Abuse of Power Watch

📍 𝐃𝐄𝐒 𝐌𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒, 𝐈𝐀: After ICE deported Juan Lopez, his 14-year-old daughter has struggled in school and fears for her family. More than 200,000 children nationwide have had a parent detained since Trump took office. #AbuseOfPowerWatch

📍 𝐏𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐏𝐇𝐈𝐀, 𝐏𝐀: A new Penn study estimates ICE enforcement cost Philadelphia $811 million in lost sales. Nationwide, areas targeted by ICE saw consumer spending fall 6.9% and foot traffic drop 2.9%, hurting local businesses. #AbuseOfPowerWatch

📍 𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐀 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐀, 𝐂𝐀: ICE agents tackled and detained a 20-year-old U.S. citizen with disabilities while he walked to school. He suffered wrist injuries requiring surgery. ICE acknowledged mistaking him for someone else. #AbuseOfPowerWatch

📍 𝐅𝐎𝐋𝐊𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐍, 𝐆𝐀: Luis Sandoval, 48, died in ICE custody amid an ongoing hunger strike protesting prolonged detention and poor conditions. Detainees say officials have threatened force-feeding and placed hunger strikers in solitary confinement. #AbuseOfPowerWatch

📍 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋: A federal appeals court ruled that immigrants facing deportation can be held by ICE without a bond hearing, regardless of how long they're detained. The ruling affects people with no criminal records and longstanding U.S. ties. #AbuseOfPowerWatch

📍 𝐎𝐇𝐈𝐎: Haitian immigrants and supporters organized a pilgrimage from Springfield to Columbus to advocate for immigrant rights as their communities face uncertainty over deportation and legal protections. #AbuseOfPowerWatch

📍 𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐘, 𝐀𝐙: A pregnant woman detained by ICE says guards denied her doctor-recommended extra food and adequate medical care. Lawmakers raised concerns about her health after visiting the facility, where another woman previously miscarried. #AbuseOfPowerWatch

📍 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋: Unaccompanied immigrant children now spend nearly 200 days in federal custody on average, up from 30 in early 2025. New policies have made family reunification harder, while ICE arrests of potential sponsors leave children stranded in shelters. #AbuseOfPowerWatch

📍 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐀: Federal authorities charged 28 green-card holders with alleged voter fraud, most of whom were seeking U.S. citizenship. One man who has lived in the U.S. for 40 years faces prison despite not being accused of casting a ballot. #AbuseOfPowerWatch

📍 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐎𝐓𝐓𝐄, 𝐍𝐂: ICE agents pointed a gun at U.S. citizen Atilio Portillo, smashed his truck windows and handcuffed him and his U.S.-citizen nephew for nearly 30 minutes. Both were released, but his brother was detained. #AbuseOfPowerWatch

📍 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄, 𝐑𝐈: Masked ICE agents attempted to arrest a father as his two young U.S.-citizen children cried and clung to him. Agents threatened to arrest his entire family if he failed to report to ICE. #AbuseOfPowerWatch

📍 𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐒, 𝐍𝐘: ICE detained a longtime Mount Morris restaurant owner as he and his wife headed to work. His daughter says he has not been eating in custody. The circumstances of his detention remain unclear, and DHS has not responded to questions about why he was detained. #AbuseOfPowerWatch

📍 𝐒𝐀𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐎, 𝐓𝐗: Children as young as 7 are facing immigration court without lawyers. After federal legal aid expired, more than 20,000 children lost access to legal services. #AbuseOfPowerWatch

📍 𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐇 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐀: Families and advocates say ICE is preparing to deport severely ill detainees to African countries where they have no ties, despite serious medical conditions. One man with diabetes and pancreatitis reportedly lost over 50 pounds and was denied medication. #AbuseOfPowerWatch

📍 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋: A new analysis estimates nearly 980,000 deportations and border returns under Trump through July 2026, but only 20% involved people with criminal convictions. Even among those convicted, offenses were more often immigration or traffic violations than serious crimes. #AbuseOfPowerWatch

📍 𝐒𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐅𝐈𝐄𝐋𝐃, 𝐎𝐇: After thousands of Haitian immigrants lost TPS, dozens have been arrested, workers have lost jobs and families are afraid to leave home. Springfield has lost 1,100 jobs, while businesses report sales dropping nearly 40%. #AbuseOfPowerWatch

