Minneapolis protesters and journalists pepper-sprayed and tear-gassed by federal agentsFederal agents stopped U.S. citizen Christian Molina in Minneapolis on Jan. 12, then deployed tear gas and pepper spray on protesters and journalists after someone threw a snowball, striking reporter A.C. Thompson three times.Jan 12, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·ProPublica📦,New York Times,AM New York+1📦
Maksym C.: Ukrainian man dies after delayed emergency response to stroke at ICE facilityMaksym Chernyak, a 44-year-old Ukrainian man who fled Russia's invasion, suffered a stroke at Krome after days without treatment for worsening symptoms. Staff reportedly delayed calling 911; he died two days later.Feb 20, 2025·Miami-Dade County, FL·Ukraine·CNN+1📦,Miami Herald📦,Washington Post📦,ACLU📦,Star Tribune📦,The Independent📦,Immigration Policy Tracking+1📦,El País+1📦,Nation of Change📦,Human Rights Watch📦,International Business Times
Mayfreed D.A.: Venezuelan barber says Guantanamo guards beat him, denied lawyers before deportationA Venezuelan barber was transferred to Guantanamo Bay in February 2025, where he says he was beaten, denied attorney and family calls, and attempted suicide twice before being deported to Venezuela.Feb 20, 2025·El Paso, TX·Venezuela·ProPublica📦,BBC📦,NPR📦
Jose Daniel S.: Construction worker held in isolation at Guantanamo before being deportedA 30-year-old Venezuelan construction worker was sent to Guantanamo Bay with his wife nearby, held 15 days in poor conditions, then deported to Honduras after nine months in custody.Feb 20, 2025·El Paso, TX·Venezuela·ProPublica📦,BBC📦,La Nación📦,Frontera Digital📦
Separated toddlers as young as 1 face deportation court without lawyersInfants and toddlers as young as 1, separated from parents under a family separation policy, are facing deportation proceedings without any lawyer provided to them.Feb 19, 2025·PBS📦,Washington Post📦,Think Progress📦,Associated Press📦
Sering C.: Gambian man with heart conditions suffers stroke-like syndrome after ICE denies medicationsA Gambian man with serious heart conditions was shackled and held at a New York facility, going two weeks without his heart medication before suffering a stroke-like episode. A judge ordered his release.Feb 19, 2025·New York, NY·Gambia·The Intercept📦,Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights📦,Central Current📦
Migrant remains recovered in Arizona desert, where over 150 died last yearA volunteer search group based in Ajo, Arizona, recovers the remains of migrants who died crossing the desert, finding multiple death sites during February expeditions alone.Feb 19, 2025·Tucson, AZ·KOLD📦,AZ Family📦
Mayfreed D.A.: Venezuelan man sent to Guantánamo in Trump deportation expansionA 21-year-old Venezuelan man was sent to Guantánamo Bay despite having no criminal record beyond unauthorized entry; his mother disputes the government's account of an altercation used to justify his transfer.Feb 19, 2025·Venezuela·The Bulwark📦,Miami Herald📦,CNN📦,The Columbian📦,Latin Times📦,The Spectator
Johan: 1-year-old Honduran boy separated from father faces immigration judge aloneA 1-year-old Honduran boy named Johan was separated from his father and faced immigration court proceedings alone, after his father was deported following an unfulfilled promise of reunification.Feb 19, 2025·Phoenix, AZ·Honduras·PBS📦,Washington Post📦,Think Progress📦,Associated Press📦
Dora R.: North Texas muralist and former DACA recipient self-deports to MexicoDora Reynosa, a Dallas muralist known as ByZeneth with thousands of Instagram followers, left for Mexico after facing an assault while painting and citing rising ICE enforcement, vowing to keep creating immigrant-themed art.Feb 19, 2025·Mexico·KERA News📦,KERA,Instagram📦
