San Francisco: Trans Activist Charged with Threatening an ICE Officer, Destruction of Property

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More than a month ago I wrote about attempts by anti-ICE activists in San Francisco to prevent arrests at a city immigration court. If you're a regular reader you may remember this video.

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There was a similar protest Wednesday with a similar group of masked activists trying to start a fight wit ICE. Once again they tried to prevent agents from exiting the building by using their bodies to block the door. Officers used pepper spray to clear them and were able to leave with someone in custody. But the activists continued to harass ICE officers in the street.

ICE officers encountered about 20 people who had gathered outside the court at 100 Montgomery St. Immigrants legally seeking asylum have been routinely arrested after their court hearings and flown to far-flung detention centers, and protesters often congregate outside court.

Witnesses said the two sides squared off — protesters trying to stop the vehicles, and ICE agents trying to get through.

ā€œThis car has ICE in it!ā€ one protester yelled. ā€œICE is not welcome in San Francisco!ā€ said another through a bullhorn as protesters stood in front of a silver minivan holding signs reading, ā€œStop your car to block ICE.ā€...

About a dozen ICE agents headed toward 630 Sansome St., the ICE headquarters about a half mile away, followed by protesters.

Here's video of the scene outside:

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Several of the activist got carried away and one was arrested for destruction of property and threatening an officer. The person shouting into the camera in the first moments of this clip is the person who wound up getting arrested.

That individual is a trans person named Angelica aka Adrian GuerĀ­rero. Here's what promoted the arrest.

ProsĀ­eĀ­cuĀ­tors say that AnĀ­gelĀ­ica GuerĀ­rero, aka Adrian GuerĀ­rero, used a knife to slash the tire of a van beĀ­ing used by DeĀ­partĀ­ment of HomeĀ­land SeĀ­cuĀ­rity ofĀ­fiĀ­cials to transĀ­port a just-deĀ­tained susĀ­pect in the city’s fiĀ­nanĀ­cial disĀ­trict on AuĀ­gust 20.

GuerĀ­rero is acĀ­cused of then purĀ­suĀ­ing DHS ofĀ­fiĀ­cers down the street, telling them ā€œI’m goĀ­ing to f**k you up,ā€ ā€œI’m goĀ­ing to go afĀ­ter your famĀ­ily,ā€ and ā€œI’m goĀ­ing to stab you,ā€ while in posĀ­sesĀ­sion of the blade.

There are photos of Guerrero slashing the tire of an ICE transport van and of the knife used.

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However, because both charges are misdemeanors the judge released Guerrero. The next court date is some time in September.

ā€œThe GovĀ­ernĀ­ment is obĀ­viĀ­ously very conĀ­cerned about the conĀ­duct put forĀ­ward in the comĀ­plaint,ā€ said asĀ­sisĀ­tant U.S. atĀ­torĀ­ney Dan Karmel, ā€œbut given the charges are misĀ­deĀ­meanors…the govĀ­ernĀ­ment is amenable to conĀ­diĀ­tions of reĀ­lease – the main conĀ­cern we have is the safety of fedĀ­eral law enĀ­forceĀ­ment and damĀ­age to fedĀ­eral buildĀ­ings.ā€...

Karmel failed in a bid to have her proĀ­hibĀ­ited from apĀ­proachĀ­ing fedĀ­eral ofĀ­fiĀ­cials.

ā€œWhat is she supĀ­posed to do if she sees a uniĀ­formed fedĀ­eral ofĀ­fiĀ­cer – run away in the other diĀ­recĀ­tion?ā€ asked an apĀ­parĀ­ently unĀ­symĀ­paĀ­thetic Judge Kim to gales of laughĀ­ter from the gallery.

The judge eventually agreed to tell Guerrero to stay away from the immigration court. Finally, here's a longer version of the video showing the arrest.

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