Overview
- Hoover Elementary and a nearby preschool went into secure‑school protocols after reports of federal agents knocking on doors in West Oakland.
- DHS identified the target as Gonzalo Ramirez Martez and described the activity as a targeted arrest operation, stating agents did not go onto school property.
- Oakland police say an outside agency’s attempted stop led to a chase and a crash on the 800 block of 31st Street, and their investigation continues.
- Local officials say ICE did not notify OPD about the operation, and witnesses offered conflicting accounts of agents’ actions near the campus.
- DHS says the man fled on foot after the collision and remains at large, as teachers, union members and neighbors gathered outside the school to support families.