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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Following Hamdi’s arrest, Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/TriciaOhio/status/1982514569307197749\">announced on social media platform X \u003c/a>that his visa had been revoked and that he was in ICE custody pending removal from the U.S., but his departure this week was voluntary rather than a deportation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Under President Trump, those who support terrorism and undermine American national security will not be allowed to work or visit this country,” McLaughlin said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But according to CAIR’s California chapter, the government did not file criminal charges against Hamdi or allege in court that he posed any security threat. The organization said that the government brought only a claim that he had overstayed his visa, which was possible because DHS revoked his visa during his visit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hamdi’s attorneys said the detention was a show of political retaliation and a violation of his First Amendment rights that sought to suppress his future speech.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement, the California chapter of CAIR said Hamdi was detained “at the urging of well-known anti-Muslim, anti-Palestinian extremists,” and added that his arrest occurred after a set of public appearances where Hamdi was vocal on Palestinian human rights.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Hamdi’s case is part of a broader pattern of authorities targeting journalists and advocates who speak out for Palestinian human rights and criticize Israeli government policies,” it continued.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12041614\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12041614\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-15.jpg 1800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-15-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-15-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-15-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-15-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mahmoud Khalil has asked an immigration judge to grant him asylum, saying he feared being targeted by Israel if he’s deported to Syria or Algeria. \u003ccite>(Spencer Platt/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In March, ICE officers arrested Columbia University student \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12040160/sf-immigration-attorney-says-first-amendment-should-protect-mahmoud-khalil-from-deportation\">Mahmoud Khalil\u003c/a>, an Algerian American legal permanent resident. Khalil was one of the most vocal spokespeople and negotiators at Columbia’s high-profile Gaza solidarity encampment in spring 2024.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The same month, Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk was detained, though she was released after a federal judge found her arrest was likely in retaliation for a student newspaper op-ed she wrote that was critical of the campus’ response to the war in Gaza.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The State Department detained and initiated deportation hearings against another Columbia student activist, Mohsen Mahdawi, a lawful permanent resident, based on claims that his actions were harmful to foreign policy.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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One officer threw what appeared to be a flash-bang grenade into the crowd, another exited their vehicle and shot pepper powder at a local faith leader trying to block the road, and a van drove over the ankle of an organizer who was trying to speak with the agents inside, according to activists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the early afternoon, California Highway Patrol cleared the majority of the crowd, arresting two people who refused to disperse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the criminal complaint against Thompson, the U-Haul truck arrived at the intersection hours later, shortly before 10 p.m. The driver — later identified as Thompson — got out of the vehicle and joined a few dozen remaining protesters for about five minutes before returning to the truck.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the truck lined up facing away from the bridge, video footage shows it begin to slowly reverse, course correct and accelerate backward as officers shout repeated orders to stop, according to the complaint. 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"content": "\u003cp>Federal prosecutors on Tuesday announced charges against the person accused of backing a U-Haul truck toward a blockade of U.S. Coast Guard officers in Alameda, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061436/2-injured-after-officers-shoot-at-truck-outside-alameda-base-following-day-of-protests\">leading them to open fire\u003c/a>, after protests over what was expected to be a major immigration enforcement escalation in the Bay Area last month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bella Thompson, 26, is charged with assaulting federal officers with a deadly or dangerous weapon by reversing the truck onto the bridge that leads to the island Coast Guard base around 10 p.m. Oct. 23.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Authorities said she accelerated toward the line of officers and law enforcement vehicles, shutting off access to the island, which is usually closed to the public. The erratic movement caused officers “to fear the possibility that the truck would strike them or their colleagues, or that it contained explosives or had an explosive device,” the U.S. attorney’s office said in a press release announcing Thompson’s arrest on Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When she defied orders to stop, authorities said, Coast Guard personnel shot at the truck. At the time, the Department of Homeland Security said the U-Haul driver and a bystander were injured in the shooting and taken to local hospitals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thompson was treated at Highland Hospital, where she was detained. She was then taken to John George Psychiatric Hospital, where she was evaluated before being booked into Santa Rita Jail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12062868\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251024-CoastGuard-12-BL_qed.