San Francisco Mayor: Personal Call to Trump Stopped Planned ICE Raids
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San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie says a direct conversation with former President Donald Trump stopped a major immigration enforcement operation in the city.
In an interview with CBS News, Lurie described the talks that he says led the Trump administration to call off a planned "surge" of agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.
Lurie argued to the president that such a large-scale operation would cause fear in immigrant communities and hurt public safety. He said it would discourage people from reporting crimes or cooperating with police.
The mayor credits the decision for a subsequent reduction in crime. He also expressed hope for future cooperation on immigration issues that focus on local safety.
The reported ICE operation was never officially confirmed by the Trump administration.