Multiple people detained and injured during anti-ICE protest in EugeneAt least nine protesters were detained during an anti-ICE demonstration at the Eugene Federal Building, after officers used tear gas, pepper balls and flash-bangs. Several reported bruises and eye injuries.Jan 28, 2026·Eugene, OR·OPB📦,KLCC📦,Lookout Eugene-Springfield📦
57 workers arrested in ICE raid at New York snack factoryFifty-seven workers, including U.S. citizen Pedro Rojas, were arrested when masked federal agents raided a small New York snack factory, separating employees by citizenship and breaking down a bathroom door on female workers. Only five faced criminal charges.Sep 4, 2025·Cato, NY·The Independent📦,New York Civil Liberties Union📦,NBC New York,Latin Times,The Journal
Guatemalan legal resident briefly detained, partner taken in ICE factory raidA 24-year-old Guatemalan legal resident was briefly detained and released during a factory raid, while his partner, who lacks legal status, was taken away before he could speak to her. He still does not know where she was held.Sep 4, 2025·Cato, NY·Guatemala·Associated Press,NBC Washington📦,New Delhi Times📦,syracuse.com,YouTube📦
Somali survivor of female genital mutilation ordered deported to HondurasA Somali woman who fled female genital mutilation and forced marriage was ordered deported to Honduras or Uganda after seeking asylum. She remains detained, fearing harm as a Black, Muslim woman, while her appeal is pending.Sep 4, 2025·Somalia·The City📦,Critical Global Rights Studies (UCLA)+1📦,CourtListener
Sabina C.L.: Omaha mother held months after ICE defied bond orderSabina Carmona-Lorenzo, mother of five U.S. citizen children living in Nebraska over 20 years, was held for months after ICE blocked a judge's bond order; a federal judge ordered her released.Sep 3, 2025·Omaha, NE·ACLU of Nebraska📦,KETV,WOWT
Helda M.M.: Guatemalan woman in U.S. since 2015 arrested by ICE in IndianapolisHelda Araceli Mendez-Merida, an undocumented Guatemalan woman who entered the U.S. in 2015, was arrested in Indianapolis on September 3 after officials said she had voted in a past election.Sep 3, 2025·Indianapolis, IN·Guatemala·Department of Homeland Security📦,RWT News📦,Tulsa Today,MENA Observer,SMI24
Omar: Cuban songwriter says guards split his head, broke ribs to force removalOmar (a pseudonym) built Tesla parts in Phoenix and has written 211 songs. When he refused removal to Mexico, he says guards in helmets beat him: "They split my head open."Sep 2, 2025·Phoenix, AZ·Cuba·HUMSI field interview📦
Valley man who won his immigration case in 2022 detained by ICEA Valley man granted a special protection from deportation in Phoenix in 2022, still pending finalization, was recently detained again for new removal proceedings. His family and attorney are seeking his release.Sep 2, 2025·Phoenix, AZ·ABC15📦,Milwaukee Journal Sentinel📦,Statesman Journal+1📦,WPR📦,Mid Michigan Now📦,Click2Houston📦
Couple expecting third child faces deportation, U.S. citizen children placed with familyA couple expecting their third child faces deportation while their other two children, including a 5-month-old, stay with relatives. An advocacy group found them legal help and is seeking financial support.Social media onlySep 2, 2025·Milford, MA·Guatemala·Instagram📦
Construction workers detained in ICE raid at Geisinger site in DanvilleDozens of construction workers from Nicaragua, El Salvador and Honduras were detained at a Geisinger building site on September 2, with advocates reporting more than 40 taken and further arrests on September 8.Sep 2, 2025·Danville, PA·Daily Item📦,Keystone Newsroom📦
People stopped by Mahoning Township police turned over to ICESeveral undocumented people were handed to ICE after Mahoning Township police traffic stops on September 2, carried out under a local agreement letting officers assist with immigration enforcement.Sep 2, 2025·Mahoning Township, PA·North Central PA📦
Protester shot with projectiles and put in chokehold at Broadview detention centerA woman protesting outside the Broadview detention center was pepper-sprayed, shot with projectiles and shoved to the ground before a masked agent put her in a chokehold, pulled off by another agent.September 2025·Broadview, IL·United States·CBS News📦,ACLU📦,Blue Collar Jazz
Dave D.: Credentialed photojournalist shot with projectiles at Broadview protestsPhotojournalist Dave Decker, wearing visible press credentials while covering Broadview protests, was shot with projectiles, hit in the camera by a pepper ball, and later shot in the legs after an agent said, "Get him."September 2025·Broadview, IL·United States·ACLU📦,CourtListener
Angelica S.: Routt County Commissioner says federal agents followed, boxed her inRoutt County Commissioner Angelica Salinas said she was followed and boxed in near Steamboat Springs after filming agents stopping people near mobile home parks. ICE called her account a lie.September 2025·Steamboat Springs, CO·United States·ACLU📦,Denver Post📦,Sky Hi News,Westword,Steamboat Pilot
Six people detained outside two homeless shelters in the Chicago areaSix people were detained by federal agents outside two homeless shelters in the Chicago area in separate incidents.September 2025·Chicago, IL·ACLU📦,Block Club Chicago+1📦
Roofers detained by ICE in Naperville, one reportedly hurt jumping from roofFive roofers working on a Naperville home were detained during a Sept. 17 operation while homeowners were away; the homeowner said one was injured after being forced off the roof. ICE disputed the account.September 2025·Naperville, IL·ACLU📦,ABC7 Chicago📦,Patch,InterNewsCast,Snopes
Martin G.: 66-year-old cancer survivor with partial lung removal denied care for monthsMartin G., a 66-year-old Cuban cancer survivor with part of a lung removed, says he was denied medical care for months while detained, then put in solitary confinement after a hunger strike.September 2025·El Paso, TX·Cuba·Human Rights Watch📦
Ramiro G.: Cuban man twice nearly forced across Mexico border from Camp East MontanaRamiro G., a 45-year-old Cuban man, says he was chained and bused to the border twice in attempts to force him into Mexico, a country he says he has no ties to.September 2025·El Paso, TX·Cuba·Human Rights Watch📦
Sebastian R.: 26-year-old Mexican student chained hand and foot on ICE flightSebastian R., 26, who had lived and studied in New York for six years, says he was chained hand and foot on his first-ever flight and could not reach his brother for a week after arriving.September 2025·New York, NY·Mexico·Human Rights Watch📦
Ernesto D.: U.S. citizen handcuffed, threatened with Taser by masked agents in ChicagoErnesto Diaz, 23, a U.S. citizen, was walking to the subway listening to music when masked agents handcuffed him and pointed a Taser at his ribs. He believes he was targeted for his race.Sep 1, 2025·Chicago, IL·United States·Chicago Tribune📦,ACLU,Evanston Roundtable
76 Guatemalan children woken overnight, put on planes before deportation haltedSeventy-six Guatemalan children in government custody were woken overnight for deportation, crying and vomiting, before a judge temporarily blocked the removals and they were returned to shelters.Sep 1, 2025·Guatemala·CNN📦,NPR📦,CBS News📦,Human Rights Watch📦
