Seven people arrested at San Jose ICE check-in office during scheduled appointmentsSeven people were arrested inside a San Jose ICE check-in office during scheduled appointments in late December 2025. A local rapid response network said the arrests were not random and offered volunteer accompaniment for upcoming check-ins.December 29, 2025·San Jose, CA·Yahoo News📦,KRON4📦,NBC Bay Area+1📦
Arturo B.G.: Venezuelan pilot detained by ICE at scheduled immigration appointment in OhioArturo Rafael Brito Goncalvez, a 22-year-old Venezuelan pilot, was detained during a scheduled immigration appointment in Westerville, Ohio. His family says he entered legally with valid visas and fears persecution if returned to Venezuela.Dec 26, 2025·Columbus, OH·Venezuela·Associated Press📦,ABC 6 On Your Side📦,The Independent📦,Miami Herald📦,The Times📦,CBS12📦
Mostafa S.: Egyptian asylum seeker unlawfully detained at ICE check-in in CharlotteMostafa Said, an Egyptian asylum seeker who entered on humanitarian parole, was detained during a routine check-in and sent to Georgia's Stewart Detention Center. A judge ordered a bond hearing within 48 hours.Dec 22, 2025·Charlotte, NC·Egypt·WFAE📦,Union Leader📦,U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida📦
Zahid C.: U.S. Army veteran loses vision to untreated eye disease in ICE detentionU.S. Army veteran Zahid Chaudhry, a disabled green card holder in the U.S. for 25 years, was freed after a judge called his three-month detention "flat out wrong." He had lost vision to untreated thyroid eye disease.Dec 22, 2025·Tacoma, WA·Fox 13 Seattle📦,KTVB📦,Seattle Times,The Stranger,Veterans for Peace
4-year-old U.S. citizen and family held 18 days in hotels by ICEA Honduran mother and her two children, including a 4-year-old U.S. citizen, were held in hotel rooms for 18 days and nearly deported before a judge's order stopped the flight. They were released January 7.Dec 20, 2025·New York, NY·Honduras·The City Reporter📦,CNN📦,Bellingham Herald📦
Fei Z. and Yuanxin: Father and young son deported to China after ICE detentionFei Zheng, father of a first-grader, was detained with his 6-year-old son during a routine ICE check-in and later deported together to China.Dec 19, 2025·New York, NY·China·NBC News📦,South China Morning Post,The City Reporter
Spencer H.: Husband of U.S. citizen arrested at green card interview, ankle-monitored by ICEA Canadian man living in the U.S. since 2019 was arrested at his green card interview and held until a judge freed him on bond. He now challenges being placed on an ankle monitor despite that ruling.Dec 18, 2025·Canada·CourtListener📦
Babblejit K.: Mother in U.S. since 1994 detained by ICE at green card interviewBabblejit Kaur, a longtime U.S. resident since 1994 and restaurant businesswoman, was detained while attending her green card biometric interview, despite having no criminal record and a sponsoring daughter.Dec 18, 2025·Long Beach, CA·India·Los Angeles Times📦,Bhaskar English📦,Indian Express📦
Songying C.: Man under supervision since 2023 detained by ICE at scheduled appointmentA man who was ordered removed after being re-detained at a scheduled immigration appointment, despite having been previously released, was ordered freed after a court found his re-detention without notice violated due process.Dec 15, 2025·California City, CA·CourtListener
Martina M.G.: Guatemalan asylum seeker detained during routine ICE check-in in San FranciscoA Guatemalan asylum seeker who had complied with all check-in rules was arrested at a routine ICE appointment in San Francisco; a court ordered her immediate release.Dec 11, 2025·San Francisco, CA·Guatemala·CourtListener+1📦
