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Indian man detained by ICE and held in Estancia, New Mexico

An 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·

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Man arrested by ICE in Williston parking lot, ordered held

Rey 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 car

Jose 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 protest

A 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 Target

ICE 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·

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Maryland contractor shot by ICE on Christmas Eve, held nine months

Tiago 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 Maryland

Óscar 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 Eve

A 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 Cities

Said 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 him

Lucía 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 hearing

Ignacio 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 Nebraska

Abdulkadir 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 Patrol

Fatima 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 checks

Donna 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 facility

More 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📦

Denver bassist held by ICE over a month, denied bond

Marcos Flores, bassist for the band Summer of Peril and brought to the U.S. as a young child from Mexico, has been held over a month at Aurora detention center after his bond was denied.

Dec 23, 2025·Colorado Springs, CO·Mexico·

Westword+1📦,The Mosh📦,Colorado Public Radio📦,Denver Gazette📦

Russian man complying with parole terms detained by ICE without a hearing

A Russian citizen complying with his CBP One parole conditions was detained by ICE without a hearing after a misdemeanor arrest in Hollywood. A court ordered his immediate release, finding the detention violated due process.

Dec 22, 2025·Hollywood, CA·Russia·

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Egyptian asylum seeker unlawfully detained at ICE check-in in Charlotte

Mostafa Said, an Egyptian asylum seeker who entered on humanitarian parole, was detained during a routine check-in and sent to Georgia's Stewart Detention Center. A judge ordered a bond hearing within 48 hours.

Dec 22, 2025·Charlotte, NC·Egypt·

WFAE📦,Union Leader📦,CourtListener+1📦,U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida📦

U.S. Army veteran loses vision to untreated eye disease in ICE detention

U.S. Army veteran Zahid Chaudhry, a disabled green card holder in the U.S. for 25 years, was freed after a judge called his three-month detention "flat out wrong." He had lost vision to untreated thyroid eye disease.

Dec 22, 2025·Tacoma, WA·

Fox 13 Seattle📦,KTVB📦,Seattle Times,The Stranger,Veterans for Peace

Palm Beach maitre d' with valid work permit held at Alligator Alcatraz

Jose Gonzalez, 53, a maitre d' at a Palm Beach restaurant for 20 years, was detained during a traffic stop despite having a pending asylum case and valid work permit. He was later released.

Dec 22, 2025·Palm Beach, FL·Mexico·

Miami New Times📦,Palm Beach Daily News📦,WPTV📦,CBS12📦,WPBF📦,Palm Beach Post📦

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