Johan: 1-year-old Honduran boy separated from father faces immigration judge aloneA 1-year-old Honduran boy named Johan was separated from his father and faced immigration court proceedings alone, after his father was deported following an unfulfilled promise of reunification.Feb 19, 2025·Phoenix, AZ·Honduras·PBS📦,Washington Post📦,Think Progress📦,Associated Press📦
Dora R.: North Texas muralist and former DACA recipient self-deports to MexicoDora Reynosa, a Dallas muralist known as ByZeneth with thousands of Instagram followers, left for Mexico after facing an assault while painting and citing rising ICE enforcement, vowing to keep creating immigrant-themed art.Feb 19, 2025·Mexico·KERA News📦,KERA,Instagram📦
Border Patrol agent Andrew Josiah Segura faces charges related to detainee incident.Border Patrol agent Andrew Josiah Segura was charged with assault and evidence tampering after allegedly assaulting a handcuffed detainee and threatening CBP employees in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, on February 19, 2025.Feb 19, 2025·Santa Teresa, NM·PACER Monitor,U.S. Department of Justice📦,Border Report,Instagram📦
Lucas S.: German man held over two weeks by ICE at San Diego borderLucas Sielaff, 25, was detained after trying to cross from Tijuana to see his American fiancée, then chose to leave the country after weeks in custody.Feb 18, 2025·San Diego, CA·Germany·PBS,10News📦,NBC San Diego
Undocumented day laborers volunteer in L.A. fire cleanup amid ICE raidsUndocumented day laborers in Los Angeles, including men named Luis and Jonathan, are volunteering to clear wildfire debris and rebuild homes even as they face possible deportation amid ICE raids.Feb 18, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·The Prospect📦,Capital & Main📦,Business & Human Rights Resource Centre📦,Scheer Post📦
Domingo J.J.: Man in fatal Indiana crash arrested by ICE faces deportation to GuatemalaA 49-year-old Guatemalan man, Domingo Juan Juan, was detained by ICE and faces deportation after a 2024 crash near Seymour, Indiana, that killed 27-year-old Brad Castner; he was charged only with driving without a license.Feb 17, 2025·Seymour, IN·Guatemala·WDRB Wave📦,The Republic,WISH-TV,WBIW
Tarlis B.G.: Trans asylum seeker sent to Guantánamo by ICE, housed with menTarlis Marcone De Barros Gonçalves, a transgender Brazilian asylum seeker, says she was housed with five men and searched by male guards after being flown to Guantánamo Bay, then shackled painfully during a transfer flight.Feb 15, 2025·NM·Brazil·Them📦,Center for Constitutional Rights📦,Triangle Free Press,CourtListener,The Free Radical
Sergey K.: Ukrainian green card holder held two months after ICE Facebook Marketplace stingSergey Kostenyuk, a Spokane shed-builder who came from Ukraine as a child refugee, was detained for two months after agents posed as buyers on Facebook Marketplace; a judge ordered his release, finding he did not meet deportation criteria.Feb 15, 2025·Spokane, WA·Ukraine·Newsweek,KUOW📦,La Nación📦,Mwakilishi,EXA
Duran V.: Mexican worker arrested by ICE in Great FallsDuran Valdivias, a Mexican citizen working for a local property manager, was arrested in Great Falls after a trespassing call brought an ICE agent to the scene; records show he had been stopped at the border five times in 2012.Feb 13, 2025·Great Falls, MT·Mexico·Montana Free Press📦
Immigrants sent to Guantanamo camp cut off from lawyers and familiesFamilies sued after relatives, including 25-year-old Yoiker David Sequera, were flown from El Paso to a new 30,000-bed detention camp at Guantanamo Bay with no lawyer access or outside contact.Feb 12, 2025·El Paso, TX·Venezuela·USA Today+1📦,Associated Press+1📦
Harpinder C.: British entrepreneur on valid visa hospitalized after ICE denied him insulinHarpinder Singh Chauhan, a 56-year-old British entrepreneur and father of two on a valid visa, had his insulin and inhaler confiscated in detention and collapsed in April with cardiac symptoms before being deported to the UK in June.Feb 11, 2025·Florida, FL·United Kingdom·Human Rights Watch📦,Economic Times📦,HuffPost📦
Maria G.: Venezuelan mother, two children deported from Tucson, separated from husband and sonsMaria Gonzalez, 32, and her two young children were deported to Mexico hours after a Tucson traffic stop, separating them from her husband and two older sons still in Tucson.Feb 11, 2025·Tucson, AZ·Venezuela·Arizona Luminaria📦,Calo News📦
Roberto: Goleta father detained by ICE, partner left as sole providerRoberto, a father from Goleta, was detained by ICE on February 11, leaving his partner as the family's sole provider while they seek help with bail and legal costs.Social media onlyFeb 11, 2025·Goleta, CA·Instagram📦
Mariano: Venezuelan father separated from family, deported after fleeing Border PatrolMariano, a Venezuelan migrant who crossed the Darién Gap, fled Border Patrol in Tucson and hid under a car, separated from his wife and two children for days before being deported.Feb 11, 2025·Tucson, AZ·Venezuela·Arizona Luminaria📦,Imprint News📦,KJZZ📦,Tucson.com📦,Arizona Public Media📦,Tucson News Now📦
Arbella R.M.: Woman with leukemia held over a year in Arizona ICE detentionArbella Rodríguez Márquez, who has leukemia and lost her green card, has been held over a year at Eloy Detention Center, losing 60 pounds as lawmakers seek her release.Feb 10, 2025·Eloy, AZ·Newsweek📦,Hindustan Times📦,Arizona Public Media,We Got This Covered,Copper Courier
Chidi N.: Nigerian man loses six fingers to untreated frostbite in ICE detentionChidi Nwagbo, who had lived in the U.S. 37 years, lost portions of six fingers after ICE staff failed to bring him to a frostbite specialist appointment for 16 days.Feb 10, 2025·Batavia, NY·Nigeria·The Intercept📦,Investigative Post📦,RFK Human Rights📦,Central Current📦
Deported Colombian migrants report transport in chains and sleep deprivationDaniel Vasquez, 40, was held over a week across San Diego and Texas facilities and transported in chains. Colombian migrants reported cramped cells, sleep deprivation and denied bathroom breaks on deportation flights.Feb 10, 2025·Bogota, Colombia; San Diego, California; Laredo, Texas·Colombia·Reuters📦,Protothema📦,Colombia One📦,WTAQ📦,The Straits Times📦
Yari R.M.: Cancer patient held by ICE over a year loses 60 poundsArbella "Yari" Rodríguez Márquez, 47, has spent over a year at Eloy Detention Center with leukemia, losing 60 pounds. Arizona lawmakers and Rep. Yassamin Ansari are now asking ICE to release her.Feb 10, 2025·Eloy, AZ·Breezy Scroll📦,Copper Courier📦,Yassamin For Congress,KTAR,Instagram📦
Arbella R.M.: Phoenix woman with leukemia denied medical care in ICE detentionArbella "Yari" Rodríguez Márquez, 39, has leukemia and has been held at Eloy Detention Center since February 2025, losing 70 pounds and coughing up blood without seeing an oncologist.Feb 10, 2025·Eloy, AZ·Copper Courier+1📦,Phoenix New Times📦,ABC15📦
Micaela E.: Othello taco truck owner arrested by ICE searching for someone elseMicaela Eudave, 44, a taco truck owner in Othello, was arrested by ICE while driving to work despite having no criminal history or deportation order.Feb 8, 2025·Othello, WA·Columbia Basin Herald📦,Your Source One📦,Cascade PBS📦,Instagram📦
