Adonay M.R. and Annabella: 6-year-old girl found alone after father detained by ICE in New JerseyAdonay Mancia Rodríguez was detained by ICE near his New Jersey home while picking up a food delivery, after which his six-year-old daughter was found wandering the streets alone.Jan 19, 2026·Morristown, New Jersey·Honduras·CNN📦,The Mirror📦,NJ.com📦,Inquisitr📦,Chicago Tribune📦,Daily Mail📦,People📦,Spokesman-Review📦,Bellingham Herald📦,WECT📦,Threads+1,Instagram📦
Man detained by ICE agents near Watsonville High SchoolAt least one person was detained by ICE agents in Watsonville over the weekend near Rodriguez Street, close to Watsonville High School, with video showing an agent restraining a man's hands.Jan 19, 2026·Watsonville, CA·Santa Cruz Sentinel📦,Lookout📦,The Pajaronian📦,Good Times📦
Man detained in Tucson as ICE agents break his truck windowA man with work tools and groceries in his truck had his driver's side window broken by ICE agents during a stop on Tucson's south side. ICE did not explain why he was detained.Jan 18, 2026·Tucson, AZ·Tucson.com📦,The Arizona Republic+1,Calo News📦
Six children hospitalized after ICE tear gasses car in MinneapolisA family of eight, including six children ages 6 months to 11, was trapped in their car when agents tear gassed it, stopping the infant's breathing. The mother performed CPR; all six children were hospitalized.Jan 17, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·CNN📦,NPR📦,CBS News,Sky News📦,KIMT📦,KAKE📦,MinnPost📦,Star Tribune📦,Fox 9📦,WXOW
Children injured, 6-month-old hospitalized as ICE agents smash car in MinneapolisA family returning from a basketball game was trapped by an ICE action in Minneapolis; agents smashed a car window holding six children, leaving a 6-month-old unconscious after tear gas exposure.Jan 16, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·Venezuela·CNN📦,ABC News📦,Yahoo News📦,CBC📦,Spokesman-Recorder📦,MPR News📦
Sophie W.: Dakota woman detained 48 hours by ICE agents in Brooklyn Center, MinnesotaSophie Watso, a 30-year-old Mdewakanton Dakota woman, was detained for over 48 hours after monitoring ICE activity in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. Agents broke her truck windows and restrained her while she held her dog; she was released without charges.Jan 16, 2026·Brooklyn Center, MN·CBS News📦,ICT News📦,Buffalos Fire📦,Empower Native Voice📦,Bring Me The News📦,Star Tribune📦,Twin Cities📦
Person hospitalized with facial injuries after ICE arrest outside Kyle, Texas CostcoA person was detained outside a Costco in Kyle, Texas, and suffered facial bleeding, according to a local judge. They were taken to the hospital by ambulance with Homeland Security personnel present.Jan 16, 2026·Kyle, TX·KUT+1📦,CBS Austin📦,Austin American-Statesman📦
Alberto C.: Diabetic 73-year-old landscaper with heart disease detained by ICE in West HollywoodAlberto Cabral, 73, a landscaper who has lived in the U.S. since age 15, was detained while working his regular route in West Hollywood. He supports his 97-year-old mother and wife and has heart disease and diabetes.Jan 16, 2026·West Hollywood, CA·Mexico·Westside Today📦,La Opinión📦,NBC Los Angeles📦,KTLA📦,Instagram📦
Orbin H.S.: Honduran man dragged unconscious from car by Border PatrolOrbin Mauricio Henríquez Serrano, 27, recovering from leg surgery, was dragged unconscious from his car when Border Patrol smashed its window at a St. Paul gas station. He remains held in El Paso without medical care.Jan 15, 2026·St. Paul, MN·Honduras·Newsweek,Fox News,MSN📦,Twin Cities,HuffPost,Minnesota Reformer
Juan Daniel M.: 17-year-old Morristown high school senior arrested by ICE on way to laundromatJuan Daniel Mendoza, a 17-year-old Morristown High School senior who came to the U.S. as an unaccompanied minor in 2024, was freed from detention after a judge ruled his arrest violated due process.Jan 15, 2026·Morristown, NJ·Honduras·Morristown Green📦,Patch📦,New Jersey Hills,Examiner Enterprise
