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Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been holding 23-year-old Eric Sebastian Ferrales, a Laveen landscaper who has lived in the United States since age 3, for two weeks. Although Ferrales lacks legal status, his family states the U.S. is the only country he has ever truly known. He now faces deportation proceedings.
Vilma Palacios was detained by immigration agents in Belle Chasse days after graduating from LSU nursing school in Spring. The incident was reported on an Instagram post by fox8nola with a link to more information.
An Instagram post from ice_out_ofla describes cases of protestors arrested during immigration enforcement protests. Kathy was acquitted of assault charges against a federal officer after a jury found her not guilty. Johnny Rosales, Akalei Brown, Cynthia Saragoza, and Sandra Semane face pending trials related to arrests during protests at 535 Alameda Street, with charges the post claims are based on false allegations.
A Houstonian who fled Honduras due to threats related to his sexual orientation was detained by ICE. Political groups have spoken out against the detention, calling it a travesty.
Two carwasheros were detained from car washes in Orange County. Their families and legal advocates fought to secure bonds, with Cuberto's bond set at $2,500 and Rodolfo's at $2,000. The post appeals for help reaching fundraising goals to release these individuals.
Miguel Garcia Pazaran and his wife Dulce Maria Trejo Segura were pulled over by immigration agents while driving to work in Hillsboro, Oregon and detained without proper clothing. The couple was taken to a detention center in Tacoma and deported to Mexico within eight days, leaving behind their 2-year-old daughter Sofía, who is a U.S. citizen.
Jair Celis, a 29-year-old Utah father and soccer coach, was detained by ICE during his final green card interview despite being married to a U.S. citizen. The Department of Homeland Security subsequently posted on social media claiming Celis had a history of child sexual abuse, referencing sealed juvenile court records from when he was a minor. His attorneys plan to sue DHS for libel, arguing that juvenile cases are civil proceedings that cannot be used as convictions and should not be publicly disclosed.
A Bulgarian business owner who had lived in Chicago for decades was arrested during an immigration enforcement operation and subsequently died while in ICE custody at a private prison in Michigan. The ABC7 I-Team reported on the incident.
HSI and ICE agents chased a family in Indio, California, causing a couple to crash their vehicle. Agents removed the man from the scene in their vehicles, leaving the children abandoned. An ambulance allegedly arrived for the mother and children.
A 39-year-old man was detained by ICE while attending his green card interview in downtown Los Angeles. The man, Teaha Hwang, came to the U.S. at 3 months old and has no criminal record.
A Ukrainian woman, Viktoriia Bulavina, was arrested by federal immigration agents while attending her scheduled green card interview at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services building in downtown San Diego. Bulavina entered the country in 2022 through a Biden-era humanitarian parole program for Ukrainians displaced by the war and was married to a U.S. citizen. Immigration attorneys report that such arrests at immigration appointments are becoming increasingly common.
A Southern California woman who is a legal green card holder working toward becoming a U.S. citizen was detained by ICE. Her husband is described as frantic following her detention.
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales, a 22-year-old U.S. citizen born in Maryland, was detained by ICE for several days despite possessing a valid birth certificate and other documentation proving her citizenship. ICE claimed the documents were not authentic, according to her attorney Victoria Slatton. Morales had spent time in Mexico before returning to the United States.
Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan was convicted of obstructing federal agents from arresting an undocumented immigrant. Dugan allegedly helped an undocumented immigrant leave her courtroom in April to avoid arrest by ICE agents waiting in the hallway. She was acquitted of a misdemeanor charge.
Dulce Consuelo Morales Diaz is being held at an ICE facility in Louisiana. According to her attorney, federal officials have been presented with proof that she is an American citizen, but they are continuing to detain her.
Community organizers in Fontana, California are providing legal representation and mental health support resources to an Indigenous family. The post characterizes the situation as state-sanctioned racial violence against an Indigenous population in the context of immigration enforcement.
David Cardenas, an NC resident, was detained by ICE during a routine annual check-in appointment in Charlotte. After being hospitalized at Atrium Healthcare in Pineville for serious health issues, clergy visitation was initially denied by ICE and hospital staff. Following a press conference by Rev. Joel Simpson, Cardenas was granted visitation rights and faced potential release pending heart surgery.
Elvis Garcia, 18, was detained by federal agents while driving to school on US 1 in the Florida Keys on Tuesday morning. Garcia, who is on temporary protective status and has been working toward citizenship with his mother, was taken to a Marathon detention center. The detention is part of an ongoing Border Patrol crackdown in the area where agents have been conducting roadside stops and pulling over drivers with pending immigration cases.
