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5-year-old detained by ICE in Minnesota school district

Jan 23, 2026Columbia Heights, MN

Disappearance/DetentionDetention ConditionsRaidMinor/Family

A 5-year-old boy named Liam, a student in the Columbia Heights School District, was detained by ICE agents and flown to a federal processing facility in Dilley, Texas. School Superintendent Zena Stenvik disputes federal claims that the child was abandoned, stating that community members and school officials offered to care for him while his family was present. The superintendent reports that ICE operations are affecting multiple students in the district and creating widespread fear in the community.

ICE-detained immigrant father accepts deportation to Bolivia

Jan 23, 2026Philadelphia, PABolivia

Disappearance/DetentionDeportationMinor/FamilyU.S. Citizen

Johny Merida Aguilara, an undocumented immigrant detained by ICE in September 2024, has decided to accept deportation to Bolivia after nearly five months in immigration custody. His wife and three U.S. citizen children will voluntarily depart with him to reunite the family, despite the uncertainty regarding healthcare for their 5-year-old son who has brain cancer and requires specialized treatment.

Man detained by ICE after hospital visit for newborn

Jan 23, 2026Saco, ME

Disappearance/DetentionMinor/Family

Makengo was detained and arrested by ICE on January 23, 2026, while returning to the hospital after his wife gave birth to their newborn daughter. His wife is now alone at the hospital with their newborn and three other children ages 3, 6, and 11. A fundraiser was created to raise funds for legal fees, bonds, and support to help reunite the family.

ICE detains 2-year-old with father, flown to Texas despite court order

Jan 23, 2026Minneapolis, MNEcuador

Disappearance/DetentionRaidMinor/FamilyCourt Process Issue

A 2-year-old girl and her father, Elvis Tipan-Echeverria, were taken into ICE custody in Minneapolis on January 23, 2026, during a targeted enforcement operation. Despite a court order issued at 8:11 p.m. requiring the child's immediate release, both were flown to Texas that same evening. The child was returned to her mother in Minnesota on January 24, while her father remains in custody.

Jewelry heist suspect deported before trial

Jan 23, 2026South America

DeportationCourt Process Issue

Jeson Nelon Presilla Flores, one of seven people charged with stealing millions in jewelry, diamonds, emeralds, gold, rubies and designer watches in 2022, was allowed to self-deport to South America by federal immigration authorities before facing trial. He had pleaded not guilty to the charges prior to his deportation.

Pregnant woman deported despite court order, attorney says

Jan 22, 2026Atlanta, GAColombia

DeportationDisappearance/DetentionDetention ConditionsMinor/FamilyCourt Process Issue

A 21-year-old woman who was eight months pregnant and in medical distress was deported to Colombia by ICE on January 22, 2026, despite a temporary restraining order issued too late to prevent her deportation. The woman, Zharick Daniela Buitrago Ortiz, had crossed the border seeking asylum in November 2025 and was reportedly denied adequate medical care while in custody. A federal judge issued the order enjoining ICE from deporting her, but she had already been boarded on a plane by that time.

Maine pastor searches for detained asylum-seeker Evaristo Kalonji

Jan 22, 2026South Portland, MEAngola

Disappearance/DetentionRaidRefugee/Asylum Seeker

Evaristo Kalonji, an asylum-seeker from Angola and church organist, was detained by immigration agents on January 22, 2026. His pastor, Carlos Nzolameso, discovered Kalonji's abandoned car and learned he was taken to detention centers in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Kalonji has a pending asylum case with a court date postponed to May 2028 and no criminal record.

ICE detains 18-year-old USM student in Westbrook

Jan 21, 2026Westbrook, MEGabon

Disappearance/DetentionMinor/FamilyRefugee/Asylum Seeker

Jean-Pierre Obiang, an 18-year-old University of Southern Maine student, was detained by ICE agents on January 21, 2026, after a minor vehicle accident near a Market Basket parking lot in Westbrook. The agents ran the license plates of the vehicle Obiang was in and detained him despite having no criminal record and being enrolled in school. Obiang's family are asylum-seekers from Gabon who have been living in Maine for three years.

