More than a dozen people have been detained at Bay Area airports since June 27, according to local rapid response networks, which monitor and respond to federal enforcement operations. Following a surge in arrests in recent weeks, immigrants’ rights advocates are urging people without U.S. citizenship to avoid air travel. According to Preciado, the couple had overstayed their visas during the COVID-19 pandemic and remained in the country. She said the man spent multiple days in a detention facility before Alameda County’s Rapid Response Network was able to connect him with legal representation and secure a court order to release him from custody. The first known airport arrest of a Santa Clara County resident at the San José Airport was in November, according to the county’s rapid response network spokesperson.