"Less than an hour after President Donald Trump called off an immigration enforcement surge in San Francisco, East Bay leaders held a press conference to calm residents and let them know officials are prepared if the administration still moves ahead with operations in this area. But what exactly a federal surge in Berkeley, Oakland or other cities would look like is anyone's guess."
"Facing a packed conference room in Oakland City Hall, Mayor Barbara Lee acknowledged she has no information we can bring to you today about the federal administration's plans. The federal administration, of course, has escalated its rhetoric and its enforcement posture in the Bay Area, Lee said. We know border patrol agents are being stationed on the Coast Guard Island, but let me be clear, we are fully prepared."
East Bay leaders convened in Oakland City Hall to reassure residents and announce readiness for potential federal immigration enforcement operations. Mayor Barbara Lee said she had no specific information about federal plans and noted an escalation in rhetoric and enforcement posture across the Bay Area. Border Patrol agents are reportedly being stationed on Coast Guard Island, while Customs and Border Patrol deployment elsewhere in the Bay Area remains uncertain. President Donald Trump posted that he called off a planned enforcement campaign in San Francisco after a call with Mayor Daniel Lurie. Local sources warned deployments in the East Bay remain possible, and officials urged peaceful protest and warned against violent responses.
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