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Venezuelan mechanic from Chicago deported to El Salvador prison without due process

Maikol Gabriel López Lizano, a 23-year-old mechanic, was deported to El Salvador's CECOT prison over a misdemeanor charge for riding his bike while drinking a beer. His partner called the deportation unjust.

Mar 15, 2025·Chicago, IL·Venezuela·

The New Yorker📦,ProPublica📦,Firstpost📦,U.S. News & World Report📦,The Straits Times📦

Yoderlyn Daviana Acosta Peña punched by ICE officer, deported to El Salvador

Yoderlyn Daviana Acosta Peña, 21, a Venezuelan living and working in Chicago, was punched and grabbed by the hair by an ICE officer during her March 2025 deportation flight to El Salvador.

Mar 15, 2025·Chicago, IL·Venezuela·

Bloomberg📦,The New Yorker📦,Reuters📦,Yahoo News📦,Miami Herald📦,U.S. News & World Report📦

Green card holder and father of 8-year-old held two months by ICE

Fabian Schmidt, a German-born electrical engineer and green card holder, was held two months after being detained at Boston's airport. He has since married his partner and is pursuing citizenship.

Mar 14, 2025·Boston, MA·Germany·

NBC News📦,WGBH📦,New Hampshire Review,Boston Globe,New Hampshire Public Radio

Chicago father detained six months after ICE mistakes him for his son

Abel Orozco, a 47-year-old tree-cutting business owner who has lived near Chicago for 30 years, was mistakenly detained for his son and has remained in custody in Kentucky for nearly six months.

Mar 14, 2025·Lyons, IL·Mexico·

NBC News,ABC7 Chicago+1📦,Immigrant Justice📦,Chicago Tribune📦,Delco Times📦,SWOK News📦,Herald-Review📦,NewsNation Now📦,WBEZ📦,Southside Weekly📦,Instagram📦

12 restaurant workers arrested by ICE in Liberty, Missouri, most unlawfully

A federal judge ruled that armed agents unlawfully arrested 11 of 12 workers at a Liberty, Missouri restaurant in February 2025, finding officers lacked grounds for most of the detentions.

Mar 14, 2025·Liberty, MO·

WBEZ📦,KSHB📦,KCTV 5

Venezuelan father held by ICE after father-in-law allegedly called to block testimony

César Herrera Ferrer, a 24-year-old Venezuelan man and father, was detained in Tacoma after his father-in-law called ICE, allegedly to stop him testifying in a firearm case against him.

Mar 14, 2025·Tukwila, WA·Venezuela·

Univision📦,Qué Pasa📦,2001 Online,RDN Venezuela,Instagram📦

Parents detained trying to reunite with children stranded in Southern California shelters

Twelve children in Southern California were left stranded in shelters after their parents were detained and placed into deportation proceedings while trying to reunite with them.

Social media onlyMar 13, 2025·Southern California, CA·

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Venezuelan man disappears from ICE custody, whereabouts unknown

Neiyerver Adrian Leon Rengel, a 27-year-old Venezuelan man detained in Texas over his tattoos, vanished from ICE's tracking system days later and has not been found in Venezuela or on deportee lists.

Mar 13, 2025·Irving, TX·Venezuela·

Miami Herald📦,Spokesman-Review📦,CourtListener+1📦

Army sergeant's wife deported by ICE, separated from 1-year-old son

Shirly Guardado, married to an Army sergeant and mother of a 1-year-old, was detained nearly three months and deported to Honduras on her 28th birthday despite her husband's approved sponsorship petition.

Mar 13, 2025·Houston, TX·Honduras·

Newsweek,Texas Tribune📦,The War Horse,Cuba Headlines📦,KRGV

Chicago-born U.S. citizen detained overnight by ICE in Berwyn without warrant

Julio Noriega, 54, a U.S. citizen born in Chicago, was handcuffed buying pizza and held overnight without being asked his citizenship status. Attorneys have sued over his arrest and at least 21 others.

