"The Trump administration will send over 100 federal immigration agents to the Bay Area on Thursday. The agents are reportedly from several agencies including Customs and Border Protection, which traditionally is deployed at the border but has been sent farther afield by President Donald Trump. News of the arrival of these agents came after Trump had threatened to send National Guard troops to San Francisco, saying he has "unquestioned power" to do so."
"National Guard troops deployed to the Bay Area would not be able to make immigration arrests. They could, however, offer "cover" for CBP agents who are doing so. This has already taken place in other cities. In Chicago, Texas National Guard Troops were instructed to protect ICE agents and buildings. In Los Angeles, troops carrying shields and armed with rifles stood in front of federal buildings and accompanied ICE agents on raids. They escalated tensions by giving protesters a subject to face off with, Los Angeles Times reporter Rebecca Ellis said in an interview with Oregon Public Broadcasting."
The Trump administration will send more than 100 federal immigration agents to the Bay Area, drawing personnel from agencies including Customs and Border Protection. The deployment follows presidential threats to send National Guard troops to San Francisco and assertions of "unquestioned power." National Guard troops cannot make immigration arrests in California without state authorization and generally require governor approval under the Posse Comitatus Act. Guard members can provide security or "cover" for federal agents, as occurred in Chicago and Los Angeles where troops protected ICE agents and guarded federal buildings. Governor Gavin Newsom has publicly opposed such deployments.
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