Podcast Episode Details

Federal Immigration Agents in the Bay: What We Know and Don’t Know

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The Bay Area started bracing for federal troops Wednesday night after the San Francisco Chronicle first reported that nearly 100 federal agents, including from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, would be coming to the U.S. Coast Guard Island in Alameda for a major immigration enforcement operation in the region.

Then on Thursday morning, Mayor Daniel Lurie announced that President Donald Trump had called off the “surge” in San Francisco. But it’s unclear whether the president’s announcement applies to the rest of the Bay Area.

Links:

• Federal Agents Injure Activists at Coast Guard Base During Immigration Crackdown
• Lurie: Trump Is ‘Calling Off’ Plans to Send Federal Troops to San Francisco

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