Fidel R.: North Carolina construction worker self-deports, leaving U.S. citizen wife and daughtersFidel Rivera, who worked construction in North Carolina for over 20 years, left for Mexico in October to avoid detention, separating him from his wife and two daughters this Christmas.Oct 13, 2025·Rolesville, NC·Mexico·ABC News📦,ABC11+1📦,The News & Observer📦
2 migrants killed in El Paso car crash during Border Patrol chaseTwo migrants from Guatemala and Mexico were killed when their car flipped on West Paisano Drive in El Paso while fleeing Border Patrol after crossing the border. Four other passengers were injured.Oct 12, 2025·El Paso, TX·El Paso Times+1📦,KVIA📦,CBP+1📦,FOX 56 News
Emmanuel G.G.: Missing autistic 15-year-old handed to ICE by Houston policeEmmanuel González Garcia, a 15-year-old with autism, went missing from his mother's Houston fruit stand and was later handed to ICE instead of reunited with her. He now faces emergency appendix surgery in federal custody.Oct 11, 2025·Houston, TX·Nicaragua·KVUE📦,FOX 26 Houston📦,Instagram📦
ELaura R.: Memphis pastor leaving church event pulled over by National Guard memberRev. ELaura James Reid, 49, a lifelong Memphis pastor, was pulled over by a camouflaged National Guard member after a church unity summit on October 10, 2025, but was not arrested or ticketed.Oct 10, 2025·Memphis, TN·ProPublica📦,MLK50📦
Dairy near Noem's home loses 38 of 50 workers in federal auditDrumgoon Dairy near Lake Norden lost 38 of about 50 workers, some employed nearly two decades, after a federal audit found documentation issues. The farm, never before audited, was left with 16 employees.Oct 10, 2025·Lake Norden, SD·Sioux Falls Live📦,South Dakota Searchlight📦,Dairy Herd📦,740 The Fan,Dakota Free Press
David B.: Pastor praying at Broadview ICE protest struck repeatedly with pepper ballsRev. David Black, a Presbyterian pastor, was repeatedly struck with pepper balls and chemical spray while praying at a protest outside a Chicago-area ICE facility, prompting a judge to block such force.Oct 10, 2025·Broadview, IL·CNN📦,Associated Press📦,The Oregonian📦,KPTV📦
Francisco M.: U.S. citizen arrested by ICE outside Oregon workplaceFrancisco Miranda, a U.S. citizen born in California, was detained by ICE outside his Milwaukie, Oregon workplace despite repeatedly stating his citizenship. Agents confiscated his phone after he began recording the arrest.Oct 10, 2025·OR·United States·CBS News+1📦,Lake Oswego Review📦,U.S. House of Representatives - Salinas Office📦,Courthouse News📦,KATU📦,Dallas Morning News📦,Chron,The Oregonian📦,KPTV📦,Woodburn Independent📦
Women arrested by ICE in front of Chicago elementary schoolTwo women were arrested by ICE agents in front of a Chicago elementary school, with officers forcibly removing one from her car. DHS accused them of stalking an ICE vehicle and impeding an operation.Oct 10, 2025·Chicago, IL·CBS News📦
Debbie B.: U.S. citizen TV employee held seven hours by Border Patrol in ChicagoDebbie Brockman, a WGN-TV employee and U.S.-born citizen, was held seven hours by Border Patrol while walking to catch her bus to work, then released without charges. Agents rammed a van into a car during her arrest.Oct 10, 2025·Chicago, IL·United States·TIME📦,Newsweek📦,Reuters,FOX 32 Chicago📦,Chicago Sun-Times,Lemmy📦,It Just Works📦,Chicago Tribune📦
Vicky R.: Guatemalan woman deported after Tontitown traffic stop referral to ICEAn 18-year-old Guatemalan woman was detained after a Tontitown traffic stop ended in only a warning, then sent to a Louisiana facility and deported to Guatemala.Oct 10, 2025·Tontitown, AR·Guatemala·Arkansas Times📦,News from the States,Arkansas Grita
Brazilian artist with pregnant wife held 63 days by ICEA Brazilian visual artist and father was detained near San Juan Island while picking up his daughter, held 63 days, and released days before his son's birth after charges were dismissed.Oct 10, 2025·San Juan Island, WA·Brazil·NBC News📦,NBC Bay Area📦,Seattle Times📦,G1📦,The Daily Beast📦,Brazilian Times📦,Revista Crescer📦
11 restaurant workers unlawfully arrested by ICE in Liberty, MissouriTwelve workers were arrested at a Liberty, Missouri restaurant during a search for someone else; a judge ruled 11 of the arrests unlawful and extended related settlement protections.Oct 10, 2025·Liberty, Missouri·KCTV 5📦,The Beacon📦,Columbia Missourian📦,Kansas City Star📦,FOX 4 Kansas City
U.S. citizen veteran held by ICE in suicide watch cellA military veteran and U.S. citizen was held on suicide watch in a cell with only a hospital gown and thin mattress for two days before being released.Oct 10, 2025·Unclear·East Bay Times📦,The New Republic📦,Of The Brave📦,AOL📦,The Camarillo Acorn📦,Twitter/X📦
Federal officers take three protesters into custody outside Portland ICE facilityThree protesters were taken into federal custody outside a Portland ICE facility during a demonstration against immigration policies; two others were arrested by local police nearby.Oct 10, 2025·Portland, OR·KATU+1📦
Asylum-seekers detained in San Diego courthouse basement for days without proper careAsylum-seekers who came to a San Diego courthouse for routine check-ins were held in crowded basement cells for up to four days with thin mats, no privacy and constant lights.Oct 9, 2025·San Diego, CA·Times of San Diego📦,NBC San Diego📦,10News📦,Stocktonia📦
Rueben C.: 60-year-old green card holder ticketed $130 by ICE for not carrying papersRueben Antonio Cruz, 60, a former dishwasher living in subsidized housing due to health issues, was detained and questioned by ICE in Rogers Park, then fined $130 for not carrying his green card.Oct 9, 2025·Chicago, IL·El Salvador·Chicago Tribune📦,American Bazaar Online📦,Joe.My.God📦,The Daily Beast📦
Noor S.: Medical student with green card held 10 months by ICE, repeatedly hospitalizedNoor Nafea Salman, 28, a medical student who came to the U.S. as a refugee from Iraq, has been held about ten months after a routine check-in, suffering hospitalizations and a fall while detained.Oct 9, 2025·Diamondback Detention Center, OK·Iraq·PACER Monitor,Habeas Dockets📦,Change.org📦,Instagram+1📦
Man protected from deportation to El Salvador deported there by ICEA man with protection against torture was deported to El Salvador despite that protection, passed shackled through Mexico and Guatemala; his family has had no contact with him since October 9.Oct 9, 2025·El Salvador·Human Rights First📦,CourtListener,American Immigration Council📦
Mount Vernon, Ohio restaurant closed after HSI raid, reopens five months laterPanchos Tacos in Mount Vernon, Ohio, closed after a federal operation in October 2025 and reopened on March 3 after hiring new staff, thanking the community for its support.Oct 9, 2025·Mount Vernon, OH·ABC 6 On Your Side📦,Spectrum News 1,The Columbus Dispatch,My Fox 28 Columbus
ICE agents drive unmarked cars without license plates in ChicagoUnmarked vehicles without license plates, driven by masked agents without visible badges, have been operating from an ICE facility in Broadview since September 2025, raising accountability concerns.Oct 9, 2025·Chicago, IL·WBEZ📦,IBTimes📦,NPR📦,Real News Network📦,Chicago Sun-Times📦
