Story by Jessica Flores, Aldo Toledo, J D Morris
ICE Out of The Bay protesters face off against San Francisco police near ICE headquarters on Sansome Street in San Francisco on Sunday, June 8, 2025.© Scott Strazzante, S.F. Chronicle
Immigrant-rights activists plan to descend on San Francisco City Hall and a highly trafficked BART station Monday afternoon to protest a spate of recent federal immigration arrests and the Trump administration’s most recent travel ban.
The protests Monday would come on the heels of a chaotic altercation in San Francisco Sunday that resulted in the arrest of 148 adults and six juveniles.
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Protests on Monday were scheduled for 4 p.m. outside of San Francisco City Hall and at 6 p.m. at the 24th and Mission BART plaza, according to organizers of the respective demonstrations. They were organized in response to the immigration arrests in Los Angeles over the weekend and in the Bay Area in the last two weeks. Several supervisors were scheduled to attend the protest outside of City Hall on Monday, the event’s organizers said.
The arrests and the travel ban “are connected by a shared goal: to criminalize, isolate, and silence our communities,” organizers of the City Hall news conference said Sunday in a social media post.
Demonstrations over immigration raids erupted over the weekend in Los Angeles, with some protesters clashing with local law enforcement. Buildings were vandalized and vehicles set on fire, and local law enforcement deployed tear gas and flash-bang grenades on protesters. The Trump administration deployed National Guard troops, without the request of the governor, in an effort to quell the protests, but Gov. Gavin Newsom said local law enforcement did not need the help and sent them to escalate tensions.
Protesters on Sunday gathered near the San Francisco U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office downtown in solidarity with the protesters in Southern California. But the demonstration soon turned into a chaotic standoff between protesters and police and an unlawful assembly was declared. Police said 148 adults and six juveniles were arrested and that two officers were injured, one of whom was hospitalized. Police cited and released all but one, who was arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault, Interim Police Chief Paul Yep said Monday.
There was no immediate indication that federal officials also planned to send National Guard troops to San Francisco.
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie said Sunday that he had been coordinating with local law enforcement and city officials to keep everyone safe during the protest.
“Everyone in this country has a right to make their voice heard peacefully, and local law enforcement will always protect that right and the rights of everyone in our city to be safe. But we will never tolerate violent and destructive behavior,” Lurie said, referring to some protesters allegedly vandalizing Muni vehicles and shattering windows of local businesses.
San Francisco police said Sunday they were working with the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office to monitor the protests in Los Angeles County and that their priority is to keep San Francisco residents safe if protests occurred in the city. Police spokespeople did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the planned protests on Monday.
“As always, individuals are free to peacefully exercise their First Amendment rights here, and we have developed an interagency plan to protect public safety in that scenario. Violence, property destruction, and other criminal activity will never be tolerated,” the police department said.
Outside City Hall Monday, San Francisco Supervisor Jackie Fielder, who represents the city’s largest Latino neighborhood, told a crowd President Donald Trump has “railroaded due process” and has “tested the boundaries of the Constitution.”
“The people Trump is disappearing are not criminals,” Fielder said. “They are mothers, fathers, toddlers. ICE is not promoting public safety. It's promoting violence and racism.”
Fielder said San Francisco must “defend people’s rights to protest” and said demonstrations are happening because “our neighbors are under attack.”
“When the government turns on its own people, it's up to the people to put the government in check,” Fielder said.
There was no immediate indication that federal officials also planned to send National Guard troops to San Francisco.
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie said Sunday that he had been coordinating with local law enforcement and city officials to keep everyone safe during the protest.
“Everyone in this country has a right to make their voice heard peacefully, and local law enforcement will always protect that right and the rights of everyone in our city to be safe. But we will never tolerate violent and destructive behavior,” Lurie said, referring to some protesters allegedly vandalizing Muni vehicles and shattering windows of local businesses.
San Francisco police said Sunday they were working with the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office to monitor the protests in Los Angeles County and that their priority is to keep San Francisco residents safe if protests occurred in the city. Police spokespeople did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the planned protests on Monday.
“As always, individuals are free to peacefully exercise their First Amendment rights here, and we have developed an interagency plan to protect public safety in that scenario. Violence, property destruction, and other criminal activity will never be tolerated,” the police department said.
Outside City Hall Monday, San Francisco Supervisor Jackie Fielder, who represents the city’s largest Latino neighborhood, told a crowd President Donald Trump has “railroaded due process” and has “tested the boundaries of the Constitution.”
“The people Trump is disappearing are not criminals,” Fielder said. “They are mothers, fathers, toddlers. ICE is not promoting public safety. It's promoting violence and racism.”
Fielder said San Francisco must “defend people’s rights to protest” and said demonstrations are happening because “our neighbors are under attack.”
“When the government turns on its own people, it's up to the people to put the government in check,” Fielder said.
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