Zimbabwean nurse with asylum protections deported to Cameroon after 15 yearsA Zimbabwean nurse who lived in the U.S. for 15 years with asylum protections was deported to Cameroon in January 2026 and held in Yaoundé with poor food and no documents.Jan 15, 2026·Alexandria, LA·Zimbabwe·El País📦
Man with developmental disabilities detained by ICE in WashingtonA 21-year-old man who is nearly deaf and has developmental disabilities was arrested during an Oakland raid and is now held in Tacoma. Advocates say he cannot understand his proceedings and is isolated from anyone who can communicate with him.Aug 12, 2025·Washington, WA·The Columbian📦,Seattle Times📦,Chron📦
Two brothers from Guatemala arrested by ICE inside Stamford courthouse bathroomTwo Guatemalan brothers, described by family as undocumented workers who pay taxes, were pulled from a locked Stamford courthouse bathroom by masked agents who kicked in the door. Witnesses reported pepper spray and a Taser were used.Aug 11, 2025·Stamford, CT·CT Public📦,Connecticut Examiner📦
Joselyn C.S.: Ecuadorean student detained 10 days by ICE without menstrual productsJoselyn Chipantiza-Sisalema, 20, an Ecuadorean public school student, was held about 10 days at a New York ICE facility, menstruating for five days without enough sanitary pads. She was later moved to Louisiana and released after roughly three weeks.Aug 11, 2025·NY·Ecuador·The New York Times📦,The City📦,CourtListener+5,MacArthur Justice📦,Habeas Dockets📦,DocumentCloud📦
Two more men arrested by ICE in Stamford, Connecticut courthouse garageTwo more men were arrested by masked agents in a Stamford courthouse parking garage on October 27, one pulled from his car while sitting with his wife, weeks after a similar bathroom arrest there sparked outcry.Aug 11, 2025·New York, NY·CT Public📦,News 12 Westchester📦,Greenwich Time,Connecticut Examiner,Instagram📦
Felipe Z.: Wheeling Amazon driver held in overcrowded Broadview ICE cell with overflowing toiletFelipe Agustin Zamacona, 47, a Mexican immigrant and Amazon driver who has lived in the U.S. for decades, testified he had to sleep by an overflowing toilet at the Broadview facility and that the water tasted like sewer.Aug 11, 2025·Wheeling, IL·The City📦,Aruba Today📦
Hugo S.T.: Colombian construction worker held nearly 3 weeks by ICE without bathingHugo Elias Sanchez Trillos, a Colombian construction worker, was held nearly three weeks after ICE raided his home seeking someone else, going without a bath and losing nearly 20 pounds on two cold meals a day.Aug 11, 2025·Colombia·The City📦
Geovani M.O.: Bronx father held 6 days by ICE without shower or toothbrushGeovani Maradiaga Ochoa, a Honduran immigrant who lived in the Bronx 20 years with his U.S. citizen wife and daughter, was held six days at a check-in without a shower or toothbrush.Aug 11, 2025·Bronx, NY·Honduras·CBS News+1📦,The City📦,Chicago Sun-Times📦,Block Club Chicago📦
Detainees fall ill at Alligator Alcatraz as Florida won't confirm COVIDA Venezuelan detainee collapsed with respiratory symptoms and was hospitalized at Alligator Alcatraz, where families report widespread illness and a former corrections officer says he caught COVID-19 shortly after starting work.Aug 11, 2025·Florida, FL·Venezuela·Miami New Times📦,Miami Herald+1📦,Jacksonville Free Press📦
Orlin: Alabama father detained by ICE while cooperating with law enforcementOrlin, a husband and small-business co-owner, was detained a second time after his family's dog found human remains at their Alabama home. His wife, Paulina Mejia, now cares for their young daughter alone.Aug 11, 2025·Birmingham, AL·WBRC📦,ABC 6 On Your Side📦,Law & Crime📦,AOL📦
Sarah S. and Isaac: New Zealand mother and 6-year-old son held by ICE in Dilley, TexasSarah Shaw, a New Zealand mother working for Washington State's child welfare department, and her 6-year-old son were detained re-entering the U.S. and held at a Texas family detention center.Aug 10, 2025·Dilley, TX·New Zealand·New Zealand Herald+1📦,KING 5📦,WSWS📦,11Alive📦,Seattle Times+1📦,Chron📦
