About two dozen residents gathered on the downtown Federal Bureau of Prisons constructing Thursday night to protest the arrests of 4 folks — together with a widely known neighborhood organizer who’s an American citizen — throughout a purported immigration motion.
Throughout the incident on Wednesday, a number of companies had been at a building in Linda Vista when a crowd of residents confronted brokers, together with the neighborhood organizer, who is called Blue.
“We don’t know the place any of those folks had been till right this moment … they took them to a port of entry and held them,” stated longtime advocate Tasha Williamson.
The lady referred to as Blue was launched shortly after the information convention and instantly hugged her spouse. Two others — one with a visual bruise on his head — had been additionally freed. One particular person stays in custody.
Together with Blue, two others are activists and organizers whereas one detainee was stated to be the goal of the enforcement motion, by Homeland Safety Investigations.
Williamson questioned the place native elected officers have been and why they haven’t spoken out in assist, whereas issuing a problem to the San Diego Police Department, which was referred to as to the scene in Linda Vista by federal officers.
“We’re asking the mayor to face up as a result of this can be a sanctuary metropolis,” Williamson stated, together with “asking SDPD to not go to those scenes until they’re ready to make arrests” of individuals figuring out themselves as federal police performing what she characterised as unlawful and unconstitutional actions.
She added, “I don’t know if that is the USA of America, nevertheless it positively doesn’t seem to be it anymore as a result of it’s nearly like something goes.”
Former state Assemblymember Lori Saldaña additionally inspired voters to strain metropolis councilmembers who’re on the general public security committee to launch surveillance video of the Linda Vista incident.
Up to date 7:45 p.m. July 3, 2025
