Immigrants arrested by masked agents at 26 Federal Plaza for five monthsA photojournalistic report documents five months of immigration arrests by masked federal agents in and around 26 Federal Plaza in New York City, and their effects on immigrants there.Nov 3, 2025·New York, NY·The City Reporter📦,New York Magazine📦,Chicago Tribune+1📦
Mamadou D.: Asylum-seeking Brooklyn student held five months by ICE after court appearanceMamadou Mouctar Diallo, 20, a Guinean asylum seeker and Brooklyn Frontiers High School student, was detained after a routine court appearance and held about five months before his November release.Nov 2025·Brooklyn, NY·Guinea·CBS News📦,News 12 Brooklyn📦,Brooklyn Paper📦,Brooklyn Eagle📦,News 12 Long Island📦,The New York Times,NY1📦,CourtListener,Instagram📦
Carlos G.L.: 18-year-old high school graduate held nearly three months, ICE refused court-ordered releaseCarlos Guerra Leon, 18, a recent high school graduate who came from Guatemala at age 10, was held nearly three months in Louisiana despite protected status. A judge ruled his detention unlawful.Nov 1, 2025·New York, NY·Paraguay·The Independent📦,CourtListener,Rakwa News📦,Law & Crime📦,New York Focus+2📦,NIPNLG+2📦,Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights📦
Monica and Ruben: Mother shoved by ICE officer during husband's arrest, in front of childrenMonica, an Ecuadorian child care worker, was shoved into a wall by an ICE agent outside a Manhattan courthouse as her husband Ruben was detained. A judge ordered his release, reuniting their family of four.Oct 31, 2025·New York, NY·Ecuador·CBS News+3📦,CNN+1📦,Associated Press📦,New York Times📦,NPR📦,Times of India📦,HuffPost📦,ABC7📦,Anadolu Agency📦,Instagram📦
Two SUNY Upstate employees detained by ICE at hearings to finalize statusTwo SUNY Upstate Medical University employees were detained while attending hearings to finalize their legal status. They are now held at the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility and face possible deportation.Oct 30, 2025·Syracuse, New York·WAER📦,iHeartRadio (WSYR)📦,Local Syracuse📦,CNY Central+1📦,Spectrum Local News
Adolfo M.C. and Fabian B.F.: Two men arrested by ICE near Bellingham courthouses, apparently violating state lawTwo men, arrested days apart near Bellingham courthouses after a DUI arraignment and a court appearance, were detained in apparent violation of a state law barring enforcement near courthouses.Oct 30, 2025·Bellingham, WA·Cascadia Daily+1📦,Bellingham Herald📦,OPB📦,Wenatchee World📦
Jose G.: 48-year-old man detained by ICE arriving for his Illinois court hearingJose Jeronimo Guardian, 48, who had lived in southern Illinois for about 20 years, was detained outside a courthouse while arriving for a scheduled DUI hearing. His family said he was not hiding and was ready to face his case.Oct 27, 2025·Carlyle, IL·Mexico·KSDK📦,ABC7 Chicago📦,Belleville News-Democrat📦
Ihsanullah G.: Afghan doctoral student with brain cancer suffers daily seizures in ICE custodyIhsanullah Garay, 38, an Afghan doctoral student with brain cancer, was detained while delivering food and moved to a Georgia facility far from his Boston cancer doctors. His health has worsened; he now needs a wheelchair and has daily seizures.Oct 16, 2025·Methuen, MA·Afghanistan·WBUR+1📦,Lowell Sun+1📦,Instagram📦
Agents detain man as wife and child watch in Manhattan courtA man was seized by a dozen officers outside his courtroom in Manhattan while his wife and a small boy watched; a woman clinging to him was forcibly pulled away as he was taken.Oct 11, 2025·New York, NY·BBC📦,CBS News,Deer Social
