Woman held in Washoe County, Nevada, at risk of imminent deportationFloridalma Chinchilla, held at a Nevada detention facility, asked a court to block her transfer or removal while fighting her detention. The court barred her transfer or removal for now.Jul 17, 2026·Reno, Nevada·CourtListener,Habeas Dockets📦
Robby R.: Comedian in giraffe suit shot with pepper balls and arrested by ICEComedian and activist Robby Roadsteamer was shot with pepper-spray balls and detained while protesting in a giraffe costume and singing modified songs in Portland. He plans to sue ICE and DHS.Oct 16, 2025·Portland, OR·The Daily Beast📦,WBUR📦,Consequence📦
Eduardo A.: Dallas man arrested for allegedly threatening ICE agents on social mediaEduardo Aguilar, 23, was federally charged after allegedly posting threats against ICE agents on social media offering money for each one killed. A judge in Dallas ordered him held pending trial.Oct 16, 2025·Dallas, TX·Mexico·CBS News📦,WFAA+1📦,Dallas Morning News📦,Lone Star Live📦
Queer and trans immigrants allege abuse at Louisiana ICE detention facility.Queer and trans immigrants held at a Louisiana ICE facility say they were forced into unpaid hard labor and sexually harassed or assaulted by an assistant warden between 2023 and 2025. Four filed formal complaints.Oct 16, 2025·Basile, LA·The Guardian📦,Newsweek📦,Rift TV📦,LGBTQ Nation📦
72-year-old man wrongly marched from Memphis home in robe and underwearA 72-year-old man was marched outside his apartment in only his robe and underwear after being mistaken for someone else during a Memphis task force operation.Oct 15, 2025·Memphis, TN·ProPublica📦,MLK50📦
Hector E.J.: Man detained again without a pre-detention bond hearingHector Esteban Justo was re-detained in October 2025 after previously being released on bond, without a new bond hearing. A judge ordered his immediate release under his prior conditions.Oct 15, 2025·CourtListener📦,Government Publishing Office📦
Reggie W.: Memphis man stopped and questioned by armed federal agents without identifying badgesReggie Williams, a 39-year-old Black artist walking to a store in Memphis, was surrounded by armed federal agents who asked if he was from Ethiopia or Ghana. He was not arrested but said he felt terrorized.Oct 15, 2025·Memphis, TN·ProPublica📦,MLK50📦
Juan B.G.: Portland man with valid work visa lost in ICE detention systemJuan Barbosa Gomez, 60, had lived and worked legally in Portland for over 30 years before his October 15 arrest. He has since been moved between facilities in three states and cannot be located on ICE's locator.Oct 15, 2025·Portland, OR·Mexico·PBS📦,Reason+1📦,Portland Tribune📦,Lake Oswego Review📦,The Oregonian📦
Judge blocks pressure on apps tracking ICE sightingsA federal judge ordered the Justice Department and DHS to stop pressuring Facebook and Apple to remove apps Chicago residents used to track ICE activity, siding with the app's creators.Oct 15, 2025·Chicago, IL·Block Club Chicago📦,Daily Gazette,Chicago Sun-Times📦,Instagram📦
Evelyn: 18-year-old U.S. citizen held down by ICE officer's knee on her neckEvelyn, an 18-year-old U.S. citizen, was thrown to the ground and knelt on by an ICE officer on October 10 while screaming she was a citizen; DHS falsely denied the video showed her.Oct 15, 2025·Chicago, IL·CBS News,The Daily Beast📦,PolitiFact,Banco de Profissionais,VNHS Mirror,Instagram📦
15-year-old U.S. citizen zip-tied, held five hours by Border Patrol in ChicagoA 15-year-old U.S. citizen was slammed down, zip-tied and held five hours without being allowed to call his mother after federal agents deployed tear gas near a Chicago crash scene.Oct 15, 2025·Chicago, IL·Newsweek📦,ABC News📦,NBC News📦,Block Club Chicago📦,NBC Chicago📦,Chalkbeat📦,ABC7 Chicago📦,Gothamist📦,NY1📦
Parents among seven to eight held in Hamden car wash ICE raidSeven to eight people, including parents of school-age children, were detained in an October 15 ICE raid at a Hamden, Connecticut car wash; one was slammed to the ground by masked agents.Oct 15, 2025·Hamden, CT·CT Public📦,MSN📦,FOX61📦,New Haven Independent📦,Patch📦
Three detained in Springdale vehicle stop, ICE broke car windowsThree people on their way to work at a Springdale, Arkansas Family Dollar were arrested by ICE after agents broke the car's windows during the stop.Oct 15, 2025·Springdale, Arkansas·Northwest Arkansas Online📦,Instagram📦
Radule B.: Hanover Park police officer detained by ICE in Operation Midway BlitzHanover Park police officer Radule Bojovic was detained by ICE on October 15 over a decade-old visa overstay, then released on bond and returned to full duty.Oct 15, 2025·Hanover Park, IL·Montenegro·CBS News📦,ABC7📦,FOX 32 Chicago📦,ABC7 Chicago📦,Daily Herald📦,Financial Express📦
Eloy: Tea house worker of 12 years detained taking out trashEloy, a Hojas Tea House employee of 12 years, was detained Tuesday morning while taking out the trash at its Wilmington location.Oct 15, 2025·Wilmington, CA·LA Taco📦,Reason📦,99.9 The Point📦,Coloradoan📦,GoFundMe📦
Four U.S. citizen cemetery workers pepper-sprayed and arrested by ICEFour U.S. citizen cemetery workers at Concordia Cemetery were hit with pepper balls and spray and held for hours during an ICE operation, then released without charges.Oct 14, 2025·Forest Park, Illinois·The News Herald📦,La Crosse Tribune📦,NBC Boston📦,Boston Globe📦,WGN-TV
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 from Chicago, was tackled by masked agents at a Walgreens during an unrelated chase and held for hours despite bystanders saying he was a citizen. He was released without charges but suffered injuries.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📦
