"Dozens of community advocates gathered at the steps of San Francisco's City Hall at noon on Thursday to provide a clear and resounding message: They will protect local immigrant families targeted by the Trump administration with threats of detention and deportation. Organized by the Bay Area nonprofit Bay Resistance, the event was described by a few of the speakers as the real beginning of the Bay Area's fight against the Trump administration's immigration crackdowns."
"Organizers announced a joint statement from more than 150 Bay Area organizations calling on the Trump administration to stay out of the Bay Area and allow local officials to govern peacefully. "The broad coalition will denounce the violence and damage the invasions of American cities have unleashed on working people, immigrant families, and local economies, and will pledge to stand united to protect each other from harm," the statement reads."
"Some speakers led those gathered in protest songs, while others railed against federal persecution. San Francisco Supervisor Shamann Walton said he was suspicious of President Donald Trump's announcement Thursday morning that he was canceling a federal "surge" in the city, for now. People shook their heads angrily when protesters asked aloud whether they believed the drawback was permanent."
Dozens of community advocates gathered at the steps of San Francisco City Hall to pledge protection for immigrant families facing detention and deportation threats. Bay Resistance organized the event and framed it as the start of renewed regional resistance to federal immigration crackdowns. More than 150 Bay Area organizations issued a joint statement calling on the Trump administration to stay out of the Bay Area and allow local officials to govern peacefully. A broad coalition promised to denounce violence and economic harm and to stand united to protect working people and immigrant families. Local supervisors, unions, and community groups attended and expressed skepticism about federal intentions.
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