Leigh K.: Journalist shot in face, head with pepper balls at Broadview ICE facilityJournalist Leigh Kunkel was shot in the face and head with pepper balls by federal officers while covering a protest outside the Broadview, Illinois ICE facility in September 2025.Sep 26, 2025·Broadview, IL·CBS News+2📦,Press Freedom Tracker+1📦,Radio Free📦
Wife shoved to ground by ICE officer in New York courthouse hallwayA woman was shoved to the ground by an ICE officer in a New York courthouse hallway after agents tried to detain her husband. The officer was placed on leave.Sep 26, 2025·New York, New York·Ecuador·Associated Press📦,BBC📦,NPR📦,CNN📦,NY1📦,ABC7 News📦
Special education paraprofessional detained after parking lot collision with ICE vehicleA 25-year-old special education paraprofessional in Inver Grove Heights was held nearly 12 hours after her car collided with an ICE vehicle in a school parking lot, then released.Sep 26, 2025·Inver Grove Heights, MN·Guatemala·Snopes📦,Instagram📦
Hilda R.S.: Green card holder violently arrested by ICE in front of autistic sonHilda Ramirez Sanan, 50, a green card holder of over 20 years, was pulled from her car and beaten by masked ICE agents in front of her autistic 13-year-old son. She is now suing.Sep 26, 2025·Chelsea, MA·The Guardian,WGBH📦,Lawyers for Civil Rights📦,Briefly,Boston Globe
Nicolas W.: Father of four with work permit arrested by ICE in BostonNicolas W., 43, a Guatemalan father of four who owned a tow truck company and held a valid work permit, was grabbed by a masked agent outside a Boston Home Depot and detained.September 26, 2025·Boston, MA·Guatemala·Human Rights Watch📦
27 people arrested without warrants by DHS officers in Chicago, filing allegesTwenty-seven people were arrested without warrants by Homeland Security officers since May 2025, including at least 20 in September, often while walking, at parking lots, traffic stops or home.Sep 26, 2025·Chicago, IL·Immigrant Justice📦,HuffPost📦
Xiomara S.M.: Peruvian asylum seeker detained by ICE despite pending green card applicationXiomara Suarez-Marin, 29, a Peruvian asylum seeker, was detained at a routine USCIS appointment in Los Angeles despite a pending green card case. She remains held at Adelanto, with a hearing set for January 28.Sep 26, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·Peru·Newsweek📦,ABC7📦
Ayman S.: Ohio imam and hospital chaplain held 10 weeks by ICE, denied lawyerAyman Soliman, an Egyptian-born hospital chaplain in Cincinnati, was held about 10 weeks in freezing jail conditions after a routine check-in before DHS dropped its case. His asylum status and green card application were reinstated.Sep 25, 2025·Cincinnati, OH·Egypt·The Guardian📦,ProPublica📦,WVXU📦,Independent Mail📦,Cincinnati Enquirer,CAIR📦,Law360📦
Green card holder hospitalized, protesters tear-gassed in ICE actions in three citiesA Guatemalan permanent resident named Hilda was forcibly detained in Chelsea, Massachusetts, and hospitalized, amid ICE actions in New York, Chicago and Boston that also saw a woman shoved in court and tear gas used on protesters.Sep 25, 2025·New York, Chicago, Boston, Massachusetts, Illinois·Guatemala·Asia One📦,The Star📦,MS Now📦,Japan Today📦,The Straits Times📦
Rosa: 12-year-old screams as ICE agents arrest her father outside immigration courtRosa, 12, screamed as her father was arrested by ICE agents outside a New York immigration court on September 25, 2025, in a moment captured by a photographer documenting affected families.Sep 25, 2025·New York, NY·CNN📦
