Person detained by immigration agents while pumping gas in Easton, MarylandA person was detained by immigration agents while fueling a car at a gas station in Easton, Maryland, in broad daylight, security camera footage showed.Apr 16, 2026·Easton, MD·CNN📦,Mundo Now📦,Instagram📦
Maryland mother held by ICE while teenage son died of cancerA Maryland mother was held by ICE when her teenage son died of cancer, though she was allowed to attend his funeral. She has now asked to be deported to Mexico.Mar 24, 2025·Maryland·Mexico·CBS News📦,New Hampshire Public Radio📦,KLCC📦,CBS 19📦,WLRN📦
At least 15 people detained in ICE arrests in Southern CaliforniaAt least 15 people were detained in targeted ICE arrests across Southern California, with advocacy groups continuing to track and report the enforcement activity.Social media onlyMar 23, 2025·Southern California, CA·Instagram📦
Julio V.: Coconut vendor detained without warrant, returns to work after releaseJulio Vargas, a coconut vendor, was detained without a stated reason or warrant two months ago. He has since been released and returned to selling coconuts at his usual spot.Mar 23, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·NBC Los Angeles+1📦,Instagram📦
Jorge: Father and gun violence survivor detained by ICE at visa appointmentJorge, a father and survivor of gun violence applying for a crime-victim visa, was detained by ICE after staff called agents during his appointment. He is held at Delaney Hall with no hearing date set.Social media onlyMar 23, 2025·Newark, NJ·Instagram📦
Nine Queens church musicians detained by ICE, leaving behind young childrenNine members of a Queens church music ministry, all primary breadwinners with spouses and young children, were detained during a traffic stop and signed for voluntary departure to Guatemala.Mar 23, 2025·Queens, NY·Guatemala·Mundo Now📦,Instagram📦
Three migrants die in freezing conditions crossing border near San DiegoThree migrants died from hypothermia crossing near San Diego during a winter storm; agents rescued a woman and a 16-year-old girl whose father was among the dead.Mar 21, 2025·San Diego, CA·NBC San Diego📦,The Desert Review📦,CBP+1📦,Latin Times📦
Gustavo G.O.: Venezuelan barber, 24, drowns crossing Rio GrandeGustavo Alfonso Garcia Olivares had trained as a barber since age 14 and hoped to help his family. He drowned crossing the Rio Grande in 2023 and was finally laid to rest in Eagle Pass, Texas.Mar 20, 2025·Eagle Pass, TX·Venezuela·Associated Press,NBC DFW+1📦,New West Record📦,CBP📦,Seattle Times📦,KENS 5📦,Texas Tribune,WSLS
Asad E.: Iranian political activist tortured in Iran held by ICE, facing deportationAsad Esmaeily, 35, fled Iran with his pregnant wife after being tortured for organizing protests, but his asylum claim was denied and he remains held while his case is appealed.Mar 20, 2025·TX·Iran·TIME📦,CBS News📦,MS Now📦
Cristofer: Immigrant held in New Hampshire moved by ICE to Louisiana for deportationA man named Cristofer was moved from a New Hampshire jail to Louisiana, a hub for deportation flights, as advocates urge senators to push for his release.Social media onlyMar 20, 2025·Strafford County, NH·Instagram📦
Two teenagers detained by ICE in Coraopolis, PATwo teenagers riding their bikes to work in Coraopolis were detained on March 20 after local police stopped them and may have called in immigration agents.Social media onlyMar 20, 2025·Coraopolis, PA·Instagram📦
Kevin Z.R.: Salvadoran man with work permit held nearly a month by ICEKevin Zaldaña Ramirez, 20, has supported his visually impaired mother since age 16 under a special juvenile work permit, but was detained after a traffic stop and held for weeks.Mar 19, 2025·Fresno, TX·El Salvador·Houston Public Media+1📦,FOX 26 Houston
ICE agent appears to kneel on man's neck in U.S. Virgin IslandsA multi-person enforcement operation in a St. Croix market parking lot on March 19 was caught on video showing an agent kneeling on a man's head and neck during the arrest.Mar 19, 2025·Christiansted, VI·St. Thomas Source📦,St. Croix Source📦,Instagram📦
Kristiyan A.: Iraqi man who fears torture in Iraq held in ICE detentionAn Iraqi man held since March 2025 after finishing a sentence was ordered deported despite fearing torture, but a court granted his release from detention.Mar 18, 2025·Iraq·CourtListener📦
José M.A.: Honduran father with work permit deported, returned to ICE detention in TexasJosé Eliezer Martínez-Andino, a Honduran mechanic in Raleigh who arrived alone at 14, was deported despite legal status, separating him from his 3-year-old daughter. A judge ordered him returned, but he was sent to Texas detention instead of home.Mar 18, 2025·MT·Honduras·Connecticut News📦,WUNC,Latin Times
Two men detained by ICE outside Cranberry Township Walmart and apartmentsTwo men were detained in Cranberry Township on the morning of March 17, one outside a Walmart and one outside an apartment complex, as part of an ongoing partnership that has led to 36 arrests since November.Mar 17, 2025·Cranberry, PA·Butler Eagle📦,Audacy📦,Instagram📦
Robert B.L.: Venezuelan man sentenced to federal prison after San Diego ICE operationRobert Antonio Bastardo Llovera, a Venezuelan man, was sentenced to eight months and two days in federal prison for biting an ICE officer's forearm during a deportation operation in San Diego.Mar 16, 2025·San Diego, CA·Venezuela·KYMA📦,U.S. Department of Justice,Instagram📦
Albert R.P.: Chicago man deported to El Salvador prison before asylum hearingAlbert Jesús Rodríguez Parra, who worked at Wrigley Field and sent money home to his mother, was denied bond over his tattoos and deported days before his asylum hearing.Mar 15, 2025·Chicago, IL·Venezuela·ProPublica+1,Texas Tribune📦,El País
José Manuel R.B.: Venezuelan father sent to El Salvador prison over tattoosJosé Manuel Ramos Bastidas, who crossed legally to pay for his baby's asthma care, was deported not to Venezuela as promised but to El Salvador's CECOT prison over his tattoos.Mar 15, 2025·TX·Venezuela·ProPublica+1,Associated Press,Texas Tribune📦,El País
Arturo S.T.: Venezuelan musician deported by ICE to El Salvador prisonArturo Suárez Trejo, a 33-year-old singer and new father, was detained making a music video in Raleigh and sent to El Salvador's Cecot prison, with his family unable to reach him since.Mar 15, 2025·Raleigh, NC·Venezuela·The Guardian📦,New York Times,Reuters+1,Associated Press,El País,the-disappeared.com
Neri A.B.: Venezuelan asylum seeker deported to El Salvador prison over tattooNeri Jose Alvarado Borges, a bakery worker with an autism-awareness tattoo honoring his brother, was sent to El Salvador's CECOT despite holding asylum papers.Mar 15, 2025·Lewisville, TX·Venezuela·NBC News📦,NBC DFW,Spectrum Local News
