ICE Makes More Arrests In The East Bay As Immigration Enforcement Ramps Up

BERKELEY, CA — Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested multiple people in the East Bay over the weekend, according to the Alameda County Immigration Legal Education Partnership, a countywide collaborative network founded nearly a decade ago to protect, support, and empower undocumented communities.

The Alameda County Immigration Legal Education Partnership confirmed that agents arrested at least one person in Berkeley, Dublin and Livermore between Wednesday and Friday,

The latest arrests happened Saturday in Oakland, according to the Alameda County Immigration Legal Education Partnership. At least four people were arrested across the city, according to the organization.

The legal group said it was providing the people arrested with legal resources.

The incident comes as President Donald Trump doubles down on its immigration crackdown, calling for ICE to make 3,000 arrests each day.

Over the last few weeks, ICE has arrested several more people across the Bay Area, including at least two people in Hayward and a UC Berkeley student.

Immigration arrests have increased in the Bay Area compared to last year, according to an ABC report.

Data released by The Deportation Data Project at UC Berkeley showed 2,928 ICE arrests from January through July 2025 in the region compared with 4,970 arrests during the same period in 2026, according to the report.

Lisa Knox, co-executive director at California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice, said Bay Area “rapid response” hotlines monitoring immigration arrests saw an uptick in reports during October

Some immigration attorneys say that not only have there been more arrests, but the arrests have also involved more violence and no warrants, according to a Mission Local report.