ICE agents arrest asylum seeker, shatter car window leaving infant, mother inside

Jan 21, 2026Portland, MEGuinea

Disappearance/DetentionOfficer Use of ForceMinor/FamilyRefugee/Asylum Seeker

ICE agents arrested Hassane Barry, a 38-year-old asylum seeker from Guinea, on Preble Street in Portland on January 21st. Agents shattered the driver's side window of his car, spraying glass over his 1-month-old baby's car seat, and left his wife Nene and the infant alone in the vehicle in freezing conditions. The arrest was part of an intensified ICE enforcement operation in Maine, though Barry has no known criminal history and had filed for asylum upon arriving in the U.S. in 2023.

Disabled Ecuadorian immigrant ordered deported despite governor support

Jan 20, 2026Seaford, DEEcuador

Disappearance/DetentionDeportationRefugee/Asylum SeekerMinor/Family

Victor Acurio Suarez, a 52-year-old disabled Ecuadorian immigrant with autism and aphasia, was issued an order of voluntary departure by an immigration judge on January 20, 2026. Suarez was arrested by ICE in September 2024 while attempting to flag down an officer in a Lowe's parking lot seeking work. Despite support from Delaware Governor Matt Meyer and documented gang violence trauma, his asylum request was denied and he faces deportation to Ecuador.

Somali Elder Detained by ICE, Hospitalized in Minneapolis

Jan 19, 2026Minneapolis, MNSomalia

Disappearance/DetentionDetention Conditions

A 62-year-old Somali elder was detained by ICE and subsequently transported to a local hospital in Minneapolis. She is currently unresponsive in the ICU. The circumstances of her detention and medical condition remain unclear pending further information.

ICE detains U.S. citizen in Minnesota home without warrant

Jan 19, 2026St. Paul, MN

Disappearance/DetentionOfficer MisconductRaidU.S. Citizen

Federal ICE agents forced open the door to ChongLy Thao's Minnesota home without a warrant and detained him at gunpoint. Thao, a U.S. citizen for decades, was led out in handcuffs wearing only underwear and a blanket in subfreezing conditions while his young grandson watched. Agents later realized he was a U.S. citizen with no criminal record and returned him without apology.

Immigration enforcement alert issued in Watsonville, California

Jan 18, 2026Watsonville, CA

Protest/Intervention

A community alert was posted on Instagram warning of possible immigration enforcement presence in Watsonville. The post, from a collective account, urged residents to contact a hotline to report immigration enforcement activity in the area.

ICE Raid on U.S. Citizen in Saint Paul, Minnesota

Jan 18, 2026Saint Paul, MN

RaidOfficer MisconductU.S. CitizenMinor/Family

ICE agents forcibly entered the home of ChongLy Scott Thao, a U.S. citizen with no criminal record, on January 18, 2026, pointing guns at family members and handcuffing him without showing a warrant. After fingerprinting and identification, ICE confirmed he was a U.S. citizen and released him with no apology or explanation. The incident occurred while his 5-year-old grandson was present and caused significant psychological trauma to the family.

Federal agents blind two protesters with less-lethal munitions

Jan 17, 2026Santa Ana, CA

Officer Use of ForceProtest/Intervention

Two protesters were blinded by less-lethal munitions fired by federal officers during an anti-ICE protest in Santa Ana, California. Kaden Rummler, 21, was shot at close range in the face, causing blindness in his left eye with glass shards and metal fragments lodged in his skull. Britain Rodriguez, 31, suffered a similar close-range shot to the face at the same protest.

Gresham family detained by immigration officers seeking medical care

Jan 16, 2026Gresham, ORVenezuela

Disappearance/DetentionDetention ConditionsMinor/FamilyRefugee/Asylum Seeker

A family of three from Venezuela—parents Yohendry De Jesus Crespo and Darianny Liseth Gonzalez De Crespo, and their 7-year-old daughter Diana—were detained by immigration officers in a parking lot at Portland Adventist Health on January 16, 2026, while attempting to seek medical care for the child's nosebleed. The family, who entered the U.S. through a port of entry in California and have a pending asylum application, is now being held at ICE's South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas. Advocates note this marks one of the first confirmed detentions of an entire family unit in Oregon.

73-year-old gardener self-deports after ICE detention in West Hollywood

Jan 16, 2026West Hollywood, CAMexico

Disappearance/DetentionDeportationRaid

Alberto Cabral, a 73-year-old undocumented gardener with no criminal history who has lived in the U.S. for over 60 years, was detained by ICE while working at a home in West Hollywood. After being detained and dealing with multiple medical issues including a broken tailbone, stroke medication needs, and diabetes, Cabral chose to self-deport to Mexico rather than face months in detention without adequate medical care. His family is now working with an immigration attorney to explore options.

