Asylum-seeking Venezuelan husband and two other men detained in ICE dawn raidA Venezuelan asylum-seeking family's Humboldt Park home was raided at dawn, with agents breaking down the door and detaining the woman's husband and two other men. The family has lived in the U.S. for three years.Oct 2, 2025·Chicago, IL·Venezuela·ABC7 Chicago📦
Carlton B.: Jamaican father held by ICE for months, leaves wife and child behindCarlton Junior Burke, 25, a Jamaican man married with a young child, was arrested at his Madison home after overstaying a visa. He left the country in January, leaving his family behind.Oct 1, 2025·Madison, WI·Jamaica·Newsweek📦
Davona W.: Manchester mother of three held a month in ICE detentionDavona Williams, a Manchester health aide and mother of three from Jamaica, was detained in August and held a month in Michigan. A judge granted her bond on September 30.Sep 30, 2025·Manchester, VT·Manchester Journal+1📦,Reformer+1📦,VT Digger📦,NAACP Rutland📦,Bennington Banner📦
Dozens including U.S. citizen detained in ICE raid on Chicago apartment buildingAbout 37 people, including Venezuelan migrants and at least one U.S. citizen, were detained in a September 30 Chicago raid involving helicopters, snipers and flash-bangs. Officials have not said how many remain held or what happened to children present.Sep 30, 2025·Chicago, IL·Venezuela·NPR📦,Chicago Tribune📦,Boston Globe📦
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📦
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
Leidy M.M.: Colombian TikTok influencer arrested outside LA apartment after filming ICELeidy Tatiana Mafla-Martinez, 24, a Colombian TikTok influencer with over 47,000 followers, was arrested outside her LA apartment; her attorney says she was targeted for filming ICE operations. She suffered bruising during the arrest.Sep 1, 2025·Los Angeles Ca·Colombia·Newsweek📦,ABC7📦,FOX 11 Los Angeles📦,Hot Air,American Wire News,New York Post,Instagram📦
Jose Manuel A.: Brevard father who came legally from Cuba held by ICE, faces deportationJose Manuel Allende, 58, who came to the U.S. legally from Cuba decades ago, was detained in his driveway. His family is fighting his deportation while he remains held in Miami, unable to pursue his pending green card.Sep 2025·Palm Bay, FL·Cuba·WESH📦,Florida Today📦,Tallahassee.com+1📦,Augusta Chronicle📦
17-year-old among six detained by ICE without warrants in East OaklandSix people, including a 17-year-old and someone with a severe disability, were detained without arrest warrants at an East Oakland home on August 12. All six remain held after the minor was briefly kept in a hotel.Aug 13, 2025·Oakland, CA·NBC Bay Area📦,San Francisco Chronicle📦,Oaklandside📦
Hugo S.T.: Colombian construction worker held nearly 3 weeks by ICE without bathingHugo Elias Sanchez Trillos, a Colombian construction worker, was held nearly three weeks after ICE raided his home seeking someone else, going without a bath and losing nearly 20 pounds on two cold meals a day.Aug 11, 2025·Colombia·The City📦
Sabrina M.: Pregnant U.S. citizen repeatedly detained by ICE agents seeking her husbandSabrina Medina, a pregnant U.S. citizen and mother of four, has been detained four times by agents searching for her undocumented husband, including during an August arrest leaving a pregnancy clinic. She fears her family may be split apart.Aug 7, 2025·Huntington Park, CA·Mexico·CBS News📦,ABC News📦,NBC Los Angeles+1📦,NewsNation Now,KTLA📦,FOX 59📦,Department of Homeland Security📦,Binghamton Homepage
Orlais L.M.: Cuban husband of pregnant U.S. citizen held by ICE in GeorgiaOrlais Lores Mayeta was detained near his Stockbridge, Georgia home on August 2 after a paperwork mix-up. His wife, five months pregnant, awaits his September 30 hearing while covering expenses alone.Aug 2, 2025·Stockbridge, GA·Cuba·Cuba Headlines📦,CiberCuba📦
Huron father deported to Guatemala, leaving U.S. citizen wife and two childrenA Huron man who came to the U.S. as a teenager was detained outside his home in August 2025 and deported to Guatemala, leaving his wife and two children, ages 2 and 9, without income.Aug 2025·Huron, SD·Guatemala·Mitchell Republic📦,South Dakota Searchlight,News Center 1📦,Garretson Gazette📦
Celeste H. and Franklin A.: ICE agent pulls gun on woman during South Carolina raidFranklin Arce was arrested during an unannounced July 30 raid in North Charleston while working toward legal citizenship with a court hearing scheduled. An agent pulled a gun on his partner and shoved her back into the house.Jul 30, 2025·North Charleston, SC·Newsweek📦,ABC News 4📦,WRDW📦
U.S. citizen minor held as bait by ICE agents to lure motherK.N., a U.S. citizen minor, was held outside his mother's fenced home and questioned about her immigration status after agents used him to try to lure her into the street. A civil claim seeks $2.5 million for the ordeal.Jul 23, 2025·Brownsville, TX·MALDEF📦
Alberto B.: Romanian national detained by ICE based on international travel patternsAlberto Banicescu, 27, a Romanian national, was detained outside his Jackson apartment on July 21 over assumptions about his travel patterns. He was shackled before transport to Sweetwater County Detention Center.Jul 21, 2025·Jackson, WY·Romania·WyoFile📦
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📦
Salvadoran mother hospitalized during ICE arrest, agents wait at Glendale hospitalA 36-year-old Salvadoran mother was detained outside her Sherman Oaks home on July 3 and hospitalized after a medical emergency during her arrest. She says officers twisted her arms and threw her to the ground.Jul 3, 2025·Glendale, CA·El Salvador·CBS News📦,ABC7📦,Outlook Newspapers,California State Senate District 25,San Fernando Sun
Kenia P.: Mother of three deported to Honduras by ICE, U.S. citizen children followKenia Perez, who lived and worked in Texas for 10 years, was deported to Honduras, leaving her three children behind. Her son Isaac, 14, later traveled alone to rejoin her after getting a passport.Jul 2025·Texas·Honduras·CNN+1📦,Legit
Marisol: Mother detained by ICE after leaving hiding to feed daughterA Minnesota mother and her 11-year-old daughter hid at home for two months to avoid raids before she was detained while buying food. Her daughter, now with an asylum case pending, is advocating for her release.Social media onlyJun 25, 2025·Minnesota·El Salvador·Instagram📦
