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Robby R.: Comedian in giraffe suit shot with pepper balls and arrested by ICE

Comedian and activist Robby Roadsteamer was shot with pepper-spray balls and detained while protesting in a giraffe costume and singing modified songs in Portland. He plans to sue ICE and DHS.

Oct 16, 2025·Portland, OR·

The Daily Beast📦,WBUR📦,Consequence📦

Reggie W.: Memphis man stopped and questioned by armed federal agents without identifying badges

Reggie Williams, a 39-year-old Black artist walking to a store in Memphis, was surrounded by armed federal agents who asked if he was from Ethiopia or Ghana. He was not arrested but said he felt terrorized.

Oct 15, 2025·Memphis, TN·

ProPublica📦,MLK50📦

15-year-old U.S. citizen zip-tied, held five hours by Border Patrol in Chicago

A 15-year-old U.S. citizen was slammed down, zip-tied and held five hours without being allowed to call his mother after federal agents deployed tear gas near a Chicago crash scene.

Oct 15, 2025·Chicago, IL·

Newsweek📦,ABC News📦,NBC News📦,Block Club Chicago📦,NBC Chicago📦,Chalkbeat📦,ABC7 Chicago📦,Gothamist📦,NY1📦

Four U.S. citizen cemetery workers pepper-sprayed and arrested by ICE

Four U.S. citizen cemetery workers at Concordia Cemetery were hit with pepper balls and spray and held for hours during an ICE operation, then released without charges.

Oct 14, 2025·Forest Park, Illinois·

The News Herald📦,La Crosse Tribune📦,NBC Boston📦,Boston Globe📦,WGN-TV

Border Patrol chase causes crash, tear gas deployed in Chicago

A vehicle chase by Border Patrol agents ended in a crash involving other cars on Chicago's far southeast side, followed by a confrontation with agents at the scene.

Oct 14, 2025·Chicago, IL·

CNN📦,CBS News📦,Associated Press📦,Chicago Sun-Times📦

Maria G.: US citizen detained, zip-tied by federal agents despite valid passport

Maria Greeley, 44, a Chicago resident and U.S. citizen, was zip-tied by masked federal agents outside a bar after her shift and questioned for an hour despite showing her passport.

Oct 14, 2025·Chicago, IL·

Newsweek+1📦,Seattle Times📦,The Black Wall St Times📦,Chicago Tribune+1📦,American Bazaar Online📦,Joe.My.God📦,The Daily Beast📦,Reporter-Herald📦

Warren K.: U.S. citizen, 19, tackled and detained by Border Patrol at Walgreens

Warren King, 19, a U.S. citizen from Chicago, was tackled by masked agents at a Walgreens during an unrelated chase and held for hours despite bystanders saying he was a citizen. He was released without charges but suffered injuries.

Oct 14, 2025·Chicago, IL·

ABC News📦,NBC News📦,ABC7 Chicago📦,Gothamist📦,NY1📦,People,The Grio,Instagram

2 migrants killed in El Paso car crash during Border Patrol chase

Two migrants from Guatemala and Mexico were killed when their car flipped on West Paisano Drive in El Paso while fleeing Border Patrol after crossing the border. Four other passengers were injured.

Oct 12, 2025·El Paso, TX·

El Paso Times+1📦,KVIA📦,CBP+1📦,FOX 56 News

Debbie B.: U.S. citizen TV employee held seven hours by Border Patrol in Chicago

Debbie Brockman, a WGN-TV employee and U.S.-born citizen, was held seven hours by Border Patrol while walking to catch her bus to work, then released without charges. Agents rammed a van into a car during her arrest.

Oct 10, 2025·Chicago, IL·United States·

TIME📦,Newsweek📦,Reuters,FOX 32 Chicago📦,Chicago Sun-Times,Lemmy📦,It Just Works📦,Chicago Tribune📦

Rueben C.: 60-year-old green card holder ticketed $130 by ICE for not carrying papers

Rueben Antonio Cruz, 60, a former dishwasher living in subsidized housing due to health issues, was detained and questioned by ICE in Rogers Park, then fined $130 for not carrying his green card.

Oct 9, 2025·Chicago, IL·El Salvador·

Chicago Tribune📦,American Bazaar Online📦,Joe.My.God📦,The Daily Beast📦

José M.: Tamal vendor deported to Tijuana within two days, leaving family behind

José Medina, 35, a tamal vendor, was arrested while selling tamales at a San Pedro 7-Eleven on Oct. 8, 2025. Community members sold his family's 720 unsold tamales after he signed a deportation order and left for Tijuana.

