Immigrant advocates say ICE arrest of 15 in SF targeted those showing up for check-ins

by Kathleen Kirkwood, Bay City News June 6, 2025June 6, 2025

FILE: Protesters gather in front of San Francisco's U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office on Aug. 17, 2023. Immigrant advocates and Rep. Nancy Pelosi condemned ICE for detaining at least 15 people, including children, during routine check-ins in San Francisco on Wednesday, calling the arrests unjust, traumatic and possibly driven by arrest quotas. (Helena Getahun-Hawkins/Bay City News)

IMMIGRANT ADVOCATES SAID they are troubled by federal immigration agents’ latest tactics in San Francisco after at least 15 people, including four children, were detained this week when they showed up for scheduled check-ins and appointments at a U.S. immigration office.

It could be a sign that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is seeking ways to fill quotas, said Milli Atkinson, director of the Immigrant Legal Defense Program of the Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco.

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