Angel T. and Alex T.: Two roofers arrested in ICE raid at Cornwall, Vermont farmhouseAngel Tixe, an Ecuadorian roofer, was released after 15 days in detention following an ICE raid at a Vermont farmhouse job site; his brother-in-law Alex, father of an 18-month-old, remains held.Oct 1, 2026·Cornwall, VT·Ecuador·Valley News📦,Seven Days📦,Addison Independent+1📦,WAMC,Ruth for Vermont
Texas cook whose U.S. citizen son criticized ICE deported to MexicoA cook at an Alamo, Texas restaurant was arrested outside work and deported within hours after her teenage son, a U.S. citizen, publicly criticized ICE for detaining him.Sep 27, 2026·Alamo, TX·Mexico·Across the Americas📦,Eyes On Ice📦,Parriva,News Beyond Detroit,KRGV+1,Border Report,Everything Lubbock,Instagram📦
Advocates say ICE detained 21 farmworkers at Southern Oregon cannabis farmsAt least 21 agricultural workers were detained in ICE raids on Southern Oregon cannabis farms over September 23-24, part of a two-year drug trafficking investigation. One detained person was treated by paramedics while handcuffed.Sep 26, 2026·Medford, OR·Siskiyou News📦,The Ashland Chronicle📦,Grants Pass Tribune,Peace House📦
María C.: Houston mother deported, 15-year-old son washes windshields to pay for foodPedro Herrera, 15, and his 10-year-old sister began cleaning car windshields to pay for hotels and food after their mother's deportation left their blind father unable to support the family. A GoFundMe has raised over $125,000.Sep 24, 2026·Houston, TX·El Salvador·Telemundo📦,Telemundo Houston📦,The Nerd Stash,Instagram+1📦
Seven farmworkers detained by ICE in Yakima orchard raidAt least seven undocumented farmworkers were handcuffed and questioned during a raid on a Yakima-area orchard, their families say, while volunteers helped fund their jail accounts.Sep 24, 2026·Naches Heights, WA·Yakima Herald+1📦,Florida Sun Journal
Guatemalan asylum seeker pulled from car by ICE, brother says window smashedA Guatemalan man who had lived in New Bedford four years with a pending asylum case and work permit was pulled from his car by ICE agents who smashed his window during his lunch break.Sep 22, 2026·New Bedford, MA·Guatemala·Washington Post,WBUR📦,New Bedford Light📦,Mass Lawyers Weekly
Leo G.V.: U.S. citizen construction worker tackled, detained despite valid IDLeonardo Garcia Venegas, a 25-year-old U.S. citizen construction worker, was detained and tackled multiple times despite valid ID; a judge ruled ICE likely violated his rights.Sep 21, 2026·Foley, AL·Mexico·ProPublica+2📦,ABC News+1,Newsweek,PBS,The Guardian,Conexión Migrante📦,Reason+2,The New Republic,CNN,IBTimes,Alabama Reporter,AL.com+2,Dothan Eagle,U.S. News & World Report,NBC Palm Springs,LinkedIn,Salon,My NBC 15+1,Legal Tech Digest,Mother Jones,LA Weekly News,Engineering News-Record,Instagram+2📦,YouTube
Juan Gerardo A.M.: Gas station worker known as unofficial mayor detained by ICE in WashingtonJuan Gerardo Alatorre Martinez, 46, known as his Washington town's 'unofficial mayor' after 25 years there, was detained at his gas station job and reports unsanitary conditions in custody.Sep 17, 2026·Conway, WA·Mexico·Newsweek📦,AZ Agil📦,KUOW,Instagram📦
Danville hospital construction workers arrested in two ICE raidsConstruction workers at a Danville hospital project described agents using drones and working with local police during raids, leaving coworkers afraid to return to work. Advocates say over 40 were detained across two operations, though ICE reports 10 arrests.Sep 8, 2026·Danville, PA·Keystone Newsroom📦,PennLive,Philadelphia Inquirer,South Africa Portal
