San Francisco leaders reaffirmed its status as a sanctuary city on Tuesday as the Trump administration vows to make good on campaign promises for increased immigration enforcement.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is operating a field office in San Francisco carrying out President Donald Trump’s Enforcement and Removal Operations. Orestes Cruz, ERO San Francisco Acting Field Office Director said,

Hundreds of people from local unions, nonprofits, law enforcement and city government stood on the steps outside San Francisco City Hall to reaffirm the city’s sanctuary policy and stand in unity against President Donald Trump’s deportations of undocumented immigrants across the country.

Elected officials joined labor leaders on the steps of San Francisco City Hall Tuesday to reaffirm the city’s sanctuary status.

In response to questions about the Bay Area operation, ICE officials sent a statement saying that “ICE does not conduct raids or sweeps, nor does the agency operate roadblocks or checkpoints. ICE’s enforcement resources are based on intelligence-driven leads and ICE officers do not target noncitizens indiscriminately.”

SEIU Local 87 said people who identified themselves as federal immigration authorities attempted to access five downtown San Francisco office buildings Friday.

Armando Ceja, who is a permanent resident, was out of town when neighbors say ICE came by his house in San Jose. "They never had a search warrant for this property," he said.

Federal agencies working in California pledged cooperation in immigration enforcement operations and posted photos of people being taken into custody.

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan and Councilmember Peter Ortiz confirmed that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were carrying out an operation on the east side of town on Sunday.

As President Donald Trump cracks down on immigrants in the U.S. illegally, some families are wondering if it is safe to send their children to school.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents appear to have stepped up their detention of unauthorized immigrants, taking more than 500 people into custody on Thursday, almost twice the average number of daily arrests late last year.

The same day that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents (ICE) agents were reported at downtown SF office buildings, the City of San Francisco unveiled a new