Gilberto: Cuban gardener with work permit held five months, shackled, sent to MexicoGilberto (a pseudonym) came to the U.S. legally and ran his own gardening truck to support his family in Cuba. Stopped at a traffic light, he ended up shackled and walked into Mexico.Jan 7, 2026·Miami, FL·Cuba·HUMSI field interview📦
Father and son detained by ICE, one allegedly choked with jacketA father and son were detained by ICE agents in unmarked cars without a warrant, according to a social media post describing agents breaking a window and choking one of them with a jacket.Jan 7, 2026·Boise, ID·Spokane Public Radio📦,Instagram📦
Ramón B.: Phoenix tile installer, 60, says ICE held him 26 hours without waterRamón Barraza, 60, spent two decades installing tile floors in Phoenix before plainclothes agents boxed in his truck. He says he was held 26 hours with little food and pressured to sign a departure form.Jan 5, 2026·Phoenix, AZ·Mexico·WTOP📦,The Independent📦,Bastille Post
Roberto H.: Father of Minneapolis police detective held by ICE nearly four monthsRoberto Hernandez, 62, a cook and father of a Minneapolis police detective, was stopped while driving to work and has been held in New Mexico for months. He has lived in the U.S. nearly 30 years.Jan 5, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·Mexico·News from the States📦,Minnesota Reformer+1📦,Instagram📦
Dinah C.: South Carolina restaurant co-owner charged for joining anti-ICE student group chatDinah Marie Chollet, a South Carolina restaurant co-owner, was charged after joining a student group chat organizing a walkout against ICE. She says she joined only to share safety information and support the students.Jan 4, 2026·Summerville, SC·ABC News 4+2📦,Instagram📦
Pedro G.: Durango father forcibly removed from car by ICE in front of daughterPedro Gutierrez, 43, a 22-year Durango resident and church music director, was pulled over and arrested near his home on New Year's Eve in front of his 16-year-old daughter.Jan 1, 2026·Durango, CO·Mexico·Durango Herald📦,KSUT📦
Martín: Indigenous farmworker of 25 years deported over boss's broken tail lightMartín (a pseudonym), an Indigenous farmworker, lived 25 years in Morristown, Tennessee. Police stopped his boss's produce truck over a tail light, and he ended up signing to leave the country.2026·Morristown, TN·Mexico·HUMSI field interview📦
Carlyn W. and Polyxenia P.: Maine couple who filmed ICE held an hour at border by CBPCarlyn Williams and Polyxenia Pantos, a Maine couple, were held for an hour at the border in March after Pantos filmed ICE agents, months after a caller warned of a terrorism watchlist.Jan 2026·South Portland, ME·Spectrum Local News📦,Protect Democracy📦,Press Herald
Alexander P.: Dominican 15-year-old held 4 months at Dilley with inadequate schoolingAlexander Perez, 15, from the Dominican Republic, has spent four months detained with his mother and brother after their bus was stopped. He describes inadequate schooling and uncomfortable questioning about immigration policy in class.Jan 2026·Los Angeles, CA·Dominican Republic·The Atlantic📦
Lucia R.C.: Des Moines mother of three jailed by ICE after traffic stopLucia Rojas De La Cruz, a mother of three who has lived in the U.S. for 23 years, was detained by ICE after a routine traffic stop and denied a bond hearing twice.Dec 30, 2025·Carlisle, IA·Mexico·KCRG📦,Iowa Capital Dispatch,Ottumwa Radio
Vilma P.: LSU nursing grad held by ICE six months after inspection sticker stopVilma Palacios, 22, a recent LSU nursing graduate who had accepted a job at Touro Infirmary, was arrested while getting a vehicle inspection sticker in June 2025. She has been held for six months at a Basile detention center.Dec 30, 2025·Belle Chasse, LA·Honduras·FOX 8📦,The Guardian📦,The Advocate📦,NOLA.com📦,Instagram+1📦
