"Witness Nicole Killian filed a complaint with the California Department of Justice and the SF City Attorney, alleging that SFPD officers assisted ICE agents who were restraining a mother and her daughter at San Francisco International Airport."
"Attorneys knowledgeable about local sanctuary policies told Mission Local the actions of SFPD officers may have violated SF's sanctuary ordinance as well as SFPD's policy directives."
"A group of bystanders filmed police officers forming a buffer around ICE agents in plainclothes, who witnesses say refused to identify themselves."
"SFPD released a statement that officers were responding to a 911 call about the incident, and they stayed on the scene to maintain public safety."
A witness filed a complaint against SFPD officers for allegedly violating sanctuary laws by aiding ICE agents during a deportation at SFO. The incident involved a mother and her daughter, with bystanders claiming SFPD shielded ICE agents from public scrutiny. Legal experts indicated that SFPD's actions may contravene local sanctuary policies. The woman, Angelina Lopez-Jimenez, had a deportation order from 2019. SFPD stated they were responding to a 911 call and aimed to maintain public safety amid the crowd's anger.
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