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Five migrants deported to Eswatini, held in maximum-security prison without charge

Five migrants from Jamaica, Cuba, Laos, Vietnam and Yemen were deported to Eswatini and held without charge in a maximum-security prison. One, Cuban national Roberto Mosquera, remains there though he has no family, friends, or crimes in the country.

Jul 15, 2025·

PBS📦,Associated Press📦,El País📦

Mother unable to locate 17-year-old son detained by ICE since July

Jonathan Jarquín, 17, was detained by ICE while walking to church, and his mother says she has been unable to locate him since, receiving only vague texts about his case.

Jul 12, 2025·

Univision📦,Instagram📦

Palestinian-born man detained by ICE for nine months wins habeas corpus case

A stateless man born in Kuwait to Palestinian parents was held nine months after a routine check-in, with little effort made to deport him. A court ordered his immediate release.

Jul 7, 2025·Palestine/Kuwait·

CourtListener📦

Immigration attorney denied reentry to U.S. after travel despite citizenship

An immigration attorney who is a U.S. citizen was denied reentry after traveling abroad and flagged by border officials. She shared her experience to help others navigate reentry.

Jul 6, 2025·

SHG Law PA📦,Owen Law PC📦,Ackah Law📦,Instagram📦

Stateless Palestinian woman released after 141 days in ICE custody

Ward Sakeik, 22, a stateless Palestinian woman who has lived in the U.S. since age 8, was detained for five months after returning from her honeymoon. She was released July 2 and now advocates for other detainees.

Jul 2, 2025·St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands·Palestine·

CBS News+1📦,ABC News📦,19th News📦,WBAL📦

Southeast Asian migrants deported to Eswatini held in isolation without explanation

Two Southeast Asian men deported to Eswatini in July 2025 are held in isolation in a maximum-security prison without lawyers or explanation, despite wanting to return to Vietnam and Laos.

Jul 1, 2025·

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

Domestic violence victim deported back to abusive husband despite pending U-Visa

Carmen, a domestic violence survivor with a pending visa application, was detained at a check-in and deported with her 8-year-old son in July 2025, back to her waiting abuser.

Jul 2025·

Los Angeles Times📦,ReportWire

Three protesters beaten by ICE agents, released without charges

Three protesters were beaten by masked agents in unmarked vans while speaking out against ICE in July 2025, then released without any charges filed.

Social media onlyJul 2025·Chicago Il·

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Vietnam-born man with military family deported after decades in U.S.

Tony Tran, 56, came to the U.S. in 1990 and was deported to Vietnam in July 2025, despite his son's recent Army service and his own regular check-ins with immigration authorities.

Jul 2025·Vietnam·

The Banner📦

Single mother deported to Honduras despite legal protections, faces death threats.

A single mother of three with legal protections under a federal child separation settlement was deported to Honduras with her children in July 2025. She has since received death threats from men seeking money.

Jul 2025·Honduras·

AOL📦

Afghan migrant dies in Iranian detention camp from heat and abuse

Baqir Rezaei, a 60-year-old Afghan migrant holding a valid exit permit, died in an Iranian detention camp after being held without food or water and forced to work in extreme heat.

Jul 1, 2025·Zabol, Iran·Afghanistan·

Associated Press📦,New Arab📦,New Kerala📦

30 arrested blocking ICE detention facility near Alligator Alcatraz

Thirty young people were arrested blocking an ICE detention facility near Alligator Alcatraz, demanding the facility's shutdown and ICE's abolition. A journalist covering the protest was also detained.

Social media onlyJun 30, 2025·

Instagram📦

Father detained by ICE while biking home in Harbor Gateway

A father was detained while biking home from the store in Harbor Gateway on Oct. 14. He had no active deportation order, and his family says he poses no threat.

Social media onlyJun 23, 2025·Los Angeles Ca·

Instagram📦

Pregnant US citizen detained by Border Patrol agents

A pregnant U.S. citizen was detained by Border Patrol agents about two weeks before the report, saying she did not believe she had done anything wrong.

Jun 19, 2025·

NBC News📦,The Hill📦,WKRG📦,CBS 42📦,Sacramento Bee📦

Man challenges detention without bond hearing, wins court order for release

A detained immigrant challenged being held without a bond hearing. A California federal court permanently barred officials from detaining him or restricting his liberty without proper process before a judge.

Jun 19, 2025·Soviet Union·

CourtListener📦

Migrant families describe prolonged detention in border facilities

Migrant families with young children, some toddlers, were held for days or weeks in jail-like border facilities, with some children confined over 40 days in windowless, crowded rooms.

Jun 17, 2025·

CNN📦,ProPublica+1📦,NBC News📦,TIME📦,19th News📦

Mexican mother of three dies crossing Otay Mountain despite border surveillance tower

A 30-year-old mother of three from southern Mexico died hiking through Otay Mountain after crossing from Tijuana, sending voice messages to family as she passed near a surveillance tower; her body was found two weeks later.

Jun 16, 2025·

NBC News+1📦,News Press,MIT Technology Review

U.S. citizen Angel Piña arrested by ICE in Southern California operation

Angel Piña, a U.S. citizen, was arrested by ICE and Border Patrol agents and later had his charges dismissed; he filed a claim alleging racial profiling and wrongful arrest.

Jun 8, 2025·

Sacramento Bee📦,WLRN📦,19th News📦

Russian Man Re-Detained by ICE After Being Released on Parole

Dzhakhar Aslambekov, 27, a Russian citizen working as a delivery driver while complying with his case, was re-arrested by ICE in June 2025; a court ordered his immediate release.

Jun 8, 2025·Russia·

CourtListener📦,Habeas Dockets📦

Peruvian migrant acquitted in militarized border zone trial

A Peruvian woman was acquitted after crossing the border illegally, in a trial over a newly designated militarized zone along the southern border.

Jun 5, 2025·Peru·

Associated Press📦,Winnipeg Free Press📦,KRWG📦,MyNorthwest📦

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