Zia S.: Afghan interpreter for U.S. military held three months by ICEZia S., a former U.S. military interpreter from Afghanistan and father of five, was detained during a routine Green Card appointment despite legal status. He was freed on bond after nearly three months and reunited with his family in Connecticut.Oct 21, 2025·East Hartford, CT·Afghanistan·CT Insider+1📦,New Haven Register📦,Military.com📦,CT Public📦,CT Mirror📦,Instagram📦
Quinn H.: Blind protester alleges dragging, handcuffing by federal agents at Portland ICE facilityQuinn Haberl, a blind protester, said federal agents dragged and handcuffed him twice outside Portland's ICE facility, once pinning him for about an hour. Doctors documented bruising on his shoulders, hands, and arms.Oct 20, 2025·Portland, OR·The Oregonian📦,KGW📦,Chron📦,WANE📦
Ali F.: Afghan refugee and Bard student detained by ICE six monthsAli Faqirzada, 31, an Afghan refugee and Bard College student who fled Taliban death threats, was detained for six months despite passing his asylum screening before being released and reunited with family in New Paltz.Oct 17, 2025·New York, NY·Afghanistan·Human Rights First📦,Front Line Defenders📦,Amnesty International📦,The New Humanitarian📦,RFE/RL📦,The Independent📦,The Daily Catch📦,Bard College📦,Instagram📦
Pedro L.I.: Cuban asylum seeker detained, faces deportation to EcuadorA Cuban man who sought asylum at Miami's airport in 2022 was detained in October 2025 after finishing a Pennsylvania sentence, and a judge later ordered his deportation to Ecuador.Oct 16, 2025·Cuba·CourtListener
Asylum-seekers detained in San Diego courthouse basement for days without proper careAsylum-seekers who came to a San Diego courthouse for routine check-ins were held in crowded basement cells for up to four days with thin mats, no privacy and constant lights.Oct 9, 2025·San Diego, CA·Times of San Diego📦,NBC San Diego📦,10News📦,Stocktonia📦
Noor S.: Medical student with green card held 10 months by ICE, repeatedly hospitalizedNoor Nafea Salman, 28, a medical student who came to the U.S. as a refugee from Iraq, has been held about ten months after a routine check-in, suffering hospitalizations and a fall while detained.Oct 9, 2025·Diamondback Detention Center, OK·Iraq·PACER Monitor,Habeas Dockets📦,Change.org📦,Instagram+1📦
Maria Francisca V.C.: Firebaugh mother of four detained by ICE at final green card interviewMaria Francisca Villanueva Caballero, 49, a longtime Firebaugh resident who raised four children now pursuing medicine, veterinary science and law, was detained at her final USCIS residency interview. She remains held at California City.Oct 8, 2025·Firebraugh, CA·Merced Sun-Star📦,FresnoLand📦,The Fresno Bee,Radio Bilingüe,GV Wire
Angel M.C.: Man out on bond since 2018 re-detained by ICE without noticeA noncitizen first detained in 2018 and released on bond was re-detained without notice in October 2025. A court ordered his immediate release, ruling ICE must hold a hearing before detaining him again.Oct 8, 2025·CourtListener+1📦
Alejandro S.: Father of five, including newborn, detained by ICE at green card appointmentAlejandro Suarez, 31, a gardener raised in the U.S. since age 11, was detained after a routine USCIS residency appointment on Oct. 7, 2025. His wife, recovering from a C-section, cares for their five children, including a son with autism.Oct 7, 2025·Fresno, CA·FresnoLand📦,The Fresno Bee+1📦
Jorge: U.S. citizen's husband deported by ICE to Ecuador before meeting newborn daughterJorge, an Ecuadorian man from Queens, was deported after a routine check-in and missed the birth of his newborn daughter, Maite. His wife Jessica now cares alone for three children and lost their apartment.Oct 5, 2025·New York, NY·Ecuador·CNN📦,AM New York,ReportWire
