First documented Nov 2025, recurring since Oct 2026. A larger share of recent stories than earlier ones.

Documented cases describe young people with Special Immigrant Juvenile Status or similar protections detained after traffic stops, court hearings, or in public, then transferred to facilities in Louisiana, Texas, or other states far from family and attorneys in New York, Massachusetts, and elsewhere.

First documented Jun 2025, recurring since Oct 2026. A larger share of recent stories than earlier ones.

Documented cases describe people with CAT or withholding of removal protection detained by ICE, sometimes shackled, and deported to third countries where they had no ties, including Sierra Leone, Cameroon, Uganda, the Central African Republic, and Congo.

First documented Jan 2026, recurring since Sep 2026. A larger share of recent stories than earlier ones.

Reported cases describe people detained in Alabama, Kansas, Florida, and Arkansas who were then transferred to Winn Correctional Center in Louisiana, far from their families and attorneys.

First documented Apr 2026, recurring since Sep 2026. A larger share of recent stories than earlier ones.

Documented stories describe spouses and mothers of U.S. military service members being detained by ICE or USCIS in Texas cities including El Paso, Houston, Dallas, Corpus Christi, and San Antonio, often while appearing for routine check-ins, green card interviews, or picking up ID cards.

First documented Jun 2025, recurring since Aug 2026. A larger share of recent stories than earlier ones.

Documented stories describe people who had won protection from deportation to their home countries—through CAT, withholding of removal, or judge-ordered stays—instead being deported by ICE to third countries including Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Cameroon, and the Central African Republic.

First documented Oct 2025, recurring since Aug 2026. A larger share of recent stories than earlier ones.

Stories describe people granted protection from removal under CAT or withholding orders being shackled at wrists, legs, and waist and flown to third countries such as Liberia, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, DR Congo, and the Central African Republic, rather than their home countries, with accounts of detention lasting months and separation from spouses and children.

First documented May 2025, recurring since Aug 2026. A larger share of recent stories than earlier ones.

Reports from Florida cities including Miami, Doral, Orlando and the Florida Keys describe people with valid work permits and pending asylum cases being detained by ICE, CBP, or FDLE during traffic stops while driving for work or rideshare apps.

First documented Jul 2025, recurring since Aug 2026. A larger share of recent stories than earlier ones.

Reported stories describe Venezuelan immigrants in Florida—many with pending asylum cases, valid work permits, or parole—detained by ICE or CBP during routine traffic stops in cities including Miami, Orlando, Doral, and St.

Recurring since Jun 2025. A smaller share of recent stories than at its peak.

Documented stories describe protesters and bystanders in California cities including Los Angeles, Paramount, San Francisco, Alameda, and Ventura County who were pepper-sprayed, tear-gassed, or struck with pepper rounds during ICE enforcement operations or demonstrations against them; several were also thrown to the ground, tackled, or struck by vehicles, and some faced criminal charges afterward.

First documented Jan 2025, recurring since Feb 2025. A smaller share of recent stories than at its peak.

At Krome North Service Processing Center in Miami, detained people and their families describe medical requests going unanswered: denied insulin, inhalers, and pain medication, delayed responses to chest pain and stroke symptoms, and women housed without adequate care.

First documented Feb 2025, recurring since Oct 2025. A smaller share of recent stories than at its peak.

These documented cases describe people with intellectual, developmental, or serious medical disabilities detained or deported by ICE and CBP without their families being informed, including in Los Angeles, Houston, Denver, Chicago, Buffalo, Fort Wayne, and Miami.

Recurring since Feb 2025. A smaller share of recent stories than at its peak.

Stories describe people held at Florida sites including Alligator Alcatraz in the Everglades, the Miramar ICE field office, and Baker County Detention Center, often for days without beds or sleep.

First documented Apr 2025, recurring since Oct 2025. A smaller share of recent stories than at its peak.

Documented stories describe green-card holders, including military spouses, veterans, and longtime residents, being detained by ICE agents while attending routine USCIS appointments in cities such as San Diego, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, and Chicago.

First documented Apr 2025, recurring since Jul 2025. A smaller share of recent stories than at its peak.

These reports describe detainees at the Everglades facility known as "Alligator Alcatraz" being denied access to lawyers, confidential calls, and visits, with several accounts of detainees held weeks without case numbers or hearings, and some beaten or pepper-sprayed after complaining about lost phone access.

First documented May 2025, recurring since Jun 2025. A smaller share of recent stories than at its peak.

Reported cases describe immigration judges dismissing asylum or removal cases, after which ICE agents arrested people in courthouse hallways or just outside, in cities including Chicago, Miami, San Diego, Phoenix, and El Paso.

Recurring since Feb 2025. A smaller share of recent stories than at its peak.

Stories describe people held at Krome North Service Processing Center in Miami, FL, sleeping on floor mattresses, buses, or near toilets amid severe overcrowding, with some denied insulin, inhalers, or medical care; one Ukrainian man died after a delayed response to a stroke, and women were reportedly held in the male-only facility without adequate sanitation.