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"Speaking at a press conference at Oakland City Hall Thursday morning, Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee said the city was monitoring the situation and would keep residents informed of any developments. "This is very fluid," Lee said, flanked by East Bay officials at the local, state and federal levels. "There's no information we can bring to you today to bring you up to date on what plans they have in place, but we are moving forward with our plans and we are prepared.""

"Lee told reporters she had spoken with San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie about his conversation with the president, and had been in touch with the governor's office, but had not spoken with anyone in the federal government. "The federal administration, of course, has escalated its rhetoric and its enforcement posture in the Bay Area," Lee said. "We know that Border Patrol agents are being stationed on Coast Guard Island. But let me be clear, [in] our city, as I said, we are fully prepared."

"As of Thursday afternoon, Lee's office said that she still had not received any communication from the White House or the Department of Homeland Security. "I will engage with anyone, at any level of government, to protect Oakland residents, as long as it respects our community's values and constitutional rights," Lee said. Seven years ago, the first Trump administration triggered global condemnation when news broke that it was forcibly separating children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico Border."

Oakland officials are monitoring an evolving deployment of federal Border Patrol agents in the Bay Area and promise to keep residents informed of any confirmed changes. Mayor Barbara Lee said local, state, and federal officials are coordinating and that Oakland is prepared and moving forward with its own plans despite limited information from federal authorities. Lee reported conversations with San Francisco leadership and the governor's office but said she had not received communication from the White House or DHS. Lee pledged to engage with any level of government to protect residents while upholding community values and constitutional rights. Historical reference notes prior family separations at the U.S.-Mexico border and associated mental health impacts.

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