ICE and CBP Detained People Despite Valid Papers

Francisco Chan Reyes was racially profiled by ICE agents who swarmed his vehicle, immediately smashed his window without any warning, pepper sprayed him and handcuffed him face down in the pavement suffering a head injury and burns. One agent laughed as he withered in pain. He was detained for hours as his valid paperwork and work permit were falsely called into question.

Father of four Makengo Nzeza left the hospital after his wife just gave birth to their newest baby and was arrested and detained by ICE agents despite being granted legal asylum to live in the US 8 years ago. The reverend of their church said on their behalf he was "heartbroken" and "furious."

An employee with a US legal work permit at a Minneapolis area hotel was lied to by ICE agents into believing he could report to work without incident upon which he was detained and immediately sent to a facility in Texas ignoring a court orders barring his transfer and ordering his release.

US citizen and veteran Fernando had his Real ID questioned by ICE goons, and so he recited his name, rank, branch of service and SSN. That clapback must have struck a nerve as he was thrown to the ground and smothered by agents. They then threw his ID to the ground, flipped him off and drove away.

A gardener with dual citizenship with the U.S. and Mexico had his valid citizenship card questioned and when he also asserted the hospital he was born at in Long Beach, the officer snapped that they'd investigate it "downtown" instead of just releasing him on the spot.

The brother-in-law of country singer Frank Ray was detained at El Paso International airport on the way to visit their family in Nashville on Thanksgiving Day despite having a recently renewed work permit through 2030, a pending Green Card application, married to a U.S. citizen and living in the US for 20 years. He was then transferred to a facility in New Mexico far from home.

Darwing Padilla was targeted by several masked ICE agents who followed him to his home in unmarked vehicles. Agents ignored his valid papers under the guise of having an order of deportation (which did not exist). When his wife called them out on their ruse and asked to see it, they then pretended to have "misread" it and left. His 7-year-old daughter witnessed the entire incident crying out, "My dad, my dad, my dad. They are taking my dad" while shaking.

20-year-old Minneapolis resident and U.S. citizen Mubashir was slammed against a wall, put in a chokehold and handcuffed by two masked men and in the process is heard screaming in pain, "My hand!".

Father of two Rossell Callejas had six masked Border Patrol agents surround a vehicle he was a passenger in at the auto repair shop he worked at and was arrested despite having a valid work permit through 2029 and no criminal record.

A Hispanic navy sailor in uniform drove off base and was immediately pulled over and detained by ICE for 90 minutes after they refused to accept his military ID as proof of citizenship and forced someone to bring his passport before releasing him.

Indigenous actor Elaine Miles was randomly stopped and detained while walking to a bus stop by four masked ICE agents who questioned her valid tribal papers saying they "looked fake" and "anyone can make that." They refused to call the phone number on the ID to verify, and when she attempted to call herself they tried to take her phone. It took a fifth agent to eventually intervene before they let her go. In addition, her son and uncle were also previously detained and had their tribal IDs question before being let go.

18-year-old U.S. citizen Fernando Vazquez was racially profiled by CBJ agents who drove up to a job site in unmarked SUVs and approached him wearing masks and dark sunglasses and asked him "where are you from?" and further questioned him in Spanish. One agent ripped his AirPod out of his ear and when he tried to put it safely back in its case, the agent yelled "don't touch me" despite him not making any moves towards him. He had his North Carolina Real ID proving his citizenship, yet they handcuffed and drove him away with an agent getting angry to him further asserting details of being a citizen. Finally, they pulled into a parking lot, uncuffed him and threw his wallet and cards out the window which scattered to the ground. They did this instead of admitting their mistake, driving him back to where they took him from, personally handing him his wallet and apologizing for the inconvenience from their mistake which any respectful and decent law enforcement officer would do.

Diana Santillana Galeano was wrestled from a daycare center in front of kids, picked up and slammed face first into the door as she was pushed outside afterwards witnesses saw, "dozens of parents and educators weeping." She was detained needlessly for a week despite having a legal work permit.

Ashley Palomares was taken to do the ground and cuffed in an excessive use of force by agents and detained for 2 1/2 hours despite having her ID and being born in the USA. An older woman detained with her said she needed to use the bathroom and instead of helping the officer laughed. She also observed a boy around 14 grabbed by the neck and zip-tied.

Legal U.S. resident and construction-company owner Victor Cruz was detained despite showing ICE his visa, driver’s license and work permit valid through 2029 of which agents said, "work permits don’t matter anymore".

A 14-year-old girl was dragged out of her family truck by gunpoint during an ICE raid where she fell to the ground resulting in bruising on her ribcage and was then zip-tied. Her mother, Anabel Romero, was shoved to the ground and was kicked repeatedly resulting in bruising of her ribs and shoulder despite holding her hands empty in the air waiting for instruction. They also put a gun to her head and said they were going to "f%#king blow her head off." She was zip-tied as well and asked to go back to her children of which the agent laughed and said, "we're taking better care of them." They were detained for 3 hours despite telling them her social security number and date of birth and that she had her ID in their truck.

Bar worker Maria Greeley was zip-tied and questioned for an hour by federal immigration agents after finishing a double shift and despite having her passport and other forms of identification on hand of which the agents repeatedly questioned her valid identification documents as fake and said she "doesn’t look like" a Greeley (she was adopted).

The parents of two U.S. Marines were detained by ICE during a routine visit with them at Camp Pendleton, San Diego, despite having a current legal work visa, a pending green card application and having lived in the United States for more than 30 years. Their mother was detained for 3 weeks and their father was deported.

Legal Green Card holder Juan Rivas had his immigration papers in his pockets ready to show immigration agents of which he said, "I was ready to show them when they started hitting me and threw me on the floor," in an egregious case of racial profiling at a Home Depot parking lot.

U.S. citizen Rafie Shouhed was shoved to the ground in an excessive use of force by a masked ICE thug while trying to engage with them on their fascist raid on his car wash. He was further roughed up outside where agents were quick to throw him on the ground and during the process he describes three agents sitting on his back in a very painful way. And the abjectly evil fascists they are, his pleas about them hurting him were met with "You don't F with ICE." He suffered multiple broken ribs, deep bruising, a gruesome injury to his arm and damage to his brain from being slammed headfirst into the ground. He was detained for hours without his wife knowing where he was despite him yelling that he had proof he was a U.S. citizen in his wallet and five of his employees were also detained without looking at his claims of proof he had that his employees were authorized to be on the job. Mr. Shouhed filed a $50M lawsuit over the excessive use of force by the fascist ICE thugs.

Two US citizens were racially profiled and assaulted by ICE agents at a tow yard they worked at despite not resisting, professing that they were US citizens.

40-year-old Evenezer Cortez Martinez was needlessly deported to Mexico after returning from a flight into DFW despite being a DACA recipient living in the U.S. since he was 4 years old and also despite being granted an Advance Parole giving permission to travel to Mexico and safely return. A few days later he was allowed to legally return and had his DACA extended further which is additional proof he should never have been deported in the first place.

Navajo man Peter Yazzie was zip-tied and detained for four hours while trying to start his workday after his valid papers were questioned including a Certificate of Indian Blood and birth certificate.