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Weekend ICE Summons Shuts San Francisco Office and Triggers Protest

Community advocates say the unexpected weekend reporting order aimed to draw supervised-release immigrants into detention.

Demonstrators protest Sunday outside 478 Tehama St. in San Francisco against Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions. Several immigrants received text messages ordering them to check in with ICE over the weekend, but the office remained closed during the protests. 
Demonstrators protest Sunday outs 478 Tehama St., which houses the Intensive Supervision Appearance Program run by ICE. 
A crowd protests ICE actions outside a building in San Francisco’s South of Market early Sunday.
Demonstrators protest early Sunday outside 478 Tehama St. in San Francisco against Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions. Several immigrants received text messages ordering them to check in with ICE over the weekend, but the office remained closed during the protests. 

Overview

  • ICE sent Spanish-language texts to Bay Area residents in Alternatives to Detention and Intensive Supervision programs, ordering them to report to the Tehama Street office on Saturday or Sunday or face an infraction.
  • The Tehama Street building remained locked throughout the weekend despite dozens of immigrants showing up and protesters gathering outside with chants and signs.
  • Immigration attorneys and accompaniment teams counseled more than 50 participants on their rights and helped document their compliance attempts at the scene.
  • Four individuals were arrested after responding to a similar weekend summons at an ISAP office in Fresno, reinforcing fears of a detainment ploy.
  • ICE has not provided any comment on the weekend summons even as protests such as San Francisco’s No Kings Day marches challenge President Trump’s deportation strategy.