Viktoriia B.: Ukrainian wife of man with cancer detained five days by ICEViktoriia Bulavina, a Ukrainian woman married to a U.S. citizen with cancer, was handcuffed after her green card interview and held five days. She was released after media attention but now faces removal.Dec 11, 2025·San Diego, CA·Ukraine·NBC News📦,Newsweek📦,San Diego Union-Tribune📦,KPBS+3,Standing Record,NBC San Diego,CBS 8+1📦,ABC7📦,Heraldo USA📦,Kyiv Post📦,Hindustan Times📦,Instagram📦
Elias P.Z.: Panamanian husband of U.S. citizen detained at ICE check-inElias Perez-Zuazo, married to U.S. citizen Jonathan Blanco Gallegos with an approved green card petition pending, was detained during a routine ICE check-in in Virginia. A judge has barred his removal while his detention is reviewed.Dec 10, 2025·Chantilly, VA·Panama·The Advocate📦,La Prensa Gráfica📦,Pilot Online📦,Fredericksburg Advance📦,WTOP📦,Patch📦,La Nación,DNA Magazine Australia,NBC Washington,Actitud 92.5
Susan T.: Woman arrested while observing ICE raid, detained and shackledSusan Tincher was pulled to the ground and handcuffed in the snow while watching an ICE raid in north Minneapolis, then shackled and held for five hours before release.Dec 9, 2025·Minneapolis, MN·Minnesota Reformer📦,ACLU+1📦,ACLU of Minnesota📦
Jair C.: Utah husband of U.S. citizen held by ICE at green card interviewJair Celis, a 29-year-old Utah father and soccer coach, was detained during his final green card interview despite being married to a U.S. citizen. His attorneys plan to sue DHS for publicly citing his sealed juvenile court records.Dec 9, 2025·Salt Lake City, UT·Mexico·The Salt Lake Tribune+1📦,KSL News Radio📦,Instagram📦
Mirna B.: School custodian mistreated in ICE custody, deported to El SalvadorMirna Benitez, a Virginia school custodian of 10 years, was detained at a surprise ICE appointment and held 10 days without a lawyer, suffering mockery, denied water, and a staph infection before being deported.Dec 7, 2025·North Chesterfield, VA·El Salvador·Fredericksburg Advance📦
Aissatou D.: Queens grandmother detained by ICE for two weeks at LaGuardiaAissatou Diallo, a 55-year-old grandmother and home health aide from Queens, was held by ICE for nearly two weeks while traveling to see her son, until a judge ordered her release.Dec 5, 2025·Queens, NY·Guinea·CBS News📦,The City Reporter,Documented
Viktoriia K.: Ukrainian TPS holder detained by ICE at green card interviewViktoriia Korol, a Ukrainian TPS holder married to a U.S. citizen, was handcuffed and shackled at her green card interview, then held days without contact with her husband or lawyer.Dec 4, 2025·San Diego, CA·Ukraine·10News+1📦,GoFundMe
Victor P.P.: Venezuelan asylum seeker, father of U.S.-citizen twins, self-deported after months in detentionVictor Peralta Perez, a Venezuelan electrician and father of U.S.-citizen twin infants, was held over 100 days across facilities with reported mold and poor care before leaving the country in late February.Dec 4, 2025·El Paso, TX·Venezuela·Newsweek📦,The Ravenna Report📦
Narcisa A.C.: Asylum seeker who fled death threats detained at San Francisco ICE check-inAn Ecuadorian asylum seeker who fled extortion and death threats was detained during a routine check-in despite no criminal record and consistent attendance at hearings. A judge ordered her immediate release and barred re-detention without a hearing.Dec 3, 2025·San Francisco, CA·Ecuador·CourtListener📦
Ruzana N.: Pastor with U.S. citizen son detained at routine ICE check-in in MassachusettsAssociate pastor Ruzana Nehonde, 49, was detained during a routine check-in despite nearly three decades in Massachusetts and a U.S. citizen son. Her Stow church community is raising money to help her family.Dec 3, 2025·Stow, MA·Zimbabwe·CBS News📦,Boston Globe📦,FOX 23 Maine📦