📍 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐀𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐒, 𝐌𝐍: Teacher Quentin Williams filed a federal claim alleging agents slammed him to the ground and choked him outside his school. He says agents later joked about Renee Good’s killing and threatened to kill him too. Assault charges against him were dropped. #AbuseOfPowerWatch

📍 𝐀𝐔𝐑𝐎𝐑𝐀, 𝐂𝐎: A 78-year-old priest was carried out of ICE detention by fellow detainees after staff reportedly refused to let him use a wheelchair beyond the gate. After 13 months in custody, he had lost over 30 pounds and could no longer walk independently. #AbuseOfPowerWatch

📍 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋: ICE is targeting immigrant construction workers through early-morning arrests and traffic stops. More than 12,000 people were arrested in July alone, leaving families separated, construction sites empty and housing costs rising. #AbuseOfPowerWatch

📍 𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐀 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐀, 𝐂𝐀: ICE detained an 805 UndocuFund volunteer after an agent allegedly followed her car recklessly for 30 minutes. Another volunteer was detained at gunpoint while observing ICE activity. Both were released amid a surge of local arrests. #AbuseOfPowerWatch

📍 𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐍, 𝐓𝐗: An ICE agent struck construction worker Miguel Parra Hernandez with an SUV, breaking his leg in multiple places. The man ICE claimed to be pursuing reportedly died in 2017. Prosecutors are considering criminal charges against the agent. #AbuseOfPowerWatch

📍 𝐋𝐎𝐔𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐀: Julian Curo Churata, a 47-year-old father of three from Maryland, died in ICE custody after reportedly being unresponsive for hours. Hospital records suggest a delay in getting him medical care. His family is demanding answers and an independent investigation. #AbuseOfPowerWatch

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📍 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋: Federal agents arrested 11 green-card holders and charged 28 with alleged illegal voter registration or voting. The Trump administration is also seeking to block more than 20,000 ballots based on unverified citizenship claims. #AbuseOfPowerWatch

📍 𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐇, 𝐂𝐀: A U.S. citizen says ICE agents broke his arm during a violent detention in Long Beach. The incident was caught on video, raising questions about agents’ use of force against American citizens. #AbuseOfPowerWatch

📍 𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐗, 𝐍𝐘: ICE detained Aleksander Nilaj, founder of a food pantry serving 7,000–8,000 people monthly, during an immigration court appearance. Volunteers say the pantry cannot operate without him and may close indefinitely. #AbuseOfPowerWatch

📍 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋: Nearly two-thirds of homebuilders say ICE raids are disrupting their workforce, up from 13% a year ago. Construction projects are stalling, labor costs are rising, and the crackdown is making America's housing affordability crisis worse. #AbuseOfPowerWatch

📍 𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐀𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐀, 𝐅𝐋: Immigrant workers helping rebuild after Hurricane Isaias are avoiding recovery jobs amid immigration enforcement fears. Roofers repairing a storm-damaged restaurant reportedly refused to come down for officers, while labor shortages threaten to delay rebuilding. #AbuseOfPowerWatch

📍 𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐃𝐎, 𝐓𝐗: Emiliano Andrade-Covarrubias, 56, was found dead in ICE custody. His daughter says he was denied medication and ignored when reporting chest pain and breathing difficulties. He is the seventh person to die in ICE custody in Texas this year. #AbuseOfPowerWatch

“Do you want the voluntary departure?” an immigration judge asked one 15-year-old boy who was in court alone. “‘Yes, that’s fine,’ he replied. It was unclear if the boy knew that meant he was giving up on obtaining legal immigration status and agreeing to leave the country.” #AbuseofPowerWatch

📍 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋: For years, the federal government has helped secure lawyers for minors who arrive at the southern border. But a contract dispute instigated by the Trump adminstration has forced many children to face immigration judges on their own. #AbuseofPowerWatch

“There’s no bigger betrayal to our soldiers than to use their trust in a program … and ultimately use it to destroy their families while they’re serving our country and putting their lives on the line,” Martinez said. “You’re stabbing your own soldiers in the back.” #AbuseofPowerWatch

