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The groups’ lawsuits were heard simultaneously on Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This expansion should not happen until there is an objective health impact assessment conducted by people with the public health expertise to make a prediction of what … based on data and research, the impact would be on the people who live near the airport,” said Dr. Mark Jacobson, a professor of medicine emeritus at UC San Francisco and a member of the Stop OAK Expansion Coalition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The airport modernization project includes planned renovations to its two terminals, which opened in 1962 and 1985, upgrades for aging facilities, an expanded international arrivals area and 16 new gates — about a 55% increase from the airport’s current 29.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Port of Oakland said the renovation is meant to “meet the regional demand and provide a world class experience” for fliers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12065092\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12065092\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/OaklandAirportGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1346\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/OaklandAirportGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/OaklandAirportGetty-160x108.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/OaklandAirportGetty-1536x1034.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A traveler walks through baggage claim in Terminal 2 at Oakland International Airport on April 12, 2024, in Oakland, California. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The groups that filed suit allege that an environmental review certified by the Port of Oakland is inadequate and are asking the court to require a health impact assessment conducted by the Alameda County Public Health Department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to Jacobson, a health impact report, separate from the environmental impact report, would take into consideration the underlying health of populations expected to be most affected by the expansion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>East Oakland, a predominantly Black and Latino community, “already bears the brunt of toxic land uses and other environmental stressors,” the lawsuits say.[aside postID=news_12056544 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250918-Oakland-Arms-Folo-JCL-01-KQED.jpg']“The health of community members living near Oakland Airport is already severely compromised by existing airport operations, nearby transportation corridors and industrial activities,” Communities for a Better Environment argued in its legal complaint.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>East Oakland residents who live closest to the airport are in the 100th percentile of asthma rates in the state, according to the suit. Some of the area’s neighborhoods are also ranked among the \u003ca href=\"https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/11d2f52282a54ceebcac7428e6184203/page/CalEnviroScreen-4_0\">most burdened by multiple sources of pollution in California\u003c/a>, according to a mapping tool created by the California Environmental Protection Agency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jacobson said neighborhoods adjacent to the airport have the highest rate of mortality due to heart attacks and the highest rate of pediatric emergency room visits for asthma exacerbations in Alameda County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The harmful health effects are largely due to the ultrafine particles, or small bits of carbon, that are released into the atmosphere when airplane fuel combusts, he said. The particles are associated with increased risk of heart attack, atherosclerotic disease and lung disease.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jacobson also said airplane exhaust releases benzene, a carcinogen that causes lymphoma and leukemia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While neighboring Alameda has developed a noise abatement policy with the Port of Oakland, Gustavo Gutierrez, an East Oakland organizer with Communities for a Better Environment, said similar settlements weren’t offered to Oakland neighborhoods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12036220\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12036220\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250306-PORT-OF-OAKLAND-MD-04_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250306-PORT-OF-OAKLAND-MD-04_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250306-PORT-OF-OAKLAND-MD-04_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250306-PORT-OF-OAKLAND-MD-04_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250306-PORT-OF-OAKLAND-MD-04_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250306-PORT-OF-OAKLAND-MD-04_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250306-PORT-OF-OAKLAND-MD-04_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Port of Oakland on March 6, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Organizers have raised concerns that the settlement with Alameda could increase air traffic over some East Oakland neighborhoods, but airport officials say that’s not true. According to the Port of Oakland, the Federal Aviation Administration’s air traffic plan for the Oakland airport does not route planes over the East Oakland flatlands, and the project does not propose any changes to the current air traffic routes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>OAK flight maps show that planes departing from its commercial runway take off northwest, over the San Francisco Bay, and the majority of arrivals approach the airport from the south. Because of the runway configurations at San Francisco International Airport, some flights leaving from SFO do follow departure paths over the East Bay, including Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Throughout the environmental review process, Gutierrez said the nonprofit and a coalition of activists opposed to the expansion pushed for a health impact report, but the port refused to conduct one, in part leading to the suit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12052396\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12052396\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/230928-EAGLE-ROCK-SETTLE-MD-07_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/230928-EAGLE-ROCK-SETTLE-MD-07_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/230928-EAGLE-ROCK-SETTLE-MD-07_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/230928-EAGLE-ROCK-SETTLE-MD-07_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trucks leave the Port of Oakland on Sept. 28, 2023. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>He said the nonprofit also pursued the suit because the environmental impact review that the port completed “grossly understates what the scope of the project is.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Port of Oakland spokesperson Justin Berton said the port’s “outreach and community engagement efforts with residents exceeded requirements” during the environmental impact review process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Port met with several groups over several years to discuss noise abatement, air quality, and other environmental resources of concern that was in the EIR,” he said in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The lawsuit from Communities for a Better Environment argues that the report provides an incomplete description of the modernization project, including the scope of its expansion of activity, and relies on outdated airport activity data from before the COVID-19 pandemic, which reflects higher rates of travel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12047651\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12047651\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/003_KQED_Oakland_Airport_04142020_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/003_KQED_Oakland_Airport_04142020_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/003_KQED_Oakland_Airport_04142020_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/003_KQED_Oakland_Airport_04142020_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland International Airport on April 14, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Gutierrez said increasing air travel would also increase the number of freight trucks in the area, since the Oakland airport is a hub for FedEx.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement, Berton said the environmental impact review certified by the port’s Board of Commissioners followed a “comprehensive review by staff.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Final [Environmental Impact Report] was based on substantial evidence and expert analysis, and the Port looks forward to defending the EIR and the project in public hearings,” he said via email.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>April 17: This story was updated with additional comments from the Port of Oakland about flight paths over the city.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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Some of the area’s neighborhoods are also ranked among the \u003ca href=\"https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/11d2f52282a54ceebcac7428e6184203/page/CalEnviroScreen-4_0\">most burdened by multiple sources of pollution in California\u003c/a>, according to a mapping tool created by the California Environmental Protection Agency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jacobson said neighborhoods adjacent to the airport have the highest rate of mortality due to heart attacks and the highest rate of pediatric emergency room visits for asthma exacerbations in Alameda County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The harmful health effects are largely due to the ultrafine particles, or small bits of carbon, that are released into the atmosphere when airplane fuel combusts, he said. The particles are associated with increased risk of heart attack, atherosclerotic disease and lung disease.