck. A witness said the children remained alone after he was taken away.May 4, 2025·Oxnard, CA·Newsweek📦,KTVU📦,The Independent📦,FOX 11 Los Angeles📦,KEYT📦
Children separated from deported parents, including 2-year-old kept in U.S. custodyChild welfare advocates have raised concerns as deportations accelerate, including a case where a 2-year-old was kept in U.S. custody after her mother was deported to Venezuela.May 3, 2025·Venezuela·Washington Post📦,Reuters📦,Associated Press📦,The Marshall Project📦
Nashville families separated after ICE and highway patrol arrest more than 100A driver was pulled over for a broken light during a May 2025 Nashville operation, then detained and deported after a trooper shared his status with ICE. More than 100 were arrested, separating families still coping nearly a year later.May 3, 2025·Nashville, TN·Nashville Banner+1📦,The Daily Record📦,Instagram📦
Arkansas man held by ICE 30 days after perfume mistaken for drugsKapil Raghu was jailed after Benton police mistook a perfume bottle for drugs during a May 2025 traffic stop, then transferred to ICE detention when his expired visa was found. Released after 30 days, his work permit remains suspended.May 3, 2025·Benton, AR·THV11+1📦,5 News Online📦
Landscaper tasered twice in stomach during Florida Border Patrol traffic stopA landscaper known as Esdras was pulled from a van and tasered twice in the stomach during a May 2 traffic stop. He faces deportation but was released on bail.May 2, 2025·North Palm Beach, FL·USA Today📦,Palm Beach Post📦,NBC Miami📦,WPTV📦,Construction Owners📦
18-year-old U.S. citizen held six hours by Border Patrol at traffic stopKenny Laynez, 18, a U.S. citizen, was held six hours and pushed face-down by agents during a May 2 traffic stop to a landscaping job. A coworker was tasered twice.May 2, 2025·North Palm Beach, FL·USA Today📦,Palm Beach Post📦,NBC Miami📦,WPTV📦,Construction Owners📦
U.S. citizens swept up in Trump immigration crackdownMore than a dozen U.S. citizens have been swept up in immigration enforcement, attorneys and advocates say, as faster processing leaves fewer safeguards against wrongful detention.May 2, 2025·Washington Post📦,NPR📦,Boston Globe📦
Longtime Honduran resident targeted by federal agents posing as Tucson utility workersAgents posing as utility workers looking for a 'free estimate' targeted a Honduran man who had lived in his Tucson community for over a decade; a neighbor noticed a hidden badge and warned him before he let them in.May 2025·Tucson, AZ·Honduras·ACLU📦,KGUN 9📦,Tucson.com📦
Guatemalan mother in Border Patrol custody told to take or leave newbornA Guatemalan woman gave birth at a Tucson hospital while in Border Patrol custody and faced immediate deportation, forced to decide whether to take her newborn. After public pressure, she and the baby were released to a Phoenix nonprofit.May 2025·Tucson, AZ·Guatemala·NBC News,Newsweek,ACLU📦,KOLD📦,Tucson.com📦,Off the Press,Scary Mommy
Pastor and father of five U.S.-citizen children deported to Guatemala by ICEAn evangelical pastor, construction business owner and father of five U.S.-citizen children was detained at a routine check-in despite a stay of removal and years of compliance. He was deported to Guatemala weeks later.May 2025·Florida·Guatemala·ACLU📦,Christian Post📦,Tampa Bay Times📦
Stepfather of two detained by immigration agents outside Tucson hospitalA Mexican man who had lived in Tucson for nearly 15 years was detained outside a hospital while accompanying his cousin for emergency care. He is held at Florence Correctional Center, with a hearing set for May 15.May 2025·Tucson, AZ·ACLU📦,KOLD📦,Tucson.com
U.S. citizen family forced from home in ICE raid targeting former residentsA U.S. citizen mother and her three daughters were forced outside in the rain and had their phones, laptops and savings seized during a raid based on an outdated warrant. Homeland Security later said they were not the intended targets.May 1, 2025·Oklahoma City, OK·NBC News📦,NewsNation Now,KFOR📦,News 10📦
Immigrants held by ICE in Miami prison report ignored medical complaints, cockroachesDetainees moved to Miami's Federal Detention Center describe cockroach infestations, overflowing toilets, extreme heat and ignored medical complaints, with the facility's population rising after fires near Krome.May 1, 2025·The Guardian📦,Miami Herald
