Dana B.: Air Force veteran, 70, pushed down and arrested at Broadview ICE protestDana Briggs, a 70-year-old Air Force veteran with no prior criminal history, had charges dismissed after being pushed to the ground during a September protest outside the Broadview ICE facility.Oct 4, 2025·Broadview, IL·CBS News+3📦,NBC Chicago📦
Woman's clothing removed by ICE agents during arrest outside LA detention centerA woman's clothing became disheveled as agents arrested her outside a Los Angeles detention center on October 4, 2025, after she allegedly blocked the entrance. A witness said she had only stopped to ask for directions.Oct 4, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·Newsweek📦,NBC News📦,Times of India📦
Woman shot by Border Patrol agents in Brighton Park confrontationA woman was shot by Border Patrol agents during a Brighton Park protest after agents said they were boxed in by vehicles and found her armed. She drove herself to the hospital and was treated and released.Oct 4, 2025·Brighton Park, IL·Associated Press📦,TIME📦,Chicago Sun-Times+1📦,Chicago Tribune📦,Block Club Chicago📦,FOX 32 Chicago📦
Emmanuel G.G.: Missing Houston teen with intellectual disability handed to ICE, held 48 daysEmmanuel González García, 15, has an intellectual disability and partial deafness. He was held 48 days after agents failed to link him to his mother's missing-person report, undergoing emergency surgery in custody.Oct 4, 2025·Houston, TX·Nicaragua·19th News📦,The Barbed Wire,Houston Chronicle📦,FOX 26 Houston📦,The Independent,News 247,Click2Houston
Claudio B.G.: Venezuelan singer held two more months despite winning asylumClaudio David Balcane González, a singer known online as Davicito59, won asylum in July but ICE kept him detained in Wisconsin for 63 more days — a holdup experts called unlawful.Oct 3, 2025·WI·Venezuela·Washington Post+1📦,El País
Saúl Z.: Father deported at ICE check-in, leaving autistic U.S. citizen son aloneSaúl Zermeño, 45, had lived in the U.S. 36 years and was the sole caregiver for his autistic 15-year-old son. Deported October 3 after a routine check-in, leaving his son to cope alone.Oct 3, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·Mexico·CBS News📦,Inspiration Webs📦,KFF Health News📦,Gilmer Mirror📦,Daily Gazette📦,Neat News Source📦,San Francisco Chronicle📦
Ras B.: Newark mayor arrested at Delaney Hall migrant detention centerNewark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested May 9 at a migrant detention center during a visit by Rep. LaMonica McIver and colleagues. McIver was later indicted and has pleaded not guilty.Oct 3, 2025·Newark, New Jersey·CBS News📦,Associated Press📦,News from the States📦,Fox Baltimore📦,New Jersey Office of the Attorney General📦,New Jersey Monitor📦
Jessie F.: Chicago alderman handcuffed by ICE agents at hospital during enforcement operationChicago Alderman Jessie Fuentes was handcuffed October 2 at Humboldt Park Hospital after asking agents for a warrant during an arrest there. The broader operation included tear gas and multiple arrests.Oct 3, 2025·Chicago Illinois·Mexico·ABC7 Chicago+1📦,Chicago Sun-Times📦,Block Club Chicago📦,Instagram📦
Mario G.: Salvadoran journalist held 100 days in solitary, then deportedMario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist who lived in Atlanta nearly 22 years, was held over 100 days, often in solitary, after filming a protest, then deported to El Salvador October 3.Oct 3, 2025·Long Beach, CA·Guatemala·CNN📦,Associated Press📦,The Guardian,CBS News📦,Pie Fed📦,Exposed by CMD📦,Truthout,Nation of Change,Atlanta Magazine📦,WRAL📦,KTVZ📦,KYMA📦,CourtListener,Centerstage Music,My News 13📦,NBC Miami📦,Instagram+2📦