Man dies in ICE custody at Georgia detention facility

Jan 15, 2026Lovejoy, GAMexico

DeathDisappearance/Detention

Heber Sánchez died while in ICE custody at Robert A. Deyton Detention Facility in Clayton County, Georgia. The cause of death is unclear and an autopsy is being performed by the Clayton County Medical Examiner's Office. The Mexican Consulate has requested clarification on the circumstances and is coordinating to return Sánchez's body to Mexico. He is survived by a wife and two children.

California protester permanently blinded by federal agent's less-lethal round

Jan 15, 2026Santa Ana, CA

Officer Use of ForceProtest/Intervention

Kaden Rummler, 21, was permanently blinded in one eye after a federal agent shot him in the face with a less-lethal crowd control weapon during an ICE protest in Santa Ana, California. The incident occurred while Rummler was protesting the death of Renee Good at the hands of an immigration agent in Minneapolis. After being shot, Rummler underwent six-hour surgery to remove plastic, glass, and metal from his face and skull, with a piece of ammunition narrowly missing his carotid artery.

Border Patrol detains US citizen based on accent in Minneapolis

Jan 15, 2026Minneapolis, MN

Disappearance/DetentionOfficer MisconductU.S. CitizenMinor/Family

Ramon Menera was detained outside his home in a Minneapolis suburb by a US Border Patrol agent who questioned whether he was a US citizen based on his accent. The incident occurred in front of his 5-year-old daughter. The agent's actions have raised concerns about racial profiling and officer misconduct.

Minneapolis family with six children tear gassed during ICE protest clash

Jan 15, 2026Minneapolis, MN

Officer Use of ForceProtest/InterventionMinor/Family

A family of eight, including six children ranging from 6 months to 11 years old, was tear gassed in their car after becoming trapped between ICE agents and protesters in Minneapolis. The mother administered CPR to her 6-month-old infant after tear gas filled the vehicle. The incident occurred during heightened tensions following an earlier ICE shooting incident in the city.

ICE agents tear gas car with six children during Minneapolis protests

Jan 15, 2026Minneapolis, MN

Officer Use of ForceProtest/InterventionMinor/Family

ICE agents threw tear gas at a family car during Minneapolis protests, causing six children aged between six months and 11 years old to be hospitalized with breathing problems. The incident occurred as the family was in their vehicle amidst the protest activity.

ICE detains uncle, sole caregiver of 13-year-old boy

Jan 15, 2026Pomona, CAMexico

Disappearance/DetentionRaidMinor/Family

Jose Oleaz, 34, was detained by ICE during a raid in Pomona on Wednesday while serving as the sole caregiver for his 13-year-old nephew Bryan. Oleaz, who immigrated from Mexico over 20 years ago, had been raising Bryan following the deaths of his wife Yesenia and sister Alejandra in a DUI crash two years prior. Family members describe Oleaz as a hardworking landscaper with no criminal record who also cares for his father with cancer.

ICE agents detain workers at Mexican restaurant in Minnesota

Jan 14, 2026Willmar, MNMexico

Disappearance/DetentionRaid

ICE agents visited El Tapatio, a Mexican restaurant in Willmar, Minnesota for lunch on January 14, 2026, then returned and detained the restaurant's owners and a dishwasher. According to DHS, agents were conducting surveillance of an illegal alien from Mexico and apprehended three individuals total, including one with a final order of removal from an immigration judge. The restaurant closed early following the incident.

Federal prosecutors resign over lack of investigation into ICE shooting

Jan 13, 2026Minneapolis, MN

DeathOfficer Use of ForceProtest/InterventionU.S. CitizenCourt Process Issue

Six federal prosecutors from the U.S. attorney's office in Minnesota and four leaders of the Department of Justice's civil rights division resigned in protest over the department's decision not to investigate the fatal shooting of unarmed U.S. citizen Renee Nicole Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross on January 7, 2026. The resignations reflect frustration with the Trump administration's refusal to conduct a civil rights investigation into the shooting and its focus on investigating Good's alleged activist group connections rather than the officer's use of force.

Minneapolis pair detained by ICE, pressured to inform on protest organizers

Jan 13, 2026Minneapolis, MN

Disappearance/DetentionDetention ConditionsOfficer MisconductProtest/InterventionU.S. Citizen

Two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis who were monitoring ICE officers' actions were detained without charge for several hours in distressing conditions. They were denied phone calls and pressured to provide information about protest organizers and people living in the area.

