North Carolina transgender activist detained by ICEA transgender activist from Michoacán who has lived in North Carolina over 30 years was detained after a traffic stop and sent to a Georgia detention center. She founded a group supporting rural transgender people.Apr 2, 2026·Raleigh, NC·Univision📦,Enlace Latino NC,Wake Weekly,Instagram📦
Gardener attacked in Long Beach restaurant as ICE detains at least 9A gardener was chased and attacked inside a Long Beach Polly's Pies restaurant during ICE operations that detained at least nine people across six locations.Nov 20, 2025·Long Beach, CA·Press Telegram📦,Sierra Gorda Tribune📦,LA Taco📦,Long Beach Post📦
Army National Guard member's stepfather detained by ICE on Staten IslandA 41-year-old stepfather of an Army National Guard member, who came from Mexico in the early 2000s, was detained while walking to work on Staten Island.Nov 19, 2025·Port Richmond·Mexico·NY1📦,ABC7📦,American Wire News,Instagram📦
Indigenous Ecuadorian mother wins asylum after 135 days in ICE detentionGladys Tentes-Pitiur, an Indigenous Ecuadorian mother who fled persecution with her two sons, was freed after 135 days in detention and reunited with them before Thanksgiving.Nov 19, 2025·New Haven, CT·Ecuador·Patch📦,New Haven Independent📦,La Voz Hispana CT,New Haven Register
Nine detained in Triangle immigration sweep by U.S. Border PatrolNine people, one woman and eight men aged 24 to 59, were detained in a Raleigh-area sweep and held overnight before being moved to an undisclosed location.Nov 19, 2025·Raleigh, NC·The News & Observer+1📦,Herald Sun📦
Man arrested by federal agents while documenting immigration enforcement in CharlotteJoshua Long was arrested in a Charlotte shopping center parking lot while documenting immigration agents' activities and released from an FBI office six hours later. He disputes DHS's claim he assaulted an agent.Nov 19, 2025·Charlotte, NC·Charlotte Observer+1📦,QC News📦,Instagram📦
Vicente Ventura Aguilar missing over 45 days after fainting in ICE custodyVicente Ventura Aguilar has been missing for over 45 days after a medical emergency in ICE custody in South Los Angeles. A friend last saw him fainting before being deported; his whereabouts remain unknown.Nov 19, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·Mexico·Telemundo📦,Los Angeles Times📦,Jezebel📦,People📦,MS Now📦,Instagram📦
U.S. citizen shot five times by ICE, another forcibly removed from carAliya Rahman, who is disabled, was pulled from her car en route to a medical appointment and denied care in detention. Marimar Martinez was shot five times by ICE agents in Chicago while warning neighbors.Nov 19, 2025·Minneapolis, MN; Chicago, IL·CBS News📦,Daily Kos📦,Instagram📦
Virginia Beach assistant principal and brother arrested, charges later droppedJohn Bennett, 54, an assistant principal at Kempsville High School, and his brother Mark, 59, had charges dropped after their November 2025 arrest for allegedly threatening violence against police and ICE.Nov 19, 2025·Virginia Beach, VA·Fox News📦,The Independent📦,13News Now,Instagram📦
Immigrants detained by ICE at Tennessee traffic courts, U.S. citizen daughter injuredA man detained at a routine traffic hearing in Lebanon was taken away in a white van after his U.S. citizen daughter was injured intervening; his family has no answers on his whereabouts.Nov 19, 2025·Lebanon, TN·Mexico·Lebanon Democrat📦,WSMV📦,Instagram📦
Navy veteran's wife held eight days by ICE after green card interviewAn Australian woman married to a Navy veteran was arrested during her green card interview in November 2025 and held eight days before a judge freed her on bond. She has no criminal history.Nov 18, 2025·San Diego, CA·Australia·NBC News📦,NBC San Diego📦,B Times Online📦
Workers installing Christmas lights questioned by Border Patrol on Charlotte lawnBorder Patrol agents questioned two workers hanging Christmas lights on Rheba Hamilton's Charlotte lawn, demanding papers before leaving without arrest. The sweep arrested over 370 people citywide.Nov 18, 2025·Charlotte, NC·New York Times📦,CNN📦,Spectrum Local News+1📦,WSOC-TV📦,WBTV📦,WFAE📦
Indian asylum seeker in U.S. over 20 years held at ICE check-inAn Indian man who has lived in the U.S. since 2004, with an asylum case pending since 2024, was re-detained during a routine check-in in New York. A judge ordered a bond hearing within seven days or his release.Nov 18, 2025·New York, NY·India·CourtListener📦
Immigrants increasingly detained at Dallas ICE office during check-insAn asylum seeker from El Salvador with no criminal record was detained at a routine Dallas ICE check-in in October 2025 and sent to a Georgia detention center. The office now averages about 100 arrests daily.Nov 18, 2025·Dallas, TX·KERA News📦,Legal Clarity,Houston Public Media
Two U.S. citizens arrested by Border Patrol in Charlotte, car window brokenTwo U.S. citizen women were arrested in Charlotte after honking to warn others of nearby agents; one had her car window broken by an agent's rifle. Both were zip-tied, taken to an FBI building, and released the same day.Nov 18, 2025·Charlotte, NC·Spectrum Local News📦,WSOC-TV📦,WBTV📦
Thai wife of retired Marine arrested by ICE at green card interviewChanidaphon Sopimpa, a Thai national married to a retired Marine, was arrested during her final green card interview and detained at Otay Mesa. She has no criminal history and awaits a bond hearing.Nov 18, 2025·San Diego, CA·Thailand·NBC News📦,NBC San Diego📦,B Times Online📦
Family told to report to ICE by NYPD sergeant allegedly impersonating agentAn NYPD sergeant, Atickul Islam, pleaded not guilty to posing as an ICE official and ordering a family to report to an ICE facility. He was released on bond and suspended without pay.Nov 18, 2025·New York, NY·AM New York📦,United Press International📦,Gothamist📦
Transgender woman deported by ICE to Mexico despite order citing torture riskBritania Uriostegui Rios, a transgender trafficking survivor who lived in the U.S. since 2003, was deported to Mexico despite a judge's order blocking her removal over torture risks. She was sent without medication, ID, or money and went into hiding.Nov 18, 2025·Las Vegas, NV·Mexico·CNN📦,NOLA.com📦,CourtListener📦
Uber driver and passenger chased by fake ICE agent in Los AngelesAn Uber driver and passenger near USC were harassed for about 20 minutes by a man impersonating an ICE agent with a fake badge, who yelled slurs and spat at their car before fleeing.Nov 18, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·LA Taco📦,Simon Law Group📦,Instagram📦
Detainees at Farmville ICE facility wait days for care, medication withheldDetainees at Farmville Detention Center face pepper spray misuse, withheld medication, and medical neglect, prompting calls from 25 organizations to close the facility. A congressman's office had to intervene to get one detainee medication after an oversight visit.Nov 18, 2025·Arlington, VA·Freedom for Immigrants📦,U.S. House of Representatives - Don Beyer📦,Augusta Free Press
House painter who fled persecution detained by ICE at St. Paul homeJeffrey Suazo, a 26-year-old house painter and sole breadwinner for his household, was detained for five hours at his St. Paul home as 200 neighbors protested outside. His family says agents had no warrant.Nov 18, 2025·St. Paul, MN·CBS News📦,MPR News📦,Sahan Journal📦,Fox 9📦,KARE 11
