Observer/Bystander

155 documented incidents tagged “Observer/Bystander” in the Human Impact Project database — showing the 100 most recent. View all on the interactive map.

• Nurse thrown to ground by ICE agent outside NJ detention center, seeks $500,000

  Oct 6, 2026 · Newark, NJ

• Woman pepper-sprayed by ICE agent after confronting vehicles at Astoria port

  Oct 2, 2026 · Astoria, OR

• ICU nurse and U.S. citizen Alex Pretti shot 10 times by federal agents in Minneapolis

  Sep 30, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

• Minneapolis mother and legal observer fatally shot by ICE agent during enforcement operation

  Sep 30, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

• Teen U.S. citizen pepper-sprayed, wrist broken by ICE while filming raid near school

  Sep 27, 2026 · Alamo, TX

• Legal observer says ICE agent pointed gun at her in Immokalee

  Sep 23, 2026 · Immokalee, FL

• Two activists hurt as ICE clash erupts outside Meriden courthouse

  Sep 23, 2026 · Meriden, CT

• Federal agents repeatedly use tear gas, pepper spray on protesters at Broadview ICE facility

  Sep 19, 2026 · Broadview, IL

• Woman maced by ICE agents during warrantless raid on NJ laundromat

  Sep 15, 2026 · Lindenwold, NJ

• Santa Barbara observer pepper-sprayed by ICE agent at county jail

  Sep 15, 2026 · Santa Barbara, CA

• ICE agents baton protesters during 40-hour Frederick, Maryland neighborhood standoff

  Sep 4, 2026 · Frederick, MD

• U.S. citizen thrown to ground, detained for hours by ICE in Passaic, NJ

  Aug 27, 2026 · Passaic, NJ

• Legal observers pepper sprayed, one hospitalized during Danbury ICE encounter

  Aug 26, 2026 · Danbury, CT

• U.S. citizens tasered, hospitalized by ICE agents while filming near Chicago

  Aug 19, 2026 · Bensenville, IL

• 72-Year-Old Woman Pepper-Sprayed by ICE Agent While Filming Enforcement Operation in Manhattan

  Aug 17, 2026 · New York, NY

• Virginia therapist confronted at gunpoint by ICE agent outside attorney's office

  Aug 12, 2026 · Bailey's Crossroads, VA

• 19-year-old U.S. citizen detained by ICE after recording enforcement operation, used as bait for father

  Aug 10, 2026 · Boise, ID

• Elderly woman pepper-sprayed by ICE agent files federal claim, plans lawsuit

  Jul 30, 2026 · Inwood, NY

• 72-Year-Old Woman Pepper-Sprayed by ICE While Filming Files Legal Claim

  Jul 30, 2026 · New York, NY

• Cemetery worker pepper-balled, hospitalized trying to help man fleeing agents, now suing

  Jul 29, 2026 · IL

• Nurse assaulted by ICE agents outside detention facility, files legal claim

  Jul 29, 2026 · Newark, NJ

• 412 protest incidents documented: ICE and police deploy crowd-control weapons, causing blindings and brain injuries

  Jul 14, 2026 · United States

• Dozens arrested in ICE and sheriff's operation in Ruckersville before Virginia law takes effect

  Jun 23, 2026 · Ruckersville, VA

• ICE agent bear-sprays observer monitoring enforcement activity through car window

  Jun 21, 2026 · Santa Barbara, CA

• Minneapolis activist among 15 charged with conspiracy to impede ICE officers

  June 18, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

• Prominent photographer's camera smashed by ICE agents at Newark detention center protests

  May 31, 2026 · Newark, NJ

• New York Times photographer shoved to ground, struck with baton at Newark detention center protests

  May 31, 2026 · Newark, NJ

• Reuters Photojournalist Needs Stitches After Baton Strikes Broke Finger at Newark Protest

  May 31, 2026 · Newark, NJ

• TikTok journalist shot by ICE, held over 300 days despite dismissed charges

  Jun 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• Senator pepper-sprayed, needs medical care during ICE facility protest

