Abelardo A.D.: Construction worker dies during ICE transfer in GeorgiaAbelardo Avellaneda Delgado, 68, a construction worker who lived in the U.S. for 40 years, died being transferred to Stewart Detention Center; his family says he had no prior health conditions.May 5, 2025·Weston, GA·Mexico·The Guardian📦,NPR📦,CNN📦,Latin Times📦,NJ.com📦,Star Tribune📦
Temple student charged with impersonating ICE agentA 22-year-old Temple University student was arrested after allegedly posing as an ICE officer near a campus dorm, part of a trio accused of impersonating police and immigration agents.Feb 1, 2025·6ABC📦
Bayartulga A.: Deaf Mongolian asylum seeker held by ICE, denied sign language interpreterBayartulga Avirmed, a deaf Mongolian asylum seeker with a traumatic brain injury, was held at Otay Mesa without a sign language interpreter until a judge ordered one. He was freed in July and now lives with his sister in Virginia.Feb 1, 2025·San Diego, CA·Mongolia·CalMatters📦,Courthouse News📦,Disability Law United📦,Government Publishing Office,Democratic Representation Law Center,Edhat
Rafael F.M.: Father held by ICE over a year faces deportation to El SalvadorRafael Flores Martinez, a father and husband arrested at his family's pupusa stand, was held over a year and moved across the country to Louisiana. He now awaits deportation to El Salvador despite having further appeals available.Feb 1, 2025·Pacoima, CA·El Salvador·PACER Monitor,GoFundMe📦
Gehovani A.R.: Permanent resident detained in front yard, agents claim valid documents are fakeGehovani Alvirde Ruiz, a lawful permanent resident, was detained in his front yard after agents wrongly claimed his residency and Social Security cards were fake. He was released about two hours later when officials admitted the error.Feb 1, 2025·Alabama·Reason📦,CourtListener
Turkish mother and two children seeking asylum expelled to PanamaA Turkish mother and her two children, fleeing persecution of her husband, were held nine days then flown to Panama, where officials threatened a jungle camp unless they returned to Turkey, where they now hide.Feb 2025·Turkey·NBC News📦,Human Rights Watch📦,CourtListener
Asylum seeker arrested in apartment complex raid, detained four weeksA 36-year-old asylum seeker was arrested leaving for work during a raid on his Aurora apartment complex and held for four weeks, part of a lawsuit alleging arrests without proper cause.Feb 2025·Aurora, CO·Colorado Sun📦,KUNC📦,Denver Gazette📦,Durango Herald📦
Lázaro R.L.: Cuban construction worker deported by ICE against court order, homeless in MexicoLázaro Romero León, 59, a Cuban who lived in the U.S. over 30 years, was deported despite a judge's order blocking it and remains stranded homeless in Tapachula, Mexico, as of May 2026.Feb 2025·Arizona·Cuba·Magzter,CiberCuba📦,Instagram📦
Juan Carlos B.: Venezuelan professor seeking asylum arrested by ICE at his Shakopee apartmentJuan Carlos Barreto, a Venezuelan college professor, was arrested at his Shakopee apartment despite following asylum procedures. He has since been released but must wear an ankle monitor.Jan 31, 2025·Shakopee, MN·Venezuela·CBS News📦,Fox 9📦,Instagram📦
Flora: Venezuelan asylum seeker held by ICE two months, apart from young childrenFlora, a Venezuelan trafficking survivor with an active asylum claim, was detained at a check-in and sent 1,200 miles to Louisiana, separated from her two young children for two months.Jan 30, 2025·DMV, VA·Venezuela·The Guardian,The Cut📦
Serawit G.D.: Ethiopian asylum seeker dies in ICE custodySerawit Gezahegn Dejene, a 45-year-old Ethiopian asylum seeker, died in ICE custody after months of declining health; reports point to untreated HIV, while ICE says the cause remains unknown.Jan 29, 2025·Eloy, AZ·Ethiopia·Newsweek📦,Latin Times📦,ethiopanorama.com,ICE,Transparency Cascade
