{"id":7645,"date":"2018-01-26T12:10:38","date_gmt":"2018-01-26T20:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=7645"},"modified":"2018-01-26T12:10:38","modified_gmt":"2018-01-26T20:10:38","slug":"small-vocal-group-protests-ice-offices-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2018\/01\/26\/small-vocal-group-protests-ice-offices-san-francisco\/","title":{"rendered":"Small, vocal group protests at ICE offices in San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w3.cdn.anvato.net\/player\/prod\/v3\/anvload.html?key=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%3D%3D\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/code><br \/>\nBy: Amber Lee<\/p>\n<p>POSTED: JAN 25 2018 (KTVU.com)<\/p>\n<p>SAN FRANCISCO (KTVU) &#8211; Dozens of people protested at the ICE offices in San Francisco&#8217;s financial district Thursday afternoon in response to raids that are expected in the Bay Area.<\/p>\n<p>The group of demonstrators numbered about 40 \u2013 small, but vocal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you come for the immigrants, you gotta come through us, if you come for the dreamers, you got to come through us,\u201d demonstrated chanted.<\/p>\n<p>Demonstrators say they oppose the recent ICE raids at 7-11 stores across the country and the much talked about sweeps planned in the Bay Area.<\/p>\n<p>Several protestors of Latin and Middle Eastern descent say even though they&#8217;re American citizens, they are affected.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m looking at people sideways, looking at policemen sideways. It puts a lot of trauma, angst and a lot of awareness of my skin color which wasn&#8217;t like this before,&#8221; says Manuel Rodriguez, who&#8217;s Mexican American.<\/p>\n<p>Because of their skin color, Rodriguez and others say they now make sure to have identification with them when they leave home.<\/p>\n<p>They say they&#8217;ve spoken with their children about the contribution of immigrants to this country and that deporting someone just for being undocumented is scapegoating.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Wow, if it&#8217;s bad now, imagine when my kids are 20 years old. Racial profiling is going to be worse,&#8221; said Dave Ramos, a Salvadoran-American.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for ICE issued a written statement saying it respects the rights of all people to voice their opinion without interference: &#8220;The Department of Homeland Security remains committed to the enforcement of our nation&#8217;s immigration laws.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We need a movement of millions in the street and not just a movement that comes out for one day,&#8221; says Xochitl Johnson with Refuse Fascism, the group leading this protest.<\/p>\n<p>Organizers are urging everyone who opposes the Trump administration policies on immigration to participate in nonviolent actions.<\/p>\n<p>Leaders of other groups such as Women&#8217;s March San Francisco say the message is no Muslim ban, no wall, and sanctuary for all.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everybody should be coming out. It shouldn&#8217;t just be people who are activists or getting involved with the political scene. It should be very individual who cares about human beings,&#8221; said Sophia Andary with Women&#8217;s March San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p>As darkness fell, the protestors blocked the driveway at the ICE building for a brief time, causing one vehicle trying to leave the parking lot to turn around and exit through another gate.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A lot of us were at the Women&#8217;s March. We see the power of the people and now we want that power to get organized and mobilized to shut this entire agenda down,&#8221; says Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>There were federal and San Francisco police officers on scene, but no one was arrested for blocking the driveway.<\/p>\n<p>Another protest is planned outside the ICE building Friday at noon, followed by another on Monday at 4:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Contributed by Ruthie Sakheim.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Amber Lee POSTED: JAN 25 2018 (KTVU.com) SAN FRANCISCO (KTVU) &#8211; Dozens of people protested at the ICE offices in San Francisco&#8217;s financial district Thursday afternoon in response to raids that are expected in the Bay Area. 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