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jacobson also said airplane exhaust releases benzene, a carcinogen that causes lymphoma and leukemia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While neighboring Alameda has developed a noise abatement policy with the Port of Oakland, Gustavo Gutierrez, an East Oakland organizer with Communities for a Better Environment, said similar settlements weren’t offered to Oakland neighborhoods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12036220\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12036220\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250306-PORT-OF-OAKLAND-MD-04_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250306-PORT-OF-OAKLAND-MD-04_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250306-PORT-OF-OAKLAND-MD-04_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250306-PORT-OF-OAKLAND-MD-04_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250306-PORT-OF-OAKLAND-MD-04_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250306-PORT-OF-OAKLAND-MD-04_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250306-PORT-OF-OAKLAND-MD-04_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Port of Oakland on March 6, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Organizers have raised concerns that the settlement with Alameda could increase air traffic over some East Oakland neighborhoods, but airport officials say that’s not true. According to the Port of Oakland, the Federal Aviation Administration’s air traffic plan for the Oakland airport does not route planes over the East Oakland flatlands, and the project does not propose any changes to the current air traffic routes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>OAK flight maps show that planes departing from its commercial runway take off northwest, over the San Francisco Bay, and the majority of arrivals approach the airport from the south. Because of the runway configurations at San Francisco International Airport, some flights leaving from SFO do follow departure paths over the East Bay, including Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Throughout the environmental review process, Gutierrez said the nonprofit and a coalition of activists opposed to the expansion pushed for a health impact report, but the port refused to conduct one, in part leading to the suit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12052396\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12052396\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/230928-EAGLE-ROCK-SETTLE-MD-07_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/230928-EAGLE-ROCK-SETTLE-MD-07_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/230928-EAGLE-ROCK-SETTLE-MD-07_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/230928-EAGLE-ROCK-SETTLE-MD-07_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trucks leave the Port of Oakland on Sept. 28, 2023. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>He said the nonprofit also pursued the suit because the environmental impact review that the port completed “grossly understates what the scope of the project is.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Port of Oakland spokesperson Justin Berton said the port’s “outreach and community engagement efforts with residents exceeded requirements” during the environmental impact review process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Port met with several groups over several years to discuss noise abatement, air quality, and other environmental resources of concern that was in the EIR,” he said in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The lawsuit from Communities for a Better Environment argues that the report provides an incomplete description of the modernization project, including the scope of its expansion of activity, and relies on outdated airport activity data from before the COVID-19 pandemic, which reflects higher rates of travel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12047651\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12047651\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/003_KQED_Oakland_Airport_04142020_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/003_KQED_Oakland_Airport_04142020_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/003_KQED_Oakland_Airport_04142020_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/003_KQED_Oakland_Airport_04142020_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland International Airport on April 14, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Gutierrez said increasing air travel would also increase the number of freight trucks in the area, since the Oakland airport is a hub for FedEx.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement, Berton said the environmental impact review certified by the port’s Board of Commissioners followed a “comprehensive review by staff.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Final [Environmental Impact Report] was based on substantial evidence and expert analysis, and the Port looks forward to defending the EIR and the project in public hearings,” he said via email.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>April 17: This story was updated with additional comments from the Port of Oakland about flight paths over the city.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Update: On July 28, immigrant rights advocates released guidance that said people without U.S. citizenship should try to \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12092697/bay-area-immigrant-advocates-warn-noncitizens-to-avoid-air-travel-after-ice-arrests\">\u003cem>avoid air travel\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>, including domestic flights, after a series of airport detainments in the Bay Area. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>An \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/arocupdates/\">\u003cem>Arab Resource and Organizing Center post\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> reads, “If you do not have permanent status in the United States, or have been recently charged with a crime, we advise that you do not travel until you are able to consult with an attorney.”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2026/03/13/nx-s1-5744648/as-partial-shutdown-drags-on-morning-edition-checks-out-tsa-lines-at-3-airports\">Feb. 14\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/air-travel\">Transportation Security Administration\u003c/a> staff have worked without pay due to the ongoing partial government shutdown — and with many calling out of work, passengers across the United States have experienced \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2026/03/21/nx-s1-5755796/airport-security-tsa-lines-travel-tips\">hourslong security screening lines\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This weekend, President Donald Trump announced that as of Monday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents would be deployed to airports to support TSA operations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Trump administration said that ICE officers would be on duty to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12077292/is-ice-at-sfo-heres-what-we-know-about-videos-of-woman-being-forcefully-detained\">assist with airport security staffing\u003c/a>. But the presence of ICE officers has \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeBTNUdzvN8\">sparked fear and\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/immigration/2026/03/23/ice-officers-at-airports-could-sow-fear-latino-group-warns/89294194007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z116320p119050l004550c119050e1123xxv116320d--45--b--45--&gca-ft=168&gca-ds=sophi\">uncertainty \u003c/a>among travelers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco International Airport, the Bay Area’s biggest airport, has been spared long wait lines by the fact that its security screening is \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/flysfo/p/DWHseVzDnnc/\">contracted by a private company\u003c/a> rather than TSA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But on Sunday night, in an incident\u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/1s1a3lq/ice_already_causing_havoc_at_sfo/\"> captured on video\u003c/a>, plainclothes immigration officers were seen at SFO \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12077292/is-ice-at-sfo-heres-what-we-know-about-videos-of-woman-being-forcefully-detained\">forcefully handling a woman in front of her young child\u003c/a>. SFO was not on the list of 14 airports \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/tsa-wait-times-ice-airports-03-23-26?post-id=cmn37qf65000q3b6rfo32wpep\">obtained by CNN\u003c/a> where ICE would be appearing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#SFO\">Why was ICE at SFO on Sunday?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Questions\">Do I have to answer ICE’s questions in an airport?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Film\">Is it legal to film ICE in an airport?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067064\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-91-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067064\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-91-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-91-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-91-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-91-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The International Terminal at San Francisco International Airport on Dec. 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>So what should you know about ICE in U.S. airports right now? Keep reading for what we know about immigration officers, air travel and your rights around ICE officers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bear in mind that the following information doesn’t constitute legal advice, and you should direct any specific questions about your individual situation to a lawyer.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Which U.S. airports have ICE been deployed to?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/22/us/politics/ice-airports-homan-trump.html?smid=url-share\">reporting by\u003cem> The New York Times\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, 14 airports around the country will host ICE agents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/tsa-wait-times-ice-airports-03-23-26?post-id=cmn37qf65000q3b6rfo32wpep\">CNN reported\u003c/a> that these locations include Chicago-O’Hare International Airport, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, John F. Kennedy International and LaGuardia airports in New York and Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No California airports appear on CNN’s current list.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday, a TSA spokesperson confirmed to KQED that ICE would be deployed to “airports being adversely impacted” by TSA callouts and resignations — and that none of these were in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"SFO\">\u003c/a>Why was ICE at SFO on Sunday?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In footage from around 10 p.m. Sunday that was posted to social media, men wearing dark clothing were filmed at SFO pulling a crying woman from an airport terminal bench and then pushing her into a wheelchair — as a girl of around 10 is heard crying nearby. San Francisco police officers were seen standing by as the arrest occurred.