A few hundred people, many singing hymns and carrying signs saying \u201cNo ICE or troops in the Bay,\u201d referring to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, gathered shortly after dawn outside Coast Guard Island in Alameda. Police used at least one flash-bang grenade to clear a handful of demonstrators from the entrance as CBP vehicles drove through.<\/p>\n
Organizers urged protesters to remain peaceful, as a line of Coast Guard officers in helmets watched from just outside the entrance.<\/p>\n
The San Francisco Chronicle<\/a>, citing an anonymous source with knowledge of the operation, reported Wednesday that more than 100 CBP and other federal agents would arrive this week. San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, both Democrats, condemned the move, saying it is meant to provoke violent protests.<\/p>\n CBP did not respond to a request for comment Wednesday from The Associated Press. A statement provided to media by the Coast Guard said 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 Protesters block a caravan of U.S. Border Patrol personnel from entering Coast Guard Base Alameda on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo\/Noah Berger)\n<\/p>\n A U.S. Border Patrol officer tries to clear protesters while entering Coast Guard Base Alameda on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo\/Noah Berger)\n<\/p>\n A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent confronts protesters blocking the entrance to the Coast Guard Island Alameda, where they are sent to as a staging area for the long-threatened immigration crackdown, in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. (Stephen Lam \/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)\n<\/p>\n Jorge Bautista, a clergyman with the United Church of Christ, reacts after he was hit in the face by a pepper round from a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent as protesters blocks the entrance to Coast Guard Island Alameda, where they are sent to as a staging area for the long-threatened immigration crackdown, in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. (Stephen Lam\/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)\n<\/p>\n Show Caption<\/p>\n 1 of 4<\/p>\n Protesters block a caravan of U.S. Border Patrol personnel from entering Coast Guard Base Alameda on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo\/Noah Berger)\n<\/p>\n Expand<\/a><\/p>\n Newsom\u2019s office said Thursday people should memorize contact information in case they\u2019re detained. \u201cAct intelligently, take care of yourself, and don\u2019t give them the pretext they\u2019re looking for to intensify their repression,\u201d Newsom\u2019s office said in a post on the social platform X.<\/p>\n Soon after the deployment was first reported Wednesday, 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\u00a0to 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 Trump has deployed the Guard to\u00a0Washington, D.C.<\/a>, and\u00a0Memphis<\/a>,\u00a0Tennessee<\/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 agents as protesters fought back against mass immigration arrests.<\/p>\n He has also said they are needed in\u00a0Chicago<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Portland<\/a>, Oregon. Lawsuits from Democratic officials in both cities have so far\u00a0blocked troops<\/a>\u00a0from going out on city streets.<\/p>\n Trump recently renewed his musings about sending the Guard to San Francisco, telling Fox News on Sunday the city \u201cwas truly one of the great cities of the world\u201d before it went \u201cwrong\u201d and \u201cwoke.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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