Opinion: Oakland mayor's warning was righteous
March 01 2018, 08:00
On Saturday, Mayor Libby Schaaf of Oakland, California, took the unusual step of issuing a public warning about the possibility of upcoming raids by federal immigration agents in her community. In a statement widely shared on social media, Schaaf said "multiple credible sources" had told her that Immigration and Customs Enforcement was "preparing to conduct an operation in the Bay Area, including Oakland, starting as soon as within the next 24 hours." She explained that she was sharing this information to protect local residents from arrest and deportation.
On Saturday, Mayor Libby Schaaf of Oakland, California, took the unusual step of issuing a public warning about the possibility of upcoming raids by federal immigration agents in her community. In a statement widely shared on social media, Schaaf said "multiple credible sources" had told her that Immigration and Customs Enforcement was "preparing to conduct an operation in the Bay Area, including Oakland, starting as soon as within the next 24 hours." She explained that she was sharing this information to protect local residents from arrest and deportation.
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