Pregnant US citizen detained by Border Patrol agentsA pregnant U.S. citizen was detained by Border Patrol agents about two weeks before the report, saying she did not believe she had done anything wrong.Jun 19, 2025·NBC News📦,The Hill📦,WKRG📦,CBS 42📦,Sacramento Bee📦
Alex P.: Senator handcuffed and forced to ground at Noem press conferenceSen. Alex Padilla was pushed to the ground and handcuffed by federal agents after interrupting Secretary Kristi Noem's press conference to question her remarks on military deployment, then released shortly after.Jun 19, 2025·Los Angeles, California·Reuters,New York Times📦,Associated Press📦,NBC News📦,CNBC📦,U.S. Senate - Padilla📦,CalMatters📦
54-year-old tamale vendor suffers heart attack after Border Patrol arrestA 54-year-old woman who sold tamales at the same Pacoima spot for 10 years was arrested without a warrant, lost consciousness, and suffered a heart attack before being hospitalized.Jun 19, 2025·Pacoima, CA·Mexico·Los Angeles Times📦,CBS News📦,Univision,San Fernando Sun,News 1 Updates
Ana C.L.: Rock Springs business owner with work authorization held five months by ICEAna Cañedo Luna, co-owner of a Rock Springs food truck and nightclub, was detained after a traffic stop despite valid work authorization and freed five months later to reunite with her wife.Jun 19, 2025·Rock Springs, WY·Mexico·Wyoming News+1📦,Green River Star📦
Alexander Y.: Man held in immigration detention without a bond hearing in CaliforniaA detained immigrant challenged being held without a bond hearing. A California federal court permanently barred officials from detaining him or restricting his liberty without proper process before a judge.Jun 19, 2025·Soviet Union·CourtListener📦
Two individuals arrested in Fontana as officers misidentified as ICE agentsTwo people were arrested in Fontana on June 20, 2025, by police officers who were mistaken for ICE agents during the operation.Jun 18, 2025·Fontana, CA·NBC Los Angeles+1📦,Instagram📦
Man photographing license plate faces ICE agent's drawn gun in PasadenaA man photographing a vehicle's license plate near a Pasadena bus stop had a gun pointed at him by an ICE agent, who then left without explanation. Others were taken from a nearby burger stand during the same operation.Jun 18, 2025·Pasadena, CA·Newsweek📦,KTLA📦,Latin Times📦
Claudia A.E.: Mother of four deported against court order, now held by ICEClaudia Alvarenga España, a Guatemalan mother of four U.S.-born children in Manassas, was detained at a check-in and deported despite a judge's order barring removal. Her husband is now moving the family to Costa Rica to reunite with her.Jun 18, 2025·Manassas, VA·Guatemala·WTOP📦,CBS 19 News,NBC Washington+1📦,Telemundo Washington DC📦
Pedro Luis S.C.: 28-year-old Venezuelan migrant deported to El Salvador prison over a photoPedro Luis Salazar-Cuervo, 28, a Venezuelan migrant with no criminal record, was deported to a maximum security prison in El Salvador over a photo wrongly tied to gang activity.Jun 18, 2025·Maverick County, TX·Venezuela·Reuters+1📦,Texas Tribune📦,U.S. News & World Report📦
ICE agents detain 12-15 people in Danbury sweep near courthouseAn estimated 12 to 15 people were detained in a Danbury sweep near the courthouse, including a woman pulled from her car full of children's toys and a man taken outside the courthouse.Jun 17, 2025·Danbury, CT·CT Mirror📦
Alonzo T.M.: Father of four arrested by ICE while shopping at Cincinnati KrogerAlonzo Tomas Mendez, 34, a Guatemalan immigrant active in his church, was arrested while shopping at a Cincinnati Kroger, leaving his partner and four children in the car. Faith leaders are calling for his release.Jun 17, 2025·Blue Ash, OH·Guatemala·WCPO📦,Cincinnati.com,Sturgis Journal📦,Fox 19📦,Pocono Record📦
Migrant children held over 40 days in crowded, windowless CBP roomsMigrant families with young children, some toddlers, were held for days or weeks in jail-like border facilities, with some children confined over 40 days in windowless, crowded rooms.Jun 17, 2025·CNN📦,ProPublica+1📦,NBC News📦,TIME📦,19th News📦
Jose Francisco O.R.: Father of two U.S. citizen children detained by ICE after 24 yearsJose Francisco Orellana-Rivera, who came from Honduras at age 4 and lived freely for 24 years, was detained by ICE in June 2025 despite being married to a U.S. citizen with two citizen children. A court ordered his immediate release.Jun 17, 2025·Texas·Honduras·Newsweek📦,CourtListener📦,La Prensa📦
Rakesh R.: Indian man mistakenly flown to Alaska by ICE, held 16 more daysRakesh Rakesh, an Indian national cleared to leave voluntarily, was mistakenly flown to Sitka, Alaska instead of home. He was re-detained for 16 days and went on a hunger strike before finally departing for India.Jun 17, 2025·Tacoma, WA·India·MyNorthwest📦,KUOW📦,Juneau Independent📦,Aviation A2Z📦,Yakima Herald📦,View from the Wing📦,Seattle Times📦
Undocumented immigrants arrested at Manhattan immigration court based on fabricated ICE authorityImmigrants attending required hearings at a Manhattan immigration court were arrested under ICE authority later revealed as fabricated, with agents separating families and moving detainees to block access to lawyers.Jun 17, 2025·New York, NY·AM New York📦,The Prospect📦,Trump File
Spanish-language journalist detained by ICE after protest arrestA Spanish-language journalist who covers immigration raids was detained by ICE after police arrested him at a weekend protest near Atlanta, where he now faces charges and possible deportation.Jun 17, 2025·Atlanta, GA·Associated Press+3📦,Fox 5 Atlanta📦
Didie E.: Newlywed Cuban man detained by ICE after Miami hearingDidie Espinoza, 44, had just married his U.S. citizen wife when ICE agents handcuffed him in a Miami courthouse hallway after his asylum case was dismissed.Jun 16, 2025·Miami, FL·Cuba·CBS News📦,Univision,CiberCuba
Javier R.: U.S. citizen father of four tackled by ICE, held over four daysJavier Ramirez, a U.S. citizen and father of four, was tackled by masked federal agents at a Montebello tow yard after one allegedly ordered his arrest because he was Mexican. He was held over four days before charges were dropped.Jun 16, 2025·Montebello, CA·United States·NPR📦,Newsweek📦,NBC Los Angeles📦,ABC7📦,FOX 11 Los Angeles📦,Portal Latino de Ediciones,The Mirror📦,Instagram📦
Dozens of U.S. citizens and immigrants injured or killed in immigration raidsJuan Carlos Ramirez, a U.S. citizen, was pepper-sprayed and beaten during a raid on his father's Oxnard shop; he and dozens of others, including an attorney shot with rubber bullets, are seeking $260 million for injuries from immigration enforcement operations.Jun 16, 2025·Oxnard, CA·United States·Los Angeles Times,Ur All News📦,Cash Winner📦
Mexican mother of three dies on Otay Mountain near border surveillance towerA 30-year-old mother of three from southern Mexico died hiking through Otay Mountain after crossing from Tijuana, sending voice messages to family as she passed near a surveillance tower; her body was found two weeks later.Jun 16, 2025·NBC News+1📦,News Press,MIT Technology Review
