SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents sparked outrage in Linda Vista after detaining a father outside an elementary school Thursday afternoon in an incident caught on cellphone video.
The arrest happened around 3 p.m. outside a church just steps away from Linda Vista Elementary School, where parents were gathering to pick up their children. Witnesses said the man had been waiting to collect his child when ICE agents, with their faces covered, approached his vehicle.
Parent detained by ICE while waiting to pick up child from school: SD Unified
“They were like hitting the car and telling the guy, ‘get out of the car,’ and he was like, ‘why? why?’” said Michelle, a bystander who recorded the arrest and asked not to be identified for safety reasons. She said she watched in horror as the man was handcuffed and taken away.
San Diego Unified Superintendent Fabiola Bagula condemned the timing and location of the arrest, saying it left families and staff shaken…