"On Wednesday morning, parents of kids attending West Oakland's Hoover Elementary School got a pretty alarming message on an app some use called ParentSquare. "We got confirmation that there is ICE activity in the neighborhood, the message said, according to KTVU. They are on 31st and Market Street knocking on doors. The kids are safe and secure at school. Please do not come to the school. We will alert you when things are quiet in the neighborhood again."
"The Oakland Unified School District then sent parents a message confirming the school was on lockdown over the nearby ICE sightings. "Hoover Elementary is on secure school protocol because of their proximity to the ICE activity in the community, officials said in that message. Harriet Tubman CDC was on secure school protocol before regular dismissal for the day. Our other schools are following standard protocol for potential ICE activity in the community."
"The Chronicle reports that this resulted in ICE agents chasing a parent, who fled and caused a car crash. Oakland City Councilmember Carroll Fife relates these events, to the best o her knowledge, at least, in the Instagram video above. This is what allegedly happened, a person was dropping their kid off at school and was targeted by ICE, and it led to what you see happening right here, Fife said, pointing to two cars that had been in a crash."
ICE agents were seen in the West Oakland neighborhood around Hoover Elementary during morning drop-off, prompting parents to receive warnings via ParentSquare and schools to enact secure protocols. Oakland Unified confirmed Hoover Elementary and Harriet Tubman CDC were on secure-school protocol while other schools followed standard procedures for potential ICE activity. A reported chase followed an attempted ICE action: an individual dropping off a child was pursued, struck a parked vehicle during the chase, ran into a house, and received shelter from neighbors. Neighbors made panic calls, ICE officers later left, and parents are organizing to prevent any ICE arrests.
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