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12062868\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251024-CoastGuard-12-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251024-CoastGuard-12-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251024-CoastGuard-12-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251024-CoastGuard-12-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. Coast Guard security personnel stand at the intersection of Dennison Street and Embarcadero in front of Coast Guard Island in Oakland on Oct. 24, 2025, following a shooting in which security personnel opened fire on a U-Haul near the base. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The incident came after \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061191/activists-federal-agents-clash-at-coast-guard-base-during-immigration-crackdown\">a day of protest\u003c/a> near Alameda’s Coast Guard Island, which was set to be used as a “place of operations” for federal immigration agents ahead of what the Trump administration was calling a “surge” into San Francisco that weekend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Escalated immigration enforcement — which many warned was likely a precursor to National Guard deployment — was called off in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061224/oakland-braces-for-possible-federal-action-after-san-francisco-dodges-trumps-attention\">San Francisco\u003c/a> and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061545/bay-area-spared-from-federal-immigration-enforcement-surge-officials-say\">wider Bay Area\u003c/a>, but tensions still flared near the base that day after Border Patrol agents rolled onto the island around 7 a.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hundreds of protesters attempted to block access to and from the base, which is only accessible via bridge, for hours.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One officer threw what appeared to be a flash-bang grenade into the crowd, and a van drove over the ankle of an organizer who was trying to speak with the agents inside, according to activists. Another agent exited their vehicle and shot pepper powder at a local faith leader trying to block the road, according to Penny Nixon, co-director of the Peninsula Solidarity Cohort.[aside postID=news_12061191 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/GETTYIMAGES-2242445000-KQED.jpg']Hours later, when California Highway Patrol officers cleared the road, two protesters \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061191/activists-federal-agents-clash-at-coast-guard-base-during-immigration-crackdown\">were arrested\u003c/a>. The crowd mostly dispersed in the afternoon, but federal officers continued to mount a blockade of the bridge late into the night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Video footage shows that shortly before 10 p.m., a U-Haul truck arrives at Embarcadero and Dennison Street, the Oakland entrance to the island base. The driver appears to get out of the vehicle and join a few remaining protesters for about five minutes, then get back into the truck.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After lining up facing away from the bridge, the truck begins to slowly reverse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officers can be heard yelling at the driver before shooting repeatedly at the truck. After the initial gunshots, the van reverses more quickly for another few seconds before coming to a halt and quickly pulling forward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The vehicle appears to pause for about 30 seconds at the intersection leading off the bridge before driving away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Attempting to use a truck to assault federal officers performing their lawful duties is not protest, it is a violent and serious federal crime,” FBI Acting Special Agent in Charge Matt Cobo said in a statement. “Federal officers must be able to carry out their mission without fear of violence, and we will continue to support efforts to ensure that anyone who commits violence against them is held fully accountable under the law.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thompson, who lives in Oakland, appears to have been experiencing a mental health crisis prior to the incident. According to a \u003ca href=\"https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-bella-secure-housing\">GoFundMe page\u003c/a> set up in October, she had recently lost housing and income during a “bipolar disorder episode.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Bella is community oriented, dedicated to art and mutual aid — hosting fundraisers, art events, skill shares, and more through her self started community collective: \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13961701/diy-museum-queer-collective-oakland-accessibilitiy\">DIY Museum\u003c/a>,” the page reads.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thompson, who grew up in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley and moved permanently to the East Bay in 2023, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13961701/diy-museum-queer-collective-oakland-accessibilitiy\">previously worked as a substitute teacher\u003c/a> and organizer of the DIY Museum, a queer arts collective.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If convicted, she faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Hours later, when California Highway Patrol officers cleared the road, two protesters \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061191/activists-federal-agents-clash-at-coast-guard-base-during-immigration-crackdown\">were arrested\u003c/a>. The crowd mostly dispersed in the afternoon, but federal officers continued to mount a blockade of the bridge late into the night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Video footage shows that shortly before 10 p.m., a U-Haul truck arrives at Embarcadero and Dennison Street, the Oakland entrance to the island base. The driver appears to get out of the vehicle and join a few remaining protesters for about five minutes, then get back into the truck.