  May 25, 2026 · Newark, NJ

• Observer pepper-sprayed by masked ICE agent prompts South Tucson council investigation

  Apr 6, 2026 · Tucson, AZ

• Pregnant woman struck by rubber bullet at LA anti-ICE protest

  Mar 13, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• ICE detains 2 people in Lawrence; KU students protest

  Feb 27, 2026 · Lawrence, KS

• Officials cite six volunteers for documenting ICE arrests in San Diego

  Feb 27, 2026 · San Diego, CA

• Volunteers cited for monitoring ICE appointments at San Diego federal building

  Feb 27, 2026 · San Diego, CA

• ICE Watcher Has Global Entry Revoked After Filming Agents

  Feb 25, 2026 · San Diego, CA

• Social worker scanned and labeled domestic terrorist for recording ICE operation

  Feb 24, 2026 · Portland, ME

• Four journalists beaten and detained in Cameroon while investigating U.S. deportations

  Feb 20, 2026 · Yaoundé, CM

• Mother of seven arrested by ICE while observing enforcement operation in Minnesota

  Feb 10, 2026 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

• British student journalist's Google data handed to ICE without court approval

  Feb 9, 2026 · Ithaca, NY

• Venezuelan family detained at Portland hospital released after three weeks in Texas facility

  Feb 6, 2026 · Portland, OR

• ICE detains asylum seekers in Minnesota, uses facial recognition in enforcement operations

  Feb 6, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

• Twin Cities resident says she is being targeted for documenting ICE agents

  Feb 4, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

• ICE agents clash with protesters, use pepper spray in Ventura County

  Feb 2, 2026 · Ventura County, CA

• U.S. Citizen Livestreams Detention as Federal Agents Smash Car Window

  Feb 1, 2026 · El Monte, CA

• CNN Reporter Hit With Pepper Spray During ICE Facility Protest

  Jan 31, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• Mayan translator self-deports to Guatemala, leaving four U.S.-citizen children

  Jan 31, 2026 · Florida

• St. Peter police chief prevents federal agents from arresting resident

  Jan 30, 2026 · St. Peter, MN

• ICE observer sues federal agents for intimidation tactics in Maine

  Jan 30, 2026 · South Portland, ME

• Azerbaijani gay couple detained by ICE, choose self-deportation over separation

  Jan 30, 2026 · Charlotte, NC

• ICE Officer Pepper-Sprays Community Observers in Santa Barbara

  Jan 28, 2026 · Santa Barbara, CA

• ICE operation near Santa Barbara school results in pepper spray incident

  Jan 27, 2026 · Santa Barbara, CA

• Deaf high school student tackled by DHS agents at protest, denied interpreter access

  Jan 24, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• Legal observer arrested and injured by ICE agents during Minnesota enforcement surge

  Jan 24, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

• South Portland Citizen Observer Sues Two Named ICE Agents Who Threatened Him in January

  Jan 24, 2026 · South Portland, ME

• Army veteran tackled and held 8 hours by ICE, denied attorney access in Minneapolis

  Jan 23, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

• Observer threatened with ICE watchlist testifies in lawsuit over surveillance of protesters

  Jan 21, 2026 · Portland, ME

• Guinean Man Held by ICE After Attempted Deportation to Ghana Wins Partial Habeas Relief

  Jan 19, 2026 · New York, NY

• Minneapolis family with six children tear gassed during ICE protest clash

  Jan 17, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

• ICE agents detain man, injure children during Minneapolis enforcement action

  Jan 16, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

• Morristown teen released after ICE detention sparks community rally

  Jan 15, 2026 · Morristown, NJ

• Photographer Tackled by ICE Agents in Minneapolis Protest

  Jan 15, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

• ICE agents tear gas car with six children during Minneapolis protests; infant requires CPR

  Jan 15, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

• Minneapolis neighbors organize ICE Watch resistance by thousands

  Jan 14, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

• Minneapolis City Council President shoved by ICE officer while observing enforcement action

  Jan 13, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

• Minneapolis ICE detention: US citizens held without charge

  Jan 13, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

• Minnesota father separated from child during ICE enforcement; community builds tracking barricades