[aside postID=news_12047506 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250609-SEIUProtests-07-BL_qed.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The men are not wearing visible badges or agency markings, but the Department of Homeland Security \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/dhsgov/status/2036158826341077203?s=46&t=PMxn5DJx4Cr-fWgaQBUvVA\">said\u003c/a> on the social media platform X Monday that they were, in fact, ICE officers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to a DHS spokesperson, the woman and her daughter were arrested at the airport and were being “escorted to the international terminal for processing” when the woman tried to flee. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12077292/is-ice-at-sfo-heres-what-we-know-about-videos-of-woman-being-forcefully-detained\">Read more about Sunday night’s incident at SFO.\u003c/a> As reported by \u003cem>The New York Times\u003c/em> on Tuesday evening, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/us/tsa-data-ice-deportation-san-francisco-airport.html\">ICE had originally been alerted\u003c/a> to the pair’s presence at SFO by TSA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/flysfo/p/DWPA-h5D_QG/\">a statement released by SFO\u003c/a>, the airport was “not involved in or notified in advance of this incident.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We understand federal officers were transporting two individuals on an outbound flight when this incident occurred,” the statement reads. “We believe this is an isolated incident and have no reason to suspect broader enforcement action at SFO.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DWPGTBvmGX9/\">San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie echoed the airport’s statement on Monday in a social media post\u003c/a>. Lurie said in his statement that local law enforcement “does not participate in federal civil immigration enforcement,” although \u003ca href=\"https://missionlocal.org/2026/03/attorneys-say-sfpd-may-have-violated-the-law-during-ice-arrest-at-sfo/\">some immigration attorneys have nonetheless questioned SFPD’s presence\u003c/a> during the arrest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of Monday afternoon, local immigration advocates said they were \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/sfrrn_/p/DWPQRS4lMjl/\">still assessing the situation\u003c/a> and working to “confirm all the facts related to this incident.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“After killing people in our streets and detaining U.S. citizens, ICE has lost all credibility and trust with the public,” Bay Area Rep. Kevin Mullin and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi said in a joint statement. “We demand immediate answers as to the mother’s and her child’s condition and the grounds for their detainment.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Can ICE arrest people at the airport?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Yes, there have been documented instances of \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/resources/community-alert-immigration-arrests-at-airports/\">ICE arresting people at airports\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jonathan Blazer, director of border strategies and senior advisor at the American Civil Liberties Union, said that there is “nothing that categorically prohibits ICE from going into an airport as an immigration enforcement agent.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For example, Blazer said, ICE agents have used commercial flights in the past to transport individuals on deportation flights — or to transfer arrested people to immigration detention centers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067210\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEating-86-BL_qed.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067210\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEating-86-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEating-86-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEating-86-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEating-86-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Passengers wait for their flight at San Francisco International Airport on Dec. 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Additionally, as first reported by \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/us/politics/immigration-tsa-passenger-data.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9U8.1lIj.Qa1WfLVCwcJB&smid=url-share\">\u003cem>The New York Times\u003c/em>\u003c/a> in December 2025, TSA has shared information about air travelers who are believed to be under deportation orders with ICE, enabling immigration agents to make arrests at the airport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Blazer said that this week’s deployment of ICE to airports — the “mere presence for this purpose, in an untargeted fashion, in large numbers” — was “unprecedented.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/ice-tsa-wait-times-shutdown-03-24-26?post-id=cmn48kb0y00823b6p6u9q5bxl\">CNN on Tuesday morning\u003c/a>, Trump said that agents will continue arresting undocumented people, but said of ICE agents in airports: “That’s not why they’re there; they’re really there to help.” (Most TSA officers are \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/what-do-when-encountering-law-enforcement-airports-and-other-ports-entry-us#what-types-of-law-enforcement-officers-and-other-government-officials-could-i-encounter-during-the-security-screening-process-at-the-airport\">not commissioned law enforcement officers\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Part of what’s so challenging here is that the Trump administration hasn’t really made clear what authorities they are vesting with ICE as part of this mission,” Blazer said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In its roundup of \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/resources/community-alert-immigration-arrests-at-airports/\">risks of air travel,\u003c/a> the National Immigration Law Center said that for people who are undocumented, have temporary immigration status or who are under a deportation order, there is “a significant risk of arrest at a U.S. airport.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, NILC also said that “all non-citizens face some risk” while traveling through U.S. airports, including those with green cards, if they have certain criminal convictions or who have Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates encourage \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DWMjSDSgeoZ/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D\">passengers who aren’t U.S. citizens to talk to a lawyer\u003c/a> about their specific situation before traveling.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Customs and Border Protection already regularly works in airports. What’s the difference between their powers and ICE’s?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>ICE and CBP are both immigration enforcement agencies within DHS.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While \u003ca href=\"https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/LSB/LSB10362\">ICE conducts enforcement within the U.S.\u003c/a> and manages detention and deportation operations, CBP conducts inspections at all U.S. “ports of entry” — at land borders, seaports and airports.[aside postID=news_12025647 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-1243312873-1020x680.jpg'] ACLU’s Blazer said that while CBP has a lot of “power when they’re screening people coming in on an international flight,” that doesn’t apply to \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclu.org/news/national-security/cbp-cant-detain-domestic-flight-passengers-refusing-suspicionless-id-checks#:~:text=CBP%20is%20bound%20by%20those,actions%20that%20participation%20is%20voluntary.\">domestic flights\u003c/a>. For example, CBP — and ICE — should not be able to check your electronic devices without a warrant for a domestic flight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nicole Hallett, director of the Immigrants’ Rights Clinic and a clinical professor of law at the University of Chicago, told the \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/tips/ice-agents-tsa-airports/\">\u003cem>Washington Post\u003c/em>\u003c/a> that ICE cannot search a passenger’s personal belongings without a warrant — and can only do this if they are working on behalf of an agency that \u003cem>can\u003c/em>, like CBP.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If they’re acting as a TSA agent, they have to follow TSA rules. If they’re acting as a CBP agent and doing Border Patrol work, then they have the authority that Border Patrol has,” Hallett said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And if they are just merely standing in the airport as ICE officers, then they have the same legal authority that any ICE officer standing in a public location has,” she said. (Regardless, she said that ICE can \u003ca href=\"https://archive.ph/YWJ1z#selection-853.62-853.119\">approach passengers anywhere\u003c/a> in the airport, including after security.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>What should I do if ICE approaches me in the airport?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At border checkpoints — including airports — officers can ask questions, carry out personal searches and detain people with wide latitude, Ahilan Arulanantham, co-director of the UCLA School of Law’s Center for Immigration Law & Policy, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/09/05/nx-s1-5517998/ice-arrest-rules-explained\">told NPR\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Blazer said that in order for ICE to arrest someone for an immigration violation \u003cem>without\u003c/em> a warrant, they would \u003ca href=\"https://immigrantjustice.org/sites/default/files/content-type/page/documents/2025-01/Castanon-Nava_training_slides_2025-01-16-english.pdf\">need to establish probable cause\u003c/a> that the person is in the U.S. in violation of U.S. immigration laws — and that the person is likely to escape before a warrant can be obtained for the arrest. There has been \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/five-individuals-launch-class-action-lawsuit-over-warrantless-immigration-arrests-in-north-carolina\">recent litigation across the country\u003c/a> challenging some of ICE’s warrantless arrests, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067757\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251210-SFOEating-24-BL_qed.