There were no reports of immigration arrests or the presence of ICE or Border Patrol agents at Levi's Stadium. The Trump Administration last week had backed off from earlier threats of immigration arrests at the Super Bowl.
The Department of Homeland Security said ICE and Border Patrol have no plans to steer clear of the Super Bowl, despite the tension and unrest after the two fatal shootings in Minnesota.
The escalating ICE enforcement, and a change in policy that permits immigration enforcement at areas such as churches and schools that were previously off limits, has created a chilling effect on some Latino community activities.
The Trump administration is suing to block a new California law that would ban federal law enforcement officers from wearing masks on duty. It was shaped by concerns over masked immigration agents in Los Angeles.
The ACLU of Northern California filed a lawsuit on behalf of local nonprofits. The lawsuit challenges San Jose police officers’ practice of searching for location information collected by automated license plate readers (ALPRs) without first getting a warrant.
Men in unmarked black t-shirts wearing no masks hustled a man out of an East San Jose nonprofit employment center, handcuffed him and drove off in an unmarked SUV.
The new law prevents federal agents working in California from concealing their identities with masks. The Trump administration said it will ignore the law, which is expected to face a legal challenge.
In a unanimous decision announced Thursday evening, a panel rejected a lower-court’s finding that it was likely illegal for President Trump to use state troops to protect immigration agents from protests.
Francisco De-Jesus Morales, a national of Nicaragua, allegedly assaulted three ICE deportation officers at an ICE facility in San Jose as those officers attempted to take him into custody.
The City Council pledged an undetermined amount of new financial support for the Rapid Response Network, co-founded by the city in 2016 to track actions by Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, providing on-the-spot counseling and legal assistance to undocumented immigrants.
One of President Trump’s first executive orders threatened to withhold federal funding from so-called sanctuary jurisdictions, including California. ICE can still arrest and deport undocumented people living in California.