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UPDATE: Faith leaders were arrested by federal police outside San Francisco's immigration courthouse.

They had chained themselves to the building, blocking the entrance to shut it down to protest immigrant arrests.

It worked: By 11 a.m., the court was closed for the day.
December 16, 2025 at 7:39 PM
HAPPENING NOW: About a dozen faith leaders chained themselves to San Francisco's immigration court, blocking the entrance.

"If you come for them, you'll have to go through us," the group sang.

Dozens rallied alongside them, hoping to shut the building down for the day.
December 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Man hit by what appeared to be a flash grenade on Thursday morning.

Flash bangs were launched at crowd of Bay Area protesters just as Customs & Border Protection SUVs drove onto a base in Alameda.

CBP & others are arriving as part of an immigration surge.
October 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Flash bang launched into a crowd protesting deployment of federal immigration agents in the Bay Area.

It was unclear which agency deployed the flash grenade. But Customs & Border Protection has started arriving to Alameda, where crowds are gathered.
October 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM