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Italian national detained at Florida ICE facility after jail release, denied legal access

Gaetano Cateno Mirabella Costa, 45, an Italian from Sicily, is held at a Florida detention camp with 32 others in cramped conditions, denied a lawyer, and has appeared shackled in court, his mother says.

Jul 21, 2025·Osceola County, FL·Italy·

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Cuban nationals challenge ICE I-220A release classification

Three Cuban nationals, detained on entry and released under a disputed form, sued ICE, saying the agency's classification wrongly blocked them from adjusting their status under the Cuban Adjustment Act.

Jul 21, 2025·Washington, DC·Cuba·

Clearinghouse📦,Cuba Headlines+2📦,CiberCuba📦,Miami Herald📦

Green card holder Lewelyn Dixon, freed from ICE detention, becomes U.S. citizen

Lewelyn Dixon, a UW Medicine lab technician who arrived from the Philippines at 14, was detained nearly three months at Seattle-Tacoma Airport over a decades-old conviction. A judge ruled against deportation, and she became a citizen on July 20.

Jul 20, 2025·Tacoma, WA·Philippines·

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Queens teen reunites with family after month in ICE detention following $20,000 bond

Derlis Snaider Chusin Toaquiza, a 19-year-old Ecuadorian asylum-seeker and Queens high schooler, was detained at a court hearing and held in overcrowded facilities for weeks. He reunited with family after a $20,000 bond secured his release.

Jul 18, 2025·Ridgewood, NY·Ecuador·

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Rally follows ICE courthouse arrest, raises concerns over police cooperation

More than 50 people rallied in Philadelphia after plainclothes ICE agents, aided by local police, tackled a man leaving a courthouse without identifying themselves or showing a warrant. Organizers said the cooperation violated the city's sanctuary status.

Jul 18, 2025·Philadelphia, PA·

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José Chajón Raxón’s death disputed as ICE faces cover-up allegations

José Efraín Chajón Raxón, a Guatemalan man swept up in Passaic, New Jersey raids, died after a medical emergency following his detention at Delaney Hall. Officials say he had already been released, but reporting disputes the timeline.

Jul 18, 2025·Passaic, NJ·Guatemala·

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U.S. citizen detained and released after Border Patrol raid at Sacramento Home Depot

Jose Castillo, a U.S. citizen volunteering to monitor immigration enforcement, was detained after Border Patrol accused him of damaging a tire during a Sacramento Home Depot raid that arrested 11 undocumented immigrants. He was later released.

Jul 17, 2025·Sacramento, CA·Mexico·

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Key West student, 18, deported to Honduras, now with grandparents

A Key West High School senior and wrestler, 18, was detained while driving to school and deported to Honduras within a week. He now lives with grandparents near San Pedro Sula.

Jul 16, 2025·Key West, FL·Mexico·

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Afghan interpreter freed from ICE detention, reunited with family in Connecticut

Zia S., 35, an Afghan father of five who translated for U.S. troops, was detained outside a USCIS office in July. He was freed Oct. 14 and reunited with his family.

Jul 16, 2025·East Hartford, CT·Afghanistan·

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Green card applicant detained while US Army husband deployed

Juana McIntosh, a Guatemalan national married to a deployed U.S. Air Force member, was detained during her green card interview in Atlanta, based on a 2012 removal order.

Jul 16, 2025·Atlanta, GA·Guatemala·

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28 undocumented workers detained in ICE raids at Arizona restaurant chain

Twenty-eight undocumented workers were detained in July 2025 ICE raids at four Arizona Colt Grill locations, leading to about 200 job losses and two restaurant closures. The owners face federal trafficking and wage charges, with trial set for June 2026.

Jul 15, 2025·Yavapai County, AZ·Mexico·

Copper Courier+1📦,The Arizona Republic+1,Visalia Times-Delta,ICE📦

Arizona-raised woman deported after ICE raid on Colt Grill restaurant

A 23-year-old woman raised in Cottonwood, Arizona since infancy and a high school graduate was arrested when ICE raided the restaurant where she worked, then deported to Mexico, separated from her three citizen brothers.

Jul 15, 2025·Cottonwood, AZ·Mexico·

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28 workers arrested in ICE raid on Arizona restaurant chain; owners accused of smuggling scheme

Twenty-eight undocumented workers were arrested when agents raided four Arizona restaurants and an Alabama location, leaving about 200 employees jobless after the chain closed.

Jul 15, 2025·Village of Oak Creek, AZ·Mexico·

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Court commissioner resigns after demanding ICE warrant during courtroom arrest

A Wisconsin court commissioner resigned after demanding deputies show a warrant before letting ICE agents arrest two men during traffic court, following an ultimatum from three judges.

Jul 15, 2025·Walworth Cty, Wisconsin·

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Lawmakers tour Florida Everglades immigration detention facility, offer conflicting accounts of conditions

Nearly 1,000 detainees are held at a newly built Everglades facility, with lawmakers reporting cages, extreme heat and poor sanitation, while officials called conditions clean and functional.

Jul 13, 2025·Ochopee, FL·

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Tunisian man, married to hospital doctor, recounts 13 days in ICE custody

Rami Othmane, 36, married to a hospital chief medical officer, was held 13 days in a downtown L.A. ICE facility despite a brain tumor, then transferred to Arizona before release on bail.

Jul 13, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·Tunisia·

Los Angeles Times📦,Associated Press📦,Billboard,ABC7,Al-Ahram (English)

Mother unable to locate 17-year-old son detained by ICE since July

Jonathan Jarquín, 17, was detained by ICE while walking to church, and his mother says she has been unable to locate him since, receiving only vague texts about his case.

Jul 12, 2025·

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Irish hairstylist detained by ICE after traffic stop, deported despite valid work authorization

Lee Stinton, a 45-year-old Irish hairstylist living in Key West since 2018, was detained after a traffic stop and held in overcrowded conditions before being deported to Northern Ireland.

Jul 12, 2025·Key West, FL·Ireland·

Newsweek📦,Keys Weekly📦,Belfast Telegraph+1📦,Irish Central📦,Particle📦,ABD Post📦

Tibetan asylum seeker detained six months, nearly deported to Uganda

Tenzin, a 29-year-old Tibetan refugee, spent over six months in ICE detention and faced deportation to Uganda before his attorney secured his release to Canada in February.

Jul 12, 2025·Buffalo, NY·China·

Investigative Post📦

Three workers detained in Border Patrol raid on La Puente food stand; cash box seized

Three workers were detained when Border Patrol agents raided Don Chilaquiles food stand in La Puente on December 3, 2025. Agents seized a cash box, and one worker fled to a nearby firetruck during the operation.

Jul 11, 2025·Texas·Mexico·

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