Major federal immigration operation headed to San Francisco Bay Area
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
By Matthias Gafni, Michael Barba, St. John Barned-Smith, Staff Writers
The Trump administration on Wednesday dispatched more than 100 federal agents, including from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, to a U.S. Coast Guard base in the East Bay, marking the beginning of a long-threatened immigration crackdown on the region.
The Coast Guard and a source familiar with the operation confirmed the surge of federal agents, who are expected to begin arriving Thursday. The decision was seen as a likely precursor to President Donald Trump deploying National Guard troops to San Francisco, mirroring similar immigration operations in other cities around the nation.
The crackdowns have alarmed undocumented immigrants and those close to them. In previous immigration actions, the federal government has said it was targeting the "worst of the worst," though many others swept up in the operations have no criminal convictions.
Trump has repeatedly threatened to deploy troops to San Francisco in recent weeks, telling Fox News on Sunday: "We're going to San Francisco and we'll make it great. It'll be great again." His incursion into the region sets the stage for a showdown with local leaders, who have said San Francisco does not need his help to quell chaos on the streets and vowed to sue to block any National Guard deployment.
Read more: https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/sf-immigration-operation-21114328.php
UPDATE: Trump calls off deployment of federal goons.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143552323
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That orange shit eating fascist bitch can stay the fuck out of the Bay Area!
Just saying.
