Navdeep: Worker taken from his job and held at Fort Bliss tent campNavdeep was taken from his job and held at the Fort Bliss tent camp, where he is a plaintiff in a lawsuit over medical neglect, disease, violence and poor food. He fears deaths and abuses are being covered up.May 30, 2026·El Paso, TX·ACLU📦
Hundreds of students miss school in Willmar over ICE rumorsMore than 560 students in Willmar missed school after rumors of an ICE operation spread, though officials said schools remained safe; the agents involved were actually from Homeland Security Investigations, which had detained five or six people over the weekend.Dec 19, 2025·Willmar, MN·Albert Lea Tribune📦,MPR News📦,Willmar Radio📦,KSTP📦
Ashleigh B. and Cynthia R.: Two protesters face up to five years after following ICE agent homeAshleigh Brown and Cynthia Raygoza, both 38, were convicted of stalking an ICE agent after following him home and sharing his address. They face up to five years in prison, with sentencing set for June 2026.Dec 19, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·Los Angeles Times📦,The Independent📦,New York Post📦,WLT Report,Instagram📦
Samirakan U. and Sofiia U.: Russian mother and daughter detained by ICE four years after arrivalA Russian mother and daughter who had been checking in with immigration officials since arriving in 2021 were detained in December 2025 after missing recent check-ins. A judge ordered their release, finding the detention violated immigration law.Dec 18, 2025·New Mexico·Russia·CourtListener📦
Spencer H.: Husband of U.S. citizen arrested at green card interview, ankle-monitored by ICEA Canadian man living in the U.S. since 2019 was arrested at his green card interview and held until a judge freed him on bond. He now challenges being placed on an ankle monitor despite that ruling.Dec 18, 2025·Canada·CourtListener📦
Habel H.A.: Man out on bond or parole detained again without a hearingA noncitizen previously released on bond was re-detained in December 2025 without a hearing before a judge. A federal court ordered his immediate release, ruling the government must give seven days' notice and a hearing before any future re-detention.Dec 18, 2025·CourtListener📦
Immigrants arrested by ICE in Maine transferred across states, families left searchingErik Orellana-Mejia was arrested at his worksite in Maine on January 20 and transferred through facilities in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Louisiana and Missouri, leaving family unable to locate him.Dec 18, 2025·Maine, ME·The Guardian📦,Instagram📦
Hannah D.: Milwaukee judge found guilty of helping immigrant avoid ICEMilwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan was convicted of helping an undocumented immigrant leave her courtroom in April to avoid arrest by waiting ICE agents; she was acquitted of a separate charge.Dec 18, 2025·Milwaukee, WI·Associated Press📦,Lake Geneva News,Missouri Lawyers Media📦,Instagram📦
Yessica R.S.: Mother detained by ICE on Hawaii vacation, deported to El SalvadorYessica Rivera Sanchez, a Las Vegas resident of over two decades, was detained at Honolulu airport during a family vacation and deported to El Salvador in late December, leaving her husband and daughter behind.Dec 18, 2025·Honolulu, HI·El Salvador·News 3 Las Vegas📦,8 News Now,Las Vegas CNN
Guatemalan granted legal status in child separation settlement deported after ICE arrestA 20-year-old Guatemalan man with legal status under a child separation settlement was arrested at a gas station and deported to Guatemala in December despite lawyers' objections that a court order should have barred it.Dec 18, 2025·Florida, FL·Guatemala·AOL📦
Babblejit K.: Mother in U.S. since 1994 detained by ICE at green card interviewBabblejit Kaur, a longtime U.S. resident since 1994 and restaurant businesswoman, was detained while attending her green card biometric interview, despite having no criminal record and a sponsoring daughter.Dec 18, 2025·Long Beach, CA·India·Los Angeles Times📦,Bhaskar English📦,Indian Express📦
Walter C.C.: Honduran oyster worker drowns fleeing Coast Guard in LouisianaWalter Francisco Cerrato Cabrera, a 48-year-old Honduran deckhand with 20 years on oyster boats, drowned on December 18 jumping into a Louisiana bayou to flee the Coast Guard.Dec 18, 2025·Hopedale, LA·Honduras·ProPublica📦,NOLA.com+2📦,WDSU📦,Loose Cannon📦
Jose C.V.: Fargo father deported by ICE after 19 years loses custody of sonJose Cadena-Velasquez, a 49-year-old Mexican man who lived in Fargo for 19 years, pleaded guilty after a traffic-stop arrest and now faces deportation and loss of custody of his son.Dec 17, 2025·Fargo, ND·Mexico·Grand Forks Herald+1📦,InForum,The Minot Voice
Seven ICE detainees in California report medical neglect, one likely has cancerSeven people held at a California ICE facility sued on November 12 over medical neglect; one detainee says he was denied treatment for likely prostate cancer.Dec 17, 2025·California, USA·PBS📦,ACLU📦,Prison Law📦
Vanessa P.: Salisbury mother arrested by ICE outside her child's elementary schoolVanessa Parrazal, 24, was arrested on December 17 moments after dropping her child off at Pinehurst Elementary School in Salisbury, Maryland; a witness said agents used physical force.Dec 17, 2025·Salisbury, MD·USA Today📦,The Daily Record,Baltimore Sun📦
Ernesto C.E.: Detroit construction worker with pending green card detained by ICEErnesto Cuevas Enciso, a Detroit construction worker and father of a one-year-old, has lived in the U.S. since age three. He was detained December 6 despite valid work authorization; lawmakers urged his release.Dec 17, 2025·Detroit, MI·Mexico·CBS News📦,MLive📦,WDET+1📦,Michigan Chronicle📦,Senate Democrats+1📦,Change.org📦
Mario C.A.: Father of four U.S. citizens detained by ICE, in U.S. since 1989A man who has lived in the U.S. since 1989, with four adult citizen children, was detained after an appeals board reversed his earlier protection from deportation. A judge denied his release request.Dec 16, 2025·Mexico·CourtListener📦
Abdikadir A.N.: Somali-American U.S. citizen pulled over and arrested by ICE outside Minneapolis mallAbdikadir Abdi Noor, a 43-year-old Somali-American citizen from Fridley, was pulled over and arrested outside Karmel Mall in Minneapolis on December 15. He is now a plaintiff in an ACLU lawsuit against ICE.Dec 15, 2025·Minneapolis, MN·Minnesota Reformer📦,ACLU+1📦,ACLU of Minnesota📦
South Minneapolis observers pepper-sprayed and tased by ICE, three detainedDozens of south Minneapolis residents tried to stop agents from arresting a woman believed to be pregnant; agents used pepper spray and a Taser. Nearby, agents smashed a car window and detained three people, including two observers.Dec 15, 2025·Minneapolis, MN·Somalia·CBS News+1📦,Sahan Journal,MPR News,Spokesman-Recorder
Benny: Guinean musician tricked by ICE at police station, held 225 daysBenny, a 30-year-old Guinean musician with a 1-year-old daughter, was tricked into signing a deportation form while reporting harassment at a police station. He has lost over 50 pounds after 225 days detained.Fundraiser onlyDec 15, 2025·Vineland, NJ·Guinea·GoFundMe📦
Songying C.: Man under supervision since 2023 detained by ICE at scheduled appointmentA man who was ordered removed after being re-detained at a scheduled immigration appointment, despite having been previously released, was ordered freed after a court found his re-detention without notice violated due process.Dec 15, 2025·California City, CA·CourtListener
