"ALAMEDA Demonstrators showed up early Thursday to protest ahead of a reported federal immigration crackdown set to start in the Bay Area, with federal agents using their vehicles to push through a train of marchers on Coast Guard Island. For the full story of the days events click here. Demonstrators confront federal agents as they try to block the entrance to Coast Guard Island in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)"
"Jorge Bautista, of Oakland, right, representing College Heights and the Presbyterian Church of San Francisco, is pepper-sprayed by a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent after demonstrators blocked the entrance to the Coast Guard Island in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) A demonstrator is helped by fellow protesters after a federal agent pepper-sprayed him as they tried to block the entrance to Coast Guard Island in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)"
Demonstrators gathered early to protest a reported federal immigration crackdown scheduled to begin in the Bay Area. Federal agents used vehicles to push through a line of marchers attempting to block the entrance to Coast Guard Island in Oakland. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents pushed demonstrators and used pepper spray against protesters. Jorge Bautista, representing College Heights and the Presbyterian Church of San Francisco, was struck and pepper-sprayed in the face and was assisted by fellow demonstrators. Several protesters received aid from others after exposure to pepper spray and physical contact with agents at the island entrance.
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