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Ecuadorian man's family rallies in Danbury after his ICE courthouse arrest

Edwin Calva-Guaman, 27, was arrested by ICE at Danbury Superior Courthouse after being told to appear for a court date his sister says never existed. His family rallied, saying he supports them and fears deportation.

Aug 15, 2025·Danbury, CT·Ecuador·

CT Mirror📦,CT Public📦

Iranian man detained by ICE misses baby's birth

Ribvar Karimi, an Iranian national, has been held in Alabama for over 50 days and missed the birth of his child while detained.

Aug 15, 2025·Birmingham, Alabama·Iran·

NPR📦,Newsweek📦,AL.com📦,Birmingham Wiki

Miami yoga teacher detained by ICE minutes before class

Johan Blanco, 44, a yoga instructor from Venezuela who has taught in Miami since 2015, was detained minutes before teaching a sold-out class. A GoFundMe has raised over $40,700 for his legal fees.

Aug 15, 2025·Miami, FL·Venezuela·

Miami New Times+1📦,The Miami,GoFundMe

Maine pastor released on bond after ICE detention, awaits asylum decision

Michel Tshimankinda, a South Portland pastor from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was freed on bond after 16 days in detention and has returned to lead his church while his asylum case continues.

Aug 14, 2025·Westbrook, ME·DR Congo·

Portland Press Herald📦,The Maine Wire📦,Press Herald📦,WGME📦,WMTW📦

Bronx father reunites with wife and baby after ICE nearly deported him

Gagne Diagne, a Senegalese DoorDash worker, was arrested outside his Bronx home while his wife and infant were upstairs. Held six days, he was freed after a judge reopened his asylum case.

Aug 14, 2025·Bronx, NY·Senegal·

Documented📦

Federal judge orders release of Twin Cities mother from ICE custody

Antonia Aguilar Maldonado, a mother of two U.S. citizen children, was freed after a federal judge's order, having been detained in July while on her way to work despite an active asylum case.

Aug 13, 2025·Fort Snelling, MN·

MPR News📦,Fox 9+1📦,KSTP+1📦,Twin Cities+1📦,Star Tribune📦,Sahan Journal📦

DACA recipient Jose Valdovinos detained after Yuma traffic stop; agents refused to explain why

Jose Valdovinos, a 27-year-old DACA recipient who has lived in Arizona since toddlerhood and works packaging dates, was detained after a traffic stop near Yuma with no explanation given. He was later released with an ankle monitor.

Aug 13, 2025·Yuma, AZ·Mexico·

ACLU📦,AZ Family+1📦,KAWC📦,Copper Courier📦

17-year-old and five others detained by ICE at East Oakland home without arrest warrants

Six people, including a 17-year-old and someone with a severe disability, were detained without arrest warrants at an East Oakland home on August 12. All six remain held after the minor was briefly kept in a hotel.

Aug 13, 2025·Oakland, CA·

NBC Bay Area📦,San Francisco Chronicle📦,Oaklandside📦

Assault Charges Dropped Against LA Anti-ICE Protesters Over Officer's Hidden Record

More than a dozen protesters were arrested outside a Los Angeles detention center during Occupy ICE demonstrations. Assault charges against two were later dropped after an officer's undisclosed prior convictions and video contradicting his account came to light.

Aug 13, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·

The Guardian📦,Los Angeles Times,Capital & Main📦

Woman detained by ICE during green card interview after marrying U.S. citizen

Armelle Bondonga Bradshaw, who came from Congo at age 9, was detained during her final green card interview, separated from her husband and 19-month-old son. She remains held in an Indiana jail.

Aug 12, 2025·IN·Democratic Republic of the Congo·

The Alpena News📦,Creators📦,Eyes On Ice,News from the States,Herald-Standard

Father detained alongside disabled son at ICE check-in, both held in Tacoma

A 57-year-old Guatemalan father and his disabled son were both detained at a routine check-in in Eugene after living in Lebanon, Oregon since 2019. They were transported to a Tacoma detention center.

Aug 12, 2025·Eugene, OR·Guatemala·

Lookout Eugene-Springfield📦

19-year-old disabled Guatemalan coerced into signing voluntary departure order, judge voids it

A 19-year-old Guatemalan with a disability, living in Lebanon, Oregon since 2019 and a high school graduate, was detained with his father and pressured to sign a departure order. A judge voided it as coercive.

Aug 12, 2025·Eugene, OR·Guatemala·

Lookout Eugene-Springfield📦,CourtListener

Man with developmental disabilities detained by ICE in Washington

A 21-year-old man who is nearly deaf and has developmental disabilities was arrested during an Oakland raid and is now held in Tacoma. Advocates say he cannot understand his proceedings and is isolated from anyone who can communicate with him.

Aug 12, 2025·Washington, WA·

The Columbian📦,Seattle Times📦,Chron📦

Two brothers from Guatemala arrested by ICE inside Stamford courthouse bathroom

Two Guatemalan brothers, described by family as undocumented workers who pay taxes, were pulled from a locked Stamford courthouse bathroom by masked agents who kicked in the door. Witnesses reported pepper spray and a Taser were used.

Aug 11, 2025·Stamford, CT·

CT Public📦,Connecticut Examiner📦

Ecuadorean student detained 10 days without menstrual products, later released

Joselyn Chipantiza-Sisalema, 20, an Ecuadorean public school student, was held about 10 days at a New York ICE facility, menstruating for five days without enough sanitary pads. She was later moved to Louisiana and released after roughly three weeks.

Aug 11, 2025·NY·Ecuador·

The New York Times📦,The City📦,CourtListener+5,MacArthur Justice📦,Habeas Dockets📦,DocumentCloud📦

Men Arrested Again Outside Stamford Courthouse Despite New Limits on ICE

Two more men were arrested by masked agents in a Stamford courthouse parking garage on October 27, one pulled from his car while sitting with his wife, weeks after a similar bathroom arrest there sparked outcry.

Aug 11, 2025·New York, NY·

CT Public📦,News 12 Westchester📦,Greenwich Time,Connecticut Examiner,Instagram📦

Wheeling man testifies about overcrowded Broadview ICE cell conditions

Felipe Agustin Zamacona, 47, a Mexican immigrant and Amazon driver who has lived in the U.S. for decades, testified he had to sleep by an overflowing toilet at the Broadview facility and that the water tasted like sewer.

Aug 11, 2025·Wheeling, IL·

The City📦,Aruba Today📦

Colombian construction worker detained nearly 3 weeks without bathing after ICE home raid

Hugo Elias Sanchez Trillos, a Colombian construction worker, was held nearly three weeks after ICE raided his home seeking someone else, going without a bath and losing nearly 20 pounds on two cold meals a day.

Aug 11, 2025·Colombia·

The City📦

Bronx resident detained 6 days unable to bathe or brush teeth after ICE check-in

Geovani Maradiaga Ochoa, a Honduran immigrant who lived in the Bronx 20 years with his U.S. citizen wife and daughter, was held six days at a check-in without a shower or toothbrush.

Aug 11, 2025·Bronx, NY·Honduras·

CBS News+1📦,The City📦,Chicago Sun-Times📦,Block Club Chicago📦

Florida Officials Won't Disclose COVID Status at Immigration Detention Center

A Venezuelan detainee collapsed with respiratory symptoms and was hospitalized at Alligator Alcatraz, where families report widespread illness and a former corrections officer says he caught COVID-19 shortly after starting work.

Aug 11, 2025·Florida, FL·Venezuela·

Miami New Times📦,Miami Herald+1📦,Jacksonville Free Press📦

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