Border Patrol agent Andrew Josiah Segura faces charges related to detainee incident.Border Patrol agent Andrew Josiah Segura was charged with assault and evidence tampering after allegedly assaulting a handcuffed detainee and threatening CBP employees in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, on February 19, 2025.Feb 19, 2025·Santa Teresa, NM·PACER Monitor,U.S. Department of Justice📦,Border Report,Instagram📦
Lucas S.: German man held over two weeks by ICE at San Diego borderLucas Sielaff, 25, was detained after trying to cross from Tijuana to see his American fiancée, then chose to leave the country after weeks in custody.Feb 18, 2025·San Diego, CA·Germany·PBS,10News📦,NBC San Diego
Undocumented day laborers volunteer in L.A. fire cleanup amid ICE raidsUndocumented day laborers in Los Angeles, including men named Luis and Jonathan, are volunteering to clear wildfire debris and rebuild homes even as they face possible deportation amid ICE raids.Feb 18, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·The Prospect📦,Capital & Main📦,Business & Human Rights Resource Centre📦,Scheer Post📦
Domingo J.J.: Man in fatal Indiana crash arrested by ICE faces deportation to GuatemalaA 49-year-old Guatemalan man, Domingo Juan Juan, was detained by ICE and faces deportation after a 2024 crash near Seymour, Indiana, that killed 27-year-old Brad Castner; he was charged only with driving without a license.Feb 17, 2025·Seymour, IN·Guatemala·WDRB Wave📦,The Republic,WISH-TV,WBIW
Tarlis B.G.: Trans asylum seeker sent to Guantánamo by ICE, housed with menTarlis Marcone De Barros Gonçalves, a transgender Brazilian asylum seeker, says she was housed with five men and searched by male guards after being flown to Guantánamo Bay, then shackled painfully during a transfer flight.Feb 15, 2025·NM·Brazil·Them📦,Center for Constitutional Rights📦,Triangle Free Press,CourtListener,The Free Radical
Sergey K.: Ukrainian green card holder held two months after ICE Facebook Marketplace stingSergey Kostenyuk, a Spokane shed-builder who came from Ukraine as a child refugee, was detained for two months after agents posed as buyers on Facebook Marketplace; a judge ordered his release, finding he did not meet deportation criteria.Feb 15, 2025·Spokane, WA·Ukraine·Newsweek,KUOW📦,La Nación📦,Mwakilishi,EXA
Duran V.: Mexican worker arrested by ICE in Great FallsDuran Valdivias, a Mexican citizen working for a local property manager, was arrested in Great Falls after a trespassing call brought an ICE agent to the scene; records show he had been stopped at the border five times in 2012.Feb 13, 2025·Great Falls, MT·Mexico·Montana Free Press📦
Immigrants sent to Guantanamo camp cut off from lawyers and familiesFamilies sued after relatives, including 25-year-old Yoiker David Sequera, were flown from El Paso to a new 30,000-bed detention camp at Guantanamo Bay with no lawyer access or outside contact.Feb 12, 2025·El Paso, TX·Venezuela·USA Today+1📦,Associated Press+1📦
Harpinder C.: British entrepreneur on valid visa hospitalized after ICE denied him insulinHarpinder Singh Chauhan, a 56-year-old British entrepreneur and father of two on a valid visa, had his insulin and inhaler confiscated in detention and collapsed in April with cardiac symptoms before being deported to the UK in June.Feb 11, 2025·Florida, FL·United Kingdom·Human Rights Watch📦,Economic Times📦,HuffPost📦
Maria G.: Venezuelan mother, two children deported from Tucson, separated from husband and sonsMaria Gonzalez, 32, and her two young children were deported to Mexico hours after a Tucson traffic stop, separating them from her husband and two older sons still in Tucson.Feb 11, 2025·Tucson, AZ·Venezuela·Arizona Luminaria📦,Calo News📦
Roberto: Goleta father detained by ICE, partner left as sole providerRoberto, a father from Goleta, was detained by ICE on February 11, leaving his partner as the family's sole provider while they seek help with bail and legal costs.Social media onlyFeb 11, 2025·Goleta, CA·Instagram📦
