Many community members have been alarmed at a planned operation by Customs and Border Protection in the Bay Area, calling a series of protests and press conferences yesterday. While little has been known about what the department is planning, federal officials confirmed earlier this week that CBP agents were being stationed at Coast Guard Island in Oakland. Oaklandside reporters saw a caravan of CBP vehicles enter Coast Guard Island early Thursday morning.

President Donald Trump, in a social media post Thursday, called off a federal “surge” in San Francisco .

In response to fears about stepped up immigration enforcement, Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson issued a statement yesterday clarifying how her office will respond.

“We will not provide immigration st

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