"San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is directing local law enforcement to support immigrant communities, protect peaceful protestors and refrain from assisting with federal civil immigration enforcement - in line with the city's sanctuary policy - ahead of the anticipated arrival of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents in the Bay Area this week. In a quickly scheduled public address, Lurie criticized aggressive immigration enforcement raids and displays of force by the National Guard, and called on San Franciscans to peacefully protest."
""This scenario has become increasingly and terrifyingly more real for thousands of our constituents over the past six days," said Supervisor Jackie Fielder, whose district includes the heavily Latino Mission District. "We've been bracing for this moment. The moment that people stop going to work, when anyone Black or brown can't freely walk outside without the fear of Trump's federal agents racially profiling and arresting them. The moment when parents stop sending their kids to school, become too afraid to go get groceries, or go to the doctor.""
San Francisco is directing local law enforcement to support immigrant communities, protect peaceful protestors, and refuse assistance with federal civil immigration enforcement, consistent with the city's sanctuary policy. The directive arrives ahead of anticipated U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent deployments in the Bay Area. Mayor Daniel Lurie criticized aggressive immigration enforcement raids and National Guard displays of force and urged San Franciscans to protest peacefully. Lurie described federal tactics as designed to incite backlash, chaos and violence to justify military deployment. Supervisor Jackie Fielder warned that aggressive federal actions are generating fear among Black and brown residents and disrupting daily life, work, school, and access to services.
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