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The Trump administration is massing more than 100 federal agents, including those from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, at a Coast Guard base on the San Francisco Bay, ahead of a long-threatened immigration crackdown in the city.
The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed to the San Francisco Chronicle, which first reported the news, that Coast Guard Base Alameda was preparing to serve as a “place of operations” for the agents.
A source familiar with the mission told ABC News the federal personnel would be engaged in an “immigration surge operation” in the region.
Agents are set to begin arriving on Wednesday and Thursday, officials famil
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