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In the wake of news that the United States is suing California for its immigration laws, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions took aim at the state’s leaders, and one mayor in particular. He singled out Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, who sparked controversy last month by warning the city’s residents of an impending federal immigration raid. That move led to backlash from officials including Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Thomas Homan. He confirmed that the agency would be launching a “review” of what he called an “irresponsible decision” that tipped off criminals living in the state. Sessions maintained that tone in...

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf received over 1,000 “angry calls” in protest against her decision last weekend to warn illegal aliens of an impending raid by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials. Schaaf — who told the Washington Post, “I definitely consider myself part of the resistance” — angered ICE officials, who made 232 arrests over several days but said that 800 illegal aliens evaded arrest due to her warning. Many of the illegal aliens targeted in the raid already had criminal convictions, according to ICE officials. The East Bay Times reports: The rough, subjective tally, as of Friday afternoon?...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- A car thief attempting to evade Oakland police made a disastrous miscalculation during a high speed chase and plowed into multiple vehicles, killing one elderly woman and injuring six others, according to police. At 10:50 a.m., police attempted to pull over a stolen Toyota with a driver and three passengers. The speeding car smashed into two other cars, one parked, at 62nd Avenue and Foothill Blvd in Oakland, police said. Everyone in the stolen car as well as the drivers of the two other cars were hospitalized. A 63-year-old woman who was a passenger in a white...