Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors

Santa Barbara County Supervisors have approved the county’s annual homelessness update.

Supervisor Joan Hartmann expressed concern over the design and whether it would meet the needs of inmates.

The county’s supervisors voted unanimously to monitor for proposed ICE detention centers, and discussed how to block them from being created in unincorporated areas.

A proposed housing development west of Lompoc is taking another step forward as Santa Barbara County begins studying its potential impacts.

“If there's an opportunity for people who have committed serious crimes in the past to be transferred to ICE custody, I think it's the appropriate thing to do,” Sheriff Bill Brown said.

How many people go from Santa Barbara County’s jails into ICE custody? The answer is controversial.

An immigrant rights organization is claiming that ICE agents blocked access to the Santa Barbara County Jail lobby last week, in retaliation for the county’s “ICE-free zone” policy.

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday on a package of policies related to immigration enforcement and elections.

Supervisors Laura Capps and Roy Lee want to revise the county’s policies related to federal immigration enforcement with a three-part proposal.

Isla Vista, a small, unincorporated part of Santa Barbara County, has commissioned a study to see if the community can afford to become its own city.