Overview

• On June 10, ICE agents detained four asylum seekers immediately after their scheduled hearings at the Concord immigration court.
• Plainclothes officers carried out similar arrests at San Francisco’s immigration courthouse, triggering clashes with hundreds of protesters.
• Immigration defenders say the targeted arrests undermine due process by detaining individuals who followed court orders.
• U.S. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier and local advocates condemned the operations as cruel and extra-legal incursions into sanctuary jurisdictions.
• Attorneys warn that widespread fear of courtroom arrests is discouraging immigrants from attending hearings, risking automatic removal orders.