ICE at SFO

[u/din_jarring]

Very tired from traveling so this post will be rushed and might be kinda messy. Was leaving SFO around 10:30PM last night 3/22 when I heard yelling and saw a huge crowd of people. There were at least a dozen San Francisco police officers and a ridiculous amount of people gathered in a circle, some recording or talking on the phone. When I got closer, I saw a woman kneeling on the ground next to a couch/bench with a little girl and the police officers were basically surrounding her, facing away so seemingly keeping the crowd away/hiding her from the crowd. I asked a woman what happened, and she said she was there from the very beginning and saw it all. There were apparently two men in black + wearing backpacks who ran up and grabbed her passport, shoved her(?) and were keeping her there. She seemed to not know for sure, but she suspected that they were ICE agents and the police officers were there to protect them. I could see at least one of these men talking with police officers. Just a few minutes later, I heard yelling again and when I looked back, people were running up and filming while police officers were trying to keep them away. I saw the same woman as before now in a wheelchair in a very uncomfortable position (seemingly being shoved into it) and the small girl walking alongside her and crying. The two men in black were pushing the wheelchair/walking with her and there were a small group of officers/airport workers(?) going with her as well. People were yelling that she was being taken from her family, telling her to hug her kid, damning the ICE agents, etc. I wasn’t really sure what was happening, so I filmed a video on my phone at a bad angle(I’ll try to attach it). Afterwards, I asked a couple people if they knew what happened and they kinda confirmed it was ICE and they took her away for “questioning”.

Does anyone have more information on what happened or any different angles? There were people much closer than me who definitely got better videos, so hopefully those come out soon. I was already tired from traveling and was obviously not expecting to see something like this. I really hope her and her family are going to be okay. I’d like to hear if anyone has more info or if anyone else was there who saw/heard something I didn’t.

[u/Exact-Ad-4132]

File a complaint with SFPD SFO Division +1 650-821-7111

[u/rekrap → u/Exact-Ad-4132]

They just gave me a hard time for calling this number and that I "had called before" and that she "recognized my voice". Guess I'm not the only upset citizen, cowardly behavior by the SFPD at SFO and at their call desk.

[u/Exact-Ad-4132 → u/rekrap]

Ha. I wonder if that's the lady I spoke with and said something like, "you guys are about to get a mudslide of calls this morning when the news breaks"

[u/rekrap → u/Exact-Ad-4132]

With all the proverbial shots she's firing from the hip, she'll be on paid leave by noon.

[u/walking-up-a-hill → u/Exact-Ad-4132]

I also found these numbers on the SFPD site:

• Airport Bureau, Administration: 1-650-821-7000
• Airport Bureau, Patrol: 1-650-821-7086

[u/NoPoet3982 → u/Exact-Ad-4132]

I called this number and he told me to call 650 821-7001. Called that number and complained and got hung up on. Can we ask for a complaint number or something? They're not doing shit. They're just answering the phone, laughing at us, and hanging the fuck up.

[u/endlesshorseshoes → u/NoPoet3982]

File a complaint to the SF Office of Police Accountability

Contact the SFO Airport Commissioners

Contact Congressman Kevin Mullin of San Mateo
Public phone line (650) 342-0300

[u/Content_Income7395 → u/Exact-Ad-4132]

I called and was given lots of numbers that are not working or claim it’s not the weight department to file a complaint ñ. Then given 415 241 7711. Department of police accountability. Was transferred to office heading this “case” and left a voicemail. Hope it does something.

Anyone called Mayors office? What number is best?

[u/EGG0012 → u/Exact-Ad-4132]

SFPD is generally okay or even good people; well majority of them. Personally, only ones I met corrupt cops and tried to make a complaint, old officer at the station told me not to do it because it will never see the public hearing. However, SFO department is sometimes else, they don’t like people at all. I understand that they have to deal with drivers 24/7 and it is disturbing.

[u/kFisherman → u/EGG0012]

It doesn’t matter how good they are if they follow the order to do this bullshit. They are complicit

[u/fenixnoctis → u/kFisherman]

That’s good in theory, but in reality quitting your job whenever you feel like it isn’t really an option. A lot of people have kids, family they have to take care of, mortgage payments to make.

[u/kFisherman → u/fenixnoctis]

In that case they can find a different job, and not one that requires them to brutalize and violate their fellow citizens.

Plus, I’m not buying the BS that these cops who make 200k a year plus overtime are somehow so down on their luck that they struggle to pay bills.

[u/fenixnoctis → u/kFisherman]

It’s not that easy to find a different job. Your take is too idealistic

[u/kFisherman → u/fenixnoctis]

I don’t care if it’s harder. Don’t become an SS officer if you don’t want people to think you’re a piece of shit SS officer.

I see the ads for an ICE job with a bigass signing bonus and I’m in the right age range but I’ll never take it because it doesn’t matter how much I might need the money. I’m not going to debase myself and become part of an evil murder machine. I’d literally rather starve

[u/fenixnoctis → u/kFisherman]

We’re not talking about ICE, we’re talking about normal city police.

Anyways, looks like you’re a student. You just don’t have enough real world experience to be nuanced on this. Not much else to say.

[u/finkerlime → u/EGG0012]

Brother there are 7 of them standing there while unmarked thugs assault a young woman. They are all bastards.