ICE agents can't use city property, decrees Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee

"Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee issued two executive orders today that restrict federal civil immigration activities in the city and order departments to prepare for the possible deployment of the National Guard or big immigration enforcement operations. Lee announced her orders at a press conference in Oakland City Hall. Flanked by local, county, and state officials, and labor and business representatives, Lee said her orders are meant to prevent the kinds of violence and chaos unfolding in Minneapolis from happening in Oakland."

"Lee has been an outspoken opponent of President Donald Trump. As a member of Congress, Lee said she "barely made it out" when rioters breached the Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, and attempted to prevent the peaceful transfer of power after the 2020 election, which Joe Biden won. She is also still party to a lawsuit that aims to hold Trump accountable for the insurrection."

"The Trump administration's " Operation Metro Surge," which began in December, has flooded Minneapolis with 3,000 ICE and CBP agents who have engaged in controversial patrols, sometimes violating the law, in attempts to arrest undocumented people. Protests and resistance have led to violence, including the recent fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. But until now, Lee has been short on details about her plans for how to deal with the president's aggressive use of federal troops and immigrant agents."

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee issued two executive orders restricting federal civil immigration activities in the city and directing departments to prepare for possible National Guard deployment or large-scale immigration enforcement operations. Lee framed the measures as preventive action to avoid violence and chaos like that in Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge, in which thousands of ICE and CBP agents conducted controversial patrols and sparked protests and deadly violence. Lee has been an outspoken opponent of President Donald Trump, said she "barely made it out" of the Jan. 6 Capitol breach, and remains party to a lawsuit seeking accountability for the insurrection. Past federal deployments near Oakland involved force against protesters, including a chemical weapon strike on a pastor.

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