"Saying they were spurred by the shooting of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis, an Alameda County Board of Supervisors committee has passed two proposals to establish a Bay Area regional response in the event that federal immigration agents launch a new operation locally. "We have to move very quickly," Alameda County District 5 Supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas told Bay Area News Group before the Board of Supervisors meeting on Thursday before the Together For All Committee vote."
"During a surge of immigration enforcement in Minneapolis, ICE agent Jonathan Ross shot Minneapolis resident Renee Good in the head while she was driving away. Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was posthumously labeled as a "domestic terrorist" by Vice President JD Vance and Department of Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem, whose defense of Ross' actions ignited furor among Minnesota residents who have taken to the streets in protest."
"The incident evoked memories of last October when Border Patrol agents launched an operation in the Bay Area that led to a protest at the entrance to Coast Guard Island. During the standoff, a U-Haul truck driven by Bella Thompson reversed and accelerated toward officers. Thompson was shot by federal officers before she could strike them and was charged with one count of assault of a federal officer."
An Alameda County Board of Supervisors committee passed two proposals to establish a coordinated Bay Area regional response to potential federal immigration enforcement operations. The proposals were prompted by the shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent during enforcement activity in Minneapolis and by a previous Bay Area operation that led to a confrontation at Coast Guard Island. Proposals call for a coordinated regional response modeled on Santa Clara County, public outreach plans, and staff preparedness. Local officials expressed urgency, citing increased danger for people entering the immigration system and recent violent confrontations during enforcement operations.
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