Overview
- Three San Diego members of Congress sent a letter to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem questioning recent ICE arrests at USCIS interviews and requesting data, rationale, locations of detainees, and access-to-counsel details.
- Attorneys and families report arrests beginning November 12, with at least six cases involving spouses, parents, or children of U.S. citizens who overstayed visas but have no criminal records.
- Reported cases include a Navy sailor’s wife detained at her interview and a Norwegian woman, Hanne Daguman, held at Otay Mesa with a court date set for Monday, November 24, as her husband raises concerns about her Type 1 diabetes care.
- Families describe masked agents presenting warrants, providing QR codes for information, and moving detainees between a federal building basement and Otay Mesa, complicating efforts to locate or contact them.
- ICE reiterated that people unlawfully present, including those out of status at USCIS offices, may face arrest, detention, and removal, while the congressional letter alleges the operations appear aimed at meeting arrest quotas.