"But on Friday, Mayor Lee released a statement saying, "I spoke with Alameda County Sheriff Yesenia Sanchez, who confirmed through her communications with ICE that Border Patrol operations are cancelled for the greater Bay Area which includes Oakland at this time." At 1:45 pm Friday, Lee has scheduled a news conference to discuss this, as well as a shooting that left two people injured near the gates of Coast Guard Island last night, following a day of protest there."
"On Thursday it remained an open question whether the already deployed US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents in Alameda would be put to work on immigration raids outside of San Francisco proper. And City of Oakland officials, including Mayor Barbara Lee, were on alert, expecting that some type of immigration "surge" as President Trump described, or some appearance by CBP agents at East Bay locations, potentially provoking protests, could occur by Friday or Saturday."
Border Patrol operations were cancelled for the greater Bay Area, including Oakland. CBP agents had been deployed in Alameda, and officials considered whether they would be used for immigration raids outside San Francisco. City of Oakland officials remained on alert for potential appearances of CBP agents at East Bay locations and possible protests. A news conference was scheduled for Friday afternoon to address the cancellations and a shooting that injured two people near the gates of Coast Guard Island. Oakland Police assisted Alameda Police in securing the scene perimeter. The FBI is the lead agency investigating the shooting. A 'peace deal' between President Trump and San Francisco was brokered among billionaire business leaders, including Daniel Lurie, prompting a change in Trump's comments to cabinet members.
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