Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said Wednesday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents could soon be heading to San Francisco.
“There will be no safe haven in the United States, whether it’s Los Angeles, Chicago, New York or San Francisco,” McLaughlin said in an interview with NewsNation’s “The Hill.”
“We have ICE officers on the ground in San Francisco,” he said. “It’s not a change in currency.”
McLaughlin said “elevated attendance” can be expected in San Francisco “and any of these sanctuary cities.”
When asked about ICE operations in the Bay Area city, she said she “can’t get too far ahead of ICE operations.” [President Trump]McLaughlin said California Governor Gavin Newsom “has to be very careful electorally.”
“In Los Angeles and San Francisco, a lot of those citizens are not happy with their governance, whether it’s wildfires or the crime we’re seeing outside of San Francisco,” McLaughlin said.
Wednesday night, Newsom said he will sue the Trump administration Should he send federal agents to San Francisco? Trump administration had already announced this send 100 agents From U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Coast Guard Base Alameda.
“We’re going to be aggressive, we’re going to be focused in terms of our response,” Newsom said at a news conference. “In fact, this is the lawsuit I would file within a nanosecond of any attempt to send troops to San Francisco, one of America’s great cities.”
Immigration officials are expected to arrive on ThursdaySan Francisco ChronicleInformed.
trumpannounced over the weekendHe told Fox News that he would send federal officials to San Francisco “and we will make it great”.
State officials, in particular, have worked to reduce the city’s crime rate. I am calling California Highway Patrol for intervention including the broader San Francisco Bay Area.
Mayor Daniel Lurie (D) said, “Violent crime in San Francisco has fallen to levels not seen since the 1950s. Camps are at record lows. Thanks to public safety, San Francisco is turning the corner.” A statement on social media platform X.