Saúl Z.: Father deported at ICE check-in, leaving autistic U.S. citizen son aloneSaúl Zermeño, 45, had lived in the U.S. 36 years and was the sole caregiver for his autistic 15-year-old son. Deported October 3 after a routine check-in, leaving his son to cope alone.Oct 3, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·Mexico·CBS News📦,Inspiration Webs📦,KFF Health News📦,Gilmer Mirror📦,Daily Gazette📦,Neat News Source📦,San Francisco Chronicle📦
Detained Haitian asylum seeker barred from sending breastmilk to formula-allergic babyLT, a 30-year-old Haitian asylum seeker who fled political violence, is held 1,500 miles from her 13-month-old daughter, who needs breastmilk; officials denied her requests to pump milk or post bond.Oct 2025·Dilley, TX·Venezuela·The Guardian📦
Oscar P.: Man detained at biometrics appointment, deported to Guatemala after 20 years awayOscar Polanco was detained at a biometrics appointment and deported to Guatemala, a country he had not lived in for 20 years. He reunited with his wife Geraldine after nearly three months apart.Oct 2025·Los Angeles, CA·Guatemala·American Friends Service Committee📦,The LA Local📦,Instagram📦
Rey: Cuban business owner married to U.S. citizen held at Camp East MontanaRey, a Cuban man in his mid-fifties who built a trucking and small-business life in El Paso and was a father figure to his wife's son, was arrested at a routine check-in and held six weeks at Camp East Montana.Oct 2025·El Paso, TX·Cuba·The New Yorker📦
Alberto: Honduran surgical technician arrested at green card interview, detained four monthsAlberto, a 59-year-old Fresno surgical technician who fled to the U.S. in 1990 and later bought a home, was arrested at a green card interview and held nearly four months before release on bond with an ankle monitor.Oct 1, 2025·Fresno, CA·Mexico·Mission Local📦,FresnoLand📦,Instagram📦
Xiomara S.M.: Peruvian asylum seeker detained by ICE despite pending green card applicationXiomara Suarez-Marin, 29, a Peruvian asylum seeker, was detained at a routine USCIS appointment in Los Angeles despite a pending green card case. She remains held at Adelanto, with a hearing set for January 28.Sep 26, 2025·Los Angeles, CA·Peru·Newsweek📦,ABC7📦
Ayman S.: Ohio imam and hospital chaplain held 10 weeks by ICE, denied lawyerAyman Soliman, an Egyptian-born hospital chaplain in Cincinnati, was held about 10 weeks in freezing jail conditions after a routine check-in before DHS dropped its case. His asylum status and green card application were reinstated.Sep 25, 2025·Cincinnati, OH·Egypt·The Guardian📦,ProPublica📦,WVXU📦,Independent Mail📦,Cincinnati Enquirer,CAIR📦,Law360📦
Vicente: Cuban baseball coach deported to Mexico by ICE, separated from wife, sonVicente (a pseudonym), a 60-year-old Cuban baseball coach who fled threats and crossed the Darién Gap, was arrested at a routine check-in and deported to Mexico, away from his wife and young son. He now coaches youth baseball in Villahermosa.Sep 23, 2025·Ontario, CA·Cuba·Forbidden Stories📦
Harjit K.: 73-year-old Sikh grandmother denied medication, deported after ICE detentionHarjit Kaur, 73, a Sikh grandmother who lived in Hercules for over 30 years with no criminal record, was detained at a routine ICE check-in and deported to India without saying goodbye.Sep 22, 2025·Berkeley, California·India·NBC Bay Area📦,ABC7📦,Richmond Side📦,Financial Express+1📦,Local News Matters📦,Kalinga TV📦,Indian Express+2📦,Times of India📦,Economic Times📦,Instagram📦
Martin H.T.: Asylum-seeker with cancer held in cold, bedless cells at SF ICE officeMartin Hernandez-Torres, who has lived in the U.S. for 30 years and has cancer, was held up to six days at a San Francisco ICE office without a bed.Sep 18, 2025·San Francisco, CA·Mission Local📦,ACLU📦,Sacramento Bee,KTVU📦
