“I’m so appreciative of the Oakland community … the feelings of being supported, of being heard, of being stood up for, those have been really wonderful for me to hear,” she added. After learning late last month that Immigration and Customs Enforcement was planning local raids, Schaaf warned residents to take precautions, saying it was her “duty and moral obligation” to warn her constituents. Oakland is a “city of law-abiding immigrants and families who deserve to live free from the constant threat of arrest and deportation,” Schaaf said.
