Heidy S.: Nursing mother deported to Cuba after ICE separated her from breastfeeding infantHeidy Sánchez, a home health aide and mother, was handcuffed and separated from her nursing one-year-old during a routine check-in, then deported to Cuba two days later. She remains apart from her daughter and husband.Mar 23, 2026·Florida, FL·Cuba·CNN+2📦,NPR📦,The Times+1📦,ABC Action News📦,Register-Guard+1📦,CourtListener,Scripps News📦,KSHB📦,CTV News📦,Belly of the Beast Cuba📦,LinkedIn📦,News 4 San Antonio📦,The Straits Times📦,CiberCuba📦,Cuba Headlines📦,Cuba Información📦,Miami Herald📦,Yahoo News📦,Instagram📦
Victor R.O.: La Playa Taco Shop owner deported after two months in ICE detentionVictor Rodriguez Ocampo Sr., 54, owner of La Playa Taco Shop, was deported to Mexico after two months at Otay Mesa Detention Center. His son now runs the restaurant.Oct 31, 2025·National City, CA·Mexico·Times of San Diego+1📦,CBS 8,10News📦,PressBee📦
Three U.S. citizens arrested in Border Patrol Halloween raids around ChicagoMultiple people were detained in Border Patrol raids across Chicago and its suburbs on Halloween, including three U.S. citizens arrested for allegedly obstructing agents and five Mexican nationals taken into custody.Oct 31, 2025·Chicago, IL·Mexico·Chicago Tribune📦,Patch📦,CNN📦,Chicago Sun-Times📦
Mexican woman seeking asylum pressured by ICE to give up court hearingA 45-year-old Mexican farmworker was arrested on her way to work and pressured to sign away her right to an asylum hearing. She was shackled and transferred to Tacoma, cut off from her attorney for two days.Oct 30, 2025·Woodburn, OR·Mexico·The Marshall Project📦,Borderless Magazine📦
Armando G.P.: Man held by ICE over two months despite judge granting bondArmando Garcia Picazo was held at Woodbury County jail for over two months after an immigration judge denied him bond. A federal judge ordered his release on $6,000 bond while his case continues.Oct 30, 2025·Sioux City, IA·WVIK📦,Justia📦
Two SUNY Upstate employees detained by ICE at hearings to finalize statusTwo SUNY Upstate Medical University employees were detained while attending hearings to finalize their legal status. They are now held at the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility and face possible deportation.Oct 30, 2025·Syracuse, New York·WAER📦,iHeartRadio (WSYR)📦,Local Syracuse📦,CNY Central+1📦,Spectrum Local News
Ruperto V.M.: Chef and father of three detained by ICE despite valid work authorizationRuperto Vicens Marquez, a chef, father of three and co-owner of Emilio's Kitchen, was detained despite holding valid work authorization through 2029. A GoFundMe has raised $85,000 and a judge granted him a bond hearing.Oct 30, 2025·Atlantic Highlands, NJ·Mexico·Patch📦,ABC7 New York📦,Asbury Park Press,Two River Times📦,GoUpstate📦,ABC7 Chicago📦,The Digest Online📦,NJ.com,ABC7
Rian A.: Indonesian green card applicant arrested by ICE at Philadelphia biometrics appointmentRian Andrianzah, an Indonesian national seeking a green card, was arrested at what he thought was a routine biometrics appointment while his wife waited nearby. He is now held at a Central Pennsylvania detention center facing deportation.Oct 30, 2025·Philadelphia, PA·Indonesia·Philadelphia Inquirer📦,Instagram📦
Both parents of 16-year-old Diego detained in separate ICE raidsA 16-year-old named Diego saw both parents taken in separate ICE raids. His mother Yolanda has since been released and shared her account of the ordeal.Oct 30, 2025·Oxnard, CA·Ecuador·LA Taco📦,Instagram📦
Oregon farm workers' van windows smashed by ICE, faces scanned without warrantsA 45-year-old farm worker had her van's windows smashed by ICE agents who broke her phone as she called 911 and misidentified her using facial recognition. A federal judge ruled the arrest unlawful; she has an ongoing asylum case.Oct 30, 2025·Woodburn, OR·The Guardian📦,Eastern New Mexico News📦,The Guardian Wings,Armwood Law,Pipedot
