Honduran construction worker mistaken for another man, detained by ICE in VermontA 31-year-old Honduran construction worker was detained during a Vermont ICE operation meant for someone else, prompting hundreds of activists to gather in protest. A judge found the arrest unlawful; four months later, no charges have been filed against him.Jul 27, 2026·South Burlington, VT·Honduras·NBC 5📦,Magic 96.7,Burlington Free Press📦,Vermont Public+2📦,New Hampshire Public Radio+2📦,Community Spirit Event,Instagram+1📦
Longtime San Diego taco shop owner deported by ICE, restaurant closesVictor Rodriguez Ocampo Sr., 54, who ran Pacific Beach's La Playa Taco Shop for 30 years, was detained outside his home and deported to Mexico. His son kept the restaurant running before it closed in September 2026.Nov 20, 2025·San Diego, CA·Mexico·Times of San Diego📦,San Diego Ville📦,News Beep,Instagram📦
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📦
Landscaper in U.S. since age 3 held two weeks by ICEEric Sebastian Ferrales, 23, a Laveen landscaper who has lived in the U.S. since age 3, has been held two weeks and now faces deportation. His family says America is the only home he has known.Nov 20, 2025·Phoenix, AZ·Syria·Phoenix New Times📦,Your Valley📦,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📦
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📦
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📦
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📦
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📦
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📦
