Overview
- More than 100 federal immigration agents, including CBP and Border Patrol, began arriving Thursday to use Coast Guard Base Alameda as an operations hub for Bay Area enforcement.
- Protesters gathered outside the base and authorities used at least one flash-bang device to clear an entrance as CBP vehicles moved onto the island.
- President Donald Trump said he would back off a planned surge of federal agents and troops after speaking with Mayor Daniel Lurie, though the CBP operation is proceeding.
- DHS says the effort targets the “worst of the worst” criminal noncitizens, while California leaders condemned the deployment and signaled immediate legal action if troops are sent.
- San Francisco’s mayor signed an executive directive to coordinate city preparations, and in a related move North Chicago barred federal immigration agencies from using city property.