\u201cIn that conversation, the president told me clearly that he was calling off any plans for a federal deployment in San Francisco. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem reaffirmed that direction in our conversation this morning,\u201d Lurie wrote in a 9:30 a.m. statement on Thursday.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy team will continue to monitor the situation closely, and our city remains prepared for any scenario.\u201d<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s what else to know:<\/p>\n
Protesters continued to amass on Thursday throughout the day, despite the changing news. At the Embarcadero Plaza at 6:30 p.m., a speaker said \u201cwe cannot claim victory yet\u201d and promised vigilance.Columnist Joe Eskenazi writes on how to read this situation<\/a>: A billionaire CEO asked Trump to send troops to San Francisco, and the city\u2019s multi-millionaire mayor helped talk him out of it. \u201cMayor Daniel Lurie knows how to sweet-talk a demagogue,\u201d he writes. \u201cBuy that man a coffee.\u201dSan Jose\u2019s mayor interpreted<\/a> Trump\u2019s decision as extending to the South Bay city too, though Santa Clara County will remain on guard, according to the San Jose Spotlight<\/a>.Oakland\u2019s leadership was more wary. Mayor Barbara Lee of Oakland told Mission Local that the situation is \u201cfluid\u201d and \u201call we know is what the press is reporting.\u201d She confirmed that \u201cI haven\u2019t heard from the president.\u201dIn the aftermath of the threatened deployment, San Francisco supervisors pledged<\/a> an additional $3.5 million to immigrant services, including legal aid.<\/p>\n Mission Local and El Tecolote<\/a> teamed up to provide a live blog for developments in federal immigration agents\u2019 deployment to the Bay Area. <\/p>\n Stay informed in Spanish: Join El Tecolote\u2019s WhatsApp community<\/a> for live updates and resources from our bilingual reporting team. Inf\u00f3rmate en espa\u00f1ol: \u00danete a la comunidad de WhatsApp de El Tecolote<\/a> para recibir actualizaciones en vivo y recursos de nuestro equipo biling\u00fce de reporteros.<\/p>\n Protesters rally at Embarcadero6:30 p.m. \u2014\u00a0\u201cWe cannot claim victory yet\u201d Despite the \u201csurge\u201d of federal troops being called off, a crowd began to gather at Embarcadero Plaza on Thursday evening bearing signs declaring \u201cNo Kings\u201d and \u201cNo ICE or troops in the Bay.\u201d<\/p>\n As the plaza filled with people, the event kicked off with local singer La Do\u00f1a and a spiritual ceremony from the Danzantes del Bahia. Inside the plexiglass enclosure of the plaza\u2019s temporary paddle ball court, a few muscular men in short shorts bounced around the astroturf, seemingly oblivious to (or unconcerned by) the goings-on.<\/p>\n \u201cWhose head is spinning from all the news in the last 48 hours?\u201d shouted one speaker. But, she said: \u201cWe cannot claim victory yet.\u201d <\/p>\n Protesters were encouraged to \u201cadopt a corner\u201d and look out for ICE activity.<\/p>\n \u201cYou should be proud of this,\u201d added labor organizer\u00a0David Huerta. \u201cYou\u2019ve kept ICE out of San Francisco.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBut they\u2019re still in Memphis, they\u2019re still in D.C.\u201d he reminded the growing crowd. \u201cWe need to continue to stand together.\u201d<\/p>\n Some speeches at the 5 p.m. rally mirrored closely those given at a rally earlier at noon, but District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder escalated her language from earlier. \u201cWhile I\u2019m here, I\u2019ll just say: Fuck Marc Benioff. Fuck Elon Musk. Fuck David Sacks. Any anyone who ever suggested that this was okay.\u201d<\/p>\n Fielder urged attendees to stay vigilant, noting that there was no guarantee that Trump wouldn\u2019t change course and send federal agents into the city any time.<\/p>\n District 5 Supervisor Bilal Mahmood condemned the\u00a0current administration\u00a0as a \u201cdictatorship\u201d that he compared to the one he lived under in Pakistan as a teenager. Toppling that dictatorship required people in the streets everyday, he said: \u201cWhen a dictator sees that the people oppose him, he loses his power.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSo many students didn\u2019t show up in school today,\u201d added Supervisor Chyanne Chen. \u201cWe don\u2019t want them in our schools, in our hospitals \u2026 San Francisco is a sanctuary city. We will never back down. We will never leave anyone behind.