Edgar M.A.: Long Beach father detained at ICE check-in, denied care after surgeryAn Ecuadorian cleaner and father of two in Long Beach was detained again at a routine check-in and held without care for recent surgery. A judge ordered his release.Aug 27, 2026·Long Beach, CA·Ecuador·CourtListener
Michel T.: Maine pastor seeking asylum held 16 days by ICEMichel Tshimankinda, a South Portland pastor from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was freed on bond after 16 days in detention and has returned to lead his church while his asylum case continues.Aug 14, 2025·Westbrook, ME·DR Congo·Portland Press Herald📦,The Maine Wire📦,Press Herald📦,WGME📦,WMTW📦
Gagne D.: Bronx father reunites with wife and baby after ICE nearly deported himGagne Diagne, a Senegalese DoorDash worker, was arrested outside his Bronx home while his wife and infant were upstairs. Held six days, he was freed after a judge reopened his asylum case.Aug 14, 2025·Bronx, NY·Senegal·Documented📦
Antonia A.M.: Twin Cities mother of two U.S. citizen children detained by ICEAntonia Aguilar Maldonado, a mother of two U.S. citizen children, was freed after a federal judge's order, having been detained in July while on her way to work despite an active asylum case.Aug 13, 2025·Fort Snelling, MN·MPR News📦,Fox 9+1📦,KSTP+1📦,Twin Cities+1📦,Star Tribune📦,Sahan Journal📦
Long: Orange County father deported to Vietnam by ICE, leaving wife and sonsDo Phi Long, 60, who came to the U.S. from Vietnam in 1989, was arrested at a gas station and deported in August, leaving his wife and two sons in Orange County.Aug 13, 2025·Orange County, CA·Vietnam·The Straits Times📦
Isabella G.: Mexican mother's tourist visa canceled at border with U.S. citizen babyIsabella García, a Mexican mother traveling with her 3-month-old U.S. citizen son, had her tourist visa canceled at Eagle Pass and was held nearly seven hours before being told to reapply in a year.Aug 13, 2025·Eagle Pass, TX·Mexico·Univision📦,Vanguardia📦,Demos Diario📦,Instagram📦
Jose V.: DACA recipient detained by Border Patrol after Yuma traffic stopJose Valdovinos, a 27-year-old DACA recipient who has lived in Arizona since toddlerhood and works packaging dates, was detained after a traffic stop near Yuma with no explanation given. He was later released with an ankle monitor.Aug 13, 2025·Yuma, AZ·Mexico·ACLU📦,AZ Family+1📦,KAWC📦,Copper Courier📦
17-year-old among six detained by ICE without warrants in East OaklandSix people, including a 17-year-old and someone with a severe disability, were detained without arrest warrants at an East Oakland home on August 12. All six remain held after the minor was briefly kept in a hotel.Aug 13, 2025·Oakland, CA·NBC Bay Area📦,San Francisco Chronicle📦,Oaklandside📦
More than a dozen anti-ICE protesters arrested outside LA detention centerMore than a dozen protesters were arrested outside a Los Angeles detention center during Occupy ICE demonstrations. Assault charges against two were later dropped after an officer's undisclosed prior convictions and video contradicting his account came to light.Aug 13, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·The Guardian📦,Los Angeles Times,Capital & Main📦
Armelle B.B.: U.S. citizen's wife and mother detained by ICE at green card interviewArmelle Bondonga Bradshaw, who came from Congo at age 9, was detained during her final green card interview, separated from her husband and 19-month-old son. She remains held in an Indiana jail.Aug 12, 2025·IN·Democratic Republic of the Congo·The Alpena News📦,Creators📦,Eyes On Ice,News from the States,Herald-Standard
Father detained alongside disabled son at ICE check-in, both held in TacomaA 57-year-old Guatemalan father and his disabled son were both detained at a routine check-in in Eugene after living in Lebanon, Oregon since 2019. They were transported to a Tacoma detention center.Aug 12, 2025·Eugene, OR·Guatemala·Lookout Eugene-Springfield📦
