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
Micaela E.: Othello taco truck owner arrested by ICE searching for someone elseMicaela Eudave, 44, a taco truck owner in Othello, was arrested by ICE while driving to work despite having no criminal history or deportation order.Feb 8, 2025·Othello, WA·Columbia Basin Herald📦,Your Source One📦,Cascade PBS📦,Instagram📦
Indian migrants shackled even during bathroom breaks on 40-hour deportation flightAbout 100 deported Indian migrants were kept shackled for a 40-hour flight home, even during bathroom breaks, prompting protests by Indian lawmakers.Feb 7, 2025·India·CNN+1📦,CBS News📦,Indian Express📦,RNZ📦
Harvinder S.: Indian man shackled 40 hours on U.S. military deportation flightHarvinder Singh said he was handcuffed and chained at the feet for 40 hours without being allowed to move during a military deportation flight to Amritsar, India.Feb 5, 2025·India·CBS News📦,CNN📦,Indian Express📦
Migrant families' homes breached with battering rams in Denver ICE raidMigrant families from Venezuela, Colombia, Haiti and Central America had their Denver apartments raided with battering rams and flashbangs; residents say they were never shown warrants.Feb 5, 2025·Denver, CO·Denver Post📦,Denver 7+1📦,The Gazette,KDVR📦
Daler S.: Indian migrant deported in handcuffs and leg chains on 18-hour military flightDaler Singh, 37, said he was kept in handcuffs and leg chains through an 18-hour deportation flight, even during meals, prompting protests from Indian lawmakers.Feb 5, 2025·India·CBS News📦,CNN📦,Indian Express📦
Juan: U.S. citizen teacher's husband held over a year by ICE in AuroraJuan, held over a year at Aurora's ICE facility after a 2025 raid, married Denver teacher and U.S. citizen Lucie Donovan while detained as she fights his deportation.Feb 5, 2025·Denver, CO·Mexico·Denver Post📦,Europe Says
Elmerson C.: Diabetic Maryland construction business owner held by ICE without medicationElmerson Campos, a Guatemalan construction business owner who has lived in Easton for 24 years, was detained and moved across facilities without his diabetes medication; a judge ordered a bond hearing by February 23.Feb 5, 2025·Easton, MD·Guatemala·Star Democrat📦,Southern Maryland News
Yoiker S.: Asylum-seeking barber held at Guantanamo after turning himself in to Border PatrolYoiker Sequera, a 25-year-old Venezuelan barber who turned himself in to Border Patrol seeking asylum, was sent to Guantanamo Bay after five months in El Paso detention.Feb 4, 2025·Presidio, TX·Venezuela·ProPublica📦,BBC📦,Migrant Insider,Center for Constitutional Rights,CourtListener
First group of 21 Haitians deported under Trump arrives in HaitiTwenty-one Haitian deportees arrived in Cap-Haïtien after being held under the Biden administration, reporting confiscated belongings and little reintegration help from Haiti's government.Feb 4, 2025·Cap-Haïtien, Haiti·Haiti·Associated Press📦,Haitian Times📦,Miami Herald📦,Africanews📦
Migrants flown to Guantanamo denied lawyer access as tent camps expandRoughly 100 immigrant detainees, mostly Venezuelan, have been flown to Guantanamo Bay since February 2025, with at least three having no criminal history beyond unauthorized entry.Feb 4, 2025·Venezuela·BBC📦,CNN,New York Times,NPR,Texas Tribune📦
Men in two states accused of impersonating ICE officersA South Carolina man impersonating an ICE officer confronted a Latino man in a pickup truck, threatening deportation, followed by a similar incident at Temple University involving three men.Feb 3, 2025·Mexico·KMPH📦,KYMA📦,ABC7 Amarillo📦,Newsweek📦
Franco C.T.: Asylum seeker detained at ICE check-in, deported to Salvadoran prison without noticeFranco Jose Caraballo Tiapa, a 26-year-old Venezuelan barber seeking asylum, was detained at a routine ICE check-in and deported to El Salvador's CECOT prison without notifying his family or lawyers.Feb 3, 2025·Venezuela·CBS News+1📦,Woke Dissident📦,Yaracuy al Día📦
Hispanic men harassed by man allegedly posing as ICE officerSean Michael-Emmrich Johnson turned himself in after a viral video showed him impersonating an ICE officer and harassing Hispanic men; he bonded out after his family cited his mental health struggles.Feb 2, 2025·Huger, SC·ABC News 4📦,Houston Chronicle+1📦,Iowa Park Leader📦,12 News Now📦
Alfonso G.V.: 61-year-old with possible brain tumor arrested in Phoenix ICE raid with flashbangsAlfonso Garcia Vega, 61, who has health issues including a possible brain tumor, was arrested in a heavily armed Phoenix raid; his son says agents showed a photo that did not match him.Feb 2, 2025·Phoenix, AZ·Phoenix New Times📦,Mundo Now📦,Instagram📦
Thousands protest Trump deportation plans, block LA 101 freewayThousands marched in downtown Los Angeles against ICE raids and deportation plans on February 2, 2025, blocking the 101 freeway for hours before police cleared the crowd.Feb 2, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·SAN📦,Salina Journal📦,ABC7📦
Trans-Latina advocate lured to ICE office, denied care and deported to MexicoA trans-Latina community organizer and 2024 human rights award recipient was lured to an ICE office with promises of leniency, detained, allegedly mistreated, then deported to Mexico, a country she had never lived in.February 2025·New Orleans, LA·ACLU📦,WWNO📦,Institute for Policy Studies,LinkedIn
Transgender woman married to U.S. citizen sent by ICE to all-male facilityA transgender woman married to a U.S. citizen was detained at a routine probation check-in and sent to an all-male Miami facility despite her passport listing her as female; her location is now unknown.February 2025·Maryland·ACLU📦,WMAR 2 News📦,The Baltimore Banner,Baltimore Fishbowl,Local 10
Venezuelan asylum seeker with work permit detained by ICE in Walmart lotA Venezuelan asylum seeker in Arizona was detained in a Walmart parking lot while waiting for a delivery order, despite showing agents a valid work permit and driver's license.February 2025·Arizona·Venezuela·ACLU📦,ABC15📦
Armed federal agent recorded at Coral Springs playground during nearby raidAn armed federal agent was recorded at a neighborhood playground in Coral Springs, Florida, while heavily armed agents with shields raided a home nearby.February 2025·Coral Springs, FL·ACLU📦,Local 10📦
Las Cruces swim team bus boarded by Border Patrol agent demanding papersA Border Patrol agent boarded a Las Cruces school bus carrying 12 swim team students and two staff on their way to the state championships, demanding documentation and leaving students shaken.February 2025·Las Cruces, NM·ACLU📦,Source NM📦,Organ Mountain News,Haussamen,Las Cruces Sun News
