United Airlines worker threatens to call ICE on man during argument

A passenger, Julio Varela, said he recorded an interaction at San Francisco International Airport involving a United Airlines customer service employee who told him she would call federal immigration officials on his family. Varela described the incident as occurring while he and his family were trying to resolve an issue related to their ticket at the airline’s counter. The report, aired by KNTV’s Thom Jensen, covers the moment as captured by Varela. The article is dated July 20, 2026. Details beyond Varela’s account and the employee’s remark are not provided in the brief.