Alain: Cuban widower on a walker deported to Mexico without seeing a judgeAlain (a pseudonym) dealt cards at a Las Vegas casino and was getting legal status through his U.S. citizen wife when she died. Weeks later he was flown to Mexico without a hearing.Nov 2025·Las Vegas, NV·Cuba·HUMSI field interview📦
Arthur B.: 13-year-old asylum seeker detained by ICE, moved to Virginia facilityArthur Berto, a 13-year-old Brazilian asylum seeker in Everett, Massachusetts, was taken by ICE after a school arrest and moved to a Virginia juvenile facility without his family's knowledge. His mother has only reached him by brief phone calls.Oct 31, 2025·Everett, MA·Brazil·CNN📦,Newsweek📦,Local 3 News📦,Boston Globe+3📦,ABC7📦,ABC7 Chicago📦,Mass Daily News📦,WCVB📦,Instagram📦
Subu V.: Exonerated after 40 years, man detained by ICE facing deportationSubramanyam Vedam, 64, who came to the U.S. at nine months old, was taken into ICE custody immediately after being exonerated this month following 40 years in prison. He remains held, facing deportation to India.Oct 28, 2025·Pennsylvania·India·Associated Press📦,BBC📦,CNN+1📦,Times of India📦,Firstpost📦,Press Democrat📦,Indian Express📦,WJAC-TV📦,Instagram📦
Leo C.S.: Mexican man dies by suicide in ICE custody after untreated hallucinationsLeo Cruz Silva, 34, died by suicide in a Missouri jail on October 4 after days of untreated hallucinations and paranoia while held for ICE. About 50 people later gathered for a community vigil in his memory.Oct 13, 2025·Ste. Genevieve, MO·Mexico·PBS📦,CNN📦,News.net📦,Spotlight PA📦,The Ice List📦,First Alert 4📦,St. Louis Public Radio📦
Emmanuel G.G.: Missing autistic 15-year-old handed to ICE by Houston policeEmmanuel González Garcia, a 15-year-old with autism, went missing from his mother's Houston fruit stand and was later handed to ICE instead of reunited with her. He now faces emergency appendix surgery in federal custody.Oct 11, 2025·Houston, TX·Nicaragua·KVUE📦,FOX 26 Houston📦,Instagram📦
Subramanyam V.: Green card holder detained by ICE after 43 years in prisonSubramanyam Vedam, a legal permanent resident from India, was taken into ICE custody immediately after being freed from prison following 43 years when his murder case was dropped; a judge has denied him bail.Oct 3, 2025·State College, PA·India·Associated Press📦,Centre Daily📦,Lancaster Eagle-Gazette📦,Butler Eagle📦,Instagram📦
Mother of three struggles to feed children while husband held by ICEGarcia, a mother of three working as a cleaner, is spending nearly all her earnings on $15,000 in legal fees after her husband's DUI arrest led to his transfer into ICE custody in California.Oct 2025·Manatee County, FL·WUSF📦,WLRN📦
Iowa single father shot twice held by ICE, denied pain medicationFelipe de Jesus Hernandez Marcelo, a single father and construction worker from Mexico shot twice in a robbery, was detained after going to police to retrieve his car and is now denied bond despite seeking a crime-victim visa.Sep 17, 2025·Muscatine, IA·Mexico·NBC News+1📦,Washington Post📦,Newsweek,Associated Press+1,Minnesota Reformer📦,Info News,CBS 2 Iowa,The Independent+1,KCCI
Jesus M.G.: Mexican man deported to South Sudan against court order returned to MexicoJesus Munoz-Gutierrez, a Mexican migrant previously ordered deported to Mexico, was instead flown to South Sudan in July 2025 before being returned to Mexico after a legal battle.Sep 6, 2025·Mexico·Al Jazeera📦,Associated Press📦,Africa📦,U.S. News & World Report📦,Radio Tamazuj📦,San Diego Voice📦,Info News
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📦
David A.P.: Salvadoran man held nearly five months by ICE without a bond hearingDavid Antonio Aviles Perez, a 35-year-old Salvadoran national, was held at Otay Mesa for nearly five months without a bond hearing. A federal judge ruled his detention violated due process and ordered his release in August.Aug 27, 2025·San Diego, CA·El Salvador·Fox News📦,NK2 News📦,CRBC News,El Tejano RGV,Your News
Marlon P.C.: Guatemalan man detained by ICE at Phoenix Police Department without warrantA Guatemalan man was detained at the Phoenix Police Department without being shown a warrant or told why he was being held. A court ordered officials to respond to his petition within 20 days.Aug 25, 2025·Phoenix, AZ·Guatemala·CourtListener📦
Chaofeng G.: Chinese detainee found hanging, dies at PA facilityChaofeng Ge, 32, was found hanging and unresponsive in a shower room just five days after being taken into ICE custody at Pennsylvania's Moshannon Valley Processing Center.Aug 5, 2025·Philipsburg, PA·China·ICE+1📦,Documented,ABC News
Three women detained by ICE heading to work in Arizona, one pregnantThree employed Arizona women with no criminal records, including one who is pregnant, were detained by ICE while driving to work. Families say they still have no explanation and are searching for information on their whereabouts.Aug 5, 2025·Arizona, AZ·Univision📦,Control and Ejido📦,Instagram📦
Hamed A.: Oak Forest man remains in ICE custody awaiting immigration hearingHamed Alsaidi, 31, a Jordanian immigrant living in Oak Forest, Illinois, was taken into ICE custody after local charges over items found in his backpack. He remains held in Indiana awaiting his immigration hearing as of August 2026.Aug 4, 2025·Mokena, IL·Jordan·Chicago Sun-Times📦,ABC7 Chicago📦,True News,Patch,Banco de Profissionais
Five people from India, Guatemala, Mexico and Chile deported, DHS saysFive noncitizens, including an Indian man and nationals of Guatemala, Mexico and Chile, were deported in early August following past convictions. Officials said the removals targeted people considered dangerous.Aug 3, 2025·NDTV📦,Hindustan Times📦,Indian Witness
Gaetano M.C.: Italian man says ICE denied him a lawyer at Alligator AlcatrazGaetano Cateno Mirabella Costa, 45, an Italian from Sicily, is held at a Florida detention camp with 32 others in cramped conditions, denied a lawyer, and has appeared shackled in court, his mother says.Jul 21, 2025·Osceola County, FL·Italy·CNN📦,WSVN📦,WRAL📦,Cuba Headlines📦,Il Sole 24 Ore📦
Edilberto S.V.: Cuban man held by ICE, set for deportation to Mexico without noticeA Cuban man under ICE supervision for 20 years was detained in July 2025 and nearly deported to Mexico, a country with no ties to him, before a judge blocked his removal.Jul 1, 2025·Angola, Louisiana·Cuba·CourtListener📦
Johnny N.: Canadian green card holder dies in ICE custody from preventable kidney failureJohnny Noviello, 49, a Canadian green card holder who lived in Florida for nearly four decades, died in ICE custody in Miami on June 23 from kidney failure doctors called preventable with treatment.Jun 23, 2025·Miami, FL·Canada·New York Times,CBS News📦,The Hill📦,National Post📦,International Business Times📦,Global News+1📦,The Globe and Mail+4📦,CBC📦,Freedom for Immigrants📦
Jose J.R.: 29-year-old Mexican man deported by ICE without notice before court dateJose Juarez Ramos, 29, was deported without notice to him or his attorney just before his scheduled court arraignment in June 2025. His public defender is asking the court to dismiss the charges.Jun 13, 2025·Honolulu, HI·Mexico·Star Advertiser📦,PACER Monitor
