Federal agent outside Maryland church says operation was once barredA federal agent waited outside a Maryland church for an enforcement target to leave home, noting such an operation would have been barred under a since-rescinded policy protecting sensitive locations.March 2025·Maryland·ACLU📦,YouTube📦
Geovani M.O.: Bronx father held 6 days by ICE without shower or toothbrushGeovani Maradiaga Ochoa, a Honduran immigrant who lived in the Bronx 20 years with his U.S. citizen wife and daughter, was held six days at a check-in without a shower or toothbrush.Aug 11, 2025·Bronx, NY·Honduras·CBS News+1📦,The City📦,Chicago Sun-Times📦,Block Club Chicago📦
Detainees fall ill at Alligator Alcatraz as Florida won't confirm COVIDA Venezuelan detainee collapsed with respiratory symptoms and was hospitalized at Alligator Alcatraz, where families report widespread illness and a former corrections officer says he caught COVID-19 shortly after starting work.Aug 11, 2025·Florida, FL·Venezuela·Miami New Times📦,Miami Herald+1📦,Jacksonville Free Press📦
Orlin: Alabama father detained by ICE while cooperating with law enforcementOrlin, a husband and small-business co-owner, was detained a second time after his family's dog found human remains at their Alabama home. His wife, Paulina Mejia, now cares for their young daughter alone.Aug 11, 2025·Birmingham, AL·WBRC📦,ABC 6 On Your Side📦,Law & Crime📦,AOL📦
Sarah S. and Isaac: New Zealand mother and 6-year-old son held by ICE in Dilley, TexasSarah Shaw, a New Zealand mother working for Washington State's child welfare department, and her 6-year-old son were detained re-entering the U.S. and held at a Texas family detention center.Aug 10, 2025·Dilley, TX·New Zealand·New Zealand Herald+1📦,KING 5📦,WSWS📦,11Alive📦,Seattle Times+1📦,Chron📦
Alejandra J.: Former Marine's wife deported after 20 years, leaving U.S. citizen daughter behindAlejandra Juarez, married to a former Marine, left her 16-year-old U.S. citizen daughter and husband behind after 20 years in Florida, settling in Mexico while her husband kept their roofing business running.Aug 10, 2025·Davenport, FL·Mexico·8 News Now📦,News 9📦,Bay News 9📦,KTVB📦,Miami Herald📦
Roger I.: 15-year-old NYC student cut off from lawyers in hotels, deported by ICERoger Iza, a 15-year-old Manhattan high school student, was held incommunicado with his father at private hotels in Louisiana and Texas, cut off from lawyers, before being deported to Ecuador after five days.Aug 9, 2025·New York, NY·Ecuador·The Intercept📦,Programming Dev,The City📦,Gothamist📦
Amanda T.: U.S. citizen ICU nurse pinned down and arrested while documenting immigration enforcementAmanda Trebach, an ICU nurse treating low-income communities in Los Angeles, was pinned to the pavement and detained while filming immigration enforcement, then released a day later without charges.Aug 9, 2025·San Pedro, CA·Los Angeles Times📦,Bloomberg📦,FOX 11 Los Angeles📦,KTLA📦,National Nurses United📦,CBC+1📦,The Southlander📦,La Opinión📦
Arman M.: Afghan student with special visa arrested by ICE at courthouseArman Momand, 19, holds a special visa granted because his family helped the U.S. military in Afghanistan. ICE detained him at a Henrico courthouse despite minor misdemeanor convictions, and is now seeking to deport him.Aug 8, 2025·Henrico, VA·Afghanistan·WTVR📦,WRIC,12 On Your Side,Richmond.com
133 workers arrested in ICE worksite raids in Nebraska, Minnesota and NevadaAgricultural workers at farms in Nebraska, Minnesota, and Las Vegas were swept up after a 15-month probe into hiring practices, with 133 workers arrested and criminal warrants issued for 17 people.Aug 8, 2025·Omaha, NE·Associated Press,ICE📦,Nebraska TV📦
ICE arrests over a dozen people after teen killed at Virginia quinceañeraMore than a dozen people were arrested after officers responded to help manage a crowd at a Virginia quinceañera where 16-year-old Samuel Ojeda was fatally shot.Aug 8, 2025·Catlett, VA·NBC Washington📦,Fauquier,Dispatch Times