Rey David V.R.: Man arrested by ICE in Williston parking lot, ordered heldRey David Velasco Rodriguez was arrested in a Williston parking lot after agents said he matched a description they were investigating. A judge ordered him held pending a January hearing.Dec 26, 2025·Williston, VT·Mexico·Vermont Public📦,Vermont Daily Chronicle📦
Tiago S.M.: Maryland contractor shot by ICE on Christmas Eve, held nine monthsTiago Alexandre Sousa-Martins, a Baltimore contractor and father of two who came to the U.S. at 13, was shot by ICE agents on Christmas Eve and hospitalized for weeks. He was freed after nearly nine months in detention.Dec 24, 2025·Glen Burnie, MD·Portugal·CBS News,WMAR 2 News📦,Anne Arundel County+1📦,The Banner+2📦,The Daily Record,NBC Washington,Instagram+1📦
Óscar A.M.: Salvadoran McDonald's worker shot and injured after ICE pursuit crash in MarylandÓscar José Araujo-Mejía, 21, a Salvadoran McDonald's worker in the U.S. four years, was seriously hurt when ICE agents pursued and crashed into his car in Maryland, leaving him with skull and spinal fractures.Dec 24, 2025·Stevensville, MD·El Salvador·Al Jazeera📦,CNN,The Banner📦,Instagram
Said M.: U.S. citizen stopped by ICE, ordered to prove citizenship in Twin CitiesSaid Mohamed, a U.S. citizen, was stopped by ICE agents who demanded he prove his citizenship during a traffic stop before letting him go. Agents separately confronted a woman at her home for ID.Dec 24, 2025·Minneapolis, MN·CBS News📦,KSTP📦,KARE 11📦,Sahan Journal📦,CourtListener+1📦,Instagram📦
José G.: Palm Beach restaurant manager held 12 days by ICEJosé Gonzalez, a 53-year-old maitre d' who spent 20 years at a Palm Beach restaurant, was held in cramped, cold conditions at Alligator Alcatraz despite having a valid work permit.Dec 23, 2025·Palm Beach, FL·Mexico·CW34📦,CBS12+2📦,Palm Beach Post+2,WPBF📦,Gulf Coast News Now📦,Particle📦,Mosaec News📦,iHeartRadio (WJNO)📦,St. Augustine Record,Miami New Times📦,Palm Beach Daily News📦,WPTV📦
Ignacio S.R.: Texas resident of 22 years held by ICE without a bond hearingIgnacio Sosnava Rodriguez, who had lived in Texas 22 years, was detained after a traffic stop and briefly freed by a lower court. An appeals court later reversed that ruling, denying him a bond hearing.Dec 23, 2025·Texas, TX·Heritage Review📦,The U.S. Constitution Online📦,Law.co,NIPNLG
Miguel G.P. and Dulce Maria T.S.: Parents detained and deported to Mexico, leaving U.S. citizen daughterMiguel Garcia Pazaran and his wife Dulce Maria Trejo Segura were stopped while driving to work in Hillsboro, Oregon, and deported to Mexico within eight days, leaving their 2-year-old U.S. citizen daughter behind.Dec 21, 2025·Hillsboro, OR·Mexico·People📦,The Oregonian📦,Instagram📦
Jose C.V.: Fargo father deported by ICE after 19 years loses custody of sonJose Cadena-Velasquez, a 49-year-old Mexican man who lived in Fargo for 19 years, pleaded guilty after a traffic-stop arrest and now faces deportation and loss of custody of his son.Dec 17, 2025·Fargo, ND·Mexico·Grand Forks Herald+1📦,InForum,The Minot Voice
Abdikadir A.N.: Somali-American U.S. citizen pulled over and arrested by ICE outside Minneapolis mallAbdikadir Abdi Noor, a 43-year-old Somali-American citizen from Fridley, was pulled over and arrested outside Karmel Mall in Minneapolis on December 15. He is now a plaintiff in an ACLU lawsuit against ICE.Dec 15, 2025·Minneapolis, MN·Minnesota Reformer📦,ACLU+1📦,ACLU of Minnesota📦
