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Nery C.
Guatemala
FATHER
December 2018 Detention Center
Border Patrol Child Care ServicesNew Mexico
My 7-year-old daughter died in their custody.
Jakelin was 7 years old. She got sick in their custody. They waited hours to get her medical attention. She died of dehydration and septic shock. She was 7. I brought her here for a better life. I will never recover from this. No stars. No words.
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Ana M.
Honduras → Texas
ASYLUM SEEKER
2018 Detention Center
Zero Tolerance Family Separation ProgramTexas Border
They took my children. I didn't know where they were for months.
Zero tolerance policy. They took my kids at the border. TOOK THEM. Didn't tell me where they went. Months of not knowing if they were alive, safe, scared. Over 5,500 children separated. Some families STILL not reunited years later. This is policy? This is America?
Response from DHS Policy OfficeStatement
The Zero Tolerance policy was implemented to deter illegal border crossings and protect national security.
Two tours in Afghanistan. Deported to a country I don't know.
Served TWO TOURS in Afghanistan for this country. Came back with PTSD. Made some mistakes. Served my time. Then they deported me to Mexico - a country I left as a child and barely remember. I fought for America. America didn't fight for me. The VA can't even help me here.
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Rosa M.
Texas
BRAIN TUMOR PATIENT
2017 Arrest
ICE Medical Facility ExtractionTexas Hospital
Detained while being transferred for emergency brain surgery.
Had a BRAIN TUMOR. Being transferred between hospitals for emergency surgery. ICE detained me during the transfer. A brain tumor. Emergency surgery. And they thought "this is the perfect time for immigration enforcement." Humanity rating: 0/5.
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Carmen R.
Los Angeles
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVOR
2017 Arrest
ICE Courthouse AmbushLA County Courthouse
Arrested at courthouse while getting protective order against my abuser.
Went to courthouse to get a protective order against my abuser. ICE was waiting for ME, not him. Now domestic violence survivors are afraid to seek help. My abuser is still out there. I'm the one who got detained. Great system you've got here.
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Davino W. ELITE '25
New York (born here)
U.S. CITIZEN
2008-2011 Detention Center
ICE Detention Center (Extended Stay)Various Facilities
1,273 days. THREE YEARS. I was born in the Bronx.
Held for over THREE YEARS despite repeatedly telling them I was born in the U.S. Almost deported to Jamaica - a country I've never been to. Finally a lawyer believed me. 1,273 days of my life gone because nobody would listen. Would recommend being born with better documentation.
Response from ICE Legal DepartmentResponse
We are unable to verify the claims made in this review. ICE is committed to ensuring accurate identification of all individuals in our custody.
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Pablo V.
Brooklyn
PIZZA DELIVERY DRIVER
2018 Arrest
ICE Army Base Pizza StingFort Hamilton, Brooklyn
Delivered pizza to Army base for years. Then they arrested me.
Delivered pizza to Fort Hamilton for YEARS. Everyone knew me. Then ICE set up at the gate and detained me during a delivery. Using an Army base as a trap for a pizza guy. Been in the US since I was a kid. Served the troops their pizza. This is the thanks.
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Mark L.
North Carolina (BIRTHPLACE)
U.S. CITIZEN
2008 Deportation
International Deportation AdventureMexico → Honduras → Guatemala
Born in NC. Deported to Mexico. I don't speak Spanish.
I have mental disabilities and somehow "admitted" to being Mexican despite being BORN IN NORTH CAROLINA. They deported me to Mexico. I don't speak Spanish! I wandered through Central America homeless until someone found me in Guatemala. This is not a review, this is a nightmare that actually happened.
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Hector B. ELITE '25
Tijuana (exiled)
U.S. ARMY - 82ND AIRBORNE
2004-2018 Deportation
Deported Veterans Support HouseTijuana, Mexico
Started a support house for other deported vets. There are so many of us.
Army paratrooper, 82nd Airborne. Deported in 2004. Founded the "Deported Veterans Support House" in Tijuana because there are SO MANY of us here. Finally got citizenship back in 2018 after years of advocacy. Giving 2 stars because at least I eventually got justice. Most don't.
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Juana L.
Chicago (church sanctuary)
MOTHER OF 4 U.S. CITIZENS
2017-2018 Arrest
Chicago Immigration EnforcementChicago Area
Living in a church for over a year to avoid deportation from my kids.
Four children. All U.S. citizens. Lived here 15 years. Had to live in a CHURCH for over a year because they wanted to deport me away from my American kids. A church. In America. In 2017. Because the system designed to protect families was trying to destroy mine.
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Maria T.
Morton, Mississippi
POULTRY WORKER
August 2019 Workplace Raid
Koch Foods Workplace ExperienceMississippi
Came for chicken processing, left in handcuffs
Largest workplace raid in state history! 680 of us detained. My kids came home from their FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL to find me gone. No warning. No goodbye. Just gone. The chicken plant got a fine. We got our lives destroyed. 1 star is too generous.
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Kilmar A.
Maryland
TPS HOLDER (LEGAL)
March 2025 Deportation
Express Deportation ServicesEl Salvador (involuntarily)
Deported despite legal status. Judge ordered return - they refused.
Had Temporary Protected Status. Was LEGAL. Got deported anyway. A federal judge literally ordered them to bring me back and they said no. Since when does ICE get to ignore federal judges? Missing my family in Maryland. This is not the America I knew.
Response from DHS CommunicationsOfficial Statement
The Department maintains that all removals are conducted in accordance with applicable law and court orders.
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Jean M.
New York
COMMUNITY LEADER
January 2018 Arrest
ICE "Routine Check-In" TrapNYC ICE Office
Reported for routine check-in for 10 years. Then they detained me.
Immigrant rights activist. Reported to ICE for my routine check-in every single time for TEN YEARS. Never missed one. Perfect compliance record. Then in 2018, showed up for my regular appointment and they detained me. Ten years of doing everything right meant nothing.
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Renee G. ELITE '25
Wisconsin
U.S. CITIZEN
January 2025 Arrest
ICE Enforcement ActionWisconsin
Detained in my own country???
I was detained by ICE despite being a U.S. CITIZEN. Had to prove my citizenship while being held. This is America? I was born here. Absolutely terrifying experience. Would give zero stars if possible.
Response from ICE Public AffairsOfficial Response
We take all concerns seriously. Our agents followed proper procedures. We cannot comment on specific cases due to privacy concerns.
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