Breastfeeding mother detained by ICE near O'Hare without lactation roomA Mexican taxi driver and mother of a 10-month-old was arrested near O'Hare and held at Broadview without a lactation room to pump milk. A judge ordered her released on October 31.Oct 30, 2025·Chicago, IL·Mexico·Block Club Chicago📦,CourtListener
Barber thrown to ground, arrested by plainclothes agents in Southwest Side barbershopA 26-year-old Venezuelan barber was thrown to the ground and hauled away by plainclothes agents at his Brighton Park barbershop, with no warrant shown and threats made to bystanders.Oct 30, 2025·Chicago, IL·Venezuela·Chicago Sun-Times📦
Adolfo M.C. and Fabian B.F.: Two men arrested by ICE near Bellingham courthouses, apparently violating state lawTwo men, arrested days apart near Bellingham courthouses after a DUI arraignment and a court appearance, were detained in apparent violation of a state law barring enforcement near courthouses.Oct 30, 2025·Bellingham, WA·Cascadia Daily+1📦,Bellingham Herald📦,OPB📦,Wenatchee World📦
Slovak husband of U.S. citizen deported without notice to family or lawyerA Slovak man who overstayed a visa and married a U.S. citizen says he endured months of abuse in a Pennsylvania detention facility; a federal court dismissed his case in July 2026.Oct 29, 2025·Lords Valley, PA·Slovakia·PACER Monitor,EXA📦,Instagram📦
Ten women describe freezing conditions and humiliation after transfer to Michigan detentionTen women arrested in a New Jersey warehouse raid were transferred through facilities in Texas, Ohio and Michigan, describing little food, forced undressing, verbal abuse, and no heat in freezing winter cold.Oct 29, 2025·Woodbridge, NJ·El País📦
Jhonatan B.C.: 18-year-old applying for green card detained in New Jersey warehouse raidJhonatan Bello Cabrera, 18, a Colombian seeking permanent residency through his U.S. citizen stepfather, was detained in a warehouse raid and freed in December on a $6,000 bond with an ankle monitor.Oct 29, 2025·Woodbridge, NJ·Colombia·El País📦,NJ Today📦
Killy Y.G.: Colombian woman leaves U.S. after nearly four months in ICE detentionKilly Tatiana Yangquen García, 21, who came to the U.S. at age 10, accepted voluntary departure after nearly four months detained following a New Jersey warehouse raid and returned to Bogotá in February.Oct 29, 2025·Woodbridge, NJ·Colombia·El País📦,Es Libertad📦,Briefly,Brithers,La Patilla
10 anti-ICE activists arrested over summer protests in LATen anti-ICE activists, including Isai Carrillo, were arrested in October 2025 and charged over summer protests in Southern California involving pepper spray, thrown objects, and blocked federal vehicles.Oct 29, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·Mexico·Fox News+1📦,CBS News📦,Yahoo News📦,FOX 11 Los Angeles📦,Patch📦
Hoan H.: Illinois lawmaker has gun pointed at him by ICE agentsIllinois state Rep. Hoan Huynh, a Vietnamese refugee, said ICE and CBP agents pointed a gun at his head while he monitored enforcement on Chicago's North Side. Gerardo Perez's mother was arrested and deported in June.Oct 29, 2025·Chicago, IL·Vietnam·Democracy Now📦,The Northwestern📦,Chicago Tribune+2📦
Franci S.: 57-year-old protester put in chokehold, thrown down hill outside Colorado ICE facilityFranci Stagi, 57, was put in a chokehold and thrown down a grassy embankment by a masked officer during an October 28 protest outside a Durango, Colorado ICE office, video showed.Oct 28, 2025·Durango, CO·Colombia·NPR📦,Westword📦,9News📦
Fernando J.S.: Asylum-seeking father, two children detained by ICE driving to Colorado schoolFernando Jaramillo Solano, a Colombian asylum-seeker with no criminal record, was detained driving his kids to school in Durango, Colorado; officials admitted he wasn't their target. The family was later allowed to return to Colombia.Oct 28, 2025·Durango, CO·Colombia·CBS News+4📦,9News📦,Colorado Sun+1📦,KKCO 11 News📦,Durango Herald📦,The Journal📦,CourtListener,Instagram📦
