Jorge B.: Pastor shot in face with pepper round by ICE at prayer vigilRev. Jorge Bautista, a pastor, was shot in the face with a pepper round while trying to deescalate an Oct. 23 prayer vigil in Alameda, California, suffering days of burning eyes and headaches.Oct 23, 2025·Alameda, CA·Fox News,United Church of Christ📦,Religion News Service📦,San Francisco Chronicle📦,Berkeleyside📦,CourtListener,MPR News
João M.C.: Brazilian teen arrested by ICE driving to farm jobJoão Marciano do Carmo, a recent Milford High grad who hoped to become a plumber, was stopped by ICE on his way to work; his family doesn't know where he is.Sep 27, 2025·Milford, MA·Brazil·Boston Globe📦
Margarita A.: Houston mother detained by ICE faces deportation to Belize, separated from childrenMargarita Avila, a 50-year-old Houston mother of two young sons, has been held since March 2025 as officials seek to deport her to Belize, the country she fled two decades ago.Sep 8, 2025·Houston, TX·Belize·Click2Houston📦,Texas Tribune📦,Ms. Magazine,Instagram📦
Juan B.C.: 26-year Jackson resident wrongly detained by ICE in church parking lotJuan Barranco Castro, 56, a 26-year Jackson resident, was handcuffed and shackled in a church parking lot after agents mistook him for someone else. He was taken to Sweetwater County Detention Center.Jul 23, 2025·Jackson, WY·Mexico·Newsweek📦,WyoFile+1📦
Jonathan J.: Mother unable to locate 17-year-old son detained by ICE since JulyJonathan Jarquín, 17, was detained by ICE while walking to church, and his mother says she has been unable to locate him since, receiving only vague texts about his case.Jul 12, 2025·Univision📦,Instagram📦
Longtime parishioner detained by ICE while landscaping at Montclair churchA longtime parishioner at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Montclair, whose family serves in the parish ministry, was detained by ICE while doing landscaping work on church grounds.Jun 20, 2025·Montclair, CA·CalMatters📦,Press Democrat📦
Man detained by masked ICE officers in church parking lot without identificationA man was detained by three armed, masked ICE officers in the parking lot of Downey Memorial Christian Church on June 11, 2025, after they refused to identify themselves or show a warrant.Jun 11, 2025·Downey, CA·Calo News📦,ABC7📦,Beliefnet📦,Los Cerritos News📦
Federal agent outside Maryland church says operation was once barredA federal agent waited outside a Maryland church for an enforcement target to leave home, noting such an operation would have been barred under a since-rescinded policy protecting sensitive locations.March 2025·Maryland·ACLU📦,YouTube📦
Wilson V.C.: Honduran asylum seeker with work permit detained by ICE outside Georgia churchWilson Rogelio Velasquez Cruz, a Honduran asylum seeker and father of three with a work permit, was detained outside his Georgia church during Sunday service in front of his wife and taken to Stewart Detention Center.Jan 28, 2025·Tucker, GA·Honduras·WSB-TV📦,Latin Times📦,WSB Radio📦,Newsweek📦,The Atlanta Journal-Constitution📦,Christianity Today📦,Baptist News Global📦,Ministry Watch,Instagram
