8-year-old U.S. citizen held nearly seven months in Brooklyn shelterAn 8-year-old U.S. citizen was held in a Brooklyn shelter for nearly seven months despite his grandmother providing his birth certificate. He was released after a judge ruled him a citizen and was reunited with his grandmother.Jun 2026·Brooklyn, NY·Mexico·New York Focus📦,syracuse.com📦,News from the States
Rep. Adelita Grijalva pepper-sprayed by ICE agents during Tucson raid protestArizona Rep. Adelita Grijalva was pepper-sprayed and pushed by ICE agents outside a Tucson taco restaurant after identifying herself as a member of Congress during a protest.Dec 5, 2025·Tucson, AZ·The Intercept📦,NBC News📦,Action News 5📦,MSN📦
Man's legs allegedly run over by ICE vehicle in Vancouver, WashingtonJose Paniagua Calderón was detained outside a Mexican restaurant in Vancouver, Washington, where video shows an ICE vehicle driving over his legs as he screamed in pain.Dec 5, 2025·Vancouver, WA·Mexico·KGW📦,KATU+1📦,OPB📦,Fox Reno📦,CourtListener,Instagram📦
Long-term resident detained in ICE worksite raid in New JerseyDon Lupe, who came from Puebla, Mexico and had lived in the U.S. for 27 years, was detained in a New Jersey worksite raid; a judge later set his bond at $7,500.Dec 5, 2025·New Jersey·Mexico·Documented📦,Instagram📦
Four arrested at La Puente taco stand, immigration agents take cash boxFour people were arrested at a taco stand in La Puente, and agents took the business's cash box during the enforcement action, a witness said.Dec 5, 2025·La Puente, CA·CBS News📦,LA Taco+1📦
Church maintenance worker deported to Mexico after ICE arrestFrancisco Paredes, 46, a maintenance worker at St. Gabriel Catholic Church in Hopkins, Minnesota, was deported to Mexico after 25 years in the U.S., having slept on jail floors over the holidays.Dec 4, 2025·Hopkins, MN·Mexico·EWTN News📦,Maryknoll Magazine📦,The Catholic Telegraph📦,Catholic Online📦,Hometown Source📦,MPR News+2📦,Fox 9📦
Dakota woman forced from car by ICE and held at Fort SnellingSophie Watso, a Dakota woman, was held over 48 hours at Fort Snelling after agents broke her car window and pulled her from the vehicle when she blew a whistle to warn others.Dec 4, 2025·Minneapolis, MN·Buffalos Fire📦,PieFed📦,Instagram📦
Dialysis patient denied care in ICE custody suffers severe strokeJulio, who needs regular dialysis for kidney failure, was detained returning from a medical appointment and later suffered a stroke after ICE denied him adequate care despite his U.S. citizen family's pleas.Social media onlyDec 4, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·Instagram📦
Man with end-stage kidney disease held by ICE, allegedly denied dialysisWilliams Javier Toro Enamorado, 27, has end-stage kidney disease and was detained while traveling to dialysis on Nov. 19. He says he was denied treatment and now sits in Georgia, far from his North Carolina family.Dec 4, 2025·Charlotte, NC·Honduras·The Mirror📦,CourtListener📦,Instagram+1📦
U.S. citizen therapist dragged from car, handcuffed by CBPA Key Largo children's therapist and U.S. citizen was dragged from her car and handcuffed by CBP agents while driving to work, despite screaming her citizenship. She was released after about 10 minutes once agents confirmed her ID.Dec 4, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·Miami Herald+3📦,WSVN+1📦,Local 10,NBC Miami+1📦,ProPublica,Instagram📦
Venezuelan asylum seeker, father of U.S.-citizen twins, self-deported after months in detentionVictor Peralta Perez, a Venezuelan electrician and father of U.S.-citizen twin infants, was held over 100 days across facilities with reported mold and poor care before leaving the country in late February.Dec 4, 2025·El Paso, TX·Venezuela·Newsweek📦,The Ravenna Report📦
Edina-born U.S. citizen held by ICE over 24 hours in MinneapolisA U.S. citizen Somali woman born in Edina was arrested near Nicollet Mall, zip-tied, and held over 24 hours at Sherburne County Jail. She was released after her husband proved her citizenship with a passport card.Dec 4, 2025·Minneapolis, MN·Somalia·CBS News📦,Fox 9📦,MPR News📦,Sahan Journal📦,Star Tribune📦
Woman boxed in by ICE agents while following vehicles, threatened with arrestLucia Webb, 31, of Minneapolis followed ICE vehicles to a park-and-ride in December when officers boxed in and surrounded her car, threatening arrest. She is now a plaintiff in an ACLU lawsuit over the incident.Dec 3, 2025·Minneapolis, MN·Minnesota Reformer📦,ACLU+1📦,ACLU of Minnesota📦
Asylum seeker who fled death threats detained at San Francisco ICE check-inAn Ecuadorian asylum seeker who fled extortion and death threats was detained during a routine check-in despite no criminal record and consistent attendance at hearings. A judge ordered her immediate release and barred re-detention without a hearing.Dec 3, 2025·San Francisco, CA·Ecuador·CourtListener📦
Father of five dies after 93 days held by ICE, wife deportedFrancisco Gaspar Cristóbal Andrés, 48, who worked in the U.S. for 20 years, died Dec. 3 after 93 days in ICE detention. Guards had separated him from his wife of 25 years, who was deported before learning of his death.Dec 3, 2025·Guatemala·ICE📦,USA Today📦,Blue Water Healthy Living,Mundo Now,Instagram📦
560 arrested in New Orleans federal raids, immigrants report lasting fearOver 560 people were arrested in weeks-long New Orleans-area raids, most with no criminal record, slowing Hispanic-owned businesses and school attendance. Officials testified in January that fear persists among immigrant families.Dec 3, 2025·New Orleans, LA·Associated Press📦,Los Angeles Times,Black America Web📦,NOLA.com,The Marshall Project
23-year-old U.S. citizen mother chased by Border Patrol near Marrero homeA 23-year-old U.S. citizen mother was chased by Border Patrol agents near her Marrero home after walking from a store, telling them twice she was a citizen before fleeing inside.Dec 3, 2025·Marrero, LA·NOLA.com📦,WBRZ📦,Standing Record
Pastor with U.S. citizen son detained at routine ICE check-in in MassachusettsAssociate pastor Ruzana Nehonde, 49, was detained during a routine check-in despite nearly three decades in Massachusetts and a U.S. citizen son. Her Stow church community is raising money to help her family.Dec 3, 2025·Stow, MA·Zimbabwe·CBS News📦,Boston Globe📦,FOX 23 Maine📦
Ukrainian immigrant detained at ICE check-in after 25 years without violationsA Ukrainian immigrant living in Santa Monica with his sister for 25 years was re-detained during a routine check-in after Ukraine refused to accept him. A court ordered his immediate release.Dec 2, 2025·Ukraine·CourtListener📦
Mexican woman detained again when she voluntarily reported for immigration check-inA Mexican woman who came to the U.S. in 2015 was re-detained after voluntarily showing up to a check-in. A court ordered her release, finding she was given no notice or hearing beforehand.Dec 2, 2025·Mexico·CourtListener📦
Honduran man struck by ICE vehicle in St. PaulA Honduran man was struck by an ICE vehicle while fleeing agents in St. Paul, causing a multi-vehicle crash, then detained. A federal judge ordered his release in February 2026, calling the detention unlawful.Dec 2, 2025·St Paul, MN·Honduras·CBS News+2📦,Instagram📦
