A march against deportations that started peacefully in the Mission District ended in violence and mass arrests late on Monday, when dozens of San Francisco police officers encircled a group of about 60 protesters, tackled several to the ground, and shot pepper-spray rounds at onlookers.
A police source on Tuesday morning told Mission Local that about 80 people were arrested during the Monday night event.
Thousands rallied in the Mission just after 6 p.m., walking and chanting for blocks on end and decrying U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. As the night wore on, protesters splintered off from the main march, and police said “two small groups” eventually “engaged in vandalism” and “other criminal acts.”…