Trump postpones federal troop deployment to San Francisco
Mayor Daniel Lurie said that President Donald Trump informed him of the decision after threatening federal immigration enforcement
By Louis Casiano Fox News
Published October 23, 2025 1:19pm EDT | Updated October 23, 2025 2:03pm EDT
President Donald Trump has called off a "surge" of federal agents and troops in San Francisco planned for this weekend after speaking with local officials.
"The Federal Government was preparing to ‘surge’ San Francisco, California, on Saturday, but friends of mine who live in the area called last night to ask me not to go forward with the surge in that the Mayor, Daniel Lurie, was making substantial progress," Trump wrote on Truth Social on Thursday. "I spoke to Mayor Lurie last night, and he asked, very nicely, that I give him a chance to see if he can turn it around."
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie also confirmed the move. He said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem reaffirmed that direction in a morning conversation, FOX 2 San Francisco reported.
"I am profoundly grateful to all the San Franciscans who came together over the last several days," Lurie said. "Our city leaders have been united behind the goal of public safety. And our values have been on full display — this is the best of our city."
Lurie said he will monitor the situation and remain "prepared for any scenario." Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House and the Department of Homeland Security for comment.
Trump said he told Lurie that he thought the mayor was making "a mistake, because we can do it much faster, and remove the criminals that the Law does not permit him to remove."
"I told him, ‘It’s an easier process if we do it, faster, stronger, and safer but, let’s see how you do?’" Trump wrote. "The people of San Francisco have come together on fighting Crime, especially since we began to take charge of that very nasty subject."
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