Deportees describe straitjackets and denied bathroom access on 26-hour ICE flightAbout 71 Nigerian and African deportees, including Mohamed Barry, described being bound in straitjackets and denied bathroom access on a 26-hour July 31 flight. Barry said guards abused passengers and an agent ordered some returned despite protection orders.Aug 9, 2026·Nigeria·Parrot Nigeria📦,The Eagle Online📦,The Prospect
Undocumented Nebraska parents plan self-deportation to Mexico amid ICE enforcement fearsAlejandra's parents, undocumented homeowners and taxpayers who have lived in Nebraska for years, plan to self-deport to Mexico within six months, fearing detention and risks to the mother's health.Nov 1, 2025·Nebraska, NE·Mexico·CNN📦,KTVZ📦
Alejandra: Nebraska mother of four U.S.-born children fears ICE will separate familyAlejandra, 30, an undocumented mother of four U.S.-born children in Nebraska, fears separation as ICE raids intensify and her parents plan to self-deport within six months.Nov 1, 2025·Nebraska, NE·Mexico·CNN📦,KTVZ📦
Saul F.R.: Father of U.S. citizens who never missed check-ins re-detained by ICEA husband and father of U.S. citizens who had lived in the country over 24 years was redetained on November 1 despite years of compliant check-ins. A judge ordered his immediate release.Nov 1, 2025·Adelanto, CA·CourtListener📦
Maria: Venezuelan mother held two months by ICE with toddler who lost weightMaria, a Venezuelan asylum-seeking mother, was detained with her toddler son for two months in Dilley, where she reported worms in food and constant lighting. She was released to Laredo with an ankle monitor.Nov 2025·San Antonio, TX·Venezuela·MS Now📦,USA Today📦,International Business Times📦,ABA Journal📦
Mamadou D.: Asylum-seeking Brooklyn student held five months by ICE after court appearanceMamadou Mouctar Diallo, 20, a Guinean asylum seeker and Brooklyn Frontiers High School student, was detained after a routine court appearance and held about five months before his November release.Nov 2025·Brooklyn, NY·Guinea·CBS News📦,News 12 Brooklyn📦,Brooklyn Paper📦,Brooklyn Eagle📦,News 12 Long Island📦,The New York Times,NY1📦,CourtListener,Instagram📦
Cuban father of six U.S. citizens deported to Mexico under unwritten dealA Cuban father of six U.S.-citizen children who fled Cuba as a teenager and built a business here was detained after trying to cross into Canada, then deported to Mexico in November.Nov 1, 2025·Plymouth, MA·Cuba·WGBH📦,Miami Herald
Roberto L.F.: Fifth-grade teacher and four other Austin school workers detained by ICERoberto López Falcón, a Cuban-born fifth-grade teacher and Austin ISD's Campus Teacher of Promise, was detained at a routine check-in and remained held as of November, leaving his family struggling.Nov 2025·Austin, TX·Cuba·FOX 7 Austin📦,Houston Chronicle📦,KXAN📦,Austin American-Statesman📦,Spectrum Local News📦,Instagram📦
Ecuadorian mother of autistic son detained by ICE, forced to miss surgeryAn Ecuadorian woman, 39, caring for her 9-year-old autistic son, was detained in November after years of regular check-ins, forcing her to miss surgery for a uterine condition.Nov 1, 2025·San Diego, CA·Ecuador·KPBS📦
Father of ventilator-dependent 7-year-old held 22 days by ICEA Mexican father caring for his 7-year-old son, who needs a feeding tube and ventilator for kidney disease and respiratory failure, was released after 22 days in detention.Nov 2025·Mexico·Block Club Chicago📦
Veronica M.B.: Mother of three U.S. citizens held by ICE at Adelanto since NovemberA Mexican woman who has lived in the U.S. since 1995 and is the mother of three citizen children has been held at Adelanto since November 2025. She has no criminal history and was denied bond and release.Nov 1, 2025·Adelanto, CA·Mexico·CourtListener📦
