Luis L.: Chilean grandfather, 82, deported to Guatemala, now hospitalizedLuis Leon, 82, who has diabetes and high blood pressure, was detained by ICE while replacing his lost green card and later deported to Guatemala, where he is now hospitalized.Jul 19, 2025·The Independent📦
Derlis C.T.: Queens 11th grader forced to sleep sitting up in ICE detentionDerlis Snaider Chusin Toaquiza, a 19-year-old Ecuadorian asylum-seeker and Queens high schooler, was detained at a court hearing and held in overcrowded facilities for weeks. He reunited with family after a $20,000 bond secured his release.Jul 18, 2025·Ridgewood, NY·Ecuador·Washington Post📦,AM New York📦,Patch📦,FOX 5 New York📦,Media News Source+1📦,NY1📦,Gothamist+1📦,The New York Times
Man tackled by plainclothes ICE agents leaving Philadelphia courthouseMore than 50 people rallied in Philadelphia after plainclothes ICE agents, aided by local police, tackled a man leaving a courthouse without identifying themselves or showing a warrant. Organizers said the cooperation violated the city's sanctuary status.Jul 18, 2025·Philadelphia, PA·CBS News📦,Billy Penn📦
Leonardo C.S.: Venezuelan soccer coach detained by CBP, tortured in El Salvador prisonLeonardo José Colmenares Solórzano, a 31-year-old former youth soccer coach with no criminal history, was deported to El Salvador's CECOT prison in March 2025, where he says guards tortured him. He returned to Venezuela in July in a prisoner swap.Jul 18, 2025·Venezuela·ProPublica+1📦,CBS News📦,Washington Post📦,Firstpost📦,U.S. News & World Report📦,The Straits Times📦,Texas Tribune📦
José C.R.: Guatemalan man dies soon after ICE arrest in Passaic raidJosé Efraín Chajón Raxón, a Guatemalan man swept up in Passaic, New Jersey raids, died after a medical emergency following his detention at Delaney Hall. Officials say he had already been released, but reporting disputes the timeline.Jul 18, 2025·Passaic, NJ·Guatemala·Associated Press,Documented📦,Status Coup,Jersey Vindicator,News AR
Venezuelan men expelled to Salvadoran prison despite court order allege tortureMore than 230 Venezuelan men were flown to El Salvador's CECOT prison and allege months of torture there. They are now suing the aviation companies that carried out the flights.Jul 17, 2025·Venezuela·The Guardian📦,Latin Times📦,Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights,Democracy Now,Institute for Policy Studies
Jose C.: U.S. citizen documenting Sacramento Home Depot raid detained by Border PatrolJose Castillo, a U.S. citizen volunteering to monitor immigration enforcement, was detained after Border Patrol accused him of damaging a tire during a Sacramento Home Depot raid that arrested 11 undocumented immigrants. He was later released.Jul 17, 2025·Sacramento, CA·Mexico·Sacramento Bee📦,KCRA📦
Jose Manuel C.: U.S. citizen volunteer charged during ICE raid at Sacramento Home DepotJose Manuel Castillo Jr., a U.S. citizen and immigrant advocacy volunteer, was charged after allegedly puncturing a Border Patrol vehicle's tire during a July 17 ICE raid at a Home Depot. His attorney says he was only documenting arrests.Jul 17, 2025·Sacramento, CA·CBS News📦,KCRA📦,ABC10📦,Daily Democrat📦,Folsom Times📦
Key West student, 18, deported to Honduras, now with grandparentsA Key West High School senior and wrestler, 18, was detained while driving to school and deported to Honduras within a week. He now lives with grandparents near San Pedro Sula.Jul 16, 2025·Key West, FL·Mexico·Keys News📦,Gwen Filosa📦,Telemundo 51,NBC Miami,Instagram📦
