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ICE officers conduct citizenship checks on U.S. residents at gas station and charging station

Minneapolis residents, including a man pumping gas and another charging his vehicle, were stopped by ICE officers demanding proof of U.S. citizenship in encounters caught on video.

Jan 10, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·

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Native American U.S. citizen detained by ICE outside Minneapolis coffee shop

Rachel Dionne-Thunder, a Plains Cree woman and co-founder of the Indigenous Peoples' Movement, was stopped by ICE agents near a Minneapolis coffee shop with no reason given. Community members intervened and agents left without detaining her further.

Jan 10, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·

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Anti-ICE protester permanently blinded by DHS agent in Santa Ana

Kaden Rummler, 21, was struck in the face by a nonlethal round during a Santa Ana protest, leaving shrapnel in his eyes and face and permanently blinding his left eye.

Jan 10, 2026·Santa Ana, CA·

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St. Cloud refugee mother held by ICE in Texas, separated from son

Khadra Muse Mohamed, a 25-year-old Somali refugee and single mother in St. Cloud, was pulled over and detained, separating her from her 7-year-old son and disabled stepfather for nine days before her release.

Jan 10, 2026·St. Cloud, MN·Somalia·

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Cambodian refugee dies in ICE custody at Philadelphia detention center

Parady La, a 46-year-old Cambodian refugee and longtime Philadelphia-area resident, died in January after being found unresponsive in his cell at a federal detention center while being treated for drug withdrawal.

Jan 10, 2026·Philadelphia, PA·Cambodia·

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Mother detained by ICE days before teen son's cancer death, later self-deports

Arlit Martinez-Carrada, a Mexican mother in Salisbury, Maryland, was detained while heading to work days before her 15-year-old son died of cancer; she was later freed on bond to attend his funeral and has decided to self-deport.

Jan 10, 2026·Salisbury, MD·Mexico·

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Mother separated from children by masked ICE agents at courthouse

A mother was taken by masked ICE agents outside a courthouse after her case was dismissed, as her young daughter and son screamed and cried watching her be led away.

Social media onlyJan 10, 2026·

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Driver detained after ICE accessed Maryland license database without warrant

Santos Alvarenga-Rodriguez, 47, a Salvadoran citizen, was detained in Maryland after ICE checked his license plate through the state's driver database without a warrant or traffic violation.

Jan 10, 2026·Howard County, MD·El Salvador·

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Colombian asylum seeker freed after months of illegal ICE detention in Iowa

Jorge Elieser Gonzalez Ochoa, a 27-year-old Colombian asylum seeker, was arrested at an Iowa City grocery store while wearing a court-ordered GPS monitor and held for months before being freed after community pressure.

Jan 10, 2026·Iowa City, IA·Colombia·

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Brooklyn father detained by ICE heading to birthday party

Jose Manuel De Paz Cruz, 31, a father with no criminal record, was arrested while walking home to attend his step-son's birthday party, then moved between several states.

Jan 10, 2026·Brooklyn, NY·

CBS News+1📦,Newsweek📦,Brooklyn Reader📦,AM New York📦,PIX11📦

Eritrean refugee mother detained under Operation PARRIS, released after green card approval

An Eritrean single mother of three with a pending green card application was detained during a five-hour interview, then released days later after her green card was approved.

Jan 9, 2026·Minnesota·Eritrea·

NPR📦,Sahan Journal📦,Star Tribune📦,The Morning Sun📦,Instagram📦

Salvadoran father of four U.S. citizens arrested by ICE at immigration interview

A Salvadoran father of four U.S. citizen children, in the U.S. since 2004, was arrested at a scheduled interview with his wife; a judge ordered his immediate release.

Jan 9, 2026·Santa Ana, CA·El Salvador·

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Salvadoran dishwasher with TPS and pacemaker held by ICE past release order

Jose Avendano, 62, a dishwasher with 32 years in the U.S. and a heart condition requiring a pacemaker, was detained despite valid work authorization, missing a critical medical procedure.

Jan 9, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·El Salvador·

New York Times📦,Star Tribune+1📦,Fox 9📦,Bloomberg Law News📦

Two U.S. citizen teens detained by Border Patrol at Minnesota Target

Two U.S. citizen teens, Jonathan Aguilar Garcia and Christian Miranda Romano, were detained while working at a Minnesota Target; Garcia was injured despite showing his passport, and Miranda Romano remained held.

Jan 9, 2026·Richfield, MN·

Newsweek📦,Threads📦,Hindustan Times📦,Grokipedia📦,Yahoo News📦,CourtListener,Instagram+2📦

Minnesota father separated from his child by ICE agents

A Minnesota father was separated from his child during an ICE operation, prompting neighbors to build barricades tracking agents' vehicles, which police repeatedly dismantled and residents kept rebuilding.

Social media onlyJan 9, 2026·Minneapolis, Minnesota·

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Protester shot in face by Homeland Security officers at anti-ICE rally, blinded

Britain Rodriguez, 31, an Orange County after-school program supervisor, was shot in the face by Homeland Security officers at a January 9 anti-ICE protest, causing severe vision loss and a cataract.

Jan 9, 2026·Santa Ana, CA·

Los Angeles Times📦,Infosec📦,Peach Pie ATL📦,Police1📦,Chron📦

Noncitizen Detained After Drug-Related Arrest, Granted Bond Hearing

A noncitizen held after a drug-related arrest and release was granted a bond hearing, where the government must prove he is a flight risk or danger within 14 days.

Jan 9, 2026·

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Ballwin father deported to Mexico, U.S. citizen wife and daughters to follow

A Ballwin father faces deportation to Mexico with a 20-year re-entry bar after pleading guilty in federal court. His wife and two daughters plan to relocate to Mexico to stay together.

Jan 9, 2026·Ballwin, MO·Mexico·

KSDK📦,Fox 2 Now📦,Instagram📦

Eden Prairie father of three detained by ICE, family confined to home

Mauricio Martínez was detained during a January 9 traffic stop and sent to a Texas facility, where his wife says conditions include overcrowding and spoiled food, leaving the family struggling financially.

Jan 9, 2026·Eden Prairie, MN·Colombia·

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Man held down, kneed in face by Border Patrol in Minneapolis

A man identified as Juan Carlos was kneed in the face at least five times by a Border Patrol agent while pinned to the pavement in Minneapolis, then hospitalized for breathing trouble.

Jan 9, 2026·

Reuters📦,Snopes📦,Minnesota Reformer📦,The New Republic📦

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