Older Cuban man reportedly deported to Mexico naked, tied up on busAn older Cuban man was transported naked and tied up on a deportation bus to Mexico, a fellow passenger said, after paramedics at the border refused to take responsibility for him.2025·Nogales, AZ·Cuba·Human Rights Watch📦
Detained children in South Texas have crayons and drawings confiscated by guardsChildren held at the Dilley detention facility, where letters described missing school and feeling scared, have had crayons, drawings, and email access confiscated after their accounts and a 5-year-old's arrival drew public attention.Jan 15, 2025·Dilley, TX·Venezuela, Honduras·ProPublica📦,The Independent📦,Courier Texas,The Mirror,KBPP
78 arrested, mostly Latinos and farmworkers, in Kern County Border Patrol raidsSeventy-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 CarpinteriaA 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📦
Mexican woman, 46, dies near Arizona border wall with son, 15A 46-year-old Mexican woman was found dead near the Arizona border wall after her 15-year-old son ran for help, saying she stopped breathing in a speeding vehicle. She remains unidentified.Jan 13, 2025·Sásabe, AZ·Mexico·Tucson.com📦,Saddlebag Notes📦
Central Valley farmworkers stay home after 78 Border Patrol arrestsFarmworkers 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📦
Erika: Sister detained by ICE during traffic stop, four children left without motherErika, a mother arrested during a traffic stop on January 10, has been held in El Paso for over five months despite only misdemeanor infractions, leaving her four children without her.Jan 10, 2025·Burnsville, MN·Mexico·Sahan Journal📦
Alvaro A.: Father detained by ICE while working on a home in Southgate, CaliforniaAlvaro 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📦
Nicole C.: Legal observer loses Global Entry after watching ICE agentsNicole Cleland, a Minnesota legal observer monitoring ICE activity, had her Global Entry and TSA PreCheck revoked three days after agents said they identified her using facial recognition.Jan 10, 2025·Richfield, MN·Ars Technica+1📦,Benzatine📦,SFGate📦
Lila R.: Venezuelan psychologist seeking asylum held three and a half months by ICELila Romero, 47, a Venezuelan psychologist seeking asylum, was held nearly three and a half months after a traffic stop, informally counseling detained women. She now helps families affected by deportations.Jan 9, 2025·Dallas, TX·Venezuela·Univision,Entorno Inteligente📦,El Pitazo,Bitácora 58,Instagram📦
Contractor detained by ICE in General Mills parking lot in MinnesotaA contractor was detained by federal officers in a General Mills parking lot in Chanhassen, Minnesota, in mid-January; officials said the person had entered the country in 2023.Jan 8, 2025·Chanhassen, MN·GM Today📦,CNN📦,Star Tribune
Juan Manuel A.Z.: Bloomington restaurant owner detained by ICE, family found his car emptyJuan Manuel Arellano Zepeda, 48, owner of El Fresco restaurant in Bloomington, was detained by ICE on January 6 after his family found his car abandoned. He has lived in the U.S. for 25 years.Jan 6, 2025·Bloomington, MN·Mexico·Hometown Source+1📦,Madison.com+1📦,Capital Times📦,CourtListener
Adrián E.C.: Two families including 9-year-old girl detained by CBP after Billings backpack giveawayA father and his 9-year-old daughter were detained by CBP after leaving a Billings backpack giveaway and driven 250 miles to Havre. A judge ordered them released, finding agents lacked probable cause or a warrant.Jan 2, 2025·Billings, MT·KULR 8📦,KTVQ📦,Montana Free Press,Kitchen Table News
Brazilian man beaten by Krome guards, denied care until near amputationA Brazilian man was beaten by Krome guards after a January canteen fight, then denied timely care for knee injuries months later. Hospital staff said further delay could have led to amputation.January 2025·Miami, FL·Brazil·Human Rights Watch📦
Marvin H.L.: Florida business owner detained by ICE on his way to workMarvin Hernandez Lopez, who has lived in the U.S. since 2013 with family and a business, was detained while traveling to work. A court barred his transfer out of Florida but denied his request for release or a bond hearing.Jan 2025·Florida·U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida📦,CourtListener
Giovanni C.R.: Man in U.S. over four years detained at routine ICE check-inA noncitizen who had lived in the U.S. over four years was detained at a routine check-in and ordered deported to Ecuador. A court later ordered his immediate release.Jan 2025·Laredo, TX·Ecuador·CourtListener
Israel U.: Man in U.S. 33 years held by ICE, denied bond three timesIsrael 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📦
Returned migrant shot at by gunmen in Michoacán, forced into hidingA migrant who returned to his Michoacán hometown lost his home and belongings after cartel gunmen raided it over an unapproved job managing cattle. He fled out the back door and is now hiding in the state capital.Jan 1, 2025·Michoacán, MX·Mexico·Google📦
Adrián R.: Deported to Mexico, man interrogated by cartel and forced to flee hometownAdrián Ramírez, 45, was deported to Michoacán after more than two decades in the U.S. and was interrogated by cartel members before fleeing his hometown. He now works at a tortillería, separated from his three children in the U.S.Jan 1, 2025·Nashville, TN·Mexico·Los Angeles Times📦,Latin American Post📦,KVIA📦,El Paso Times
Eduardo: Father deported to Honduras, leaving wife with five young childrenEduardo was detained while driving home from work in January and deported to Honduras within a week, leaving his wife Jennifer alone to care for their five children, the youngest just 18 months old.Fundraiser onlyJan 2025·Prince George's County, MD·Honduras·GoFundMe📦
Victor D.: Nicaraguan restaurant worker dies by suicide in ICE isolation after reporting harassmentVictor Diaz, a 36-year-old Nicaraguan restaurant worker, died by suicide in January 2025 after being placed in isolation at an El Paso detention camp following reports of harassment from other detainees.Jan 2025·El Paso, TX·Nicaragua·Associated Press📦,News.net📦,Spotlight PA📦,NBC Los Angeles📦
