""He [the Reverend] was saying, 'I come in peace' in front of a car and an [immigration] agent geared up, masked, got out of the car, raised his weapon and shot," she said."
""What they are doing is immoral. It is anti-American, anti-democracy. But more than anything, it is immoral.""
""The support of [Department of Homeland Security] agencies continues the Coast Guard's action to provide its unique authorities and capabilities as part of [the] government's approach to control, secure and defend U.S. borders and maritime approaches by dismantling transnational criminal organizations, including drug and human smuggling operations, narcoterrorists and other hostile activity before they reach the border," a Coast Guard spokesperson said Wednesday."
An immigration agent shot pepper powder at a local faith leader who said, "I come in peace," while attempting to block a road. The protest is the first of many expected after announcements that up to 100 CBP officers will use Alameda's Coast Guard base as a place of operation. The Coast Guard described DHS agency support as part of efforts to control and defend U.S. borders and dismantle transnational criminal organizations. Expanded enforcement in several cities has been followed by National Guard deployments, drawing criticisms of targeting Democrat-led cities and abusing power. Governor Newsom called the approach an "authoritarian playbook," warning that masked forces sent to cities create anxiety and community division.
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