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Agents drag sisters from car at elementary school

Two sisters, both DACA recipients, were pulled from their car by thirteen masked agents at a Chicago elementary school during pickup and later released after proving their legal status.

Oct 9, 2025·Chicago Il·

Hartford Courant📦,KHOU📦,KTAR📦,ABC 13📦,Twitter/X📦

Non-citizen released after court finds ICE violated liberty rights in re-detention

A noncitizen first detained in 2018 and released on bond was re-detained without notice in October 2025. A court ordered his immediate release, ruling ICE must hold a hearing before detaining him again.

Oct 8, 2025·

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ICE Re-Detains Previously Released Individual After Two Years

A man released on his own recognizance in April 2023 was re-detained by ICE in October 2025. A court ordered his immediate release, requiring hearings before any future detention.

Oct 6, 2025·

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Cambodian genocide refugee deported to Eswatini after 40 years in the United States

P.R., 42, came to the U.S. as a Cambodian refugee at age three and lived there 40 years. He was held nine extra months before being deported to Eswatini on October 6, 2025.

Oct 6, 2025·Cambodia·

Axios📦,Africanews📦,CourtListener

Vietnamese refugee deported to Eswatini after living in U.S. since age eight

K.V.V., 49, arrived as a Vietnamese refugee at age eight in 1984 and spent 18 years on supervised release before ICE deported him to Eswatini on October 6, 2025.

Oct 6, 2025·Vietnam·

PBS📦,Axios📦,CourtListener

Haitian man deported to Mexico, trapped in bureaucratic limbo without work authorization

Jean, a 33-year-old Haitian man, was deported to Mexico and left in Cancún without assistance, unable to work, bank, or leave the state while his asylum application awaits confirmation.

Oct 2025·Cancún, MX·Haiti·

El País📦,english-elpais-com.cdn.ampproject.org📦

Venezuelan man released after 126 days in immigration detention

Samuel Ochoa Ochoa, a Venezuelan immigrant who entered near El Paso in 2023 and had no later violations, was held by ICE for 126 days before a judge ordered his release in October.

Oct 2025·Venezuela·

Block Club Chicago📦,EXA📦

West Africans deported by US to Ghana transferred to Togo without documents despite legal protections

Six to ten West Africans, including Nigerian, Liberian, Gambian and Togolese nationals, were deported from the U.S. to Ghana in shackles, then transferred without papers across the border into Togo and left on the street.

Sep 29, 2025·Lome, Togo·

BBC📦,Washington Post,eNCA📦,France 24📦,News24📦

Iranian man attempts suicide before ICE forces him onto deportation flight to Tehran

An Iranian deportee reportedly attempted suicide before ICE agents forced him onto a flight to Tehran, part of a U.S. operation that returned political activists and religious minorities despite fears of persecution.

Sep 29, 2025·Iran·

The Intercept📦,Iran International📦,ABC News

Chicago Southeast Side residents mobilize after ICE crash and tear-gassing

Southeast Side Chicago residents, including children, were tear-gassed after agents rammed and crashed a vehicle near 105th Street, arresting two people and detaining four protesters who gathered.

Sep 19, 2025·Chicago·Mexico·

Block Club Chicago📦,Chicago Sun-Times📦,Instagram📦

Chicago protesters struck in head by pepper balls

Protesters outside a Chicago-area ICE facility, including a pastor and two congressional candidates, were hit by pepper balls, with video showing strikes to the head and bruising on one demonstrator's back.

Sep 19, 2025·Broadview Il·

The Hill📦,Reuters,Real News Network📦,France 24,NBC Chicago

Agents intimidate women documenting activity

Two women documenting federal agents' activity near Grand and Kostner had their car boxed in and were threatened with arrest while agents shined a flashlight into their vehicle.

Sep 18, 2025·Chicago Il·

The New Republic📦,International Business Times📦,Maine Public📦,Press Herald📦,TikTok

Senegalese National Detained for Removal After 18 Years in US

A Senegalese man who has lived in the U.S. for 18 years was held without bond for deportation after his asylum claim was denied; a court temporarily blocked his removal to Ghana so he could seek a fair hearing.

Sep 17, 2025·Senegal·

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Single Father of 6 U.S. Citizens Deported Despite Special Visa

A single father of six U.S. citizen children was deported despite applying for a special visa and efforts to keep him with his family.

Sep 15, 2025·

Spokesman-Review📦,MSN+1

West Africans deported to Ghana forcibly returned home despite US protection orders

More than 30 people deported to Ghana, many with U.S. court orders against removal, were forcibly sent to their home countries. Rabbiatu Kuyateh was filmed dragged onto a van and returned to Sierra Leone despite torture fears.

Sep 15, 2025·Accra, Ghana·

Reuters📦,CNN📦,PBS📦,KWSN,Advancing Justice-AAJC,CP24

Mother faces cancer diagnosis after detention medical denial

Mariela, a mother of three, was denied proper medical care in immigration detention and now faces a possible cancer diagnosis. She is seeking urgent treatment, housing and legal help for her family.

Social media onlySep 10, 2025·

Instagram📦

Grandmother detained by ICE after 47 years living legally in US

A grandmother who had lived legally in the U.S. for 47 years was detained by ICE over 22 bad checks.

Sep 8, 2025·

First Alert 4📦,KCBD📦,MSN📦

Mexican man deported to South Sudan repatriated to Mexico

Jesus Munoz-Gutierrez, a Mexican migrant previously ordered deported to Mexico, was instead flown to South Sudan in July 2025 before being returned to Mexico after a legal battle.

Sep 6, 2025·Mexico·

Al Jazeera📦,Associated Press📦,Africa📦,U.S. News & World Report📦,Radio Tamazuj📦,San Diego Voice📦,Info News

Eight migrants held in shipping container for weeks, deported to South Sudan despite legal appeals

Eight migrants from six countries were held in a shipping container in Djibouti for six weeks before being deported to South Sudan on July 5, 2025. Six remain unaccounted for, possibly held at a security headquarters.

Sep 5, 2025·

PBS📦,Associated Press📦,El País+1📦,Third Country Deportation Watch📦,American Immigration Council📦,Global Security📦,International Rescue Committee📦,U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee

14 migrants deported to Ghana on military aircraft, four forcibly placed in straitjackets

Fourteen people, including four forced into straitjackets for refusing to board without lawyers, were deported to Ghana on military aircraft and held at a military camp with little food or water.

Sep 4, 2025·

PBS📦,Associated Press📦,El País📦

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