Alejandra J.: Former Marine's wife deported after 20 years, leaving U.S. citizen daughter behindAlejandra Juarez, married to a former Marine, left her 16-year-old U.S. citizen daughter and husband behind after 20 years in Florida, settling in Mexico while her husband kept their roofing business running.Aug 10, 2025·Davenport, FL·Mexico·8 News Now📦,News 9📦,Bay News 9📦,KTVB📦,Miami Herald📦
Roger I.: 15-year-old NYC student cut off from lawyers in hotels, deported by ICERoger Iza, a 15-year-old Manhattan high school student, was held incommunicado with his father at private hotels in Louisiana and Texas, cut off from lawyers, before being deported to Ecuador after five days.Aug 9, 2025·New York, NY·Ecuador·The Intercept📦,Programming Dev,The City📦,Gothamist📦
Amanda T.: U.S. citizen ICU nurse pinned down and arrested while documenting immigration enforcementAmanda Trebach, an ICU nurse treating low-income communities in Los Angeles, was pinned to the pavement and detained while filming immigration enforcement, then released a day later without charges.Aug 9, 2025·San Pedro, CA·Los Angeles Times📦,Bloomberg📦,FOX 11 Los Angeles📦,KTLA📦,National Nurses United📦,CBC+1📦,The Southlander📦,La Opinión📦
133 workers arrested in ICE worksite raids in Nebraska, Minnesota and NevadaAgricultural workers at farms in Nebraska, Minnesota, and Las Vegas were swept up after a 15-month probe into hiring practices, with 133 workers arrested and criminal warrants issued for 17 people.Aug 8, 2025·Omaha, NE·Associated Press,ICE📦,Nebraska TV📦
ICE arrests over a dozen people after teen killed at Virginia quinceañeraMore than a dozen people were arrested after officers responded to help manage a crowd at a Virginia quinceañera where 16-year-old Samuel Ojeda was fatally shot.Aug 8, 2025·Catlett, VA·NBC Washington📦,Fauquier,Dispatch Times
Roxanne: Transgender woman fleeing violence in Mexico held a month by ICERoxanne, a 32-year-old transgender woman from Mexico, was detained in Eugene for a month after fleeing violence and discrimination. A federal judge found her testimony credible and ordered her release.Aug 8, 2025·Eugene, OR·Mexico·Lookout Eugene-Springfield📦,CourtListener
Kyungjin Y.: Mother arrested by ICE at Chula Vista school drop-off, children in carKyungjin Yu, a South Korean mother, was arrested outside her children's Chula Vista school during drop-off, leaving her two kids in her car until their father arrived. She remains held at Otay Mesa Detention Center.Aug 8, 2025·Chula Vista, CA·South Korea·Korea Daily📦,KPBS+1📦,iNews Source📦,10News📦,KREM📦,Instagram📦
Caleb R.: Protester tackled by ICE officers outside San Francisco field officeCaleb Alexander Ranney, tackled and detained outside San Francisco's ICE office during an August standoff, now faces trial on two misdemeanor charges. A judge is weighing claims that agents mishandled evidence from his backpack.Aug 8, 2025·San Francisco, CA·Mission Local+1📦,KQED
Monsy H.: DACA recipient self-deports at 19 after ICE detains her motherMonsy Hernández, a DACA recipient who grew up in South Carolina, self-deported at 19 after her mother was detained. She now lives in Germany and runs a group helping others leave voluntarily.Aug 8, 2025·Sacramento, CA·Mexico·KCRA📦,The Fresno Bee📦,The Times📦,We Are Mitu📦,Gothamist📦
Sabrina M.: Pregnant U.S. citizen repeatedly detained by ICE agents seeking her husbandSabrina Medina, a pregnant U.S. citizen and mother of four, has been detained four times by agents searching for her undocumented husband, including during an August arrest leaving a pregnancy clinic. She fears her family may be split apart.Aug 7, 2025·Huntington Park, CA·Mexico·CBS News📦,ABC News📦,NBC Los Angeles+1📦,NewsNation Now,KTLA📦,FOX 59📦,Department of Homeland Security📦,Binghamton Homepage
