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   From: im@gay.com   
      
   There was a federal immigration enforcement action in San Francisco’s   
   Diamond Heights neighborhood, near the Castro LGBTQ district, February   
   13, according to Mayor Daniel Lurie.   
      
   “My office is aware of the immigration enforcement action in Diamond   
   Heights earlier today,” Lurie stated. “We are not aware of any other   
   immigration enforcement action in the city today. We will continue to   
   monitor the situation closely and remain committed to upholding the   
   values and laws of our city.”   
      
   Lurie also stated that the San Francisco Police Department was not   
   involved, as per San Francisco’s sanctuary city policy.   
      
   “The San Francisco Police Department was not involved and does not   
   assist with federal civil immigration enforcement. That will not change   
   as long as I’m mayor,” Lurie stated. "Our policies make our communities   
   safer and build trust with law enforcement. Everyone should feel safe   
   reporting a crime, seeking help, or accessing services – regardless of   
   immigration status. I am in touch with the Rapid Response Network and   
   community organizations to ensure communities continue to receive   
   accurate information.”   
      
   According to an Instagram post from the Rapid Response Network, an   
   elderly female nanny was taken into custody on her way to work. The   
   network stated it had confirmed the woman was arrested and was followed   
   in her vehicle by “multiple unmarked vehicles.”   
      
   After she exited her car, the unmarked vehicles blocked the driveway and   
   agents stated they were looking for a person in the neighborhood. Agents   
   did not present identifying information or a warrant when asked, the   
   post continued.   
      
   A reason for the detention has not been disclosed, nor has the identity   
   of the reported detainee. The network is now working with attorneys to   
   secure the woman’s release, according to the post.   
      
   There has been federal immigration enforcement in San Francisco largely   
   near the immigration courthouse in the financial district downtown. In   
   October, President Donald Trump called off a planned surge into the city   
   at Lurie’s request.   
      
   The Bay Area Reporter reported last week that Castro-area stakeholders   
   were implementing options for how to respond to a surge cities like   
   Minneapolis have seen.   
      
   Gay Board of Supervisors President Rafael Mandelman represents both   
   Diamond Heights and the Castro as District 8 supervisor.   
      
   In a phone interview February 13, Mandelman said he doesn’t “know more   
   information than the Rapid Response Network or that the mayor posted,”   
   except to say there has been sporadic immigration enforcement outside of   
   downtown since the second Trump administration started, but this is the   
   first incident in his district he is aware of.   
      
   “It’s disturbing,” he said. “I cannot remember something like this   
   happening in my district but … I do think this has been happening.”   
      
   Three gay men are running to replace Mandelman as D8 supervisor. Gary   
   McCoy, the former constituent caseworker for Congressmember Nancy Pelosi   
   (D-San Francisco); Emanuel “Manny” Yekutiel, a cafe owner; and Michael   
   Nguyen, an elected member of the San Francisco Democratic County Central   
   Committee.   
      
   Nguyen told the B.A.R., “What happened in Diamond Heights is   
   unconscionable.”   
      
   He added, “This is what state-sanctioned terror looks like, and it’s   
   happening in our neighborhood,” he continued. “As the son of Vietnamese   
   refugees, I know what my parents fled – the fear of authorities who   
   could take you without warning. No nanny in San Francisco should   
   experience that terror. No family in District 8 should wonder if they’re   
   next.”   
      
   McCoy stated that he is “outraged by reports that federal agents   
   abducted an elderly nanny in Diamond Heights.”   
      
   “Tearing caregivers out of our communities doesn’t make anyone safer; it   
   does the opposite,” he continued. “We need real measures to keep ICE out   
   of San Francisco and District 8, and we need leaders willing to stand up   
   and say enough is enough.”   
      
   Yekutiel was also outraged, he stated.   
      
   “This paramilitary secret police snatching people without warrants does   
   not belong in our sanctuary city and in our country,” he stated Friday   
   evening. “As the child of an immigrant, I’m honestly disgusted to see   
   this treatment of our brothers and sisters. It’s deeply un-American and   
   shameful.”   
      
   To report potential immigration enforcement, call (415) 200-1548.   
   Lurie’s office stated resources for immigrants are available at https://   
   sf.gov/immigrants.   
      
   Updated, 2/13/26: This article has been updated with comments from   
   Rafael Mandelman and Gary McCoy. Updated, 2/14/26: This article has been   
   updated with comments from Manny Yekutiel. Updated, 2/17/26: This   
   article has been updated to correct Gary McCoy's former job for   
   Congressmember Nancy Pslosi.   
      
   https://www.ebar.com/story/163195   
      
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