Viktoriia Bulavina, a Ukrainian immigrant married to a U.S. citizen and applying for permanent residency, was arrested by ICE immediately after a green card interview in downtown San Diego. She was detained for three days in poor conditions, including an open toilet in view of guards, expired food, and denial of medication. Federal immigration officials released her after media coverage and attorney intervention.
A 33-year-old Guatemalan man was illegally deported from El Paso despite an immigration judge's order barring his removal. A federal judge ordered his reinstatement, stating ICE acted with "blatant lawlessness." He was returned to El Paso from Guatemala City, though DHS officials indicated plans to deport him to a third country willing to accept him.
Jose Gomez and his 13-year-old son left their Eden Prairie apartment on a Thursday morning to move their car after a snowstorm. An unmarked SUV pulled up alongside them with police lights, and the father told his son to run as a second SUV arrived. The incident was reported by WCCO news.
Three women known as "Las Tres Guerreras" or the "Baldwin Park Three" (Akalei Brown, Cynthia Saragoza, and Sandia) were charged by the Department of Homeland Security in September 2025 for documenting an ICE agent during a community watch patrol. They face charges including conspiracy and doxxing with potential sentences exceeding 10 years in federal prison, with trial scheduled for February 24, 2026. Sandia is currently detained at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles awaiting trial.
Mubashir, a 20-year-old U.S. citizen of Somali descent, was detained by immigration agents in Minneapolis after repeatedly offering to provide identification. Video footage shows a federal agent placing the handcuffed man in a headlock, bringing him to his knees in the snow, and forcefully placing him in a vehicle. Mubashir stated he felt targeted and that he was chased on foot in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood before the incident.
Jesus Gutiérrez recounted to Reveal News an encounter where federal immigration agents used facial recognition technology called Mobile Fortify to scan his face, which brought up his name, date of birth, and immigration status. The agents detained him for about an hour before releasing him. Federal authorities have acknowledged using this facial recognition app across the country to verify citizenship and check for deportation orders.
Leqaa Kordia, a 33-year-old Palestinian woman and long-time New Jersey resident with an approved green card petition, was detained by ICE after attending a protest against the Israeli genocide in Gaza. An immigration judge ordered her release twice, but the Department of Homeland Security appealed both orders. She has been held in ICE detention for over 8 months and is reportedly being denied halal food and adequate prayer facilities.
Two teenage brothers in the Chicago suburbs have gained viral attention for recording ICE agents during immigration enforcement operations. Their videos document how ICE responds to citizens exercising their right to film, including instances where agents allegedly intimidated and physically restrained them. The teens highlight how their white privilege affects their interactions with federal agents and use their platform to educate others about their legal rights to record.
A 48-year-old Guatemalan man detained at Camp East Montana in El Paso died after months of medical treatment while in ICE custody. ICE stated the cause of death is pending but medical staff attributed it to natural liver and kidney failure. His death occurred the same week civil rights groups alleged severe abuses at the facility, including beatings, sexual assault, medical neglect, and threats of illegal removal to Mexico.
ICE detained a mother with a pending asylum petition and visa for crime victims days after she had an emergency C-section, leaving her newborn alone in a NICU on a ventilator. She was held at Broadview Processing Center where she was denied postpartum medical care, a breast pump, adequate food and water, and received minimal care despite agents knowing she had recently given birth.
An ICE enforcement action at a church resulted in agents pulling up masked without identification, grabbing people, and chasing workers into the woods. The incident left children screaming and women crying, with the post characterizing the actions as intimidation and abuse rather than lawful enforcement.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum promised to welcome U.S. deportees with open arms, but investigations by immigration lawyers and watchdogs found that hardships continue after deportation. Deportees report dangers in Mexico including targeting by cartels, contradicting the government's welcoming rhetoric.
Samuel Tunick, an Atlanta-based activist and Oberlin graduate, was arrested by DHS and FBI. He is charged with deleting data from a Google Pixel before CBP's Tactical Terrorism Response Team could search it. Authorities have since released Tunick, restricting him from leaving the Northern District of Georgia pending the case outcome.
Vilma Cruz, a single mother from Kenner, Louisiana, was forcibly detained by ICE without a judicial warrant while preparing to move into her new home. Her whereabouts are unknown and her two U.S.-born children are left without parental care at home.
Omar, a respected father, business owner, and community leader in Rochester, was detained during a supposed ICE check-in appointment. Community members are calling for his immediate release, stating families should remain together.
Kerly and Antony, students at Western International High School, are being held at the South Texas Family Residential Center along with one parent each. Their family attorney is requesting ICE allow them to return home to attend upcoming hearings in Detroit.
