SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee said Friday that any potential increase in federal immigration activity in the city and the greater Bay Area has been called off.
Lee made the announcement one day after federal agents arrived on Coast Guard Island in the Oakland Estuary, a move widely seen as the first step in a “surge” of enforcement sweeps involving immigration agents and the National Guard.
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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.
Alameda Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft said on Friday that officials there are keeping a close watch.
“I know that we are monitoring the situation. I don’t know how they got onto Coast Guard Island, but we will certainly monitor to the extent that they are leaving,” said Alameda Mayor Marily Ezzy Ashcraft.
Ashcraft says she talked to Governor Gavin Newsom’s staff and says there are still concerns of federal agents being deployed outside of the 40-mile radius – Mayor Lee mentioned possibly to Napa.
Some worry that President Donald Trump could change his mind about federal immigration enforcement in San Francisco.
On this Friday, we asked San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie what happens if President Trump does an “about-face.”
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“I’m focused on what I can control. That is making sure we can tackle crime here and focus on our behavioral health crisis and making sure we tell the world San Francisco is on the rise and I think that message is getting out there,” said Lurie.
He says the city will keep a plan in place to deal with a federal immigration enforcement surge, in case President Trump changes his mind.
Mayor Lurie also says he is coordinating with other Bay Area mayors.
“We’re all staying in close touch and keeping each other apprised of what’s happening in their cities,” said Lurie.
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan shared this statement:
“I’m in close communication with leaders across the Bay Area. While we appear to be safe from federal action for now, we’re always preparing for every possible scenario.”
State Senator Scott Wiener spoke out on Friday about keeping federal immigration enforcement out of San Francisco.
“I’m grateful that the mayor went to the mat to keep San Francisco safe,” said Wiener.
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