Moroccan visa holder detained by ICE in Berkeley without city notice
Jul 14, 2026·Location: Berkeley, CA
Country of origin: Morocco

A 30-year-old man from Morocco who entered the U.S. on a visa in 2025 was detained by ICE and State Department Diplomatic Security Service agents on Woolsey Street in Berkeley. According to ICE, he later violated the terms of his visa. The operation was conducted on June 9, 2026, without notification to Berkeley city officials or police, despite the city's sanctuary policy prohibiting police cooperation with immigration enforcement. The person was held at ICE's Golden State Annex facility in McFarland, Kern County, pending legal proceedings. This marked the first known ICE operation in Berkeley during the second Trump administration.
Timeline
Sources
- ICE seizes person in Berkeley in operation in which little is known
berkeleyside.org·Jul 16, 2026·archived copy
- ICE detainee in Berkeley ID'd as 30-year-old Moroccan man
berkeleyscanner.com·Jul 17, 2026·archived copy
- ICE made 1 arrest in first known immigration operation in Berkeley
- berkeleyside.org
- ICE operation sees man detained in Berkeley
berkeleyscanner.com·Jul 13, 2026·archived copy
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