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1 week ago | kqed.org | Katie DeBenedetti |Juan Carlos Lara

Jun 17Failed to save articlePlease try againSan Francisco City Hall in November 2024. More than 100 members of San Francisco labor unions and supporters protested against Mayor Daniel Lurie’s budget plan, which would include the first layoffs in over a decade. (James Carter-Johnson/Getty Images)Sheriff’s deputies blocked the barricade between protesters and the board but remained mostly silent for more than 20 minutes as the demonstration continued.

2 weeks ago | kqed.org | Katie DeBenedetti |Juan Carlos Lara

Jun 12 Failed to save article Please try again Religious community members and Supervisor Bilal Mahmood (center) gathered at San Francisco International Airport on Thursday, June 12, 2025, to protest Customs and Border Patrol agents’ detention of two Palestinian visitors, who had visas to the U.S. (Juan Carlos Lara/KQED) The men have been coordinating relief efforts for their 200-person village and documenting the effects of decades-long Israeli occupation, according to Ben Linder, a member...

2 weeks ago | kqed.org | Katie DeBenedetti |Sukey Lewis

Jun 9Failed to save articlePlease try againProtestors rally outside of the ICE building in San Francisco on June 8, 2035. Over 150 people were arrested Sunday night at a protest against President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles. More demonstrations are planned. (Aryk Copley for KQED)“We are ready. We are meeting regularly.

2 weeks ago | laist.com | Katie DeBenedetti |Guy Marzorati

ICE officers and the National Guard confront protesters outside of the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles. Read on ... for more legal and political analysis of the situation.

3 weeks ago | kqed.org | Katie DeBenedetti |Juan Carlos Lara

Jun 5Failed to save articlePlease try againThe U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement building at 630 Sansome St. in San Francisco, California, on Feb. 5, 2020. Immigration officials arrested at least 15 people — including a 3-year-old — during court check-ins in San Francisco on Wednesday, prompting outrage from Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi.