Trans woman alleges medical neglect and assault during ICE detentionMarisol Ordonez Vargas, a transgender woman from Central America, says she was denied toilet paper and care for a broken nose during a month in ICE custody, and was sexually assaulted.Apr 30, 2025·Them📦,Assigned Media📦,CourtListener,National Police Accountability
Autistic 16-year-old detained by ICE for 50 days, reunited with motherEmmanuel Gonzalez-Garcia, 16, who has autism, was separated from his mother while they sold fruit as street vendors in Houston and held about 50 days. A judge ordered his release and he was reunited with her.Nov 20, 2025·Houston, TX·Honduras·KVUE📦,FOX 26 Houston+1📦,KHOU+2📦,Houston Chronicle📦,CourtListener+2,Instagram+1📦
Gardener chased and tackled by ICE agents inside Long Beach restaurantA gardener was chased and tackled inside a Long Beach restaurant by immigration agents as off-duty police watched. He showed ID claiming dual citizenship; restaurant staff helped contact his family afterward.Nov 20, 2025·Long Beach, CA·Colombia·Long Beach Post📦,Patch📦,LAist,Instagram📦
About 10 people detained in ICE raid at Los Angeles Koreatown plazaAbout 10 people were detained in an ICE raid at a Koreatown plaza in Los Angeles, where shoppers at Speakeasy Fitness and Food 4 Less were present.Social media onlyNov 20, 2025·Los Angeles California·Instagram📦
Legal observer threatened with arrest by Border Patrol in FloridaA 64-year-old legal observer in Key Largo was threatened with arrest for recording a Border Patrol vehicle from what he said was over 25 feet away.Nov 20, 2025·Wake Up Sheeple📦,Reason📦,Stuart Jeanne Bramhall,Instagram📦
Mother holding baby arrested by ICE at San Diego green card interviewA British woman was detained while holding her 5-month-old baby at her San Diego green card interview, held five days, then released with her green card approved.Nov 20, 2025·San Diego, CA·United Kingdom·NBC 7📦,NBC San Diego📦,Inquisitr📦,The Mirror📦
Gardener attacked in Long Beach restaurant as ICE detains at least 9A gardener was chased and attacked inside a Long Beach Polly's Pies restaurant during ICE operations that detained at least nine people across six locations.Nov 20, 2025·Long Beach, CA·Press Telegram📦,Sierra Gorda Tribune📦,LA Taco📦,Long Beach Post📦
Army National Guard member's stepfather detained by ICE on Staten IslandA 41-year-old stepfather of an Army National Guard member, who came from Mexico in the early 2000s, was detained while walking to work on Staten Island.Nov 19, 2025·Port Richmond·Mexico·NY1📦,ABC7📦,American Wire News,Instagram📦
Indigenous Ecuadorian mother wins asylum after 135 days in ICE detentionGladys Tentes-Pitiur, an Indigenous Ecuadorian mother who fled persecution with her two sons, was freed after 135 days in detention and reunited with them before Thanksgiving.Nov 19, 2025·New Haven, CT·Ecuador·Patch📦,New Haven Independent📦,La Voz Hispana CT,New Haven Register
Nine detained in Triangle immigration sweep by U.S. Border PatrolNine people, one woman and eight men aged 24 to 59, were detained in a Raleigh-area sweep and held overnight before being moved to an undisclosed location.Nov 19, 2025·Raleigh, NC·The News & Observer+1📦,Herald Sun📦
Vicente Ventura Aguilar missing over 45 days after fainting in ICE custodyVicente Ventura Aguilar has been missing for over 45 days after a medical emergency in ICE custody in South Los Angeles. A friend last saw him fainting before being deported; his whereabouts remain unknown.Nov 19, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·Mexico·Telemundo📦,Los Angeles Times📦,Jezebel📦,People📦,MS Now📦,Instagram📦
Man arrested by federal agents while documenting immigration enforcement in CharlotteJoshua Long was arrested in a Charlotte shopping center parking lot while documenting immigration agents' activities and released from an FBI office six hours later. He disputes DHS's claim he assaulted an agent.Nov 19, 2025·Charlotte, NC·Charlotte Observer+1📦,QC News📦,Instagram📦
Virginia Beach assistant principal and brother arrested, charges later droppedJohn Bennett, 54, an assistant principal at Kempsville High School, and his brother Mark, 59, had charges dropped after their November 2025 arrest for allegedly threatening violence against police and ICE.Nov 19, 2025·Virginia Beach, VA·Fox News📦,The Independent📦,13News Now,Instagram📦
U.S. citizen shot five times by ICE, another forcibly removed from carAliya Rahman, who is disabled, was pulled from her car en route to a medical appointment and denied care in detention. Marimar Martinez was shot five times by ICE agents in Chicago while warning neighbors.Nov 19, 2025·Minneapolis, MN; Chicago, IL·CBS News📦,Daily Kos📦,Instagram📦
Immigrants detained by ICE at Tennessee traffic courts, U.S. citizen daughter injuredA man detained at a routine traffic hearing in Lebanon was taken away in a white van after his U.S. citizen daughter was injured intervening; his family has no answers on his whereabouts.Nov 19, 2025·Lebanon, TN·Mexico·Lebanon Democrat📦,WSMV📦,Instagram📦
Navy veteran's wife held eight days by ICE after green card interviewAn Australian woman married to a Navy veteran was arrested during her green card interview in November 2025 and held eight days before a judge freed her on bond. She has no criminal history.Nov 18, 2025·San Diego, CA·Australia·NBC News📦,NBC San Diego📦,B Times Online📦
Workers installing Christmas lights questioned by Border Patrol on Charlotte lawnBorder Patrol agents questioned two workers hanging Christmas lights on Rheba Hamilton's Charlotte lawn, demanding papers before leaving without arrest. The sweep arrested over 370 people citywide.Nov 18, 2025·Charlotte, NC·New York Times📦,CNN📦,Spectrum Local News+1📦,WSOC-TV📦,WBTV📦,WFAE📦
Indian asylum seeker in U.S. over 20 years held at ICE check-inAn Indian man who has lived in the U.S. since 2004, with an asylum case pending since 2024, was re-detained during a routine check-in in New York. A judge ordered a bond hearing within seven days or his release.Nov 18, 2025·New York, NY·India·CourtListener📦
Immigrants increasingly detained at Dallas ICE office during check-insAn asylum seeker from El Salvador with no criminal record was detained at a routine Dallas ICE check-in in October 2025 and sent to a Georgia detention center. The office now averages about 100 arrests daily.Nov 18, 2025·Dallas, TX·KERA News📦,Legal Clarity,Houston Public Media
Two U.S. citizens arrested by Border Patrol in Charlotte, car window brokenTwo U.S. citizen women were arrested in Charlotte after honking to warn others of nearby agents; one had her car window broken by an agent's rifle. Both were zip-tied, taken to an FBI building, and released the same day.Nov 18, 2025·Charlotte, NC·Spectrum Local News📦,WSOC-TV📦,WBTV📦
Thai wife of retired Marine arrested by ICE at green card interviewChanidaphon Sopimpa, a Thai national married to a retired Marine, was arrested during her final green card interview and detained at Otay Mesa. She has no criminal history and awaits a bond hearing.Nov 18, 2025·San Diego, CA·Thailand·NBC News📦,NBC San Diego📦,B Times Online📦
