"Demonstrations unfolded across the Bay Area on Thursday as activists mobilized against President Donald Trump's threats of a federal immigration "surge." Although Trump called off the surge in San Francisco after talking to local tech and political leaders, the rest of the Bay Area was left on edge, and many took to the streets to peacefully voice their dissent."
"At the intersection, protesters carried hand-painted signs reading, "Which side are you on?" and "Love Thy Neighbor" as dozens of Coast Guard officers and federal agents in riot gear stared them down. Among the demonstrators, bobbing above the crowds was a protester dressed as a green frog, a tongue-in-cheek homage to the Portland Frog, a costumed activist who became a recent symbol of anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protests in Portland."
"Across the bay, nearly 5,000 showed up to rally at San Francisco's Embarcadero Plaza denouncing the threat of mass immigration raids and the possible deployment of National Guard troops elsewhere in the region, according to organizers with Bay Resistance. The coalition described the demonstration as a response to the "violence threatened" by the federal government."
Activists across the Bay Area mobilized in response to President Donald Trump's threatened federal immigration surge. About 300 people marched from Oakland's Fruitvale toward the Coast Guard Island area where Customs and Border Protection agents were reportedly stationed. Protesters carried hand-painted signs and faced Coast Guard officers and federal agents in riot gear. Nearly 5,000 people rallied at San Francisco's Embarcadero Plaza to denounce possible mass immigration raids and National Guard deployments. Coalition leaders and local officials expressed unified opposition to ICE actions and the militarization of neighborhoods and public spaces.
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