Families with toddlers and newborns held for months at Texas ICE facilityA Canadian mother and her 7-year-old daughter were detained for hours at a checkpoint despite her pending lawful status, then transferred to a Texas facility. Thousands of families there reported months-long stays and poor conditions.Dec 9, 2025·Dilley, TX·CNN+1📦,NBT News,U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee,AOL
3-year-old unaccompanied minor appears in immigration court without attorneyLucy, a 3-year-old, appeared alone before an immigration judge in Tucson without a lawyer, as federal budget cuts leave many young migrant children without legal help in court.Dec 9, 2025·Tucson, AZ·ABC News📦,Univision📦,Copper Courier📦,Real News Network📦,WBUR📦,The 74📦
Syrian man held 14 months by ICE despite winning protectionKamel Maklad, a Syrian man who migrated through Venezuela, was freed from Eloy Detention Center after 14 months, even though he had already won his case and was granted protection from deportation in 2024.Dec 9, 2025·Eloy, AZ·Syria·Calo News📦,Prism Reports📦,Tucson.com📦
Augsburg University student detained on campus by ICE without showing warrantAn Augsburg University student was detained on campus by ICE agents who did not show a warrant, the university's president said. The school now plans to lock more buildings to block similar arrests.Dec 8, 2025·Minneapolis, MN·MPR News📦,KSTP📦,Inside Higher Ed📦,Fox 9📦
Children separated from parents in ICE sweeps across Palm Beach CountyAbout 50 people, including parents separated from children, were detained in roadblocks and a construction-site raid in Palm Beach County. A 19-year-old U.S. citizen was wrongly detained but later released.Dec 8, 2025·Lake Worth, FL·Guatemala·USA Today📦,Islander News📦,Global Construction Review📦
Former DACA recipient arrested by ICE driving to pick up her sonBruna Ferreira, who came to the U.S. in 1998 at age six, was arrested while driving to pick up her 11-year-old son from school. She was held 26 days before a judge freed her on $1,500 bond.Dec 8, 2025·Revere, MA·Brazil·The Hill📦,El País📦,The Independent📦,Seattle Times
Mexican man arrested without a warrant in Los Angeles ICE raidA Mexican man who overstayed a visa was arrested without a warrant during a Los Angeles raid and denied bond. A federal court later ordered his immediate release, ruling the arrest unlawful.Dec 8, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·Mexico·CourtListener📦
Nicaraguan immigrant pregnant with twins shackled to hospital bed in ICE custodyNeysis Mairena, six months pregnant with twins, was shackled to a hospital bed while held in Louisiana after experiencing contractions. She was released following a news outlet's inquiry into her case.Dec 8, 2025·Basile, LA·Nicaragua·Twin Cities📦,ACLU📦,Instagram📦
Green card holder in U.S. since 1966 held by ICE six monthsA longtime U.S. resident since 1966 was held by ICE after a DUI arrest, even though Jordan refused to accept him for removal. A court ordered his release after over six months in custody.Dec 8, 2025·Las Vegas, NV·Jordan·CourtListener📦
Cuban detainees say they were beaten for refusing deportation to MexicoFour Cuban men held at Fort Bliss say they were driven to the border and pressured to cross into Mexico, with two reporting beatings after refusing; the facility faces wider complaints of poor food and care.Dec 8, 2025·Fort Bliss, TX·Cuba·Washington Post📦,Latin Times,ACLU
Teen beaten unconscious at Fort Bliss camp, ICE custody death ruled homicideDetainees at Fort Bliss's Camp East Montana described beatings, sexual abuse and medical neglect, including a teenager beaten unconscious and a man whose death was ruled a homicide after reports he was choked.Dec 8, 2025·El Paso, TX·Cuba·New York Times📦,Washington Post,ACLU+1📦,Immigrant Justice📦,Human Rights Watch+1📦,ACLU of Texas📦,JURIST📦
Married couple threatened at gunpoint while following ICE vehicleJohn Biestman and Janet Lee, a married couple in their late 60s, had guns pointed at them after following an ICE vehicle from a December 7 church raid in Richfield.Dec 7, 2025·Richfield, MN·Minnesota Reformer📦,ACLU+1📦,ACLU of Minnesota📦
Filipino green card holder loses toe in ICE detention, deportation stoppedGreggy Sorio, 37, a lawful permanent resident from the Philippines, developed ulcerative colitis, a kidney infection and lost a toe during 11 months in Tacoma detention. Union and activist alerts led Philippine Airlines to cancel his December 7 deportation flight.Dec 7, 2025·Washington State, WA·Philippines·The Progressive📦,In These Times📦,Labor Notes📦,Working Class News📦,Payday Report📦,Instagram📦
Shiraz Fatehali Sachwani, on dialysis, dies after 162 days in ICE custodyShiraz Fatehali Sachwani, 48, who had lived in the U.S. since 1996, died December 6 after 162 days at Texas's Prairieland Detention Center. He had advanced kidney disease and was hospitalized multiple times before dying of pneumonia and sepsis complications.Dec 6, 2025·Alvarado, TX·Pakistan·Physicians for Human Rights📦,ICE📦,Lives Deaths Stories,The Ice List
Man detained in Elgin after hours-long ICE standoff with tear gasA man barricaded in a second-floor Elgin apartment was detained after an hours-long standoff in which agents used tear gas and flash-bangs while protesters gathered to support him. Community members clashed with agents during the confrontation.Dec 6, 2025·Elgin, IL·CBS News📦,Chicago Sun-Times📦,NBC Chicago📦,ABC7 Chicago📦,Chicago Tribune📦
Louisiana woman chased home by ICE says she is U.S.-born citizenA woman says she fled ICE agents chasing her at her Louisiana home after telling them she was a US-born citizen, an incident caught on her security camera and later discussed on CNN.Dec 6, 2025·Louisiana, LA·CNN+1📦,Washington Post📦,Macon Telegraph📦,Sacramento Bee📦
Legal resident Pete Sumalo Montejo dies after 284 days in ICE custodyPete Sumalo Montejo, 72, a lawful permanent resident since age nine, died December 5 after 284 days in Texas ICE custody. He had undergone heart surgery, dialysis and burn care before suffering cardiac arrest.Dec 5, 2025·Conroe, TX·Philippines·Physicians for Human Rights📦,MuckRock📦,Lives Deaths Stories,ICE,The Ice List
75 people jailed in South Dakota saturation patrols targeting drugs and immigrationSeventy-five people were jailed across three South Dakota towns in state saturation patrols, with 21 held for ICE after 25 were interviewed on the agency's behalf. The operation raised concern in Huron's Hispanic community.Dec 5, 2025·Huron, SD·Mitchell Republic📦,South Dakota Searchlight📦,Argus Leader,Yankton Daily News📦
U.S. citizen woman chased to her Louisiana home by masked Border PatrolJacelynn Guzman, 23, a U.S.-born citizen, was chased by masked Border Patrol agents through her Marrero, Louisiana neighborhood to her property line before they left without arresting her.Dec 5, 2025·Marrero, LA·United States·NBC News📦,The Guardian📦,Associated Press,NOLA.com📦,Ansar Press📦,ACLU,ICMGLT,Standing Record
Rep. Adelita Grijalva pepper-sprayed by ICE agents during Tucson raid protestArizona Rep. Adelita Grijalva was pepper-sprayed and pushed by ICE agents outside a Tucson taco restaurant after identifying herself as a member of Congress during a protest.Dec 5, 2025·Tucson, AZ·The Intercept📦,NBC News📦,Action News 5📦,MSN📦
