Mexican woman seeking asylum pressured by ICE to give up court hearingA 45-year-old Mexican farmworker was arrested on her way to work and pressured to sign away her right to an asylum hearing. She was shackled and transferred to Tacoma, cut off from her attorney for two days.Oct 30, 2025·Woodburn, OR·Mexico·The Marshall Project📦,Borderless Magazine📦
Pauline B.: Cameroonian mother whose fallopian tube was removed without consent held at StewartPauline Nadege Binam, 36, who came to the U.S. at age 2, remains held at Stewart Detention Center, separated from her 17-year-old daughter. She reads nearly a book a day to cope.Dec 1, 2025·Lumpkin, GA·Cameroon·CBS News,The Advocate📦,The Pink Times,LGBTQIA News,Rough Draft Atlanta
Elías P.Z.: Panamanian man with U.S. citizen husband detained at ICE check-in in VirginiaElías Pérez-Zuazo, a Panamanian man married to U.S. citizen Jonathan Blanco Gallegos, was detained at a routine ICE check-in despite a pending green card petition. A federal judge has barred his removal while reviewing his case.Dec 1, 2025·Chantilly, VA·Panama·La Nación📦,La Prensa Gráfica📦,DNA Magazine Australia,NBC Washington,Actitud 92.5
Turkish driver with rheumatoid arthritis detained at Otay Mesa before follow-up careA 32-year-old Turkish driver with rheumatoid arthritis was detained before getting needed follow-up care, and his family was turned away trying to deliver his medication. A judge ordered a bond hearing within seven days.Dec 1, 2025·San Diego, CA·Turkey·KPBS📦
Guatemalan mother's partner detained after ICE agents smash car windowA Guatemalan asylum seeker's partner was dragged from their car after agents smashed the window during a family ICE check-in, as her three young children watched. The children, ages 1 to 9, have since shown depression and developmental regression.Dec 2025·Los Angeles County, CA·Guatemala·KFF Health News📦
Father of three detained by ICE agents who smashed car windowA Mexican man who lived in the U.S. nearly 20 years was pulled from a car after agents smashed the window during his partner's ICE check-in, as their three children screamed. The children have since shown depression and sleep problems.Dec 2025·Los Angeles, CA·Guatemala·CBS News📦
Kevin M.P.: Salvadoran man protected from deportation arrested at routine ICE check-inKevin Isaac Montoya Palacios, a Salvadoran man with protection from deportation, was arrested at a routine ICE check-in after years of compliance. A judge ordered him freed but denied legal fees; the case is now before the Supreme Court.Dec 2025·El Salvador·SCOTUSblog📦,EXA📦,U.S. Supreme Court,Oyez
José Antonio G.: Cuban man brought at age nine deported to Mexico after 38 yearsJosé Antonio González, 51, arrived at age nine and worked as a painter supporting his family, but was deported after nearly 40 years over childhood offenses. He says he feels more American than Cuban.Dec 1, 2025·El Paso, TX·Cuba·CiberCuba+3📦
Angel: Nicaraguan activist detained by ICE despite work authorizationAngel, a Nicaraguan LGBTQ activist who fled government persecution in 2019, was detained while driving to work despite holding official work authorization. He remains held and is seeking legal help to challenge his detention.Fundraiser onlyDec 2025·Farmington, ME·Nicaragua·GoFundMe📦
Dairy farm worker detained by Border Patrol in North Country operationA dairy farm worker in New York's North Country was detained by Border Patrol. His girlfriend, Myrna Romero, spoke about the toll on their family and fears for his safety.Dec 1, 2025·North Country, NY·Guatemala·syracuse.com📦,Instagram📦,YouTube📦
Diana S.L.: DJ seeking asylum held unclothed in cold cell after ICE check-inDiana Sanchez Ledezma, a Stockton DJ known as DJ Reina Azteca, was detained at a routine check-in in December 2025. After months in custody marked by medical fear, a judge freed her in April.Dec 2025·San Diego, CA·Daylight San Diego📦,Daily Cast News📦
Carlos: Father with TPS detained by ICE at meeting to reunite with childrenCarlos, a Venezuelan man with temporary protected status, was detained after being told he'd reunite with his children, ages 14 and 16, who had waited nearly a year in a shelter. Officers then stripped and restrained him.Dec 1, 2025·New Mexico·Venezuela·CNN📦,ProPublica📦,KFF Health News+1📦,LAist📦,CRBC News📦,Viet Factcheck📦,Instagram📦
At least 15 people detained during ICE operations across Southern CaliforniaAt least 15 people were detained among roughly 25 stopped and questioned across Southern California during Thanksgiving week, including two detentions on Thanksgiving Day itself.Dec 1, 2025·Southern California, CA·LA Taco📦,Instagram📦
Ehsan R.: Iranian graduate student interrogated for hours, visa cancelled at U.S. borderEhsan Rajabi, an Iranian graduate student at Johns Hopkins studying art history, had his student visa canceled at the border near Buffalo after officers searched his car and phone and questioned him for hours.Nov 30, 2025·Buffalo, NY·Iran·The Banner📦,JHU Newsletter📦,Instagram📦
Indigenous family in Fontana, California faces immigration enforcementAn Indigenous family in Fontana, California, facing immigration enforcement is receiving legal representation and mental health support from community organizers.Social media onlyNov 28, 2025·Fontana, CA·Mexico·Instagram📦
Mohammad R.: Man held six months in immigration custody at Otero County Processing CenterA man held at Otero County Processing Center since November 2025 is challenging his six-month detention in court, with a judge considering whether it violates his constitutional rights.Nov 29, 2025·New Mexico·Afghanistan·CourtListener📦
Chicago protesters tear gassed by Border Patrol commander, judge finds he liedBorder Patrol commander Gregory Bovino deployed tear gas on Chicago protesters in October 2025, claiming a rock struck him first; a judge later found he lied and issued an injunction against the tactics.Nov 27, 2025·Chicago, IL·CBS News+2📦,NBC News📦,NBC Chicago📦,Chicago Sun-Times,WTTW,Instagram📦
Daniel R. and Francisco L.: U.S. citizen's car shot at by immigration agents, father-in-law jailed three monthsDaniel Rascon, 23, told Congress agents pointed rifles at him and shot at his car in August 2025, and later raided his family's home, jailing his father-in-law for three months.Nov 27, 2025·Democracy Now📦,We the People CV📦,C-SPAN,U.S. Senate (Blumenthal),Instagram📦
Fredy Z.B.: Army sergeant's husband deported to El Salvador after ICE appointmentFredy Arcenio Zavala-Baires, 25, married to Army National Guard Sgt. Nataly Castro, was deported to El Salvador in November 2025 despite her efforts and over $3,000 in legal fees to bring him back.Nov 27, 2025·Houston, TX·El Salvador·Military.com+1📦,Firearms Forever📦
Alma B.: Macon woman claiming U.S. citizenship held 243 days by ICEAlma Bowman, 59, of Macon, who says she is a U.S. citizen born in the Philippines to a Navy serviceman, was held 243 days at Stewart Detention Center before her November release.Nov 27, 2025·Macon, GA·Philippines·Georgia Public Broadcasting📦,Macon Telegraph+1📦,11Alive📦
Self-described U.S. citizen who warned neighbors flees masked ICE agentsA person who warned neighbors about ICE agents staging near houses was later approached by masked agents at a trolley station and fled, saying other people were also detained there.Social media onlyNov 26, 2025·San Diego, CA·Instagram📦
