Abel O.: Chicago father detained six months after ICE mistakes him for his sonAbel Orozco, a 47-year-old tree-cutting business owner who has lived near Chicago for 30 years, was mistakenly detained for his son and has remained in custody in Kentucky for nearly six months.Mar 14, 2025·Lyons, IL·Mexico·NBC News,ABC7 Chicago+1📦,Immigrant Justice📦,Chicago Tribune📦,Delco Times📦,SWOK News📦,Herald-Review📦,NewsNation Now📦,WBEZ📦,Southside Weekly📦,Instagram📦
Eliezar: Baltimore father of three self-deports to Guatemala after weeks in ICE detentionEliezar, held for weeks after an ICE arrest while heading home from work, chose to self-deport to Guatemala, leaving his wife Josselin and three young children in Baltimore without income.Fundraiser onlyMar 13, 2025·Baltimore, MD·Guatemala·GoFundMe📦
Jensy M.: U.S. citizen detained and handcuffed by ICE in mistaken identity stopJensy Machado, a naturalized U.S. citizen, was handcuffed and questioned by ICE agents while driving to work in Manassas on March 5, mistaken for another man. He was released after showing his driver's license.Mar 6, 2025·Manassas, VA·NBC News📦,NBC Washington📦,FOX 26 Houston📦,MLive📦,CBS 19📦
Pasco mechanic, father of three, deported to Mexico with approved work permitA Pasco mechanic and father of three was arrested on his way to work and deported to central Mexico in June 2025, after months detained even as his work permit was approved.Mar 2025·Pasco, WA·Mexico·Tri-City Herald+1📦
Valencia College student with TPS held by ICE, pressured to self-deportA Valencia College student with Temporary Protected Status and a pending asylum case was handcuffed during a traffic stop while driving to work and held for days. He was released after Rep. Anna Eskamani and advocates intervened.Social media onlyMar 1, 2025·Orlando, FL·Venezuela·Instagram📦
Jacqueline: Pregnant mother left without income after husband deported to GuatemalaJacqueline, a Guatemalan immigrant in the U.S. for a decade, became pregnant after her husband was detained and deported in March 2025. Fearful of enforcement, she avoided leaving home until a nonprofit clinic arranged rides to her prenatal appointments.Mar 2025·North Florida, FL·Guatemala·19th News+1📦,ACLU📦
Domingo J.J.: Man in fatal Indiana crash arrested by ICE faces deportation to GuatemalaA 49-year-old Guatemalan man, Domingo Juan Juan, was detained by ICE and faces deportation after a 2024 crash near Seymour, Indiana, that killed 27-year-old Brad Castner; he was charged only with driving without a license.Feb 17, 2025·Seymour, IN·Guatemala·WDRB Wave📦,The Republic,WISH-TV,WBIW
Maria G.: Venezuelan mother, two children deported from Tucson, separated from husband and sonsMaria Gonzalez, 32, and her two young children were deported to Mexico hours after a Tucson traffic stop, separating them from her husband and two older sons still in Tucson.Feb 11, 2025·Tucson, AZ·Venezuela·Arizona Luminaria📦,Calo News📦
Four immigrants turned over to Border Patrol after Burleigh County traffic stopFour undocumented immigrants were taken into custody during a Burleigh County traffic stop and transferred to Border Patrol, with all four scheduled for deportation.Feb 1, 2025·Burleigh County, ND·KFYR-TV📦,The ACRU📦
Jose A.: Father of three U.S.-born children detained by ICE after Texas traffic stopJose Alvaro, applying for a green card, was detained after a Lubbock officer stopped him over a license plate and called ICE, leaving his wife and three U.S.-born children facing his deportation.Jan 29, 2025·Lubbock, TX·Texas Tribune📦,KRGV📦,CBS Austin📦,Click2Houston📦
Pavlo Z.: Ukrainian with legal status held by ICE over three months, faces deportationPavlo Mykolayovych Zinkevych, 37, a Ukrainian with legal status and a pending protection application, was detained over three months after a minor traffic stop and faces possible deportation to Ukraine.Jan 26, 2025·Frisco, TX·Ukraine·Newsweek📦,CNN+1📦,NBC News📦,KUOW📦,ABC7📦
Woman allegedly raped by man posing as ICE agent in RaleighA 37-year-old Raleigh man posed as an ICE agent, showing a fake badge and threatening deportation, while allegedly kidnapping and raping a woman at a Motel 6.Jan 26, 2025·Raleigh, NC·ABC11+1📦,CBS 17📦,WRAL+1📦
Georgia mother detained by ICE after husband stopped with their childrenA father traveling with his children was pulled over in Douglasville, Georgia; officers told him to call his wife, then detained her instead when she arrived.Social media onlyJan 26, 2025·Douglasville, Georgia·Mexico·Instagram📦
Giovanni D.: Los Angeles father detained by ICE in front of 7-year-old sonGiovanni Duran, 42, a Los Angeles busser who came from El Salvador at age 2, was detained in a traffic stop as his wife and children watched. His young son has needed counseling since.Jan 23, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·El Salvador·Newsweek+1📦,Latin Times,LinkedIn
Erika: Sister detained by ICE during traffic stop, four children left without motherErika, a mother arrested during a traffic stop on January 10, has been held in El Paso for over five months despite only misdemeanor infractions, leaving her four children without her.Jan 10, 2025·Burnsville, MN·Mexico·Sahan Journal📦
Lila R.: Venezuelan psychologist seeking asylum held three and a half months by ICELila Romero, 47, a Venezuelan psychologist seeking asylum, was held nearly three and a half months after a traffic stop, informally counseling detained women. She now helps families affected by deportations.Jan 9, 2025·Dallas, TX·Venezuela·Univision,Entorno Inteligente📦,El Pitazo,Bitácora 58,Instagram📦
Adrián E.C.: Two families including 9-year-old girl detained by CBP after Billings backpack giveawayA father and his 9-year-old daughter were detained by CBP after leaving a Billings backpack giveaway and driven 250 miles to Havre. A judge ordered them released, finding agents lacked probable cause or a warrant.Jan 2, 2025·Billings, MT·KULR 8📦,KTVQ📦,Montana Free Press,Kitchen Table News
Marvin H.L.: Florida business owner detained by ICE on his way to workMarvin Hernandez Lopez, who has lived in the U.S. since 2013 with family and a business, was detained while traveling to work. A court barred his transfer out of Florida but denied his request for release or a bond hearing.Jan 2025·Florida·U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida📦,CourtListener
Eduardo: Father deported to Honduras, leaving wife with five young childrenEduardo was detained while driving home from work in January and deported to Honduras within a week, leaving his wife Jennifer alone to care for their five children, the youngest just 18 months old.Fundraiser onlyJan 2025·Prince George's County, MD·Honduras·GoFundMe📦
Jeferson E.: Venezuelan former police officer deported to El Salvador prison despite court orderJeferson Escalona, 19, a former Venezuelan police officer, was deported to El Salvador's CECOT prison in late March 2025 despite a judge's order barring such removals, after denying gang ties alleged from hand-gesture photos.Jan 2025·Anson, TX·Venezuela·Hindustan Times📦,ABC News📦
