Man detained by ICE at LaGuardia, chained and held 15 daysSteven Orrego Upegui was detained at LaGuardia Airport while heading to his mother's birthday, then chained and held in Pennsylvania for 15 days. A judge has now blocked his removal.Aug 5, 2026·New York, NY·Habeas Dockets📦,EXA,GoFundMe📦
Guatemalan granted legal status in child separation settlement deported after ICE arrestA 20-year-old Guatemalan man with legal status under a child separation settlement was arrested at a gas station and deported to Guatemala in December despite lawyers' objections that a court order should have barred it.Dec 18, 2025·Florida, FL·Guatemala·AOL📦
Mother in U.S. since 1994 detained by ICE at green card interviewBabblejit Kaur, a longtime U.S. resident since 1994 and restaurant businesswoman, was detained while attending her green card biometric interview, despite having no criminal record and a sponsoring daughter.Dec 18, 2025·Long Beach, CA·India·Los Angeles Times📦,Bhaskar English📦,Indian Express📦
Honduran oyster worker drowns fleeing Coast Guard in LouisianaWalter Francisco Cerrato Cabrera, a 48-year-old Honduran deckhand with 20 years on oyster boats, drowned on December 18 jumping into a Louisiana bayou to flee the Coast Guard.Dec 18, 2025·Hopedale, LA·Honduras·ProPublica📦,NOLA.com+2📦,WDSU📦,Loose Cannon📦
Fargo father deported by ICE after 19 years loses custody of sonJose Cadena-Velasquez, a 49-year-old Mexican man who lived in Fargo for 19 years, pleaded guilty after a traffic-stop arrest and now faces deportation and loss of custody of his son.Dec 17, 2025·Fargo, ND·Mexico·Grand Forks Herald+1📦,InForum,The Minot Voice
Seven ICE detainees in California report medical neglect, one likely has cancerSeven people held at a California ICE facility sued on November 12 over medical neglect; one detainee says he was denied treatment for likely prostate cancer.Dec 17, 2025·California, USA·PBS📦,ACLU📦,Prison Law📦
Salisbury mother arrested by ICE outside her child's elementary schoolVanessa Parrazal, 24, was arrested on December 17 moments after dropping her child off at Pinehurst Elementary School in Salisbury, Maryland; a witness said agents used physical force.Dec 17, 2025·Salisbury, MD·USA Today📦,The Daily Record,Baltimore Sun📦
Detroit construction worker with pending green card detained by ICEErnesto Cuevas Enciso, a Detroit construction worker and father of a one-year-old, has lived in the U.S. since age three. He was detained December 6 despite valid work authorization; lawmakers urged his release.Dec 17, 2025·Detroit, MI·Mexico·CBS News📦,MLive📦,WDET+1📦,Michigan Chronicle📦,Senate Democrats+1📦,Change.org📦
Father of four U.S. citizens detained by ICE, in U.S. since 1989A man who has lived in the U.S. since 1989, with four adult citizen children, was detained after an appeals board reversed his earlier protection from deportation. A judge denied his release request.Dec 16, 2025·Mexico·CourtListener📦
Somali-American U.S. citizen pulled over and arrested by ICE outside Minneapolis mallAbdikadir Abdi Noor, a 43-year-old Somali-American citizen from Fridley, was pulled over and arrested outside Karmel Mall in Minneapolis on December 15. He is now a plaintiff in an ACLU lawsuit against ICE.Dec 15, 2025·Minneapolis, MN·Minnesota Reformer📦,ACLU+1📦,ACLU of Minnesota📦
South Minneapolis observers pepper-sprayed and tased by ICE, three detainedDozens of south Minneapolis residents tried to stop agents from arresting a woman believed to be pregnant; agents used pepper spray and a Taser. Nearby, agents smashed a car window and detained three people, including two observers.Dec 15, 2025·Minneapolis, MN·Somalia·CBS News+1📦,Sahan Journal,MPR News,Spokesman-Recorder
Guinean musician tricked by ICE at police station, held 225 daysBenny, a 30-year-old Guinean musician with a 1-year-old daughter, was tricked into signing a deportation form while reporting harassment at a police station. He has lost over 50 pounds after 225 days detained.Fundraiser onlyDec 15, 2025·Vineland, NJ·Guinea·GoFundMe📦
Man under supervision since 2023 detained by ICE at scheduled appointmentA man who was ordered removed after being re-detained at a scheduled immigration appointment, despite having been previously released, was ordered freed after a court found his re-detention without notice violated due process.Dec 15, 2025·California City, CA·CourtListener
Six immigrants detained without bond hearings at Adelanto facilitySix immigrants arrested between November 2025 and January 2026 were held at Adelanto without bond hearings; a court ordered hearings within 7 days or their release.Dec 15, 2025·Adelanto, CA·CourtListener📦
Veterinary student followed by federal agents after filming ICE encounterHailey Lovgren, 27, a veterinary student, filmed federal agents questioning a Somali man, then said their vehicles followed her for about 2 miles and one tried to swerve into her car.Dec 14, 2025·Roseville, MN·Somalia·Axios📦,Star Tribune📦,The News Tribune
Colombian woman seeking asylum detained again by ICE at gas stationA Colombian asylum seeker who had been living under supervision and GPS monitoring was redetained at a gas station; a court ordered a bond hearing within seven days but denied her immediate release.Dec 14, 2025·Colombia·CourtListener📦
Nicaraguan man's death in ICE custody at Mississippi facility ruled a homicideDelvin Francisco Rodriguez, 39, a Nicaraguan man, died after a medical emergency at a Mississippi facility; his death was ruled a homicide, and his family disputes ICE's account of how he was found.Dec 14, 2025·Natchez, MS·Nicaragua·Physicians for Human Rights📦,Transparency Cascade📦,Mississippi Free Press,ICE,News from the States
US citizen detained, face scanned by ICE agents in ChicagoJesus Gutiérrez, 23, a U.S. citizen, was handcuffed by federal agents in Chicago who scanned his face with facial recognition software to confirm his citizenship before releasing him about an hour later.Dec 13, 2025·Chicago, IL·Edulytics Pro📦,Instagram📦
U.S. citizen choked, detained by ICE in Minneapolis over Somali appearanceMubashir, 20, a naturalized U.S. citizen, was choked and handcuffed by ICE agents on his lunch break in Minneapolis despite showing his passport, and held two hours before being released.Dec 13, 2025·Minneapolis, MN·Somalia·CBS News📦,Fausto Tounsi📦,International Business Times📦,KARE 11📦,The Mirror📦,Instagram📦
U.S. citizen tackled and detained by ICE while filming arrest in MinneapolisSue Tincher, 55, a Minneapolis resident and U.S. citizen, was filming an ICE operation near her home when agents tackled and handcuffed her, holding her over five hours before release.Dec 12, 2025·Minneapolis, MN·Axios📦,Sahan Journal📦,MPR News📦,KARE 11📦,Star Tribune📦,The News Tribune
Restaurant owner arrested by ICE in front of 12-year-old daughter, denied bondShahrokh Rahimi, a San Antonio restaurant owner who has lived in the U.S. over two decades, was arrested in front of his 12-year-old daughter and remains held after being denied bond.Dec 12, 2025·Iran·Texas Tribune📦,KSAT📦,TPR,HuffPost