Four Oglala detainees located, three still in ICE custody

Jan 13, 2026Minneapolis, MN

Disappearance/DetentionNative American

Four Oglala Lakota men were detained by ICE in South Minneapolis. At least one has been released, but three remain in custody at Fort Snelling, a site historically used as a concentration camp for Native people during the Dakota removal period. Tribal leaders are demanding full information from the Department of Homeland Security and the immediate release of all enrolled tribal citizens held by immigration.

Disabled U.S. Citizen Assaulted and Detained by ICE in Minneapolis

Jan 13, 2026Minneapolis, MN

Disappearance/DetentionOfficer Use of ForceOfficer MisconductDetention ConditionsU.S. CitizenDisability Rights

Aliya Rahman, a disabled U.S. citizen with autism and traumatic brain injury, was violently removed from her car by ICE agents in Minneapolis on January 13, 2026. Despite repeatedly telling agents she was disabled, she received no medical attention or accommodations during detention at the Whipple Federal Building. Rahman was never charged with a crime, never informed of her arrest, and was denied access to legal counsel. She was hospitalized for assault injuries and describes ongoing physical and psychological trauma from the incident.

ICE raid at Morristown laundromat detains multiple people

Jan 11, 2026Morristown, NJ

Disappearance/DetentionRaidMinor/Family

ICE agents conducted a raid on January 11, 2026 at a laundromat in Morristown, New Jersey, detaining several people. The raid occurred in the heart of the Hispanic community and resulted in at least one father being taken into custody, leaving his 6-year-old daughter alone on the street. Community members and local officials expressed concern about the impact on residents and families.

Five-year-old US citizen deported to Honduras with mother

Jan 11, 2026Austin, TXHonduras

DeportationOfficer MisconductMinor/FamilyU.S. CitizenCourt Process Issue

Five-year-old Génesis Ester Gutiérrez Castellanos, a U.S. citizen, was deported to Honduras on January 11, 2026, alongside her mother Karen Guadalupe Gutiérrez Castellanos despite being born in the United States. ICE agents acted on an administrative deportation order against the mother issued in 2019, before the child was born. The two were detained for nearly a week in a hotel without access to legal representation or a judge hearing before being deported. The mother plans to send her daughter back to the U.S. with a relative, as the child is a U.S. citizen.

Teen dies of cancer days after mother arrested by ICE

Jan 10, 2026Salisbury, MDMexico

Disappearance/DetentionDeathMinor/Family

A 15-year-old boy named Kevin Martinez died of cancer two days after his mother, Arlit Maria Martinez, was arrested by ICE agents. Martinez was detained while on her way to work and held in ICE custody in Baltimore, preventing her from saying goodbye to her dying son. The family's requests for her release to be with her son during his final days were denied by federal officers.

Brooklyn Father Detained by ICE While Heading to Birthday Party

Jan 10, 2026Brooklyn, NY

Disappearance/DetentionRaidOfficer MisconductMinor/Family

Jose Manuel De Paz Cruz, a 31-year-old father with no criminal record, was arrested by ICE agents in Sunset Park on January 10, 2026, while walking home from work to attend his step-son's birthday party. After being detained in Brooklyn, Cruz was transferred to multiple locations including Manhattan, New Jersey, Arizona, and California. The arrest has devastated his family and prompted local elected officials to criticize ICE operations in the area.

U.S. Citizen Ojibwe Man Detained by ICE Despite Showing ID

Jan 9, 2026Minneapolis, MN

Disappearance/DetentionOfficer Use of ForceOfficer MisconductDetention ConditionsU.S. CitizenNative American

Jose Roberto Ramirez, a 20-year-old U.S. citizen and Red Lake Nation descendant, was forcibly detained by ICE agents in Crystal, Minnesota, despite repeatedly identifying himself as a U.S. citizen. During his detainment, agents struck him multiple times in the head and face, subjected him to tight handcuffs, denied him food and water, and held him for over six hours at a federal building. No charges were filed against Ramirez, and ICE has not explained why he was detained.

Second protester blinded by Homeland Security officers at anti-ICE rally

Jan 9, 2026Santa Ana, CA

Officer Use of ForceProtest/InterventionDisappearance/Detention

Britain Rodriguez, 31, was shot in the face with a less-lethal round by Homeland Security officers during an anti-ICE protest in Santa Ana on January 9, 2026, causing severe eye damage and vision loss. He was the second person shot in the face that night; the first was 21-year-old Kaden Rummler. The officers opened fire on protesters who were demonstrating against ICE deportations and police brutality, with DHS claiming rocks and fireworks were thrown while local police and video evidence indicate only orange traffic cones were used.

