"More than 100 federal agents from U.S. Customs and Border Protection are reportedly arriving Thursday morning at Coast Guard Island in Alameda, potentially marking the beginning of a major immigration enforcement operation that officials have warned could mirror chaotic scenes from Chicago and Los Angeles in recent months. President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he plans to deploy National Guard troops to San Francisco to quell crime, but his administration hasn't offered a timeline for doing so."
"The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed Wednesday that it is providing the base as a place of operations for CBP agents. We are reporting live from the scene this morning. Coast Guard Island is a 67-acre artificial island in the Oakland Estuary between Oakland and Alameda that serves as one of the largest Coast Guard bases on the West Coast. The federal base is operated by the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees both the Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection."
More than 100 U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents are arriving at Coast Guard Island in Alameda to stage immigration enforcement operations that could extend across the Bay Area. The Coast Guard is providing its 67-acre base as an operational staging ground. The federal base is operated by the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees both the Coast Guard and CBP. CBP is the largest federal law enforcement agency with more than 60,000 employees. President Donald Trump has signaled plans to deploy National Guard troops to San Francisco, but no timeline has been provided, and local leaders cite low crime statistics.
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