U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents detained an illegal alien from Guatemala Sunday night at San Francisco International Airport, triggering a full-blown meltdown from the leftist mob.
According to multiple eyewitness videos now circulating online, federal agents moved in swiftly at SFO to apprehend a woman suspected of being in the country illegally.
What followed was a scene all too familiar in Democrat-run strongholds: a chaotic mob screaming at law enforcement, filming every second, and attempting to interfere with a lawful federal operation.
Footage shows San Francisco Police Department officers forming a perimeter around ICE agents as they carried out the detention.
Despite clear efforts to maintain order, agitators in the crowd shouted demands for badge numbers, hurled accusations, and attempted to obstruct the operation.
At the center of the chaos, the woman, seen resisting, was ultimately placed into a wheelchair by plainclothes federal agents.
Handcuffs appeared to be visible as she struggled, while a young child walked beside her, crying, a heartbreaking image that activists immediately seized on to fuel outrage online.
According to a Reddit post that posted the video:
“Very tired from traveling so this post will be rushed and might be kinda messy. Was leaving SFO around 10:30PM last night 3/22 when I heard yelling and saw a huge crowd of people. There were at least a dozen San Francisco police officers and a ridiculous amount of people gathered in a circle, some recording or talking on the phone.
When I got closer, I saw a woman kneeling on the ground next to a couch/bench with a little girl and the police officers were basically surrounding her, facing away so seemingly keeping the crowd away/hiding her from the crowd.
I asked a woman what happened, and she said she was there from the very beginning and saw it all. There were apparently two men in black + wearing backpacks who ran up and grabbed her passport, shoved her(?) and were keeping her there.
She seemed to not know for sure, but she suspected that they were ICE agents and the police officers were there to protect them. I could see at least one of these men talking with police officers. Just a few minutes later, I heard yelling again and when I looked back, people were running up and filming while police officers were trying to keep them away.
I saw the same woman as before now in a wheelchair in a very uncomfortable position (seemingly being shoved into it) and the small girl walking alongside her and crying. The two men in black were pushing the wheelchair/walking with her and there were a small group of officers/airport workers(?) going with her as well.
People were yelling that she was being taken from her family, telling her to hug her kid, damning the ICE agents, etc. I wasn’t really sure what was happening, so I filmed a video on my phone at a bad angle(I’ll try to attach it). Afterwards, I asked a couple people if they knew what happened and they kinda confirmed it was ICE and they took her away for “questioning”.
Does anyone have more information on what happened or any different angles? There were people much closer than me who definitely got better videos, so hopefully those come out soon.
I was already tired from traveling and was obviously not expecting to see something like this. I really hope her and her family are going to be okay. I’d like to hear if anyone has more info or if anyone else was there who saw/heard something I didn’t.”
DHS told Fox News that the viral incident at SFO airport involved ICE arresting a Guatemalan family that had been under a deportation order since 2019.
DHS statement to FOX:
“This arrest occurred BEFORE ICE officers were even deployed to airports to bolster TSA efforts to help American travelers who are facing hours long lines across the country.
“On March 22, 2026, ICE officers arrested Angelina Lopez-Jimenez and Wendy Godinez-Lopez at the San Francisco International Airport. The family has an outstanding final removal order of removal from an immigration judge since 2019.
“While being escorted to the international terminal for processing, Lopez-Jimenez attempted to flee and resisted law enforcement officers. ICE is working as quickly as possible to repatriate the family unit to their home country of Guatemala.”
BREAKING: DHS tells @FoxNews that this viral incident at SFO airport last night involved ICE arrests of a family Guatemalan illegal immigrants who have had a deportation order since 2019, and one of the females tried to flee while being escorted for processing. Happened before… https://t.co/dn0p5saJbN
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) March 23, 2026
The San Francisco Police Department was quick to distance itself from immigration enforcement, a predictable move given the city’s sanctuary status.
“Consistent with our City Charter, state law, and SFPD department policy, we do not assist in the enforcement of civil federal immigration laws,” SFPD said in a statement.
However, they admitted officers were on scene after responding to a 911 call and were present to maintain public safety, effectively acting as a buffer between federal agents and an increasingly hostile crowd.
San Francisco International Airport spokesperson Doug Yakel acknowledged the incident in a statement to SFGATE:
“We understand federal officers were transporting two individuals on an outbound flight when this incident occurred… We believe this is an isolated incident and have no reason to suspect broader enforcement action at SFO.”
“The airport’s role is to ensure the safe and efficient operation of the facility for all passengers and staff.”
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