Krome detainees sleep on floors, buses, near toilets amid worst US overcrowdingDetainees at Krome North slept on floor mattresses, buses and near toilets as the facility held nearly three times its capacity, with over half having no criminal record as of June 2025.March 2025·Miami, FL·United States·Associated Press📦,Human Rights Watch📦,WPTV📦,Miami Herald,Miami New Times,WLRN
Oscar: Husband detained at green card interview, deported to Honduras family fledA husband was detained at his Green Card interview and deported to Honduras, the country he and his wife, an activist who received death threats, had fled. His wife, a mother of four, later rejoined him there.Mar 2025·Broward County, FL·Honduras·The Guardian📦,WLRN📦,WUSF📦,WSVN📦
Immigrant families jailed in Texas, children face hunger and sleep deprivationImmigrant families, some who had lived in the U.S. for years, are being held in reopened Texas detention centers, where children reportedly face hunger, sleep deprivation and psychological distress.Mar 1, 2025·Texas, TX·El Salvador·The New Yorker📦,NBC News📦,MS Now📦
Pasco mechanic, father of three, deported to Mexico with approved work permitA Pasco mechanic and father of three was arrested on his way to work and deported to central Mexico in June 2025, after months detained even as his work permit was approved.Mar 2025·Pasco, WA·Mexico·Tri-City Herald+1📦
Man protected from deportation to Ecuador detained during ICE search for anotherAn Ecuadorian man living in Milford, Massachusetts, who had protection from deportation since 2018, was detained in March 2025 during a search for someone else. He was released after joining a lawsuit over third-country deportations.Mar 1, 2025·Milford, MA·Ecuador·WGBH📦
Pittsfield Cuban man checking in with ICE since 2019 fears third-country deportationA Cuban man living in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, has checked in with ICE regularly since 2019 under a 2017 deportation order naming Cuba. A sudden early check-in in March 2025 raised fears he could be sent to a third country instead.Mar 1, 2025·Pittsfield, MA·Cuba·WGBH📦
Jorge R.M.: Mexican father of four deported after being shuttled across five statesJorge Reyes Medina, a Mexican father of four, was arrested in Baltimore and shuttled through five states despite a judge's order to return him for a bond hearing. He was deported on June 23, 2025.Mar 2025·Baltimore, MD·Mexico·The Banner📦,PACER Monitor
Wendy B.: Louisiana mother detained 200 miles from home after routine ICE check-inWendy Brito, a Salvadoran asylum-seeker, mother of three and school volunteer who has lived near New Orleans for 15 years, was detained at a routine check-in and is now held 200 miles from her children.March 2025·Basile, LA·El Salvador·The Independent📦,NewsWav,El Risala📦,Earthlings,Molly Strongheart
Jonathan: Australian with valid work visa detained, insulted, deported returning from sister's memorialJonathan, an Australian who had lived on the US east coast for nearly a decade, was detained over 36 hours returning from his sister's memorial, insulted by an officer, and deported, leaving his partner and work behind.Mar 2025·Houston, TX·Australia·The Guardian📦,Debate Politics,Havana Times,Vuink,Muslim World Report
Immigrant held 12 hours for ICE against Franklin County sheriff's own policyAn immigrant was held 12 hours in Franklin County Jail for ICE after posting bond, despite the sheriff's stated policy against honoring such requests. The sheriff acknowledged staff did not follow policy in this case.Mar 2025·Columbus, OH·WOSU📦,The Columbus Dispatch,Archive,Ohio Immigrant Alliance
Val: Baltimore father deported by ICE, leaving 7-year-old son behindVal, a Mexican national, was detained at a routine check-in and deported in March, leaving his 7-year-old son Alex and partner Renee behind in Baltimore amid a 165% surge in Maryland ICE arrests.Mar 1, 2025·Baltimore, MD·Mexico·CBS News📦,The Banner📦,WBALtv📦,GoFundMe📦
Javier H.: Cooperating witness deported to Mexico by ICE before he could testifyJavier Hernandez, a witness set to testify in a California methamphetamine case, was deported by ICE in March 2025 without notifying prosecutors, leading both defendants to be acquitted.Mar 2025·Los Angeles, CA·Mexico·The Independent📦,Latin Times📦,The Daily Beast📦,Newser📦
Juan: Father deported, leaving partner to care for daughter needing heart surgeryJuan was detained in January and deported in March, separating him from his 2-year-old daughter in Oregon and his 10-year-old daughter in Colombia. His partner Verónica now struggles to cover rent, food and his daughter's heart surgery.Social media onlyMar 2025·OR·Colombia·Instagram📦
Valencia College student with TPS held by ICE, pressured to self-deportA Valencia College student with Temporary Protected Status and a pending asylum case was handcuffed during a traffic stop while driving to work and held for days. He was released after Rep. Anna Eskamani and advocates intervened.Social media onlyMar 1, 2025·Orlando, FL·Venezuela·Instagram📦
Jacqueline: Pregnant mother left without income after husband deported to GuatemalaJacqueline, a Guatemalan immigrant in the U.S. for a decade, became pregnant after her husband was detained and deported in March 2025. Fearful of enforcement, she avoided leaving home until a nonprofit clinic arranged rides to her prenatal appointments.Mar 2025·North Florida, FL·Guatemala·19th News+1📦,ACLU📦
