Quinn H.: Blind protester alleges dragging, handcuffing by federal agents at Portland ICE facilityQuinn Haberl, a blind protester, said federal agents dragged and handcuffed him twice outside Portland's ICE facility, once pinning him for about an hour. Doctors documented bruising on his shoulders, hands, and arms.Oct 20, 2025·Portland, OR·The Oregonian📦,KGW📦,Chron📦,WANE📦
Oak Park attorney detained by ICE outside elementary schoolAn Oak Park civil litigation attorney was arrested outside his child's elementary school after honking and whistling to flag an unmarked ICE van. He was held about an hour and later released near the school.Oct 20, 2025·Oak Park, IL·Oak Park River Forest Patch+2📦,FOX 32 Chicago📦
Father of five held in Wyoming jails after Idaho ICE raidA Mexican father of five who worked in the U.S. two decades was detained in an Oct. 19 Idaho raid and held in Wyoming jails. A judge ordered a bond hearing within seven days.Oct 19, 2025·Wilder, ID·Mexico·WyoFile📦,Cap City News📦,Trib.com,Oil City News
Miguel B.L.: Spanish citizen cleared to leave held six months by ICE, then deportedMiguel Barreno López, 39, was held six months at a Kentucky detention center after a judge approved his voluntary departure. He was deported to Spain in May 2026, barred from returning for ten years.Oct 18, 2025·Chicago, IL·Spain·The Christian Science Monitor+1📦,El País📦,Russ Pain📦,News Scanner📦,Instagram+1📦
Father of four deported to Mexico, unaware his lawyer secured a hearingA 57-year-old Mexican father of four was held four days in overcrowded conditions at Broadview before signing a voluntary departure form, unaware his attorney had won an emergency hearing. He was deported the next day.Oct 18, 2025·Mount Prospect, IL·Mexico·Borderless Magazine📦,Texas Tribune📦,Instagram📦
Russian tenant who fled persecution faces eviction while held by ICEA 42-year-old Russian tenant in San Francisco who fled political persecution remains held at California City Detention Center while facing eviction for unpaid rent. Legal aid stepped in ahead of his eviction trial after his landlord refused to reschedule.Oct 18, 2025·San Francisco, CA·Russia·Mission Local📦,Sentinel Team📦,Instagram📦
Kevin L.: Canadian retiree denied entry after DNA sample taken at borderKevin Larson, 68, a Canadian retiree with no criminal record, was questioned for three hours, fingerprinted, and given a DNA cheek swab at the Blue Water Bridge before being denied entry for planning to attend a protest.Oct 18, 2025·Port Huron, MI·Canada·Detroit News📦,CBC📦,The Travel📦,Substack📦,Instagram📦
David H.: Union leader thrown to ground by agents while protesting ICE raidDavid Huerta, president of SEIU California, was thrown to the ground and pepper-sprayed while protesting an immigration raid in Los Angeles. Felony charges against him were later dropped, but the 15-month ordeal strained his marriage and mental health.Oct 18, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·Associated Press📦,CBS News📦,The Atlantic,NBC Los Angeles📦,AccessWDUN📦,MyNorthwest📦
Portland protesters tear-gassed by federal officers reacting to their own misfireA Portland police commander testified that federal officers accidentally tear-gassed each other during an October 18 protest at an ICE facility, then fired tear gas and rubber bullets into the crowd, injuring local officers.Oct 18, 2025·Portland, OR·PBS📦,Associated Press📦,The New Republic📦,Voice of America📦,The Oregonian📦,Newser📦
Alexander V.: Salvadoran newlywed held in Michigan, wife deported to MexicoAlexander Villeda, 30, a Salvadoran man with no criminal record, was arrested eight days after his wedding and is held in a Michigan detention center while his wife was deported, leaving the couple separated.Oct 17, 2025·Chicago, IL·El Salvador·CBS News📦,WBEZ+1📦,Chicago Sun-Times📦