10 day laborers detained by disguised ICE agents at Phoenix Home DepotAbout 10 people, including day laborers waiting for work and shoppers, were detained outside a Phoenix Home Depot after agents reportedly disguised themselves as day laborers to make arrests.Sep 7, 2026·Phoenix, AZ·AZ Family📦,Daily Jeff📦
Two Austin restaurant workers detained by ICE arriving for their shiftRamon Avilez-Frias and Maria Del Pilar Moreno-Loredo, longtime employees of Austin's oldest Tex-Mex restaurant, were detained arriving for their shift. Their employer started a GoFundMe that has raised over $21,000 for their families.Sep 7, 2026·Austin, TX·Chili Chili,GoFundMe📦
Hundreds detained in largest single-site ICE raid at Georgia Hyundai plantAbout 450-475 workers, roughly 300 of them South Korean nationals, were detained at a Georgia Hyundai-LG battery plant; a year later no criminal charges were filed and the case was closed.Sep 4, 2026·Ellabell, Georgia·South Korea·NPR📦,CNN📦,NBC News+1📦,Associated Press📦,PBS📦,BBC📦,New York Times📦,Georgia Public Broadcasting📦,The Straits Times📦,AzVision📦,Yonhap News Agency📦,France 24📦,Armwood Law📦,The Town Hall📦,The Atlanta Journal-Constitution+1📦,WRDW,WTOC📦,Carcody
Woman filming ICE raid says agents circled and filmed her backA woman who filmed an ICE raid vehicle in Dover, N.J., said agents in two vehicles circled and filmed her back on a public sidewalk, which she called intimidating.Sep 4, 2026·Dover, NJ·NPR📦
Oscar S.C.: Kansas father brought to U.S. as infant deported by ICE to MexicoOscar Sanchez-Corona, 36, a construction worker brought to the U.S. as an infant, was shackled at a Lawrence, Kansas job site and held 18 days before being deported on foot into Juarez, separated from his two young children.Sep 4, 2026·Lawrence, KS·Mexico·Department of Homeland Security📦,Johnson County Post
Three detained in immigration raid at Morristown roofing job siteAt least three workers were detained during an immigration raid at a Morristown roofing job site, the company said.Sep 4, 2026·Morristown, VT·Vermont Community News Group📦
Two men detained as ICE raids Illinois factory without warrantTwo people were detained after ICE agents entered a McCook, Illinois factory without a warrant, with video showing an agent tackling a man in a restroom and drawing a gun.Social media onlySep 3, 2026·McCook, IL·Instagram📦
Mother deported despite bond among 57 arrested in New York factory raidOver 60 agents raided a Cato, New York snack factory, arresting 57 workers including pregnant women and mothers. Juana Castillo Avelar, a mother of three U.S. citizen children living here over 20 years, was deported despite being granted bond.Sep 3, 2026·Cato, NY·Guatemala·Los Angeles Times,Bloomberg Law News📦,Daily Freeman📦,WTOP,WRVO,New York Civil Liberties Union,KSAT,NBC New York,Jamaica Gleaner,New York Post
ICE operation at two Elgin restaurants leads to multiple arrestsAn ICE operation at two Elgin, Oklahoma restaurants led to multiple arrests of workers at both businesses.Sep 3, 2026·Elgin, OK·KSWO+1📦,SWOK News
Rogério S.L. and Nycolas: Brazilian father detained by ICE with teen son on fishing trip, deportedRogério da Silva Lima, 42, a Brazilian carpenter, was detained with his teenage son during their first fishing trip near Martha's Vineyard. He was later deported, leaving his sons behind.Sep 2, 2026·Menemsha, MA·Brazil·MassLive📦,Martha's Vineyard Times+3,WGBH,Boston Globe+1,Cape and Islands,Vineyard Gazette,Instagram
ICE detains about 10-14 workers in raid at Greeneville, Tennessee Chinese buffetAbout 10 to 14 people, some of Mexican origin, were detained in a raid at a Chinese buffet in Greeneville, Tennessee, with photos showing them sitting on a curb and in the parking lot while officers stood by.Sep 2, 2026·Greeneville, TN·Mexico·Greeneville Sun📦,Telemundo📦,Telemundo Atlanta,La Semana del Sur,Instagram
