Federal officials have called off a planned immigration enforcement operation not just in San Francisco but across the “greater Bay Area,” according to Oakland’s mayor.Leer en español“I spoke with Alameda County Sheriff Yesenia Sanchez, who confirmed through her communications with ICE that Border Patrol operations are cancelled for the greater Bay Area – which includes Oakland – at this time,” Lee said in a statement. The New York Times separately cited two federal officials in reporting similar details. President Donald Trump said Thursday he had backed off a plan to “surge” federal agents into San Francisco after receiving calls from local tech industry leaders and speaking to the city’s mayor. It had been unclear until now whether that operation would continue elsewhere in the region.KCRA 3 reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for independent confirmation. The agency referred to Trump’s earlier statement on Truth Social that did not address the rest of the Bay Area. The update comes a day after protesters gathered at an Oakland intersection near the bridge to Coast Guard Island, where federal agents, including from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, were staging. The protests were largely peaceful throughout the day, with the exception of a flash bang being used to clear a handful of demonstrators from blocking a roadway early on. A driver also ran over the foot of a demonstrator and a private security guard was assaulted. On Thursday evening, law enforcement officers fired shots at a U-Haul vehicle that tried to back into the base, the Coast Guard said. The vehicle drove away and no Coast Guard personnel were hurt. The FBI was investigating, according to the Coast Guard. The San Francisco Chronicle first reported Wednesday that 100 federal agents were headed to the region.Gov. Gavin Newsom has vowed to sue if Trump sent the California National Guard to San Francisco.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

OAKLAND, Calif. —

Federal officials have called off a planned immigration enforcement operation not just in San Francisco but across the “greater Bay Area,” according to Oakland’s mayor.

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“I spoke with Alameda County Sheriff Yesenia Sanchez, who confirmed through her communications with ICE that Border Patrol operations are cancelled for the greater Bay Area – which includes Oakland – at this time,” Lee said in a statement.

The New York Times separately cited two federal officials in reporting similar details.

President Donald Trump said Thursday he had backed off a plan to “surge” federal agents into San Francisco after receiving calls from local tech industry leaders and speaking to the city’s mayor. It had been unclear until now whether that operation would continue elsewhere in the region.

KCRA 3 reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for independent confirmation. The agency referred to Trump’s earlier statement on Truth Social that did not address the rest of the Bay Area.

The update comes a day after protesters gathered at an Oakland intersection near the bridge to Coast Guard Island, where federal agents, including from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, were staging. The protests were largely peaceful throughout the day, with the exception of a flash bang being used to clear a handful of demonstrators from blocking a roadway early on. A driver also ran over the foot of a demonstrator and a private security guard was assaulted.

On Thursday evening, law enforcement officers fired shots at a U-Haul vehicle that tried to back into the base, the Coast Guard said. The vehicle drove away and no Coast Guard personnel were hurt. The FBI was investigating, according to the Coast Guard.

The San Francisco Chronicle first reported Wednesday that 100 federal agents were headed to the region.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has vowed to sue if Trump sent the California National Guard to San Francisco.

See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel