Congressional candidate thrown to ground, protesters tear-gassed at Broadview ICE facilityCongressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh was thrown to the ground twice by ICE agents during a Broadview protest, as federal agents deployed tear gas and pepper balls on thousands of demonstrators.Sep 19, 2025·Broadview, IL·CBS News📦,Axios📦,CNN📦,Chicago Sun-Times,Block Club Chicago📦
Chicago protesters struck in head by pepper ballsProtesters outside a Chicago-area ICE facility, including a pastor and two congressional candidates, were hit by pepper balls, with video showing strikes to the head and bruising on one demonstrator's back.Sep 19, 2025·Broadview Il·The Hill📦,Reuters,Real News Network📦,France 24,NBC Chicago
Two women documenting immigration agents boxed in, threatened with arrestTwo women documenting federal agents' activity near Grand and Kostner had their car boxed in and were threatened with arrest while agents shined a flashlight into their vehicle.Sep 18, 2025·Chicago Il·The New Republic📦,International Business Times📦,Maine Public📦,Press Herald📦,TikTok
Detainee reports inadequate medical care at California City ICE facilityGustavo, held at California City ICE Detention Facility, said medical staff withhold proper care and medication because they assume detainees will soon be deported to Mexico.Sep 18, 2025·California City, CA·The New Yorker📦,The Desert Sun📦,ACLU of Indiana📦,ABC7📦,KQED📦
Detainee with stomach ulcer denied medication, vomiting blood in ICE custodyKaram, held at California City ICE Detention Facility with a chronic stomach ulcer, went without his medication, began vomiting blood, and has gone on four hunger strikes since September.Sep 18, 2025·California City, CA·The New Yorker📦,The Desert Sun📦,ACLU of Indiana📦,ABC7📦,KQED📦
NYC Comptroller Brad Lander arrested at ICE facility protest, found not guiltyNYC Comptroller Brad Lander was acquitted after being arrested during a sit-in at a Manhattan ICE facility, where he and state lawmakers demanded access to detention cells.Sep 18, 2025·New York, New York·BBC📦,New York Times📦,CBS News📦,The City Reporter📦,ABC7 New York+2📦,New York Attorney General📦,NYC Comptroller📦
Asylum seeker held without a bed at San Francisco ICE officeAsylum-seeker Carmen Aracely Pablo Sequen was held in a cold San Francisco ICE facility with no beds, prompting a judge to order immediate beds, medical care, and hygiene supplies for detainees.Sep 18, 2025·San Francisco, CA·Mission Local📦,ACLU📦,ACLU of Northern California,Sacramento Bee,LCCR SF
Navy veteran and U.S. citizen shot with chemical agent by ICEWesley Powers, a Navy veteran and U.S. citizen, was shot with a chemical agent while protesting at Minnesota's Whipple Detention Center and held nine hours before release without charges.Sep 18, 2025·Minnesota·Futurology📦,Piefed📦,Instagram📦
Venezuelan actor with work permit detained by ICE while traveling in FloridaVenezuelan actor and singer Denny Lener Abad, who has lived in the U.S. over four years and holds a valid work permit, was detained while traveling from Miami to Orlando for work.Social media onlySep 18, 2025·FL·Venezuela·Instagram📦
Colombian asylum-seeker held by ICE in SF, forced to sleep on floorColombian asylum-seeker Ligia Garcia was detained after an immigration court hearing in San Francisco and held in a cold cell with no bed and restricted access to her lawyer, prompting an ACLU class-action lawsuit.Sep 18, 2025·San Francisco, CA·Mission Local📦,ACLU📦,Sacramento Bee,KTVU📦
Asylum-seeker with cancer held in cold, bedless cells at SF ICE officeMartin Hernandez-Torres, who has lived in the U.S. for 30 years and has cancer, was held up to six days at a San Francisco ICE office without a bed.Sep 18, 2025·San Francisco, CA·Mission Local📦,ACLU📦,Sacramento Bee,KTVU📦
Iowa single father shot twice held by ICE, denied pain medicationFelipe de Jesus Hernandez Marcelo, a single father and construction worker from Mexico shot twice in a robbery, was detained after going to police to retrieve his car and is now denied bond despite seeking a crime-victim visa.Sep 17, 2025·Muscatine, IA·Mexico·NBC News+1📦,Washington Post📦,Newsweek,Associated Press+1,Minnesota Reformer📦,Info News,CBS 2 Iowa,The Independent+1,KCCI
Senegalese man held by ICE after 18 years faces deportation to GhanaA Senegalese man who has lived in the U.S. for 18 years was held without bond for deportation after his asylum claim was denied; a court temporarily blocked his removal to Ghana so he could seek a fair hearing.Sep 17, 2025·Senegal·CourtListener📦
Costa Rican TikTok star Julián Valverde handed to ICE over expired licenseCosta Rican content creator Julián Valverde was detained after a traffic stop for an expired license led to him being turned over to ICE. A judge set bail at $250, and he has since been released, thanking family and supporters.Sep 17, 2025·Orlando, FL·Costa Rica·Federal Character📦,The Tico Times📦,Infobae,Q Costa Rica,Observador
Two U.S. citizens detained by ICE at San Diego grocery storeBrooke Benner, an American citizen and mother, was handcuffed by ICE agents outside a San Diego grocery store after filming them detain another man. A second citizen nearby was tackled; both were held about seven hours and released without charges.Sep 16, 2025·San Diego, CA·NBC San Diego📦,Daylight San Diego📦,Instagram
U.S. citizen detained after agents break down doors of his Elgin homeJoe Botello, a U.S. citizen born in Texas, was handcuffed after federal agents broke down doors during an immigration raid in Elgin. He was released after agents scanned his driver's license, though his roommates were also detained.Sep 16, 2025·Elgin, IL·CBS News📦,Chicago Tribune📦,ABC7 Chicago📦
Geraldo Lunas Campos's death in ICE custody at Fort Bliss ruled homicideGeraldo Lunas Campos died after months held at the Fort Bliss ICE facility, his death ruled a homicide following reports an officer choked him. Another detained immigrant, Francisco Gaspar Andres, died there in December after not receiving adequate medical care.Sep 16, 2025·El Paso, TX·Washington Post📦,ACLU of Texas,Human Rights Watch,ACLU of New Mexico
Driver detained by ICE on Route 31 blocks from Elgin raidA driver was stopped and detained by ICE agents on Route 31 near Elgin shortly after a nearby home raid, one of several detentions across the Chicago area on September 16, 2025.Sep 16, 2025·Elgin, IL·ABC7 Chicago📦
Two U.S. citizens among seven detained in Elgin ICE raidSeven people, including two U.S. citizens, were detained when Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem led a military-style raid on an Elgin home, breaking down doors before dawn. The citizens were released after showing driver's licenses.Sep 16, 2025·Elgin, IL·CBS News📦,Newsweek,ABC7 Chicago📦,Chicago Sun-Times,Patch
Former green card holder deported to Philippines after ICE arrest in MississippiRoberto Lacoss, a former green card holder from the Philippines, was arrested in Pearl, Mississippi, and complied with a judge's deportation order, departing for the Philippines with ICE officers confirming his exit.Sep 16, 2025·Pearl, MS·Philippines·Newsweek📦
