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SLO County Supervisors has accepted a more than $300,000 grant from the Department of Homeland Security. The funding drew public opposition over the department’s immigration enforcement policies.

The City of Carpinteria voted this week to create an ad-hoc committee to advise on the city's response to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity.Vice Mayor Monica Solorzano and Council Member Julia Mayer will lead the ad hoc committee.

The City of Goleta passed a resolution urging federal lawmakers to advocate for immigrants who live and work in the city. The move follows recent immigration raids that shook nearby communities on the Central Coast.

A California State University, Channel Islands professor has been released from federal custody following an immigration enforcement operation in Ventura County last week.

Jaime Alanis Garcia worked for the cannabis grower “Glass House Farms” for about 10 years. During the raid, he fell 30 feet and suffered a broken neck, fractured skull and a severed artery.

An annual celebration of Oaxacan culture on the Central Coast has been canceled this year. Organizers say immigration raids have left local indigenous communities feeling unsafe.

As immigration raids continue in California, the Mexican Consulate in Oxnard is urging undocumented residents in the Tri-County area to know their rights.

Santa Barbara County is putting more than $200,000 toward mental health services for immigrants as federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers ramp up deportations in the Central Coast.

An estimated 5,000 people marched through Downtown San Luis Obispo Saturday, according to the SLO Police Department. joining some 2,000 “No Kings” protests in cities throughout the country. Organizers say the demonstrations are a response to what they call 'authoritarian' actions by President Donald Trump—including military deployments and sweeping immigration raids.

Protests are continuing in Los Angeles in response to immigration enforcement operation and community leaders along the Central Coast are paying attention. Santa Barbara Mayor Randy Rowse talks about how local families can prepare.