Cambodian Genocide survivor released from ICE custody after court order

Jan 8, 2026Santa Ana, CACambodia

Disappearance/DetentionDetention ConditionsOfficer MisconductCourt Process Issue

Sithy Yi, a Cambodian Genocide survivor who came to the U.S. in 1981, was detained by ICE at a routine immigration check-in in Santa Ana on January 8 and held at Adelanto Detention Facility for almost two months. A federal judge ordered her immediate release following a lawsuit arguing she was held unconstitutionally and that ICE failed to follow required procedural steps. Yi's attorney alleged she experienced retaliation, verbal abuse, and poor detention conditions while in custody.

Minnesota man hospitalized with life-threatening head injury after ICE arrest

Jan 8, 2026St. Paul, MNMexico

Disappearance/DetentionOfficer Use of ForceOfficer MisconductDetention ConditionsVisa/Legal Status

Alberto Castaneda Mondragon, a Mexican national, suffered a catastrophic head injury within hours of his ICE arrest on January 8, 2026, in St. Paul. While hospitalized at Hennepin County Medical Center, he filed a habeas corpus petition alleging federal agents interfered with his medical care and that he was detained based solely on his appearance. The lawsuit states ICE agents provided inconsistent accounts of how he was injured, while he reported being dragged and mistreated.

Immigrant dies in ICE custody, autopsy rules death homicide

Jan 3, 2026El Paso, TX

DeathDisappearance/DetentionOfficer Use of ForceOfficer MisconductDetention Conditions

Geraldo Lunas Campos, 55, died on January 3 during a scuffle with guards at Camp East Montana detention center in El Paso, Texas. The El Paso medical examiner ruled his death a homicide caused by asphyxia due to neck and torso compression, contradicting DHS claims that he died following a suicide attempt. Photographs and 911 calls obtained by Scripps News, along with witness testimony from fellow detainees, raise questions about the circumstances surrounding his death.

ICE Cuban Detainee's Death Ruled Homicide from Use of Force

Jan 3, 2026El Paso, TXCuba

Disappearance/DetentionDeathOfficer Use of ForceOfficer MisconductDetention Conditions

A 55-year-old Cuban detainee, Geraldo Lunas Campos, died at Camp East Montana detention facility on Fort Bliss after being physically restrained by staff. ICE initially reported his death as medical distress but later acknowledged staff use of force to prevent self-harm. The local medical examiner ruled his death a homicide from asphyxiation, marking the first such ruling for an ICE detainee in at least 15 years.

ICE detainee death likely ruled homicide by medical examiner

Jan 3, 2026Texas

DeathDisappearance/DetentionDetention Conditions

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainee Geraldo Lunas Campos died on January 3 at a Texas detention facility. A medical examiner is likely to classify the death as a homicide. ICE initially reported only that staff observed him in distress without providing a cause of death.

Cuban immigrant in ICE custody dies of homicide by asphyxia

Jan 3, 2026El Paso, TXCuba

DeathDisappearance/DetentionOfficer Use of ForceOfficer Misconduct

Geraldo Lunas Campos, a 55-year-old Cuban immigrant held in solitary confinement at Camp East Montana detention facility, died after guards held him down during an altercation. An autopsy ruled the death a homicide caused by asphyxia due to neck and torso compression. ICE initially claimed he attempted suicide, but witness accounts and medical evidence indicated guards applied pressure to his neck until he lost consciousness.

Cuban immigrant's death at ICE facility ruled homicide

Jan 3, 2026CubaCuba

DeathDetention Conditions

Geraldo Lunas Campos, a 55-year-old Cuban immigrant, died in ICE custody at Camp East Montana on January 3, 2026. An autopsy ruled his death a homicide caused by asphyxia due to neck and torso compression. The family's attorneys filed an emergency petition to prevent witnesses from being deported, citing reports that guards choked and asphyxiated Campos.

US Deports Third-Country Nationals to Cameroon, Facing Abuse

Jan 1, 2026Yaoundé, CameroonAngola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe

DeportationThird Country DeportationOfficer MisconductDetention ConditionsRefugee/Asylum Seeker

The US Trump administration deported 17 non-Cameroonian nationals from 9 African countries to Cameroon in January and February 2026 under a secret agreement. Cameroonian authorities immediately detained the deportees without legal basis, with 15 remaining in detention in Yaoundé. Several deportees had court-ordered protections against deportation to their countries of origin due to persecution or torture fears, which the US circumvented by using Cameroon as a third country.

