Mexican woman with cancer detained by ICE outside her homeA Mexican woman with cancer who has lived in the U.S. since 1998 and financially supports her family was detained outside her home without notice. A court ordered her released in June 2026.Dec 28, 2025·Adelanto, CA·Mexico·CourtListener📦
Asylum seeker, 21, held a month at Florida detention centerMalik Velimetov, 21, was raised in Key West after being born in Turkmenistan. He was held a month at an Everglades detention center and released with an electronic monitor; his parents and sister were also detained.Dec 28, 2025·Key West, FL·Turkmenistan·Newsweek📦,Gwen Filosa📦,Marco News📦,NBC Miami📦,Miami Herald+1📦
Venezuelan pilot detained by ICE at scheduled immigration appointment in OhioArturo Rafael Brito Goncalvez, a 22-year-old Venezuelan pilot, was detained during a scheduled immigration appointment in Westerville, Ohio. His family says he entered legally with valid visas and fears persecution if returned to Venezuela.Dec 26, 2025·Columbus, OH·Venezuela·Associated Press📦,ABC 6 On Your Side📦,The Independent📦,Miami Herald📦,The Times📦,CBS12📦
Muslim community leader accepts deportation after 60 days in ICE detentionMarwan Marouf, a North Texas Muslim community leader for 30 years, was arrested the day his green card application was denied over decade-old allegations. After 60 days detained, he accepted deportation.Dec 26, 2025·Dallas, TX·Dallas Observer📦,Texas Observer📦,Salon,MLFA,Omar Suleiman📦,NBC DFW📦,Fort Worth Star-Telegram+1📦,KERA News📦,The Richardson Independent📦,Instagram📦
Daycare teacher with work permit and U.S. citizen dad arrested by agentsA Chicago daycare teacher with a work permit was arrested in front of parents and children. In Los Angeles, a U.S. citizen was detained at a Home Depot while his 1-year-old citizen daughter remained in the car.Dec 26, 2025·Chicago, IL; Los Angeles, CA·Associated Press,CNN,GoFundMe,ABC News📦,Instagram📦
Indian man detained by ICE and held in Estancia, New MexicoAn Indian man detained after entering the country in 2023 was held at a New Mexico detention center. A court ordered he receive a bond hearing within seven days.Dec 26, 2025·New Mexico·India·CourtListener+1📦
Man arrested by ICE in Williston parking lot, ordered heldRey David Velasco Rodriguez was arrested in a Williston parking lot after agents said he matched a description they were investigating. A judge ordered him held pending a January hearing.Dec 26, 2025·Williston, VT·Mexico·Vermont Public📦,Vermont Daily Chronicle📦
Maryland man held by ICE a month after reporting his stolen carJose Argueta, 37, was detained for about a month after D.C. police allegedly lured him to a station to retrieve his recovered stolen car, handing him to ICE. He spent Christmas in detention while the arrangement is under investigation.Dec 25, 2025·Washington, DC·Washington Post📦,NBC Washington+1📦,AOL📦,WUSA 9📦,International Business Times📦
Pregnant woman pinned face-down by ICE agents at Minneapolis mall, witnesses protestA pregnant woman was pinned face-down and handcuffed by ICE agents at a Minneapolis mall, shouting that she couldn't breathe. Bystanders protested, pelting agents with snowballs.Dec 25, 2025·Minneapolis, MN·CBS News📦,Raw Story📦,Boston Globe📦,NBC Los Angeles📦,WLRN📦,Sacramento Bee📦,19th News📦,Instagram+1📦
Several people reportedly picked up by ICE at Anaheim, California TargetICE agents in a white van were reportedly seen circling a Target lot and car wash in Anaheim on July 3, 2025, picking up several people before heading toward a 7-Eleven.Social media onlyDec 24, 2025·Anaheim, CA·Instagram📦
