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Threat of ICE Raids Shadows Every Shift in Chicago Food Warehouses

By October 2025, fear of ICE enforcement—though concentrated in court and street arrests—affects Chicago food warehouses, causing absences, productivity loss,…

U.S. Citizen, Army Veteran Arrested by ICE Pushes Back at DHS Debunk

During a July 2025 ICE raid in Camarillo, U.S. citizen and veteran George Retes was detained for three days without…

United Flight Attendant Appeals Termination After Confronting Miles

United fired veteran flight attendant Ginny McDavid after she recorded and posted a confrontation with Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles…

Suncoast Theater Elevates Immigrant Voices Amid Rising Deportations

CreArte Latino’s Voces de Inmigración 2 runs October 17–19, 2025 in Sarasota. The Spanish-language play uses real immigrant stories, including…

Vedam Freed After 43 Years, Detained by ICE Immediately

After a 2025 court vacated Subramanyam Vedam’s 1983 conviction, he was immediately placed in ICE custody under a 1988 deportation…

Expat Returns After 15 Years, Unfair Competition Killing Ambition

A 15-year US returnee warned of "unfair competition" in India, echoing others who face stalled hiring, slow services, and healthcare…

Father of Two Killed in Chicago ICE Raid: Silverio Villegas Gonzalez

During an Operation Midway Blitz stop on September 12, 2025, ICE agents fatally shot Silverio Villegas Gonzalez in Franklin Park,…

Hope in Custody Diminishes as Detainees Voluntarily Depart

EOIR reported 15,241 voluntary departure grants through Sept. 30, 2025, driven by ICE’s July 2025 move to oppose bond broadly.…