ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif. - Scores of federal immigration agents are on their way to the Bay Area.

That’s according to the San Francisco Chronicle , which cited an anonymous source who said that over 100 agents were sent to the Coast Guard Base Alameda and will begin arriving on Thursday.

KTVU independently confirmed with an anonymous congressional source, along with U.S. Rep. Lateefah Simon that federal agents are being deployed to the Bay Area.

The City of Alameda released a statement that the local police department will not be taking part in the federal government's operation, adding the APD does not enforce federal immigration laws or related civil warrants. The city also advised those who see ICE activity or who "need assistance" to call the Alameda County Immigration Legal a

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