Carlos G.L.: 18-year-old high school graduate held nearly three months, ICE refused court-ordered releaseCarlos Guerra Leon, 18, a recent high school graduate who came from Guatemala at age 10, was held nearly three months in Louisiana despite protected status. A judge ruled his detention unlawful.Nov 1, 2025·New York, NY·Paraguay·The Independent📦,CourtListener+1,Rakwa News📦,Law & Crime📦,New York Focus+2📦,NIPNLG+2📦,Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights📦
Memphis father and three U.S. citizen children hide in fear of ICEAn undocumented father and his family, including three U.S. citizen children, hid on the floor of their Memphis apartment for 10 minutes during a police response, fearing he would be taken by ICE.Nov 1, 2025·Memphis, TN·Magzter📦,PSR Memphis📦,Tennessee Lookout📦
Indigenous Peruvian domestic violence survivor and son face deportation to HondurasAn Indigenous Quechua mother who fled Peru in 2021 with her son after severe domestic violence, including a knife attack, now faces deportation with him to Honduras under an asylum agreement.Nov 2025·CA·Peru·The City📦,Critical Global Rights Studies (UCLA)📦,CourtListener
Beatriz P.C.: Pregnant woman miscarries in ICE detention, remains held five months laterBeatriz Pastrana Candela, nearly three months pregnant and a mother of three including a 14-year-old, miscarried at Eloy Detention Center after staff repeatedly denied she was pregnant. She remains held five months later.Nov 1, 2025·Eloy, AZ·Mexico·Lookout News📦,Phoenix New Times📦,Standing Record,Instagram📦
Guatemalan immigrant handcuffed until he bled in overnight ICE transferA Guatemalan immigrant who lived in Providence for 20 years was woken at 3 a.m. and transferred overnight to New Hampshire, handcuffed tightly enough to draw blood in winter cold. He was later released on bond.Nov 1, 2025·Providence, RI·Guatemala·Northeast News Collaborative📦,Ocean State Media
Hanne E.: Norwegian woman detained at green card interview describes inadequate diabetes careHanne Engan, a Norwegian national, was arrested at her green card interview after her student visa expired and held about a week at Otay Mesa, where her Type 1 diabetes care was called substandard.Nov 2025·San Diego, CA·Norway·Newsweek📦,Substack📦,iNews Source📦,Diabetech📦,KITV📦
Chicago protesters hit with tear gas by ICE and Border Patrol agentsChicago residents who gathered to protest a federal vehicle pursuit and arrest of two undocumented immigrants were met with tear gas, which also exposed 13 police officers, amid near-daily reported violations of a court order limiting crowd-control tactics.Nov 1, 2025·Chicago, IL·Associated Press📦,ABC News📦,NBC News📦,Real News Network📦,Bellingcat📦,ABC7 Chicago📦,Gothamist📦,NY1📦,YouTube📦
Man struck repeatedly by CBP agent in Evanston denied medical careA 27-year-old Chicago man was recorded being repeatedly struck by a CBP agent after a car crash in Evanston and said he was denied medical care during about five hours in custody.Oct 31, 2025·Evanston, IL·CBS News+1📦,Anarchist Federation,Evanston Roundtable,FOX 32 Chicago
Krzysztof K.: Polish-born U.S. citizen handcuffed by Border Patrol in Chicago's Edison ParkKrzysztof Klim, a U.S. citizen originally from Poland, was handcuffed by Border Patrol agents outside his Chicago home while they checked his ID, then released.Oct 31, 2025·Chicago, IL·Poland·Chicago Tribune📦,Spokesman-Review📦,Reporter-Herald📦
Two U.S. citizen plumbers questioned by federal agents at Skokie job siteTwo U.S. citizen plumbers working a Skokie job site were stopped and questioned by federal agents; the homeowner, a Trump voter, said the agents had no right to demand their papers.Oct 31, 2025·Skokie, IL·United States·ABC7 Chicago+1📦,ACLU