John A.: Photographer tackled by ICE agents at Minneapolis protest suffers chemical burnsPhotographer John Abernathy was detained while documenting protests outside a Minneapolis federal building, suffering chemical burns, pepper bullet wounds and abrasions, and received a citation but no court date.Jan 15, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·HuffPost📦,PetaPixel📦,Press Freedom Tracker📦,Committee to Protect Journalists📦
Kaden R.: Protester permanently blinded by federal agent's round at Santa Ana rallyKaden Rummler, 21, was permanently blinded in one eye after a federal agent shot him in the face with a less-lethal round at a Santa Ana protest, requiring six-hour surgery to remove shrapnel.Jan 15, 2026·Santa Ana, CA·Los Angeles Times📦,Democracy Now📦,Sacramento Bee📦,Wave Browser News📦,Hard Pass📦,Berkeleyside📦,Infosec📦,Peach Pie ATL📦,Police1📦,Chron📦,Physicians for Human Rights📦
St. Paul resident asked by ICE to identify Hmong and Asian householdsIn St. Paul's North End, agents without visible badges asked a resident to identify Hmong and Asian households, while downtown a man was photographed with his head covered by a black bag.Jan 14, 2026·St. Paul, MN·Associated Press📦,The New Republic📦,Fox 9📦,Star Tribune📦,Twin Cities📦,KARE 11📦
Estefany: Colombian mother arrested at child's bus stop, held past release orderEstefany, a Colombian mother with a pending immigration case, was arrested walking her child to the school bus and hospitalized for an infection before being transferred to El Paso; a judge's release order was delayed two days.Jan 14, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·Colombia·New York Times📦,Star Tribune+1📦,Fox 9📦,Bloomberg Law News📦
Oglala Sioux tribal citizens detained by ICE near Minneapolis homeless campThree to four enrolled Oglala Sioux Tribe members were detained near a Minneapolis homeless encampment where they had been sleeping under a bridge; one was held 12 hours, three others moved to Fort Snelling.Jan 14, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·United States·CBS News📦,CNN📦,The Hill📦,Rapid City Journal📦,Santa Fe New Mexican📦,Fox 9📦,ICT News📦,When in Your State📦,Star Tribune📦,Las Vegas Sun📦,Instagram+1📦
Family with infant hospitalized after tear gas floods SUV in MinneapolisA family of six children and an infant was caught between protesters and officers in Minneapolis when an officer rolled a tear gas canister under their SUV, requiring hospital treatment.Jan 14, 2026·Minneapolis, MN·Associated Press📦,New York Times📦,CBS News📦,Star Tribune📦
Isela H.L.: Mexican woman arrested by ICE in Cottonwood Safeway parking lotIsela Hernandez Lugo, a Mexican national, was arrested by ICE in a Cottonwood Safeway parking lot on January 14 in what police called a targeted operation; a bystander recorded the arrest.Jan 14, 2026·Cottonwood, AZ·Mexico·Journal Arizona📦,Verde News
Father detained by ICE while walking to work, no warrantA father of four and grandfather of three was detained by ICE while walking back to work from a mini market, with no arrest warrant. His family is seeking financial help during his detention.Fundraiser onlyJan 14, 2026·Los Angeles, CA·GoFundMe📦
Gage G.: U.S. citizen held six hours, threatened with Taser by ICE officersGage Diego Garcia, a U.S. citizen, was held six hours after ICE officers demanded his ID in an alley, pushed him against a car and pointed a Taser at him, telling him he "looked like someone who committed a crime."Jan 13, 2026·Columbia Heights, MN·NBC News📦,CBS News📦,USA Herald,KSTP📦,Fox 9📦,MEAWW📦
Ryan E.: U.S. citizen realtor detained by ICE for 10 hours after recording agentsRyan Ecklund, a U.S. citizen and Twin Cities realtor, was held about 10 hours after recording ICE agents from his car, which he says ended in a chokehold. He was released without charges.Jan 13, 2026·Woodbury, MN·CBS News📦,ABC News📦,AOL📦