📍 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋: Alex Martinez, her attorney “suspects that the government has been using Parole in Place to gather information for immigration-enforcement purposes—the opposite of what military recruits are led to believe.” #AbuseofPowerWatch

“Each such use, whether part of a formal or informal arrangement or no arrangement at all, gives ICE a launching point for operations that have…terrorized local communities,” the letter says, “& risks placing your property, your employees, & your customers at the center of that.” #AbuseofPowerWatch

📍𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐘𝐎𝐑𝐊: "The letter comes just over a week after ICE officers shot and wounded Oscar Belgal, a 28-year-old Dominican immigrant, in Marble Hill, blocks away from a Target parking lot that local officials say ICE officers had been recently using as a staging ground.” #AbuseofPowerWatch

The DA "sought to download data from the ICE vehicle while it was still at the scene, but an agent drove the car away. Driving the car may have automatically erased critical data, said Teare, who led the district attorney’s office’s vehicular crimes division for several years.” #AbuseofPowerWatch

📍𝐓𝐄𝐗𝐀𝐒: The ICE agent who ran over Miguel Parra Hernández has been placed on administrative leave, DHS says. The Houston DA “told NBC News that it’s ‘pretty obvious’ from videos his office has collected, including drone video, that ICE intentionally hit and ran over Parra …” #AbuseofPowerWatch

Earlier this week, protesters gathered outside the Metropolitan Detention Center to demand his release. “You should not be in solitary confinement with a bullet in your neck after you’ve been shot with your child in the car,” said New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams. #AbuseofPowerWatch

📍𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐘𝐎𝐑𝐊: Oscar Belgal, shot by ICE while his five-year-old child was in the backseat, still has bullet lodged in neck, attorneys say. “… he is only being given ibuprofen for the pain.” #AbuseofPowerWatch

"The hunger strike is the latest controversy at the Charlton County facility, which is run by The GEO Group and, despite numerous complaints about unsafe conditions, is expanding to become the largest ICE detention center in the nation.” #AbuseofPowerWatch

📍 𝐆𝐄𝐎𝐑𝐆𝐈𝐀: Approximately 500 people in a Georgia immigration detention camp are on a hunger strike, protesting conditions at the facility as well as what they say are violations of asylum protocols by US authorities, according to family members and legal representatives. #AbuseofPowerWatch

“The district said it noticed a sharp decline in Haitian student enrollment this summer, around the time changes to Haitian #TPS took effect …" "Haiti's TPS designation was terminated by the Trump Administration effective July 27 …” #AbuseofPowerWatch

📍 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐀: Orange County Public Schools has more than 8,000 fewer students this October than it did a year ago. District data shows students classified as immigrants account for more than half, with the largest drops among students from Venezuela and Haiti. #AbuseofPowerWatch

“Earlier in October, ICE adopted new rules for traffic stops, including ensuring that vehicles are equipped with lights and sirens to let the public know they are law enforcement vehicles, although it did not mandate their use.” #AbuseofPowerWatch

“Bruno said he told her that he fled because he did not know who was in the dark-colored vehicle.” “The ICE vehicle, she added, was not using a siren or displaying flashing lights.” #AbuseofPowerWatch

📍 𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐍, 𝐓𝐄𝐗𝐀𝐒: Miguel Parra-Hernandez, whose leg was broken in multiple places after being run over by ICE, has never met the person the mass deportation agents were allegedly pursuing, his representatives say. #AbuseofPowerWatch

📍 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋: GAO released a new report that recommended "automated camera activation”. "The agency rejected the recommendation, saying that using cameras that automatically activate when an officer pulls their weapon or activates a car siren could risk privacy concerns." #AbuseofPowerWatch

📍 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐀: "A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled against a California law requiring Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to show visible identification, a final ruling after the law was previously put on hold." #AbuseofPowerWatch

📍 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋: "ICE is offering children as young as 5 years old $3,000 “incentives” to voluntarily depart the country, legal advocates have reported, as the Trump administration works to separate immigrant families under the hammer of their mass deportation machine." #AbuseofPowerWatch

“It also pointed to longstanding concerns regarding health and safety conditions w/in ICE detention centers, such as disease outbreaks … In addition, the city alleged that it has received ‘little-to-no information’ from federal officials about their plans for the warehouse.” #AbuseofPowerWatch