Democrats hammer ICE for arresting 2 at San Francisco airport

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California Democrats blasted federal immigration authorities after a viral video showed officers arresting two people, including a crying woman, at San Francisco International Airport. The video shows the woman — who the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said is an illegal alien — wailing and dropping to the ground as she is being arrested by two plainclothes agents on Sunday while her daughter cries in the background. California Democrats argued the video showed excessive force and would instill fear in immigrant communities, while calling for answers from federal authorities. Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Calif., said the woman seen in the video was a "Sacramento mother" and said she was demanding answers. LA PROTESTERS SWARM RESTAURANT AFTER TSA OFFICERS REPORTEDLY MISIDENTIFIED AS ICE AGENTS "I am deeply angered by the video released of a Sacramento mother being forcibly detained by ICE in front of her young daughter at San Francisco International Airport this weekend," she wrote . "This is our neighbor and a member of our community. This video showcases the cruelty we have come to expect from Trump's ICE agents, but also the lasting trauma that will be inflicted on those who are forced to witness their disproportionate and deadly recklessness. I am demanding answers as to why ICE treated this Sacramentan so violently in front of her daughter." DHS said two people from a family unit were arrested, saying the family had outstanding removal orders and was in the U.S. illegally. TRUMP ADMIN URGES NEWSOM TO HONOR ICE DETAINERS FOR MORE THAN 33K CRIMINAL ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS Federal officials said the arrest followed a lawful final removal order issued by an immigration judge in 2019 and that one of the individuals attempted to flee and resisted officers. "ICE officers arrested Angelina Lopez-Jimenez and Wendy Godinez-Jimenez at the San Francisco International Airport. These illegal aliens had a final removal order from an immigration judge since 2019," DHS said on X. "Whi…