Oakland Schools Lock Down After Reports of Federal Immigration Activity
Oakland, CA – November 19, 2025 – A West Oakland elementary school and nearby preschool were briefly placed on lockdown Wednesday morning after confirmed reports of federal immigration enforcement activity in the surrounding neighborhood. Officials from the Oakland Unified School District said Hoover Elementary School on Brockhurst Street, along with the adjacent Harriet Tubman Preschool, activated their “secure school protocol” sometime between 9 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. The decision followed reports that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were knocking on doors in the area.