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After lining up facing away from the bridge, the truck begins to slowly reverse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officers can be heard yelling at the driver before shooting repeatedly at the truck. After the initial gunshots, the van reverses more quickly for another few seconds before coming to a halt and quickly pulling forward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The vehicle appears to pause for about 30 seconds at the intersection leading off the bridge before driving away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Attempting to use a truck to assault federal officers performing their lawful duties is not protest, it is a violent and serious federal crime,” FBI Acting Special Agent in Charge Matt Cobo said in a statement. “Federal officers must be able to carry out their mission without fear of violence, and we will continue to support efforts to ensure that anyone who commits violence against them is held fully accountable under the law.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thompson, who lives in Oakland, appears to have been experiencing a mental health crisis prior to the incident. According to a \u003ca href=\"https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-bella-secure-housing\">GoFundMe page\u003c/a> set up in October, she had recently lost housing and income during a “bipolar disorder episode.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Bella is community oriented, dedicated to art and mutual aid — hosting fundraisers, art events, skill shares, and more through her self started community collective: \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13961701/diy-museum-queer-collective-oakland-accessibilitiy\">DIY Museum\u003c/a>,” the page reads.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thompson, who grew up in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley and moved permanently to the East Bay in 2023, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13961701/diy-museum-queer-collective-oakland-accessibilitiy\">previously worked as a substitute teacher\u003c/a> and organizer of the DIY Museum, a queer arts collective.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If convicted, she faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>California’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12054544/californias-newest-immigration-facility-is-also-its-biggest-is-it-operating-legally\">newest and largest immigration detention center\u003c/a> is dangerous for disabled people and others in its care, according to a report this week from a state disability rights watchdog agency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The findings come as CoreCivic, the private prison company that operates the detention facility in the Mojave Desert town of California City, is also being sued for operating without permits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.disabilityrightsca.org/reports/california-city-ice-processing-center-a-dangerous-expansion-of-immigration-detention-in\">report\u003c/a>, released Monday, is based on an inspection by Disability Rights California. It found that the California City Immigration Processing Center overuses solitary confinement and fails to provide critical medical and mental health care, including prescribed medication and surgeries. The facility, a former state prison, is owned and operated by CoreCivic under contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Nearly every detained individual DRC interviewed reported significant disability related concerns, including issues accessing medical care,” the report said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement, CoreCivic spokesman Brian Todd said the company takes seriously its responsibility to adhere to federal detention standards in its ICE-contracted facilities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The safety, health and well-being of the individuals entrusted to our care is our top priority,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12054617\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12054617\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/CoreCivicKQED3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/CoreCivicKQED3.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/CoreCivicKQED3-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/CoreCivicKQED3-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The CoreCivic Inc. 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The organization made a two-day inspection visit to the California City Immigration Processing Center on Sept. 22 and Sept. 23, and it interviewed officials and 17 detainees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group documented reports of inadequate access to medical care, including:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Long delays in rescheduling surgeries that had been arranged for individuals when they were held at other California ICE facilities.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Failure to distribute prescription medication for diabetes, high blood pressure, migraines, seizures and a mental health disability.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Delayed responses to sick call requests, such as for blood in the urine and a debilitating thyroid condition.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Poor management of mental health care, including placing a person in crisis in an observation cell for days without psychological care.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>“One individual managing a hernia reported difficulties walking, showering, and accessing the recreation yard. After making several requests over approximately three weeks for a wheelchair, staff finally provided him with one during the second day of DRC’s monitoring visit,” the Disability Rights California report noted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Living conditions at the California City facility were unsanitary and insufficient, according to the oversight report, with detainees reporting inedible food, brown water and dirty housing units.