Advocates are gathering outside of three Oakland schools on Wednesday after an ICE/DHS vehicle was spotted parked near Hoover Elementary around 8:40 a.m.
ACILEP, Alameda County’s rapid response network, confirmed that DHS/ICE was present in the neighborhood and said the activity was “likely for targeted enforcement,” but reiterated that agents did not enter Hoover Elementary and that no ICE-related arrests have been confirmed in Oakland as of Wednesday morning.
Bay Resistance, an immigrant-rights organization, has since organized a “solidarity presence” during school pickup hours today:
Harriet Tubman Preschool
Supervised pick-up: 11:00 – 11:45 a.m.
800 33rd St. Oakland, CA 94608
Hoover Elementary
Picket from 12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
890 Brockhurst St., Oakland, CA 94608
YMCA Preschool
Picket from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.
3265 Market St, Oakland, CA 94608
Advocacy groups and community leaders emphasize the need to separate fact from rumor and to respond with preparation, not panic, and encourage people at risk to:
- Know your rights when interacting with federal agents
- Create a family emergency plan, including who to contact and where to go if a family member is detained.
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