President Donald Trump has decided to call off a planned immigration enforcement “surge” in San Francisco after discussions with local leaders and tech executives. According to CalMatters, Trump cited conversations with San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and executives like Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and Salesforce’s Marc Benioff as reasons for his decision. Trump announced that San Francisco leaders requested a chance to improve the city independently.
Despite this decision, the situation remains tense in the East Bay, where federal agents have been stationed. According to CNN, agents arrived at Coast Guard Island in Alameda, where protests erupted. Demonstrators blocked the entrance, leading to the use of flash-bang grenades by federal agents to disperse the crowd. Two protesters were detained during the incident.
Oakland and other East Bay cities are preparing for potential immigration enforcement actions. Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee stated that the city remains a welcoming place for immigrants and is ready to respond to any federal actions. ABC7 News reported that federal agents’ presence in the Bay Area has sparked protests, with some demonstrators sustaining injuries.
While San Francisco’s deployment has been halted, the Trump administration’s broader immigration enforcement efforts continue to face legal challenges in other Democratic-led cities. California Governor Gavin Newsom and other officials have expressed their opposition to federal troop deployments, arguing that they violate state sovereignty and the rule of law.
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