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Trump calls off sending National Guard to US San Francisco
WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump on Thursday called off the deployment of the National Guard to San Francisco, the US state of California, in a reversal from his previous remarks. "The Federal Government was preparing to 'surge' San...
S.F. plans to increase immigration services by $3.5M after Trump threat
Sign up below to get Mission Local’s free newsletter, a daily digest of news you won’t find elsewhere. Hours after President Donald Trump withdrew a threat to send a “surge” of federal agents to San Francisco, Supervisor Connie Chan announced...
Evening protests continue Bay Area’s resistance to federal presence
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered across the Bay Area on Thursday evening in an extension to the day’s protests of a reported federal immigration crackdown in the region, capping a 24-hour period that saw an abrupt turnaround on plans to send...
White House flags loopholes after California road crash: 'Criminal aliens issued licenses'
The White House raised alarms over what it calls "serious gaps" in the issuance of commercial driver's licenses, after a deadly road crash in California involving a driver accused of being in the United States illegally. A 21-year-old Indian man,...
Here are the ‘incredible’ friends who convinced Trump not to surge troops to San Francisco
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Trump Backs Off Invading San Francisco After Talk With Nvidia and Salesforce CEOs
After promising to have the National Guard descend upon San Francisco as part of an ongoing effort to punish major Democrat-run cities, President Trump has backed down from the “surge” meant to target immigrants in the Bay Area. In a post on Truth...
Protesters violently clash with federal agents, riot police as immigration officers arrive in Bay Area
At least one person was arrested, another was taken to the hospital and a pastor was shot in the face with a less-lethal munition in a violent clash with federal agents and about 100 California Highway Patrol riot police in Alameda today. Late...
Polish FM Snubs Pak FM Ishaq Dar's 'Kashmir' Rant, Issues Warning On Illegal Immigration
ICE Puts Illegal Indian Trucker On Notice After California Crash | ‘High On Drugs, Didn’t Brake’ Jashanpreet Singh, a 21-year-old illegal Indian immigrant, caused a fiery truck crash in California that killed three people and injured others,...
Congress asks for answers about Oregon man’s arrest amid probe of immigration detainments of US citizens
A pair of congressional investigative committees will look into the October arrest of a Milwaukie resident by immigration officials as part of a wide-ranging investigation of immigration arrests of more than 170 U.S. citizens. Francisco Miranda, a...
Trump news at a glance: Trump scraps plan to send federal troops to San Francisco Bay Area
Donald Trump has cancelled plans for a deployment of federal troops to the San Francisco Bay Area that had sparked widespread condemnation from California leaders and sent protesters flooding into the streets. The region had been on edge after...
Chappell Roan announces investment in Missouri LGBTQ+ community centers
Missouri-born musical artist Chappell Roan has announced the launch of a new project supporting LGBTQ+ communities throughout the country — including two community centers in Missouri. In her announcement, Roan wrote that The Midwest Princess...
Trump pivots on San Francisco deployment
President Trump announced Thursday that he has called off a plan to deploy federal agents to San Francisco after a conversation with the city's Democratic mayor, Daniel Lurie. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.
Debate erupts over how undocumented driver Jashanpreet Singh accused in California crash get truck licence
A devastating eight-car collision that killed three people has reignited debate over commercial driver’s license regulations and immigration enforcement in the United States. Authorities have identified the driver accused of causing the crash as...
Trump backs off planned surge of federal immigration agents into San Francisco after talking to the mayor
ALAMEDA, Calif. — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’s backing off a planned surge of federal agents into San Francisco after speaking to the mayor, as protesters gathered outside a U.S. Coast Guard base where they were located. Trump...
San Francisco named among the safest cities in the world
Dolores Park in the Mission neighborhood of San Francisco, California, US, on Friday, May 31, 2024. For all the worries about a doom loop fueled by post-pandemic hybrid work, persistent homelessness and a fentanyl epidemic, San Francisco is once...
Trump Calls Off Deployment Of Federal Agents To San Francisco
President Donald Trump has canceled the planned military deployment to San Francisco after the sanctuary city’s mayor lobbied him against the plan. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced on Monday her office would deploy authorities to...
News The Telegraph Trump calls off troops in San Francisco after billionaires intervene
Donald Trump has cancelled sending troops to San Francisco after billionaires intervened. Mr Trump had been threatening to send the National Guard to the California city, but cooled off on the idea following calls from Marc Benioff, the CEO of...
San Francisco mayor says plan for federal deployment has been called off
Democratic San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie said if federal immigration officers are deployed to the city, crime won’t be reduced, rather “chaos and violence” will ensue, announcing Thursday he spoke with President Donald Trump who said he would...
Trump calls off SF immigration enforcement surge as protesters remain at Coast Guard Base Alameda
President Trump said he was calling off a planned immigration enforcement surge in San Francisco while protesters remained massed outside Coast Guard Base Alameda where Border Patrol agents were staging. Brad Hamilton and Kenny Choi report.