STORY: Federal immigration agents used pepper spray against protesters and detained one individual during demonstrations in downtown San Francisco, California on Wednesday (August 20), video filmed by Reuters showed.

During the demonstration, roughly a dozen law enforcement officers, some of whom wore ICE patches on their uniforms, walked up Sansome Street to the ICE field office in the city’s financial district.

As they approached the office, one officer tackled a protester to the ground and detained them, using zipties to bind their hands.

It’s not clear why the person was detained.

ICE did not immediately respond to an email for comment.

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VIDEO SHOWS: ICE AND OTHER FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WALKING DOWN STREET IN SAN FRANCISCO / OFFICERS DETAINING INDIVIDUAL OUTSIDE ICE OFFICES

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SHOWS: SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (AUGUST 20, 2025) (Reuters - Access all)

1. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, INCLUDING SOME WITH ICE PATCHES ON UNIFORM, WALKING DOWN SANSOME STREET WHILE BEING PURSUED BY PROTESTERS / OFFICER AIMING PEPPER SPRAY PROTESTERS

2. VARIOUS OF OFFICERS WALKING DOWN SANSOME STREET WHILE PROTESTERS CHANT

3. OFFICERS DETAINING PROTESTER ON STREET, WALKING INDIVIDUAL INTO ICE OFFICE