ICE has begun a new tactic in San Diego, multiple immigration attorneys say: detaining people during their interviews for legal status at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, a place that has traditionally not seen enforcement before.

“I’m shocked, honestly,” said immigration attorney Emily Wietzel. “I mean, I always think that there’s not a point where I could be shocked again, but this week has brought a new level of shock. And I just want people to know what's going on.”

USCIS is the agency responsible for processing things like visa and green card applications, and the San Diego office on Front Street is where people go for their final interviews to become permanent residents or citizens.

Immigration attorneys and volunteer observers said, beginning this week, ICE agents made

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