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Transgender woman fleeing violence in Mexico held a month by ICE

Roxanne, 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

Mother arrested by ICE at Chula Vista school drop-off, children in car

Kyungjin 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📦

Protester tackled by ICE officers outside San Francisco field office

Caleb 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

DACA recipient self-deports at 19 after ICE detains her mother

Monsy 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📦

Pregnant U.S. citizen repeatedly detained by ICE agents seeking her husband

Sabrina 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

Multiple Chinese migrants detained in Monterey Park ICE raid near high school

Several Chinese migrants were detained in an early-morning raid on a Monterey Park home near Mark Keppel High School. Local police did not take part, in line with state law barring their involvement.

Aug 7, 2025·Monterey Park, CA·China·

Chinese in LA📦,World Journal📦,Instagram📦

UNLV student with work authorization held 35 days in Aurora ICE facility

Valeria Pacheco, a 21-year-old UNLV honors psychology student, was held 35 days at an Aurora detention center despite having work authorization and no criminal record. Friends raised nearly $8,900 for her legal fees before her release on bond.

Aug 7, 2025·Denver, CO·

UNLV Scarlet and Gray📦

Nicaraguan asylum seeker held by ICE in Kentucky while eight months pregnant

Leyla Navarrete, a Nicaraguan asylum seeker who has lived in Indiana for three years, was detained at a routine check-in while eight months pregnant. A federal judge ordered her immediate release in late November.

Aug 7, 2025·Indianapolis, IN·Nicaragua·

Louisville Public Media📦,EXA📦,Habeas Dockets

Detainees report fecal flooding and maggots in food at Florida's Alligator Alcatraz

Detainees at Florida's Alligator Alcatraz reported non-functioning toilets, contaminated food, and denied medical care; one was hospitalized by ambulance on July 7. Over 250 held there have no criminal convictions or charges.

Aug 7, 2025·Everglades, FL·

Washington Post📦,CBS News📦,Associated Press📦,New York Magazine📦,Miami Herald📦

U.S. citizen couple held about 30 minutes by Border Patrol near Jacumba

George and Esmeralda Doilez, U.S. citizens from Brawley, were stopped by Border Patrol while heading to a dental appointment. Agents found legally purchased cannabis and released the couple with a warning after about 30 minutes.

Aug 7, 2025·Boulevard, CA·

NBC San Diego+2📦,KESQ📦,KYMA📦

Glass House farmworker, 56, dies after 30-foot fall during ICE raid

Jaime Alanís Garcia, 56, a Glass House Farms worker, died after falling 30 feet from a greenhouse roof during a July 10 ICE raid. His wife and daughter are seeking $47 million, alleging agents used excessive force.

Aug 6, 2025·Camarillo, California·Mexico·

The Northwestern📦,Green Bay Press-Gazette📦,Ithaca Journal📦,KAASS📦,Palm Beach Post📦

16 arrested at LA Home Depot by Border Patrol despite court order

Sixteen people from Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras and Nicaragua were arrested outside a Los Angeles Home Depot by masked agents using an unmarked Penske truck, despite a court order barring such raids in the region.

Aug 6, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·

The Guardian📦,CBS News,Associated Press,The Independent📦,San Francisco Chronicle📦

Hundreds held in cages without sunlight at Alligator Alcatraz, ex-officer says

A former corrections officer who worked about a week at Alligator Alcatraz described hundreds held in cages with no sunlight, backed-up toilets, and mosquito infestations. She was later fired and says she was never paid.

Aug 6, 2025·Florida, FL·

NBC News+1📦,Florida Immigrant,NBC Miami📦,WRAL📦

About 1,000 migrants allegedly held without charges at Everglades camp

About 1,000 migrants held at the Everglades detention camp are reportedly denied lawyers and bond hearings, some beyond the 14-day limit. A judge ordered Florida to prove its legal authority over the facility by Thursday.

Aug 6, 2025·Everglades, FL·

Associated Press📦,Miami New Times📦,Miami Times📦,Miami Herald📦

South Korean student detained five days by ICE despite valid visa

Yeonsoo Go, 21, a Purdue student and Scarsdale High graduate, was detained for five days after a routine visa hearing, despite her visa remaining valid through December. She was released on August 5.

Aug 5, 2025·New York, NY·South Korea·

Korean Quarterly+1📦,Gothamist+1📦,Economic Times📦,Yonkers Times📦,CourtListener,Seattle Times📦,Law & Crime📦

Student's guardian among two detained by ICE outside Phoenix elementary school

Two people were detained by ICE just outside a Phoenix elementary school as kindergarten through eighth-grade students arrived on the school year's second day. An agent escorted one detained guardian's child to the school gate.

Aug 5, 2025·Phoenix, AZ·

CBS News📦,Cactus Politics📦,NBC San Diego📦,Idaho News📦,Boise State Public Radio📦,ACLU,ABC15📦

Man who collapsed at Alligator Alcatraz still held with worsening health

Luis Manuel Rivas Velásquez collapsed at Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" detention center and was hospitalized amid reports of inadequate medical response. He is now held in El Paso with reportedly worsening health.

Aug 5, 2025·Ochopee, Florida·

CBS News📦,Prism Reports📦,M. Centee Law📦,WLRN📦

Marine veteran's wife and new mother held by ICE two months

Paola Clouatre, 25, a mother of two married to a Marine veteran, was arrested at a USCIS office while breastfeeding her baby. She was freed after two months in detention when a judge reopened her case.

Aug 5, 2025·New Orleans, LA·Mexico·

Associated Press📦,CBS News📦,CNN📦,FOX 8📦,WBRZ📦,Marine Corps Times📦,NBC San Diego📦

Green card holder dies after 215 days in Pennsylvania ICE detention

Sheikh Fouad Saeed Abdulkadir, a 46-year-old green card holder and Imam from Eritrea, died at the Moshannon Valley Processing Center after 215 days in detention. An advocacy group linked his death to medical care and conditions in detention.

Aug 5, 2025·Kreamer, PA·Eritrea·

WPSU Radio📦,WJAC-TV📦,Instagram📦

Three women detained by ICE heading to work in Arizona, one pregnant

Three employed Arizona women with no criminal records, including one who is pregnant, were detained by ICE while driving to work. Families say they still have no explanation and are searching for information on their whereabouts.

Aug 5, 2025·Arizona, AZ·

Univision📦,Control and Ejido📦,Instagram📦

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