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067757\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251210-SFOEating-24-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251210-SFOEating-24-BL_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251210-SFOEating-24-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251210-SFOEating-24-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Passengers walk past a flight board in Harvey Milk Terminal 1 at San Francisco International Airport on Dec. 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>ICE officers \u003cstrong>“\u003c/strong>have no additional authority in an airport,” Blazer said. But in reality, he said, the constitutional protections and rights people have can be “a lot trickier to make the choice to exercise them” in an airport setting for most people — who are dealing not only with the added pressures of catching expensive flights but also the impatience of other passengers in the security line.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For example, people — whether \u003ca href=\"https://www.ilrc.org/community-resources/know-your-rights-faq#item-5131\">citizens or immigrants\u003c/a> — have the right to ask an immigration officer, “Am I free to go?” If they don’t have a specific, individualized, reasonable suspicion that you’ve committed a crime, they can’t question you further and you can go, Blazer said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But let’s think about how that works in the airport context,” he said. “‘Am I free to go?’ and leaving means that I’m probably leaving the airport to get myself out of a situation, and I may miss my flight at that point.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Questions\">\u003c/a>Do I have to answer ICE’s questions at the airport?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If an ICE agent asks you questions in the airport, you “have the same right to remain silent as you do on the street,” Blazer said. “Nothing changes just because you’re in an airport.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But this is another example of how the pressures of the airport setting can affect your situation, Blazer said. If you choose to exercise your right to remain silent, the officer may pull you out of the security line and try to ask more questions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have the same rights, but in that environment, there are additional costs associated with exercising those rights,” Blazer said. “Many people in that situation, out of their own self-interest … ‘go along to get along’ as much as possible.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>What if ICE asks me for ID?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2026/03/23/ice-agents-airports-tsa-my-rights/89278550007/\">reporting from USA Today\u003c/a>, travelers do need to provide identification and comply with TSA screening to board a flight. But generally, \u003ca href=\"https://www.ilrc.org/community-resources/know-your-rights-faq#item-5131\">citizens and immigrants \u003c/a>have the right to remain silent when talking to law enforcement, including ICE.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Asian Law Caucus said that if you believe you are being taken into ICE custody, \u003ca href=\"https://www.asianlawcaucus.org/news-resources/guides-reports/know-your-rights-at-airports\">you should practice your right to remain silent and should not answer any questions\u003c/a>. You should also not sign any documents without a lawyer reviewing them, the organization said.[aside postID=news_12038914 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/ICE-three-agents.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Blazer said that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12065885/ice-immigration-us-citizens-detained-carry-passports-documentation-green-card\">federal law \u003c/a>said people with lawful permanent residency or other visas that grant them lawful status must carry proof of their status with them — like their green card. “And it may be in their interest, in terms of avoiding further improper questioning or improper unlawful arrests, to answer those questions and to show that proof of status,” Blazer said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So even though you have a right \u003cem>not \u003c/em>to, I want to make clear that people are going to need to make an individualized decision as to whether it’s in their interest to exercise that right,” he said. “Especially if they are an adult green cardholder or somebody else who is subject to a federal law requiring them to carry proof of their status at all times.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Film\">\u003c/a>Is it legal to film ICE?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“Taking photographs and video of things that are plainly visible in public spaces is \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclu.org/issues/free-speech/photographers-rights/filming-and-photographing-police\">a constitutional right\u003c/a> — and that includes police and other government officials carrying out their duties,” the ACLU’s guidance reads.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And while there’s no Supreme Court ruling on an unambiguous First Amendment right to film law enforcement officers, “all of the seven U.S. Federal Circuit Courts that have considered the issue have pretty much said there is\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12069590/are-you-allowed-to-record-ice\"> a First Amendment right to record the police \u003c/a>and observe the police,” criminal justice reporter C.J. Ciaramella at Reason told KQED’s Close All Tabs podcast earlier this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068316\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/BorderPatrolAgentsGetty.jpeg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068316\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/BorderPatrolAgentsGetty.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/BorderPatrolAgentsGetty.jpeg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/BorderPatrolAgentsGetty-160x107.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/BorderPatrolAgentsGetty-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gregory Bovino, former Border Patrol commander at large (center), marches with federal agents to the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building after U.S. Border Patrol agents produced a show of force outside the Japanese American National Museum, where Gov. Newsom was holding a redistricting press conference on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Los Angeles. \u003ccite>(Carlin Stiehl / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But airports \u003cem>could\u003c/em> be a potentially harder environment to film, Blazer said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s not as though the First Amendment doesn’t exist at airports, but airports are not traditional public domain in a way that parks [are],” Blazer said. For example, some TSA security lines have a sign nearby that says “no photos.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They rarely enforce that, but it just shows you that it’s already a more regulated environment in which they can impose certain restrictions,” Blazer said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It \u003cem>is\u003c/em> lawful to film law enforcement in “any open, visible place when they’re performing their duties,” Blazer said, echoing the guidance laid out in \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclu.org/issues/free-speech/photographers-rights/filming-and-photographing-police\">this thorough guide by the ACLU\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But at the same time, it can be permissible for airport operators to impose certain reasonable rules, and those rules might include restricting photographing in particular areas of the airport,” Blazer said.[aside postID=news_12026817 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/GettyImages-2197914000-1020x680.jpg'] Practically, it could be hard to argue against an airport official who is telling you not to take photos in an area, Blazer said. And there may be a legal fight after the fact, “if a person doesn’t comply with that order and is arrested or is taken out of the line,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But, I think, the practical reality is that” in an airport “environment, it gets harder to exercise that right,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11871364/recording-the-police-what-to-know-and-how-to-stay-safe-doing-it\">Bystander videos also provide important counternarratives\u003c/a> to official law enforcement accounts. After the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by ICE officers in Minnesota earlier this year, Trump administration officials immediately claimed Pretti was a “domestic terrorist” intending to “massacre” officers — \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2026/01/25/nx-s1-5687875/minneapolis-shooting-minnesota-ice-alex-pretti-dhs-investigation\">claims contradicted\u003c/a> by the multiple eyewitness videos taken of the killing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials with the Trump administration have, however, \u003ca href=\"https://abc3340.com/news/nation-world/secretary-kristi-noem-addresses-surge-in-attacks-on-ice-agents-in-tampa-dhs-us-immigration-and-customs-enforcement-agents-florida-department-of-homeland-security-july-13-2025\">characterized filming ICE as “violence” and “doxing,”\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12069590/are-you-allowed-to-record-ice\">Americans have faced detention\u003c/a> by ICE \u003ca href=\"https://www.fox9.com/news/ice-detains-woodbury-man-filming-agents\">after filming agents.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So all in all, while recording ICE might be your constitutional right, it also brings increasing risks. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11871364/recording-the-police-what-to-know-and-how-to-stay-safe-doing-it\">Read more about the logistics — and risks — of recording law enforcement officers like ICE agents.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>What do immigrant advocates say about traveling during this time? \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>San Francisco advocacy group \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/sfrrn_/p/DWPQRS4lMjl/?img_index=2\">Mission Action\u003c/a> warns that noncitizens who do not currently have legal status “should carefully consider the risks of air travel, including domestic flights within the U.S.