\u201d <\/p>\n Just before 6:30\u00a0p.m.,\u00a0organizers prepared the crowd, which now numbered at least a thousand, for a march to the Sansome Street immigration court. Vigils at public libraries tomorrow would continue as planned, they said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe didn\u2019t see the invasion that we were worried about,\u201d said Jane, an organizer with Bay Resistance, her voice trembling with emotion as she spoke. \u201cWhat we did see today, is that the Bay is ready.\u201d And with that, the crowd was on the march. <\/p>\n \u2014 Eleni Balakrishnan and Marina Newman, Mission Local <\/p>\n 4 p.m. \u2014\u00a0City emails employees on \u201cfederal deployment\u201d <\/p>\n San Francisco city employees were sent an update on \u201cfederal deployment and employee safety protocols\u201d via email on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n Employees were reminded that federal law prohibits the City from interfering with federal agents carrying out immigration enforcement. They may not prevent Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from accessing a public area of a city building or transit, said an email reviewed by Mission Local.<\/p>\n At the same time, city and state sanctuary policies prohibit employees from participating in immigration enforcement by giving ICE agents access to non-public buildings or records. Employees must only cooperate if there is a subpoena or warrant issued by a federal court.<\/p>\n They are also not required to show ICE agents personal identification or answer agents\u2019 questions, the email added.<\/p>\n \u2014 Abigail V\u00e2n Neely, Mission Local<\/p>\n Analysis: Billionaires and millionaires called the shots 3:30 p.m. \u2014\u00a0Billionaire CEO invited Trump to send in National Guard \u2014\u00a0and millionaire mayor talked him out of it <\/p>\n Mayor Daniel Lurie today said that President Trump simply called him \u2014\u00a0no go-betweens or consigliere required \u2014 and told him there would no longer be a deployment of federal troops to San Francisco. <\/p>\n The president simply dialed the mayor up and talked at him. If they decide to make this into a \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d sketch, I suggest Lurie be played by this guy<\/a>.<\/p>\n And, just like that, a daylong crisis and flood-the-zone news cycle across the Bay Area regarding the imminent deployment of border protection agents to the region was quelled. Or not: Oakland mayor Barbara Lee said the president didn\u2019t call her. Lurie and other local leaders are taking the president\u2019s words to mean that the rest of the Bay Area will be spared \u2014\u00a0but there was no overt pledge regarding that.<\/p>\n Read the full story here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2014 Joe Eskenazi, Mission Local<\/p>\n 3 p.m. \u2014\u00a0City to give $3.4 million more for immigrant aid Hours after President Trump withdrew a threat to send a \u201csurge\u201d of federal agents to San Francisco,\u201d Supervisor Connie Chan announced that San Francisco would direct an additional $3.5 million to immigrant legal defense and the Rapid Response Network.\u201d<\/p>\n The legal defense funds lawyers for immigrants who need representation, and the Rapid Response Network provides a 24 hour hotline for verifying ICE raids and connecting detained immigrants to attorneys.<\/p>\n Chan, the chair of the city\u2019s Budget Committee, made the announcement alongside her co-sponsors Supervisors Bilal Mahmood, Chyanne Chen, Jackie Fielder and Shamann Walton.<\/p>\n \u201cDespite this morning\u2019s news, we know federal agents have been in San Francisco already. For months, we\u2019ve seen how those attempting to follow our legal process abiding by the law at immigration centers are detained during routine check-ins,\u201d Mahmood said.<\/p>\n Read the full story here.<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Io Yeh Gilman and Xueer Lu, Mission Local<\/p>\n 2:55 p.m. \u2014\u00a0I told the mayor, \u201cI love what you\u2019re doing,\u201d Trump says <\/p>\n As reported by the New York Times<\/a>, President Trump spoke highly of Mayor Daniel Lurie at a White House round table. <\/p>\n \u201cI love what you\u2019re doing,\u201d he said to the mayor. The comment came after a phone call between Trump and Lurie where the president said he would reverse his decision to deploy federal agents in San Francisco, including a planned \u201csurge\u201d in agents on Saturday. It is unclear how surrounding cities in the Bay Area will be affected.