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.

“In San Francisco, we value our immigrant communities. We recognize your contributions to our city and we stand with you,” Mayor Daniel Lurie said. “This city is your home.”

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Alise is a general assignment reporter with a focus on covering government, elections, housing, crime, courts and entertainment in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Alise is a Bay Area native from San Carlos. She studied history at University of California, Santa Cruz and first started journalism at Skyline College’s school newspaper in San Bruno. She has interned for Bay City News and for Eesti Rahvusringhääling, or Estonian Public Broadcasting. She has covered everything from the removal of former San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus to the divisive battle over the Great Highway on San Francisco’s west side. Please send her any tips.