Mar 25, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained a 41-year-old mother and her 9-year-old daughter at San Francisco International Airport earlier this week after receiving a tip from the Transportation Security Administration, according to a report in the New York Time s. Angelia Lopez-Jimenez and her daughter have since been returned to Guatemala. The TSA reportedly alerted immigration authorities on Friday after the pair appeared on a passenger list for a Sunday night flight to Miami. According to the Department of Homeland Security, the family had an outstanding deportation order issued by an immigration judge in 2019. 20 airports don’t use TSA officers at security checkpoints. How is the shutdown affecting their lines? Video of the incident shared on social media shows plainclothes agents detaining Lopez-Jimenez in Terminal three. Her daughter remained nearby as stunned passengers recorded the encounter and confronted the agents. Several San Francisco police officers were also present at the scene during the detention. According to a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security, Lopez-Jimenez attempted to flee and resisted law enforcement officers during the encounter. The department stated that the family had an outstanding order for deportation issued by an immigration judge in 2019. The incident has drawn criticism from federal and state lawmakers. U.S. Rep. John Garamendi, a Democrat representing District 8, expressed concern over the nature of the enforcement action at the airport. "What's happening? What is going on at our country? The Trump administration is creating this chaos. Just being plucked out of the line at the airport. It's gotta stop. We've gotta rein in the Trump administration," Garamendi said. State Sen. Scott Wiener, who represents District 11, also responded to the report of the TSA providing passenger data to immigration authorities. "U.S. airports are now apparently ICE dragnets," Wiener said. "Despicable that TSA is doing this. ICE must be abolished and TSA needs serious reform." All facts in this report were gathered by journalists employed by KRON4. Artificial intelligence tools were used to reformat information into a news article for our website. This report was edited and fact-checked by KRON4 staff before being published. ...read more read less
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