<\/p>\n District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder wrote: \u201cI remain concerned that the Mayor\u2019s statement today included that he would \u2019welcome continued partnerships with the FBI, DEA, ATF, and the U.S. Attorney,\u2019\u201d in response to a previous announcement by Lurie<\/a>.<\/p>\n At a press conference on Thursday, Fielder said she has \u201cconcerns that any federal agency under Trump is actually taking up immigration enforcement,\u201d in response to Lurie potentially working with Pam Bondi and the FBI.<\/p>\n \u201cWe cannot have it both ways. We cannot say, I welcome this, but I don\u2019t welcome that,\u201d District 10 Supervisor Shamann Walton added.<\/p>\n \u2014 Mariana Garcia and Io Yeh Gilman, Mission Local<\/p>\n San Francisco\u2019s safe. What about the rest of the Bay Area?12:40 p.m. \u2014 Trump\u2019s conversation with Lurie answers some questions, raises others At noon, Mayor Daniel Lurie, city department heads, and supervisors gathered in the mayor\u2019s office to address President Donald Trump\u2019s decision to call off the \u201csurge\u201d of San Francisco.<\/p>\n What exactly that \u201csurge\u201d would look like did not seem to have been defined over the course of Lurie\u2019s conversation with Trump.<\/p>\n Lurie did not give answers to which federal agents would no longer be coming to the city \u2014 whether it be the National Guard, the border patrol agents, ICE \u2014\u00a0or all of them.<\/p>\n Lurie also said that his conversation did not include what will happen to other Bay Area cities.<\/p>\n \u201cI was told the surge was being called off,\u201d Lurie said. \u201cHe only spoke about San Francisco. So all I can say is what he told me.\u201d<\/p>\n In addition to Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Lurie said he has also spoken with United States Attorney General Pam Bondi about working together to \u201chold drug traffickers accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n In a Truth Social post, Trump said that he called Lurie after speaking with Marc Benioff, the Salesforce CEO \u2014 who on Oct. 9 called<\/a> for the National Guard to come to San Francisco \u2014 and Jensen Huang, the president and CEO of NVIDIA.<\/p>\n Lurie said that he had not asked anyone to make calls on San Francisco\u2019s behalf \u2014 \u201che picked up the phone and called me.\u201d<\/p>\n Lurie affirmed that even with the \u201csurge\u201d called off for now, San Francisco will remain ready.<\/p>\n \u201cI think we as a city should be prepared for any scenario,\u201d Lurie said.<\/p>\n \u2014 Io Yeh Gilman and Xueer Lu, Mission Local<\/p>\n 12:20 p.m. \u2014 Oakland mayor unsure if The Town is still a target <\/p>\n Mayor Barbara Lee of Oakland tells Mission Local that the situation is \u201cfluid\u201d and \u201call we know is what the press is reporting.\u201d She confirms that \u201cI haven\u2019t heard from the president.\u201d<\/p>\n Following a briefing from Lurie\u2019s office, area politicians believe that the area will return for whatever passes as the \u201cstatus quo.\u201d There is no indication feds will instead raid nearby Bay Area cities. But there is no assurance that it won\u2019t happen.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Immigration enforcement activity has risen sharply in Oakland, according to Alameda County\u2019s Rapid Response Network (ACILEP). It reported that its call volume increased from an average of 10 calls a day to 50 by 11:30 a.m.<\/p>\n Neither the Asian Law Caucus nor the Rapid Response networks in San Francisco or San Mateo County could confirm whether the cancellation of a federal deployment in San Francisco also included a stand-down of planned immigration operations in the region.<\/p>\n \u201cNo one knows for sure right now\u201d whether Trump\u2019s immigration enforcement will escalate across the Bay Area, said Lauren Nguyen of the Asian Law Caucus said.<\/p>\n \u2014 Beatriz Johnston, El Tecoloteand Joe Eskenazi, Mission Local<\/p>\n 12.01 p.m. \u2014\u00a0Protesters gather at City Hall for noon rally <\/p>\n Even with the rapidly changing circumstances and Trump\u2019s about-face on deploying federal forces, more than 100 protesters showed up at San Francisco City Hall for a pre-planned rally. <\/p>\n One man, Noah, had come all the way from Sacramento, where he had been protesting daily outside an ICE facility.