"This support of DHS agencies continues the Coast Guard's operations to control, secure, and defend US borders and maritime approaches, the spokesperson said in a statement to multiple local media outlets. Through a whole-of-government approach, we are leveraging our unique authorities and capabilities to detect, deter, and interdict illegal aliens, narco-terrorists, and individuals intent on terrorism or other hostile activity before they reach our border."
"The San Francisco Chronicle initially reported that agents from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) an agency in the US Department of Homeland Security were headed to the Bay Area, citing a source who spoke on the condition of anonymity. A spokesperson from the Coast Guard, also part of DHS, then confirmed that the base would serve as a place of operations."
"As KQED pointed out Wednesday, the region has already seen increased immigration enforcement in recent months: Since May, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and CBP officials have been escalating operations throughout the Bay Area, moving to have undocumented immigrants' asylum cases dismissed and arresting them outside of courtrooms and ICE field offices. More than 2,000 people were arrested in San Francisco's Area of Responsibility between January and July 2025, according to Mission Local."
The US Coast Guard's Alameda base is preparing to host 100 federal agents as part of expanded immigration enforcement in the Bay Area. CBP agents from the Department of Homeland Security are headed to the region, and the base will serve as a place of operations. The Coast Guard described a whole-of-government approach to detect, deter, and interdict illegal aliens, narco-terrorists, and those intent on terrorism or hostile activity before they reach the border. Since May, ICE and CBP have escalated operations in the Bay Area, seeking dismissal of undocumented immigrants' asylum cases and arresting individuals outside courtrooms and ICE field offices. More than 2,000 people were arrested in San Francisco's Area of Responsibility between January and July 2025.
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