Border Patrol chase causes crash, tear gas deployed in ChicagoA vehicle chase by Border Patrol agents ended in a crash involving other cars on Chicago's far southeast side, followed by a confrontation with agents at the scene.Oct 14, 2025·Chicago, IL·CNN📦,CBS News📦,Associated Press📦,Chicago Sun-Times📦
Maria G.: US citizen detained, zip-tied by federal agents despite valid passportMaria Greeley, 44, a Chicago resident and U.S. citizen, was zip-tied by masked federal agents outside a bar after her shift and questioned for an hour despite showing her passport.Oct 14, 2025·Chicago, IL·Newsweek+1📦,Seattle Times📦,The Black Wall St Times📦,Chicago Tribune+1📦,American Bazaar Online📦,Joe.My.God📦,The Daily Beast📦,Reporter-Herald📦
Warren K.: U.S. citizen, 19, tackled and detained by Border Patrol at WalgreensWarren King, 19, a U.S. citizen born and raised in Chicago, was tackled and held for hours at a Walgreens despite telling agents he was a citizen, then released without charges.Oct 14, 2025·Chicago, IL·ABC News📦,NBC News📦,ABC7 Chicago📦,Gothamist📦,NY1📦,People,The Grio,Instagram
Border Patrol ignored orders, gassed Chicago neighborhood during chaseAn 18-minute Border Patrol chase through Chicago's East Side on October 14 ended in a crash after agents blew a tire, contradicting DHS's account of an authorized maneuver.Oct 14, 2025·Chicago, IL·Unraveled Press📦,Borderless Magazine📦,Chicago Reader📦
Chicago cyclist threatened with arrest for recording ICE and Border Patrol agentsA Chicago cyclist was threatened with arrest by ICE and Border Patrol agents for following and recording them. Nearby residents intervened with whistles, causing the agents to back off.Oct 13, 2025·Chicago·Deer Social📦,Instagram📦
Five detained in Long Beach car wash raidFive people, including migrants, citizens, and legal residents, were detained in a September raid at a Long Beach car wash. Officials advised nearby businesses to install protective fencing around their properties.Oct 13, 2025·Long Beach, California·NBC Los Angeles📦,Instagram📦
Leo C.S.: Mexican man dies by suicide in ICE custody after untreated hallucinationsLeo Cruz Silva, 34, died by suicide in a Missouri jail on October 4 after days of untreated hallucinations and paranoia while held for ICE. About 50 people later gathered for a community vigil in his memory.Oct 13, 2025·Ste. Genevieve, MO·Mexico·PBS📦,CNN📦,News.net📦,Spotlight PA📦,The Ice List📦,First Alert 4📦,St. Louis Public Radio📦
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📦