<\/p>\n He said he wasn\u2019t affiliated with an organization, and it has been just \u201cme myself and I, and a couple of friends that are passionate about human rights.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIf there was ever a time for us to be unified in\u00a0San\u00a0Francisco, it is now,\u201d said Supervisor Shamann Walton, who started off the rally on the steps of City Hall. \u201cWe do not trust this administration. To say you\u2019re not coming after you say you\u2019re coming \u2026 We want to make sure our community is prepared.\u201d<\/p>\n Rally emcee Sofia Bastida asked those gathered about the purported change in plans for ICE to enter San Francisco: \u201cHow are we feeling about that?\u201d<\/p>\n Attendees hissed in response.<\/p>\n Supervisor Jackie Fielder accused tech billionaires like Marc Benioff, Elon Musk, and David Sacks of bringing about the current situation.<\/p>\n \u201cI condemn every tech billionaire who supported this,\u201d Fielder said. \u201cWe are here because Benioff of Salesforce put this idea into Trump\u2019s head.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe cannot have tunnel vision,\u201d said Olga Miranda, the head of the Local 87 labor union. She urged unity across the Bay Area. \u201cAn injury to one, an injury to all.\u201d<\/p>\n As cars and trucks drove past City Hall, drivers honked in solidarity.<\/p>\n Those present were attentive and ready for action. Asked to repeat the rapid response network phone number, most in the crowd appeared to know it by hear and chanted the number in unison. (For those in San Francisco, the number is 415-200-1548<\/a>.)<\/p>\n Celi Tamayo-Lee of the advocacy group San Francisco Rising assured the crowd that the fight would continue, and that a 5 p.m.\u00a0mass\u00a0rally to unite the region was still on.<\/p>\n That, she said, \u201cis where we really show what we are about in the Bay Area.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2014\u00a0Eleni Balakrishnan, Mission Local<\/p>\n Wednesday, 6 p.m. \u2014 Movement mobilizes <\/p>\n On Wednesday evening, ahead of the planned deployment, activists were prepping for the protests that took place the following day.<\/p>\n About 5,000 people attended an online mobilization call held by Bay Resistance<\/a> to prepare for the arrival of federal agents in the Bay Area, according to organizers. <\/p>\n Speakers from labor groups, attorneys, and nonprofits called for peaceful protests, but also action. They gave attendees advice on to interact with federal agents, document detentions, and to inform a rapid response network if they saw immigration enforcement. <\/p>\n Organizers also urged participants to join an adopt-a-block program to observe areas where immigrant day laborers might congregate. Meanwhile, hundreds of questions flooded in from attendees eager to participate. <\/p>\n Emily Lee of the Bay Rising Alliance, who led the call, said organizers have learned from federal agents\u2019 actions in other cities and that the group is prepared for the coming days. <\/p>\n She called for humor and joy in the coming actions that would start early Thursday morning, with a vigil on the road from the Alameda Coast Guard Island to San Francisco. <\/p>\n \u201cWe are not going to give them the spectacle they want,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n \u2014 Eleni Balakrishnan, Mission Local<\/p>\n Mayor Daniel Lurie says immigration \u201csurge\u201d is called off10:00 a.m. \u2014\u00a0Plans to deploy federal officers are off, according to a statement<\/a> from Mayor Daniel Lurie <\/p>\n Lurie wrote that he received a phone call from President Donald Trump last night, though he waited to release the statement till 9:30 a.m. this morning. What arrangements preceded that call are not known.<\/p>\n \u201cIn that conversation, the president told me clearly that he was calling off any plans for a federal deployment in San Francisco. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem reaffirmed that direction in our conversation this morning,\u201d he wrote. <\/p>\n \u201cMy team will continue to monitor the situation closely, and our city remains prepared for any scenario.\u201d<\/p>\n Shortly thereafter, President Donald Trump posted<\/a> on Truth Social saying \u201cwe will not surge San Francisco on Saturday.