Over 500 people in Ohio arrested by ICE in operations targeting othersCarlos Amaya, 21, from El Salvador, was detained for over eight months after a workplace raid despite having legal work status and no criminal record. About one-fifth of Ohio's ICE arrests were such "collateral" detentions.Apr 10, 2026·Canton, OH·El Salvador·USA Today📦,The Columbus Dispatch📦,Newark Advocate📦,Stateline📦
Five asylum seekers detained after immigration court hearings in San FranciscoFive asylum seekers from Colombia, Guatemala, China and Nicaragua, with pending cases and no criminal history, were arrested right after court hearings in San Francisco on October 2, 2025. A federal court ordered their immediate release.Oct 2, 2025·San Francisco, CA·CourtListener📦
Arkansas man held a month by ICE after cologne mistaken for opiumA Benton, Arkansas man was detained for about 30 days in Louisiana after a mistaken drug test revealed his expired visa. Now released, he remains unable to work as his case continues, straining his family financially and emotionally.Oct 2, 2025·Arkansas, AR·Guatemala·THV11,Instagram📦
Leilani P.: 19-year-old protester pepper-sprayed at point-blank range outside Portland ICE facilityLeilani Payne, 19 at the time, was pepper-sprayed at close range by a federal officer while protesting alone outside Portland's ICE facility on October 2, 2025. She is now suing DHS for at least $350,000.Oct 2, 2025·Portland, OR·Newsweek📦,Reuters Connect📦,KGW📦,The Oregonian+1📦,Central Oregon Daily📦,KATU📦,U.S. House of Representatives📦,Liberal Currents📦,Instagram
Seven detained in ICE raid at Madison homeICE officers arrested seven people at a home in northeast Madison early Thursday morning. An advocacy group said it is working with affected families, while police said they learned of the operation only after it ended.Social media onlyOct 2, 2025·Instagram📦
Man tased and pinned by federal agent in Oasis, California, video showsA man in Oasis, California was thrown to the ground, tased and pinned by a federal agent after he had already surrendered and was not resisting, according to video shared of the incident.Social media onlyOct 2, 2025·Oasis, CA·Instagram📦
Asylum-seeking Venezuelan husband and two other men detained in ICE dawn raidA Venezuelan asylum-seeking family's Humboldt Park home was raided at dawn, with agents breaking down the door and detaining the woman's husband and two other men. The family has lived in the U.S. for three years.Oct 2, 2025·Chicago, IL·Venezuela·ABC7 Chicago📦
Two Cuban Upstate University employees detained by ICE at immigration hearingsTwo SUNY Upstate Medical University employees from Cuba, working in environmental services since 2022 and 2024, were detained while attending hearings to finalize their legal status.Oct 2, 2025·Syracuse, NY·Cuba·Spectrum Local News📦,syracuse.com📦,CSEA New York📦,CNY Central📦
Protester grabbed by throat and body-slammed by federal agent on Chicago sidewalkA protester on a Chicago sidewalk was grabbed by the throat and body-slammed to the ground by a federal agent whose weapon dangled loose during the encounter.October 2025·Chicago, IL·United States·CBS News📦,ACLU📦,NewsNation Now📦
Protester put in chokehold, thrown down embankment by CBP officer in DurangoA protester outside a Durango ICE facility was grabbed by the hair, put in a chokehold, and thrown down an embankment by a CBP officer. State prosecutors filed assault charges against him in April 2026.October 2025·Durango, CO·United States·Reuters,ACLU📦,Colorado Sun📦
Father pinned by agents in Bowie, Maryland, as his three children watchedA father driving his three young children to school in Bowie, Maryland, was pulled from his minivan by masked agents who smashed the window, pinned him down, and pointed a Taser at him as his kids watched.October 2025·Bowie, MD·ACLU📦,WUSA 9
Two men chased by federal agents into Gurnee high schoolTwo men were chased by federal agents from Waukegan onto a Gurnee high school campus during arrival, with one arrested in a classroom in front of students; a pastor recording the scene was threatened with pepper spray.October 2025·Gurnee, IL·ACLU📦,ABC7 Chicago📦,Chicago Sun-Times,Lake McHenry Scanner
Ride-share drivers including nursing mother questioned at O'Hare, 12 arrestedRide-share drivers at O'Hare, including a nursing mother, were blocked in and questioned by federal agents; one driver with valid ID and work authorization was tased twice after his window was broken. Twelve people were arrested.October 2025·Chicago, IL·ACLU📦,NBC Chicago📦,WTTW,Banco de Profissionais
Pertissue F.: 54-year-old U.S. citizen pulled from bed at gunpoint in South Shore raidPertissue Fisher, 54, a U.S. citizen, was pulled from bed with a gun in her face and handcuffed tightly enough to bruise during a raid that saw 37 people arrested and a helicopter land on her building.Oct 1, 2025·Chicago, IL·TIME📦,FOX 32 Chicago📦,Illinois Department of Law Enforcement,Chicago Sun-Times,SSB Crack
Detained Haitian asylum seeker barred from sending breastmilk to formula-allergic babyLT, a 30-year-old Haitian asylum seeker who fled political violence, is held 1,500 miles from her 13-month-old daughter, who needs breastmilk; officials denied her requests to pump milk or post bond.Oct 2025·Dilley, TX·Venezuela·The Guardian📦
Oscar P.: Man detained at biometrics appointment, deported to Guatemala after 20 years awayOscar Polanco was detained at a biometrics appointment and deported to Guatemala, a country he had not lived in for 20 years. He reunited with his wife Geraldine after nearly three months apart.Oct 2025·Los Angeles, CA·Guatemala·American Friends Service Committee📦,The LA Local📦,Instagram📦
Asylum-seeking family with young children detained by ICE at Millennium ParkNoemi Chavez and her two children, including 8-year-old Dasha, were detained by armed agents at Chicago's Millennium Park and have since been released. Her husband remains held in Texas.Oct 1, 2025·Chicago Illinois·Guatemala·Block Club Chicago+2📦,Chicago Tribune+2📦,CourtListener,Chicago Sun-Times,Banco de Profissionais,ABC7 Chicago📦,NBC Chicago📦,Instagram📦
Haitians deported from U.S. describe being left stranded, broke, and missing belongingsSeveral Haitian deportees described arriving home broke and missing belongings, including Natacha Antoine, 42, a former nurse's aide from Indianapolis whose $600 passport was never returned. A report found over 470 deported to Haiti since July.Oct 1, 2025·Orlando, FL·Haiti·HCN Times📦,NewsWav📦
Néstor R.C.: Father of tube-fed boy with seizures detained by ICE in New JerseyFanny Jakelinne Núñez, 38, cares alone for her medically fragile 8-year-old son after her husband was detained while running errands in New Brunswick. She now struggles to afford rent, food and his medical care.Oct 1, 2025·New Brunswick, NJ·Honduras·Jersey Vindicator📦,Instagram📦
Twice-separated father fed moldy food with worms in ICE detentionA Guatemalan father reunited with his children in Florida was separated again in October 2025 while doing landscaping work near Mar-a-Lago. He reported moldy food and mistreatment before his April 2026 release.Oct 2025·West Palm Beach, FL·Guatemala·Associated Press📦,The Daily Beast📦
Handcuffed man put in chokehold by Border Patrol agent on West SideA man was put in a chokehold by a Border Patrol agent, hands cuffed behind his back, after a car crash in East Garfield Park on October 1. He was released at the scene once police completed their report.Oct 1, 2025·Chicago, IL·CBS News,Block Club Chicago📦,Illinois Department of Law Enforcement📦,The Triibe
