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Latino U.S. citizen's car rammed by ICE in south Minneapolis

Christian Molina, a U.S. citizen, had his car rammed by ICE agents in south Minneapolis on January 12, 2026, then was questioned about his immigration status but not detained.

Jan 12, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·

CBS News📦,Sahan Journal+1📦,Star Tribune📦,News 8000📦,Fox 9📦

Navajo U.S. citizen with birth certificate held four hours by ICE

Peter Yazzie, a Navajo man and U.S. citizen, was detained for four hours at a Peoria gas station despite showing his Certificate of Indian Blood, license, and birth certificate.

Jan 12, 2026·Peoria, AZ·

ABC15📦,The Times📦,AZ Family📦,KOAT📦

Over a dozen people detained in ICE raids across Los Angeles

At least a dozen people, most from Mexico and El Salvador, were detained in weekend ICE raids across several Los Angeles neighborhoods; some reportedly had valid documentation or long-term residence.

Jan 12, 2026·Los Angeles, CA·Mexico·

LA Taco📦,Instagram📦

Somali-American U.S. citizen ordered to prove citizenship by masked ICE in Minneapolis

Nimco Omar, a Somali-American U.S. citizen, was stopped by masked ICE officers while walking in her Minneapolis neighborhood and threatened with detention after refusing to show ID.

Jan 12, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·Somalia·

NBC News📦,CBS News📦,Mother Jones📦,Fox 9+1📦,USA Herald,KSTP📦,MEAWW📦,Instagram📦

Venezuelan asylum seeker detained after criminal charge dropped, denied transfer injunction

A Venezuelan asylum seeker held since January 2026 after his criminal charge was dropped was denied a request to control his transfer between detention facilities while his case proceeds.

Jan 12, 2026·Jonesboro, LA·

CourtListener

ICE agent pepper-sprays protester in face during Minnesota standoff

Ava Corey-Gruenes was pepper-sprayed in the face by a masked ICE agent during a Mankato, Minnesota standoff after telling him she posed no threat, prompting a packed city council meeting.

Jan 12, 2026·Mankato, MN·

Massive News📦,U Politics📦,Instagram📦

Salvadoran father detained by ICE at Long Beach Airport despite reopened case and pending relief

A Salvadoran father of three who has lived in the U.S. since age 12 was arrested at Long Beach Airport after clearing security; a judge has now ordered his release from Adelanto.

Jan 12, 2026·Long Beach, CA·El Salvador·

CourtListener

Protester threw snowball, federal agents responded with tear gas and pepper spray

Federal agents stopped U.S. citizen Christian Molina in Minneapolis on Jan. 12, then deployed tear gas and pepper spray on protesters and journalists after someone threw a snowball, striking reporter A.C. Thompson three times.

Jan 12, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·

ProPublica📦,New York Times,AM New York+1📦

Mexican national deported after arrest in Texas

David Vargas-Rivera, a Mexican national arrested in Frisco, Texas, on Jan. 12, was deported in July 2026 and handed over to Mexican authorities.

Jan 12, 2026·Frisco, TX·Mexico·

Tampa Free Press📦,Conservative News Daily📦,The Western Journal,La Silla Rota,El Diario NY

Latino U.S. citizen's car rammed by ICE agents in Minneapolis

Christian Molina, 40, a U.S. citizen, had his car rammed by ICE agents while driving to meet his wife in south Minneapolis on Jan. 12, two blocks from where an agent fatally shot Renee Good days earlier.

Jan 12, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·

Sahan Journal📦,Instagram📦

Guatemalan mother and two children who fled threats denied asylum

A Guatemalan mother who fled threatening calls demanding money in 2019 had her asylum request, filed with her two children, denied by a federal appeals court.

Jan 12, 2026·Guatemala·

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit📦,CourtListener

6-year-old girl left alone on street as ICE detains 11 in Morristown

Eleven people were detained in an ICE raid near a Morristown laundromat, including a father who left his 6-year-old daughter alone on the street and a high school senior.

Jan 12, 2026·Morristown, NJ·

CBS News+1📦,PIX11📦,ABC7 New York📦,AOL📦,Daily Record,Morristown Green,North Jersey

Venezuelan contractor with work authorization held by ICE, then ordered released

Danny Briceno-Solano, a Venezuelan contractor with work authorization who paid taxes and held a North Carolina license, was freed after a federal judge ruled his detention violated due process.

Jan 11, 2026·I-77, WV·Venezuela·

Mountain State Spotlight📦,My Buckhannon📦,100 Days in Appalachia📦,CourtListener

Costa Rican man deported by ICE in vegetative state dies

Randall Gamboa Esquivel, a Costa Rican man, was deported in September 2025 in a vegetative state after nearly 10 months in ICE detention, and died five weeks later without regaining consciousness.

Jan 11, 2026·Costa Rica·

The Guardian+2📦,Ticos Land📦,KTVZ📦,CourtListener,solatatech.com,El País

Person held by ICE with no court hearing date listed

A person identified only as Yee has been detained by ICE as an alleged public safety or flight risk, with no court hearing dates or deportation information listed.

Jan 11, 2026·Singapore·

The Straits Times+1📦,Instagram📦

Legal observer pepper-sprayed and detained 8 hours while recording ICE in Minneapolis

Volunteer legal observer Brandon Sigüenza was pepper-sprayed and held for eight hours while documenting ICE activity near Minneapolis's Whipple Federal Building, then released without charges.

Jan 11, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·

Slate📦,Star Tribune+1,Anchorage Daily News📦,MinnPost📦,Twin Cities📦,Instagram📦

Native American U.S. citizen struck and held 10 hours by ICE

Jose Roberto Ramirez, 20, a U.S. citizen and Red Lake Nation descendant, was pulled from his aunt's car and held roughly 10 hours after agents mistook him for a suspect, leaving bruises on his wrists, neck and face.

Jan 11, 2026·Robbinsdale, MN·United States·

TIME,ICT News+1📦,Cincinnati Enquirer,Civil Eats📦,United National Antiwar Coalition📦,The Independent📦,Human Rights Watch📦,CCX Media📦,Hometown Source,CRBC News,MPR News📦,When in Your State📦,Star Tribune📦,Instagram+2📦

5-year-old U.S. citizen deported to Honduras with mother after ICE detention

Génesis Ester Gutiérrez Castellanos, a 5-year-old U.S. citizen from Austin who misses her classmates and kindergarten teachers, was deported to Honduras with her mother after being held incommunicado for nearly a week.

Jan 11, 2026·Austin, TX·Honduras·

The Guardian📦,CNN📦,Associated Press📦,MSN📦,Scary Mommy📦,CourtListener,Journal Arta,Briefly,Standing Record,Boing Boing

ICE agents smash car window, detain man in Minnesota

A Honduran man was dragged from his car after agents smashed its window during a January 11 operation at a St. Paul gas station, as a gathering crowd prompted agents to fire pepper balls.

January 11, 2026·St. Paul, MN·Honduras·

Newsweek,Fox News,MSN📦

Migrant dies in Rio Bravo, first death of 2026 in Coahuila

A man believed to be José Antonio Sánchez Ríos, 35, of Guanajuato, died trying to cross the Rio Bravo into the U.S. and was found floating near Piedras Negras, Coahuila.

Jan 11, 2026·Piedras Negras, Coahuila·Mexico·

El Mañana📦,Capital Coahuila📦,Monclova📦

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