Single mother arrested at cannabis farm raid, 10-month-old left with family friendsA single mother was arrested during a July 2025 raid on a Southern California cannabis farm, leaving her 10-month-old U.S. citizen child in the care of family friends.Jul 2025·Southern California·CNN📦
Vanessa V.: Legal observer shot six times with rubber bullets at Camarillo ICE raidAttorney Vanessa Valdez, serving as a legal observer, was shot six times with rubber bullets and exposed to tear gas during an ICE raid on a Camarillo cannabis farm, causing lasting injuries and ongoing treatment.Jul 2025·Camarillo, CA·DNY UZ📦,Standing Record📦
Gardener claiming dual citizenship detained by ICE agents in Long BeachA gardener in Long Beach's University Park Estates told agents he was a dual citizen born at Memorial Hospital before being detained. The mayor called the operation an "abduction" done without prior notice.Jun 22, 2025·Long Beach, CA·India·Patch📦,Long Beach Post📦,Instagram📦
Narciso B.: Gardener, father of Marines, punched by agents during ICE arrestNarciso Barranco, a landscaper in the U.S. since the 1990s, was punched and tackled by masked agents at a Santa Ana IHOP. His son, a Marine veteran, said he was later thirsty, hungry and unmedicated in custody.Jun 22, 2025·Tustin, CA·Mexico·NPR📦,Los Angeles Times📦,FOX 11 Los Angeles📦,Lipstick Alley,Fullerton Observer📦,ABC7📦
Federal agents throw flash bangs at people filming Maywood car wash raidProtesters recording a Maywood car wash immigration operation were hit with a flash bang grenade after a minor crash led agents to briefly detain a driver, who was later released.Jun 20, 2025·Maywood, CA·Los Angeles Times📦,NBC Los Angeles📦
U.S. citizen detained defending coworker during car wash immigration raid in BellA U.S. citizen car wash employee was tackled and detained after trying to defend a coworker during a raid at Jack's Car Wash in Bell, his brother said, sparking protests.Jun 20, 2025·Bell, CA·Los Angeles Times📦,NBC Los Angeles📦
Javier R.: U.S. citizen father of four tackled by ICE, held over four daysJavier Ramirez, a U.S. citizen and father of four, was tackled by masked federal agents at a Montebello tow yard after one allegedly ordered his arrest because he was Mexican. He was held over four days before charges were dropped.Jun 16, 2025·Montebello, CA·United States·NPR📦,Newsweek📦,NBC Los Angeles📦,ABC7📦,FOX 11 Los Angeles📦,Portal Latino de Ediciones,The Mirror📦,Instagram📦
Dozens of U.S. citizens and immigrants injured or killed in immigration raidsJuan Carlos Ramirez, a U.S. citizen, was pepper-sprayed and beaten during a raid on his father's Oxnard shop; he and dozens of others, including an attorney shot with rubber bullets, are seeking $260 million for injuries from immigration enforcement operations.Jun 16, 2025·Oxnard, CA·United States·Los Angeles Times,Ur All News📦,Cash Winner📦
Masked ICE agents raid Santa Fe Springs swap meet, arrest twoDozens of masked agents raided a popular Santa Fe Springs swap meet on June 14, canceling a scheduled concert and detaining two people for deportation. Witnesses said agents appeared to target people based on appearance.Jun 14, 2025·Santa Fe Springs, CA·Los Angeles Times📦,The Guardian📦,Human Rights Watch📦,Latin Times📦
Khaby L.: TikTok star detained by ICE at Las Vegas airportKhaby Lame, the world's most-followed TikTok creator and a UNICEF goodwill ambassador, was detained at a Las Vegas airport and agreed to leave the U.S. after overstaying his visa.Jun 13, 2025·Las Vegas, NV·Italy·NBC News📦,New York Times,NPR
Javier D.S.: Deaf DACA recipient arrested by ICE at California car washJavier Diaz Santana, a deaf 32-year-old DACA recipient, was handcuffed and sent to an El Paso detention center during a June 2025 car wash raid without accommodation for his disability. He was released in July.Jun 12, 2025·Temple City, CA·Mexico·Los Angeles Times📦,ILW,NBC Los Angeles📦,Omny📦,CourtListener
Father chained at waist and ankles, taken by ICE outside LA workplaceYurien watched her father handcuffed and chained at the waist and ankles as ICE agents took him from his job in LA's fashion district during the June 2025 raids, an image that still haunts her a year later.Jun 12, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·The Guardian📦
Osmar L.G.: U.S. citizen sentenced to 22 months after ICE raid at Omaha plantOsmar Lorenzo-Genchi, 20, a U.S. citizen and Glenn Valley Foods worker, was released after officers confirmed his citizenship but was later sentenced to 22 months for damaging vehicles during the raid; his mother remained jailed.Jun 10, 2025·Omaha, NE·NBC News📦,Nebraska Public Media📦,El Périco📦,Nebraska Examiner📦,The Reader📦
ICE raids in LA leave detainees' families searching for answersAbout two dozen workers, roughly a dozen from Veracruz, Mexico, were detained in an ICE raid at a Los Angeles Fashion District warehouse. Families say they cannot locate loved ones, and some have reportedly already been deported.Jun 10, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·Mexico·NPR+1📦
Jose P.: Father of four held six months by ICE after car wash raidJose Padilla, a father of four, was detained during a raid at the Los Angeles car wash where he worked. He was released August 4, 2026, after six months in custody.Jun 9, 2025·Southern California, CA·ABC7📦,The Guardian Wings📦,News 247 Plus,Center for Health Journalism,CRBC News
Four Guatemalan workers detained in ICE raid at Connecticut car washFour undocumented Guatemalan workers were detained June 9 at a Southington, Connecticut car wash by agents who didn't initially identify themselves. Community members gathered at the Hartford courthouse in response.Jun 9, 2025·Southington, CT·Guatemala·CT Insider📦,ABC10📦,NBC Connecticut📦,FOX61+1📦,ICE📦
Day laborers detained in ICE raid at Santa Ana Home DepotDay laborers were detained in a raid at a Santa Ana Home Depot, with agents pointing guns at the group. A 50-year-old Peruvian man was released after showing asylum seeker documents.Jun 9, 2025·Santa Ana, CA·Peru·NBC Los Angeles📦,Orange County Register📦,Santa Monica Daily Press📦,Los Angeles Times📦,San Mateo Daily Journal📦
Cary L.A.: Pregnant U.S. citizen detained by ICE agents, hospitalized with stomach painsCary López Alvarado, 28, a U.S. citizen nine months pregnant, was shoved during her arrest by immigration agents in Hawthorne and later hospitalized a day for stomach pains.Jun 9, 2025·Hawthorne, CA·NBC News📦,Newsweek📦,KTLA📦,NBC Los Angeles📦
Uncle and family's sole provider detained by ICE at Home DepotA man detained by ICE at a Huntington Park Home Depot where he regularly sought work is the sole provider for his family, who launched a fundraiser for legal help.Fundraiser onlyJun 9, 2025·Huntington Park, CA·GoFundMe📦
At least a dozen detained in ICE sweeps, Santa Ana protesters pepper-sprayedAt least a dozen people were detained at a Harbor Boulevard Home Depot and others nearby during June 10 Orange County sweeps that appeared to target day laborers seeking work.Jun 9, 2025·Santa Ana, CA·Mexico·Patch📦,The News Herald📦,KTLA📦