Tear gas near Chicago school traumatizes children during ICE raidHundreds of children, including first-graders and toddlers as young as 14 months, were exposed to tear gas near Funston Elementary School during an October 3 Chicago immigration operation.Oct 3, 2025·Chicago, IL·The Intercept📦,Associated Press+1📦,Real News Network📦,NBC Chicago📦,Chicago Reader📦,Chicago Tribune📦,ABC7 Chicago📦,Chicago Sun-Times,The Independent,Boston Globe
Families report children zip-tied, separated from parents in South Shore raidFamilies in Chicago's South Shore reported children zip-tied, separated from parents, and held for hours during an Oct. 1 raid where 37 people were arrested, including a U.S. citizen left zip-tied outside for nearly three hours.Oct 3, 2025·Chicago, IL·ABC7 Chicago📦,Chicago Sun-Times📦,Illinois Department of Law Enforcement,Office of Governor Pritzker,The Independent
Jesus H. and Brian: Father of three and U.S. citizen son arrested in Little VillageJesus Hernandez, 46, a father of three who has lived in the U.S. for 25 years, was arrested with his 21-year-old U.S. citizen son Brian in Little Village; family says he was the household's main provider.Oct 3, 2025·Chicago, IL·Mexico·CNN📦,ABC7 Chicago📦
Juan M.: Oak Park trustee says Border Patrol chief tackled him in eight-hour detentionOak Park Township Trustee Juan Munoz testified he was tackled and held for eight hours without explanation after protesting outside the Broadview ICE facility, describing unsanitary conditions and shared shoes among detainees.Oct 3, 2025·Broadview, IL·CBS News📦,Banco de Profissionais📦,Oak Park River Forest Patch,FOX 32 Chicago,Trapeze Online
Kyle F.: Protester held eight hours without charges at Broadview ICE facilityProtester Kyle Frankovich was thrown to the ground, zip-tied and held for eight hours without charges outside the Broadview facility as Secretary Kristi Noem passed by with cameras; his fiancée was later pepper-sprayed at the same site.Oct 3, 2025·Broadview, IL·CBS News📦,NBC News📦
Diego R.: 21-year-old faces up to 20 years in prison after Cicero ICE operationDiego Reyes, 21, was indicted after prosecutors said he rammed his SUV into an ICE agent's vehicle during an October 2025 operation in Cicero; he faces up to 20 years if convicted.Oct 3, 2025·Cicero, IL·CBS News,ABC7 Chicago📦
Chicago residents zip-tied for hours without charges in ICE sweepsFifteen U.S. citizens and legal residents, including a township trustee and a Harvard data scientist zip-tied for hours without charges, filed complaints alleging excessive force during Chicago-area immigration sweeps.Oct 3, 2025·Chicago, IL·Capitol News Illinois📦,Block Club Chicago📦,933 The Drive
Subramanyam V.: Green card holder detained by ICE after 43 years in prisonSubramanyam Vedam, a legal permanent resident from India, was taken into ICE custody immediately after being freed from prison following 43 years when his murder case was dropped; a judge has denied him bail.Oct 3, 2025·State College, PA·India·Associated Press📦,Centre Daily📦,Lancaster Eagle-Gazette📦,Butler Eagle📦,Instagram📦
Frank M.: U.S. citizen kicked, detained by ICE at Portland jobFrank Miranda, a 46-year-old U.S. citizen born in California, was handcuffed and kicked to a van floor by masked ICE agents outside his Portland metal shop job and held for hours.Oct 2, 2025·Portland, OR·Associated Press,Willamette Week📦,KATU
Five asylum seekers detained after immigration court hearings in San FranciscoFive asylum seekers from Colombia, Guatemala, China and Nicaragua, with pending cases and no criminal history, were arrested right after court hearings in San Francisco on October 2, 2025. A federal court ordered their immediate release.Oct 2, 2025·San Francisco, CA·CourtListener📦
Arkansas man held a month by ICE after cologne mistaken for opiumA Benton, Arkansas man was detained for about 30 days in Louisiana after a mistaken drug test revealed his expired visa. Now released, he remains unable to work as his case continues, straining his family financially and emotionally.Oct 2, 2025·Arkansas, AR·Guatemala·THV11,Instagram📦
