Violent Protesters Injured Attacking ICE Vehicle.

PULSE POINTS

WHAT HAPPENED: Protests against federal immigration enforcement outside a San Francisco courthouse turned violent when demonstrators attempted to stop deportations by climbing onto a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) vehicle.

WHO WAS INVOLVED: Protesters, ICE agents, and federal officers were involved in the clashes outside a courthouse in downtown San Francisco.

WHEN & WHERE: Tuesday, July 8, in San Francisco, California.

KEY QUOTE: “I was bleeding everywhere. They were brutal to those of us trying to exercise our rights and protect our community.” – Sorin, a protester.

IMPACT: The protests disrupted federal operations and led to injuries, arrests, and ongoing high tensions between federal immigration agents and anti-ICE agitators.

IN FULL

Violent demonstrations against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations broke out near a courthouse in downtown San Francisco, California, on Tuesday. Video of the protest shows far-left demonstrators attempting to interfere with federal immigration enforcement action by barring the path of an ICE van and climbing onto its hood.

At least two demonstrators can be seen in the video clinging to the ICE vehicle as it attempts to drive away, with one person falling off and another holding on as the van swerves sharply. Protesters, many wearing masks and keffiyehs, were also seen engaging in physical altercations with federal agents. “Holy f***ing s**t, frightening times, right?” a demonstrator can be heard exclaiming in the video before adding: “What the f**k have we gotten ourselves into?”

Meanwhile, another protester who spoke with local San Francisco media, identified only as “Sorin,” stated that see was injured while attempting to block an ICE vehicle. “I was bleeding everywhere,” she said, adding: “They were brutal to those of us trying to exercise our rights and protect our community.”

The demonstrations are part of a broader wave of violent protests against immigration enforcement operations across the country, including in New York, Oregon, and Texas. Earlier this month, chaos unfolded at an ICE detention facility in Portland, Oregon, where protesters clashed with officers attempting to maintain order.

Meanwhile, on July 4, a “planned ambush” targeting corrections officers at an ICE detention facility in Alvarado, Texas, left a police officer with a gunshot wound to the neck. The National Pulse reported on Tuesday that eleven individuals have been arrested so far in connection with the attack.