"Credit: Darwin BondGraham/The Oaklandside On Wednesday, a Coast Guard spokesperson, Petty Officer Graves, confirmed that an operation was underway and that the Coast Guard's facilities in Alameda, on a small island connected to Oakland by a single road, would be providing support to Customs and Border Protection. The Coast Guard is supporting the Trump administration's efforts to track down immigrants in the country illegally."
"Berkeley is a sanctuary city, and local immigrant advocacy groups and elected officials have been planning for stepped up federal operations in the Bay Area. The group Bay Resistance has planned a protest for Thursday, Oct. 23, at 5 p.m. at San Francisco Embarcadero Plaza. 6:08 a.m. A few more protesters are gathering at the entrance to the bridge. 5:42 a.m."
Coast Guard spokesperson Petty Officer Graves confirmed an operation was underway and that Coast Guard facilities in Alameda would be providing support to Customs and Border Protection. The Coast Guard is supporting Trump administration efforts to locate immigrants in the country illegally. Berkeley is a sanctuary city, and local immigrant advocacy groups and elected officials have been planning for stepped up federal operations in the Bay Area. Bay Resistance has planned a protest for Thursday, Oct. 23, at 5 p.m. at San Francisco Embarcadero Plaza. Pre-dawn observations noted steady traffic onto Coast Guard Island and quiet at the Oakland side of the connecting road.
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