ICE handcuffs 71-year-old grandmother, a U.S. citizen, at San Diego immigration court
July 10, 2025, 4:10 PM EDT / Updated July 10, 2025, 7:55 PM EDT / Source: NBC San Diego
By Joey Safchik, NBC San Diego
A grandmother planning to document Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests at the San Diego courthouse instead became herself the story on Tuesday, after video of her arrest began circulating online.
The 71-year-old woman, U.S. citizen Barbara Stone, was accused of pushing an ICE agent and was placed in custody for several hours. Stone denied the allegation to NBC 7 on Wednesday.
Stone was handcuffed and held by federal agents for eight hours, according to her family ...
NBC 7 made several attempts to contact ICE about the incident but was referred to the Federal Protective Service, which is part of the Department of Homeland Security. FPS has not responded to a request for comment ...
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ice-handcuffs-us-citizen-grandmother-san-diego-rcna218107
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