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Recent reporting suggests increased risks, including that TSA may be sharing traveler information with ICE, which could expose individuals to enforcement,” \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/sfrrn_/p/DWPQRS4lMjl/?img_index=2\">their social media post\u003c/a> reads.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12077525\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2267556279-scaled-e1774466569963.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12077525\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2267556279-scaled-e1774466569963.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Atlanta Police Department officers look on as travelers stand in long lines at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on March 23, 2026, in Atlanta, Georgia. \u003ccite>(Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Alameda County Immigration Legal Education Partnership said people should \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DWMjSDSgeoZ/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D\">“talk to an attorney before flying to understand your risk.”\u003c/a> The \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DWMjSDSgeoZ/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D\">guidance\u003c/a> suggested people plan extra time before traveling and keep key documents — like \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/resources/community-alert-immigration-arrests-at-airports/\">proof of lawful status, pending applications or certified copies of criminal cases if the case was closed\u003c/a> — on hand. The organization emphasized that people should not “sign anything” they’re given by immigration agents that they “don’t understand.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The ACLU Northern California has \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunorcal.org/know-your-rights/know-your-rights-us-airports-and-ports-entry/\">a page that breaks down your rights at the airport \u003c/a>and whether or not border officers can ask about your immigration status.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to ACLU NorCal, U.S. citizens only have to \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunorcal.org/know-your-rights/know-your-rights-us-airports-and-ports-entry/\">“answer questions establishing your identity and citizenship\u003c/a> (in addition to customs-related questions).”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, the organization cautions that \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/what-do-when-encountering-law-enforcement-airports-and-other-ports-entry-us\">“refusing to answer routine questions \u003c/a>about the nature and purpose of your travel could result in delay and/or further inspection.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Noncitizen visa holders and visitors who refuse to answer questions could face a delay or be denied entry. Lawful permanent residents, like green card holders, only have to answer questions about their identity and permanent residency, \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunorcal.org/know-your-rights/know-your-rights-us-airports-and-ports-entry/\">according to ACLU NorCal.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Refusal to answer other questions will likely cause delay, but officials may not deny you entry into the U.S. for failure to answer other questions,” \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunorcal.org/know-your-rights/know-your-rights-us-airports-and-ports-entry/\">ACLU NorCal\u003c/a> advised legal permanent residents — noting that green card status “may be revoked only by an immigration judge,” and warning, “Do not give up your green card voluntarily!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Asian Law Caucus also has \u003ca href=\"https://www.asianlawcaucus.org/news-resources/guides-reports/know-your-rights-at-airports\">a helpful chart\u003c/a> on what people of differing statuses can expect in airports when it comes to their baggage, device searches and length of potential detainment.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>What should I do if I think I see ICE in an airport?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Instead of posting possible ICE sightings to social media, immigration advocates \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12025647/what-to-do-if-you-encounter-ice\">highly encourage\u003c/a> people to call them first instead. With these hotlines, advocates can \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12024332/ice-raids-in-california-how-to-sort-fact-from-rumor-online\">fact-check these sightings\u003c/a>, with the goal of preventing the spread of misinformation online.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can find the complete and updated list of rapid response numbers on \u003ca href=\"https://www.ccijustice.org/carrn\">the California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice’s website\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also follow these organizations on \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/acilep_rapidresponse/\">their social media accounts\u003c/a> to see if these are confirmed sightings or just rumors.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Immigration agents detained someone I know. How do I find them?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Typically, a person of any status can be \u003ca href=\"https://www.asianlawcaucus.org/news-resources/guides-reports/know-your-rights-at-airports\">detained up to 72 hours at a port of entry\u003c/a>, according to the Asian Law Caucus. They can also be transferred to criminal or ICE custody.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED has\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12047506/searching-for-a-loved-one-in-ice-custody-heres-what-you-need-to-know\"> a guide that walks you through\u003c/a> how to potentially locate someone through different detention centers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The primary way to find someone is through \u003ca href=\"https://locator.ice.gov/odls/#/search\">ICE’s Online Detainee Locator System\u003c/a>. You can also call ICE at \u003ca href=\"https://www.help.cbp.gov/s/article/Article-1706?language=en_US\">866-347-2423\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the \u003ca href=\"https://help.asylumadvocacy.org/faqs-other-topics/#detained-loved-one\">Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project\u003c/a>, it may take a few days for a person to appear in the ICE database. If the name you’re searching for isn’t showing up in the ICE system — or if you’re concerned about their safety and possible deportation — you can seek out assistance from advocacy organizations such as \u003ca href=\"https://www.freedomforimmigrants.org/hotline\">Freedom for Immigrants\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12013522/free-legal-aid-in-the-bay-area-how-it-works-where-to-find-it\">Read more on how to find free or low-cost legal aid in the Bay Area.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story contains reporting from KQED’s Katie DeBenedetti, Carlos Cabrera-Lomelí, Tyche Hendricks and Carly Severn.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This weekend, President Donald Trump announced that as of Monday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents would be deployed to airports to support TSA operations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Trump administration said that ICE officers would be on duty to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12077292/is-ice-at-sfo-heres-what-we-know-about-videos-of-woman-being-forcefully-detained\">assist with airport security staffing\u003c/a>. But the presence of ICE officers has \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeBTNUdzvN8\">sparked fear and\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/immigration/2026/03/23/ice-officers-at-airports-could-sow-fear-latino-group-warns/89294194007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z116320p119050l004550c119050e1123xxv116320d--45--b--45--&gca-ft=168&gca-ds=sophi\">uncertainty \u003c/a>among travelers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco International Airport, the Bay Area’s biggest airport, has been spared long wait lines by the fact that its security screening is \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/flysfo/p/DWHseVzDnnc/\">contracted by a private company\u003c/a> rather than TSA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But on Sunday night, in an incident\u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/1s1a3lq/ice_already_causing_havoc_at_sfo/\"> captured on video\u003c/a>, plainclothes immigration officers were seen at SFO \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12077292/is-ice-at-sfo-heres-what-we-know-about-videos-of-woman-being-forcefully-detained\">forcefully handling a woman in front of her young child\u003c/a>. SFO was not on the list of 14 airports \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/tsa-wait-times-ice-airports-03-23-26?post-id=cmn37qf65000q3b6rfo32wpep\">obtained by CNN\u003c/a> where ICE would be appearing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#SFO\">Why was ICE at SFO on Sunday?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Questions\">Do I have to answer ICE’s questions in an airport?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Film\">Is it legal to film ICE in an airport?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067064\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-91-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067064\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-91-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-91-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-91-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-91-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The International Terminal at San Francisco International Airport on Dec. 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>So what should you know about ICE in U.S. airports right now? 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The men are not wearing visible badges or agency markings, but the Department of Homeland Security \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/dhsgov/status/2036158826341077203?s=46&t=PMxn5DJx4Cr-fWgaQBUvVA\">said\u003c/a> on the social media platform X Monday that they were, in fact, ICE officers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to a DHS spokesperson, the woman and her daughter were arrested at the airport and were being “escorted to the international terminal for processing” when the woman tried to flee. