Haitian father of 18-month-old vanishes, found detained at Moshannon ValleyA Haitian father with an 18-month-old child disappeared after an ATM trip and was later found held at an overcrowded detention center, after losing protected status when TPS ended.Oct 12, 2026·West York, PA·Haiti·Philadelphia Inquirer📦
Wesley P.: Navy veteran and U.S. citizen shot with chemical agent by ICEWesley Powers, a Navy veteran and U.S. citizen, was shot with a chemical agent while protesting at Minnesota's Whipple Detention Center and held nine hours before release without charges.Sep 18, 2025·Minnesota·Futurology📦,Piefed📦,Instagram📦
Lener A.: Venezuelan actor with work permit detained by ICE while traveling in FloridaVenezuelan actor and singer Denny Lener Abad, who has lived in the U.S. over four years and holds a valid work permit, was detained while traveling from Miami to Orlando for work.Social media onlySep 18, 2025·FL·Venezuela·Instagram📦
Ligia G.: Colombian asylum-seeker held by ICE in SF, forced to sleep on floorColombian asylum-seeker Ligia Garcia was detained after an immigration court hearing in San Francisco and held in a cold cell with no bed and restricted access to her lawyer, prompting an ACLU class-action lawsuit.Sep 18, 2025·San Francisco, CA·Mission Local📦,ACLU📦,Sacramento Bee,KTVU📦
Martin H.T.: Asylum-seeker with cancer held in cold, bedless cells at SF ICE officeMartin Hernandez-Torres, who has lived in the U.S. for 30 years and has cancer, was held up to six days at a San Francisco ICE office without a bed.Sep 18, 2025·San Francisco, CA·Mission Local📦,ACLU📦,Sacramento Bee,KTVU📦
Iowa single father shot twice held by ICE, denied pain medicationFelipe de Jesus Hernandez Marcelo, a single father and construction worker from Mexico shot twice in a robbery, was detained after going to police to retrieve his car and is now denied bond despite seeking a crime-victim visa.Sep 17, 2025·Muscatine, IA·Mexico·NBC News+1📦,Washington Post📦,Newsweek,Associated Press+1,Minnesota Reformer📦,Info News,CBS 2 Iowa,The Independent+1,KCCI
Amadou D.: Senegalese man held by ICE after 18 years faces deportation to GhanaA 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·CourtListener📦
Julián V.: Costa Rican TikTok star handed to ICE over expired licenseCosta Rican content creator Julián Valverde was detained after a traffic stop for an expired license led to him being turned over to ICE. A judge set bail at $250, and he has since been released, thanking family and supporters.Sep 17, 2025·Orlando, FL·Costa Rica·Federal Character📦,The Tico Times📦,Infobae,Q Costa Rica,Observador
Brooke B.: Two U.S. citizens detained by ICE at San Diego grocery storeBrooke Benner, an American citizen and mother, was handcuffed by ICE agents outside a San Diego grocery store after filming them detain another man. A second citizen nearby was tackled; both were held about seven hours and released without charges.Sep 16, 2025·San Diego, CA·NBC San Diego📦,Daylight San Diego📦,Instagram
Joe B.: U.S. citizen detained after agents break down doors of his Elgin homeJoe Botello, a U.S. citizen born in Texas, was handcuffed after federal agents broke down doors during an immigration raid in Elgin. He was released after agents scanned his driver's license, though his roommates were also detained.Sep 16, 2025·Elgin, IL·CBS News📦,Chicago Tribune📦,ABC7 Chicago📦
Geraldo L.C.: Man's death in ICE custody at Fort Bliss ruled homicideGeraldo Lunas Campos died after months held at the Fort Bliss ICE facility, his death ruled a homicide following reports an officer choked him. Another detained immigrant, Francisco Gaspar Andres, died there in December after not receiving adequate medical care.Sep 16, 2025·El Paso, TX·Washington Post📦,ACLU of Texas,Human Rights Watch,ACLU of New Mexico
Driver detained by ICE on Route 31 blocks from Elgin raidA driver was stopped and detained by ICE agents on Route 31 near Elgin shortly after a nearby home raid, one of several detentions across the Chicago area on September 16, 2025.Sep 16, 2025·Elgin, IL·ABC7 Chicago📦
Two U.S. citizens among seven detained in Elgin ICE raidSeven people, including two U.S. citizens, were detained when Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem led a military-style raid on an Elgin home, breaking down doors before dawn. The citizens were released after showing driver's licenses.Sep 16, 2025·Elgin, IL·CBS News📦,Newsweek,ABC7 Chicago📦,Chicago Sun-Times,Patch
Roberto L.: Former green card holder deported to Philippines after ICE arrest in MississippiRoberto Lacoss, a former green card holder from the Philippines, was arrested in Pearl, Mississippi, and complied with a judge's deportation order, departing for the Philippines with ICE officers confirming his exit.Sep 16, 2025·Pearl, MS·Philippines·Newsweek📦
5-year-old U.S. citizen with autism surrounded by ICE during father's arrestA 5-year-old U.S. citizen with autism was surrounded by agents outside her Leominster home as they tried to arrest her father, Edwards Hip Mejia, who has lived in the U.S. over two decades. He was later detained and granted bond.Sep 16, 2025·Leominster, MA·Guatemala·NBC News📦,Boston Globe,Boston.com,Instagram
Single father of six U.S. citizen children deported by ICEA 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
Cristina O.: Green card holder and mother of six held four days for ICECristina Osornio, a legal resident and mother of six in the U.S. since infancy, was held four days on an ICE hold after a minor traffic stop. Her husband was earlier deported, costing the family their home.Sep 15, 2025·Rogers, AR·Mexico·Associated Press+1📦,Arkansas Times📦,Seattle Times📦,ABC10📦
West Africans deported to Ghana forcibly returned home despite US protection ordersMore 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
Man pulled from car in Chicago, wife and children left cryingA Venezuelan man was pulled from his car in Chicago's Little Village as his wife and two young children cried, despite claims he had legal status. Agents left without providing a warrant or his location.Sep 15, 2025·Chicago, IL·ABC7 Chicago+2📦
Masked agents break car windows, abandon vehicles during Chicago arrestsAgents broke a car's windows and moved it off the road while detaining someone on Chicago's southwest side, later returning the vehicle to family; several other vehicles were abandoned during the arrests.Sep 14, 2025·Chicago Illinois·WPXI📦,Real News Network📦,NPR+1📦,Star Tribune📦,Facebook
Seven car wash workers detained in Long Beach immigration raidSeven car wash workers from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico were arrested when masked agents in about 10 unmarked SUVs blocked a Long Beach car wash. One woman fainted while being placed into a federal vehicle.Sep 14, 2025·Long Beach, California·CBS News+1📦,FOX 11 Los Angeles📦,Long Beach Post📦,Long Beach Watchdog📦,TribLive📦,KTLA📦,The Ice List📦,Instagram📦
