Last week, President Trump suggested the idea of pulling federal immigration officers and Border Patrol agents out of California over the states “lousy management” in providing adequate support to federal agents in enforcing immigration policy.

As a “sanctuary state,” California has snubbed the Trump administration and refused to comply with federal immigration laws, which ignited a fascinating struggle between state and federal officials.

Some officials within California have publicly expressed their efforts to develop sanctuary jurisdictions to harbor illegal aliens; such a move would be a direct violation of federal law and a dangerous step towards obstruction of justice.

While a constitutional crisis is brewing over federal immigration laws in California, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf just undermined the Trump administration by broadcasting a warning to all Bay Area residents Saturday night of a possible U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids starting “within the next 24 hours.”

In a press release issued late Saturday night, the lawless sanctuary Mayor Schaaf tipped off illegal aliens in the region, that ICE is preparing to conduct extensive operations across the Bay Area.

ICE is coming!, ICE is coming!

This is excellent news for MS-13 and other organized criminal groups operated by illegal immigrants, but terrible news for law-abiding citizens who are terrorized by these horrific street gangs.

Mayor Schaaf told residents, she was sharing the information publicly “not to panic residents but to protect them.”

“My priority is for the well-being and safety of all residents — particularly our most vulnerable — and I know that Oakland is safer when we share information, encourage community awareness, and care for our neighbors,” said Mayor Schaaf in the press release.

The warning from Mayor Schaaf comes one month after ICE agents raided 77 businesses in North California in Janurary, and targeted around 100 7-eleven stores across the country.

Here are the sanctuary areas in the Bay Area, Inland Valleys, and Claremont Area, to shield illegal immigrants from ICE raids:

Oakland

Primera Iglesia Presbiteriana Hispana

Kehilla Community Synagogue, Piedmont

Oakland Catholic Worker

Oakland City Church

St. Columba Catholic Church

Temple Sinai, Oakland

Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church

Berkeley

University Lutheran Chapel, Berkeley

St. John’s Presbyterian Church, Berkeley

First Congregational Church of Berkeley

Shomeret Shalom Global Congregation

Hayward

First Presbyterian Church of Hayward

Alameda

Buena Vista United Methodist Church

Peninsula

Congregational Church of San Mateo

Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Redwood City

First Congregational Church of Palo Alto

El Buen Pastor, Redwood City

Sisters of Mercy, Burlingame

Contra Costa County

Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church

San Francisco

St John of God

St. Agnes Church

St. John the Evangelist Episcopal

Claremont Area

Claremont United Methodist Church

Claremont United Church of Christ Congregational

Sanctuary Resources Map

Twitter users react to the ICE raid threat:

“Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf is tipping off illegal aliens about a possible raid about to be conducted by ICE. And if any federal immigration officials are ambushed because of the Mayor’s “heads up”, what then?,” said one Twitter user.

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf is tipping off illegal aliens about a possible raid about to be conducted by ICE. And if any federal immigration officials are ambushed because of the Mayor’s “heads up”, what then? https://t.co/JTeCH3sKCn — Nick Short 🇺🇸 (@PoliticalShort) February 25, 2018

A Twitter user posts an instructional guide to illegal immigrants titled: “5 Ways To Fight Ice Raids With Power, Not Panic.”

Oakland mayor warns that ICE raids might be happening in the coming 24 hours. Let’s spread people power, not fear. pic.twitter.com/06vEQgL3uT — A#24601 (@immig_rant) February 25, 2018

“Next time, ice should keep it quiet. Don’t tell anyone. Just do the raid,” one Twitter user exclaimed.

Next time, ice should keep it quiet. Don't tell anyone. Just do the raid. — shawn c (@shawnc77261194) February 25, 2018

FULL RELEASE FROM Office of Mayor Libby Schaaf