Detainees moved across state lines by ICE in defiance of court ordersAn ICE officer was held in contempt for moving a detainee, Pardeep Saini, from Iowa to Nebraska despite a court order blocking such transfers, part of a broader pattern judges criticized.Jul 2, 2026·Cedar Rapids, IA·KY OUT TV+1📦,Iowa Capital Dispatch+1📦,Southern Minnesota News+1📦,Des Moines Register,Times Republican+1📦,Ottumwa Radio📦,News from the States,CourtListener
Marine veteran tackled by DHS agents outside ICE facility suffers concussionDaryn Herzberg, a Marine Corps veteran, says federal agents tackled him outside a South Portland ICE facility, slamming his face into the ground and causing a concussion. He has sued DHS and faces retaliatory charges, his attorney says.Aug 27, 2025·South Portland, OR·KATU📦,Yahoo News📦,The New Republic📦,KPTV+3📦,Fox 19📦,Instagram📦
Salvadoran man held nearly five months by ICE without a bond hearingDavid Antonio Aviles Perez, a 35-year-old Salvadoran national, was held at Otay Mesa for nearly five months without a bond hearing. A federal judge ruled his detention violated due process and ordered his release in August.Aug 27, 2025·San Diego, CA·El Salvador·Fox News📦,NK2 News📦,CRBC News,El Tejano RGV,Your News
Green card holder detained by ICE after school drop-off in Los AngelesJorge Cruz, a green card holder and street vendor who has lived in the U.S. since age 5, was detained after dropping his four children at school. He remains held at a detention center in Adelanto.Aug 27, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·Mexico·Newsweek📦,Hyperallergic+1📦
Man pleads not guilty to federal charges after anti-ICE protestAlejandro Theodoro Orellana, 29, a member of a Boyle Heights community organization, pleaded not guilty to handing out protective face shields at an anti-ICE protest. His trial was set for August 26.Aug 26, 2025·Los Angeles California·ABC7📦,Patch📦,CourtListener,Instagram📦
Kenyan doctor hospitalized with stroke-like symptoms in ICE custodyRobert Sidhe, a 43-year-old Kenyan physician and primary caretaker for his disabled fiancée, was detained while driving home from the gym and hospitalized with stroke-like symptoms. A federal judge ordered his release.Aug 26, 2025·Lynnwood, WA·Kenya·Seattle Times+1📦,Spokesman-Review
Father of three arrested by ICE at New York immigration courtLuis, an Ecuadorian migrant and sole provider for his family, was arrested after an immigration court hearing in New York as his daughters clung to him. A photo of the moment was later named World Press Photo of the Year.Aug 26, 2025·New York, NY·Ecuador·USA Today📦,CNN,MSNBC📦,DIY Photography,AOL,World Press Photo
Ecuadorian father arrested by masked ICE agents as children clung to himLuis, an Ecuadorian mechanic and father of three who fled corruption 2.5 years ago, was arrested by masked agents outside a courtroom as his children clung to him and one daughter was pulled away.August 26, 2025·New York, NY·Ecuador·MSN📦,AM New York📦,World Today News
Guatemalan father of three U.S. citizens held 9 months at AdelantoA Guatemalan father of three U.S. citizen children, who has lived in Los Angeles for years, was held nine months at Adelanto after bond was denied over a prior DUI. A judge ordered his immediate release.Aug 26, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·Guatemala·CourtListener+3📦
Man married to U.S. citizen self-deports to Mexico fearing ICE raidsAn undocumented man who had lived in the U.S. most of his life and was married to a U.S. citizen self-deported to Mexico, barred from legal status by a childhood unauthorized entry.Aug 26, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·Mexico·Spectrum Local News📦,ABC News📦,OPB📦,Fortune📦
Arizona dad detained by ICE after vehicle registration mistakeBalbino Mayora, an Arizona resident for nearly 25 years and a business owner, was arrested outside a courthouse following a vehicle registration case and taken to Eloy Detention Center. His family is fighting for his release.Aug 26, 2025·Phoenix, AZ·Mexico·Washington Post📦,Copper Courier+1📦,KVOA📦
Guatemalan man detained by ICE at Phoenix Police Department without warrantA Guatemalan man was detained at the Phoenix Police Department without being shown a warrant or told why he was being held. A court ordered officials to respond to his petition within 20 days.Aug 25, 2025·Phoenix, AZ·Guatemala·CourtListener📦
17-year-old violently detained by ICE while retrieving family truck in TexasJosé Ángel, 17, was detained in Edinburg, Texas while retrieving a family truck left after his uncle's earlier arrest. He had been preparing for school when agents took him.Aug 25, 2025·Edinburg, TX·Univision📦,Instagram📦
Former DACA recipient removed from Minnesota hospital by ICE during psychiatric holdAdrian Sotelo Guzman, 27, who came to the U.S. as a child, was removed from a Minnesota hospital during a psychosis hold and sent to a Texas facility. His family says he still lacks proper care.Aug 24, 2025·Bloomington, MN·Sahan Journal📦,Mankato Free Press📦,News Beep,MPR News,Instagram📦
Pinned immigrant has object pointed at his head in Connecticut ICE raidA group of immigrant workers, including a man described by a friend as always warm and welcoming, were detained in Danbury, Connecticut, with video showing an agent kneeling on one man and pointing an object at his head.Social media onlyAug 24, 2025·Danbury, CT·Instagram📦
Diabetic car wash worker granted bond after 7 months in ICE detentionGustavo, a carwasher held for seven months after his August arrest at a Torrance car wash, was granted bond at $17,500. His sister says he is elderly with high blood pressure, diabetes, and cirrhosis.Social media onlyAug 24, 2025·Torrance, CA·Instagram📦
Trans Brazilian woman forcibly pulled from car by ICE agents outside D.C.Alice Correia Barbosa, a transgender Brazilian woman and volleyball player, was pulled from a car by plainclothes agents near Washington, D.C., and is now held in Virginia while ICE plans to deport her.Aug 23, 2025·Silver Spring, MD·Brazil·Them📦,Washington Blade📦,Watermark Out News,Poder 360,O Globo
U.S. citizen detained by ICE outside Simi Valley workplace without explanationRodrigo Almendarez, a U.S. citizen born in Canoga Park, was detained outside his Simi Valley workplace without explanation and released only after a coworker intervened. He plans to sue over the incident.Aug 22, 2025·Simi Valley, CA·Newsweek📦,FOX 11 Los Angeles+1📦
U.S. citizen with children in car fired at by ICE officerA U.S. citizen was shot at by an ICE officer while saying he had children in his car, according to video footage of the encounter.Aug 22, 2025·USA Today📦,MSN📦,KTLA📦
Family chased by HSI and ICE crashes in Indio, children left behindA family was chased by HSI and ICE agents in Indio, California, causing a crash; the father was taken away while his children were left at the scene and an ambulance came for the mother and kids.Social media onlyAug 22, 2025·Indio, CA·Instagram📦
Father shot at by ICE near teenage son, detained for monthsFrancisco Longoria was driving with his family, including his teenage son, when masked agents shot at his truck near where the boy sat. He was later detained for months before charges were dropped.Aug 22, 2025·San Bernardino, CA·CBS News+1📦,The Guardian📦,Patch+1📦,KTLA+1📦,News Dive📦,ReportWire📦,Nedhamson's Second Line View of the News📦,KVCR News📦,NBC Los Angeles+2📦,Instagram📦