Immigration officials detain U.S. citizen siblings in Mission Bay

Dec 31, 2025San Diego, CA

Disappearance/DetentionOfficer Use of ForceOfficer MisconductU.S. Citizen

Immigration officials detained two U.S. citizen siblings in a Mission Bay parking lot in late December. The siblings were held in the basement of the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Building for most of the day before being released to their father. The family believes the incident was a case of racial profiling and reports that officers used physical force during the arrest.

ICE detention officer pleads guilty to sexually abusing detainee

Dec 29, 2025Basile, LANicaragua

Disappearance/DetentionDetention ConditionsOfficer Misconduct

David Courvelle, a former contract detention officer at the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Louisiana, pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a detainee in federal custody. Between May and July 2025, Courvelle had multiple sexual encounters with a Nicaraguan detainee inside the facility, including in a janitorial closet, and arranged for other detainees to act as lookouts. He also smuggled gifts into the facility and resigned after investigators obtained recordings of phone calls with the detainee.

21-year-old asylum seeker detained at Florida immigration center

Dec 28, 2025Key West, FLTurkmenistan

Disappearance/DetentionRefugee/Asylum SeekerMinor/Family

Malik Velimetov, 21, born in Turkmenistan but raised in Key West, was taken into custody by US Border Patrol on December 28, 2025, while traveling with his family on US 1 in Marathon. He was detained for a month at Florida's immigration detention center in the Everglades due to his pending asylum case and was released with an electronic monitor. His family, including his parents and 17-year-old sister, were also taken into custody and separated from him.

Native Americans report harassment during federal immigration sweep in Minnesota

Dec 26, 2025Minneapolis, MN

Disappearance/DetentionRaidOfficer MisconductNative American

As federal officers conduct what Trump administration officials describe as the largest immigration operation ever, Minneapolis American Indian community leaders report their people are being stopped and harassed during the sweep. Red Lake Nation Secretary Sam Strong stated that Native Americans are being profiled based on their brown skin and questioned about immigration status, calling the situation "racism" and noting that "the first people of Minnesota are being detained for being immigrants."

ICE Agents Violently Detain Gardener at Restaurant in City

Dec 26, 2025Long Beach, CA

Disappearance/DetentionOfficer Use of ForceRaid

ICE agents forcibly detained a gardener working outside Polly's Pies restaurant on Atlantic Avenue in Long Beach. According to a local official's account, the agents violently ambushed the worker, chased him inside the restaurant, and tackled him before removing him. The incident occurred in front of restaurant patrons and employees who witnessed the enforcement action.

30 Human Deaths in ICE Custody in 2025, Family Separated

Dec 26, 2025El Paso, TX

Disappearance/DetentionDeathOfficer MisconductMinor/Family

At least 30 human beings have died in ICE custody so far in 2025. A couple, Lucía Pedro Juan and Francisco Gaspar Cristóbal Andrés, were separated during fingerprinting at an ICE field office in Fort Bliss, El Paso, with agents warning them not to communicate. Despite the orders, Pedro Juan broke away to embrace and encourage her husband.

22-year-old U.S. citizen illegally detained by ICE in Louisiana

Dec 26, 2025Baltimore, MD

Disappearance/DetentionOfficer MisconductU.S. CitizenCourt Process Issue

Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales, a 22-year-old U.S. citizen, was detained by ICE in Baltimore and transferred to Louisiana. Despite a Maryland judge ruling she cannot be removed and her presenting a birth certificate and other citizenship documentation, she remains detained. The administration disputed her citizenship claim despite legal evidence supporting it.

Haitian Man Dies in ICE Custody at Newark Detention Facility

Dec 26, 2025Newark, NJHaiti

DeathDisappearance/DetentionDetention Conditions

Jean Wilson Brutus, a 41-year-old Haitian man, died at Delaney Hall ICE detention facility in Newark, New Jersey after suffering a medical emergency less than a day after being detained. An ambulance transporting him to University Hospital was delayed by 5 minutes as officials prioritized allowing a van of new detainees into the facility. Brutus is the 23rd person to die in ICE custody during what has been recorded as the deadliest year for ICE detainees.

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