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the protesters Gathered outside the US Coast Guard base on Thursday san francisco bay areaWhere U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents began arriving to support federal efforts to track immigrants in the country illegally.
About 150 people, many of whom held signs saying “No ICE or troops in the Gulf,” referring to U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement, gathered shortly after dawn outside the base in Alameda. Police used at least one flash-bang grenade to clear a handful of protesters from the entrance to CBP vehicles.
san francisco More than 100 CBP and other federal agents will arrive this week, the Chronicle reported Wednesday, citing an unnamed source with knowledge of the operation. San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and California Gov. Gavin Newsom immediately condemned the move. Both Democrats said the surge was intended to incite violent protests.
CBP did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Associated Press on Wednesday. A statement given to the media by the Coast Guard said that “Through a whole of government approach, we are leveraging our unique authorities and capabilities to detect, intercept and interdict illegal aliens, narco-terrorists and individuals intent on terrorism or other hostile activity before they reach our borders.”
chairman donald trump He has repeatedly said he plans to deploy National Guard troops to the city to curb crime, but his administration has not given a timeline for doing so.
Trump has deployed the Guard to Washington, D.C. and Memphis, Tennessee to help fight rampant crime. Los Angeles was the first city where Trump deployed the Guard, arguing that it was necessary to protect federal buildings and federal agents as protesters fought against mass immigration arrests.