Guatemalan man drowns in American Canal after border crossing near El PasoA 41-year-old Guatemalan man drowned in the American Canal near El Paso in June 2025 after crossing the border fence with two others. Border Patrol rescued the other two but could not save him.Jun 15, 2025·El Paso, TX·Guatemala·KFOX TV📦,CBP+3📦,My Texas Daily📦,San Angelo Live📦,KGNS📦
Children separated from deported parents, including 2-year-old kept in U.S. custodyChild welfare advocates have raised concerns as deportations accelerate, including a case where a 2-year-old was kept in U.S. custody after her mother was deported to Venezuela.May 3, 2025·Venezuela·Washington Post📦,Reuters📦,Associated Press📦,The Marshall Project📦
Nashville families separated after ICE and highway patrol arrest more than 100A driver was pulled over for a broken light during a May 2025 Nashville operation, then detained and deported after a trooper shared his status with ICE. More than 100 were arrested, separating families still coping nearly a year later.May 3, 2025·Nashville, TN·Nashville Banner+1📦,The Daily Record📦,Instagram📦
Kapil R.: Arkansas man held by ICE 30 days after perfume mistaken for drugsKapil Raghu was jailed after Benton police mistook a perfume bottle for drugs during a May 2025 traffic stop, then transferred to ICE detention when his expired visa was found. Released after 30 days, his work permit remains suspended.May 3, 2025·Benton, AR·THV11+1📦,5 News Online📦
Esdras: Landscaper tasered twice in stomach during Florida Border Patrol traffic stopA landscaper known as Esdras was pulled from a van and tasered twice in the stomach during a May 2 traffic stop. He faces deportation but was released on bail.May 2, 2025·North Palm Beach, FL·USA Today📦,Palm Beach Post📦,NBC Miami📦,WPTV📦,Construction Owners📦
Kenny L.: 18-year-old U.S. citizen held six hours by Border Patrol at traffic stopKenny Laynez, 18, a U.S. citizen, was held six hours and pushed face-down by agents during a May 2 traffic stop to a landscaping job. A coworker was tasered twice.May 2, 2025·North Palm Beach, FL·USA Today📦,Palm Beach Post📦,NBC Miami📦,WPTV📦,Construction Owners📦
U.S. citizens swept up in Trump immigration crackdownMore than a dozen U.S. citizens have been swept up in immigration enforcement, attorneys and advocates say, as faster processing leaves fewer safeguards against wrongful detention.May 2, 2025·Washington Post📦,NPR📦,Boston Globe📦
Longtime Honduran resident targeted by federal agents posing as Tucson utility workersAgents posing as utility workers looking for a 'free estimate' targeted a Honduran man who had lived in his Tucson community for over a decade; a neighbor noticed a hidden badge and warned him before he let them in.May 2025·Tucson, AZ·Honduras·ACLU📦,KGUN 9📦,Tucson.com📦
Guatemalan mother in Border Patrol custody told to take or leave newbornA Guatemalan woman gave birth at a Tucson hospital while in Border Patrol custody and faced immediate deportation, forced to decide whether to take her newborn. After public pressure, she and the baby were released to a Phoenix nonprofit.May 2025·Tucson, AZ·Guatemala·NBC News,Newsweek,ACLU📦,KOLD📦,Tucson.com📦,Off the Press,Scary Mommy
Pastor and father of five U.S.-citizen children deported to Guatemala by ICEAn evangelical pastor, construction business owner and father of five U.S.-citizen children was detained at a routine check-in despite a stay of removal and years of compliance. He was deported to Guatemala weeks later.May 2025·Florida·Guatemala·ACLU📦,Christian Post📦,Tampa Bay Times📦
Stepfather of two detained by immigration agents outside Tucson hospitalA Mexican man who had lived in Tucson for nearly 15 years was detained outside a hospital while accompanying his cousin for emergency care. He is held at Florence Correctional Center, with a hearing set for May 15.May 2025·Tucson, AZ·ACLU📦,KOLD📦,Tucson.com
U.S. citizen family forced from home in ICE raid targeting former residentsA U.S. citizen mother and her three daughters were forced outside in the rain and had their phones, laptops and savings seized during a raid based on an outdated warrant. Homeland Security later said they were not the intended targets.May 1, 2025·Oklahoma City, OK·NBC News📦,NewsNation Now,KFOR📦,News 10📦
Immigrants held by ICE in Miami prison report ignored medical complaints, cockroachesDetainees moved to Miami's Federal Detention Center describe cockroach infestations, overflowing toilets, extreme heat and ignored medical complaints, with the facility's population rising after fires near Krome.May 1, 2025·The Guardian📦,Miami Herald
Australian Army wife detained, strip-searched, deported from HawaiiA 25-year-old Australian woman, a former police officer, was detained while visiting her husband, a U.S. Army lieutenant in Hawaii. She was strip-searched, held overnight and deported despite it being her third visit since their wedding.May 2025·Hawaii, HI·Australia·The Independent📦,The War Horse,Army Times📦,The New Daily,Hawaii Bulletin
Daniel F.M.: Father dragged from car by ICE agents as U.S. citizen children screamDaniel Flores Martinez was dragged from his car and slammed to the ground by unmarked agents on Mother's Day while driving to church with his wife and children. He and his wife are now suing ICE and Homeland Security.May 2025·Chelsea, MA·Northeast News Collaborative📦,Boston Globe📦,Lawyers for Civil Rights,Boston.com,NewsWav
Sen Miao L.: Chinese man collapsed from unmedicated diabetes and hypertension in ICE detentionSen Miao Lin, 67, went nearly a month without medication for diabetes and hypertension at Delaney Hall, collapsing and losing consciousness before being rushed to the ER.May 2025·Newark, NJ·China·The City Reporter📦
Clemente C.R.: Phoenix father detained by ICE using battering ram, three children presentClemente Chilel Ramírez was detained at his Phoenix apartment in April as his three children watched, after agents used a battering ram to enter. He has no criminal record.May 1, 2025·Phoenix, AZ·Univision📦,Nuestro Diario📦,Instagram📦
Cristian C.V.: Man arrested in Ferris by Texas police, Marshals and ICECristian Ivan Ceballos Vega was arrested after allegedly entering a family's property and looking into their home while minors were present. ICE said he is not authorized to be in the country.May 1, 2025·Ferris, TX·CBS News📦,WFAA,Texas Metro News
Refugio R.O.: Construction worker arrested by mistake, detained three months by ICE in ColoradoRefugio Ramirez Ovando, 43, was arrested in May on his way to work at a construction company and held three months, an outcome an ICE agent later admitted was a mistake.May 2025·Grand Junction, CO·Colorado Sun📦,KUNC📦,Denver Gazette📦,Durango Herald📦
Rakesh R.: Indian man mistakenly flown to Alaska by ICE, held 16 more daysRakesh Rakesh volunteered to self-deport to India but was mistakenly flown to Sitka, Alaska, then re-detained for 16 days in Seattle, prompting him to go on a hunger strike.May 2025·Seattle, WA·India·Yakima Herald📦,KUOW📦,Juneau Independent📦,MyNorthwest
Dozens of delivery drivers arrested by ICE at San Diego military baseDozens of delivery and rideshare drivers, many with temporary work permission, were arrested at Camp Pendleton's gates, despite judges repeatedly finding such detentions violate due process.May 2025·Oceanside, CA·Capital & Main📦,The Brunswick News,Instagram📦