\u201d He attributed this decision to \u201cfriends of mine who live in the area,\u201d naming Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff. His post ended: \u201cStay tuned!\u201d<\/p>\n It is unclear if the change affects just the National Guard or also ICE and Customs and Border Patrol operations.<\/p>\n Border patrol agents already have federal authority to operate in any U.S. city, while National Guard troops generally require legal authorization for domestic use, though those limits have weakened under Trump-appointed judges.<\/p>\n The fate of other Bay Area cities was not mentioned. Mission Local\u2018s message for Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee has not yet been returned.<\/p>\n \u2014 Joe Eskenazi, Mission Local<\/p>\n 10:03 a.m. \u2014 Trump says federal agents \u201cwill not surge\u201d in San Francisco <\/p>\n President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that after a phone call with San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie last night, the federal government \u201cwill not surge San Francisco on Saturday.\u201d <\/p>\n The post follows days of uncertainty and online rumors that Trump was planning a mass raid at a Home Depot within 40 miles of San Francisco this weekend.<\/p>\n Trump wrote that \u201cfriends of mine who live in the area called last night to ask me not to go forward with the surge\u201d because Lurie was making \u201csubstantial progress\u201d on crime. He added that business leaders, including Jensen Huang and Marc Benioff, had contacted him to express optimism about the city\u2019s recovery.<\/p>\n Still, organizers and advocates are urging caution, noting that Trump\u2019s statement does not necessarily rule out immigration enforcement or other federal activity in the region. They emphasize that people in surrounding cities should stay alert and prepared in case the situation changes.<\/p>\n \u2014 Erika Carlos, Tecolote<\/p>\n Protesters march on Coast Guard Island2:15 p.m. \u2014\u00a0Video: Two protestors arrested by California Highway Patrol California Highway Patrol officers arresting protesters outside Coast Guard Island. Video by Sebastien Bridonneau.<\/p>\n Over 60 California Highway Patrol officers in riot gear marched in on protesters still amassed outside Coast Guard Island in Oakland, where federal immigration agents began arriving on Thursday morning. <\/p>\n By this time, they were clearing the roads. Using batons, they pushed protestors off the street to make a tunnel for a caravan of vehicles to exit the base. <\/p>\n Two protesters were arrested and walked off with their hands zip-tied behind their backs. One man, who resisted being moved, was grabbed by CHP officers and subdued to the ground with an elbow to the neck.<\/p>\n \u2014 Sebastien Bridonneau<\/p>\n California Highway Patrol officers arresting protesters outside Coast Guard Island. Video by Sebastien Bridonneau.9:45 a.m. \u2014 Alameda Fire Department outside Coast Guard Island <\/p>\n A fire truck and two other Alameda Fire Department vehicles arrive at the intersection of Dennison Street and Embarcadero. They\u2019re met with protesters. <\/p>\n Officers say they\u2019ve arrived to take someone who was injured on the island to the hospital. Soon after, a man who was not involved in the protest is wheeled through the crowd on a stretcher. <\/p>\n The size of the crowd dwindles, but at 11 a.m. protesters are still circling the intersection. What appears to be pieces of a white vehicle and a flash grenade canister still litter the road, on both sides of the U.S. government property line. <\/p>\n \u2014 Abigail V\u00e2n Neely and Mariana Garcia, Mission Local<\/p>\n As the sun rises, the mood shifts from a standoff in the dark to skipping in the streets; literally, there\u2019s a jump rope. Parents have brought their children. The crowd thins out slightly. <\/p>\n One protester wears a Stewie Griffin mask, another an inflatable chicken suit with a sign that says \u201cWhy did the chicken cross the road?\u201d Faith leaders sing \u201cWe Shall Overcome\u201d while a clown makes balloon animals. <\/p>\n \u2014 Abigail V\u00e2n Neely and Mariana Garcia, Mission Local<\/p>\n The scene is less tense, but even more crowded, with at least 100 people. <\/p>\n Protesters continue to move back and forth along the crosswalk dividing the road to Coast Guard Island, but their numbers have grown, and the pace has slowed to a shuffle. <\/p>\n The road is now impassable. There is a line of cars backed up along Embarcadero East.