Overview
- Social-media videos show plain-clothed officers restraining a woman in Terminal 3 while a young girl cries, and bystanders demand badge numbers.
- SFO spokesperson Doug Yakel confirmed federal immigration enforcement occurred around 10 p.m. on March 22 and described it as an isolated incident with no impact on operations.
- SFPD said officers responded to a 911 call, maintained public safety at the scene, and do not assist with civil immigration enforcement under city policy.
- A DHS spokesperson told TMZ that ICE arrested Angelina Lopez-Jimenez and Wendy Godinez-Jimenez, said the family has a final removal order from 2019, and alleged one woman attempted to flee.
- The detainment occurred the night before DHS began deploying ICE agents to some airports, and ICE had not responded to USA TODAY’s request for comment at the time of its report.