Mehrzad A.E. and Linet V.: Tempe man and U.S. citizen wife face prison after ICE home confrontationAn Iranian man and his U.S. citizen wife pleaded guilty after a June standoff at their Tempe home, where she threatened agents trying to arrest him under a 2013 deportation order.Jun 21, 2025·Tempe, AZ·Iran·Your Valley+1📦,ICE,ABC15,KTAR
Justin C.: Husband of pregnant U.S. citizen detained by ICE with ticket to leaveJustin Chung, who came to the U.S. from South Korea as a toddler and now mentors at-risk teens, was detained despite agreeing to self-deport. His pregnant wife is seeking help with legal costs.Jun 13, 2025·South Gate, CA·South Korea·Radio Korea📦,Korea Daily (English),Total News,GoFundMe📦
Nearly 20 immigrants arrested in Norristown as ICE enters homes without warrantsNearly 20 immigrants, including day laborers, were arrested in Norristown over two weeks as agents entered homes without warrants, prompting a community rally in support of affected families.Jun 4, 2025·Norristown, PA·Philadelphia Inquirer📦,Union-Bulletin,WHYY📦,Delco Times📦,NBC Philadelphia📦
U.S. citizen family in Norristown PA says ICE threatened them with gunA family who say they are U.S. citizens reported agents rammed a relative's car and threatened them with a loaded gun during a warrantless attempt to take a household member.Social media onlyJun 3, 2025·Norristown, PA·Instagram📦
U.S. citizen children, 14 and 17, handcuffed as parents detained in OceansideThe Robles Ortega family was woken in Oceanside when agents broke windows, set off flashbangs and sent in a drone, handcuffing the parents and their 17- and 14-year-old U.S. citizen children until neighbors stepped in.June 2025·Oceanside, CA·Mexico·ACLU📦,NBC San Diego📦,KPBS📦
Jenny R.: U.S. citizen mother, children inside as federal agents blast Huntington Park doorJenny Ramirez and her 1-year-old and 6-year-old children were inside their Huntington Park home when agents set off an explosive that blew off the front door, giving no warning though all were U.S. citizens.June 2025·Huntington Park, CA·United States·The Guardian📦,ACLU📦,NBC Los Angeles📦
Mehrzad A.E.: Iranian man arrested at home without warrant, held by ICE three monthsMehrzad Asadi Eidivand, 41, an Iranian man who says he faces execution at home for opposing its regime, was detained by ICE after a plea deal and has been held three months in Calexico.Jun 1, 2025·Tempe, AZ·Iran·DocumentCloud📦,Habeas Dockets📦,ICE📦,Instagram📦
Sara L.G.: 20-year-old Suffolk County honors student deported to Colombia after ICE arrestSara Lopez Garcia, 20, a Suffolk County Community College student with a 3.9 GPA, was arrested in a raid on her family's Mastic home and deported to Colombia in August after over two months in detention.May 21, 2025·Mastic, NY·Colombia·Newsday📦,Long Island Fed📦,Santa Barbara Statesman📦,CourtListener
Maria P.: Nursing mother held three months by ICE, breastfeeding endedMaria Perez (a pseudonym), a Guatemalan mother who was breastfeeding and caring for a daughter with Down syndrome, was detained in Nashville for nearly three months, ending her ability to nurse before she was reunited with her children in August.May 19, 2025·Nashville, TN·Guatemala·FOX 17📦,Sanctuary of the South📦,Tennessee Lookout,NewsChannel 5
Longtime Honduran resident targeted by federal agents posing as Tucson utility workersAgents posing as utility workers looking for a 'free estimate' targeted a Honduran man who had lived in his Tucson community for over a decade; a neighbor noticed a hidden badge and warned him before he let them in.May 2025·Tucson, AZ·Honduras·ACLU📦,KGUN 9📦,Tucson.com📦
U.S. citizen family forced from home in ICE raid targeting former residentsA U.S. citizen mother and her three daughters were forced outside in the rain and had their phones, laptops and savings seized during a raid based on an outdated warrant. Homeland Security later said they were not the intended targets.May 1, 2025·Oklahoma City, OK·NBC News📦,NewsNation Now,KFOR📦,News 10📦
Clemente C.R.: Phoenix father detained by ICE using battering ram, three children presentClemente Chilel Ramírez was detained at his Phoenix apartment in April as his three children watched, after agents used a battering ram to enter. He has no criminal record.May 1, 2025·Phoenix, AZ·Univision📦,Nuestro Diario📦,Instagram📦
Coast Guardsman's Argentine wife detained by HSI at Key West baseThe Argentine wife of an active-duty Coast Guardsman was arrested at Naval Air Station Key West while seeking base family housing, after a screening flagged her expired visa. Her detention status remains unclear.Apr 24, 2025·Key West, FL·Argentina·Associated Press📦,CBS News,CNN,Military Times📦,The War Horse,Stamford Advocate,Task & Purpose📦,Devdiscourse📦,KSN📦,FOX 56 News
Erasmo Z.A.: Grandfather who helped police probe daughter's killing held 45 days by ICEErasmo Zavala Almanza, 50, a grandfather who helped police investigate his daughter's fatal shooting, was detained by ICE despite a pending humanitarian visa. He was freed after 45 days and reunited with his family.Apr 15, 2025·Temple, PA·Mexico·The Independent📦,Philadelphia Inquirer📦,Explore Clarion,Times Leader,Spotlight PA
Jessica F.M.: Georgia mother detained by ICE despite ongoing visa applicationJessica Flores Marin, 44, a mother of three who has lived in the U.S. for 22 years, was detained near her Georgia home while her visa application was still pending.Apr 13, 2025·Georgia, GA·Newsweek📦,Atlanta News First📦
Albert R.P.: Chicago man deported to El Salvador prison before asylum hearingAlbert Jesús Rodríguez Parra, who worked at Wrigley Field and sent money home to his mother, was denied bond over his tattoos and deported days before his asylum hearing.Mar 15, 2025·Chicago, IL·Venezuela·ProPublica+1,Texas Tribune📦,El País
Neri A.B.: Venezuelan asylum seeker deported to El Salvador prison over tattooNeri Jose Alvarado Borges, a bakery worker with an autism-awareness tattoo honoring his brother, was sent to El Salvador's CECOT despite holding asylum papers.Mar 15, 2025·Lewisville, TX·Venezuela·NBC News📦,NBC DFW,Spectrum Local News
Gladys C.T.: Venezuelan mother with TPS deported to El Salvador, beaten in detentionGladys Yoleida Caricote Tovar, 28, a mother of three, was arrested in front of her children, had them placed in foster care, then deported despite a court order. She was later beaten in a Texas detention center.Mar 15, 2025·Colorado·Venezuela·USA Today+1📦,ABC News📦,El País📦
Migrant families' homes breached with battering rams in Denver ICE raidMigrant families from Venezuela, Colombia, Haiti and Central America had their Denver apartments raided with battering rams and flashbangs; residents say they were never shown warrants.Feb 5, 2025·Denver, CO·Denver Post📦,Denver 7+1📦,The Gazette,KDVR📦
Juan: U.S. citizen teacher's husband held over a year by ICE in AuroraJuan, held over a year at Aurora's ICE facility after a 2025 raid, married Denver teacher and U.S. citizen Lucie Donovan while detained as she fights his deportation.Feb 5, 2025·Denver, CO·Mexico·Denver Post📦,Europe Says
