San Diego County to Consider Ending Deals Allowing ICE, CBP Use of County-Owned Gun Range
Supervisors say the contracts aided 3,350 hours of federal training and should end as part of a broader effort to curb immigration enforcement ties.
- On Tuesday, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to terminate three agreements allowing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection to use county-owned firearms training facilities.
- Board Chair Terra Lawson-Remer and Supervisor Paloma Aguirre proposed the measure, arguing local facilities should not support President Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda or provide training grounds for federal agents amid concerns over community trust and due process.
- Supervisors cited at least 41 shooting incidents and 11 fatalities involving federal immigration agents since the second Trump administration began, while noting ICE and CBP logged more than 3,300 training hours at the Otay Mesa facility since 2024.
- CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott called the termination "reckless" and "irresponsible," warning that losing access would lead to "an immediate reduction in deployable staffing" at ports of entry, including the San Ysidro Port of Entry.
- San Diego County Sheriff Kelly Martinez also notified ICE that they will no longer access Sheriff's facilities for training, and the license agreements will end 10 days after the federal government receives formal notice from the county.
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SD County Supervisors OK ban on ICE using county firearms facilities
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) - The San Diego County Board of Supervisors today approved a policy banning federal immigration enforcement agencies from using county facilities for firearms training. The board voted 3-2 on the proposal by Supervisors Paloma Aguirre and Terra Lawson-Remer after hearing from dozens of county residents and activists, a majority of whom The post SD County Supervisors OK ban on ICE using county firearms facilities appeared…
California sheriff blocks ICE from firing range, training facilities but keeps CBP access
San Diego County Sheriff Kelly Martinez says ICE will no longer use sheriff's facilities for training or gun qualifications, citing community concerns about the agency's conduct.
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San Diego County will stop letting federal immigration agents train at local firing ranges
A Southern California county will stop letting federal immigration authorities train at a local firing range over concerns about the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants.
San Diego County supervisors want to expel ICE from its firing range in response to the Trump administration's massive deportation campaign.
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