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ICE Makes Two Arrests in East Palo Alto, Enters Stanford Hospital in Attempted Arrest

Local police report receiving courtesy notices without providing assistance.

Stanford Health Care was granted $16.8 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to set up COVID-19 vaccination sites in the Bay Area, FEMA announced Feb. 5. Embarcadero Media file photo by Sammy Dallal.

Overview

  • Two people were arrested early Monday in East Palo Alto in what the San Mateo County Rapid Response Network described as targeted enforcement.
  • Around noon, ICE personnel entered Stanford Hospital’s emergency room attempting to detain a person who was with an attorney, according to the Santa Clara County Rapid Response Network.
  • East Palo Alto’s police chief said agents notified his department upon arrival, reiterated that the department does not work with ICE, and reported learning of the arrests only after agents left.
  • Palo Alto police said ICE issued a routine courtesy notice about being at the hospital and that no local assistance was requested or provided.
  • ICE and Stanford Hospital administrators did not answer questions about identities or outcomes, while residents shared videos online in the absence of official details.