U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement made five arrests Tuesday throughout San Mateo County, according to the county’s Rapid Response Hotline and Office of Community Affairs.
Two arrests were reported in East Palo Alto, one around 6 a.m. at a Chevron gas station and another at 9:45 a.m. at Woodland Avenue.
Another arrest occurred at 10 a.m. in the parking lot of Dollar Tree and Home Depot in San Carlos.
Two additional arrests were made in the city of San Mateo, the first at 7:45 a.m. at Chavez Supermarket and another at 11 a.m. at South Idaho Street.
The arrests were confirmed by alerts from Faith in Action Bay Area, an organization that operates the Rapid Response Hotline for the county, a coalition of immigrant rights activists that connect people to resources who are impacted by immigration enforcement. The San Mateo County Office of Community Affairs also sent out a notice of the arrests.
Faith in Action Bay Area also says that ICE enforcement in the county has increased recently, with at least 16 people being detained by ICE in the last 10 days.
Other arrests connected with ICE presence
Additional arrests occurred Monday, with Faith in Action Bay Area reporting arrests at Hopkins Avenue and El Camino Real in Redwood City early in the morning, one arrest at a laundromat near Safeway in Half Moon Bay around 8 a.m., and another at Eighth and Main streets in Montara near Half Moon Bay.
The organization also said Tuesday that there has been an ICE presence outside the San Mateo County main jail, the Maguire Correctional Facility, in Redwood City every day since Friday.
ICE did not respond to a request for comment in time for publication.
Faith in Action Bay Area says it has identified and activated emergency legal support for the people detained and is in touch with their families.
The group urges the public to call the Rapid Response Hotline immediately at 203-666-4472 if anyone sees ICE activity. More resources can be found on the county’s website.