An immigrant named Javier was left without the use of his legs at times while in ICE detention due to severe medical neglect. The post characterizes this treatment as "deliberate indifference" or intentional cruelty by his jailers, calling for an end to the systematic mistreatment of immigrant detainees.
A federal judge ruled that ICE violated a court order by deporting a Guatemalan man from El Paso earlier in December. The man had legal protections against deportation to Guatemala due to a judge's finding that he would likely face torture if returned. Despite these protections, ICE deported him on a pre-dawn flight. The judge has ordered the government to return the man to the United States by December 12.
Allan Marrero, a non-citizen married to U.S. citizen Matthew Marrero, was detained at a green card interview at 26 Federal Plaza and has not been released. He is currently held at Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark where he reportedly struggles to receive his daily medications and has experienced harassment from other detainees. According to his lawyer, he may be eligible for a marriage-based green card.
Ehsan Rajabi, an Iranian graduate student at Johns Hopkins University studying art history, had his student visa cancelled by U.S. border officials at the American border near Buffalo, New York. After presenting all required documentation including his student visa and Canadian visitor visa, officers searched his car and phone, interrogated him for hours, and then used a red marker to draw a cancellation line across his student visa.
A 6-year-old boy named Yuanxin has been separated from his father Fei following an ICE detention. This marks the third time the pair has been detained by ICE this year. ICE has refused to disclose the child's location, prompting an immigration coalition to call for urgent action and public pressure on lawmakers and federal authorities for their immediate release.
Eva Gurtovaia became a U.S. citizen at the Dirksen Federal Building in Chicago, celebrated by neighbors and a local alderman. However, her husband Enes Abak, who fled Turkey seeking political asylum, was detained by immigration agents at their home the previous day. Abak had been paroled into the country in 2022 with a pending asylum application and the couple reported never missing court dates.
Amy Lucia Lopez Belloza, a 19-year-old college student who entered the U.S. from Honduras at age 8, was detained at Boston airport while attempting to board a flight to Texas for Thanksgiving break. She was informed of a removal order and arrested. Hours after her detainment, a federal judge ordered the government not to remove her from the U.S., but she was deported despite this order, according to her attorney.
A Northwest Arkansas man was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement following a traffic stop. According to his attorney, the man is a U.S. citizen. He has since been released and returned home.
The Trump administration acknowledged that officials improperly deported transgender woman Britania Uriostegui Rios to Mexico in violation of an immigration judge's March order concluding she was likely to face torture in her home country. The administration is working to bring her back to the U.S. from Tijuana while seeking an alternative country for her deportation. Uriostegui Rios is suing to force the administration to release her from custody upon her return.
A 19-year-old freshman at Babson College named Any Lucia Lopez Belloca was detained at Logan Airport and subsequently deported to Honduras while attempting to travel to Texas for Thanksgiving. According to her attorney Todd Pomerleau, she was told there was an issue with her ticket and was immediately detained when she went to customer service. The student, originally from Honduras, was brought to the United States by her parents in 2014 and was pursuing a business degree on scholarship.
An Instagram post from the House Oversight Committee states that Andrea is one of over 170 U.S. citizens who have been detained by ICE. The post indicates these detentions should not have occurred and calls for accountability from Kristi Noem and the Trump Administration.
Gerardo Perez's mother was arrested by ICE in June and subsequently deported. Perez spoke about his mother's case at a protest in Chicago with The News Movement.
Leticia Jacobo, a 24-year-old Native American woman, was jailed in Iowa for a traffic infraction and nearly sent to an ICE Detention Center for deportation. Indigenous rights groups intervened to prevent her deportation. The case highlights concerns about ICE racial profiling, lack of due process, and the endangerment of U.S. citizens, particularly Black and Brown Americans.
A 16-year-old immigrant student in the Bronx who was approved for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) and heading toward permanent residency was detained by ICE after appearing for a required check-in. The City of New York joined the student's legal case, arguing that the detention threatens the student's future and the stability of schools and immigrant communities across the city.
According to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Online Detainee Locator System, an individual named Yee has been detained as a public safety or flight risk. However, no court hearing dates are available for Yee on the portal, and no deportation information is listed on the U.S. Justice Department's Executive Office for Immigration Review.
A journalist named Decker was arrested while covering a protest action by the Sunrise Movement outside a facility on the southeastern edge of the Florida Everglades. More than 30 people were arrested after blocking the entrance to the facility. Decker was working on assignment for three news outlets: News2Share, Zuma Newswire, and Creative Loafing Tampa Bay.
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