Ice Agents Storm Disney Cruise Docked In California And Arrest Multiple Staff In Front Of Passengers: Reports

Some travelers connected Disney’s Magic cruise vessel were near disturbed earlier this period aft ICE agents stormed onto nan alloy and detained respective unit members.

Immigrant authorities groups said astatine slightest 10 unit members were detained astatine nan Port of San Diego connected April 23 aft the Disney-run cruise ship returned pursuing a five-day trip.

Dharmi Mehta and her family had enjoyed their trip, but were upset erstwhile they saw nan caput waiter, whom they had go adjacent with, being led distant from nan docked vessel pinch his hands zip-tied down his back.

“We sewage to cognize him reasonably well, and he had really been serving america astir apt 45 minutes to an hr earlier he was successful restraints,” she said during a news conference Tuesday, astir 2 weeks aft nan horrifying incident.

Crew members were still wearing their Disney-issued uniforms and didn’t person immoderate of their belongings pinch them arsenic they were being detained. Mehta said she knew nan caput waiter had 2 daughters whom he was excited to get to spot later this month.

She described nan acquisition arsenic “really disheartening and unsettling,” adding that she and her family had galore questions astir what would hap to nan labor and really they would get home.

The Independent has contacted Customs and Border Protection and Disney Cruises for much information.

Mehta was joined astatine Tuesday’s news convention by representatives of respective migrants authorities groups who declare crewmembers aboard different cruise vessel were detained connected April 25, 2 days aft nan incident connected nan Disney ship.

The activists said 4 “seafarers” moving aboard Holland America’s MV Zandaam were taken during that ICE raid.

“This is not an isolated incident,” said Benjamin Prado, from Union del Barrio. “In fact, it has go a increasing pattern, not only present successful San Diego, but passim this country.”

Prado said it was “our work arsenic a society” to denounce these “abductions.” He and different groups coming during nan news convention were calling for much transparency from national agents. They are besides asking cruise lines to do much to protect their workers.

A spokesperson for nan Port of San Diego told NBC 7: “The Port of San Diego Harbor Police Department did not person immoderate engagement successful nan reported enforcement actions connected April 23 aliases April 25 astatine nan B Street Cruise Terminal. We did not person immoderate calls for work related to these incidents. In accordance pinch California law, including SB 54, Harbor Police does not participate successful migration enforcement activities.”

“The B Street Cruise Terminal is simply a national larboard of entry, wherever rule enforcement authority for migration and customs matters rests pinch U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP),” nan connection continued.

“As such, immoderate enforcement actions taken onboard vessels aliases wrong nan national inspection area autumn nether CBP’s jurisdiction.”