Wardy A.L.: Man held at immigration detention center in Aurora, Colorado seeks releaseA man held at the Denver Contract Detention Facility in Aurora has asked a court for immediate release, which ordered that he cannot be moved from Colorado or the country meanwhile.May 12, 2026·Aurora, CO·CourtListener📦
Disguised ICE officer refuses to identify his agency in New YorkAn ICE officer in disguise, wearing a hard hat and dark glasses, refused to identify his agency while conducting surveillance in Brewster, New York, telling an activist 'it's none of your business.'Aug 2, 2025·Brewster, NY·El País📦,Patch📦,The Guardline,Pod Parley
Jonathon R.R.: LA protester and U.S. citizen jailed six months before charges dismissedJonathon Redondo-Rosales, 36, a TikTok creator and U.S. citizen, had charges dismissed after six months in jail, with a judge finding the government acted in bad faith and video contradicted assault claims.Aug 2, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·The Guardian📦,CourtListener
Pregnant U.S. citizen and mother arrested by ICE outside Los Angeles clinicA visibly pregnant U.S. citizen and her undocumented mother were arrested by federal agents outside a Los Angeles health clinic.August 2025·Los Angeles, CA·Mexico·ACLU📦,NBC Los Angeles📦
Man chased and handcuffed by masked agents at Maryland gas stationA man at a Takoma Park, Maryland gas station was chased and handcuffed by masked agents who demanded his papers, as a witness said it felt like watching a kidnapping.August 2025·Maryland·ACLU📦,CNN📦,KION Central Coast,Cash Winner,Local 3 News
Jorge O.R.: Father's window sledgehammered by ICE in Aztec as two young girls escapeJorge Martín Ortiz-Rosalez, a father heading to a school event, had his car window smashed with a sledgehammer in a supermarket lot as his partner and two young daughters fled the passenger side.August 2025·Aztec, NM·Mexico·ACLU📦,Durango Herald📦,KOB📦
Mother arrested by ICE at school drop-off with two children in carA mother was arrested by federal agents outside a San Diego-area elementary school during morning drop-off, with her two children still in the car.August 2025·San Diego, CA·ACLU📦,10News📦
Huron father deported to Guatemala, leaving U.S. citizen wife and two childrenA Huron man who came to the U.S. as a teenager was detained outside his home in August 2025 and deported to Guatemala, leaving his wife and two children, ages 2 and 9, without income.Aug 2025·Huron, SD·Guatemala·Mitchell Republic📦,South Dakota Searchlight,News Center 1📦,Garretson Gazette📦
Jesus C.: Los Angeles car wash worker deported by ICE, separated from four childrenJesus Cruz, detained while polishing cars at a Los Angeles car wash in June 2025, was deported to Mexico and briefly reunited with his wife and four children in August.Aug 1, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·El Salvador·Los Angeles Times📦,LAist📦,St. Kitts-Nevis Observer📦,AOL,Chatty That,ABC7📦,Cash Winner📦
Pablo S.: Man detained by ICE, judge halts deportationPablo Sequen challenged his detention in court, and a judge granted a preliminary injunction on September 16, 2025, halting his deportation.Aug 1, 2025·Northern District of California·CourtListener+2📦,LCCR SF📦,Clearinghouse📦,PACER Monitor📦
Sharareh M.: Studio City shop owner's wife, a green card holder, detained by ICESharareh Moghadam, a green card holder from Iran pursuing citizenship, was detained after returning from visiting sick family members and remains held in Phoenix, with a court date set for September 12.Aug 1, 2025·Studio City, CA·Iran·ABC7📦,NBC Los Angeles+1📦
Detainees on ten-day hunger strike at Florida detention center, one hospitalizedDetainees at a South Florida facility nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz" have hunger-struck for ten days over conditions; one, Pedro Hernández, was hospitalized but kept refusing food.Aug 1, 2025·Miramar, FL·Cuba·NBC News📦,The Independent📦,NBC Miami📦
Vietnamese father of three young children detained twice, family lives in fearLam T, in his 50s, was detained twice over a teenage fake license and later released both times. He now seeks to restore his green card after receiving a pardon.Aug 1, 2025·Vietnam·The Straits Times📦
Andrew F.: Adoptee raised in U.S. deported to Vietnam, where he has no familyAndrew Fenton, 58, adopted from Vietnam in 1975 but never granted citizenship, was deported there in August 2025 and now works as a cook, later learning his birth name and father's identity.Aug 1, 2025·Vietnam·The Straits Times📦,Asia News Network📦
Mireille D.: Haitian green card holder becomes citizen after USCIS froze her naturalizationMireille Desormeaux, a Haitian green card holder, became a U.S. citizen in August after suing over delays affecting applicants from countries deemed 'high risk.'Aug 1, 2025·Boston, MA·Haiti·WGBH📦
Benjamin and Dennis: Teen with deportation protections held 143 days, brother deported by ICEBenjamin, 16, was held 143 days in shelters despite protections from deportation, after agents coerced his signature and deported his brother Dennis to Ecuador. He was freed four days after lawyers sued.August 2025·Buffalo, NY·Ecuador·CT Insider📦
At least three detainees died, measles spread at ICE's Camp East MontanaDetainees sued ICE over conditions at Camp East Montana, a Fort Bliss facility, citing at least three deaths, a monthlong measles outbreak, and claims of medical neglect and abuse.Aug 2025·Fort Bliss, TX·The New Yorker📦,USA Today📦,NBC News,Texas Tribune,U.S. Representative Veronica Escobar
NYC second-grader deported with mother after ICE check-inA 6-year-old New York City second-grader and her mother, an Ecuadorian asylum-seeking family, were deported in August after an ICE check-in, leaving her 16-year-old sibling in the U.S.Aug 2025·US·Ecuador·The New York Times📦,Poughkeepsie Journal📦,St. Augustine Record,Burlington County Times
Yury S.: Russian immigrant who sought ICE help returning home held 11 monthsYury Saaryan, a Russian man who sought help returning home, has been held nearly 11 months despite a deportation order and three hunger strikes; a court denied his release request in July 2026.Aug 2025·Tacoma, WA·Russia·Chron📦,EXA,Seattle Times
Juan José E.L.: Kona coffee worker held 168 days by ICE after green card interviewJuan José Estrada Lopez, 42, a Nicaraguan Kona coffee farm worker married to a U.S. citizen, was held 168 days after his green card interview before being freed with lawful permanent resident status.Aug 2025·Captain Cook, HI·Nicaragua·Star Advertiser📦,Fresh Cup📦,ACLU Hawaii+1📦,Instagram📦
Alma B.: Filipina-American activist detained at ICE check-in, held 8 monthsAlma Bella Bowman, a Georgia immigrants' rights activist, was freed after eight months at Stewart Detention Center and continues seeking recognition as a citizen through her father's Navy service.Aug 1, 2025·Macon, GA·Philippines·Advancing Justice Atlanta+1📦,Center for Constitutional Rights📦,Philippine Daily Inquirer📦,WRDW📦
