Cristina O.: Green card holder and mother of six held four days for ICECristina Osornio, a legal resident and mother of six in the U.S. since infancy, was held four days on an ICE hold after a minor traffic stop. Her husband was earlier deported, costing the family their home.Sep 15, 2025·Rogers, AR·Mexico·Associated Press+1📦,Arkansas Times📦,Seattle Times📦,ABC10📦
Masked agents break car windows, abandon vehicles during Chicago arrestsAgents broke a car's windows and moved it off the road while detaining someone on Chicago's southwest side, later returning the vehicle to family; several other vehicles were abandoned during the arrests.Sep 14, 2025·Chicago Illinois·WPXI📦,Real News Network📦,NPR+1📦,Star Tribune📦,Facebook
Constantina R. and Moises E.: Parents of four held by ICE in separate statesConstantina Ramirez and Moises Enciso, parents of four in the Chicago area for 18 years, were detained by ICE during a traffic stop and are now held in separate detention centers in Kentucky and Michigan.Sep 14, 2025·Cicero, IL·Mexico·CNN📦,ABC7 Chicago📦
Moises E.: College student, 22, handcuffed in parents' ICE stopMoises Enciso Jr., a 22-year-old college student awaiting DACA approval, was handcuffed and held for two hours after ICE surrounded his family's car, while his parents were taken into custody.Sep 14, 2025·Cicero, IL·Mexico·CNN📦,ABC7 Chicago📦
José Daniel L.P.: Honduran sole caregiver of 6 young siblings detained by ICE in ReddingJosé Daniel López Peña, 26, the sole caregiver for his six young siblings, was detained near Redding while dropping off his girlfriend, prompting hundreds to protest.Sep 12, 2025·Redding, CA·Honduras·Action News Now📦,KRCR TV📦
Ruperto: Mexican father deported after traffic stop, leaving U.S. citizen children behindRuperto, a roofing contractor in Oklahoma for 28 years, was deported after a traffic stop, leaving his daughter in college and his son to support the family.Sep 12, 2025·Oklahoma City, OK·Mexico·The Oklahoman📦,News Block📦,Oklahoma Watch,Tulsa Flyer
Satvir S.: Indian truck driver arrested by ICE at New Hampshire inspection stationSatvir Singh, an interstate truck driver from Punjab who lived in New Jersey, was arrested at a New Hampshire inspection station after over eight years in the country; he remains held.Sep 11, 2025·Hillsborough, NH·India·FreightWaves📦,Shore News Network📦,New Indian Express,Times of India,New India Abroad
Young man dragged from car, punched by ICE agents in Texas stopA young man was pulled from his car, thrown to the ground and punched by ICE agents during a roadside stop in Alamo, Texas, as bystanders recorded and tried to warn others.Social media onlySep 11, 2025·Alamo, TX·Instagram📦
Richard G.: Venezuelan insurance agent detained by ICE after Florida traffic stopRichard Antonio Goitia, 37, an insurance agent and father of two young daughters, was arrested after a September 9 traffic stop near Orlando despite having a pending asylum case and work permit.Social media onlySep 9, 2025·Kissimmee, FL·Venezuela·Instagram📦
Juan L.: Des Moines father of seven detained after ICE smashes truck windowsJuan Lopez, a Des Moines landscaper for nearly four decades and father of seven, was pulled from his truck after agents smashed its windows while he drove to work.Sep 9, 2025·Des Moines, IA·Iowa Starting Line📦
Carlos: Guatemalan father held four days in ICE office room meant for 30Carlos, a Guatemalan father who has lived in the U.S. for decades, was held four days in a Chantilly, Virginia ICE room meant for 30 but packed with nearly 100 men, with no showers and only frozen burritos.Sep 5, 2025·Washington, DC·Guatemala·Amnesty USA📦
Omar: Cuban songwriter says guards split his head, broke ribs to force removalOmar (a pseudonym) built Tesla parts in Phoenix and has written 211 songs. When he refused removal to Mexico, he says guards in helmets beat him: "They split my head open."Sep 2, 2025·Phoenix, AZ·Cuba·HUMSI field interview📦
People stopped by Mahoning Township police turned over to ICESeveral undocumented people were handed to ICE after Mahoning Township police traffic stops on September 2, carried out under a local agreement letting officers assist with immigration enforcement.Sep 2, 2025·Mahoning Township, PA·North Central PA📦
Two men detained by ICE during traffic stop in Peekskill parking lotsTwo men were handcuffed and shackled during a traffic stop near Hudson Avenue in Peekskill on September 1, then driven off in unmarked vehicles. Restaurant owners nearby were not told in advance.Sep 1, 2025·Peekskill, NY·Peekskill Herald📦
Jessica C.: Woman tackled, arrested while filming ICE task force traffic stop in MemphisJessica Chodor was tackled, threatened with a taser and arrested while filming a Memphis task force traffic stop; the charge against her was later dropped. She joined three others in a federal lawsuit.September 2025·Memphis, TN·Mother Jones📦,Tennessee Lookout📦,MLK50,The 901 Report
Hunter D.: Soup kitchen operator arrested while filming Memphis task forceHunter Demster, who runs a Memphis soup kitchen, was arrested while filming task force activity despite staying over 25 feet away as required by law. He is among nine residents suing over the pattern.September 2025·Memphis, TN·Mother Jones📦,Memphis Flyer📦,ACLU,Tennessee Lookout,Reason
Sergio A.M.: Father of newborn deported by ICE same day judge reopened his caseSergio Ayala Mejia, 36, who fled gang threats in Guatemala as a child, was deported the same day a judge reopened his case, separating him from his newborn daughter and two other kids. He was later released on bond.Sep 2025·Chelsea, MA·Guatemala·Boston Globe📦,WCVB📦,WGBH📦
Ismael C.: Construction worker held two months by ICE after traffic stopIsmael Cerro, a construction worker detained during a traffic stop on his way to work, spent two months at Alligator Alcatraz and Krome. His lawsuit led an appeals court to restore bond hearings for detainees in Florida, Alabama and Georgia.Sep 2025·Hillsborough County, FL·Mexico·Miami Herald📦,CourtListener
Robert S.: Kenyan doctor hospitalized with stroke-like symptoms in ICE custodyRobert Sidhe, a 43-year-old Kenyan physician and primary caretaker for his disabled fiancée, was detained while driving home from the gym and hospitalized with stroke-like symptoms. A federal judge ordered his release.Aug 26, 2025·Lynnwood, WA·Kenya·Seattle Times+1📦,Spokesman-Review
Francisco L.: Father shot at by ICE near teenage son, detained for monthsFrancisco Longoria was driving with his family, including his teenage son, when masked agents shot at his truck near where the boy sat. He was later detained for months before charges were dropped.Aug 22, 2025·San Bernardino, CA·CBS News+1📦,The Guardian📦,Patch+1📦,KTLA+1📦,News Dive📦,ReportWire📦,Nedhamson's Second Line View of the News📦,KVCR News📦,NBC Los Angeles+2📦,Instagram📦
