A San Francisco police chief said this week that the police department may need to help keep the peace between ICE agents and protesters.

Video from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows masked mob clashing with ICE agents outside a San Francisco immigration court amid tensions over a migrant’s detainment. (ICE via X)

A confrontation broke out outside the San Francisco Immigration Court on Tuesday as federal immigration agents attempted to detain a man, an incident that led to a clash with protesters who surrounded and clung to the van carrying the individual away.

Since President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests have shot up 77% in Northern California since the last year-plus of Joe Biden’s administration, according to recently released data from ICE.

Confrontation at the courthouse in Downtown San Francisco, where heavily armed ice forces carry out violent arrests. Flashpoints contributor Francisco Herrera has been talking with those directly impacted by the raid.

Some immigrant parents ask S.F. camp counselors to become emergency legal guardians as summer camps play vital community role

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie marks six months since taking office. While improving public safety, boosting business, ending the fentanyl crisis, and easing homelessness, were among his top priorities,