Some 10 Department of Homeland Security agents descended on an apartment building between Mission Street between 18th and 19th Thursday morning to execute a federal search warrant, and took one Latino man, named Brian, into custody. The Homeland Security Investigations agents, outfitted in bulletproof vests, repeatedly said it was “not an immigration matter” and there were no collateral arrests —...
San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott made it clear at Wednesday’s Police Commission meeting that his officers will not cooperate with federal immigration agents during raids that are expected soon in Northern California. “Our instructions have been clear in terms of our policies … SFPD will not assist in any federal immigration enforcement,” he said. “That’s the message we’re putting...
The Mission’s Episcopal Church of St. John’s the Evangelist on Wednesday joined a number of churches in the San Francisco area and beyond in vowing to protect their immigrant community from deportation. “We’ve given sanctuary to many over the years,” said father Richard Smith, St. John’s vicar, to a group of some 50 community members gathered in front of two...
In an effort to draw attention to the deportation of immigrants fleeing violence, in particular those from Central America, protesters blocked the intersections of Sansome Street with Washington and Jackson streets today. 16 protesters were arrested and later released. For several hours, protesters marched in circles around clusters of chained activists sitting in the intersections, situated in front of the San Francisco branch of...
Eran casi las siete de la mañana del 15 de septiembre de 2010. Steve Li estaba en piyama cuando escuchó que alguien tocaba fuerte la puerta. Li fue a despertar a su mamá para ver si esperaba a alguien. No, contestó ella. El toquido siguió, y se levantó para abrir la puerta mientras Li iba al baño. Fue entonces cuando...
Friends since spending their childhood summers in Turkey, Murat and Pelin reunited as adults and married. Their happy life in the Mission was short lived when Murat was deported for overstaying his visa.
