Woman tasered in breast by Border Patrol agent at checkpointA 23-year-old pregnant woman was Tasered in the breast at a Border Patrol checkpoint after agents found no evidence of wrongdoing, leaving her hospitalized with bloody breastmilk for weeks. An assault charge against her was later dismissed.Mar 19, 2026·Dulzura, CA·iNews Source+1📦,San Diego Union-Tribune+1📦,Inland Valley Press Online📦,Union-Bulletin,Block Club Chicago📦,ABC7 Chicago📦,Chicago Tribune📦
At least four women seeking entry sexually coerced by Border Patrol agentA Border Patrol agent pleaded guilty to telling at least four women to expose themselves during interviews in August 2023, falsely claiming it was a legitimate search. He faces up to two years in prison.Mar 10, 2025·USA Today📦,WTOP📦,iNews Source📦,Austin American-Statesman📦,VT Digger📦
French scientist denied US entry over anti-Trump textsA French CNRS researcher traveling to a Houston-area science conference was turned away after border officers searched his phone and found messages critical of Trump administration research policy.Mar 9, 2025·The Guardian📦
Detained man describes conditions inside ICE facilityA prisoner held at an ICE-operated detention facility shared audio describing conditions inside.Social media onlyMar 8, 2025·Florida·Instagram📦
Venezuelan immigrant held by CBP in Detroit attempted suicide in custodyA Venezuelan man detained near the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel attempted suicide by hanging in early March 2025. Officers intervened and sent him to a hospital before he was transferred into ICE custody.Mar 8, 2025·Detroit, MI·Venezuela·Detroit Free Press+2📦,MLive📦,U.S. House of Representatives - Rashida Tlaib📦,The Public's Radio📦
Family with two young children rescued with hypothermia crossing into CanadaA family of four, including children ages 1 and 2, spent hours lost and barefoot in snow while crossing from New York into Quebec in March 2025. Rescued with hypothermia, they have requested refugee status in Canada.Mar 7, 2025·Mooers, NY·Boston Globe📦,CBC📦,Anadolu Agency📦
Jose Guadalupe J.: Michigan father with work permit arrested by ICE outside son's schoolJose Guadalupe Jaimes, a 55-year-old painting business owner and father of five who lived in the U.S. for 30 years, was arrested outside his son's school after dropping him off. He is now held at St. Clair County Jail.Mar 7, 2025·Mexico·Newsweek📦,Detroit Free Press📦,WXYZ📦,Daily Mitten📦,MetroWest Daily News
Ma Y.: Hmong mother of five deported to Laos, stranded without medicationMa Yang, 37, a Hmong American mother of five who has lived in the Milwaukee area since infancy, was deported to Laos and says she's held in a rooming house with no insulin for her diabetes.Mar 6, 2025·South Milwaukee, WI·Thailand·CNN,Journal Standard,Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,The Independent
Dad held by ICE in Canyon County since March 6A father was detained on March 6th in Canyon County, with a hearing set for April 10th. His family is seeking $5,000 to help cover the mortgage, legal fees and groceries while he is held.Social media onlyMar 6, 2025·Canyon County, ID·Instagram📦
Jensy M.: U.S. citizen detained and handcuffed by ICE in mistaken identity stopJensy Machado, a naturalized U.S. citizen, was handcuffed and questioned by ICE agents while driving to work in Manassas on March 5, mistaken for another man. He was released after showing his driver's license.Mar 6, 2025·Manassas, VA·NBC News📦,NBC Washington📦,FOX 26 Houston📦,MLive📦,CBS 19📦
Issa B.: Green card holder denied reentry by CBP suffers kidney failure in NigerIssa Salma Baouna, 49, a green-card holder from Niger, was denied reentry at JFK Airport on March 6. After returning to Niger he contracted malaria and developed kidney failure; his wife and two children left the U.S. to join him.Mar 6, 2025·New York, NY·Niger·Newsweek📦,Shoreline Immigration📦,Immigration Analytics📦,Law360📦,AllLaw📦
Employee detained by ICE at Minneapolis businessAn employee was detained by ICE agents at a Minneapolis business owned by Nesta Rodriguez, who spoke to Sky News about the incident.Mar 5, 2025·Minneapolis, MN·Mexico·Sky News📦,Instagram📦
Jhoan B.: 25-year-old Venezuelan held 16 days at Guantanamo, then deported homeJhoan Bastidas, 25, was held 16 days at Guantanamo Bay, shackled with limited sunlight and food, before deportation to Venezuela. He now works at a hot dog stand in Maracaibo.Mar 5, 2025·Venezuela·CNN📦,The Columbian📦,The Canadian Press,Press-Register📦
17 undocumented immigrants detained in ICE raid at Bigfork construction siteSeventeen undocumented workers were detained during a March 4 construction site raid in Bigfork prompted by a tip. All were found ineligible to remain in the country, and the investigation continues.Mar 4, 2025·Bigfork, MT·Venezuela·KPAX📦,KBZK📦,Meet Montana,KULR 8,NBC Montana
Bryan T.L.: Ecuadorian man arrested by ICE in New York faces deportationBryan David Tasiguano Leon, an Ecuadorian citizen, was arrested by ICE after being released from NYPD custody despite a detainer request. He faces deportation to Ecuador under a final order.Mar 4, 2025·New York, NY·Ecuador·Fox News📦,El Diario📦,Univisa📦,El Diario NY📦
Man searches for wife taken by ICE at Broadview facilityA man searched for his wife of five years after she vanished during a court hearing at the Broadview ICE facility. He tracked her phone there, but the signal cut off and police offered no help.Mar 3, 2025·Broadview, ON·SSB Crack📦,Our Nigerian News📦,International Business Times,Instagram📦
Quebec V.: Florida DACA mother of three U.S. citizen children considers self-deportingQuebec Vasquez, a DACA-protected mother of three U.S. citizen children, is considering leaving for Mexico after a decade of protection, citing fear over shifting immigration policies.Mar 3, 2025·South Florida, FL·Mexico·KZTV 10📦,ABC15📦,10News📦
Federal agent outside Maryland church says operation was once barredA federal agent waited outside a Maryland church for an enforcement target to leave home, noting such an operation would have been barred under a since-rescinded policy protecting sensitive locations.March 2025·Maryland·ACLU📦,YouTube📦
Krome detainees sleep on floors, buses, near toilets amid worst US overcrowdingDetainees at Krome North slept on floor mattresses, buses and near toilets as the facility held nearly three times its capacity, with over half having no criminal record as of June 2025.March 2025·Miami, FL·United States·Associated Press📦,Human Rights Watch📦,WPTV📦,Miami Herald,Miami New Times,WLRN
Oscar: Husband detained at green card interview, deported to Honduras family fledA husband was detained at his Green Card interview and deported to Honduras, the country he and his wife, an activist who received death threats, had fled. His wife, a mother of four, later rejoined him there.Mar 2025·Broward County, FL·Honduras·The Guardian📦,WLRN📦,WUSF📦,WSVN📦
Immigrant families jailed in Texas, children face hunger and sleep deprivationImmigrant families, some who had lived in the U.S. for years, are being held in reopened Texas detention centers, where children reportedly face hunger, sleep deprivation and psychological distress.Mar 1, 2025·Texas, TX·El Salvador·The New Yorker📦,NBC News📦,MS Now📦
