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by\u00a0Roselyn Romero<\/a><\/strong> Dec. 3, 2025 (Oaklandside.org)<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/oaklandside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251204-005141-780x519.webp\")
We work for you, reporting on the stories Oakland needs \u2013 and we\u2019re matching your donations! <\/strong>With your help, we can tell all of Oakland\u2019s stories. Chip in today.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes, please match my donation to Oaklandside!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you witness abuses by federal law enforcement agents in California, you can now report it online<\/a> to the state Department of Justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Wednesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the launch of an online portal where anyone can report potentially unlawful activity in California by federal law enforcement, including officers or agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection, the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, or federalized National Guard soldiers or airmen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Never miss a story.<\/strong> Sign up for The Oaklandside\u2019s free daily newsletter.<\/strong>Email<\/p>\n\n\n\n Intended to help state officials track wrongdoing by federal authorities, the website allows California residents to submit images, videos, and a detailed complaint about the alleged wrongdoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFederal agents have broad authority to enforce federal laws, including federal immigration laws, but they must do so lawfully,\u201d the governor\u2019s press office wrote in a statement announcing the rollout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019re not going to stand by while anyone \u2014 including federal agents \u2014 abuses their authority in California,\u201d said Newsom in a press release. \u201cNo one is above the law.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Filing a report does not guarantee that the attorney general will take action on the complaint, officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The announcement follows eleven months of controversy around the Trump administration\u2019s use of federal agents in aggressive immigration crackdowns and crime-fighting operations, mostly in cities in Democratic-led states and regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Chicago, federal immigration enforcement agents used riot control weapons<\/a>, physical force, and other controversial tactics on residents during immigration raids, prompting a judge to issue an order<\/a> severely restricting agents\u2019 use of force. In Los Angeles, federal law enforcement racially profiled<\/a> Latino residents and conducted \u201croving patrols\u201d<\/a> as part of an immigration crackdown. And in New York City, an ICE agent was captured on video<\/a> grabbing a woman outside an immigration courtroom and slamming her to the ground. The use of masks by ICE agents has also faced widespread criticism, and California leaders passed a law<\/a> earlier this year banning the use of masks by federal officers to conceal their identities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Bay Area has also seen federal agents use force against protesters and engage in aggressive immigration operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In October, the Trump administration announced<\/a> it was sending federal troops, including CBP agents, to Coast Guard Island in Alameda as part of an immigration enforcement \u201csurge\u201d operation in the Bay Area. At a protest outside the island, a CBP agent shot an East Bay pastor in the face<\/a> with a chemical weapon during a protest outside of Coast Guard Island. It\u2019s unclear if the incident is being investigated by any state or federal authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And last month, ICE agents chased a man near a West Oakland elementary school<\/a>, leading to a car crash and complaints from neighbors who said the agents acted recklessly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Examples of misconduct listed on the California DOJ\u2019s online portal include voting intimidation, warrantless searches or arrests, unlawful detentions, excessive force, and civil rights violations.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n roselyn@oaklandside.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Roselyn Romero covers public safety for The Oaklandside. She was previously The Oaklandside\u2019s small business reporter as a 2023-24 Poynter-Koch Media & Journalism Fellow. Before joining the team, she was an investigative intern at NBC Bay Area and the inaugural intern for the Global Investigations team of The Associated Press through a partnership with the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting. She graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 2022 with a bachelor\u2019s in journalism and minors in Spanish, ethnic studies, and women\u2019s & gender studies. She is a proud daughter of Filipino immigrants and was born and raised in Oxnard, California.More by Roselyn Romero<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" California unveiled an online portal to report potentially illegal activity by federal law enforcement, including ICE agents, to the state Department of Justice. by\u00a0Roselyn Romero Dec. 3, 2025 (Oaklandside.org) We work for you, reporting on the stories Oakland needs \u2013 and we\u2019re matching your donations! With your help, we can tell… Continue reading Roselyn Romero<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n