{"id":551510,"date":"2026-07-21T01:42:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T01:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/551510\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T01:42:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T01:42:25","slug":"united-airlines-says-it-will-look-into-workers-threat-to-call-ice-in-viral-video-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/551510\/","title":{"rendered":"United Airlines says it will \u2018look into\u2019 worker\u2019s threat to call ICE in viral video | San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/united-airlines\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United Airlines<\/a> is \u201clooking into\u201d a viral video showing a United Airlines employee threatening to call Immigration and Customs Enforcement (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/ice-us-immigration-and-customs-enforcement\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ICE<\/a>) on Mexican American man at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/san-francisco\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco<\/a> international Airport last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The scene erupted after Julio Varela of San Ramon grew upset at United Airlines staff for taking a long time to correct an error his family made when entering his daughter\u2019s name to buy a ticket for flight to Canada, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/united-airlines-employee-threatens-call-ice-bay-area-family-sfo-rcna588343\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">according to NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">After three hours of waiting and a sour exchange with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/united-airlines\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United Airlines<\/a> staffer, Varela pulled out his phone and demanded the woman to identify her self.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\u201cI\u2019m asking for your name so I can report you,\u201d Varela said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8Sn0TpRc-yo\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">video<\/a> that has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/unitedairlines\/comments\/1uxtduk\/united_airlines_threatens_to_call_ice_on_customer\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">attracted wide attention<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The United staffer responded by pulling out her own phone and recording him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\u201cMaybe we should call ICE on you,\u201d the woman replied. \u201cYou don\u2019t act like a citizen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Ramon, who is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/travel\/article\/united-employee-ice-passenger-sfo-video-22349786.php\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">naturalized citizen<\/a>, grew still more angry after that comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\u201cCall ICE on me, lady,\u201d the man says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The two then trade volleys, with Varela repeatedly saying \u201csay it again\u201d as she responds: \u201cGet out my face.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\u201cUnited Airlines has a racist customer service lady!\u201d Varela yells. \u201cShe\u2019s lazy as hell!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Another United Airlines staffer can be seen sighing and rolling her eyes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\u201cWe\u2019re looking into the interaction in this video, but don\u2019t have anything additional to share at this time,\u201d the airline wrote in an emailed statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Varela <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=we9LVuRy5_k\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">expressed concern<\/a> about possibly being detained by ICE upon his return to the United States from Montreal, despite being a US citizen. 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