<\/p>\n One protester, Matthew Leber, 50, limps away from the crosswalk. He says he was struck by the driver of a SUV, who refused to immediately back up when the crowd blocked the road. <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m still taking it in. I feel okay. I feel really proud of people standing up here against fascism,\u201d he says. He sits on the curb and props up his leg, which is red. <\/p>\n Leaders reorganize the crowd to keep people moving around four crosswalks at the intersection of Embarcadero East and Dennison St. Observers with the National Lawyers\u2019 Guild take notes to send to attorneys, if needed. <\/p>\n \u2014 Abigail V\u00e2n Neely and Mariana Garcia, Mission Local<\/p>\n Protestors blocked a large white vehicle attempting to drive down the one road onto Coast Guard Island, despite organizers\u2019 instructions to keep walking. <\/p>\n An officer got between the vehicle and the crowd. Other cars started honking. Protesters were told to stay back from the blue paint designating U.S. government property beyond the crosswalk. <\/p>\n Two flash grenades were set off by border agents as pickup trucks carrying a handful of federal agents drove through the crowd and across the bridge. <\/p>\n Protesters who were near the flash grenades, which can cause temporary blindness or deafness, stepped back to pour water over their faces. A faith leader was covered in debris from the smoke cloud the flash grenades emitted. <\/p>\n U.S. Coast Guard officers formed a line opposite the demonstration.<\/p>\n \u2014 Abigail V\u00e2n Neely and Mariana Garcia, Mission Local<\/p>\n 6:30 a.m. \u2014 \u201cWe have to say no\u201d <\/p>\n A couple dozen protesters are standing on either side of the one road leading into Coast Guard Island in Alameda, where federal immigration agents are set to arrive today.<\/p>\n Two U.S. Coast Guard officers are conducting traffic. A white shuttle bus has been let through, along with other cars driven by people who work on the island. There is a checkpoint further down the bridge.<\/p>\n An organizer is reminding protesters to keep moving: if they stand still in the crosswalk across the bridge, the organizer says, it will be considered an \u201cobstruction.\u201d It is still dark. <\/p>\n The organizer says law enforcement has instructed cars to keep driving as pedestrians continue walking back and forth. They play \u201cAntipatriarcha<\/a>,\u201d a Spanish protest song by Ana Tijoux, on a speaker, and try to address the Coast Guard officers, who do not engage.<\/p>\n \u201cICE is on the island,\u201d repeats a man who has been standing in the center of the intersection of Embarcadero East and Dennison St. for at least the last half hour. \u201cWe have to say no.\u201d <\/p>\n The stream of people repeatedly crossing the road grows. One carries a small dog, called Rudy, short for Rutabaga. Rudy was brought to the protest because \u201che hates ICE,\u201d his owner said. \u201cHe loves all his neighbors and he doesn\u2019t want to lose any.\u201d<\/p>\n Faith leaders begin to sing \u201cWe Shall Not Be Moved.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSo much has been done in this administration under the name of God or some twisted version of Christianity,\u201d said Reverend Penny Nixon with the Peninsula Solidarity Cohort. \u201cIn the Christian religion it is very clear everyone is our neighbor.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2014 Abigail V\u00e2n Neely, Mission Local<\/p>\n San Franciscans brace for fearful day9:20 a.m. \u2014 In the Mission, some workers stay home, others take a risk <\/p>\n In the Mission District, many Latino-owned businesses were shuttered. Despite widespread fear, some street vendors continued to sell, and a few stores remained open.<\/p>\n \u201cSince yesterday, there are fewer people out,\u201d said street vendor Mar\u00eda V. \u201cThey\u2019re very scared.\u201d <\/p>\n Mar\u00eda said she\u2019s part of several neighborhood groups keeping watch for any potential presence of federal agents. Some workers who spoke to El Tecolote anonymously said they were required to come into work, but hoped their employers would soon decide to close.