US Political Prisoners Tracker
For now, this tracker focuses exclusively on political prisoners in the United States arrested after January 2025. To report an error or missing data, or to get involved, please send an email to
This tracker was last updated on: 30 March 2025
Political prisoners as individuals that are convicted and/or incarcerated in politically biased trials or executive decisions in the absence of any trials. Trials or executive decisions are deemed politically biased if they are endorsed by the government and (a) lack a domestic legal basis, (b) violate principles of procedural justice, or (c) violate universal human rights.
Political prisoners are almost always targeted under the pretext of breaking some law. It is very difficult for us to assess whether the reason used by the U.S. government to justify an arrest is a pretext to cover a political repression, or if it is part of systematic enforcement of the law. We use our best judgement but let us know if you think we have missed something.
Name
Date of arrest
Status
Location
Sources
Alfredo Juarez Zeferino
25 March 2025
Detained
Tacoma Northwest Detention Center, Washington
Alireza Doroudi
25 March 2025
Detained
Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center, Louisiana
Badar Khan Suri
17 March 2025
Detained
Prairieland Detention Facility, Texas
Jeanette Vizguerra-Ramirez
17 March 2025
Detained
Aurora ICE Processing Center, Colorado
Kseniia Petrova
16 February 2025
Detained
Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center, Louisiana
Mahmoud Khalil
8 March 2025
Detained
Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center, Louisiana
Rumeysa Ozturk
25 March 2025
Detained
Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center, Louisiana
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