"The news broke on the 22nd that around 100 federal agents, possibly from US Customs and Border Patrol, had been deployed to Coast Guard Base Alameda for an upcoming operation likely involving immigrants and/or federal properties an obvious provocation by the Trump administration that would likely have spawned angry protests, which Trump would then use as a pretext for sending in the Guard and creating a new, entirely manufactured televised event for his own political gain."
"The most serious injuries came at the end of that day, when a U-Haul truck that had not previously been involved in any protest appeared to aggressively back up toward federal agents at the gate, and its driver refused to comply with commands to stop. After allegedly coming within about 15 feet of those agents, at least one of them opened fire toward the driver, striking and injuring him. A bystander was also shot in the stomach, but survived."
On October 22–23, heightened tension occurred in the Bay Area after a threatened National Guard deployment and staging of around 100 federal agents at Coast Guard Base Alameda, possibly from US Customs and Border Patrol. The deployment was seen as likely to provoke protests and provide a pretext for further federal action. Phone calls involving Mayor Daniel Lurie and billionaires Marc Benioff and Jensen Huang reportedly led President Trump to cancel plans to deploy forces. A small protest at the base entrance in Oakland produced high tension and several injuries, culminating when a U-Haul backed toward agents, shots were fired, and two people were wounded.
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