Live updates: Federal agent operations canceled for entire Bay Area, Oakland mayor confirms

President Donald Trump says he has called Mayor Lurie to back off plans to "surge" San Francisco with federal agents, who arrived in the Bay Area Thursday. He also referenced big tech CEOs defending the city.

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie says that President Donald Trump called him and told him he was "calling off any plans for a federal deployment" in the city.

Lurie posted on social media Thursday morning, despite federal agents having already arrived in the Bay Area.

Trump also posted on Truth Social that the federal agents were preparing to "surge" the city on Saturday, but are now backing off.

He said he is respecting Lurie's request to call off the deployment but said, "I told him I think he is making a mistake, because we can do it much faster, and remove the criminals that the Law does not permit him to remove."

Trump also referenced Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and how they've "called saying that the future of San Francisco is great."

Federal agents did arrive at Coast Guard Island in Alameda Thursday morning and were met by protesters.

Lurie says he also spoke with Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem Thursday morning and she reaffirmed what President Trump said.

This comes one week after President Trump first threatened to send the National Guard to the city, and a few days after U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem discussed plans to deploy federal troops to the city.

It is unclear what the federal agents will be doing in the Bay Area.

Here is Lurie's full statement:

"Yesterday, I spoke to San Franciscans about a potential federal deployment in our city. I said then what I have said since taking office, that keeping San Franciscans safe is my top priority.

"Late last night, I received a phone call from the President of the United States. I told him the same thing I told our residents: San Francisco is on the rise. Visitors are coming back, buildings are getting leased and purchased, and workers are coming back to the office. We have work to do, and we would welcome continued partnerships with the FBI, DEA, ATF, and U.S. Attorney to get drugs and drug dealers off our streets, but having the military and militarized immigration enforcement in our city will hinder our recovery. We appreciate that the president understands that we are the global hub for technology, and when San Francisco is strong, our country is strong.

"In that conversation, the president told me clearly that he was calling off any plans for a federal deployment in San Francisco. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem reaffirmed that direction in our conversation this morning.

"My team will continue to monitor the situation closely, and our city remains prepared for any scenario.

"I am profoundly grateful to all the San Franciscans who came together over the last several days. Our city leaders have been united behind the goal of public safety. And our values have been on full display-this is the best of our city."

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Two protesters were injured, and flash bangs were deployed when federal agents arrived at Coast Guard Island in Alameda, just as Trump announced he's calling off a surge in San Francisco.

Two protesters were injured as federal agents arrived at Coast Guard Island in Alameda Thursday morning.

Video obtained by ABC7 News shows one protester injuring his foot as one of the SUVs drove by.

Coast Guard security agents were warning protesters that they could be hit if they did not move.

The man, Matthew Leber, told ABC7 News he has no regrets.

"I'm so glad to be here with community who say that we stand with our immigrant neighbors and anyone that our fascist government is trying to attack," Leber said.

Video also shows the moment one of the protesters was hit in the jaw area by a flash bang cannister.

Flash bangs were used to disperse the protesters blocking the road, to allow the vehicles to go through.

Federal agents are arriving at the Coast Guard Base in Alameda Thursday morning.

They were met by a group of protesters at the entrance to the island around 7:14 a.m. U.S. Coast Guard security forces had to use flash bangs to get the vehicles through the group of protesters.

Many of the protesters were holding signs or in masks and were walking back and forth at the crosswalk.

Bay Area activists are planning peaceful protests over the deployment of federal agents sent to begin immigration operations in San Francisco.

Bay Area activists are planning peaceful protests over the deployment.

Thousands of people logged onto Zoom Wednesday night for a call to action titled - Stay Out of the Bay. The group Bay Resistance is organizing a rally and march for Thursday in San Francisco to push back ON the presence of Border Patrol agents in the region.

We spoke with Bill Hing, Professor of Law and Migration Studies at USF, about the heightened fear among the immigrant community.

"I'll be honest with you, many of my students are going to neighborhoods, and Home Depot parking lots and handing out information, we've done know your rights presentations at car washes and schools," Hing said.

ABC7 asked Hing about the difference between Border Patrol and ICE.

"The Border Patrol and ICE agents can arrest people if they have good reason to believe the person is undocumented," Hing said.

The Trump Administration has already sent federal law enforcement to Portland, Chicago, and Los Angeles.

"The way I would describe it is a combination of fear, and a combination of hope that something different will happen, but honestly, I think things are going to get worse in the Bay Area before it gets better," Hing said.

ABC7 News spoke with Gabriel Medina, Executive Director of La Raza Community Resource Center.

"We've been holding the line for power, not panic, for a long time but I think the threats and the messaging changed in the sense that we're advising everyone to stay home tomorrow," Medina said.

In the South Bay, ABC7 News spoke to Huy Tran, executive director of the nonprofit SIREN, who said regardless of which federal agency is deployed in the Bay Area - they want to make their discontent known.

"Protest is most powerful when it stays peaceful," Tran said. He went on to say, "When violence breaks out, they are going to hyper focus on that one incident and they're going to say this is the justification to now send in National Guard troops."

Along with a protest Thursday evening, Bay Resistance is organizing an afternoon rally in San Francisco with a coalition of community groups.