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It also described an “unnecessary” use of solitary confinement. At the time of the site visit, the group found that 27 people were held in solitary cells, nearly around the clock.[aside postID=news_12054544 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/KernCountyICEDetentionGetty.jpg']Individuals told the investigators they had not been provided a written explanation for their placement nor an expectation of when they would be released from isolation, but they said they believed they were put in the segregation unit in retaliation for requesting improved medical care and conditions. Some were undertaking a hunger strike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Conditions at the facility “are alarming,” the report concluded. “Based on the monitoring visit and related interviews, DRC finds that conditions at California City result in the abuse and neglect of people with disabilities.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ICE did not immediately provide a comment on the Disability Rights California report’s allegations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Todd, the CoreCivic spokesperson, denied the claims, saying that detainees have access to a full array of health care services, from screening to treatment, and that emergency care is available 24 hours a day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All detainees have daily access to sign up for medical care and mental health services. For those medical needs requiring specialized care, the facility works closely with local hospitals and providers,” he added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12054616\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12054616\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/CoreCivicKQED2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/CoreCivicKQED2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/CoreCivicKQED2-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/CoreCivicKQED2-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The CoreCivic Inc. 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He had planned to apply for an H1-B visa to continue biomedical research at the UC’s San Francisco campus, but after the Trump administration introduced a \u003ca href=\"https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/h-1b-specialty-occupations\">new $100,000 fee\u003c/a> for people applying from outside the country in September, he said he’s more worried about how changing \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058586/silicon-valley-dreams-at-risk-current-h-1bs-sidestep-trumps-100k-fee-for-now\">restrictions to H1-B\u003c/a> and other work visas could prevent him from continuing his research.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“UCSF sees, at least it seems like they see, that my research is important, but they have so far still not taken any concrete steps to protect immigrants like me,” he told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/jlara\">\u003cem>Juan Carlos Lara\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> contributed to this report. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Access to other areas that are generally unlocked can also be restricted, such as lecture halls where class is in session, hospital exam and inpatient rooms, laboratories and kitchens and food preparation areas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Spokesperson Rachel Zaentz said the university system provides “know your rights” information cards that detail the information students are legally obligated to provide if stopped by federal immigration enforcement agents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“International students can reach out to their International Student Services Office for legal and resource referrals,” Zaentz wrote via email. “ [UC Immigrant Legal Services Center California] is also available for legal consultations and referrals for UC’s international students with immigration related questions.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dey said so far, the UC hasn’t responded to the petition or taken any “concrete steps” in ongoing negotiations on immigration-related demands.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The petition is just to get the university to do something to protect its workers, which they haven’t really done much,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dey’s current F-1 visa, a non-immigrant visa for full-time students, expires next year. He had planned to apply for an H1-B visa to continue biomedical research at the UC’s San Francisco campus, but after the Trump administration introduced a \u003ca href=\"https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/h-1b-specialty-occupations\">new $100,000 fee\u003c/a> for people applying from outside the country in September, he said he’s more worried about how changing \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058586/silicon-valley-dreams-at-risk-current-h-1bs-sidestep-trumps-100k-fee-for-now\">restrictions to H1-B\u003c/a> and other work visas could prevent him from continuing his research.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“UCSF sees, at least it seems like they see, that my research is important, but they have so far still not taken any concrete steps to protect immigrants like me,” he told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/jlara\">\u003cem>Juan Carlos Lara\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> contributed to this report. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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When others look away, we act.