"Demonstrators showed up early Thursday to protest ahead of a reported federal immigration crackdown set to start in the Bay Area, with federal agents using their vehicles to push through a train of marchers on Coast Guard Island. The marchers held signs that said things such as No ICE or Troops in the Bay, and Move ICE to get out of the bay. A demonstrator in religious garb was shot directly in the face with some sort of chemical agent."
"Reports of a planned mass immigration raid in the Bay Area are an appalling abuse of law enforcement power. Broad sweeps that target families and terrorize law-abiding residents betray our nation's values and waste resources that should focus on real threats to public safety, they said. It is important to note that California law protects communities and prevents federal agents from taking certain actions here that we have witnessed in other states. We will not be intimidated by politically motivated fear tactics."
Demonstrators gathered early Thursday to protest a planned federal immigration operation in the Bay Area near Coast Guard Island. Federal agents used vehicles to push through a march of protesters and deployed explosive devices, pepper spray, and a chemical agent that struck a demonstrator in religious garb in the face. Marchers carried signs reading No ICE or Troops in the Bay and Move ICE to get out of the bay. Department of Homeland Security vehicles descended on the island, reportedly a staging area for about 100 federal agents assigned to regional immigration enforcement. Elected Democrats criticized the operation, and California law was cited as protective of local communities.
Read at www.mercurynews.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]