""The federal administration, of course, has escalated its rhetoric and its enforcement posture in the Bay Area," Lee said. "We know that Border Patrol agents are being stationed on Coast Guard Island. But let me be clear, our city, as I said, we are fully prepared. We're monitoring developments closely and will keep our residents informed if there are any confirmed changes.""
""We know that they're baiting Oakland and that's why San Francisco all of a sudden is off the table," said Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones-Dickson. "I'm not going to be quiet about what we know is coming. We know that their expectation is tha"
""surge""
More than 100 federal agents, including U.S. Customs and Border Protection, were reported to be sent to the U.S. Coast Guard base in Alameda. The mayor held a press conference after the report and said he spoke with the president, who said he was calling off plans for a federal deployment in San Francisco. Protesters gathered near Coast Guard Island and reported CPB vans entering early. Oakland officials said the federal administration had escalated enforcement posture and that Border Patrol agents were being stationed on Coast Guard Island. Local law enforcement said they would not assist federal immigration officers and urged protesters not to provoke escalation. The Alameda County district attorney described the federal moves as baiting Oakland.
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