<\/p>\n \u2014 Erika Carlos, Tecolote<\/p>\n 9:55 a.m. \u2014\u00a0Fear at a food bank in the Mission <\/p>\n Claudia woke up to news of the arrival of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Coast Guard base in Alameda. \u201cThe volunteers are fearful right now, \u201c she said in Spanish.\u00a0 She stood outside of La Ofrenda, a community space that offers free groceries to San Francisco residents. Behind her, about four other volunteers unpacked cardboard boxes of food. <\/p>\n \u201cI feel bad that right now ICE is detaining anyone irrespective of if they have documents or not,\u201d she continued. \u201cThey will detain you if you speak Spanish and look Latino or are brown.\u201d<\/p>\n Roberto Eligi\u00f3 Alfaro, executive director of the non-profit Homey S.F., which supports Ofrenda, said that they now serve 200 families, but fear of ICE is keeping some home. Since the start of last month, Alfaro and Jos\u00e9 Luis Pav\u00f3n have also helped operate Defensa Del Barrio, a patrol that visits neighbors in the Mission to inform them of their rights if they encounter ICE. They\u2019ve met with about 50 businesses as well as a hundred\u00a0 families. \u201cWe cannot bow down to fear,\u201d said Pav\u00f3n in Spanish. \u201cThat is what Trump wants.\u201d<\/p>\n Over on the 14 Muni, a woman from Daly City said in Spanish, \u201cTruthfully, I\u2019m not fearful about this. I\u2019m OK.\u201d <\/p>\n Others expressed worry over the news. An elderly man named Terry said he was worried that if President Trump cuts\u00a0 EBT and other resources he relies on, he and his neighbors could \u201cend up on the streets.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIf they\u2019re coming to intimidate and toughen us up, I\u2019ve got a problem with that,\u201d Terry said, of CBPs arrival. \u201cI know a lot of people that I haven\u2019t seen lately, and I think they know that ICE is coming and that they\u2019ve gone underground.\u201d He added, \u201cIt makes me feel bad; it\u2019s them, but it could be me next.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cThe world is messed up, period,\u201d added Douglas, another man. \u201cIt\u2019s going to take a while to fix it.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2014\u00a0Sage R\u00edos Mace, Mission Local<\/p>\n 6:30 a.m. \u2014 Immigrants carry passports ahead of potential crackdown Last night, residents in the Mission District reacted<\/a> to the planned deployment with emotions ranging from fear to calm.<\/p>\n More are carrying documents to prove citizenship, and at least one thought it was a good idea to send in federal agents. Many were still unaware that the president\u2019s threats to deploy troops had escalated, with agents set to land at the U.S. Coast Guard base in Alameda on Thursday. <\/p>\n Those in the know largely remained calm. <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m good. I\u2019m okay. I have papers, I have my license. I work here every day,\u201d said Luis Ledesma who runs a jewelry stall near 22nd Street. He said he usually carries a copy of his documents with him, though he forgot to bring them today. <\/p>\n Others also said they are carrying their documents, believing that having proof of their status was the best way to prevent harm when faced with federal immigration agents. That hasn\u2019t always been the case<\/a>. <\/p>\n Originally from Nicaragua, Myriai Evarra, 59, and her cousin Chalina Mena, 62, have been carrying their passports and Real IDs with them everywhere for the last year, \u201cjust in case.\u201d On Wednesday evening they were engaged in a spirited debate at the 24th Street Mission BART Plaza. <\/p>\n Evarra argued that federal agents should come to San Francisco to \u201cclean up the drugs.\u201d Mena disagreed. <\/p>\n When Mena insisted that immigration agents will not be involved in drug-related enforcement, Evarra insisted that \u201cthey will at least do something.\u201d<\/p>\n The federal agents are \u201cnot going to fix fentanyl or the drugs. That\u2019s an excuse to go after immigrants. I am angry because they are going to get very violent with people,\u201d said Mena. When asked if she was afraid, she said she was more \u201cuncomfortable\u201d than afraid.<\/p>\n Read the full story here.