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riversedge

(76,620 posts) Thu Jul 10, 2025, 04:53 PM Jul 10

ICE handcuffs 71-year-old grandmother, a U.S. citizen, at San Diego immigration court

ICE handcuffs 71-year-old grandmother, a U.S. citizen, at San Diego immigration court
An ICE agent accused the woman of pushing her. After she spent hours in custody, she denied that to NBC 7 on Wednesday.
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/ice-arrests-71-year-old-grandmother-a-us-citizen-at-san-diego-immigration-court/3865098/

By Joey Safchik • Published July 9, 2025 • Updated 2 hours ago

An ICE agent accused the woman of pushing her. After she spent hours in custody, she denied that to NBC 7’s Joey Safchik on Wednesday

A grandmother planning to document ICE arrests at the San Diego courthouse instead became the story Tuesday after video of her own arrest began circulating.

An ICE agent accused the woman of pushing her. After she spent hours in custody, she denied that to NBC 7 on Wednesday.

The latest video to send shock waves from San Diego immigration court through the immigrant community is actually not of an immigrant, but rather of a 71-year-old U.S. citizen, Barbara Stone.............................

These people are out of control.

www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/i...
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes.bsky.social) 2025-07-10T19:03:57.000Z

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ICE handcuffs 71-year-old grandmother, a U.S. citizen, at San Diego immigration court (Original Post) riversedge Jul 10 OP

'officer in the video can be heard suggesting that more people could get detained.' riversedge Jul 10 #1

They are trying to chill dissent Captain Zero Jul 10 #3

That's just horrible 😡😡 TommieMommy Jul 10 #2

Who are these so called ICE OFFICERS? LaRaven Jul 10 #4

riversedge

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1. 'officer in the video can be heard suggesting that more people could get detained.'

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Thu Jul 10, 2025, 04:55 PM

Jul 10

Mendez worries there will be invisible impacts — like people deciding not to volunteer. In fact, an officer in the video can be heard suggesting that more people could get detained.