Nine individuals arrested by ICE in New Jersey enforcement operationsNine people from countries including Mexico, Honduras, Ecuador and Guatemala were arrested across New Jersey in late May, part of a broader sweep that also included a Canadian woman accused of assaulting a teen on the Point Pleasant Boardwalk.Jul 1, 2026·New Jersey, NJ·Brazil·Department of Homeland Security📦,Shore News Network📦,CourtListener+4
Agent tells elder to shut up during arrestThis report could not be converted into a factual summary and contains no verifiable incident details.Oct 2, 2025·Chicago Illinois·News on 6📦,Toronto Sun📦,Instagram📦
Protester grabbed by throat and body-slammed by federal agent on Chicago sidewalkA protester on a Chicago sidewalk was grabbed by the throat and body-slammed to the ground by a federal agent whose weapon dangled loose during the encounter.October 2025·Chicago, IL·United States·CBS News📦,ACLU📦,NewsNation Now📦
Protester put in chokehold, thrown down embankment by CBP officer in DurangoA protester outside a Durango ICE facility was grabbed by the hair, put in a chokehold, and thrown down an embankment by a CBP officer. State prosecutors filed assault charges against him in April 2026.October 2025·Durango, CO·United States·Reuters,ACLU📦,Colorado Sun📦
Father pinned by agents in Bowie, Maryland, as his three children watchedA father driving his three young children to school in Bowie, Maryland, was pulled from his minivan by masked agents who smashed the window, pinned him down, and pointed a Taser at him as his kids watched.October 2025·Bowie, MD·ACLU📦,WUSA 9
Two men chased by federal agents into Gurnee high schoolTwo men were chased by federal agents from Waukegan onto a Gurnee high school campus during arrival, with one arrested in a classroom in front of students; a pastor recording the scene was threatened with pepper spray.October 2025·Gurnee, IL·ACLU📦,ABC7 Chicago📦,Chicago Sun-Times,Lake McHenry Scanner
Ride-share drivers including nursing mother questioned at O'Hare, 12 arrestedRide-share drivers at O'Hare, including a nursing mother, were blocked in and questioned by federal agents; one driver with valid ID and work authorization was tased twice after his window was broken. Twelve people were arrested.October 2025·Chicago, IL·ACLU📦,NBC Chicago📦,WTTW,Banco de Profissionais
Pertissue F.: 54-year-old U.S. citizen pulled from bed at gunpoint in South Shore raidPertissue Fisher, 54, a U.S. citizen, was pulled from bed with a gun in her face and handcuffed tightly enough to bruise during a raid that saw 37 people arrested and a helicopter land on her building.Oct 1, 2025·Chicago, IL·TIME📦,FOX 32 Chicago📦,Illinois Department of Law Enforcement,Chicago Sun-Times,SSB Crack
Detained Haitian asylum seeker barred from sending breastmilk to formula-allergic babyLT, a 30-year-old Haitian asylum seeker who fled political violence, is held 1,500 miles from her 13-month-old daughter, who needs breastmilk; officials denied her requests to pump milk or post bond.Oct 2025·Dilley, TX·Venezuela·The Guardian📦
Man detained at biometrics appointment, deported to Guatemala after 20 years awayOscar Polanco was detained at a biometrics appointment and deported to Guatemala, a country he had not lived in for 20 years. He reunited with his wife Geraldine after nearly three months apart.Oct 2025·Los Angeles, CA·Guatemala·American Friends Service Committee📦,The LA Local📦,Instagram📦
Asylum-seeking family with young children detained by ICE at Millennium ParkNoemi Chavez and her two children, including 8-year-old Dasha, were detained by armed agents at Chicago's Millennium Park and have since been released. Her husband remains held in Texas.Oct 1, 2025·Chicago Illinois·Guatemala·Block Club Chicago+2📦,Chicago Tribune+2📦,CourtListener,Chicago Sun-Times,Banco de Profissionais,ABC7 Chicago📦,NBC Chicago📦,Instagram📦
Haitians deported from U.S. describe being left stranded, broke, and missing belongingsSeveral Haitian deportees described arriving home broke and missing belongings, including Natacha Antoine, 42, a former nurse's aide from Indianapolis whose $600 passport was never returned. A report found over 470 deported to Haiti since July.Oct 1, 2025·Orlando, FL·Haiti·HCN Times📦,NewsWav📦
Néstor R.C.: Father of tube-fed boy with seizures detained by ICE in New JerseyFanny Jakelinne Núñez, 38, cares alone for her medically fragile 8-year-old son after her husband was detained while running errands in New Brunswick. She now struggles to afford rent, food and his medical care.Oct 1, 2025·New Brunswick, NJ·Honduras·Jersey Vindicator📦,Instagram📦
Twice-separated father fed moldy food with worms in ICE detentionA Guatemalan father reunited with his children in Florida was separated again in October 2025 while doing landscaping work near Mar-a-Lago. He reported moldy food and mistreatment before his April 2026 release.Oct 2025·West Palm Beach, FL·Guatemala·Associated Press📦,The Daily Beast📦
Handcuffed man put in chokehold by Border Patrol agent on West SideA man was put in a chokehold by a Border Patrol agent, hands cuffed behind his back, after a car crash in East Garfield Park on October 1. He was released at the scene once police completed their report.Oct 1, 2025·Chicago, IL·CBS News,Block Club Chicago📦,Illinois Department of Law Enforcement📦,The Triibe
Carlton B.: Jamaican father held by ICE for months, leaves wife and child behindCarlton Junior Burke, 25, a Jamaican man married with a young child, was arrested at his Madison home after overstaying a visa. He left the country in January, leaving his family behind.Oct 1, 2025·Madison, WI·Jamaica·Newsweek📦
Gratien M.W.: Congolese jail officer who fled torture detained by ICE driving to workGratien Milandou-Wamba, 32, a corrections officer who fled persecution in Congo and was active in his church, was detained while driving to work in April 2025. A judge denied him bail; he is appealing and fears death if deported.Oct 1, 2025·Maine·Republic of Congo·WMTW+2📦,The Maine Wire📦,WGME+1📦,Sun Journal📦,WABI
Vural E.: Turkish photojournalist hospitalized after federal officers shove him at NYC immigration courtL. Vural Elibol, a Turkish photojournalist, was shoved to the ground by federal officers outside a Manhattan immigration court on October 1 and hospitalized after lying semiconscious for over half an hour.Oct 1, 2025·New York, NY·Associated Press📦,HuffPost,Press Freedom Tracker📦,The Daily Beast,Times Now News,Info News
Mother of three struggles to feed children while husband held by ICEGarcia, a mother of three working as a cleaner, is spending nearly all her earnings on $15,000 in legal fees after her husband's DUI arrest led to his transfer into ICE custody in California.Oct 2025·Manatee County, FL·WUSF📦,WLRN📦
Rey: Cuban business owner married to U.S. citizen held at Camp East MontanaRey, a Cuban man in his mid-fifties who built a trucking and small-business life in El Paso and was a father figure to his wife's son, was arrested at a routine check-in and held six weeks at Camp East Montana.Oct 2025·El Paso, TX·Cuba·The New Yorker📦
Jean: Haitian man deported to Mexico, stranded in Cancún unable to workJean, a 33-year-old Haitian man, was deported to Mexico and left in Cancún without assistance, unable to work, bank, or leave the state while his asylum application awaits confirmation.Oct 2025·Cancún, MX·Haiti·El País📦,english-elpais-com.cdn.ampproject.org📦