Roxanne: Transgender woman fleeing violence in Mexico held a month by ICERoxanne, a 32-year-old transgender woman from Mexico, was detained in Eugene for a month after fleeing violence and discrimination. A federal judge found her testimony credible and ordered her release.Aug 8, 2025·Eugene, OR·Mexico·Lookout Eugene-Springfield📦,CourtListener
Kyungjin Y.: Mother arrested by ICE at Chula Vista school drop-off, children in carKyungjin Yu, a South Korean mother, was arrested outside her children's Chula Vista school during drop-off, leaving her two kids in her car until their father arrived. She remains held at Otay Mesa Detention Center.Aug 8, 2025·Chula Vista, CA·South Korea·Korea Daily📦,KPBS+1📦,iNews Source📦,10News📦,KREM📦,Instagram📦
Caleb R.: Protester tackled by ICE officers outside San Francisco field officeCaleb Alexander Ranney, tackled and detained outside San Francisco's ICE office during an August standoff, now faces trial on two misdemeanor charges. A judge is weighing claims that agents mishandled evidence from his backpack.Aug 8, 2025·San Francisco, CA·Mission Local+4📦,KQED,San Francisco Standard📦,ACLU,Latin Times,Instagram
Monsy H.: DACA recipient self-deports at 19 after ICE detains her motherMonsy Hernández, a DACA recipient who grew up in South Carolina, self-deported at 19 after her mother was detained. She now lives in Germany and runs a group helping others leave voluntarily.Aug 8, 2025·Sacramento, CA·Mexico·KCRA📦,The Fresno Bee📦,The Times📦,We Are Mitu📦,Gothamist📦
Sabrina M.: Pregnant U.S. citizen repeatedly detained by ICE agents seeking her husbandSabrina Medina, a pregnant U.S. citizen and mother of four, has been detained four times by agents searching for her undocumented husband, including during an August arrest leaving a pregnancy clinic. She fears her family may be split apart.Aug 7, 2025·Huntington Park, CA·Mexico·CBS News📦,ABC News📦,NBC Los Angeles+1📦,NewsNation Now,KTLA📦,FOX 59📦,Department of Homeland Security📦,Binghamton Homepage
Multiple Chinese migrants detained in Monterey Park ICE raid near high schoolSeveral Chinese migrants were detained in an early-morning raid on a Monterey Park home near Mark Keppel High School. Local police did not take part, in line with state law barring their involvement.Aug 7, 2025·Monterey Park, CA·China·Chinese in LA📦,World Journal📦,Instagram📦
Valeria P.: UNLV student with work authorization held 35 days in Aurora ICE facilityValeria Pacheco, a 21-year-old UNLV honors psychology student, was held 35 days at an Aurora detention center despite having work authorization and no criminal record. Friends raised nearly $8,900 for her legal fees before her release on bond.Aug 7, 2025·Denver, CO·UNLV Scarlet and Gray📦
Chaofeng G.: Chinese man with prior suicide attempt found dead in ICE detention showerChaofeng Ge, 32, a Queens delivery driver, was found dead in a shower at Moshannon Valley Processing Center on August 5, days after entering ICE custody. His brother's lawsuit says staff ignored his mental health needs and language barrier.Aug 7, 2025·Philipsburg, PA·China·The Straits Times📦,Yahoo News📦,The Star📦,Patch📦,Justice Patch📦
Leyla N.: Nicaraguan asylum seeker held by ICE in Kentucky while eight months pregnantLeyla Navarrete, a Nicaraguan asylum seeker who has lived in Indiana for three years, was detained at a routine check-in while eight months pregnant. A federal judge ordered her immediate release in late November.Aug 7, 2025·Indianapolis, IN·Nicaragua·Louisville Public Media📦,EXA📦,Habeas Dockets
Detainees report fecal flooding and maggots in food at Florida's Alligator AlcatrazDetainees at Florida's Alligator Alcatraz reported non-functioning toilets, contaminated food, and denied medical care; one was hospitalized by ambulance on July 7. Over 250 held there have no criminal convictions or charges.Aug 7, 2025·Everglades, FL·Washington Post📦,CBS News📦,Associated Press📦,New York Magazine📦,Miami Herald📦
