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Parents detained trying to reunite with children stranded in Southern California shelters

Twelve children in Southern California were left stranded in shelters after their parents were detained and placed into deportation proceedings while trying to reunite with them.

Social media onlyMar 13, 2025·Southern California, CA·

Instagram📦

El Monte mother caring for daughter with cancer detained in ICE sweep

Yolanda Perez-Magallón, 50, who cares for her daughter with cancer, was detained nearly two weeks during a sweep targeting her son before release on $1,500 bond; she is due in court April 10.

Mar 12, 2025·El Monte, CA·Mexico·

Univision📦,Peninsula 360 Press📦,Our Humanity California📦,Instagram📦

Cooperating witness deported to Mexico by ICE before he could testify

Javier Hernandez, a witness set to testify in a California methamphetamine case, was deported by ICE in March 2025 without notifying prosecutors, leading both defendants to be acquitted.

Mar 2025·Los Angeles, CA·Mexico·

The Independent📦,Latin Times📦,The Daily Beast📦,Newser📦

Father of three U.S. citizens detained by ICE after 35 years

Nicolas Rodriguez, a landscaping business owner with three U.S. citizen children, has lived in the country over 35 years. He is held at Otay Mesa and must soon choose voluntary departure or deportation.

Feb 25, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·El Salvador·

CBS News📦,Times of San Diego📦

Activists naming ICE agents in California warned of legal consequences by DHS

Activists in Southern California posted Spanish-language flyers revealing names and photos of ICE and HSI agents in Los Angeles neighborhoods. DHS and FBI condemned the action and opened an investigation.

Feb 25, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·

Newsweek📦,Associated Press📦,Latin Times📦,Republican News📦

Parents of three U.S. citizen daughters deported to Colombia after 35 years

Gladys and Nelson Gonzalez, married 35-year U.S. residents with three citizen daughters and active in church work, were deported to Colombia in February 2025 after a routine immigration check-in.

Feb 21, 2025·Orange County, CA·Colombia·

CNN📦,The Mercury News📦

Undocumented day laborers volunteer in L.A. fire cleanup amid ICE raids

Undocumented day laborers in Los Angeles, including men named Luis and Jonathan, are volunteering to clear wildfire debris and rebuild homes even as they face possible deportation amid ICE raids.

Feb 18, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·

The Prospect📦,Capital & Main📦,Business & Human Rights Resource Centre📦,Scheer Post📦

Goleta father Roberto detained by ICE, partner left as sole provider

Roberto, a father from Goleta, was detained by ICE on February 11, leaving his partner as the family's sole provider while they seek help with bail and legal costs.

Social media onlyFeb 11, 2025·Goleta, CA·

Instagram📦

Deported Colombian migrants report transport in chains and sleep deprivation

Daniel Vasquez, 40, was held over a week across San Diego and Texas facilities and transported in chains. Colombian migrants reported cramped cells, sleep deprivation and denied bathroom breaks on deportation flights.

Feb 10, 2025·Bogota, Colombia; San Diego, California; Laredo, Texas·Colombia·

Reuters📦,Protothema📦,Colombia One📦,WTAQ📦,The Straits Times📦

Thousands protest Trump deportation plans, block LA 101 freeway

Thousands marched in downtown Los Angeles against ICE raids and deportation plans on February 2, 2025, blocking the 101 freeway for hours before police cleared the crowd.

Feb 2, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·

SAN📦,Salina Journal📦,ABC7📦

Deaf Mongolian asylum seeker released from ICE custody after court order

Bayartulga Avirmed, a deaf Mongolian asylum seeker with a traumatic brain injury, was held at Otay Mesa without a sign language interpreter until a judge ordered one. He was freed in July and now lives with his sister in Virginia.

Feb 1, 2025·San Diego, CA·Mongolia·

CalMatters📦,Courthouse News📦,Disability Law United📦,Government Publishing Office,Democratic Representation Law Center,Edhat

Father held by ICE over a year faces deportation to El Salvador

Rafael Flores Martinez, a father and husband arrested at his family's pupusa stand, was held over a year and moved across the country to Louisiana. He now awaits deportation to El Salvador despite having further appeals available.

Feb 1, 2025·Pacoima, CA·El Salvador·

PACER Monitor,GoFundMe📦

Mother of four U.S. citizens freed after ICE arrest at supermarket job

Angela Mata Mendoza, a supermarket worker of 10 years married to a U.S. citizen with four citizen children, was detained during her shift despite never missing a check-in; her lawyer won her release.

Jan 27, 2025·Escondido, CA·

Criminal Defense Law Center West Michigan📦,Brooks Law Firm📦,Legal Reach📦,Cornell Law School📦,Brooks Legal USA📦,247 Immigration📦,New Horizons Legal📦,KPBS📦,WEKU📦,Immigration Lawyer Blog📦,Instagram📦

Los Angeles father detained by ICE in front of 7-year-old son

Giovanni Duran, 42, a Los Angeles busser who came from El Salvador at age 2, was detained in a traffic stop as his wife and children watched. His young son has needed counseling since.

Jan 23, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·El Salvador·

Newsweek+1📦,Latin Times,LinkedIn

Colombian man handcuffed on military deportation flight that was turned back

Daniel Oquendo, 33, was handcuffed aboard a military deportation flight to Colombia that was turned around mid-flight after Colombia's president blocked it, then spent a night in El Paso before being flown home on a civilian plane.

Jan 20, 2025·San Diego, CA·Colombia·

CNN+1📦,BBC📦,Associated Press📦,Latin Times📦,Business Standard📦

78 arrested, mostly Latinos and farmworkers, in Kern County Border Patrol raids

Seventy-eight people, mostly Latino farmworkers, were stopped and arrested in Border Patrol raids around Bakersfield, including a U.S. citizen gardener whose tires were slashed; a judge found the stops likely unconstitutional but raids continued elsewhere.

Jan 15, 2025·Kern County, CA·

Los Angeles Times,Davis Vanguard📦,ACLU of Northern California📦,CalMatters

Volunteer filming from public sidewalk pepper-sprayed by ICE agent in Carpinteria

A volunteer with Carpinteria Sin Fronteras was pepper-sprayed on January 14 while filming ICE vehicle stops from a public sidewalk. No arrest was made, though the agent threatened felony charges.

Jan 14, 2025·Carpinteria, CA·

Coastal View📦,Edhat📦

Central Valley farmworkers stay home after 78 Border Patrol arrests

Farmworkers across Kern County stayed home and struggled to locate detained relatives after a multi-day operation led to 78 arrests, raising concerns about racial profiling and harm to agriculture.

Jan 11, 2025·Bakersfield, CA·

Los Angeles Times📦,The Fresno Bee📦,CalMatters📦,ABC10📦

Father detained by ICE while working on a home in Southgate, California

Alvaro Arias was detained while working on a home in Southgate, California, on January 10, 2025. His family is now raising funds for his legal defense.

Fundraiser onlyJan 10, 2025·Southgate, CA·

GoFundMe📦

Man detained 33 years in U.S. denied bond three times at Adelanto ICE facility

Israel Uriarte, who lived in the U.S. for 33 years with family and no criminal record, was arrested in his Cypress Park neighborhood in January. He remains held at Adelanto after being denied bond three times.

Jan 2025·Adelanto, CA·

LAist📦,Instagram📦

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