A local social media influencer, known for warning neighborhoods about the whereabouts of ICE agents, posted a video to social media that appeared to show him gaining entry to King Chavez High School while being chased by federal authorities.
Arturo Gonzalez, 24, appeared to be let into the school by the school’s principal, Desi Sullivan.
NBC 7 asked the principal about the incident, and Sullivan responded, “Not right now.”
During student drop-off at around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, federal agents were in the area of K and 30th streets. In the video, Gonzalez can be seen walking in front of the agents’ SUV on his way to the sidewalk when the vehicle began to move.
“La Migra. Don’t f—ing hit me b—-. I’m in public. I can stand any place I want,” Gonzalez said.
The vehicle stopped. As an agent started to get out, Gonzalez ran a block to King Chavez High.
“Can you let me in? Hey, can you let me in?” Gonzalez said.
From the video, it appears Sullivan met him at the front gate.
“Can you just back off? I need to keep kids safe,” Sullivan said.
It was at that time, she can be seen letting him into the school.
“Open the door and go inside. Go inside please,” Sullivan said.
You could say that everything about the outside of the school says if you’re not a student or have business at the school, stay out. At the main entrance, you need a call box to get inside. The steel fence around the school is about 12 feet high. It has a a blind over it, so you can’t get in or see in. There is a combination lock for another entrance.
On the video, you can see Sullivan allowed Gonzalez to leave the school and come back.
“It was so fortunate the principal was there because I may have been detained, I may have charges against me,” Gonzalez said.
He told NBC 7 that he met the principal just that morning.
When asked if Gonzalez showed an ID or identified himself, Sullivan said, “I don’t have any comments for you.”
A viewer saw Gonzalez’s videos on Instagram. In part of an email to NBC 7, he wrote: “This situation raises serious safety concerns. Regardless of anyone’s political views, the safety of students should always come first.”
NBC 7 reached out to four King Chavez board members, but the calls were not returned.
According to its website, King Chavez High is a charter school under the authority of the San Diego Unified School District. A spokesperson for San Diego Unified denied it is part of the district and did not respond to NBC 7’s questions despite three tries.
Gonzalez says he left the school once he believed ICE agents were no longer there.
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