An organization dedicated to protecting undocumented immigrants in Alameda County has condemned a pair of arrests that they said were made by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents last week, both of which they said ended up with a person being hospitalized.
In a statement, the Alameda County Immigration Legal Education Partnership said both residents taken by ICE were Alameda County residents. They said both arrests happened Friday — one in Emeryville and the other near San Antonio Park in Oakland. According to the organization, both of the detainees wound up in Highland Hospital as a result of injuries they said appeared to be suffered during the arrests.
Emails and phone messages left with ICE on Monday and early Tuesday were not returned. Oakland and Emeryville police also did not respond to requests for information.
ACILEP said it “condemns the violent manner of two ICE arrests of two Alameda County residents this past weekend. In both cases, federal agents appear to have used excessive force against the people they detained, injuring them to the point of needing hospital care.”
No other details were shared by the organization, which characterized the use of force as “brutal.”
“At the time, we have no information suggesting that ICE is conducting enforcement operations at the hospitals or in the surrounding community,” ACILEP said in its statement. “Their reported presence appears to be connected to ther individuals in custody.”
The organization dissuaded supporters from arriving at the hospital, instead directing them to follow their guide for taking action against ICE. Those actions included contacting local elected officials to demand accountability; stay informed by joining a community network; share only verified and accurate reports of ICE presence; and to memorize their constitutional rights.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) watch community activists gather at Highland Hospital in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026. The group responded after unconfirmed reports of ICE injuring a person during a detainment on Friday and bringing them to the hospital for treatment. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) watch community activist displays signs at Highland Hospital in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026. A group responded after unconfirmed reports of ICE injuring a person during a detainment on Friday and bringing them to the hospital for treatment. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) watch community activists display a sign at Highland Hospital in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026. A group responded after unconfirmed reports of ICE injuring a person during a detainment on Friday and bringing them to the hospital for treatment. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) watch community activists gather at Highland Hospital in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026. The group responded after unconfirmed reports of ICE injuring a person during a detainment on Friday and bringing them to the hospital for treatment. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)