Disabled 19-year-old coerced by ICE into signing agreement to leave countryA 19-year-old Guatemalan with a disability, living in Lebanon, Oregon since 2019 and a high school graduate, was detained with his father and pressured to sign a departure order. A judge voided it as coercive.Aug 12, 2025·Eugene, OR·Guatemala·Lookout Eugene-Springfield📦,CourtListener
Man with developmental disabilities detained by ICE in WashingtonA 21-year-old man who is nearly deaf and has developmental disabilities was arrested during an Oakland raid and is now held in Tacoma. Advocates say he cannot understand his proceedings and is isolated from anyone who can communicate with him.Aug 12, 2025·Washington, WA·The Columbian📦,Seattle Times📦,Chron📦
Two brothers from Guatemala arrested by ICE inside Stamford courthouse bathroomTwo Guatemalan brothers, described by family as undocumented workers who pay taxes, were pulled from a locked Stamford courthouse bathroom by masked agents who kicked in the door. Witnesses reported pepper spray and a Taser were used.Aug 11, 2025·Stamford, CT·CT Public📦,Connecticut Examiner📦
Joselyn C.S.: Ecuadorean student detained 10 days by ICE without menstrual productsJoselyn Chipantiza-Sisalema, 20, an Ecuadorean public school student, was held about 10 days at a New York ICE facility, menstruating for five days without enough sanitary pads. She was later moved to Louisiana and released after roughly three weeks.Aug 11, 2025·NY·Ecuador·The New York Times📦,The City📦,MacArthur Justice📦,DocumentCloud📦
Two more men arrested by ICE in Stamford, Connecticut courthouse garageTwo more men were arrested by masked agents in a Stamford courthouse parking garage on October 27, one pulled from his car while sitting with his wife, weeks after a similar bathroom arrest there sparked outcry.Aug 11, 2025·New York, NY·CT Public📦,News 12 Westchester📦,Greenwich Time,Connecticut Examiner,Instagram📦
Felipe Z.: Wheeling Amazon driver held in overcrowded Broadview ICE cell with overflowing toiletFelipe Agustin Zamacona, 47, a Mexican immigrant and Amazon driver who has lived in the U.S. for decades, testified he had to sleep by an overflowing toilet at the Broadview facility and that the water tasted like sewer.Aug 11, 2025·Wheeling, IL·The City📦,Aruba Today📦
Hugo S.T.: Colombian construction worker held nearly 3 weeks by ICE without bathingHugo Elias Sanchez Trillos, a Colombian construction worker, was held nearly three weeks after ICE raided his home seeking someone else, going without a bath and losing nearly 20 pounds on two cold meals a day.Aug 11, 2025·Colombia·The City📦
Geovani M.O.: Bronx father held 6 days by ICE without shower or toothbrushGeovani Maradiaga Ochoa, a Honduran immigrant who lived in the Bronx 20 years with his U.S. citizen wife and daughter, was held six days at a check-in without a shower or toothbrush.Aug 11, 2025·Bronx, NY·Honduras·CBS News+1📦,The City📦,Chicago Sun-Times📦,Block Club Chicago📦
Detainees fall ill at Alligator Alcatraz as Florida won't confirm COVIDA Venezuelan detainee collapsed with respiratory symptoms and was hospitalized at Alligator Alcatraz, where families report widespread illness and a former corrections officer says he caught COVID-19 shortly after starting work.Aug 11, 2025·Florida, FL·Venezuela·Miami New Times📦,Miami Herald+1📦,Jacksonville Free Press📦
Orlin: Alabama father detained by ICE while cooperating with law enforcementOrlin, a husband and small-business co-owner, was detained a second time after his family's dog found human remains at their Alabama home. His wife, Paulina Mejia, now cares for their young daughter alone.Aug 11, 2025·Birmingham, AL·WBRC📦,ABC 6 On Your Side📦,Law & Crime📦,AOL📦