Mar 13, 2025·Berwyn, IL·

Chicago Sun-Times+1📦,Courier-Post📦,Cardinal Pine📦,East Bay Times📦,Houston Chronicle📦,WBEZ📦

El Monte mother caring for daughter with cancer detained in ICE sweep

Yolanda Perez-Magallón, 50, who cares for her daughter with cancer, was detained nearly two weeks during a sweep targeting her son before release on $1,500 bond; she is due in court April 10.

Mar 12, 2025·El Monte, CA·Mexico·

Univision📦,Peninsula 360 Press📦,Our Humanity California📦,Instagram📦

Venezuelan couple with TPS arrested returning home from work in Washington

A Venezuelan couple with Temporary Protected Status and pending asylum claims were arrested on their way home from work in Washington, D.C., more than two years after crossing the border.

Mar 12, 2025·Washington, DC·Venezuela·

Los Angeles Times📦,KFOX TV📦,WTOP📦

Venezuelan construction worker seeking asylum faces deportation to El Salvador prison

Diover Millan, 24, a construction worker, was arrested in Atlanta and labeled a gang member without evidence; the Supreme Court has temporarily blocked his deportation ahead of a May 1 asylum hearing.

Mar 12, 2025·Anson, TX·Venezuela·

NBC News📦,Hindustan Times📦,The Straits Times📦,SRN News📦,WJLA📦

Lao refugee detained after 30 years of routine ICE check-ins

Boun Morisath, a Bremerton father and longtime lawful permanent resident, was detained in March 2025 during a routine check-in he had completed without issue for 30 years. He remains held at a Tacoma processing center.

Mar 11, 2025·Tukwila, WA·Laos·

KGW📦,Kitsap Sun📦,Dioknoed📦,CourtListener

Detained man describes conditions inside ICE facility

A prisoner held at an ICE-operated detention facility shared audio describing conditions inside.

Social media onlyMar 8, 2025·Florida·

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Venezuelan immigrant held by CBP in Detroit attempted suicide in custody

A Venezuelan man detained near the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel attempted suicide by hanging in early March 2025. Officers intervened and sent him to a hospital before he was transferred into ICE custody.

Mar 8, 2025·Detroit, MI·Venezuela·

Detroit Free Press+2📦,MLive📦,U.S. House of Representatives - Rashida Tlaib📦,The Public's Radio📦

Michigan father with work permit arrested by ICE outside son's school

Jose Guadalupe Jaimes, a 55-year-old painting business owner and father of five who lived in the U.S. for 30 years, was arrested outside his son's school after dropping him off. He is now held at St. Clair County Jail.

Mar 7, 2025·Mexico·

Newsweek📦,Detroit Free Press📦,WXYZ📦,Daily Mitten📦,MetroWest Daily News

Dad held by ICE in Canyon County since March 6

A father was detained on March 6th in Canyon County, with a hearing set for April 10th. His family is seeking $5,000 to help cover the mortgage, legal fees and groceries while he is held.

Social media onlyMar 6, 2025·Canyon County, ID·

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U.S. citizen detained and handcuffed by ICE in mistaken identity stop

Jensy Machado, a naturalized U.S. citizen, was handcuffed and questioned by ICE agents while driving to work in Manassas on March 5, mistaken for another man. He was released after showing his driver's license.

Mar 6, 2025·Manassas, VA·

NBC News📦,NBC Washington📦,FOX 26 Houston📦,MLive📦,CBS 19📦

Green card holder denied reentry by CBP suffers kidney failure in Niger

Issa Salma Baouna, 49, a green-card holder from Niger, was denied reentry at JFK Airport on March 6. After returning to Niger he contracted malaria and developed kidney failure; his wife and two children left the U.S. to join him.

Mar 6, 2025·New York, NY·Niger·

Newsweek📦,Shoreline Immigration📦,Immigration Analytics📦,Law360📦,AllLaw📦

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