Job A.M.: Man pinned by ICE in Hyattsville, agent points gun at bystandersJob Arias-Mendoza was pinned to the pavement by ICE agents in a Hyattsville intersection while yelling for help; an agent's dropped gun was then pointed at bystanders. He remains in custody at an undisclosed location.Sep 24, 2025·Hyattsville, MD·El Salvador·CBS News📦,CNN📦,ACLU📦,NBC Washington📦,Instagram
Norlan G.F.: El Salvadoran detainee shot and killed at Dallas ICE facilityNorlan Guzman-Fuentes, 37, was shot and killed by a gunman at a Dallas ICE facility entrance while in custody. He had been financially supporting his mother in El Salvador.Sep 24, 2025·Dallas, TX·El Salvador·CNN+1📦,PBS📦,CBC📦
Paulo Cesar G.L.: DACA father of four U.S. citizen children held 42 days by ICEPaulo Cesar Gamez Lira, a 27-year-old father of four, was held 42 days after agents surrounded his car with his young children present. A judge ordered his release, ending his separation from a three-month-old with serious medical needs.Sep 24, 2025·Albuquerque, New Mexico·ACLU of New Mexico📦,Spectrum Local News📦,El Paso Times📦,Shreveport Times📦,Cape Cod Times📦
Jose A.: Alamosa family with 1-month-old stopped at gunpoint by ICE, car window smashedJose Aguilera, 33, was arrested at gunpoint after agents smashed his car window while his partner and 1-month-old baby were inside, as the family left a courthouse in Alamosa. The arrest violated a Colorado law barring ICE actions near courthouses.Sep 24, 2025·Alamosa, CO·Mexico·Colorado Sun📦,9News📦,CourtListener📦
Marcos Antonio O.B.: 57-year-old father of U.S. citizen held by ICE nearly six monthsMarcos Antonio De Oliveira Barros, 57, has spent nearly six months at a Florida detention center after overstaying a tourist visa. His daughter, a U.S. citizen, is raising money online to cover legal costs while supporting the family's construction business.Sep 24, 2025·Stewart, FL·Brazil·The Mirror📦,ACHEI USA📦
Vicente: Cuban baseball coach deported to Mexico by ICE, separated from wife, sonVicente (a pseudonym), a 60-year-old Cuban baseball coach who fled threats and crossed the Darién Gap, was arrested at a routine check-in and deported to Mexico, away from his wife and young son. He now coaches youth baseball in Villahermosa.Sep 23, 2025·Ontario, CA·Cuba·Forbidden Stories📦
Jose H.A.: Salvadoran driver arrested by Florida trooper who recorded him as whiteJose Hernandez Alvarez, from El Salvador, was stopped for window tint and arrested after the trooper contacted immigration authorities. A review found that trooper never marked a driver as "Hispanic" over 11 months.Sep 23, 2025·Lake Worth Beach, FL·El Salvador·WLRN📦,Suncoast Searchlight📦
Harjit K.: 73-year-old Sikh grandmother denied medication, deported after ICE detentionHarjit Kaur, 73, a Sikh grandmother who lived in Hercules for over 30 years with no criminal record, was detained at a routine ICE check-in and deported to India without saying goodbye.Sep 22, 2025·Berkeley, California·India·NBC Bay Area📦,ABC7📦,Richmond Side📦,Financial Express+1📦,Local News Matters📦,Kalinga TV📦,Indian Express+2📦,Times of India📦,Economic Times📦,Instagram📦
Children left alone roadside after ICE detains parents, sibling in CiceroYoung children were left unattended on the roadside in Cicero, Illinois, after ICE agents detained their parents and an older sibling.Social media onlySep 22, 2025·Cicero, IL·Guatemala·Instagram📦
Sherman A.: Activist subpoenaed by DHS over Instagram video of Border Patrol agentActivist Sherman Austin was subpoenaed by DHS over a February 2025 Instagram post of a Border Patrol agent, which officials called doxing; he says the post was protected speech.Sep 22, 2025·Long Beach, CA·Boston Herald📦,Tickle the Wire