Alexa R.: Newlywed woman deported to Mexico, husband still detained in MichiganAlexa Ramírez, 38, was arrested eight days after marrying her husband and deported to Mexico after agreeing to leave voluntarily. She now lives on her parents' farm in Oaxaca, unable to reunite with him.Oct 17, 2025·Chicago, IL·Mexico·CBS News📦,WBEZ+1📦,Chicago Sun-Times📦
Ali F.: Afghan refugee and Bard student detained by ICE six monthsAli Faqirzada, 31, an Afghan refugee and Bard College student who fled Taliban death threats, was detained for six months despite passing his asylum screening before being released and reunited with family in New Paltz.Oct 17, 2025·New York, NY·Afghanistan·Human Rights First📦,Front Line Defenders📦,Amnesty International📦,The New Humanitarian📦,RFE/RL📦,The Independent📦,The Daily Catch📦,Bard College📦,Instagram📦
Ihsanullah G.: Afghan doctoral student with brain cancer suffers daily seizures in ICE custodyIhsanullah Garay, 38, an Afghan doctoral student with brain cancer, was detained while delivering food and moved to a Georgia facility far from his Boston cancer doctors. His health has worsened; he now needs a wheelchair and has daily seizures.Oct 16, 2025·Methuen, MA·Afghanistan·WBUR+1📦,Lowell Sun+1📦,Instagram📦
Leo M.: U.S. citizen activist rammed by ICE vehicle in Oxnard and arrestedLeo Martinez, a U.S. citizen volunteer monitoring ICE activity in Oxnard, was rammed by an unmarked ICE SUV and briefly detained after agents falsely claimed he struck their vehicle. He was released the same day with no charges filed.Oct 16, 2025·Oxnard, CA·Los Angeles Times📦,CBS News📦,KEYT+2📦,LA Taco📦,FOX 11 Los Angeles📦,Ventura County Star📦,CourtListener📦,Rising Up with Sonali📦,Instagram
Teen U.S. citizen thrown down, held by ICE in Hoffman EstatesAn 18-year-old U.S. citizen was pulled from her car and thrown to the ground by agents believed to be ICE in Hoffman Estates, then held for hours before being released without charges.Oct 16, 2025·Hoffman Estates, IL·CBS News+1📦,Audacy📦,Daily Herald📦,Chicago Tribune📦,Arlington Cardinal📦,PolitiFact+1📦
Nine people detained by ICE during police raid in Bristol, IndianaNine people were taken into ICE custody on immigration warrants during search warrants tied to an odometer fraud investigation in Bristol and Elkhart, Indiana, which also led to five vehicles being impounded.Oct 16, 2025·Bristol, IN·ABC 57📦,elkharttruth.com
Maricruz A.: ICE points rifles at mother and baby, arrests two men in GreshamMaricruz Andres, 24, sheltered with her 3-month-old baby as armed ICE agents forced their way into her Gresham apartment and pointed rifles at the family before arresting two men without showing a warrant.Oct 16, 2025·Gresham, OR·Chron📦,The Oregonian,The Ice List📦,Times of India📦
Chong V.: Hmong man in U.S. since infancy detained at ICE appointment in AtlantaChong Leng Vue, 45, who arrived as a stateless infant from a Thai refugee camp, was detained at a routine immigration appointment and is the sole provider for his family of seven.Oct 16, 2025·Atlanta, GA·Laos·Newsweek📦,Milwaukee Journal Sentinel📦,Detroit Free Press📦,Rhode Island Current📦
Pedro L.I.: Cuban asylum seeker detained, faces deportation to EcuadorA Cuban man who sought asylum at Miami's airport in 2022 was detained in October 2025 after finishing a Pennsylvania sentence, and a judge later ordered his deportation to Ecuador.Oct 16, 2025·Cuba·CourtListener
Jude A. and Jenaro-Ernesto A.: U.S. citizen among day-laborer advocates arrested by Border Patrol at Home DepotJude Jasmine Jeannine Allard, 28, and Jenaro-Ernesto Ayala, 43, day-laborer advocates, were arrested at a Van Nuys Home Depot, and their attorneys were later denied access to them while detained in Los Angeles.Oct 16, 2025·Van Nuys, CA·ProPublica📦,LA Taco📦
