Katerina: Woman detained at airport and held in immigration detentionKaterina was detained by immigration authorities at an airport, and supporters are raising funds for emergency legal help to challenge her detention in federal court.Aug 7, 2026·Honolulu, HI·Pahonia📦,GoFundMe📦
Six immigrants detained without bond hearings at Adelanto facilitySix immigrants arrested between November 2025 and January 2026 were held at Adelanto without bond hearings; a court ordered hearings within 7 days or their release.Dec 15, 2025·Adelanto, CA·CourtListener📦
Hailey L.: Veterinary student followed by federal agents after filming ICE encounterHailey Lovgren, 27, a veterinary student, filmed federal agents questioning a Somali man, then said their vehicles followed her for about 2 miles and one tried to swerve into her car.Dec 14, 2025·Roseville, MN·Somalia·Axios📦,Star Tribune📦,The News Tribune
Laura S.M.: Colombian woman seeking asylum detained again by ICE at gas stationA Colombian asylum seeker who had been living under supervision and GPS monitoring was redetained at a gas station; a court ordered a bond hearing within seven days but denied her immediate release.Dec 14, 2025·Colombia·CourtListener📦
Delvin R.: Nicaraguan man's death in ICE custody at Mississippi facility ruled a homicideDelvin Francisco Rodriguez, 39, a Nicaraguan man, died after a medical emergency at a Mississippi facility; his death was ruled a homicide, and his family disputes ICE's account of how he was found.Dec 14, 2025·Natchez, MS·Nicaragua·Physicians for Human Rights📦,Transparency Cascade📦,Mississippi Free Press,ICE,News from the States
Jesus G.: US citizen detained, face scanned by ICE agents in ChicagoJesus Gutiérrez, 23, a U.S. citizen, was handcuffed by federal agents in Chicago who scanned his face with facial recognition software to confirm his citizenship before releasing him about an hour later.Dec 13, 2025·Chicago, IL·Edulytics Pro📦,Instagram📦
Mubashir: U.S. citizen choked, detained by ICE in Minneapolis over Somali appearanceMubashir, 20, a naturalized U.S. citizen, was choked and handcuffed by ICE agents on his lunch break in Minneapolis despite showing his passport, and held two hours before being released.Dec 13, 2025·Minneapolis, MN·Somalia·CBS News📦,Fausto Tounsi📦,International Business Times📦,KARE 11📦,The Mirror📦,Instagram📦
Sue T.: U.S. citizen tackled and detained by ICE while filming arrest in MinneapolisSue Tincher, 55, a Minneapolis resident and U.S. citizen, was filming an ICE operation near her home when agents tackled and handcuffed her, holding her over five hours before release.Dec 12, 2025·Minneapolis, MN·Axios📦,Sahan Journal📦,MPR News📦,KARE 11📦,Star Tribune📦,The News Tribune
Shahrokh R.: Restaurant owner arrested by ICE in front of 12-year-old daughter, denied bondShahrokh Rahimi, a San Antonio restaurant owner who has lived in the U.S. over two decades, was arrested in front of his 12-year-old daughter and remains held after being denied bond.Dec 12, 2025·Iran·Texas Tribune📦,KSAT📦,TPR,HuffPost
David C.: NC father detained by ICE during asylum check-in, hospitalized, set for releaseDavid Cardenas, 54, a Raleigh father who fled Nicaragua, was detained at a routine asylum check-in and hospitalized afterward; ICE has agreed to release him due to his health.Dec 12, 2025·Charlotte, NC·Nicaragua·Cardinal Pine+1📦,Instagram+1📦
Martina M.G.: Guatemalan asylum seeker detained during routine ICE check-in in San FranciscoA Guatemalan asylum seeker who had complied with all check-in rules was arrested at a routine ICE appointment in San Francisco; a court ordered her immediate release.Dec 11, 2025·San Francisco, CA·Guatemala·CourtListener+1📦
