"Dozens of protestors blocked access to the main Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in San Francisco by chaining themselves to the entrance on Tuesday. KRON 4 in the SF Bay Area captured footage of the protest being broken up, including one protestor being carried away by several officers. The protestor was being hauled off next to a sign on the ground that read Dignity & Human Rights for All."
"The protestors' goal [was] to speak up for immigrants they say are being unlawfully detained, Harvey said. Kevin Mann, a revered at a local Unitarian Church, told the outlet he was protesting to stand up for his neighbors. Our immigrant neighbors are being abducted off the streets from this courthouse, going to legal courtrooms, and then they're not coming out, Mann said."
"ABC 7 in San Francisco reported protestors demanded love over cruelty while chained together. We don't want ICE. We don't want DHS. We don't. We don't want them in our city, one protestor told the outlet. We don't want them messing with hardworking immigrants. We're just trying to find a path to citizenship. The Department of Homeland Security, in a statement, said the rioters were impeding law enforcement operations by chaining themselves to the ICE facility."
Protestors chained themselves to the main Immigration and Customs Enforcement office entrance in San Francisco to advocate for immigrants they say are being unlawfully detained. Footage captured officers breaking up the protest and carrying away at least one demonstrator beside a sign reading Dignity & Human Rights for All. Federal authorities with SF Fire Department and SFPD used bolt cutters to remove the chains and arrested 44 people; no one was reported hurt. Participants said they sought solidarity and a path to citizenship, while the Department of Homeland Security said the actions impeded law enforcement operations. The event occurred amid increased deportation enforcement in multiple cities.
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