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📦
Will K.: PhD candidate held a week by CBP at SFO, denied asthma medicationTae Heung "Will" Kim, a Ph.D. candidate researching a Lyme disease vaccine, was held over a week at SFO without a lawyer, his asthma medication, or a bed after returning from his brother's wedding.Jul 29, 2025·San Francisco, CA·South Korea·Washington Post📦,Korea Daily📦,Maeil Business Newspaper📦,The Independent📦,NextShark📦,Korean Quarterly📦,ABC News,ABC7 News,Hamka'e Center,Mission Local,GoFundMe📦
Miguel Angel P.: US citizen detained by ICE agents after mistaken identityMiguel Angel Torres, a cook and 14-year Austin resident, was detained in 2017 after agents searching for his brother-in-law mistook him for the wrong person, leading his family to abandon their home and food truck plans.Jul 29, 2025·Navasota, TX·Mexico·Newsweek📦,FOX 26 Houston📦,Texas Tribune📦,Instagram📦
Lamphone P.: Laotian refugee in U.S. since 1981 detained by ICEA Laotian refugee who came to the U.S. in 1981 was detained in July 2025 after 25 years on supervised release. A judge ordered his immediate release, finding the government failed to show changed circumstances.Jul 29, 2025·Iowa·Laos·CourtListener📦
Nehemia F.B.: Honduran man shot by Virginia police officer, ICE seeks custodyA 26-year-old Honduran man living in Annandale, Virginia, was shot in the shoulder by police after a domestic dispute call turned into a struggle over an officer's gun. ICE has since asked the county not to release him.Jul 28, 2025·Annandale, VA·Fox News+2📦,Patch+1📦
People detained by ICE outside Encinitas Home Depot, video showsA woman driving past an Encinitas Home Depot recorded ICE agents detaining two men in the area and described the encounter to a local news station.Jul 27, 2025·Encinitas, CA·NJ.com📦,NBC San Diego📦,Mankato Free Press📦,ABC7 News📦
Wilmer S.D.: Venezuelan journalist stopped by CBP, held 19 days in ICE tentWilmer Roberto Solano Dávila, 59, a Venezuelan journalist and Uber driver with a pending asylum case, was detained during a rideshare trip and held 19 days in a crowded outdoor tent before release on bond.Jul 26, 2025·Miami, FL·Venezuela·Los Angeles Times📦,Latin Times📦,Press Freedom Tracker,Columbia Journalism Review,The New We Woke Up
Pet surrenders nearly double at Los Angeles County shelters after immigration raidsPet surrenders at LA County animal shelters have nearly doubled since June 2025, with 28 animals, including a pug-beagle mix named Coco, left behind after families were detained or deported.Jul 25, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·Reuters📦,Newsweek📦,NBC Los Angeles📦,Los Angeles County📦,CBC📦
Peruvian asylum seeker arrested by ICE minutes after court hearingJorge Willy Valera Chuquillanqui, a Peruvian asylum seeker with no criminal history, was arrested minutes after a routine immigration court hearing in July 2025. A federal court ordered his release and barred re-detention without a hearing.Jul 25, 2025·San Francisco, CA·Peru·CourtListener📦,PACER Monitor
Migrant dies in Arizona desert heat after falling into ravineA smuggler led a group of migrants through the Arizona desert in extreme heat and allegedly told them to leave behind a companion who became dizzy and fell, resulting in his death.Jul 24, 2025·Southern Arizona·Mexico·USA Today+1📦,Fox News📦,WJAC-TV📦,Texas Tribune📦,CourtListener
Vermont superintendent, a U.S. citizen, held nearly five hours by border agentsA Nicaraguan-born school superintendent in Winooski and naturalized citizen since 2018 was held nearly five hours at a Houston airport, questioned about his marriage, and pressed for his device passwords.Jul 24, 2025·Burlington, VT·Nicaragua·Vermont Public📦,WBUR📦,Education Week,Burlington Free Press,Chalkbeat
Jefersson A.B.: 19-year-old strawberry picker beaten by ICE agents in Santa Maria, mother saysJefersson Bladimir Alemán Beltrán, 19, a strawberry picker and high school graduate who came to the U.S. at 14, was allegedly beaten by masked agents after asking for a lawyer; he remains held with visible bruising.Jul 24, 2025·Santa Maria, CA·El Salvador·American Community Media📦,Latin Times,El Semanario Online📦,El Informador del Valle,La Opinión,LinkedIn
Rutilio Z.F.: Father of two handed to ICE by deputies after judge grants bailRutilio Zelaya Franco, a fencing worker married with two children who had lived in the country 14 years, was pursued by agents, crashed his delivery truck, and is now held in New Mexico.Jul 24, 2025·Leesburg, VA·Loudoun Now📦
South Florida animal shelters filling up with pets abandoned amid deportation operationsSouth Florida shelters are filling with pets left behind after immigration arrests, including a sick, partially blind 11-year-old poodle and a terrier found starving after its family was deported.Jul 24, 2025·South Florida·Miami New Times📦,South Florida Reporter📦,CiberCuba
Janeth J.L.: Alpine resident detained by ICE with no criminal recordJaneth Jazmin Jaldin Loza, an Alpine resident, was arrested by ICE on July 23. Reporters found no record of past convictions or pending charges against her in Wyoming courts.Jul 23, 2025·Alpine, WY·WyoFile📦
Juan B.C.: 26-year Jackson resident wrongly detained by ICE in church parking lotJuan Barranco Castro, 56, a 26-year Jackson resident, was handcuffed and shackled in a church parking lot after agents mistook him for someone else. He was taken to Sweetwater County Detention Center.Jul 23, 2025·Jackson, WY·Mexico·Newsweek📦,WyoFile+1📦
U.S. citizen minor held as bait by ICE agents to lure motherK.N., a U.S. citizen minor, was held outside his mother's fenced home and questioned about her immigration status after agents used him to try to lure her into the street. A civil claim seeks $2.5 million for the ordeal.Jul 23, 2025·Brownsville, TX·MALDEF📦
Ethiopian citizen detained by immigration authorities for nine months without bond hearingAn Ethiopian man was held nine months without a bond hearing after his July 2025 arrest. A judge ordered immigration authorities to give him a bond hearing within 14 days.Jul 22, 2025·Ethiopia·CourtListener📦
Ian A.: Army veteran ICE protester placed on travel restrictions and firearms suspensionArmy veteran Ian Davis Austin was placed on probation with travel restrictions, a mental health evaluation, and suspended firearm access after protesting at ICE detention facilities, including a hunger strike in Newark.Jul 22, 2025·Saint Paul, MN·The Guardian📦,Spokesman-Recorder📦,The Guardian Wings,NJ.com,Philly.com
Alberto B.: Romanian national detained by ICE based on international travel patternsAlberto Banicescu, 27, a Romanian national, was detained outside his Jackson apartment on July 21 over assumptions about his travel patterns. He was shackled before transport to Sweetwater County Detention Center.Jul 21, 2025·Jackson, WY·Romania·WyoFile📦
Will K.: Ph.D. candidate held over a week at airport by CBPTae Heung "Will" Kim, 40, a Texas A&M Ph.D. candidate studying infectious disease, was held at San Francisco Airport for over a week without a lawyer after returning from his brother's wedding. He now faces a September 4 deportation hearing.Jul 21, 2025·San Francisco, CA·South Korea·Korean Quarterly📦,CourtListener,Seattle Times📦,Law & Crime📦