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12077292/is-ice-at-sfo-heres-what-we-know-about-videos-of-woman-being-forcefully-detained\">Read more about Sunday night’s incident at SFO.\u003c/a> As reported by \u003cem>The New York Times\u003c/em> on Tuesday evening, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/us/tsa-data-ice-deportation-san-francisco-airport.html\">ICE had originally been alerted\u003c/a> to the pair’s presence at SFO by TSA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/flysfo/p/DWPA-h5D_QG/\">a statement released by SFO\u003c/a>, the airport was “not involved in or notified in advance of this incident.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We understand federal officers were transporting two individuals on an outbound flight when this incident occurred,” the statement reads. “We believe this is an isolated incident and have no reason to suspect broader enforcement action at SFO.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DWPGTBvmGX9/\">San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie echoed the airport’s statement on Monday in a social media post\u003c/a>. Lurie said in his statement that local law enforcement “does not participate in federal civil immigration enforcement,” although \u003ca href=\"https://missionlocal.org/2026/03/attorneys-say-sfpd-may-have-violated-the-law-during-ice-arrest-at-sfo/\">some immigration attorneys have nonetheless questioned SFPD’s presence\u003c/a> during the arrest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of Monday afternoon, local immigration advocates said they were \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/sfrrn_/p/DWPQRS4lMjl/\">still assessing the situation\u003c/a> and working to “confirm all the facts related to this incident.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“After killing people in our streets and detaining U.S. citizens, ICE has lost all credibility and trust with the public,” Bay Area Rep. Kevin Mullin and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi said in a joint statement. “We demand immediate answers as to the mother’s and her child’s condition and the grounds for their detainment.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Can ICE arrest people at the airport?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Yes, there have been documented instances of \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/resources/community-alert-immigration-arrests-at-airports/\">ICE arresting people at airports\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jonathan Blazer, director of border strategies and senior advisor at the American Civil Liberties Union, said that there is “nothing that categorically prohibits ICE from going into an airport as an immigration enforcement agent.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For example, Blazer said, ICE agents have used commercial flights in the past to transport individuals on deportation flights — or to transfer arrested people to immigration detention centers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067210\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEating-86-BL_qed.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067210\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEating-86-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEating-86-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEating-86-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEating-86-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Passengers wait for their flight at San Francisco International Airport on Dec. 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Additionally, as first reported by \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/us/politics/immigration-tsa-passenger-data.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9U8.1lIj.Qa1WfLVCwcJB&smid=url-share\">\u003cem>The New York Times\u003c/em>\u003c/a> in December 2025, TSA has shared information about air travelers who are believed to be under deportation orders with ICE, enabling immigration agents to make arrests at the airport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Blazer said that this week’s deployment of ICE to airports — the “mere presence for this purpose, in an untargeted fashion, in large numbers” — was “unprecedented.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/ice-tsa-wait-times-shutdown-03-24-26?post-id=cmn48kb0y00823b6p6u9q5bxl\">CNN on Tuesday morning\u003c/a>, Trump said that agents will continue arresting undocumented people, but said of ICE agents in airports: “That’s not why they’re there; they’re really there to help.” (Most TSA officers are \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/what-do-when-encountering-law-enforcement-airports-and-other-ports-entry-us#what-types-of-law-enforcement-officers-and-other-government-officials-could-i-encounter-during-the-security-screening-process-at-the-airport\">not commissioned law enforcement officers\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Part of what’s so challenging here is that the Trump administration hasn’t really made clear what authorities they are vesting with ICE as part of this mission,” Blazer said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In its roundup of \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/resources/community-alert-immigration-arrests-at-airports/\">risks of air travel,\u003c/a> the National Immigration Law Center said that for people who are undocumented, have temporary immigration status or who are under a deportation order, there is “a significant risk of arrest at a U.S. airport.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, NILC also said that “all non-citizens face some risk” while traveling through U.S. airports, including those with green cards, if they have certain criminal convictions or who have Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates encourage \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DWMjSDSgeoZ/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D\">passengers who aren’t U.S. citizens to talk to a lawyer\u003c/a> about their specific situation before traveling.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Customs and Border Protection already regularly works in airports. What’s the difference between their powers and ICE’s?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>ICE and CBP are both immigration enforcement agencies within DHS.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While \u003ca href=\"https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/LSB/LSB10362\">ICE conducts enforcement within the U.S.\u003c/a> and manages detention and deportation operations, CBP conducts inspections at all U.S. “ports of entry” — at land borders, seaports and airports.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp> ACLU’s Blazer said that while CBP has a lot of “power when they’re screening people coming in on an international flight,” that doesn’t apply to \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclu.org/news/national-security/cbp-cant-detain-domestic-flight-passengers-refusing-suspicionless-id-checks#:~:text=CBP%20is%20bound%20by%20those,actions%20that%20participation%20is%20voluntary.\">domestic flights\u003c/a>. For example, CBP — and ICE — should not be able to check your electronic devices without a warrant for a domestic flight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nicole Hallett, director of the Immigrants’ Rights Clinic and a clinical professor of law at the University of Chicago, told the \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/tips/ice-agents-tsa-airports/\">\u003cem>Washington Post\u003c/em>\u003c/a> that ICE cannot search a passenger’s personal belongings without a warrant — and can only do this if they are working on behalf of an agency that \u003cem>can\u003c/em>, like CBP.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If they’re acting as a TSA agent, they have to follow TSA rules. If they’re acting as a CBP agent and doing Border Patrol work, then they have the authority that Border Patrol has,” Hallett said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And if they are just merely standing in the airport as ICE officers, then they have the same legal authority that any ICE officer standing in a public location has,” she said. (Regardless, she said that ICE can \u003ca href=\"https://archive.ph/YWJ1z#selection-853.62-853.119\">approach passengers anywhere\u003c/a> in the airport, including after security.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>What should I do if ICE approaches me in the airport?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At border checkpoints — including airports — officers can ask questions, carry out personal searches and detain people with wide latitude, Ahilan Arulanantham, co-director of the UCLA School of Law’s Center for Immigration Law & Policy, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/09/05/nx-s1-5517998/ice-arrest-rules-explained\">told NPR\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Blazer said that in order for ICE to arrest someone for an immigration violation \u003cem>without\u003c/em> a warrant, they would \u003ca href=\"https://immigrantjustice.org/sites/default/files/content-type/page/documents/2025-01/Castanon-Nava_training_slides_2025-01-16-english.pdf\">need to establish probable cause\u003c/a> that the person is in the U.S. in violation of U.S. immigration laws — and that the person is likely to escape before a warrant can be obtained for the arrest. There has been \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/five-individuals-launch-class-action-lawsuit-over-warrantless-immigration-arrests-in-north-carolina\">recent litigation across the country\u003c/a> challenging some of ICE’s warrantless arrests, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067757\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251210-SFOEating-24-BL_qed.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067757\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251210-SFOEating-24-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251210-SFOEating-24-BL_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251210-SFOEating-24-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251210-SFOEating-24-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Passengers walk past a flight board in Harvey Milk Terminal 1 at San Francisco International Airport on Dec. 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>ICE officers \u003cstrong>“\u003c/strong>have no additional authority in an airport,” Blazer said. But in reality, he said, the constitutional protections and rights people have can be “a lot trickier to make the choice to exercise them” in an airport setting for most people — who are dealing not only with the added pressures of catching expensive flights but also the impatience of other passengers in the security line.