  Jan 9, 2026 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Son acquitted after intervening in father's ICE arrest in Phoenix

  Jan 5, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• Trump administration mass deportation raids impact Chicago region

  Jan 5, 2026 · Chicago, IL

• Maine couple detained at border months after DHS watchlist threat over ICE video

  Jan 2026 · South Portland, ME

• Pregnant woman pinned face-down by ICE agents at Minneapolis mall, witnesses protest

  Dec 25, 2025 · Minneapolis, MN

• Columbus mother and three children pepper-sprayed by ICE agents in vehicle

  Dec 21, 2025 · Columbus, Ohio

• Legal Observer Detained for 8 Hours by ICE While Documenting Minneapolis Enforcement

  Dec 19, 2025 · Minneapolis, MN

• South Minneapolis residents clash with ICE in multiple confrontations, several detained

  Dec 15, 2025 · Minneapolis, MN

• U.S. Citizen Detained by ICE in Robbinsdale Now Faces Assault Charge, Denies Wrongdoing

  Dec 10, 2025 · Robbinsdale, MN

• Man pepper sprayed by ICE agent while filming arrest of U.S. citizen

  Dec 9, 2025 · Minneapolis, MN

• Woman arrested while observing ICE raid, detained and shackled

  Dec 9, 2025 · Minneapolis, MN

• Married couple threatened at gunpoint while following ICE vehicle

  Dec 7, 2025 · Richfield, MN

• Woman boxed in by ICE agents while following vehicles, threatened with arrest

  Dec 3, 2025 · Minneapolis, MN

• Native American woman nearly deported after traffic stop in Iowa

  Nov 26, 2025 · Iowa

• Two 16-year-old Venezuelan cousins detained in Detroit home raid, transferred to Texas

  Nov 25, 2025 · Detroit, MI

• ICE agents planned to 'smash' into Charlotte man documenting arrests

  Nov 21, 2025 · Charlotte, NC

• U.S. citizen high school student detained by ICE in Oregon sweep

  Nov 21, 2025 · McMinnville, OR

• Two U.S. citizen women briefly detained by ICE after filming agents in parking lot

  Nov 20, 2025 · Canby, OR

• RI judge intervenes after ICE wrongfully detains court intern

  Nov 20, 2025 · Providence, RI

• Gardener Detained by ICE Claims Dual Citizenship; Mayor Calls Operation 'Abduction'

  Nov 20, 2025 · Long Beach, CA

• Video Confirms Border Patrol Officer Threatened Legal Observer With Arrest in Florida

  Nov 20, 2025

• Federal agents arrest man documenting immigration enforcement in Charlotte

  Nov 19, 2025 · Charlotte, NC

• Charlotte man arrested by Border Patrol while documenting agents

  Nov 16, 2025 · Charlotte, NC

• British journalist Sami Hamdi detained by ICE after visa revocation at San Francisco airport

  Nov 13, 2025 · San Francisco, CA

• Native American woman nearly deported after jail clerical error

  Nov 13, 2025 · Des Moines, IA

• ICE agents spotted detaining person in van during morning operation

  Nov 11, 2025 · Seattle, WA

• ICE agent points gun at woman recording him in Santa Ana

  Nov 9, 2025 · Santa Ana, CA

• ICE Agent Pulls Gun on Santa Ana Community Observer

  Nov 9, 2025 · Santa Ana, CA

• Little Rock woman says ICE targeted her husband due to activism

  Nov 7, 2025 · Little Rock, AR

• ICE Arresting American Citizens and Lying About It

  Nov 6, 2025

• ICE detains U.S. citizen for 7 hours after photographing agents

  Nov 3, 2025 · Gresham, OR

• Montgomery County Councilmember Kristin Mink says ICE agents grabbed her, touched face while filming arrest

  November 2025 · Prince George's County, MD

• Plainclothes agent in Fullerton pulls weapon on woman following and recording him until local police officer intervenes

  November 2025 · Fullerton, CA

• Brooklyn student detained by ICE after court appearance, advocates rally for release

  Nov 2025 · Brooklyn, NY