Minneapolis photographer sprayed in face with chemical irritant by ICE agentA Minneapolis photographer was sprayed in the face with chemical irritant by an ICE agent while photographing an arrest on Lake Street, leaving him temporarily blind and in extreme pain.Jan 14, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·CourtListener+1📦
Thousands of Minneapolis neighbors watch ICE as agents surveil observers' homesThousands of Minneapolis residents have formed rapid response groups called ICE Watch to monitor and record ICE operations, even as agents have boxed in vehicles and surveilled observers' homes.Jan 14, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·CBS News📦,Mother Jones📦,Fight Back News📦,Workers📦,Twin Cities📦,Star Tribune📦
Restaurant owners and dishwasher detained by ICE in Willmar, MinnesotaICE agents ate lunch at a Willmar, Minnesota restaurant, then returned and detained its owners and a dishwasher, prompting the restaurant to close early.Jan 14, 2026·Willmar, MN·Mexico·Newsweek📦,Upper Michigan's Source📦,KAIT 8📦
Some migrant remains left in New Mexico desert over 18 monthsVolunteer searchers have found migrant skeletal remains at dozens of New Mexico desert sites, some unrecovered more than 18 months after being reported to authorities.Jan 13, 2026·Santa Teresa, NM·Santa Fe New Mexican+1📦,Organ Mountain News📦
Peruvian man with work permit detained at ICE check-in in MemphisA Peruvian man who had a driver's license, work authorization, and regularly reported to ICE was detained at a routine check-in; a judge denied his request for a bond hearing.Jan 13, 2026·Memphis, TN·Peru·CourtListener+1📦
Border agents arrest workers at Richfield Target storeBorder agents raided a Target store in Richfield, Minnesota, arresting workers at the location. Video showed agents descending on the store during what appeared to be a drive-up operation.Jan 13, 2026·Richfield, MN·CBS News📦,MSN📦,Prismedia📦,Spokesman-Recorder📦
Protester in giraffe costume arrested by ICE in MinneapolisA demonstrator wearing a giraffe costume was arrested by ICE during a protest in Minneapolis.Jan 13, 2026·Minneapolis, Minnesota·NBC News📦,Mebane Enterprise📦,International Business Times📦,Of The Brave📦,Rolling Stone📦
NYC Council employee detained by ICE during routine immigration appointmentRafael Andres Rubio Bohorquez, a Venezuelan data analyst for the New York City Council, was detained by ICE during a routine immigration court appointment on Long Island. He had work authorization and had passed background checks for his job.Jan 13, 2026·Bethpage, NY·Venezuela·Washington Post📦,CBS News📦,ABC News📦,City & State New York📦,PIX11📦,Patch📦
U.S. citizen teaching assistant held by ICE 12 hours without chargesChristina Rank, 25, a U.S. citizen classroom assistant, was held nearly 12 hours after ICE agents said she rammed their vehicle outside a Minnesota school; witnesses dispute that account. No charges have been filed.Jan 13, 2026·Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota·CBS News📦,ABC News📦,Yahoo News📦,Threads,Twin Cities+1📦,Star Tribune📦,Spot On Minnesota📦,Bring Me The News📦
U.S. citizen held six hours, threatened with Taser by ICE officersGage Diego Garcia, a U.S. citizen, was held six hours after ICE officers demanded his ID in an alley, pushed him against a car and pointed a Taser at him, telling him he "looked like someone who committed a crime."Jan 13, 2026·Columbia Heights, MN·NBC News📦,CBS News📦,USA Herald,KSTP📦,Fox 9📦,MEAWW📦
Woman driving to doctor's appointment dragged from car by ICE in MinneapolisA woman trying to drive to a doctor's appointment in Minneapolis was pulled from her car by ICE agents, who broke her window and cut her seatbelt before arresting her during a street raid.Jan 13, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·The New Republic📦,Star Tribune📦,East Bay Times📦,WISN📦,19th News📦
U.S. citizen realtor detained by ICE for 10 hours after recording agentsRyan Ecklund, a U.S. citizen and Twin Cities realtor, was held about 10 hours after recording ICE agents from his car, which he says ended in a chokehold. He was released without charges.Jan 13, 2026·Woodbury, MN·CBS News📦,ABC News📦,AOL📦
U.S. citizens pinned and chokeheld by immigration agents in over 40 casesAn investigation found over 40 cases of immigration agents using chokeholds on citizens and protesters, including ICU nurse Amanda Trebach, pinned to the pavement in Los Angeles while filming an ICE operation. At least 170 U.S. citizens have been arrested.Jan 13, 2026·ProPublica📦,Idaho State Journal📦,Page Goo,Democracy Now,Nation of Change
19-year-old asylum seeker held seven days by Border Patrol without lawyerA 19-year-old Ecuadorian seeking asylum was detained outside a Minneapolis T-Mobile store and flown to Texas, held seven days without a lawyer. A court ordered him returned to Minnesota and released.Jan 13, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·Ecuador·CourtListener📦,Democracy Forward
Minneapolis ICE watchers face teargas, arrests while documenting agentsLegal observers in Minneapolis have faced teargas and arrests while documenting ICE operations, including when border patrol agents arrested two teenagers after a car crash on January 21. They say they will keep showing up.Jan 13, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·CBS News📦,The Guardian,Star Tribune📦,Standing Record,Palestine Uncensored
UB medical researcher detained by ICE after wrong turn onto Peace BridgeShovgi Huseynov, a UB medical researcher from Azerbaijan, was detained after accidentally crossing the Peace Bridge into Canada and returning. His attorney says he has valid work authorization through 2029; lawmakers have called for his release.Jan 13, 2026·Buffalo, NY·Azerbaijan·Democrat and Chronicle,UB Spectrum📦,Investigative Post+1📦,WGRZ,Instagram📦
U.S. citizen teen detained as ICE agents draw guns on Minneapolis familyICE agents surrounded a Minneapolis family's home with weapons drawn, pointing guns at an unarmed mother and her children. A U.S. citizen teenager was briefly detained without a warrant, then released.Social media onlyJan 13, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·Liberia·Instagram📦
Pennsylvania woman in same-sex couple detained at ICE check-in, sent to CaliforniaOne woman in a same-sex couple in Pennsylvania was detained by ICE during a routine check-in and transferred to a detention center in California.Jan 13, 2026·Pennsylvania·Panama·Philadelphia Inquirer📦,Instagram📦
Anti-ICE protester in giraffe costume arrested during Minneapolis demonstrationsRob Potylo, an artist and comedian known for wearing a giraffe costume at anti-ICE protests, was arrested during Minneapolis demonstrations and has since been released from federal custody.Jan 13, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·Spot On Minnesota📦,Bring Me The News📦,The Independent📦
25-year-old Venezuelan-Colombian woman detained by ICE at scheduled check-inA 25-year-old dual Venezuelan-Colombian national was detained at a scheduled check-in in San Bernardino over alleged supervision violations. A court found her detention likely violated due process and ordered her released.Jan 13, 2026·San Bernardino, CA·Venezuela, Colombia·CourtListener
