Guilherme: Father of 5-year-old twins detained by ICE, family loses main providerGuilherme, a father of 5-year-old twins and his family's main provider, was detained despite having no criminal history, his wife said, leaving her to raise funds for legal and household costs.Fundraiser onlySep 22, 2026·San Diego, CA·GoFundMe📦
Jorge C.: Green card holder detained by ICE after school drop-off in Los AngelesJorge Cruz, a green card holder and street vendor who has lived in the U.S. since age 5, was detained after dropping his four children at school. He remains held at a detention center in Adelanto.Aug 27, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·Mexico·Newsweek📦,Hyperallergic+1📦
Allison B.C.: ICE raided wrong home, held nursing student six monthsAllison Bustillo Chinchilla, 20, a nursing student caring for her autistic sibling, was held six months in unsanitary conditions before agreeing to leave for Honduras.Aug 26, 2025·Charlotte, NC·Honduras·Charlotte Observer,Reuters Connect,Enlace Latino NC
Alejandro O.: Man pleads not guilty to federal charges after anti-ICE protestAlejandro Theodoro Orellana, 29, a member of a Boyle Heights community organization, pleaded not guilty to handing out protective face shields at an anti-ICE protest. His trial was set for August 26.Aug 26, 2025·Los Angeles California·ABC7📦,Patch📦,CourtListener,Instagram📦
Robert S.: Kenyan doctor hospitalized with stroke-like symptoms in ICE custodyRobert Sidhe, a 43-year-old Kenyan physician and primary caretaker for his disabled fiancée, was detained while driving home from the gym and hospitalized with stroke-like symptoms. A federal judge ordered his release.Aug 26, 2025·Lynnwood, WA·Kenya·Seattle Times+1📦,Spokesman-Review
Luis: Father of three arrested by ICE at New York immigration courtLuis, an Ecuadorian migrant and sole provider for his family, was arrested after an immigration court hearing in New York as his daughters clung to him. A photo of the moment was later named World Press Photo of the Year.Aug 26, 2025·New York, NY·Ecuador·USA Today📦,CNN,MSNBC📦,DIY Photography,AOL,World Press Photo
Luis: Ecuadorian father arrested by masked ICE agents as children clung to himLuis, an Ecuadorian mechanic and father of three who fled corruption 2.5 years ago, was arrested by masked agents outside a courtroom as his children clung to him and one daughter was pulled away.August 26, 2025·New York, NY·Ecuador·MSN📦,AM New York📦,World Today News
Carlos E.H.: Guatemalan father of three U.S. citizens held 9 months at AdelantoA Guatemalan father of three U.S. citizen children, who has lived in Los Angeles for years, was held nine months at Adelanto after bond was denied over a prior DUI. A judge ordered his immediate release.Aug 26, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·Guatemala·CourtListener📦
Francisco H.C.: Man married to U.S. citizen self-deports to Mexico fearing ICE raidsAn undocumented man who had lived in the U.S. most of his life and was married to a U.S. citizen self-deported to Mexico, barred from legal status by a childhood unauthorized entry.Aug 26, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·Mexico·Spectrum Local News📦,ABC News📦,OPB📦,Fortune📦
Balbino M.: Arizona dad detained by ICE after vehicle registration mistakeBalbino Mayora, an Arizona resident for nearly 25 years and a business owner, was arrested outside a courthouse following a vehicle registration case and taken to Eloy Detention Center. His family is fighting for his release.Aug 26, 2025·Phoenix, AZ·Mexico·Washington Post📦,Copper Courier+1📦,KVOA📦
Marlon P.C.: Guatemalan man detained by ICE at Phoenix Police Department without warrantA Guatemalan man was detained at the Phoenix Police Department without being shown a warrant or told why he was being held. A court ordered officials to respond to his petition within 20 days.Aug 25, 2025·Phoenix, AZ·Guatemala·CourtListener📦
José Ángel: 17-year-old violently detained by ICE while retrieving family truck in TexasJosé Ángel, 17, was detained in Edinburg, Texas while retrieving a family truck left after his uncle's earlier arrest. He had been preparing for school when agents took him.Aug 25, 2025·Edinburg, TX·Univision📦,Instagram📦
Ricardo C. and Leonel C.: Tased Mexican man deported after viral ICE arrest videoLeonel Chavez, 42, was deported to Mexico days after video showed him and his brother Ricardo arrested by ICE in Norwalk, with one of them tased on camera.Aug 24, 2025·Norwalk, CT·Mexico·CNN📦,CT Mirror📦,News 12 Connecticut
Adrian S.G.: Former DACA recipient removed from Minnesota hospital by ICE during psychiatric holdAdrian Sotelo Guzman, 27, who came to the U.S. as a child, was removed from a Minnesota hospital during a psychosis hold and sent to a Texas facility. His family says he still lacks proper care.Aug 24, 2025·Bloomington, MN·Sahan Journal📦,Mankato Free Press📦,News Beep,MPR News,Instagram📦
Pinned immigrant has object pointed at his head in Connecticut ICE raidA group of immigrant workers, including a man described by a friend as always warm and welcoming, were detained in Danbury, Connecticut, with video showing an agent kneeling on one man and pointing an object at his head.Social media onlyAug 24, 2025·Danbury, CT·Instagram📦
Gustavo: Diabetic car wash worker granted bond after 7 months in ICE detentionGustavo, a carwasher held for seven months after his August arrest at a Torrance car wash, was granted bond at $17,500. His sister says he is elderly with high blood pressure, diabetes, and cirrhosis.Social media onlyAug 24, 2025·Torrance, CA·Instagram📦
Alice C.B.: Trans Brazilian woman forcibly pulled from car by ICE agents outside D.C.Alice Correia Barbosa, a transgender Brazilian woman and volleyball player, was pulled from a car by plainclothes agents near Washington, D.C., and is now held in Virginia while ICE plans to deport her.Aug 23, 2025·Silver Spring, MD·Brazil·Them📦,Washington Blade📦,Watermark Out News,Poder 360,O Globo
Joswar S.T.: Spokane man held by ICE awaits asylum hearingJoswar Slater Torres, detained by ICE in Spokane alongside another man during June protests, has an asylum hearing scheduled after a delayed bond hearing.Aug 22, 2025·Spokane, WA·KHQ📦,Spokesman-Review+1
Rodrigo A.: U.S. citizen detained by ICE outside Simi Valley workplace without explanationRodrigo Almendarez, a U.S. citizen born in Canoga Park, was detained outside his Simi Valley workplace without explanation and released only after a coworker intervened. He plans to sue over the incident.Aug 22, 2025·Simi Valley, CA·Newsweek📦,FOX 11 Los Angeles+1📦
U.S. citizen with children in car fired at by ICE officerA U.S. citizen was shot at by an ICE officer while saying he had children in his car, according to video footage of the encounter.Aug 22, 2025·USA Today📦,MSN📦,KTLA📦
Family chased by HSI and ICE crashes in Indio, children left behindA family was chased by HSI and ICE agents in Indio, California, causing a crash; the father was taken away while his children were left at the scene and an ambulance came for the mother and kids.Social media onlyAug 22, 2025·Indio, CA·Instagram📦
