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Widespread Panic as Oakland Mayor Warns Sanctuary City of an ICE Sweep

Monday, February 26, 2018

Widespread Panic as Oakland Mayor Warns Sanctuary City of an ICE Sweep

"In January, Oakland strengthened its commitment to being a “sanctuary city” by barring city employees from helping immigration agents — and local leaders braced for a showdown with President Trump. Shortly after the unanimous vote, Mayor Libby Schaaf (D) told a reporter that, yes, she would be willing to go to jail to “protect all of our residents regardless of where we come from.”

The defiant attitude has apparently remained unchanged.

On Saturday, Schaaf issued a news release, shared widely by her Twitter followers, warning that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement “is preparing to conduct an operation in the Bay Area, including Oakland, starting as soon as within the next 24 hours.”..."

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