A recent press conference in San Francisco reaffirmed the city’s Sanctuary status, responding to widespread panic triggered by a fake flyer claiming imminent ICE raids. The flyer, which misrepresented the Department of Homeland Security, falsely suggested imminent worksite inspections across the Bay Area. Community leaders noted that calls to their support hotline spiked dramatically, reflecting heightened fears among immigrants. Despite some authenticated ICE activities in the region, community advocates emphasized that misinformation and fear tactics are being used to manipulate vulnerable populations, urging resilience against such tactics.
Folks are trying to stoke fear with flyers, with jackets, with phone calls to different agencies, to different emails, letters. That is their ultimate tool.
The flyer warning of worksite inspections stoked panic in immigrant communities, despite being fake and not an actual government communication.
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