<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Anusha Subramanian, Mission Local<\/p>\n 6 a.m. \u2014 How to prepare for immigration enforcement Consulting with attorneys and immigration advocates, Mission Local has compiled a list of know-your-rights tips<\/a> for people in San Francisco. <\/p>\n For protesters: If you plan to participate in a protest, have a plan to contact legal assistance<\/a>, such as the National Lawyers Guild\u2019s S.F. Bay Area chapter<\/a>.You have the right to peacefully assemble and to record law enforcement officers in public spaces.If stopped by law enforcement, you have the right to remain silent and don\u2019t have to answer questions about your immigration status.If you are stopped on the streets:You must stay where you are until an officer tells you that you are free to go. You don\u2019t have to unlock your phone for any government officer who does not have a warrant.For immigrants and their families<\/a>: When encountering law enforcement, you have the right to remain silent and are advised to refuse to answer questions about your birthplace, immigration status, or how you entered the country. You have the right to refuse a search, and to prevent immigration enforcement agents from entering your home or workplace without a valid warrant<\/a> signed by a judge. You have the right to speak with a lawyer first and ask for interpretation services. Do not sign any document before talking to an attorney. Keep the red card<\/a> with you to assert your rights under the U.S. Constitution. These cards can also be used in various ways, including being slipped under your front door or being given directly to immigration enforcement offices to declare your rights to remain silent. Save the number 415-200-1548 on your phone. This is the San Francisco Rapid Response<\/a> network\u2019s 24-hour hotline that connects detained immigrants and their families with legal aid and support. Fill out an emergency preparedness plan<\/a> in case you are arrested, such as the one offered by the San Francisco Immigrant Legal & Education Network<\/a>. Make sure both you and your family member have your A-Number, full name, date of birth and country of origin. Make copies of your passport and immigration documents and ensure your family can access them. Carry evidence that you have been in the United States for longer than two years to reduce the risk of being placed in a deportation process without the chance to argue your case. <\/p>\n Read the full story here.<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014Yujie Zhou, Mission Local<\/p>\nNearly one thousand people gathered at Embarcadero Plaza on Thursday evening, waiting to march through the plaza in protest of the threat to send federal troops to San Francisco. Photo by Marina Newman. <\/p>\n
Supervisor Connie Chan (center) announces funding for immigration legal services and the San Francisco Rapid Response Network. Photo by Xueer Lu. Oct. 23, 2025.<\/p>\n
Mayor Daniel Lurie speaks during a press conference at City Hall Room 200 on October 23, 2025. Photo by Kelly Waldron.<\/p>\n
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Debris from a flash grenade and stopped car outside Alameda Coast Guard Island on Oct. 23, 2025. Photo by Abigail Van Neely.
Protesters at the intersection of Embarcadero East and Dennison St. on Oct. 23, 2025. Photo by Abigail Van Neely.9 a.m. \u2014 Protesters singing outside Coast Guard base <\/p>\n
Photo by Mariana Garcia. October 23, 2025
A veteran films the protest in front of a line of U.S. Coast Guard on Oct. 23, 2025. Photo by Abigail Van Neely.
Photo by Mariana Garcia. October 23, 2025
Photo by Mariana Garcia. October 23, 20257:30 a.m. \u2014 Vehicle injures protester <\/p>\n
Matthew Leber, who was run over on his ankle by a man in a large SUV, being helped by fellow protesters on October 23, 2025. Photo by Mariana Garcia
Alameda, October 23, 2025, Photo by Mariana Garcia
Cars are unable to pass through the intersection in front of the Alameda Coast Guard Island on Oct. 23, 2025. Photo by Abigail Van Neely.
A protester injured by an SUV. October 23, 2025 Photo Mariana Garcia 7:15 a.m. \u2014 Crowd blocks Border Patrol vehicles, flash grenades deployed
Alameda, October 23, 2025, Photo by Mariana Garcia<\/p>\n
Rudy the dog is brought to the demonstration outside Alameda Coast Guard Island on Oct. 23, 2025. Photo by Abigail Van Neely.<\/p>\n
Northeast Plaza on 16th Street in Mission District, San Francisco. Photo by Anusha Subramanian.<\/p>\n
Protesters hold signs that say \u201cNo deportations\u201d and \u201cProtect our neighbors, keep families together\u201d at an interfaith prayer vigil in front of 630 Sansome immigration court in September 2025. Photo by Mariana Garcia<\/p>\n