The Standing Record

This is the Standing Record for September 21, 2026. We recorded 3 events from September 20, 2026 that erode our democratic ideals and added 17 more from earlier dates — 312 so far this month, bringing the total archive to 2190. If you saw something happen — yesterday, or any other day — that belongs here, send it to our tip line.

ICE agents pepper-sprayed 10 protesters outside Broadview, Illinois ICE facility, hospitalizing two

Event: September 20, 2026 Location: Broadview, Illinois Jurisdiction: Federal Abuses: Excessive force by law enforcement, Obstruction of a First Amendment-protected activity

On September 20, 2026, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents pepper-sprayed at least 10 protesters outside the Broadview, Illinois ICE processing facility after demonstrators blocked the facility's driveway, according to village officials. Two of the protesters were hospitalized at Loyola Hospital while Broadview Fire EMS treated the rest at the scene. The Department of Homeland Security said officers "relied on their training to gain control of the situation," while protest organizers alleged an ICE vehicle struck a protester and that agents forcibly removed a seated demonstrator who posed no threat.

People & Organizations: - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement#5ac0f506 (ICE)

Read the full entry: https://standingrecord.com/entries/2026/09/20/federal-excessive-force-by-law-enforcement-a61c7360/ Primary source: Protestors sprayed by ICE agent during clash outside Broadview facility

ICE agent shot and wounded Venezuelan immigrant during enforcement stop in Austin, Texas

Event: September 20, 2026 Location: Austin, Texas Jurisdiction: Federal Abuses: Violence in immigration enforcement

On September 20, 2026, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and wounded Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez, a 28-year-old Venezuelan DoorDash driver, in North Austin, Texas, during an attempted immigration stop that involved a vehicle pursuit and, by some accounts, a foot chase. Garcés Pérez was hospitalized in serious but stable condition before being released that evening into ICE custody; Austin police were not involved in the shooting, and local, state, and federal investigations were opened as city officials and a member of Congress publicly demanded an independent probe.

People & Organizations: - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement#5ac0f506 (ICE)

Read the full entry: https://standingrecord.com/entries/2026/09/20/federal-violence-in-immigration-enforcement-8b3963ce/ Primary source: Report: Immigration officer shoots, injures man in Austin

ICE agents injured U.S. citizen during mistaken-identity detention in Evanston, Illinois

Event: September 20, 2026 Location: Evanston, Illinois Jurisdiction: Federal Abuses: Violence in immigration enforcement, Unlawful detention

On September 20, 2026, federal agents believed to be from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement mistook a U.S. citizen for a wanted fugitive near the 1700 block of Howard Street in Evanston, Illinois, and attempted to take him into custody, leaving him with injuries to his head, neck, and teeth. Evanston Police Chief Schenita Stewart and Mayor Daniel Biss confirmed the man was released once agents determined he was not the person they sought and that he was a U.S. citizen; he was treated for minor injuries at St. Francis Hospital. Evanston police are investigating and preserving body-camera and witness video, and the Department of Homeland Security did not respond to requests for comment.

People & Organizations: - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement#5ac0f506

Read the full entry: https://standingrecord.com/entries/2026/09/20/federal-violence-in-immigration-enforcement-f20187c6/ Primary source: Federal agents detained U.S. citizen Sunday morning

Filling out the archive

We're steadily backfilling the archive — working backward through the record so the timeline is complete, not just current. These are older events we've archived over the past day. If you know of something from months or years back that belongs here, send it to our tip line.

• April 16, 2024 — Michigan AG Nessel charged former House Speaker Lee Chatfield with embezzling over $150,000 in state and nonprofit funds
• May 2, 2024 — Nebraska Gov. Pillen steered $2.5M no-bid contract to travel companion, department left required emergency justification blank
• February 7, 2025 — U.S. Department of Education terminated $600 million in teacher-training grants, citing 'divisive ideologies'
• August 7, 2025 — EPA terminated $7 billion Solar for All program funding solar access for 900,000 low-income households
• October 17, 2025 — Border Patrol agents swapped license plates on Illinois vehicles to evade identification during Round Lake enforcement operation
• December 2, 2025 — DOJ ordered PREA auditors to stop enforcing LGBTQ-specific prison-rape protections nationwide
• December 4, 2025 — ICE agents allegedly ran over a detained man's legs with their vehicle during a Vancouver, Washington arrest
• December 9, 2025 — DHS branded detained Utah immigrant Jair Celis a "predator" using sealed juvenile court records; attorneys prepare libel suit
• December 19, 2025 — DHS attached a nationwide list of non-English-ballot jurisdictions to a DOJ voter-prosecution checklist in an internal election email
• May 6, 2026 — Bureau of Prisons quietly revised placement policy to give Blanche personal authority over any federal prisoner's facility assignment
• August 25, 2026 — Bellmawr, New Jersey police cited protesters at weekly anti-Trump rallies for jaywalking, honking, and other offenses
• September 11, 2026 — Equatorial Guinea police beat and hooded two US deportees at Trump-funded Malabo hotel-prison after press interviews, lawyers say
• September 14, 2026 — ICE detained Charlotte first-grader and mother at a check-in, deported them to Venezuela days after disputed in-absentia order
• September 18, 2026 — Trump banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, citing 'fake news' coverage
• September 18, 2026 — Manteca Mayor Gary Singh, chiropractor Matthew Alexander charged with offering discount to voters who backed Singh's reelection
• September 19, 2026 — JTF Western Hemisphere killed 4 aboard suspected narcotics vessel in Caribbean Sea; 69th strike, ~231 campaign deaths
• September 19, 2026 — Santa Fe New Mexican reported CYFD denied a dead infant's records request under 2025 law's 'bona fide researcher' clause

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