David H.: Union leader thrown to ground by agents while protesting ICE raidDavid Huerta, president of SEIU California, was thrown to the ground and pepper-sprayed while protesting an immigration raid in Los Angeles. Felony charges against him were later dropped, but the 15-month ordeal strained his marriage and mental health.Oct 18, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·Associated Press📦,CBS News📦,The Atlantic,NBC Los Angeles📦,AccessWDUN📦,MyNorthwest📦
Portland protesters tear-gassed by federal officers reacting to their own misfireA Portland police commander testified that federal officers accidentally tear-gassed each other during an October 18 protest at an ICE facility, then fired tear gas and rubber bullets into the crowd, injuring local officers.Oct 18, 2025·Portland, OR·PBS📦,Associated Press📦,The New Republic📦,Voice of America📦,The Oregonian📦,Newser📦
Alexander V.: Salvadoran newlywed held in Michigan, wife deported to MexicoAlexander Villeda, 30, a Salvadoran man with no criminal record, was arrested eight days after his wedding and is held in a Michigan detention center while his wife was deported, leaving the couple separated.Oct 17, 2025·Chicago, IL·El Salvador·CBS News📦,WBEZ+1📦,Chicago Sun-Times📦
Alexa R.: Newlywed woman deported to Mexico, husband still detained in MichiganAlexa Ramírez, 38, was arrested eight days after marrying her husband and deported to Mexico after agreeing to leave voluntarily. She now lives on her parents' farm in Oaxaca, unable to reunite with him.Oct 17, 2025·Chicago, IL·Mexico·CBS News📦,WBEZ+1📦,Chicago Sun-Times📦,CourtListener
Ali F.: Afghan refugee and Bard student detained by ICE six monthsAli Faqirzada, 31, an Afghan refugee and Bard College student who fled Taliban death threats, was detained for six months despite passing his asylum screening before being released and reunited with family in New Paltz.Oct 17, 2025·New York, NY·Afghanistan·Human Rights First📦,Front Line Defenders📦,Amnesty International📦,The New Humanitarian📦,RFE/RL📦,The Independent📦,The Daily Catch📦,Bard College📦,Instagram📦
Ihsanullah G.: Afghan doctoral student with brain cancer suffers daily seizures in ICE custodyIhsanullah Garay, 38, an Afghan doctoral student with brain cancer, was detained while delivering food and moved to a Georgia facility far from his Boston cancer doctors. His health has worsened; he now needs a wheelchair and has daily seizures.Oct 16, 2025·Methuen, MA·Afghanistan·WBUR+1📦,Lowell Sun+1📦,Instagram📦
Leo M.: U.S. citizen activist rammed by ICE vehicle in Oxnard and arrestedLeo Martinez, a U.S. citizen volunteer monitoring ICE activity in Oxnard, was rammed by an unmarked ICE SUV and briefly detained after agents falsely claimed he struck their vehicle. He was released the same day with no charges filed.Oct 16, 2025·Oxnard, CA·Los Angeles Times📦,CBS News📦,KEYT+2📦,LA Taco📦,FOX 11 Los Angeles📦,Ventura County Star📦,CourtListener📦,Rising Up with Sonali📦,Instagram
Teen U.S. citizen thrown down, held by ICE in Hoffman EstatesAn 18-year-old U.S. citizen was pulled from her car and thrown to the ground by agents believed to be ICE in Hoffman Estates, then held for hours before being released without charges.Oct 16, 2025·Hoffman Estates, IL·CBS News+1📦,Audacy📦,Daily Herald📦,Chicago Tribune📦,Arlington Cardinal📦,PolitiFact+1📦
Nine people detained by ICE during police raid in Bristol, IndianaNine people were taken into ICE custody on immigration warrants during search warrants tied to an odometer fraud investigation in Bristol and Elkhart, Indiana, which also led to five vehicles being impounded.Oct 16, 2025·Bristol, IN·ABC 57📦,elkharttruth.com
Maricruz A.: ICE points rifles at mother and baby, arrests two men in GreshamMaricruz Andres, 24, sheltered with her 3-month-old baby as armed ICE agents forced their way into her Gresham apartment and pointed rifles at the family before arresting two men without showing a warrant.Oct 16, 2025·Gresham, OR·Chron📦,The Oregonian,The Ice List📦,Times of India📦
Chong V.: Hmong man in U.S. since infancy detained at ICE appointment in AtlantaChong Leng Vue, 45, who arrived as a stateless infant from a Thai refugee camp, was detained at a routine immigration appointment and is the sole provider for his family of seven.Oct 16, 2025·Atlanta, GA·Laos·Newsweek📦,Milwaukee Journal Sentinel📦,Detroit Free Press📦,Rhode Island Current📦
Pedro L.I.: Cuban asylum seeker detained, faces deportation to EcuadorA Cuban man who sought asylum at Miami's airport in 2022 was detained in October 2025 after finishing a Pennsylvania sentence, and a judge later ordered his deportation to Ecuador.Oct 16, 2025·Cuba·CourtListener
Jude A. and Jenaro-Ernesto A.: U.S. citizen among day-laborer advocates arrested by Border Patrol at Home DepotJude Jasmine Jeannine Allard, 28, and Jenaro-Ernesto Ayala, 43, day-laborer advocates, were arrested at a Van Nuys Home Depot, and their attorneys were later denied access to them while detained in Los Angeles.Oct 16, 2025·Van Nuys, CA·ProPublica📦,LA Taco📦
Sergio M.H.: Man jailed for ICE weeks past court-ordered release, moved to TexasSergio Morais-Hechavarria, 36, was held weeks past his court-ordered release and transferred to a Texas immigration facility without notice to his attorneys, prompting an ACLU lawsuit over the local ICE partnership.Oct 16, 2025·Las Vegas, NV·Nevada Current📦,The Nevada Independent📦,Las Vegas Review-Journal+2📦,News 3 Las Vegas📦,ACLU Nevada+1📦,KTNV📦
Man arrested at nightclub while serving as designated driver, detained six weeksA 32-year-old man was arrested at a Colorado Springs nightclub while waiting to be a designated driver for a friend, then detained for over six weeks. The ACLU is suing over the arrest.Oct 16, 2025·Colorado Springs, CO·Colorado Sun📦,KUNC📦,Denver Gazette📦,Durango Herald📦
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📦