Spanish-speaking U.S. citizen family with toddler detained by ICE in MilwaukeeA Puerto Rican family of U.S. citizens, including a toddler, was detained in Milwaukee after being overheard speaking Spanish while shopping, then freed and left to find their own way home.Jan 29, 2025·Milwaukee, WI·Latin Times📦,FOX6📦,Truthout📦
Jose A.: Father of three U.S.-born children detained by ICE after Texas traffic stopJose Alvaro, applying for a green card, was detained after a Lubbock officer stopped him over a license plate and called ICE, leaving his wife and three U.S.-born children facing his deportation.Jan 29, 2025·Lubbock, TX·Texas Tribune📦,KRGV📦,CBS Austin📦,Click2Houston📦
Ethiopian migrant dies in ICE custody in ArizonaAn Ethiopian man died in ICE custody at a Phoenix-area hospital on February 7, 2025, one of seven such deaths reported in the administration's first 100 days.Jan 29, 2025·AZ·Ethiopia·Newsweek📦,El País📦,Nation of Change📦,Immigration Policy Tracking📦
Jesus R.H.: 27-year-old Mexican man faces prison and deportation in Utica, New YorkJesus Romero-Hernandez, 27, a Mexican citizen, pleaded guilty to reentering the country after a prior removal and faces up to two years in prison and possible deportation, with sentencing set for July 17.Jan 29, 2025·Ithaca, NY·Mexico·Wellsville Regional News📦,U.S. Department of Justice📦,CNY Central+1📦
Andrei B.: Colombian man deported to Bogota after military flight is turned backAndrei Barrientos, 36, was deported from El Paso to Bogota on January 28, 2025, his second deportation, after a military flight carrying him was turned back and he was sent on a civilian plane instead.Jan 28, 2025·El Paso, TX·Colombia·CNN+1📦,BBC📦,Associated Press📦,Latin Times📦,Business Standard📦,CourtListener
Wilson V.C.: Honduran asylum seeker with work permit detained by ICE outside Georgia churchWilson Rogelio Velasquez Cruz, a Honduran asylum seeker and father of three with a work permit, was detained outside his Georgia church during Sunday service in front of his wife and taken to Stewart Detention Center.Jan 28, 2025·Tucker, GA·Honduras·WSB-TV📦,Latin Times📦,WSB Radio📦,Newsweek📦,The Atlanta Journal-Constitution📦,Christianity Today📦,Baptist News Global📦,Ministry Watch,Instagram
U.S. citizens, including Native Americans and a veteran, detained in ICE raidsU.S. citizens, including Native Americans and a military veteran, have been detained and questioned during immigration raids, with witnesses saying people were targeted based on race or skin color.Jan 28, 2025·Portugal·NBC News+1📦,CNN,The Guardian
Colorado nonprofit's legal aid to immigrants halted by Trump administration stop-work orderA Colorado nonprofit that gives migrants legal orientation and rights information lost federal funding under a stop-work order, after 20 years of support under multiple administrations.Jan 28, 2025·Denver, CO·CBS News📦,Colorado Sun📦,Westword📦,Rocky Mountain Investigative Journalists Alliance📦
Carlos R.: Washington man held a week by ICE despite his U.S. passportCarlos Rios, a naturalized citizen and welder who carried his passport for international jobs, was held a week by ICE after a drunken-driving arrest, later winning a $125,000 settlement.Jan 27, 2025·Pierce County, WA·Mexico·ProPublica📦,Washington Post,CNN
Jonathan G.: U.S. citizen held at gunpoint in Philadelphia car wash raidJonathan Guerrero, 21, a Philadelphia-born citizen working at a car wash, was pointed at gunpoint and handcuffed by immigration agents who also detained his undocumented father before releasing him once his ID was checked.Jan 27, 2025·Philadelphia, PA·ProPublica+1,Washington Post,CNN,Investigative Post
