Lorenzo C.R.: 22-year-old Utah man held by ICE after arrest over pinto beansA 22-year-old Utah man was arrested over suspected drugs that turned out to be dried pinto beans, then held by ICE despite pending immigration relief. A judge temporarily blocked his deportation, but he remains detained.Mar 12, 2026·Salt Lake City, UT·Newsweek📦,Law & Crime📦,The Salt Lake Tribune📦,Salt Lake Tribune📦,KUTV📦,KSL TV📦
Ehsan R.: Iranian graduate student interrogated for hours, visa cancelled at U.S. borderEhsan Rajabi, an Iranian graduate student at Johns Hopkins studying art history, had his student visa canceled at the border near Buffalo after officers searched his car and phone and questioned him for hours.Nov 30, 2025·Buffalo, NY·Iran·The Banner📦,JHU Newsletter📦,Instagram📦
Indigenous family in Fontana, California faces immigration enforcementAn Indigenous family in Fontana, California, facing immigration enforcement is receiving legal representation and mental health support from community organizers.Social media onlyNov 28, 2025·Fontana, CA·Mexico·Instagram📦
Mohammad R.: Man held six months in immigration custody at Otero County Processing CenterA man held at Otero County Processing Center since November 2025 is challenging his six-month detention in court, with a judge considering whether it violates his constitutional rights.Nov 29, 2025·New Mexico·Afghanistan·CourtListener📦
Chicago protesters tear gassed by Border Patrol commander, judge finds he liedBorder Patrol commander Gregory Bovino deployed tear gas on Chicago protesters in October 2025, claiming a rock struck him first; a judge later found he lied and issued an injunction against the tactics.Nov 27, 2025·Chicago, IL·CBS News+2📦,NBC News📦,NBC Chicago📦,Chicago Sun-Times,WTTW,Instagram📦
Daniel R. and Francisco L.: U.S. citizen's car shot at by immigration agents, father-in-law jailed three monthsDaniel Rascon, 23, told Congress agents pointed rifles at him and shot at his car in August 2025, and later raided his family's home, jailing his father-in-law for three months.Nov 27, 2025·Democracy Now📦,We the People CV📦,C-SPAN,U.S. Senate (Blumenthal),Instagram📦
Fredy Z.B.: Army sergeant's husband deported to El Salvador after ICE appointmentFredy Arcenio Zavala-Baires, 25, married to Army National Guard Sgt. Nataly Castro, was deported to El Salvador in November 2025 despite her efforts and over $3,000 in legal fees to bring him back.Nov 27, 2025·Houston, TX·El Salvador·Military.com+1📦,Firearms Forever📦
Alma B.: Macon woman claiming U.S. citizenship held 243 days by ICEAlma Bowman, 59, of Macon, who says she is a U.S. citizen born in the Philippines to a Navy serviceman, was held 243 days at Stewart Detention Center before her November release.Nov 27, 2025·Macon, GA·Philippines·Georgia Public Broadcasting📦,Macon Telegraph+1📦,11Alive📦
Self-described U.S. citizen who warned neighbors flees masked ICE agentsA person who warned neighbors about ICE agents staging near houses was later approached by masked agents at a trolley station and fled, saying other people were also detained there.Social media onlyNov 26, 2025·San Diego, CA·Instagram📦
Leticia J.: Native American woman nearly deported after traffic stop in IowaLeticia Jacobo, a 24-year-old Native American woman, was jailed in Iowa over a traffic stop and faced transfer to ICE detention before indigenous rights groups intervened to stop her deportation.Nov 26, 2025·Iowa·Des Moines Register📦,Univision📦,Instagram📦
San Diego shelters overwhelmed with pets surrendered after owners detained or deportedSan Diego shelters have taken in 18 pets from 11 owners detained or deported since June 2025, including Tita, a Chihuahua, and Cata, a pit bull mix found abandoned in Mira Mesa.Nov 26, 2025·San Diego, CA·Fox 5 San Diego📦,10News📦,KPBS📦
