15 people who entered legally detained in ICE raids in Bloomington-NormalFifteen people, many long-term residents from Venezuela, Mexico, Ecuador and Guatemala, were detained in Bloomington-Normal workplace raids, separating families and breadwinners. One detainee was denied a breathing machine while held.Jul 1, 2026·Bloomington-Normal, IL·WGLT📦,Central Illinois Proud,Omny
Juan B.G.: Portland man with valid work visa lost in ICE detention systemJuan Barbosa Gomez, 60, had lived and worked legally in Portland for over 30 years before his October 15 arrest. He has since been moved between facilities in three states and cannot be located on ICE's locator.Oct 15, 2025·Portland, OR·Mexico·PBS📦,Reason+1📦,Portland Tribune📦,Lake Oswego Review📦,The Oregonian📦
Judge blocks pressure on apps tracking ICE sightingsA federal judge ordered the Justice Department and DHS to stop pressuring Facebook and Apple to remove apps Chicago residents used to track ICE activity, siding with the app's creators.Oct 15, 2025·Chicago, IL·Block Club Chicago📦,Daily Gazette,Chicago Sun-Times📦,Instagram📦
Evelyn: 18-year-old U.S. citizen held down by ICE officer's knee on her neckEvelyn, an 18-year-old U.S. citizen, was thrown to the ground and knelt on by an ICE officer on October 10 while screaming she was a citizen; DHS falsely denied the video showed her.Oct 15, 2025·Chicago, IL·CBS News,The Daily Beast📦,PolitiFact,Banco de Profissionais,VNHS Mirror,Instagram📦
15-year-old U.S. citizen zip-tied, held five hours by Border Patrol in ChicagoA 15-year-old U.S. citizen was slammed down, zip-tied and held five hours without being allowed to call his mother after federal agents deployed tear gas near a Chicago crash scene.Oct 15, 2025·Chicago, IL·Newsweek📦,ABC News📦,NBC News📦,Block Club Chicago📦,NBC Chicago📦,Chalkbeat📦,ABC7 Chicago📦,Gothamist📦,NY1📦
Parents among seven to eight held in Hamden car wash ICE raidSeven to eight people, including parents of school-age children, were detained in an October 15 ICE raid at a Hamden, Connecticut car wash; one was slammed to the ground by masked agents.Oct 15, 2025·Hamden, CT·CT Public📦,MSN📦,FOX61📦,New Haven Independent📦,Patch📦
Three detained in Springdale vehicle stop, ICE broke car windowsThree people on their way to work at a Springdale, Arkansas Family Dollar were arrested by ICE after agents broke the car's windows during the stop.Oct 15, 2025·Springdale, Arkansas·Northwest Arkansas Online📦,Instagram📦
Radule B.: Hanover Park police officer detained by ICE in Operation Midway BlitzHanover Park police officer Radule Bojovic was detained by ICE on October 15 over a decade-old visa overstay, then released on bond and returned to full duty.Oct 15, 2025·Hanover Park, IL·Montenegro·CBS News📦,ABC7📦,FOX 32 Chicago📦,ABC7 Chicago📦,Daily Herald📦,Financial Express📦
Eloy: Tea house worker of 12 years detained taking out trashEloy, a Hojas Tea House employee of 12 years, was detained Tuesday morning while taking out the trash at its Wilmington location.Oct 15, 2025·Wilmington, CA·LA Taco📦,Reason📦,99.9 The Point📦,Coloradoan📦,GoFundMe📦
Four U.S. citizen cemetery workers pepper-sprayed and arrested by ICEFour U.S. citizen cemetery workers at Concordia Cemetery were hit with pepper balls and spray and held for hours during an ICE operation, then released without charges.Oct 14, 2025·Forest Park, Illinois·The News Herald📦,La Crosse Tribune📦,NBC Boston📦,Boston Globe📦,WGN-TV
Border Patrol chase causes crash, tear gas deployed in ChicagoA vehicle chase by Border Patrol agents ended in a crash involving other cars on Chicago's far southeast side, followed by a confrontation with agents at the scene.Oct 14, 2025·Chicago, IL·CNN📦,CBS News📦,Associated Press📦,Chicago Sun-Times📦