Oct 8, 2025·San Pedro, CA·El Salvador·

LA Taco📦,Block Club Chicago📦,Chicago Sun-Times📦,Bradenton Herald📦,San Diego Ville📦

21-year-old U.S. citizen held in ICE vehicle during Brighton Park operation

A 21-year-old U.S. citizen was held in a Border Patrol vehicle during the Brighton Park operation on October 4, 2025, after driving one of the vehicles involved. His mother said he had nothing to do with the confrontation.

Oct 4, 2025·Brighton Park, IL·

Associated Press📦,Chicago Sun-Times+1📦,Chicago Tribune📦,Block Club Chicago📦

Woman's clothing removed by ICE agents during arrest outside LA detention center

A woman's clothing became disheveled as agents arrested her outside a Los Angeles detention center on October 4, 2025, after she allegedly blocked the entrance. A witness said she had only stopped to ask for directions.

Oct 4, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·

Newsweek📦,NBC News📦,Times of India📦

Woman shot by Border Patrol agents in Brighton Park confrontation

A woman was shot by Border Patrol agents during a Brighton Park protest after agents said they were boxed in by vehicles and found her armed. She drove herself to the hospital and was treated and released.

Oct 4, 2025·Brighton Park, IL·

Associated Press📦,TIME📦,Chicago Sun-Times+1📦,Chicago Tribune📦,Block Club Chicago📦,FOX 32 Chicago📦

Emmanuel G.G.: Missing Houston teen with intellectual disability handed to ICE, held 48 days

Emmanuel González García, 15, has an intellectual disability and partial deafness. He was held 48 days after agents failed to link him to his mother's missing-person report, undergoing emergency surgery in custody.

Oct 4, 2025·Houston, TX·Nicaragua·

19th News📦,The Barbed Wire,Houston Chronicle📦,FOX 26 Houston📦,The Independent,News 247,Click2Houston

Mario G.: Salvadoran journalist held 100 days in solitary, then deported

Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist who lived in Atlanta nearly 22 years, was held over 100 days, often in solitary, after filming a protest, then deported to El Salvador October 3.

Oct 3, 2025·Long Beach, CA·Guatemala·

CNN📦,Associated Press📦,The Guardian,CBS News📦,Pie Fed📦,Exposed by CMD📦,Truthout,Nation of Change,Atlanta Magazine📦,WRAL📦,KTVZ📦,KYMA📦,CourtListener,Centerstage Music,My News 13📦,NBC Miami📦,Instagram+2📦

Juan M.: Oak Park trustee says Border Patrol chief tackled him in eight-hour detention

Oak Park Township Trustee Juan Munoz testified he was tackled and held for eight hours without explanation after protesting outside the Broadview ICE facility, describing unsanitary conditions and shared shoes among detainees.

Oct 3, 2025·Broadview, IL·

CBS News📦,Banco de Profissionais📦,Oak Park River Forest Patch,FOX 32 Chicago,Trapeze Online

Asylum-seeking family with young children detained by ICE at Millennium Park

Noemi Chavez and her two children, including 8-year-old Dasha, were detained by armed agents at Chicago's Millennium Park and have since been released. Her husband remains held in Texas.

Oct 1, 2025·Chicago Illinois·Guatemala·

Block Club Chicago+2📦,Chicago Tribune+2📦,CourtListener,Chicago Sun-Times,Banco de Profissionais,ABC7 Chicago📦,NBC Chicago📦,Instagram📦

Handcuffed man put in chokehold by Border Patrol agent on West Side

A man was put in a chokehold by a Border Patrol agent, hands cuffed behind his back, after a car crash in East Garfield Park on October 1. He was released at the scene once police completed their report.

Oct 1, 2025·Chicago, IL·

CBS News,Block Club Chicago📦,Illinois Department of Law Enforcement📦,The Triibe

Diabetic 60-year-old tamale vendor held by ICE for 11 days

A 60-year-old Mexican tamale vendor who sold street food in Pilsen for over a decade, supporting her son while managing diabetes, was detained 11 days and freed October 22 after a federal judge intervened.

Oct 2025·Chicago, IL·Mexico·

Block Club Chicago📦,CourtListener

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