More than 100 agents headed to Bay Area for immigration operation, SF Chronicle reports

More than 100 federal agents, including from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, are heading to the Bay Area in what is expected to be a major immigration operation, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Wednesday.This follows a trend of the National Guard being deployed to assist immigration agents with their operations, such as Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Memphis and Portland. The latest city President Donald Trump has suggested is San Francisco.However, Gov. Gavin Newsom recently threatened to sue the Trump administration if the National Guard is sent to the Bay Area. And he’s stated that the Guard’s presence in Los Angeles has cost taxpayers $120 million.Earlier Wednesday morning, Newsom announced he is deploying the California National Guard to assist food banks across the state as food benefits may soon become unavailable for millions of residents as the government shutdown continues.The federal agents will be stationed at Coast Guard Base Alameda and begin to arrive Thursday, a source familiar with the operation told the Chronicle. Trump has insisted that the military’s presence is being requested in San Francisco, despite comments by local officials there. He has also been mulling the use of the Insurrection Act, which allows presidents to deploy troops on U.S. soil for the purpose of public safety and suppressing rebellions.San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has previously stated that sending troops to the city will not make it safer. The city’s attorney also said he will sue to keep soldiers from being deployed to San Francisco.Newsom’s press office on Wednesday referred to the pattern of sending the Guard after creating “stress and chaos” with federal agents as an “authoritarian playbook.”Newsom, in a separate post, urged people to “remain peaceful.” San Francisco-based Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said earlier this month that he would welcome National Guard troops to the city ahead of the Dreamforce conference. But he later apologized for the remarks and said the troops’ presence wasn’t needed.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

SAN FRANCISCO —

More than 100 federal agents, including from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, are heading to the Bay Area in what is expected to be a major immigration operation, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Wednesday.

This follows a trend of the National Guard being deployed to assist immigration agents with their operations, such as Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Memphis and Portland. The latest city President Donald Trump has suggested is San Francisco.

However, Gov. Gavin Newsom recently threatened to sue the Trump administration if the National Guard is sent to the Bay Area. And he’s stated that the Guard’s presence in Los Angeles has cost taxpayers $120 million.

Earlier Wednesday morning, Newsom announced he is deploying the California National Guard to assist food banks across the state as food benefits may soon become unavailable for millions of residents as the government shutdown continues.

The federal agents will be stationed at Coast Guard Base Alameda and begin to arrive Thursday, a source familiar with the operation told the Chronicle.

Trump has insisted that the military’s presence is being requested in San Francisco, despite comments by local officials there. He has also been mulling the use of the Insurrection Act, which allows presidents to deploy troops on U.S. soil for the purpose of public safety and suppressing rebellions.

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has previously stated that sending troops to the city will not make it safer. The city’s attorney also said he will sue to keep soldiers from being deployed to San Francisco.

Newsom’s press office on Wednesday referred to the pattern of sending the Guard after creating “stress and chaos” with federal agents as an “authoritarian playbook.”

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Trump and Miller’s authoritarian playbook looks like this:

1) Say you’re going to send in the National Guard to a democratically run American city

2) Lie about the crime rate of that city

3) Send in federal agents — have lapdog “Bloviating Bovino” show up for the cameras

4)…

— Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) October 22, 2025

Newsom, in a separate post, urged people to “remain peaceful.”

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California has seen enough.

President Trump and Stephen Miller’s authoritarian playbook is coming for another of our cities, and violence and vandalism are exactly what they’re looking for to invoke chaos.

Help keep yourself and your communities safe. Remain peaceful.

— Governor Gavin Newsom (@CAgovernor) October 22, 2025

San Francisco-based Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said earlier this month that he would welcome National Guard troops to the city ahead of the Dreamforce conference. But he later apologized for the remarks and said the troops’ presence wasn’t needed.

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