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Pablo Sequen Habeas Corpus Petition Against ICE Detention

Pablo Sequen challenged his detention in court, and a judge granted a preliminary injunction on September 16, 2025, halting his deportation.

Aug 1, 2025·Northern District of California·

CourtListener+2📦,LCCR SF📦,Clearinghouse📦,PACER Monitor📦

Studio City balloon shop owner's wife detained by ICE

Sharareh Moghadam, a green card holder from Iran pursuing citizenship, was detained after returning from visiting sick family members and remains held in Phoenix, with a court date set for September 12.

Aug 1, 2025·Studio City, CA·Iran·

ABC7📦,NBC Los Angeles+1📦

Detainees on hunger strike at Florida immigration detention center

Detainees at a South Florida facility nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz" have hunger-struck for ten days over conditions; one, Pedro Hernández, was hospitalized but kept refusing food.

Aug 1, 2025·Miramar, FL·Cuba·

NBC News📦,The Independent📦,NBC Miami📦

Vietnamese man detained twice over teenage offense, fights to keep green card

Lam T, in his 50s, was detained twice over a teenage fake license and later released both times. He now seeks to restore his green card after receiving a pardon.

Aug 1, 2025·Vietnam·

The Straits Times📦

Teen with SIJS protection deported brother, held 143 days after coerced self-deportation agreement

Benjamin, 16, was held 143 days in shelters despite protections from deportation, after agents coerced his signature and deported his brother Dennis to Ecuador. He was freed four days after lawyers sued.

August 2025·Buffalo, NY·Ecuador·

CT Insider📦

Detainees Sue ICE Over Deaths, Measles Outbreak at Camp East Montana

Detainees sued ICE over conditions at Camp East Montana, a Fort Bliss facility, citing at least three deaths, a monthlong measles outbreak, and claims of medical neglect and abuse.

Aug 2025·Fort Bliss, TX·

The New Yorker📦,USA Today📦,NBC News,Texas Tribune,U.S. Representative Veronica Escobar

NYC second-grader deported with mother before school year starts

A 6-year-old New York City second-grader and her mother, an Ecuadorian asylum-seeking family, were deported in August after an ICE check-in, leaving her 16-year-old sibling in the U.S.

Aug 2025·US·Ecuador·

The New York Times📦,Poughkeepsie Journal📦,St. Augustine Record,Burlington County Times

Russian immigrant still detained by ICE after 11 months despite deportation order

Yury Saaryan, a Russian man who sought help returning home, has been held nearly 11 months despite a deportation order and three hunger strikes; a court denied his release request in July 2026.

Aug 2025·Tacoma, WA·Russia·

Chron📦,EXA,Seattle Times

Kona coffee worker released after 168 days in ICE detention during green card interview

Juan José Estrada Lopez, 42, a Nicaraguan Kona coffee farm worker married to a U.S. citizen, was held 168 days after his green card interview before being freed with lawful permanent resident status.

Aug 2025·Captain Cook, HI·Nicaragua·

Star Advertiser📦,Fresh Cup📦,ACLU Hawaii+1📦,Instagram📦

Filipina-American activist Alma Bowman released from ICE detention after 8 months

Alma Bella Bowman, a Georgia immigrants' rights activist, was freed after eight months at Stewart Detention Center and continues seeking recognition as a citizen through her father's Navy service.

Aug 1, 2025·Macon, GA·Philippines·

Advancing Justice Atlanta+1📦,Center for Constitutional Rights📦,Philippine Daily Inquirer📦,WRDW📦

Legal Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Court Hearing Arrests

Legal groups sued over ICE's practice of arresting immigrants at mandatory court hearings, arguing people are detained and fast-tracked for deportation while complying with legal obligations.

Aug 1, 2025·New York, NY·

ACLU📦,New York Civil Liberties Union📦,KQED📦,Common Dreams📦

ICE Scheduled Detention of Chinese National Blocked by Federal Court

A Chinese national facing detention at a July 31, 2025 ICE appointment in San Francisco had his arrest blocked by a federal court, which ruled he cannot be detained without a hearing before a neutral decisionmaker.

Jul 31, 2025·San Francisco, CA·China·

CourtListener📦

Immigration detainees challenge ICE courthouse arrest and detention policies in federal court

Carmen Aracely Pablo Sequen was detained by ICE agents leaving San Francisco immigration court on July 31, 2025, and sued for her release; three others later joined her case challenging courthouse arrest policies.

Jul 31, 2025·San Francisco, CA·

CourtListener📦,Clearinghouse📦

Deported Venezuelans describe abuse in El Salvador's CECOT prison

Sixteen former detainees of El Salvador's CECOT prison described beatings, isolation, and sexual assault inside the facility where the U.S. has deported migrants.

Jul 31, 2025·Venezuela·

Washington Post+1📦,ABC News📦,The Straits Times📦

San Jose tattoo artist arrested in Berkeley carjacking after ICE deportation battle

Guillermo Medina Reyes, a 31-year-old San Jose tattoo artist, was arrested in Berkeley on July 27 in a carjacking case just two weeks after a judge barred his deportation detention.

Jul 31, 2025·San Jose, CA·Mexico·

East Bay Times📦,Yahoo News📦,NBC Bay Area+1📦,SFist📦,KTVU📦,CourtListener

Haitian businessman detained by ICE, denied bond release

Pierre Reginald Boulos, a Haitian businessman and former presidential candidate, remains held at Krome North Service Processing Center after an immigration judge ruled he must stay in mandatory detention.

Jul 31, 2025·Miami, FL·Haiti·

Associated Press+1📦,Miami Herald+2📦

ICE Agent Pulls Gun on Woman During South Carolina Raid

Franklin Arce was arrested during an unannounced July 30 raid in North Charleston while working toward legal citizenship with a court hearing scheduled. An agent pulled a gun on his partner and shoved her back into the house.

Jul 30, 2025·North Charleston, SC·

Newsweek📦,ABC News 4📦,WRDW📦

Colombian woman detained by ICE at Newark airport amid pending green card case

Gloria Barazone, 46, married to a U.S. citizen, was arrested at Newark airport on July 30 while her green card application was pending. She was transferred between detention facilities in three states, disrupting her legal case.

Jul 30, 2025·Newark, NJ·Colombia·

Newsweek📦,The Actual News📦,Distant News,Collector

Theater manager detained after overstaying tourist visa, granted bond

Fernando Alves Rocha, a theater manager and mentor at a Kirkland high school, was pulled from his car and thrown to the ground during his arrest. A judge granted him bond after colleagues raised over $36,000.

Jul 30, 2025·Kirkland, WA·Brazil·

Newsweek📦,KUOW+1📦,KIRO 7📦,Seattle Times+2📦,Lynnwood Times📦

Two Mexican brothers detained after traffic stop, held without charges at Florida facility

Brothers Carlos Martín and Óscar Alejandro Gonzalez were detained after a traffic stop in Orlando and held nearly 20 days at a Florida detention facility without case numbers or a lawyer. They were released uncharged and returned to Mexico.

Jul 30, 2025·Orlando, FL·Mexico·

Los Angeles Times📦,El Universal📦,UnoTV+1📦,Vanguardia📦,El País📦,Milenio📦,Revista Única📦

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