Maria G.: US citizen detained, zip-tied by federal agents despite valid passportMaria Greeley, 44, a Chicago resident and U.S. citizen, was zip-tied by masked federal agents outside a bar after her shift and questioned for an hour despite showing her passport.Oct 14, 2025·Chicago, IL·Newsweek+1📦,Seattle Times📦,The Black Wall St Times📦,Chicago Tribune+1📦,American Bazaar Online📦,Joe.My.God📦,The Daily Beast📦,Reporter-Herald📦
Warren K.: U.S. citizen, 19, tackled and detained by Border Patrol at WalgreensWarren King, 19, a U.S. citizen born and raised in Chicago, was tackled and held for hours at a Walgreens despite telling agents he was a citizen, then released without charges.Oct 14, 2025·Chicago, IL·ABC News📦,NBC News📦,ABC7 Chicago📦,Gothamist📦,NY1📦,People,The Grio,Instagram
Border Patrol ignored orders, gassed Chicago neighborhood during chaseAn 18-minute Border Patrol chase through Chicago's East Side on October 14 ended in a crash after agents blew a tire, contradicting DHS's account of an authorized maneuver.Oct 14, 2025·Chicago, IL·Unraveled Press📦,Borderless Magazine📦,Chicago Reader📦
Chicago cyclist threatened with arrest for recording ICE and Border Patrol agentsA Chicago cyclist was threatened with arrest by ICE and Border Patrol agents for following and recording them. Nearby residents intervened with whistles, causing the agents to back off.Oct 13, 2025·Chicago·Deer Social📦,Instagram📦
Five detained in Long Beach car wash raidFive people, including migrants, citizens, and legal residents, were detained in a September raid at a Long Beach car wash. Officials advised nearby businesses to install protective fencing around their properties.Oct 13, 2025·Long Beach, California·NBC Los Angeles📦,Instagram📦
Leo C.S.: Mexican man dies by suicide in ICE custody after untreated hallucinationsLeo Cruz Silva, 34, died by suicide in a Missouri jail on October 4 after days of untreated hallucinations and paranoia while held for ICE. About 50 people later gathered for a community vigil in his memory.Oct 13, 2025·Ste. Genevieve, MO·Mexico·PBS📦,CNN📦,News.net📦,Spotlight PA📦,The Ice List📦,First Alert 4📦,St. Louis Public Radio📦
Fidel R.: North Carolina construction worker self-deports, leaving U.S. citizen wife and daughtersFidel Rivera, who worked construction in North Carolina for over 20 years, left for Mexico in October to avoid detention, separating him from his wife and two daughters this Christmas.Oct 13, 2025·Rolesville, NC·Mexico·ABC News📦,ABC11+1📦,The News & Observer📦
2 migrants killed in El Paso car crash during Border Patrol chaseTwo migrants from Guatemala and Mexico were killed when their car flipped on West Paisano Drive in El Paso while fleeing Border Patrol after crossing the border. Four other passengers were injured.Oct 12, 2025·El Paso, TX·El Paso Times+1📦,KVIA📦,CBP+1📦,FOX 56 News
Agents detain man as wife and child watch in Manhattan courtA man was seized by a dozen officers outside his courtroom in Manhattan while his wife and a small boy watched; a woman clinging to him was forcibly pulled away as he was taken.Oct 11, 2025·New York, NY·BBC📦,CBS News,Deer Social
Emmanuel G.G.: Missing autistic 15-year-old handed to ICE by Houston policeEmmanuel González Garcia, a 15-year-old with autism, went missing from his mother's Houston fruit stand and was later handed to ICE instead of reunited with her. He now faces emergency appendix surgery in federal custody.Oct 11, 2025·Houston, TX·Nicaragua·KVUE📦,FOX 26 Houston📦,Instagram📦
