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A sign stands by the bridge that leads to Coast Guard Island Alameda in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (Stephen Lam\/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)<\/p>\nBy JANIE HAR, Associated Press<\/p>\n
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) \u2014 The U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday it is providing a base of operations for U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in the San Francisco area as part of its effort to support federal efforts to track down immigrants in the country illegally and provide border and maritime security.<\/p>\n
A sign stands by the bridge that leads to Coast Guard Island Alameda in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (Stephen Lam\/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)<\/p>\n
The San Francisco Chronicle,<\/a> citing an anonymous source with knowledge of the operation, reported more than 100 CBP and other federal agents will begin arriving Thursday at the base in Alameda, a move immediately condemned by San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and California Gov. Gavin Newsom. The two Democrats said the surge is meant to provoke violent protests.<\/p>\n CBP did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Associated Press. A statement provided to media by the Coast Guard said in part that \u201cthrough a whole of government approach, we are leveraging our unique authorities and capabilities to detect, deter, and interdict illegal aliens, narco-terrorists, and individuals intent on terrorism or other hostile activity before they reach our border.\u201d<\/p>\n Soon after the deployment was first reported, Lurie livestreamed a nine-minute statement from City Hall, flanked by other elected officials, and cautioned against giving federal officials working from \u201ca playbook\u201d any excuse to crack down. President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he plans to deploy National Guard troops to the city to quell crime<\/a>, but his administration hasn\u2019t offered a timeline for doing so.<\/p>\n \u201cIn cities across the country, masked immigration officials are deployed to use aggressive enforcement tactics that instill fear so people don\u2019t feel safe going about their daily lives,\u201d Lurie said. \u201cThese tactics are designed to incite backlash, chaos and violence, which are then used as an excuse to deploy military personnel.\u201d<\/p>\n As is his custom, Lurie did not refer to the president or address him by name.<\/p>\n Trump has deployed the Guard to Washington, D.C.<\/a>, and Memphis<\/a>, Tennessee,<\/a> to help fight what he says is rampant crime. Los Angeles was the first city where Trump deployed the Guard, arguing it was necessary to protect federal buildings and federal agents as protesters fought back against mass immigration arrests.<\/p>\n He has since said they are needed in Chicago<\/a> and Portland<\/a>, Oregon, as well, although lawsuits by Democratic officials in both cities have so far blocked troops<\/a> from going out on city streets.<\/p>\n Trump recently renewed his musings about sending the Guard to San Francisco, saying in a Fox News interview Sunday that the city \u201cwas truly one of the great cities of the world\u201d before it went \u201cwrong\u201d and \u201cwoke.\u201d<\/p>\n