Maria Francisca V.C.: Firebaugh mother of four detained by ICE at final green card interviewMaria Francisca Villanueva Caballero, 49, a longtime Firebaugh resident who raised four children now pursuing medicine, veterinary science and law, was detained at her final USCIS residency interview. She remains held at California City.Oct 8, 2025·Firebraugh, CA·Merced Sun-Star📦,FresnoLand📦,The Fresno Bee,Radio Bilingüe,GV Wire
Angel M.C.: Man out on bond since 2018 re-detained by ICE without noticeA noncitizen first detained in 2018 and released on bond was re-detained without notice in October 2025. A court ordered his immediate release, ruling ICE must hold a hearing before detaining him again.Oct 8, 2025·CourtListener+1📦
Alejandro S.: Father of five, including newborn, detained by ICE at green card appointmentAlejandro Suarez, 31, a gardener raised in the U.S. since age 11, was detained after a routine USCIS residency appointment on Oct. 7, 2025. His wife, recovering from a C-section, cares for their five children, including a son with autism.Oct 7, 2025·Fresno, CA·FresnoLand📦,The Fresno Bee+1📦
Jorge: U.S. citizen's husband deported by ICE to Ecuador before meeting newborn daughterJorge, an Ecuadorian man from Queens, was deported after a routine check-in and missed the birth of his newborn daughter, Maite. His wife Jessica now cares alone for three children and lost their apartment.Oct 5, 2025·New York, NY·Ecuador·CNN📦,AM New York,ReportWire
Saúl Z.: Father deported at ICE check-in, leaving autistic U.S. citizen son aloneSaúl Zermeño, 45, had lived in the U.S. 36 years and was the sole caregiver for his autistic 15-year-old son. Deported October 3 after a routine check-in, leaving his son to cope alone.Oct 3, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·Mexico·CBS News📦,Inspiration Webs📦,KFF Health News📦,Gilmer Mirror📦,Daily Gazette📦,Neat News Source📦,San Francisco Chronicle📦
Detained Haitian asylum seeker barred from sending breastmilk to formula-allergic babyLT, a 30-year-old Haitian asylum seeker who fled political violence, is held 1,500 miles from her 13-month-old daughter, who needs breastmilk; officials denied her requests to pump milk or post bond.Oct 2025·Dilley, TX·Venezuela·The Guardian📦
Oscar P.: Man detained at biometrics appointment, deported to Guatemala after 20 years awayOscar Polanco was detained at a biometrics appointment and deported to Guatemala, a country he had not lived in for 20 years. He reunited with his wife Geraldine after nearly three months apart.Oct 2025·Los Angeles, CA·Guatemala·American Friends Service Committee📦,The LA Local📦,Instagram📦
Rey: Cuban business owner married to U.S. citizen held at Camp East MontanaRey, a Cuban man in his mid-fifties who built a trucking and small-business life in El Paso and was a father figure to his wife's son, was arrested at a routine check-in and held six weeks at Camp East Montana.Oct 2025·El Paso, TX·Cuba·The New Yorker📦
Alberto: Honduran surgical technician arrested at green card interview, detained four monthsAlberto, a 59-year-old Fresno surgical technician who fled to the U.S. in 1990 and later bought a home, was arrested at a green card interview and held nearly four months before release on bond with an ankle monitor.Oct 1, 2025·Fresno, CA·Mexico·Mission Local📦,FresnoLand📦,Instagram📦
Xiomara S.M.: Peruvian asylum seeker detained by ICE despite pending green card applicationXiomara Suarez-Marin, 29, a Peruvian asylum seeker, was detained at a routine USCIS appointment in Los Angeles despite a pending green card case. She remains held at Adelanto, with a hearing set for January 28.Sep 26, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·Peru·Newsweek📦,ABC7📦
Ayman S.: Ohio imam and hospital chaplain held 10 weeks by ICE, denied lawyerAyman Soliman, an Egyptian-born hospital chaplain in Cincinnati, was held about 10 weeks in freezing jail conditions after a routine check-in before DHS dropped its case. His asylum status and green card application were reinstated.Sep 25, 2025·Cincinnati, OH·Egypt·The Guardian📦,ProPublica📦,WVXU📦,Independent Mail📦,Cincinnati Enquirer,CAIR📦,Law360📦
Vicente: Cuban baseball coach deported to Mexico by ICE, separated from wife, sonVicente (a pseudonym), a 60-year-old Cuban baseball coach who fled threats and crossed the Darién Gap, was arrested at a routine check-in and deported to Mexico, away from his wife and young son. He now coaches youth baseball in Villahermosa.Sep 23, 2025·Ontario, CA·Cuba·Forbidden Stories📦
Harjit K.: 73-year-old Sikh grandmother denied medication, deported after ICE detentionHarjit Kaur, 73, a Sikh grandmother who lived in Hercules for over 30 years with no criminal record, was detained at a routine ICE check-in and deported to India without saying goodbye.Sep 22, 2025·Berkeley, California·India·NBC Bay Area📦,ABC7📦,Richmond Side📦,Financial Express+1📦,Local News Matters📦,Kalinga TV📦,Indian Express+2📦,Times of India📦,Economic Times📦,Instagram📦
Martin H.T.: Asylum-seeker with cancer held in cold, bedless cells at SF ICE officeMartin Hernandez-Torres, who has lived in the U.S. for 30 years and has cancer, was held up to six days at a San Francisco ICE office without a bed.Sep 18, 2025·San Francisco, CA·Mission Local📦,ACLU📦,Sacramento Bee,KTVU📦
Edgar E.E.: Malden man injured in violent ICE traffic stop, hospitalizedEdgar Hernan Elias Escobar, a Malden husband married to a U.S. citizen, was pulled from his truck and injured by ICE agents who shattered his window during a traffic stop, then hospitalized.Sep 17, 2025·Malden, MA·El Salvador·WCVB📦,WGBH,Boston Globe
Barbara G.M.M.: Brazilian filmmaker denied pain treatment after ICE detains herBarbara Gomes Marques May, a film director married to a U.S. citizen, was arrested by ICE during her green card interview and denied care for chronic back pain.Sep 16, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·Brazil·Los Angeles Times📦,CBS News,FOX 11 Los Angeles
Alan P.: Laotian refugee who arrived as a toddler faces deportation after ICE detentionAlan Phetsadakone, brought to the U.S. as a toddler, was detained during a routine check-in in Tukwila, Washington in July 2025 and released in September. He now faces renewed deportation as flights to Laos resume.Sep 10, 2025·Tukwila, WA·Laos·PBS📦,Seattle Times📦,EXA,KING 5,Instagram📦
Darian M.M.: Venezuelan TPS holder, father of 15-month-old U.S. citizen, deported by ICEDarian Maldonado Medina, a Venezuelan with protected status and a 15-month-old U.S. citizen son, was detained at a routine check-in in Tampa and deported three weeks later despite a court order extending his protection.Sep 5, 2025·Tampa, FL·Venezuela·Reuters+1📦,Miami Herald+1📦
16-year-old held 141 days by ICE at Dilley, suffered depression and self-harmA 16-year-old brought from Mexico at age seven was held 141 days at the Dilley facility with his mother, where he suffered depression, panic attacks and self-harm before their release.Sep 2025·Dilley, TX·Mexico·Yahoo News📦
Amir: Man detained at ICE check-in after 30 years in U.S.Amir, who immigrated legally in 1996 and had lived under supervision for 30 years, was detained during a routine check-in. His family was told he could be held indefinitely despite no criminal record and years of paying taxes.Sep 1, 2025·Columbus, OH·The Lantern📦,Instagram📦
