"From June through October a shocking 62% of all people arrested by ICE at large had no criminal record whatsoever. This dramatic expansion has led to a rising number of citizens being caught up in the chaos." - @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social, Senior Fellow at @immcouncil.org

Javier Ramirez was violently assaulted by DHS agents on his private property.

"But when I heard a chilling voice declare, 'Get him, he's Mexican.' I was then thrown down to the ground. Confused, not knowing what to do, I just felt a knee going on my face and then behind my neck."

"Masked men in plain clothes began chasing and attacking people without identifying themselves as ICE... terrified I used my work bag as shield but he grabbed me and slammed me onto the sidewalk... they ignored me as a I repeated again and again, 'I am a U.S. citizen.'" - Andrea Velez

"I verbally asserted my rights as a U.S. citizen and requested a lawyer or a phone call. All of which were denied. I was told I had no constitutional rights at a port of entry." - Superintendent Wilmer Chavarria who was detained after returning to the U.S. from visiting family overseas.

Dayanne Figueroa: "Beaten, bleeding, and barefoot I was thrown into a red van... I was not treated like a human being, and I was certainly not treated as a U.S. citizen. But I was preyed upon. [ICE agents] were proud to have captured me."

"What happened almost exactly 2 months ago on October 10, 2025, was not law enforcement. It was violence, blatant racial profiling, and a shocking abuse of federal authority." - Dayanne Figueroa

Dayanee was sideswiped while driving to work and then violently pulled from her car by DHS agents.

U.S. Army veteran George Retes describes when he violently detained: "I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper sprayed into my car... I was taken to a detention center and held for three days without charges."

"... and across the country, the Donald Trump has used ICE, CBP, and federal agents to bring fear, violence, and chaos. They have arrested American citizens... They have held innocent people in inhumane conditions and deported innocent people without due process." - Rep. @robertgarcia.house.gov

"We know this administration is spreading lies, it's creating fear, and it's breaking the constitution and our rule of law everyday. Our constitution guarantees due process under the law for everyone." - Rep. @robertgarcia.house.gov

@blumenthal.senate.gov: "I call on every American to ask yourselves, what it means to be an American to you, and to uphold basic American values and watch these videos... and ask whether that's the America you know, the America that reflects your values and American rights."

"Americans should have a hard time recognizing our great nation in these shocking, stomach turning stories of fellow Americans assaulted brutally by agents of the U.S. government. Our report documents 22 stories...but we know that these 22 stories are among hundreds." - @blumenthal.senate.gov