ICE handcuffs 71-year-old grandmother, a U.S. citizen, at San Diego immigration court

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Stone was at the court to observe proceedings and how the federal agents act, which is legal and, according to Ruth Mendez of Detention Resistance, is a 1st Amendment right.

“The fear is very, very real here," Mendez said, "and the volunteers that are showing up today are now coming, knowing that there might be a risk of our own detention.”

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Mendez worries there will be invisible impacts — like people deciding not to volunteer. In fact, an officer in the video can be heard suggesting that more people could get detained.

“The message that it sent was very clear: For us to be afraid to come back and do the work that we're doing,” Mendez said, adding that “all Americans should know that this is how their taxpayer money is being spent, and that it is really a crying shame. The people who are actually suffering are the people who are seeking asylum.”

For her part, Stone said she would volunteer again.

-short news video at the link

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