"For example, last month we learned, less than 24 hours in advance, of a federal deployment of immigration enforcement agents to Coast Guard Island Alameda, an artificial island in the Oakland Estuary between Alameda and Oakland. Though located in Alameda's city limits, Coast Guard Island is a secure, federally-owned facility. Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft is the mayor of Alameda. (photo courtesy of Maurice Ramirez BANG archives)"
"Protests of the deployment outside Coast Guard Island were largely peaceful until an individual trying to back a U-Haul truck through barricades and onto the island was shot by Coast Guard law enforcement officers and arrested. The office of Alameda County Sheriff Yesenia Sanchez later confirmed that the planned Bay Area immigration law enforcement surge operation had been called off due in part to a phone conversation between San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and the U.S. president."
A federal deployment of immigration enforcement agents arrived at Coast Guard Island with less than 24 hours' notice. Coast Guard Island sits within Alameda city limits but remains a secure, federally owned facility. Protests outside the facility were largely peaceful until a person attempting to drive a U-Haul through barricades was shot by Coast Guard law enforcement and arrested. Alameda County authorities confirmed the larger regional surge operation was called off, partly after a phone call involving San Francisco and the U.S. president. Alameda Police will not assist ICE under the city's sanctuary policy, and residents are urged to contact ACILEP for verification and legal support.
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