There was an imbroglio at Sacramento’s John Moss Building, ICE HQ, this evening (Thursday, May 28, 2026). I arrived a few minutes late, so I didn’t see much, but relied on what others said happened.
A vehicle was leaving the ICE compound gate and Scott with his iPhone was challenging it with accustomed thoroughness, when the vehicle’s irritated driver rolled down the window, grabbed Scott’s iPhone and drove off. Scott grabbed the vehicle’s steering wheel through the window and was dragged halfway down the block, suffering significant and painful abrasions to the left side of his body.
When I arrived, Sacramento Police Department (SacPD) officers were interviewing Scott and other witnesses and obtaining any available video. Those of us on the Left were hostile and occasionally used abusive language towards the officers. One officer in particular was hurt and offended that we were questioning his motives. He and his fellow officers were just trying to play a neutral role here, trying to determine what laws might have been violated, trying to serve justice, and help Scott.
SacPD has been quietly supportive of ICE over the last several years, no matter Sacramento’s Sanctuary City status, or what anyone on the City Council might think. SacPD’s professed neutrality here seemed rich. As one of us on the Left loudly argued, not only did SacPD fail to detain or arrest the perpetrator of ICE violence, but they actually escorted him away.
So, no one was happy. SacPD didn’t get their proper respect and the protesters saw society’s rules get disregarded.
It will be interesting to see what happens next. Will someone from ICE actually get arrested? How neutral and professional is SacPD? How quickly will Scott heal? Videos may be forthcoming, particularly Scott’s video.
[UPDATE: My Facebook post on this subject was swarmed by the mouth-breathers on the right, including a few people that I actually know, including a martial artist and a former roller derby competitor (natural fascists there). The comments are an entertaining read. Comments continue to come in. I've deleted about 3/4 of the comments, leaving only those that serve me in some way.]
Oddly enough, the police interview between Scott and SacPD went politely enough. The fix was in on everything else at this point, so the officers probably figured under the circumstances they may as well be polite. The police requested and received Scott's video via iPhone Airdrop.
Police said there was an altercation between a pedestrian demonstrating near the building and a federal employee who was trying to leave.
The demonstrator tried to stop the employee from driving away while filming the employee with their phone, police said.
At some point, the demonstrator's phone fell into the employee's vehicle as they drove away, according to police.
Check out the video. It's pretty clear. (The video ends abruptly because the iPhone view was jostled into selfie mode, so remaining views on the unedited video are apparently of the interior console.)
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