Stories
First-person immigration experiences — visa interview accounts, green card journeys, deportation stories, and life-changing decisions at borders. Real narratives from people navigating the system.
ICE Agents Detain 15-Year-Old Boy With Disabilities Outside LA School
After ICE briefly detained a 15-year-old with disabilities outside Arleta High School on August 11, 2025, LAUSD will expand safe zones around 100+ schools beginning August 14, implement safe passage…
Federal Immigration Agents Escalate Enforcement Inside Stamford Courthouse
ICE escalated courthouse operations in Stamford in July–August 2025, arresting migrants during hearings and check-ins. Agents often used…
US citizen detained by ICE alleges being denied water for 24 hours
Reports from July–August 2025 document alleged water deprivation and harsh intake conditions at Krome, BTC, and FDC Miami.…
“I remain trapped,” Gaza student urges UK to waive biometrics
Eighty-plus Gazan students with confirmed UK offers cannot submit required biometric checks after Gaza’s October 2023 visa centre…
Cenla Protests Reflect Nationwide Backlash to Expanded ICE Raids
Following June 6 sweeps and DHS’s January 23, 2025 Title 8 expansion, protests persist at deportation hubs and…
Forever Seen as Criminals: Immigrants Who Served Time Still Face Deportation
Executive actions on Jan. 20, 2025 removed limits on civil enforcement; ICE began sanctuary raids Jan. 23 and…
Haitians’ Hard-Won Stability in Maryland Poultry Plants Now Jeopardized
The termination of humanitarian parole after 2023 threatens roughly 19,000 Haitian workers in Delmarva poultry plants, risking production…
Gujarat Villages See Return of Illegal Immigrants From the US
At least 220 people from north Gujarat returned from the U.S. in 2025, many self-deporting amid stricter Trump-era…
No Showers, Concrete Floors: Squalid NYC Immigrant Detention Conditions
A July 2025 video documents detainees in New York held days without showers, clean clothing, and adequate bedding,…
Family Questions Police After Leeds Traffic Stop Leads to ICE Detention
After an August 5, 2025 I-20 traffic stop, 24-year-old advocate Giovanna Hernandez-Martinez was taken into ICE custody and…