ICE arrest sparks tear gas clash with St. Paul protestersA Honduran man previously removed from the U.S. was arrested by ICE in St. Paul, prompting a protest where federal agents and police sprayed chemical irritants and tear gas on the crowd, injuring bystanders including a city council member.Nov 25, 2025·CBS News📦
Joel A.: Congolese teen soccer player detained by CBP, sister still heldJoel Andre, 16, a Deering High School student and fixture of Portland's Kennedy Park soccer scene, was detained with family at the Canadian border but later released and returned to school and soccer.Nov 25, 2025·Texas·DR Congo·Press Herald+1📦,WMTW+1📦,U.S. Media Free Press📦,Bangor Daily News📦,WBUR📦,Instagram📦
Latif H.: Manhattan concierge held by ICE 108 days, 10 in solitary confinementAbdellatif Hafraoui, 60, a Manhattan building concierge married to an American wife, spent 108 days in ICE detention over a decades-old deportation order sent to the wrong address before paying bond and going home.Nov 25, 2025·Newark, NJ·Morocco·The Marshall Project📦,KUT,Miami Herald,Hespress (English)+1,Daily Kos
St. Paul man pleads not guilty to ramming ICE agent's vehicleA 26-year-old St. Paul man pleaded not guilty to ramming an ICE agent's vehicle while fleeing an immigration arrest at a home, and has since been released from jail.Nov 25, 2025·Star Tribune📦,MPR News📦,Fox 9
Two 16-year-old Venezuelan cousins detained in Detroit ICE raid, sent to TexasTwo 16-year-old Venezuelan cousins, students at Western International High School with pending asylum cases, were detained with their parents in a Detroit raid and moved to a Texas family detention center.Nov 25, 2025·Detroit, MI·Venezuela·Chalkbeat+1📦,Detroit Free Press📦,WSWS📦,Outlier Media📦,MLive📦,Instagram📦
Josue R.P.: Cuban immigrant deported to Mexico, separated from wife and dying brotherJosue Rodriguez Perez, a Cuban immigrant and truck driver who rebuilt his life after losing residency years ago, was deported to Mexico in September, away from his wife and dying brother.Nov 25, 2025·Miami, FL·Cuba·County 17📦,WyoFile📦,Cuba Headlines,Cap City News
Allan M.: Husband held by ICE 113 days after marriage green card interviewAllan Marrero has been held by ICE for 113 days after a green card interview in New York, separated from his husband Matthew, who is working with clergy and lawyers for his release.Nov 24, 2025·New York, New York·Cayman Islands·Washington Blade📦,ABC7 New York📦,NY1📦,AM New York+1📦
Vahid A.: University of Oklahoma professor held three days by ICE at airportVahid Abedini, an Iranian Studies professor at the University of Oklahoma, was held for three days at an airport while heading to an academic conference, calling the experience deeply distressing.Nov 24, 2025·Norman, OK·Iran·Internet Archive📦,News Chief📦,The Oklahoman📦,Salina Journal,OU Daily+2📦,KOCO📦,Inside Higher Ed📦,Instagram📦
Matheus S.: Army veteran's husband detained by ICE at San Diego green card interviewMatheus Silveira, 30, was detained at his own green card interview in San Diego just after it was approved; his wife, an Army veteran, now plans to move with him to Brazil.Nov 24, 2025·San Diego, CA·Brazil·Newsweek,G1+1,Instagram📦
Allan D.M.: Manhattan man's husband detained by ICE at green card interviewAllan Marrero was detained at his green card interview in Manhattan over a missed 2022 hearing neither he nor husband Matthew knew about, and was given only 30 seconds to say goodbye.Nov 24, 2025·Manhattan, NY·AM New York📦,Documented📦,PIX11📦,MEAWS📦
