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What happened at San Francisco Airport? ICE arrest stokes tensions, DHS responds: ‘No reason to suspect…’

A video shows federal agents in san francisco international airport The incident inside Terminal 3 on Sunday night has caused concern.

Airport authorities said the arrest was not related to broader law enforcement activity. (Wikimedia Commons/Representative)

This video captures the officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement A visibly distressed woman is handcuffed while a child nearby cries. During the arrests, passengers in the area questioned agents, with some demanding identification as the situation escalated. The video has since been widely circulated on social media, fueling speculation about increased immigration enforcement at U.S. airports.

Department of Homeland Security: Arrests were part of law enforcement operation

this Department of Homeland Security The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said the woman belonged to a Guatemalan immigrant family that had been subject to a deportation order since 2019. Officials told Fox News the arrest was part of a targeted operation related to the case.

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The woman tried to escape while being escorted, prompting agents to subdue her again, according to DHS. Authorities described the detention as a routine law enforcement operation and not a random incident involving travelers.

Officials say incident is isolated

Airport authorities said the arrest was not related to broader law enforcement activity. A spokesman said there was “no reason to suspect wider enforcement action at the airport” and said the incident was isolated.

The clarification comes amid reports that some airports have deployed ICE to assist with staffing shortages affecting safe operations. Officials said the San Francisco incident was unrelated to those measures.

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Police were present and no disturbances were reported.

San Francisco police were on scene but did not intervene, and agents took the woman into custody before leaving.

Airport officials said operations continued as normal with no impact on flights or passenger processing. The airport relies on private contractors to conduct inspections and has not experienced the same level of disruption reported by other U.S. travel hubs.

The identities of the woman and child seen in the video have not been released.

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