Jorge C.: Green card holder detained by ICE after school drop-off in Los AngelesJorge Cruz, a green card holder and street vendor who has lived in the U.S. since age 5, was detained after dropping his four children at school. He remains held at a detention center in Adelanto.Aug 27, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·Mexico·Newsweek📦,Hyperallergic+1📦
Ricardo C. and Leonel C.: Tased Mexican man deported after viral ICE arrest videoLeonel Chavez, 42, was deported to Mexico days after video showed him and his brother Ricardo arrested by ICE in Norwalk, with one of them tased on camera.Aug 24, 2025·Norwalk, CT·Mexico·CNN📦,CT Mirror📦,News 12 Connecticut
Family chased by HSI and ICE crashes in Indio, children left behindA family was chased by HSI and ICE agents in Indio, California, causing a crash; the father was taken away while his children were left at the scene and an ambulance came for the mother and kids.Social media onlyAug 22, 2025·Indio, CA·Instagram📦
José E.M.: Salvadoran man with TPS arrested by ICE without warrant in DCJosé Escobar Molina, 47, had lived in Washington, DC for 25 years and held protected status when agents handcuffed him near his work truck. He was held overnight before release.Aug 21, 2025·Washington, DC·El Salvador·Stocktonia📦,Clearinghouse📦,Institute for Policy Studies📦,CourtListener,NIPNLG📦
Miguel A.L.: Portland tavern worker detained and facing deportation to GuatemalaMiguel Alvarado-Lopez, a tavern worker in Portland, was detained at a gas station in January and moved between facilities in Washington and Arizona, now awaiting deportation to Guatemala, where his wife and son live.Aug 20, 2025·Portland, OR·Guatemala·CourtListener+1📦,Instagram📦
Luis Fernando H.: Venezuelan bank worker, 20, with pending asylum case detained by ICELuis Fernando Hong, 20, a Wells Fargo bank worker who came to the U.S. from Venezuela at age 10, was detained outside a Florida Walmart despite a pending asylum case and valid work permit.Aug 20, 2025·Hallandale Beach, FL·Venezuela·La Patilla📦,Entorno Inteligente📦,Outfit Network📦,Clipping Digital,El Pitazo,Instagram
Gilbert A.: Haitian pastor who fled danger detained by ICE at Springfield gas stationGilbert Joubert Adrien, a 41-year-old Haitian pastor called "beloved" by his Springfield, Ohio congregation, was detained at a gas station amid a crackdown that has swept up more than 40 Haitian residents.Aug 20, 2025·Springfield, OH·Haiti·USA Today📦,Springfield News-Sun+1📦,The Columbus Dispatch,Cincinnati.com,Highland County Press
Cristian: Venezuelan delivery worker tackled and punched by six masked agents in D.C.On August 16, 2025, Cristian, a Venezuelan man with a pending asylum claim, was tackled by six masked federal agents as he left a coffee shop in Washington, D.C. with a food delivery order.Aug 16, 2025·Washington, DC·Venezuela·Amnesty USA📦
Food delivery driver tackled and detained by federal agents in D.C.A Venezuelan food delivery driver was tackled to the ground and apparently shocked with a stun gun by federal agents in Northwest Washington, then placed in an unmarked vehicle, witnesses said.Aug 16, 2025·Washington, DC·Venezuela·Washington Post+1📦
Michel T.: Maine pastor seeking asylum held 16 days by ICEMichel Tshimankinda, a South Portland pastor from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was freed on bond after 16 days in detention and has returned to lead his church while his asylum case continues.Aug 14, 2025·Westbrook, ME·DR Congo·Portland Press Herald📦,The Maine Wire📦,Press Herald📦,WGME📦,WMTW📦
Gagne D.: Bronx father reunites with wife and baby after ICE nearly deported himGagne Diagne, a Senegalese DoorDash worker, was arrested outside his Bronx home while his wife and infant were upstairs. Held six days, he was freed after a judge reopened his asylum case.Aug 14, 2025·Bronx, NY·Senegal·Documented📦
Jose V.: DACA recipient detained by Border Patrol after Yuma traffic stopJose Valdovinos, a 27-year-old DACA recipient who has lived in Arizona since toddlerhood and works packaging dates, was detained after a traffic stop near Yuma with no explanation given. He was later released with an ankle monitor.Aug 13, 2025·Yuma, AZ·Mexico·ACLU📦,AZ Family+1📦,KAWC📦,Copper Courier📦
Amanda T.: U.S. citizen ICU nurse pinned down and arrested while documenting immigration enforcementAmanda Trebach, an ICU nurse treating low-income communities in Los Angeles, was pinned to the pavement and detained while filming immigration enforcement, then released a day later without charges.Aug 9, 2025·San Pedro, CA·Los Angeles Times📦,Bloomberg📦,FOX 11 Los Angeles📦,KTLA📦,National Nurses United📦,CBC+1📦,The Southlander📦,La Opinión📦
Kyungjin Y.: Mother arrested by ICE at Chula Vista school drop-off, children in carKyungjin Yu, a South Korean mother, was arrested outside her children's Chula Vista school during drop-off, leaving her two kids in her car until their father arrived. She remains held at Otay Mesa Detention Center.Aug 8, 2025·Chula Vista, CA·South Korea·Korea Daily📦,KPBS+1📦,iNews Source📦,10News📦,KREM📦,Instagram📦
George D. and Esmeralda D.: U.S. citizen couple held about 30 minutes by Border Patrol near JacumbaGeorge and Esmeralda Doilez, U.S. citizens from Brawley, were stopped by Border Patrol while heading to a dental appointment. Agents found legally purchased cannabis and released the couple with a warning after about 30 minutes.Aug 7, 2025·Boulevard, CA·NBC San Diego+2📦,KESQ📦,KYMA📦
16 arrested at LA Home Depot by Border Patrol despite court orderSixteen people from Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras and Nicaragua were arrested outside a Los Angeles Home Depot by masked agents using an unmarked Penske truck, despite a court order barring such raids in the region.Aug 6, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·The Guardian📦,CBS News,Associated Press,The Independent📦,San Francisco Chronicle📦
Disguised ICE officer refuses to identify his agency in New YorkAn ICE officer in disguise, wearing a hard hat and dark glasses, refused to identify his agency while conducting surveillance in Brewster, New York, telling an activist 'it's none of your business.'Aug 2, 2025·Brewster, NY·El País📦,Patch📦,The Guardline,Pod Parley
Man chased and handcuffed by masked agents at Maryland gas stationA man at a Takoma Park, Maryland gas station was chased and handcuffed by masked agents who demanded his papers, as a witness said it felt like watching a kidnapping.August 2025·Maryland·ACLU📦,CNN📦,KION Central Coast,Cash Winner,Local 3 News
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📦
Jackie M.: Portland mother detained by CBP, separated from four U.S. citizen childrenJackie Merlos, a Honduran mother and longtime Portland business owner, was detained by CBP during a family picnic, separating her from her four U.S. citizen children. She remains held in Tacoma.Jul 10, 2025·Portland, OR·Honduras·CNN📦,Seattle Times📦,Rolling Stone📦,Bellingham Herald📦,Chron📦,KGW📦
