US EditionProtesters Arrested After Chaining Themselves To SF Immigration Court: Report
Faith leaders chained themselves to ICE office doors to protest detentions during court check-ins; 44 people were arrested, and the office closed for the day.
- On Tuesday, December 16, 2025, faith leaders chained themselves to the two main entrances of the ICE field office at 630 Sansome St., San Francisco, forcing it to close for the day.
- After months of weekly vigils this year, Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity escalated protests following a federal judge's order last month to stop holding immigrants at 630 Sansome due to inhumane conditions and about 120 detentions during routine check-ins.
- Authorities reported differing arrest totals, with the Department of Homeland Security saying 44 were arrested, Tricia McLaughlin citing 43, and local reports noting 12; San Francisco Fire Department cut chains while federal officers used zip ties.
- The immediate effect was that the ICE field office at 630 Sansome St. closed for the day, appointments were canceled, prompting most of the at least 40 people waiting to leave, and protesters cited were released as of 2 p.m.
- Because 630 Sansome is a regional ICE hub, the action resonates beyond San Francisco as the site has hosted dozens of protests this year amid DOJ firings and October federal agents deployment threats.
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Dozens of Protesters Arrested After Chaining Themselves to ICE Building
YouTube@ABC7 News Bay Area Dozens of protesters have been arrested after chaining themselves to the ICE headquarters building in San Francisco. Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity, which organized the protest, says 42 people were arrested by federal agents on Tuesday. Demonstrators also blocked three entrances to the building, while others swayed together, sang songs, played music, held signs and painted murals. Demonstrators were arreste…
Faith Leaders Arrested After Dozens Chain Themselves Outside SF Immigration Court
A group of protesters from interfaith groups arrived Tuesday in the predawn hours outside the federal facility at 630 Sansome Street in San Francisco where immigrants arriving for immigration court dates have been summarily swept into detention facilities since May.
Protesters chain themselves in front of San Francisco ICE building
Dozens of protesters from Bay Area faith communities have chained themselves across the two main entrances of the San Francisco ICE building Tuesday morning, according to the Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity.
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