Rubén O.L. and Monica M.G.: ICE agent throws wife down during husband's court arrestRubén Abelardo Ortiz López was detained by immigration agents outside his hearing in Manhattan; his wife Monica Moreta Galarza was thrown to the ground by an officer, sparking a viral incident.Oct 11, 2025·New York, NY·Ecuador·BBC📦,CBS News,Deer Social
Five asylum seekers detained after immigration court hearings in San FranciscoFive asylum seekers from Colombia, Guatemala, China and Nicaragua, with pending cases and no criminal history, were arrested right after court hearings in San Francisco on October 2, 2025. A federal court ordered their immediate release.Oct 2, 2025·San Francisco, CA·CourtListener📦
Vural E.: Turkish photojournalist hospitalized after federal officers shove him at NYC immigration courtL. Vural Elibol, a Turkish photojournalist, was shoved to the ground by federal officers outside a Manhattan immigration court on October 1 and hospitalized after lying semiconscious for over half an hour.Oct 1, 2025·New York, NY·Associated Press📦,HuffPost,Press Freedom Tracker📦,The Daily Beast,Times Now News,Info News
Immigrant from Peru detained by ICE at asylum hearing in NYCAn immigrant from Peru was arrested by ICE during an asylum hearing at 26 Federal Plaza, in an incident where officers also shoved and injured journalists documenting the arrest.Sep 30, 2025·New York, NY·Peru·CBS News📦,CNN📦,Associated Press📦,NBC New York📦,Press Freedom Tracker📦
Cameraman thrown to ground by ICE officers at NYC federal plazaA cameraman documenting an immigrant's arrest at 26 Federal Plaza was thrown to the ground by ICE officers and taken away on a stretcher.Sep 30, 2025·New York, NY·CBS News📦,CNN📦,Associated Press📦,NBC New York📦,Press Freedom Tracker📦
Turkish journalist hospitalized after being thrown to ground by ICE officersA journalist for a Turkish media outlet was thrown to the ground by ICE officers at 26 Federal Plaza, left on the ground for about half an hour, and hospitalized with a neck brace.Sep 30, 2025·New York, NY·CBS News📦,CNN📦,Associated Press📦,NBC New York📦,Press Freedom Tracker📦
Olga F.: Journalist shoved to floor by ICE officers at NYC federal plazaPhotojournalist Olga Fedorova was shoved to the floor by ICE officers at 26 Federal Plaza while documenting an immigrant's arrest at an asylum hearing. She says agents gave no warning before shoving her.Sep 30, 2025·New York, NY·CBS News📦,CNN📦,Associated Press📦,NBC New York📦,Press Freedom Tracker📦
Josselyn: College student detained by ICE at immigration hearing, faces out-of-state transferJosselyn, a Cal State Northridge scholar studying psychology and sociology, was detained by ICE during a September 30 immigration hearing along with her brother. She graduated with honors from Canoga Park High School and faces transfer out of state.Social media onlySep 30, 2025·Canoga Park, CA·Instagram📦
Vural E.: Journalist knocked unconscious by ICE agent at Federal PlazaL. Vural Elibol, a cameraman for Turkey's Anadolu Agency, was shoved to the floor by an ICE agent at 26 Federal Plaza, knocking him unconscious for 35 to 40 minutes.Sep 30, 2025·New York, NY·Associated Press📦,NBC News📦,The Hill,AM New York📦,Times Now News📦,CNN Türk📦,TRT Haber📦
Three journalists attacked by ICE agents at Federal Plaza, one hospitalizedThree journalists covering an arrest at 26 Federal Plaza on September 30 were assaulted by masked ICE agents; one was knocked down and hospitalized with head injuries.Sep 30, 2025·New York, NY·Peru·CBS News📦,The Hill,AM New York📦
Wife shoved to ground by ICE officer in New York courthouse hallwayA woman was shoved to the ground by an ICE officer in a New York courthouse hallway after agents tried to detain her husband. The officer was placed on leave.Sep 26, 2025·New York, New York·Ecuador·Associated Press📦,BBC📦,NPR📦,CNN📦,NY1📦,ABC7 News📦
