Federal agents ‘knock and talk’ in Fremont

FREMONT An undisclosed number of federal agents appeared in Fremont on Saturday to knock on doors and seek voluntary cooperation with specific individuals Fremont representatives revealed Sometime Saturday morning federal agents dropped into the city and by early afternoon they had allegedly left the city according to Fremont spokeswoman Geneva Bosques She mentioned it was unclear from which agency the agents were from how a great number of there were or where they were conducting their work She commented by about p m the agents had left the city though declined to provide further information Fremont Mayor Raj Salwan stated this news organization he first heard federal agents would be in Fremont from City Manager Karena Shackelford sometime mid-morning He mentioned agents were expected to be conducting knock and talk visits with particular residents throughout the city though he explained neither U S Immigrations and Customs Enforcement nor anyone from the Department of Homeland Safeguard contacted him directly to discuss details of their actions As far as I know this is kind of a voluntary check they re doing It s not heavy handed he stated but he added I don t have all the details Fremont administrators as of Saturday afternoon were unclear which federal departments or agencies may have been in the city Fremont Police Chief Sean Washington did not without delay return a request for comment Saturday afternoon Mayor Salwan announced he wants to build trust in his city between residents and law enforcement and also called Fremont a relatively safe city We have not been a big target I feel for the preponderance part people should feel safe We don t conduct these federal operations they re independently done Salwan declared We just focus on our own scope which is not immigration enforcement This is a developing news story Check back for updates