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For example, people — whether \u003ca href=\"https://www.ilrc.org/community-resources/know-your-rights-faq#item-5131\">citizens or immigrants\u003c/a> — have the right to ask an immigration officer, “Am I free to go?” If they don’t have a specific, individualized, reasonable suspicion that you’ve committed a crime, they can’t question you further and you can go, Blazer said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But let’s think about how that works in the airport context,” he said. “‘Am I free to go?’ and leaving means that I’m probably leaving the airport to get myself out of a situation, and I may miss my flight at that point.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Questions\">\u003c/a>Do I have to answer ICE’s questions at the airport?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If an ICE agent asks you questions in the airport, you “have the same right to remain silent as you do on the street,” Blazer said. “Nothing changes just because you’re in an airport.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But this is another example of how the pressures of the airport setting can affect your situation, Blazer said. If you choose to exercise your right to remain silent, the officer may pull you out of the security line and try to ask more questions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have the same rights, but in that environment, there are additional costs associated with exercising those rights,” Blazer said. “Many people in that situation, out of their own self-interest … ‘go along to get along’ as much as possible.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>What if ICE asks me for ID?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2026/03/23/ice-agents-airports-tsa-my-rights/89278550007/\">reporting from USA Today\u003c/a>, travelers do need to provide identification and comply with TSA screening to board a flight. But generally, \u003ca href=\"https://www.ilrc.org/community-resources/know-your-rights-faq#item-5131\">citizens and immigrants \u003c/a>have the right to remain silent when talking to law enforcement, including ICE.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Asian Law Caucus said that if you believe you are being taken into ICE custody, \u003ca href=\"https://www.asianlawcaucus.org/news-resources/guides-reports/know-your-rights-at-airports\">you should practice your right to remain silent and should not answer any questions\u003c/a>. You should also not sign any documents without a lawyer reviewing them, the organization said.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Blazer said that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12065885/ice-immigration-us-citizens-detained-carry-passports-documentation-green-card\">federal law \u003c/a>said people with lawful permanent residency or other visas that grant them lawful status must carry proof of their status with them — like their green card. “And it may be in their interest, in terms of avoiding further improper questioning or improper unlawful arrests, to answer those questions and to show that proof of status,” Blazer said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So even though you have a right \u003cem>not \u003c/em>to, I want to make clear that people are going to need to make an individualized decision as to whether it’s in their interest to exercise that right,” he said. “Especially if they are an adult green cardholder or somebody else who is subject to a federal law requiring them to carry proof of their status at all times.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Film\">\u003c/a>Is it legal to film ICE?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“Taking photographs and video of things that are plainly visible in public spaces is \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclu.org/issues/free-speech/photographers-rights/filming-and-photographing-police\">a constitutional right\u003c/a> — and that includes police and other government officials carrying out their duties,” the ACLU’s guidance reads.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And while there’s no Supreme Court ruling on an unambiguous First Amendment right to film law enforcement officers, “all of the seven U.S. Federal Circuit Courts that have considered the issue have pretty much said there is\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12069590/are-you-allowed-to-record-ice\"> a First Amendment right to record the police \u003c/a>and observe the police,” criminal justice reporter C.J. Ciaramella at Reason told KQED’s Close All Tabs podcast earlier this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068316\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/BorderPatrolAgentsGetty.jpeg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068316\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/BorderPatrolAgentsGetty.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/BorderPatrolAgentsGetty.jpeg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/BorderPatrolAgentsGetty-160x107.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/BorderPatrolAgentsGetty-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gregory Bovino, former Border Patrol commander at large (center), marches with federal agents to the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building after U.S. Border Patrol agents produced a show of force outside the Japanese American National Museum, where Gov. Newsom was holding a redistricting press conference on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Los Angeles. \u003ccite>(Carlin Stiehl / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But airports \u003cem>could\u003c/em> be a potentially harder environment to film, Blazer said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s not as though the First Amendment doesn’t exist at airports, but airports are not traditional public domain in a way that parks [are],” Blazer said. For example, some TSA security lines have a sign nearby that says “no photos.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They rarely enforce that, but it just shows you that it’s already a more regulated environment in which they can impose certain restrictions,” Blazer said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It \u003cem>is\u003c/em> lawful to film law enforcement in “any open, visible place when they’re performing their duties,” Blazer said, echoing the guidance laid out in \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclu.org/issues/free-speech/photographers-rights/filming-and-photographing-police\">this thorough guide by the ACLU\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But at the same time, it can be permissible for airport operators to impose certain reasonable rules, and those rules might include restricting photographing in particular areas of the airport,” Blazer said.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp> Practically, it could be hard to argue against an airport official who is telling you not to take photos in an area, Blazer said. And there may be a legal fight after the fact, “if a person doesn’t comply with that order and is arrested or is taken out of the line,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But, I think, the practical reality is that” in an airport “environment, it gets harder to exercise that right,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11871364/recording-the-police-what-to-know-and-how-to-stay-safe-doing-it\">Bystander videos also provide important counternarratives\u003c/a> to official law enforcement accounts. After the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by ICE officers in Minnesota earlier this year, Trump administration officials immediately claimed Pretti was a “domestic terrorist” intending to “massacre” officers — \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2026/01/25/nx-s1-5687875/minneapolis-shooting-minnesota-ice-alex-pretti-dhs-investigation\">claims contradicted\u003c/a> by the multiple eyewitness videos taken of the killing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials with the Trump administration have, however, \u003ca href=\"https://abc3340.com/news/nation-world/secretary-kristi-noem-addresses-surge-in-attacks-on-ice-agents-in-tampa-dhs-us-immigration-and-customs-enforcement-agents-florida-department-of-homeland-security-july-13-2025\">characterized filming ICE as “violence” and “doxing,”\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12069590/are-you-allowed-to-record-ice\">Americans have faced detention\u003c/a> by ICE \u003ca href=\"https://www.fox9.com/news/ice-detains-woodbury-man-filming-agents\">after filming agents.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So all in all, while recording ICE might be your constitutional right, it also brings increasing risks. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11871364/recording-the-police-what-to-know-and-how-to-stay-safe-doing-it\">Read more about the logistics — and risks — of recording law enforcement officers like ICE agents.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>What do immigrant advocates say about traveling during this time? \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>San Francisco advocacy group \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/sfrrn_/p/DWPQRS4lMjl/?img_index=2\">Mission Action\u003c/a> warns that noncitizens who do not currently have legal status “should carefully consider the risks of air travel, including domestic flights within the U.S.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Recent reporting suggests increased risks, including that TSA may be sharing traveler information with ICE, which could expose individuals to enforcement,” \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/sfrrn_/p/DWPQRS4lMjl/?img_index=2\">their social media post\u003c/a> reads.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12077525\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2267556279-scaled-e1774466569963.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12077525\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2267556279-scaled-e1774466569963.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Atlanta Police Department officers look on as travelers stand in long lines at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on March 23, 2026, in Atlanta, Georgia. \u003ccite>(Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Alameda County Immigration Legal Education Partnership said people should \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DWMjSDSgeoZ/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D\">“talk to an attorney before flying to understand your risk.”