Pelosi Statement on the Reported ICE Arrests in San Francisco

Washington, D.C. - Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the reported ICE arrests in San Francisco:

"It is stupid that ICE is now arresting families and children for obeying the law. The detained immigrants were diligently cooperating with law enforcement and complying with the law by reporting to their regularly scheduled check-in with ICE. These families were following their normal routine - and if the purpose of ICE is to ensure immigration laws and processes are enforced and followed, these arrests run counter to that mission and are inconsistent with it.

"The traumatic impact these detainments will have on these families - including a three-year-old child - who are being detained for obeying the law is outrageous and unforgivable. This menacing conduct will instill fear in immigrants who have scheduled future check-ins with ICE officials and their trepidation may deter them from pursuing lawful pathways. Clearly ICE does not place a value on our responsibility to the wellbeing of families.

"For a long time, there have been concerns about the behavior of ICE and how they are penalizing people who obey the law. The arrests in San Francisco are a manifestation of a broader pattern of ICE's ineffective renegade behavior. Oversight and reform of ICE is needed now more than ever."