Mohan K.: Refugee born in Nepal camp held 8 months, faces deportation to BhutanMohan Karki, 30, born in a Nepal refugee camp after his family fled Bhutan, has been detained over eight months and faces deportation to a country that may not accept him.Dec 11, 2025·Michigan·Bhutan·NPR+1📦,KUOW📦
Father of American-born children deported after wife's broken headlight stopA man who had lived in the U.S. for 27 years, worked 17 years with the same company, paid taxes, and raised American-born children was deported after his wife's traffic stop for a broken headlight.Social media onlyDec 11, 2025·Peabody, MA·Dominican Republic·Instagram📦
Jose G.: Father detained by ICE, 13-year-old son tackled and handcuffed in Eden PrairieJose Gomez and his 13-year-old son, undocumented immigrants from Mexico, were detained in Eden Prairie while moving their car after a snowstorm; the boy was tackled and later needed care for an abnormal heartbeat. Gomez remains in custody.Dec 11, 2025·Eden Prairie, MN·CBS News📦,ReportWire,Instagram📦
Viktoriia B.: Ukrainian wife of man with cancer detained five days by ICEViktoriia Bulavina, a Ukrainian immigrant married to a U.S. citizen, was handcuffed right after her green card interview in San Diego. She was held five days in poor conditions before being released, but still faces removal.Dec 11, 2025·San Diego, CA·Ukraine·NBC News📦,Newsweek📦,San Diego Union-Tribune📦,KPBS+3,Standing Record,NBC San Diego,CBS 8+1📦,ABC7📦,Heraldo USA📦,Kyiv Post📦,Hindustan Times📦,Instagram📦
Thomas B.: German man shackled, detained by ICE at green card hearingThomas Bilger, a German who has worked in San Diego for a decade and is married to an American woman, was handcuffed and held in an overcrowded cell without proper food after his green card interview.Dec 10, 2025·San Diego, CA·Germany·swr.de📦,morgenpost.de,Particle,NBC San Diego,newsbytesapp.com
José G.: Palm Beach restaurant manager held 12 days by ICE, describes cage-like conditionsJosé Gonzalez, a 53-year-old restaurant manager who spent over 20 years serving the Palm Beach community, was detained 12 days after a traffic stop for tinted windows. He was freed after vigils and nearly 2,000 petition signatures.Dec 10, 2025·Palm Beach, FL·Mexico·CW34📦,CBS12+1📦,Palm Beach Post+1,WPBF📦,Gulf Coast News Now📦,Particle📦,Mosaec News📦,iHeartRadio (WJNO)📦,St. Augustine Record
Nathan G.: U.S. citizen comedy club manager wrestled to ground, arrested by Border PatrolNathan Griffin, a U.S. citizen and night manager at Chicago's Laugh Factory, was wrestled to the ground and arrested by masked Border Patrol agents outside the club. A grand jury later refused to indict him, and charges were dropped.Dec 10, 2025·Chicago, IL·CBS News+3📦,ABC7 Chicago📦,The Independent📦,PressBee📦,NBC Chicago📦
Santiago Z.P.: Detroit teen arrested by ICE after stop for driving under speed limitSantiago Zamora Perez, a 17-year-old Detroit student and Venezuelan asylum seeker, was detained with his mother after police pulled him over for driving under the speed limit and called ICE.Dec 10, 2025·Detroit, MI·Venezuela·Outlier Media📦,Detroit News,Senate Democrats📦,WDET📦
Oluwadamilola B. and Rekeya F.: Nigerian student and driver face federal charges over Minnesota DHS encounterA Nigerian national who overstayed his student visa jumped into a friend's SUV and demanded she drive off after being confronted by an agent, leading to a brief chase in Plymouth, Minnesota.Dec 10, 2025·Plymouth, MN·Nigeria·CBS News📦,Star Tribune📦,Patch+1📦,WSOC-TV📦
Alan C.: Man pepper sprayed by ICE agent while filming arrest of U.S. citizenAlan Crenshaw, 35, was filming ICE arrest a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis on December 9 when an agent leaned out of a car and pepper sprayed him. He is now suing over the incident.Dec 9, 2025·Minneapolis, MN·Minnesota Reformer📦,ACLU+1📦,ACLU of Minnesota📦
