Two U.S. citizen children, 4 and 5, deported to MexicoA mother was lured to an immigration appointment with false promises of asylum, then deported to Reynosa, Mexico with her three children, including two U.S. citizens ages 5 and 4.May 7, 2025·Austin, TX·Mexico·CBS News+1📦,CNN📦,The Daily Beast📦,Times of India📦
Guatemalan mother granted protection held by ICE far from Maryland familyA 37-year-old Guatemalan woman, previously granted protection from deportation in 2012, was arrested by masked agents at a Baltimore check-in and shipped across multiple facilities, losing contact with her husband and young daughter.May 7, 2025·Baltimore, MD·Guatemala·The Banner📦
Legal resident since 1967 held nearly 9 months by ICEA 66-year-old legal resident since 1967 and longtime legal assistant was detained at San Francisco airport returning from visiting his son, an Air Force member, in Japan. He was freed after nearly nine months and returned home to San Diego.May 7, 2025·San Francisco, CA·Mexico·Day of Law📦,Best Cricket Names📦,AS Lawsuit,Legal Frame Wire,Times Now News
Leyvis V.P.: Guatemalan man arrested by ICE in Chattanooga, TennesseeA Guatemalan man was arrested while on supervised probation in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and is being held pending deportation proceedings.May 7, 2025·Chattanooga, TN·Guatemala·WDEF📦,News Channel 9📦,Tennessee Conservative News📦,Nuestro Diario📦
Rodolfo H.Y.: Father arrested by ICE while driving his children to school, deportedA 56-year-old Mexican man was arrested while driving his teenage children to school near Carson City. He was deported to Mexico after his appeals failed, part of a sweep that arrested 33 people across northern Nevada.May 6, 2025·Carson City, NV·Mexico·My News 4📦,KRCR TV📦,KTVL📦,KOMO News📦
Pregnant Guatemalan woman lost in Arizona desertA pregnant Guatemalan woman became lost while crossing the Arizona desert near the border, navigating dangerous terrain and later recounting her experience.May 6, 2025·Arizona·Guatemala·CNN📦,The Arizona Republic📦,Columbia Tribune📦,Record Courier📦,The Intelligencer📦
Denisse P.V.: Austin mother and three children, two U.S. citizens, deported by ICEA Mexican woman and her three children, two of them U.S. citizens, were arrested after she reported to a Pflugerville processing center following a traffic stop. The family was deported within 24 hours.May 6, 2025·Austin, TX·Mexico·KUT📦,KVUE+1📦,Austin American-Statesman📦
Bryan R.G.: U.S. citizen's husband held three months by ICE, loses job and homeA Venezuelan man married to a U.S. citizen was detained during a honeymoon stop at a Trump hotel in Doral. Held nearly three months, he lost his job, home, and savings and now faces over $80,000 in debt.May 6, 2025·Doral, FL·Venezuela·NBC News📦,Latin Times📦,Instagram📦
Akbor M.: Bangladeshi man held in Lake County Jail, ICE seeks his transferA Bangladeshi national was arrested and extradited to Florida over his sister-in-law's death. ICE has placed a detainer to take him into custody after the criminal case concludes.May 6, 2025·Lake County, FL·Bangladesh·Fox News,Tampa Free Press📦,Department of Homeland Security📦,Arizona Free Press,Bold
Patricia V.T.: 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
Mohammed H.: MSU Mankato student held 40 days over Palestinian advocacy claimsMohammed Hoque, a 20-year-old Bangladeshi student at MSU Mankato, spent 40 days detained after ICE arrested him outside his apartment. A federal judge found no evidence justified his detention and ordered his release.May 5, 2025·Mankato, MN·Bangladesh·MPR News📦,Star Tribune,CourtListener,Mankato Free Press
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📦
Ximena A.C.: 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📦
Abelardo A.D.: Construction worker 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📦