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12053489\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12053489\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250128-SFImmigration-08-BL_qed-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250128-SFImmigration-08-BL_qed-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250128-SFImmigration-08-BL_qed-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250128-SFImmigration-08-BL_qed-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A group of elected and public safety officials, labor leaders, and community members fills the steps in front of City Hall in San Francisco on Jan. 28, 2025, during a press conference to reaffirm San Francisco’s commitment to being a Sanctuary City. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The actions come less than a week after President Donald Trump said he was targeting San Francisco as the next city where he planned to deploy the National Guard, before backing off the threat after conversations with Mayor Daniel Lurie and billionaire tech CEOs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The local masking law closely resembles the state law approved by the legislature and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom last month, which will go into effect in January.[aside postID=news_12060893 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/PeterOrtizKQED.jpg']San José’s plan to limit how immigration authorities can use public properties is modeled after the “ICE Free Zones” executive order issued by Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson earlier this month. Trump sent the National Guard to Chicago in early October, but a court has paused the deployment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The council on Tuesday approved asking city staff to inventory the myriad properties that could be “commandeered for civil immigration enforcement activities like staging, processing, or establishing an operational base” and to have the city attorney’s office draft a policy to restrict those activities. The policy is expected to come back to the council for another approval vote later in the year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Santa Clara County Supervisors, in a coordinated effort, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060893/south-bay-leaders-aim-to-create-ice-free-zones\">approved a similar plan\u003c/a> to restrict federal agents from using facilities and land for immigration enforcement last week. San Francisco Supervisor Bilal Mahmood on Tuesday also \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/bilalmahmood/status/1983244608722354479\">said\u003c/a> he wants to see a similar plan put in place there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Residents and immigrant support organizations in the South Bay, such as Amigos de Guadalupe, broadly supported the policies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dilza Gonzalez, head of organizing for the nonprofit Sacred Heart Community Services, said city leaders have a responsibility to protect all residents, regardless of background.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12048135\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12048135\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/GettyImages-2220045842-scaled-e1752857672682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Federal agents guard outside of a federal building and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in downtown Los Angeles as demonstrations continue after a series of immigration raids began last Friday, June 13, 2025, in Los Angeles. Tensions in the city remain high after the Trump administration called in the National Guard and the Marines against the wishes of city leaders. \u003ccite>(Spencer Platt/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Right now, many of our immigrant communities, and anybody that speaks a different language or doesn’t look American enough…we are in constant fear of getting kidnapped, of getting taken away from our families,” Gonzalez told the council. “You need to show us and our families that San José stands with them, not against them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While officials say the local rules and policies are aimed primarily at making sure immigrant residents feel supported by their local leaders, it’s unclear how much the restrictions would thwart federal immigration authorities’ work on the ground.[aside postID=news_12061844 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/008_KQED_630Sansome_02052020_1470_qed-1020x680.jpg']Federal officials, like the US Attorney for California’s Central District, Bill Essayli, have said federal agencies will simply \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059900/san-jose-could-soon-ban-ice-from-wearing-masks\">ignore the masking law\u003c/a> in the state, and even local leaders acknowledge the laws could be subject to \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/USAttyEssayli/status/1971625330722119843\">court challenges\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>City Attorney Nora Frimann told the council that the public property policy would likely only apply to places that could be used as staging areas and would need to have signs and physical barriers like chains to help restrict their use.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are some city properties that are open to the public, and we really cannot impede enforcement efforts in those areas that are public,” Frimann said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mayor Matt Mahan said public safety is built on trust, and praised local policing efforts, noting local officers rarely wear masks when working in the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And I would like to see our federal government emulate the approach taken here,” Mahan said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And I do understand ICE’s responsibility for enforcing immigration laws, but I think we can all agree that it could be done in a much clearer, more consistent, more transparent, fairer, kinder way without the level of fear and uncertainty that’s been injected into all of our communities.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Correction, Nov. 3:\u003c/strong> A previous version of this story incorrectly reported a community organization’s support for these policies. 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