ALAMEDA — Demonstrators showed up early Thursday to protest ahead of a reported federal immigration crackdown set to start in the Bay Area, with federal agents using their vehicles to push through a train of marchers on Coast Guard Island.

The marchers held signs that said things such as “No ICE or Troops in the Bay,” and “Move ICE to get out of the bay.”

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A demonstrator in religious garb was shot directly in the face with some sort of chemical agent. Agents also used explosive devices and pepper spray to disperse demonstrators.

The protests came as Department of Homeland Security vehicles descended upon the island where The Coast Guard is headquartered. It was reported Wednesday that the island would be the staging area for some 100 federal agents who were to take part

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