"The San Francisco Chronicle reported on Wednesday that the Trump administration has sent more than 100 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and other federal agents to the US Coast Guard base in Alameda, across the Bay from San Francisco, as part of a large-scale immigration enforcement plan. The US Coast Guard confirmed that one of its sites was poised to serve as a base of operations for CBP."
"Donald Trump had signaled for weeks that San Francisco could be the next Democratic city to face an administration crackdown. In an interview on Fox News on Sunday, the president claimed unquestioned power to deploy the national guard and argued that San Francisco residents want the military in their city. We're gonna go to San Francisco. The difference is I think they want us in San Francisco, Trump said in an interview with Maria Bartiromo."
"California's governor, Gavin Newsom, called Trump's moves right out of the dictator's handbook. He sends out masked men, he sends out border patrol, he sends out ICE, he creates anxiety and fear in the community so that he can lay claim to solving for that by sending in the [national] guard, Newsom said in a video statement. This is no different than the arsonist putting out the fire."
More than 100 Customs and Border Protection and other federal agents have been sent to the US Coast Guard base in Alameda as part of a large-scale immigration enforcement plan. The Coast Guard confirmed a site would serve as a base of operations for CBP. The president signaled San Francisco as a potential target and stated a readiness to deploy the national guard. It is unclear whether the national guard will be used. State and local leaders responded strongly, vowing to fight potential military deployment; officials urged calm and emphasized local public-safety solutions.
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