Maryland contractor shot by ICE on Christmas Eve, held nine monthsTiago Alexandre Sousa-Martins, a Baltimore contractor and father of two who came to the U.S. at 13, was shot by ICE agents on Christmas Eve and hospitalized for weeks. He was freed after nearly nine months in detention.Dec 24, 2025·Glen Burnie, MD·Portugal·CBS News,WMAR 2 News📦,Anne Arundel County+1📦,The Banner+2📦,The Daily Record,NBC Washington,Instagram+1📦
Salvadoran McDonald's worker shot and injured after ICE pursuit crash in MarylandÓscar José Araujo-Mejía, 21, a Salvadoran McDonald's worker in the U.S. four years, was seriously hurt when ICE agents pursued and crashed into his car in Maryland, leaving him with skull and spinal fractures.Dec 24, 2025·Stevensville, MD·El Salvador·Al Jazeera📦,CNN,The Banner📦,Instagram
Man with asylum detained by ICE at Walmart on Christmas EveA man with valid asylum status and a work permit was detained by ICE while loading groceries at a Yakima Walmart on Christmas Eve, prompting a local boycott protest of the store.Dec 24, 2025·Yakima, WA·Dominick B📦,Yakima Herald📦,Instagram📦
U.S. citizen stopped by ICE, ordered to prove citizenship in Twin CitiesSaid Mohamed, a U.S. citizen, was stopped by ICE agents who demanded he prove his citizenship during a traffic stop before letting him go. Agents separately confronted a woman at her home for ID.Dec 24, 2025·Minneapolis, MN·CBS News📦,KSTP📦,KARE 11📦,Sahan Journal📦,CourtListener+1📦,Instagram📦
Guatemalan man dies in ICE custody after wife deported without seeing himLucía Pedro Juan and Francisco Gaspar-Andrés, married 25 years, were detained together in Florida and held apart at a Texas facility. She was deported in November; he died in custody in December after 10 weeks.Dec 24, 2025·El Paso, TX·Guatemala·The Guardian📦,MSN📦,Yahoo News📦,CourtListener,Instagram📦
Texas resident of 22 years held by ICE without a bond hearingIgnacio Sosnava Rodriguez, who had lived in Texas 22 years, was detained after a traffic stop and briefly freed by a lower court. An appeals court later reversed that ruling, denying him a bond hearing.Dec 23, 2025·Texas, TX·Heritage Review📦,The U.S. Constitution Online📦,Law.co,NIPNLG
Somali refugee and addiction recovery leader detained by ICE in NebraskaAbdulkadir Sharif Abdi, a Somali refugee and addiction recovery leader, was detained in Nebraska in December despite community support. A judge ordered his release, and he flew home to Minneapolis on Christmas Eve.Dec 23, 2025·North Platte, NE·Somalia·Flatwater Free Press📦,Central Nebraska Today📦,Hastings Tribune,Star Herald📦
NC asylum seeker with work permit held a month by Border PatrolFatima Issela Velasquez-Antonio, 23, came to the U.S. alone at 14 and recently bought a home in Wendell. After a month in Georgia custody, a judge ordered her released.Dec 23, 2025·Raleigh, NC·Mexico·Univision📦,ABC11+2📦,The News & Observer+2,Herald Sun📦,U.S. House of Representatives - Office of Congressman Ross📦,Georgia Public Broadcasting📦,Instagram+1📦
Irish grandmother held 5 months by ICE over decade-old checksDonna Hughes-Brown, 59, who has lived in the U.S. since age 11, was detained for five months over two decade-old bounced checks totaling under $80. She was released before Christmas and reunited with family in Missouri.Dec 23, 2025·Ireland·Ireland·First Alert 4📦,WOWT📦,Irish Times+2📦,WHSV📦,Dublin Live+1📦,Roscommon Herald📦,Irish Central+2📦,Irish Examiner📦,Carlow Nationalist📦,Seattle Times📦,Extra.ie📦,RTÉ+1📦,Instagram📦
Over 100 detainees slept on floors at Central Islip ICE holding facilityMore than 100 migrants held at a Central Islip courthouse facility reported sleeping on floors without showers or medical care for up to 72 hours. A judge found ICE in contempt and ordered reforms.Dec 23, 2025·Central Islip, NY·Long Island Press📦,News 12📦,Instagram📦
