INSURRECTION? Leftists Barricade Themselves in San Diego Mayor’s Office, Demand ICE Be Booted from the City (VIDEO)

Six unhinged leftists barricaded themselves inside the office of San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria on Friday, demanding that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) be removed from the city and that local police cease any cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

The incident occurred at City Hall, where the group stormed the mayor’s lobby, banging on doors and blocking the exits.

Video footage shared by Rapid Report shows a blue-haired protester shouting demands at the mayor’s staff through a glass partition.

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ABC 10 reports:

Six protesters who barricaded themselves inside the lobby area of San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria’s office were removed by police Friday evening. The protesters demanded a meeting with the mayor, calling for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to be removed from the San Diego community.

The group has been occupying the space since 9 a.m. Friday, putting up their own sign calling the area “The People’s Office.” After spending the morning trying to secure a meeting with Gloria, the protesters began chanting and demonstrating in the afternoon when no meeting was granted.

Around 2 p.m., the group barricaded the doors to the lobby area, which sits between the mayor’s actual office and the building entrance, and issued their formal demands.

Mayor Gloria, a Democrat who has positioned San Diego as a sanctuary city, issued a strongly worded statement condemning the action.

“This morning, a group of individuals arrived at my office demanding to meet with me and staged a sit-in. What transpired later went beyond peaceful protest,” the statement reads.

“These individuals chose to raid the front desk to my office, bang on the doors that intended to force entry, and then barricaded the doors, creating a public safety hazard. That conduct is unacceptable – full stop.”

Gloria added that his staff had already met with the group last week to discuss concerns about ICE activity and local law enforcement’s role. He reiterated his administration’s policy, “In my State of the City address last week, and through the executive order I signed in July, I made it clear that the San Diego Police Department does not participate in federal immigration enforcement. That policy is in writing, it is enforced, and it is exactly what these protesters are asking for.”

The mayor emphasized that such tactics won’t be tolerated, even though he is sympathetic to their extremist views.

“No matter how strongly someone feels, obstructing the public’s business and intimidating City employees is not how change is made. I will not be coerced, and I will not tolerate behavior that puts hardworking City staff or the public at risk.”

It is unclear if any of the extremists have been charged.

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