While Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have arrested at least 38 U.S. citizens protesters in Los Angeles this year, last week’s arrest of two protesters in downtown San Francisco appears to be the first time the agency has detained citizens here, according to immigration lawyers from the Bay Area.
“I haven’t seen ICE arresting [U.S. citizen] protestors in the Bay since entering the legal field nearly 20 years ago,” wrote Aliya Karmali, an Oakland immigration attorney and member of the Demonstrations Legal Support Collaborative.
On Friday, ICE agents tackled and detained two protesters, both U.S. citizens, outside the San Francisco ICE field office at 630 Sansome St…