Zia S.: Afghan interpreter for U.S. troops detained by ICE at green card appointmentZia S., 35, an Afghan father of five who translated for U.S. troops, was detained outside a USCIS office in July. He was freed Oct. 14 and reunited with his family.Jul 16, 2025·East Hartford, CT·Afghanistan·Newsweek,New Haven Independent📦,CT Insider,NBC Connecticut
Juana M.: Military spouse held by ICE at green card interview while husband deployedJuana McIntosh, a Guatemalan national married to a deployed U.S. Air Force member, was detained during her green card interview in Atlanta, based on a 2012 removal order.Jul 16, 2025·Atlanta, GA·Guatemala·Newsweek+1📦
Five migrants deported to Eswatini, held in maximum-security prison without chargeFive 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📦
ICE investigates Trail King Industries manufacturing plant in MitchellWorkers at Trail King Industries, a trailer manufacturer employing about 500 people in Mitchell and 770 across three plants, are under an active ICE investigation after agents were seen at the facility.Jul 15, 2025·Mitchell, SD·Mitchell Republic📦,KBHB Radio📦
28 undocumented workers detained in ICE raids at Arizona restaurant chainTwenty-eight undocumented workers were detained in July 2025 ICE raids at four Arizona Colt Grill locations, leading to about 200 job losses and two restaurant closures. The owners face federal trafficking and wage charges, with trial set for June 2026.Jul 15, 2025·Yavapai County, AZ·Mexico·Copper Courier+1📦,The Arizona Republic+1,Visalia Times-Delta,ICE📦
Bajun M.: Veteran arrested by FBI weeks after protesting ICE detainee transfer in SpokaneBajun Mavalwalla II, a military veteran who recently moved to Washington, joined protesters who blocked an ICE bus in Spokane in June. On July 15, FBI agents arrived at his home and arrested him.Jul 15, 2025·Spokane, WA·India West📦,Human Rights First📦,AOL📦,The Guardian📦,Instagram+1📦
Arizona-raised woman deported after ICE raid on Colt Grill restaurantA 23-year-old woman raised in Cottonwood, Arizona since infancy and a high school graduate was arrested when ICE raided the restaurant where she worked, then deported to Mexico, separated from her three citizen brothers.Jul 15, 2025·Cottonwood, AZ·Mexico·USA Today📦,The Arizona Republic,Copper Courier,ICE,Department of Labor Office of Inspector General
28 underpaid workers arrested in ICE raid on Arizona restaurant chainTwenty-eight undocumented workers were arrested when agents raided four Arizona restaurants and an Alabama location, leaving about 200 employees jobless after the chain closed.Jul 15, 2025·Village of Oak Creek, AZ·Mexico·Copper Courier+1📦,Visalia Times-Delta,ICE📦
Court commissioner resigns after demanding ICE warrant during courtroom arrestA Wisconsin court commissioner resigned after demanding deputies show a warrant before letting ICE agents arrest two men during traffic court, following an ultimatum from three judges.Jul 15, 2025·Walworth Cty, Wisconsin·CBS News📦,The Register-Guard📦,The Northwestern📦,Instagram📦
Detainees kept in cages in extreme heat at Everglades facility, lawmakers reportNearly 1,000 detainees are held at a newly built Everglades facility, with lawmakers reporting cages, extreme heat and poor sanitation, while officials called conditions clean and functional.Jul 13, 2025·Ochopee, FL·Associated Press📦,NBC News📦,WLRN+1📦,U.S. House of Representatives - Soto Office📦,Sentinel Colorado📦,WGCU📦,WUSF📦
Rami O.: Doctor's husband with brain tumor held 13 days at L.A. ICE facilityRami Othmane, 36, married to a hospital chief medical officer, was held 13 days in a downtown L.A. ICE facility despite a brain tumor, then transferred to Arizona before release on bail.Jul 13, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·Tunisia·Los Angeles Times📦,Associated Press📦,Billboard,ABC7,Al-Ahram (English)
