A video showing masked federal immigration agents detaining a 51-year-old man in San Francisco’s SoMa neighborhood has ignited protests at City Hall and renewed debate over immigration enforcement tactics in the city.
The Monday morning arrest of Milton Ramos-Rodriguez was captured on video, which shows agents confronting him on a San Francisco street. In the footage, Ramos-Rodriguez questions the identities of the officers, at one point telling them, “You can’t touch me. Look at how you are dressed,” before he is handcuffed and taken away. One plainclothes agent appears to be carrying a handgun. The arrest quickly became a rallying point for immigrant rights advocates and city leaders.
On Tuesday, members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors gathered outside City Hall to announce plans to move swiftly on legislation that would provide additional funding for legal immigration services…