Adela A.M.: Salvadoran immigrant detained at ICE check-in after seven-year residency petition waitAdela Margarita Angel Melendez, who lives in West Liberty, Iowa, was detained at a routine check-in after waiting seven years for her U.S. citizen sister's residency petition to be processed.Aug 4, 2026·Cedar Rapids, IA·El Salvador·KCRG📦
Ruperto: Mexican father deported after traffic stop, leaving U.S. citizen children behindRuperto, a roofing contractor in Oklahoma for 28 years, was deported after a traffic stop, leaving his daughter in college and his son to support the family.Sep 12, 2025·Oklahoma City, OK·Mexico·The Oklahoman📦,News Block📦,Oklahoma Watch,Tulsa Flyer
Willian G.: Man detained by ICE in Chicago, lawyers denied access to himWillian Gimenez, a plaintiff suing Home Depot and off-duty Chicago police over targeting day laborers, was detained entering a barbershop with his wife in September.Sep 12, 2025·Chicago, IL·Venezuela·City Bureau📦,Democracy Now📦,Chicago Sun-Times📦,Instagram📦
Denis R.M.: Portland parent arrested by ICE outside school and deported to HondurasDenis Omar Rivera Martinez, 42, was arrested outside his child's school in Portland and deported to Honduras before he could answer a pending domestic violence charge in court.Sep 11, 2025·Portland, ME·Honduras·Maine Public📦,Press Herald+1📦,WABI📦,Bangor Daily News📦
Satvir S.: Indian truck driver arrested by ICE at New Hampshire inspection stationSatvir Singh, an interstate truck driver from Punjab who lived in New Jersey, was arrested at a New Hampshire inspection station after over eight years in the country; he remains held.Sep 11, 2025·Hillsborough, NH·India·FreightWaves📦,Shore News Network📦,New Indian Express,Times of India,New India Abroad
Mother of teen beaten by ICE deported days after family spoke outTeresa de Jesus Ochoa Briseño, a cook arrested outside her Alamo restaurant, was deported to Mexico the same day, ten days after her son Luis, 17, said agents broke his wrist.Sep 11, 2025·Alamo, TX·Newsweek📦,International Business Times📦,CRBC News,Stars and Stripes,Eyes On Ice
Young man dragged from car, punched by ICE agents in Texas stopA young man was pulled from his car, thrown to the ground and punched by ICE agents during a roadside stop in Alamo, Texas, as bystanders recorded and tried to warn others.Social media onlySep 11, 2025·Alamo, TX·Instagram📦
D.C. neighbors escort immigrant children to school amid ICE operationsImmigrant parents in Washington, D.C. have formed "walking school buses," escorting groups of children to school together as ICE patrols increase in their neighborhoods.Sep 11, 2025·Washington, DC·Associated Press📦,Washington Post📦,NBC Washington📦,WUSA 9📦,InterC📦
Hector C.: Guatemalan landscaper detained by ICE at Saugus Town HallHector Chavez, 25, a landscaper with a pending asylum case and valid work permit, was detained while working at Saugus Town Hall, leaving his two young U.S.-born children asking for him.Sep 10, 2025·Saugus, MA·Guatemala·Boston Globe📦,TURNTO10,Boston.com
Josué: Salvadoran day laborer detained outside Home Depot in Signal HillJosué, a Salvadoran day laborer, was detained by masked agents outside a Home Depot in Signal Hill in December and has spent months since at Adelanto Detention Center.Social media onlySep 10, 2025·Signal Hill, CA·El Salvador·Instagram📦
Mariela: Mother of three denied medical care in detention, may have cancerMariela, a mother of three, was denied proper medical care in immigration detention and now faces a possible cancer diagnosis. She is seeking urgent treatment, housing and legal help for her family.Social media onlySep 10, 2025·Instagram📦
Alan P.: Laotian refugee who arrived as a toddler faces deportation after ICE detentionAlan Phetsadakone, brought to the U.S. as a toddler, was detained during a routine check-in in Tukwila, Washington in July 2025 and released in September. He now faces renewed deportation as flights to Laos resume.Sep 10, 2025·Tukwila, WA·Laos·PBS📦,Seattle Times📦,EXA,KING 5,Instagram📦
Douglas L.: Honduran asylum seeker held in Texas since September 2025 without bond hearingA Honduran asylum seeker has been held at the T. Don Hutto Detention Center in Texas since September 2025. A judge denied his emergency request for release, finding no right to a bond hearing.Sep 10, 2025·Taylor, TX·Honduras·CourtListener
Rosalio P.S.: Father held with 150+ men at Broadview ICE facility, denied anxiety medicationRosalio Pelayo Salgado called his daughters from Broadview's ICE facility to describe being held with 150 other men, denied his anxiety medication, and facing a deportation scheduled for the next day.Sep 10, 2025·Broadview, IL·Chicago Sun-Times📦,ABC7 Chicago📦,Shaw Local📦
Asylum seekers arrested by ICE at San Diego immigration courtTwo asylum seekers arrested at San Diego's immigration court, both with no criminal records and regular attendance at hearings, are the basis of a lawsuit to stop ICE courthouse arrests.Sep 9, 2025·San Diego, CA·KPBS📦,San Diego Union-Tribune📦,NBC San Diego📦,Times of San Diego📦,Singleton Schreiber📦
Border Patrol agent shoots family's dog during home searchA Border Patrol agent fatally shot Chop, a family's Rottweiler, after letting him out of a bathroom during a search for migrants based on a bad tip in El Paso. The family cooperated fully; now a congresswoman demands accountability.Sep 9, 2025·KFOX TV📦
Richard G.: Venezuelan insurance agent detained by ICE after Florida traffic stopRichard Antonio Goitia, 37, an insurance agent and father of two young daughters, was arrested after a September 9 traffic stop near Orlando despite having a pending asylum case and work permit.Social media onlySep 9, 2025·Kissimmee, FL·Venezuela·Instagram📦
Maria: Mother of four U.S.-born children held through holidays in El PasoMaria, 39, who fled violence in Ciudad Juárez, was handcuffed outside court after a deportation order and held through the holidays before her January 20 release with an ankle monitor.Sep 9, 2025·El Paso, TX·Mexico·El Paso Matters📦,EXA📦
Juan L.: Des Moines father of seven detained after ICE smashes truck windowsJuan Lopez, a Des Moines landscaper for nearly four decades and father of seven, was pulled from his truck after agents smashed its windows while he drove to work.Sep 9, 2025·Des Moines, IA·Iowa Starting Line📦
Jose P.G.: Father of seven U.S. citizen children with pregnant wife detained by ICEJose Pescador Garcia, father and stepfather of seven U.S.-citizen children with a high-risk pregnant wife, was freed by a federal judge in January after months in detention.Sep 9, 2025·Spring, TX·PACER Monitor,EXA📦,GoFundMe📦
Two people arrested in Maplewood by masked ICE agents in unmarked carsTwo people were loaded into unmarked, out-of-state vehicles by masked agents on a Maplewood street around 11 a.m., without local police being notified.Sep 9, 2025·Maplewood, NJ·Patch📦,Village Green📦
