Chidi N.: Nigerian man loses six fingers to untreated frostbite in ICE detentionChidi Nwagbo, who had lived in the U.S. 37 years, lost portions of six fingers after ICE staff failed to bring him to a frostbite specialist appointment for 16 days.Feb 10, 2025·Batavia, NY·Nigeria·The Intercept📦,Investigative Post📦,RFK Human Rights📦,Central Current📦
Berenice G.H.: U.S. citizen detained 7 hours by ICE after photographing agents' license platesBerenice Garcia-Hernandez, 25, a U.S. citizen, was held for about seven hours after photographing unmarked ICE vehicles near a Gresham, Oregon, Chick-fil-A. Agents broke her car window and pulled her out; no charges were filed.Nov 3, 2025·Gresham, OR·The Oregonian📦,Chron📦,KGW,BJ,Change.org📦,Instagram+1📦
Kenia M.: Mother of four U.S. citizens held four months by ICEKenia Merlos, a Honduran mother of four U.S. citizen children, was detained at the U.S.-Canada border in June and held nearly four months in Tacoma. A judge ended her deportation case, and she was freed October 28.Nov 3, 2025·Tacoma, WA·Honduras·Los Angeles Times📦,OPB📦,KGW
Man held at California City Processing CenterA man held at the California City Processing Center has asked a court to order his release. A judge has barred deportation while the case is pending.Nov 3, 2025·California City, CA·Bangladesh·CourtListener📦
Immigrants arrested by masked agents at 26 Federal Plaza for five monthsA photojournalistic report documents five months of immigration arrests by masked federal agents in and around 26 Federal Plaza in New York City, and their effects on immigrants there.Nov 3, 2025·New York, NY·The City Reporter📦,New York Magazine📦,Chicago Tribune+1📦
Ricardo R.: Construction worker choked by agents on bicycle, hospitalized with head woundsRicardo Rodriguez, 53, a construction worker and father of two deaf teenagers, was pepper-sprayed, choked and struck on the head by agents while biking home from the store. He was hospitalized, and agents restricted his family's visits.Nov 2, 2025·Melrose Park, IL·Mexico·Chicago Sun-Times+2📦
Alain: Cuban widower on a walker deported to Mexico without seeing a judgeAlain (a pseudonym) dealt cards at a Las Vegas casino and was getting legal status through his U.S. citizen wife when she died. Weeks later he was flown to Mexico without a hearing.Nov 2025·Las Vegas, NV·Cuba·HUMSI field interview
Kristin M.: Councilmember says ICE agents grabbed her while filming arrestMontgomery County Councilmember Kristin Mink said an agent grabbed her arm, touched her face and reached for her phone while she filmed federal agents detaining someone near a school in Adelphi.November 2025·Prince George's County, MD·United States·ACLU📦,NBC Washington📦,Bethesda Magazine,WTOP,My MC Media
Woman recording plainclothes agent in Fullerton has weapon pulled on herA plainclothes federal agent pulled his weapon on a woman who was following and recording him at a Fullerton intersection, until a passing local police officer intervened.November 2025·Fullerton, CA·United States·The Guardian📦,CBS News📦,ACLU📦
10-year-old traumatized after ICE agents point gun at him during raidA 10-year-old boy, J., saw agents point a gun at him and his sister as they tried to film agents forcing into his family's apartment in November 2025. He still has nightmares and struggles in school.Nov 2025·New York, NY·Documented📦
Maria V.: 6-year-old detained at Dilley, deported to Colombia after two monthsMaria Vargas, 6, was held with her parents at Dilley for two months after they fled Colombia and sought trafficking-victim visas in New York. She lost weight, regressed developmentally, and was deported to Colombia in November 2026.Nov 2025·Dilley, TX·Colombia·NBC News📦,Associated Press📦,Texas Tribune📦
Undocumented Nebraska parents plan self-deportation to Mexico amid ICE enforcement fearsAlejandra's parents, undocumented homeowners and taxpayers who have lived in Nebraska for years, plan to self-deport to Mexico within six months, fearing detention and risks to the mother's health.Nov 1, 2025·Nebraska, NE·Mexico·CNN📦,KTVZ📦
Alejandra: Nebraska mother of four U.S.-born children fears ICE will separate familyAlejandra, 30, an undocumented mother of four U.S.-born children in Nebraska, fears separation as ICE raids intensify and her parents plan to self-deport within six months.Nov 1, 2025·Nebraska, NE·Mexico·CNN📦,KTVZ📦
Saul F.R.: Father of U.S. citizens who never missed check-ins re-detained by ICEA husband and father of U.S. citizens who had lived in the country over 24 years was redetained on November 1 despite years of compliant check-ins. A judge ordered his immediate release.Nov 1, 2025·Adelanto, CA·CourtListener📦
Maria: Venezuelan mother held two months by ICE with toddler who lost weightMaria, a Venezuelan asylum-seeking mother, was detained with her toddler son for two months in Dilley, where she reported worms in food and constant lighting. She was released to Laredo with an ankle monitor.Nov 2025·San Antonio, TX·Venezuela·MS Now📦,USA Today📦,International Business Times📦,ABA Journal📦
Mamadou D.: Asylum-seeking Brooklyn student held five months by ICE after court appearanceMamadou Mouctar Diallo, 20, a Guinean asylum seeker and Brooklyn Frontiers High School student, was detained after a routine court appearance and held about five months before his November release.Nov 2025·Brooklyn, NY·Guinea·CBS News📦,News 12 Brooklyn📦,Brooklyn Paper📦,Brooklyn Eagle📦,News 12 Long Island📦,The New York Times,NY1📦,CourtListener,Instagram📦
Cuban father of six U.S. citizens deported to Mexico under unwritten dealA Cuban father of six U.S.-citizen children who fled Cuba as a teenager and built a business here was detained after trying to cross into Canada, then deported to Mexico in November.Nov 1, 2025·Plymouth, MA·Cuba·WGBH📦,Miami Herald
Roberto L.F.: Fifth-grade teacher and four other Austin school workers detained by ICERoberto López Falcón, a Cuban-born fifth-grade teacher and Austin ISD's Campus Teacher of Promise, was detained at a routine check-in and remained held as of November, leaving his family struggling.Nov 2025·Austin, TX·Cuba·FOX 7 Austin📦,Houston Chronicle📦,KXAN📦,Austin American-Statesman📦,Spectrum Local News📦,Instagram📦
Ecuadorian mother of autistic son detained by ICE, forced to miss surgeryAn Ecuadorian woman, 39, caring for her 9-year-old autistic son, was detained in November after years of regular check-ins, forcing her to miss surgery for a uterine condition.Nov 1, 2025·San Diego, CA·Ecuador·KPBS📦
Father of ventilator-dependent 7-year-old held 22 days by ICEA Mexican father caring for his 7-year-old son, who needs a feeding tube and ventilator for kidney disease and respiratory failure, was released after 22 days in detention.Nov 2025·Mexico·Block Club Chicago📦
Veronica M.B.: Mother of three U.S. citizens held by ICE at Adelanto since NovemberA Mexican woman who has lived in the U.S. since 1995 and is the mother of three citizen children has been held at Adelanto since November 2025. She has no criminal history and was denied bond and release.Nov 1, 2025·Adelanto, CA·Mexico·CourtListener📦