\u003c/a> The \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DWMjSDSgeoZ/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D\">guidance\u003c/a> suggested people plan extra time before traveling and keep key documents — like \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/resources/community-alert-immigration-arrests-at-airports/\">proof of lawful status, pending applications or certified copies of criminal cases if the case was closed\u003c/a> — on hand. The organization emphasized that people should not “sign anything” they’re given by immigration agents that they “don’t understand.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The ACLU Northern California has \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunorcal.org/know-your-rights/know-your-rights-us-airports-and-ports-entry/\">a page that breaks down your rights at the airport \u003c/a>and whether or not border officers can ask about your immigration status.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to ACLU NorCal, U.S. citizens only have to \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunorcal.org/know-your-rights/know-your-rights-us-airports-and-ports-entry/\">“answer questions establishing your identity and citizenship\u003c/a> (in addition to customs-related questions).”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, the organization cautions that \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/what-do-when-encountering-law-enforcement-airports-and-other-ports-entry-us\">“refusing to answer routine questions \u003c/a>about the nature and purpose of your travel could result in delay and/or further inspection.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Noncitizen visa holders and visitors who refuse to answer questions could face a delay or be denied entry. Lawful permanent residents, like green card holders, only have to answer questions about their identity and permanent residency, \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunorcal.org/know-your-rights/know-your-rights-us-airports-and-ports-entry/\">according to ACLU NorCal.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Refusal to answer other questions will likely cause delay, but officials may not deny you entry into the U.S. for failure to answer other questions,” \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunorcal.org/know-your-rights/know-your-rights-us-airports-and-ports-entry/\">ACLU NorCal\u003c/a> advised legal permanent residents — noting that green card status “may be revoked only by an immigration judge,” and warning, “Do not give up your green card voluntarily!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Asian Law Caucus also has \u003ca href=\"https://www.asianlawcaucus.org/news-resources/guides-reports/know-your-rights-at-airports\">a helpful chart\u003c/a> on what people of differing statuses can expect in airports when it comes to their baggage, device searches and length of potential detainment.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>What should I do if I think I see ICE in an airport?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Instead of posting possible ICE sightings to social media, immigration advocates \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12025647/what-to-do-if-you-encounter-ice\">highly encourage\u003c/a> people to call them first instead. With these hotlines, advocates can \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12024332/ice-raids-in-california-how-to-sort-fact-from-rumor-online\">fact-check these sightings\u003c/a>, with the goal of preventing the spread of misinformation online.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can find the complete and updated list of rapid response numbers on \u003ca href=\"https://www.ccijustice.org/carrn\">the California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice’s website\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also follow these organizations on \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/acilep_rapidresponse/\">their social media accounts\u003c/a> to see if these are confirmed sightings or just rumors.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Immigration agents detained someone I know. 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"content": "\u003cp>While Bay Area officials criticized the actions of plainclothes immigration officers seen forcefully handling a woman at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco-international-airport\">San Francisco International Airport\u003c/a> on Sunday night, they said there does not seem to be a wider federal operation at SFO.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In footage that spread quickly \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/1s1a3lq/ice_already_causing_havoc_at_sfo/\">on social media\u003c/a>, men wearing dark clothing without visible badges or agency markings are seen pulling a visibly distraught woman from a bench in an airport terminal around 10 p.m. Sunday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the men pries her fingers from the bench while the other pushes her into a wheelchair. Eyewitnesses can be heard asking the agents to show their badges and provide badge numbers. Nearby, a girl who appears to be about 10 years old is heard crying.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One person in the background of the video said, “This is illegal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For ICE agents to be at SFO, deporting someone with a child and engaging in pretty violent behavior towards that person, it is so disgusting and unacceptable. We want ICE to get the hell out,” state Sen. Scott Wiener said Monday, speaking to reporters outside of SFO’s international terminal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson, the woman and her daughter were arrested at the airport and were being “escorted to the international terminal for processing” when the woman tried to flee. The family had a final order of removal from an immigration judge in 2019, according to the DHS spokesperson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SFO spokesperson Doug Yakel said in a statement that the agents were “transporting two individuals on an outbound flight when this incident occurred,” though DHS did not clarify if the woman had been arrested prior to arriving at the airport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067757\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067757\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251210-SFOEating-24-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251210-SFOEating-24-BL_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251210-SFOEating-24-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251210-SFOEating-24-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Passengers walk past a flight board in Harvey Milk Terminal 1 at San Francisco International Airport on Dec. 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mayor Daniel Lurie said in a statement on social media that he found the incident upsetting but believes it was an isolated event.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have no reason to believe there is broader federal immigration enforcement at SFO,” he wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The detention comes as Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/tsa-wait-times-ice-airports-03-23-26\">deployed to more than a dozen U.S. airports\u003c/a>, a move that the Trump administration said is meant to supplement security staffing during a partial government shutdown that has led to long waits for air travelers across the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Transportation Security Administration employees have been working without pay since DHS funding lapsed in February, and now many are calling out sick or resigning, according to the agency. SFO has privately contracted security screeners, who are not affected by the lapse in federal funding.[aside postID=news_12076626 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2231342596.jpg']Videos of the SFO incident show a line of San Francisco police officers standing between a crowd of onlookers and the federal authorities detaining the woman. The San Francisco Police Department said its officers responded to the scene around 10 p.m. after receiving a 911 call related to the incident, but that they were not involved in the woman’s detention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SFPD spokesperson Robert Rueca said in a statement that the officers determined that the incident involved federal law enforcement agents and “remained at the scene to maintain public safety.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The San Francisco Rapid Response Network, which verifies community alerts about possible ICE sightings, was still trying to determine details midday Monday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Milli Atkinson, who directs the Immigrant Legal Defense Program at the Bar Association of San Francisco, said travelers who are concerned about ICE should refer to the American Civil Liberties Union’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunorcal.org/know-your-rights/know-your-rights-us-airports-and-ports-entry/\">“Know Your Rights in Airports”\u003c/a> guidelines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The video of a mother being aggressively detained by ICE agents in front of her daughter at the San Francisco International Airport is yet another heartbreaking example of how Trump’s inhumane immigration enforcement is terrorizing communities across America,” Bay Area Rep. 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Now, the state says patients who only take these GLP-1 drugs for weight loss, \u003ca href=\"https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/california-medicaid-medi-cal-glp1-weight-loss-drugs-ends-coverage-cost/\">are no longer covered.\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Siskiyou County \u003ca href=\"https://www.ijpr.org/law-and-justice/2026-01-16/siskiyou-county-must-hire-independent-monitor-in-traffic-stop-discrimination-settlement\">has reached a partial settlement\u003c/a> in a class-action lawsuit alleging discrimination against Asian residents.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2 class=\"routes-Site-routes-Post-Title-__Title__title\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12069729/no-real-id-tsa-fee-fine-feb-1-how-to-pay-requirements-passport-california-sfo-oak\">\u003cstrong>No REAL ID? 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Until now, anyone who lacked a REAL ID license or other acceptable form of identification was still allowed to go through airport security, albeit with additional screening. 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