"City officials, including Board President Rafael Mandelman and congressional candidate Supervisor Connie Chan, were arrested at San Francisco International Airport on Friday during a May Day protest against conditions for airport workers and ICE's presence in airports across the country."
"The airport workers' union was picketing for higher wages and fully funded healthcare. Activist groups who joined the protest on Friday also decried ICE's presence at airports to conduct arrests."
"A San Francisco police officer standing behind city officials warned them that if they did not clear the area within ten minutes they were subject to arrest, and motioned for anyone standing on the street to move to the curb and clear the street."
"City officials calmly complied with the officers, and allowed officers to tie their hands with zip ties and lead them into the airport."
City officials, including Board President Rafael Mandelman and Supervisor Connie Chan, were arrested at San Francisco International Airport during a May Day protest. The protest aimed to support airport workers demanding higher wages and healthcare while opposing ICE's presence. Unlike other airports, ICE has not been deployed at SFO due to the use of private contractors. Activists expressed outrage over a recent ICE detention incident involving a mother and child. City officials complied with police orders before being arrested, as part of nationwide May Day actions.
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