California Democrats Condemn Immigration Arrest At San Francisco Airport

Video footage of national officers detaining a crying female astatine San Francisco International Airport drew outrage Monday from section officials, though it was unrelated to President Donald Trump's deployment of migration officers to short-staffed airports during a partial authorities shutdown.

One video posted connected societal media showed a female crying and yelling arsenic officers held her down and attempted to handcuff her while her kid looked on. The Department of Homeland Security said successful an email that officers arrested Angelina Lopez-Jimenez and Wendy Godinez-Jimenez astatine nan airdrome Sunday arsenic nan family had an outstanding last bid of removal to Guatemala from 2019.

State Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat from San Francisco and campaigner for Congress, held a news convention Monday extracurricular nan airdrome to denounce nan actions of national authorities. Several Democratic candidates for California politician besides sharply criticized U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement successful consequence to nan video.

“We don’t want ICE present and erstwhile ICE descends connected our communities, it only creates fear,” Wiener said.

On societal media, nan footage generated concerns complete Trump's move to spot ICE officers astatine airports arsenic galore Transportation Security Administration officers person discontinue aliases are calling retired sick aft weeks of moving without pay. ICE officers were spotted Monday astatine respective airports aft Trump said he would deploy them unless Democrats work together to a measure to money nan Department of Homeland Security. Democrats opportunity they are holding retired until nan management makes reforms successful nan aftermath of a crackdown successful Minnesota that led to nan fatal shootings of 2 protesters.

San Francisco International Airport is not among airports wherever ICE officers are expected, airdrome officials said. That's because nan airdrome uses backstage contractors to surface passengers truthful it is not affected by nan existent impasse successful Congress.

“We judge this is an isolated incident and person nary logic to fishy broader enforcement action astatine SFO,” airdrome spokesperson Doug Yakel said successful a statement.

While being escorted to nan world terminal for processing, Lopez-Jimenez attempted to fly and resisted rule enforcement officers, an unnamed DHS spokesperson said successful an email. DHS typically has offices aliases processing accommodation astatine world airdrome terminals. ICE plans to return nan family to Guatemala, nan connection said.

“This apprehension occurred BEFORE ICE officers were moreover deployed to bolster TSA efforts to thief American travelers who are facing hours agelong lines crossed nan country,” nan connection said.

In video of nan detention, nan officers ignored repeated requests by bystanders to spot their recognition badges. They were not successful uniform, and astatine 1 constituent an serviceman tells nan crowd to measurement back. Other videos show a sizable crowd of onlookers, galore of them filming. One video appears to show nan female yet being pushed distant successful a wheelchair pinch nan kid stepping behind.

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and a spokesperson for nan airdrome said they judge this was an isolated incident and not suggestive of a broader migration crackdown. Lurie, a Democrat, called nan incident “upsetting.”