Rush to judgement by the protesters.
Via NRO:
As the national debate on immigration continues to heat up, video from last year has resurfaced of neighbors protesting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland Security agents as they broke up a child sex-trafficking ring in California.
People in the West Oakland neighborhood of Oakland, Calif. woke up early one morning last year when they heard ICE agents raiding one of the houses and assumed the agents were arresting illegal immigrants, according to the video from a local CBS News outlet.
The protesters, who crowded around the house, were apparently not given any information by the agents about what was happening.
“It’s been really tough because we have no idea what’s going on in there, and we know that there’s a lot of injustices that have been happening,” said Hadar Cohen, who held a sign reading, “No person is illegal.”
“We care for our neighbors, and we’re for immigration rights.”
The Oakland Police Department confirmed to the CBS station that the operation had nothing to do with immigration enforcement and the agents were acting on a federal search warrant obtained during an ongoing criminal investigation into juvenile sex trafficking.
ICE was seen leading two people out of the house with blankets over their heads to protect their identities.
“ICE is not welcome in this country. HS is not welcome,” said another neighbor, Adley Penner. “I don’t support what they do. I think it is a blasphemy.”
Protesters also wrote, “We love our neighbors” and “OPD [Oakland Police Department] is a disgrace” on the ground in chalk.