ICE agents storm Disney cruise docked in San Diego and arrest multiple staff in front of passengers
The Independent • • nation
Key Points:
- At least 10 crew members aboard Disney’s Magic cruise ship were detained by ICE agents at the Port of San Diego on April 23 after a five-day trip, causing distress among passengers familiar with the detained employees.
- Immigrant rights groups reported a similar incident on April 25, where four crew members from Holland America’s MV Zandaam were also detained, highlighting a growing pattern of immigration enforcement actions targeting seafarers.
- Activists and migrant rights organizations are calling for greater transparency from federal agencies and urging cruise lines to better protect their workers from such detentions.
- The Port of San Diego clarified that its Harbor Police were not involved in these immigration enforcement actions, which fall under the jurisdiction of U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the federal port of entry.
- Passengers and advocates expressed concern over the treatment of detained crew members, many of whom were in uniform and without personal belongings, and questioned the impact on their families and repatriation.
