Hoan H.: Illinois lawmaker says CBP agent pointed gun at him in ChicagoIllinois State Rep. Hoan Huynh, a Vietnamese refugee and congressional candidate, said six CBP agents surrounded his car during community outreach and one pointed a gun at him before lowering it once he began recording.Oct 22, 2025·Chicago, Illinois·Vietnam·CBS News📦,CNN📦,ABC7 Chicago+1📦,The Mirror📦,Chicago Sun-Times+1📦,FOX 32 Chicago📦,Borderless Magazine📦
Lesly G.: Pregnant woman with 10-month-old in car faces ICE agent's raised gunLesly Guevara, who is pregnant, honked to warn neighbors of nearby ICE agents while driving with her fiancé and 10-month-old son, then said an agent raised his gun at her car.Oct 21, 2025·Berwyn, IL·United States·Newsweek📦,CBS News📦,Sacramento Bee📦,LAist📦,19th News📦,ACLU,Bellingcat📦,InterNewsCast,News 247 Plus
Community watcher's vehicle remotely disabled by ICE at Santa Ana red lightA legal observer monitoring ICE activity in Santa Ana had their vehicle's engine remotely disabled by agents while stopped at a red light, after an agent pepper sprayed an empty area nearby.Social media onlyOct 21, 2025·Santa Ana, CA·Instagram📦
Miguel B.L.: Spanish citizen cleared to leave held six months by ICE, then deportedMiguel Barreno López, 39, was held six months at a Kentucky detention center after a judge approved his voluntary departure. He was deported to Spain in May 2026, barred from returning for ten years.Oct 18, 2025·Chicago, IL·Spain·The Christian Science Monitor+1📦,El País📦,Russ Pain📦,News Scanner📦,Instagram+1📦
Philip B.: Driver shot at by federal agent in D.C., then jailed three daysPhilip Brown, a Black U.S. citizen, was shot at three times by a federal agent while driving in Washington, D.C.; body camera footage later showed he was not fleeing, and his charge was dropped.Oct 17, 2025·Washington, DC·Amnesty USA📦
Teen U.S. citizen thrown down, held by ICE in Hoffman EstatesAn 18-year-old U.S. citizen was pulled from her car and thrown to the ground by agents believed to be ICE in Hoffman Estates, then held for hours before being released without charges.Oct 16, 2025·Hoffman Estates, IL·CBS News+1📦,Audacy📦,Daily Herald📦,Chicago Tribune📦,Arlington Cardinal📦,PolitiFact+1📦
Dayanne F.: US citizen dragged from car by ICE agents in ChicagoDayanne Figueroa, a paralegal and single mother recovering from kidney surgery, was pulled from her car at gunpoint and held for hours without being told why.Oct 10, 2025·Chicago, IL·CBS News,Chicago Tribune📦,thelatoday.com
ELaura R.: Memphis pastor leaving church event pulled over by National Guard memberRev. ELaura James Reid, 49, a lifelong Memphis pastor, was pulled over by a camouflaged National Guard member after a church unity summit on October 10, 2025, but was not arrested or ticketed.Oct 10, 2025·Memphis, TN·ProPublica📦,MLK50📦
Vicky R.: Guatemalan woman deported after Tontitown traffic stop referral to ICEAn 18-year-old Guatemalan woman was detained after a Tontitown traffic stop ended in only a warning, then sent to a Louisiana facility and deported to Guatemala.Oct 10, 2025·Tontitown, AR·Guatemala·Arkansas Times📦,News from the States,Arkansas Grita
Brazilian artist with pregnant wife held 63 days by ICEA Brazilian visual artist and father was detained near San Juan Island while picking up his daughter, held 63 days, and released days before his son's birth after charges were dismissed.Oct 10, 2025·San Juan Island, WA·Brazil·NBC News📦,NBC Bay Area📦,Seattle Times📦,G1📦,The Daily Beast📦,Brazilian Times📦,Revista Crescer📦
Alandria L.: Black ride-share driver wearing seat belt pulled over, ICE van arrivesAlandria London, a Black ride-share driver, was pulled over for an alleged seat belt violation while driving a passenger to the airport, though she was wearing one, and an ICE van then arrived.Oct 8, 2025·Memphis, TN·ProPublica📦,MLK50📦
Gustavo S.: 13-year-old detained by Border Patrol, denied care for fever at DilleyGustavo, 13, from Tamaulipas, has been held with his mother since October 2025. He suffered fevers, a skin rash and stomach pain in detention and says he doesn't know why he was detained.Oct 5, 2025·San Antonio, TX·Mexico·The Atlantic📦
Arkansas man held a month by ICE after cologne mistaken for opiumA Benton, Arkansas man was detained for about 30 days in Louisiana after a mistaken drug test revealed his expired visa. Now released, he remains unable to work as his case continues, straining his family financially and emotionally.Oct 2, 2025·Arkansas, AR·Guatemala·THV11,Instagram📦
Father pinned by agents in Bowie, Maryland, as his three children watchedA father driving his three young children to school in Bowie, Maryland, was pulled from his minivan by masked agents who smashed the window, pinned him down, and pointed a Taser at him as his kids watched.October 2025·Bowie, MD·ACLU📦,WUSA 9
Hilda R.S.: Green card holder violently arrested by ICE in front of autistic sonHilda Ramirez Sanan, 50, a green card holder of over 20 years, was pulled from her car and beaten by masked ICE agents in front of her autistic 13-year-old son. She is now suing.Sep 26, 2025·Chelsea, MA·The Guardian,WGBH📦,Lawyers for Civil Rights📦,Briefly,Boston Globe
Paulo Cesar G.L.: DACA father of four U.S. citizen children held 42 days by ICEPaulo Cesar Gamez Lira, a 27-year-old father of four, was held 42 days after agents surrounded his car with his young children present. A judge ordered his release, ending his separation from a three-month-old with serious medical needs.Sep 24, 2025·Albuquerque, New Mexico·ACLU of New Mexico📦,Spectrum Local News📦,El Paso Times📦,Shreveport Times📦,Cape Cod Times📦
Jose H.A.: Salvadoran driver arrested by Florida trooper who recorded him as whiteJose Hernandez Alvarez, from El Salvador, was stopped for window tint and arrested after the trooper contacted immigration authorities. A review found that trooper never marked a driver as "Hispanic" over 11 months.Sep 23, 2025·Lake Worth Beach, FL·El Salvador·WLRN📦,Suncoast Searchlight📦
Chicago Southeast Side residents, children tear-gassed by ICE after vehicle rammingSoutheast Side Chicago residents, including children, were tear-gassed after agents rammed and crashed a vehicle near 105th Street, arresting two people and detaining four protesters who gathered.Sep 19, 2025·Chicago·Mexico·Block Club Chicago📦,Chicago Sun-Times📦,Instagram📦
Julián V.: Costa Rican TikTok star handed to ICE over expired licenseCosta Rican content creator Julián Valverde was detained after a traffic stop for an expired license led to him being turned over to ICE. A judge set bail at $250, and he has since been released, thanking family and supporters.Sep 17, 2025·Orlando, FL·Costa Rica·Federal Character📦,The Tico Times📦,Infobae,Q Costa Rica,Observador
Driver detained by ICE on Route 31 blocks from Elgin raidA driver was stopped and detained by ICE agents on Route 31 near Elgin shortly after a nearby home raid, one of several detentions across the Chicago area on September 16, 2025.Sep 16, 2025·Elgin, IL·ABC7 Chicago📦
