US EditionTrump calls off federal deployment to San Francisco, mayor says
- On Friday, Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee said Alameda County Sheriff Yesenia Sanchez confirmed through ICE communications that federal immigration enforcement was canceled for the greater Bay Area, including Oakland.
- Following calls from tech and business leaders, President Donald Trump said he called off a planned San Francisco surge after speaking with Mayor Lurie.
- Federal agents, including U.S. Customs and Border Protection, staged at Coast Guard Island on Thursday morning, where clashes escalated with chemical agents deployed and U.S. Coast Guard police firing on a U‑Haul, wounding the driver and a bystander, prompting an FBI probe.
- Demonstrators responded with relief and distrust Friday, while Oakland officials remained uncertain if federal agents had left and stayed alert for further action.
- The White House on Friday directed questions to the Department of Homeland Security, which referred back to Trump’s Truth Social post that did not mention the East Bay.
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Officials say ICE, Border Patrol operations in East Bay officially ‘canceled’
Federal immigration agents who descended onto the Coast Guard Island in Alameda this week have been called off for the entire Bay Area, and not just San Francisco, officials said Friday afternoon. The planned enforcement operations had been “canceled,” said Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, relaying a message from Alameda County Sheriff Yesenia Sanchez, who had confirmed the update late Thursday with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE, along…
Los Angeles Times
union-bulletin.comFederal immigration enforcement surge is now paused in East Bay too, Oakland mayor says
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee said Friday that a planned increase in federal immigration enforcement was on pause throughout the Bay Area, not just in San Francisco.
East Bay officials say local customs operation halted; Richmond mayor says 'remain alert'
East Bay officials say local customs operation halted; Richmond mayor says ‘remain alert’ The Alameda County Sheriff's Office confirmed that federal Customs and Border Enforcement agents have paused East Bay operations.
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