{"id":20080,"date":"2025-10-23T20:23:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T20:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/20080\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T20:23:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T20:23:06","slug":"oakland-leaders-urge-calm-as-possible-trump-immigration-crackdown-looms-over-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/20080\/","title":{"rendered":"Oakland leaders urge calm as possible Trump immigration crackdown looms over region"},"content":{"rendered":"

Less than an hour after President Donald Trump called off an immigration enforcement surge in San Francisco, Oakland leaders held a press conference to calm residents and let them know officials are prepared if the administration still moves ahead with operations in the East Bay.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But what exactly a federal surge in Oakland or other cities would look like is anyone\u2019s guess.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Facing a packed conference room in Oakland City Hall, Mayor Barbara Lee acknowledged she has \u201cno information we can bring to you today\u201d about the federal administration\u2019s plans.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe federal administration, of course, has escalated its rhetoric and its enforcement posture in the Bay Area,\u201d Lee said. \u201cWe know border patrol agents are being stationed on the Coast Guard Island, but let me be clear, we are fully prepared.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Trump posted on Truth Social that he decided to call off a planned immigration enforcement campaign in San Francisco<\/a> this Saturday after having a phone call last night with Mayor Daniel Lurie, who expressed concern that it would harm the city\u2019s economic recovery.\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, Trump did not say whether Customs and Border Patrol intends to deploy agents elsewhere in the Bay Area. Sources told The Oaklandside that deployments in the East Bay are still a possibility.<\/p>\n

With those stakes in mind, Lee and other elected officials, union representatives, and faith leaders encouraged residents to look out for one another and to peacefully protest the administration. But officials also warned people not to \u201ctake the bait\u201d by committing any acts of violence against federal officers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know that they\u2019re baiting Oakland, and that\u2019s why San Francisco is suddenly off the table,\u201d said Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson. \u201cSo I\u2019m not going to be quiet about what we know is coming. We know that their expectation is that Oakland is going to do something to cause them to make us the example.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Earlier this morning, hundreds of protesters gathered<\/a> near a road that leads to an island in the Oakland estuary that houses Coast Guard facilities, where CBP agents were reported to be arriving. Demonstrators who attempted to block the road were forced to disperse after agents deployed two flash bangs so several CBP vehicles could get through.<\/p>\n

Oakland and Alameda County law enforcement officers don\u2019t cooperate with immigration authorities on civil matters. But there are limits to that non-cooperation. Dickson noted that her office can\u2019t stand in the way of a legal warrant. Assistant Oakland Police Chief James Beere said his department has no authority to oppose or prevent federal authorities from conducting immigration operations in Oakland.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to make it clear that if anyone attempts to enter your house or detain you, and they\u2019re not in uniform or they don\u2019t show credentials, please call 911 immediately,\u201d Beere said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Congresswoman Lateefah Simon said her office will protect members of the community, including children, families, officers, and protesters.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Oakland and the Bay Area will \u201ccollectively stand by our beliefs that terror and that violence inflicted by the Trump administration upon this community are unwanted, unwarranted, and illegal,\u201d Simon said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Several officials summarized efforts they\u2019re taking to bolster the region\u2019s defenses against federal incursions. Supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas shared that the Board of Supervisors has invested millions of dollars in immigration legal defense services. The board also recently agreed to create an office focused on immigrant affairs to coordinate services throughout the county.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lourdes Martinez, directing attorney of the immigrant rights practice at Centro Legal De La Raza<\/a>, said ICE has already been operating in Alameda County. Her group, which runs a pro bono immigrant legal defense program, is anticipating an escalation, similar to what\u2019s been seen in Washington D.C., Chicago, and Portland.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIf there has been deployment of federal law enforcement, it has really strengthened ICE and their ability to execute more detentions,\u201d Martinez said. \u201cSo that is what we\u2019re bracing for.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The county also revived this year a rapid response hotline, which residents can use to call in reports of ICE activity. Martinez encouraged people to call the line instead of spreading unverified reports on other platforms. She also shared practical advice for immigrants, including that people should memorize important phone numbers and gather and keep safe documents like passports and medical records. She also recommended that people use PIN passcodes on their phones and consider disabling fingerprint or facial recognition on their cellphones.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cJust remember we are living under difficult times where ICE is allowed to racially profile,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Pastor Mike McBride advised young people to \u201cnot get caught up\u201d engaging with federal officers, and to carry IDs and attend know-your-rights trainings.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will outlast this wickedness in high places, Oakland will counter hate, lies, and misinformation with love for all people,\u201d McBride said. \u201cTruth, justice, peace and joy. And we beg the Congress, please release the Epstein files.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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