In the wake of federal agents being seen taking workers off of ships in a San Diego port, including a Disney cruise ship, comedian Kathy Griffin expressed outrage over the action. It was revealed that those arrested were taken into custody as part of an enforcement operation regarding child pornography.

Griffin wrote on social media in response to a report that ICE had “stormed” the Disney ship, “Jesus f ing Christ. I feel rage. If you do too, promise me you will remember this rage on every election day.”

A US Customs and Border Protection spokesperson told the California Post that agents boarded five cruise ships, including the Disney ship, that had been docked in San Diego between April 23 and 25 as part of the operation. Video taken at the scene showed federal agents, taking people in handcuffs.

The spokesperson said, “After boarding the vessels and interviewing 26 suspected crew members from the Philippines, one suspected crew member from Portugal, and one from Indonesia, officers confirmed all subjects were involved in either the receipt, possession, transportation, distribution, or viewing of CSEM or child pornography.” CBP has cancelled the workers’ visas and they are being removed from the country.

Disney said it has a “zero-tolerance policy for this type of behavior and fully cooperated with law enforcement. These individuals are no longer with the company.”

The arrests had received backlash from immigration groups, with Benjamin Prado from Union del Barrio claiming it was indicative of a “growing pattern, not only here in San Diego but throughout this country.”

“It is our responsibility as a society, as working people, to really denounce these actions by Customs and Border Protection, by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the prolonged detention of migrant workers, whether it be here in our own community as well as those that work on ships,” Prado claimed.