U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement

An immigrant rights group is reporting an unprecedented level of daily arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the Central Coast region.

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office will share data on the times they’ve released people into ICE Custody at a public meeting in January.

Protestors stood along Highway 1 near the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office December 21, holding signs and chanting slogans against Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.

More than 20 community members voiced their opinions this week at the Santa Maria City Council meeting, where council members were scheduled to consider forming an ad hoc committee on immigration. The council postponed discussion on the committee because one council member was absent.

The Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors are dedicating more money to support immigrants affected by the ICE raids and demanding more answers from the Department of Homeland Security.

Immigration advocates are calling on the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors to join an ACLU lawsuit that aims to stop the Department of Homeland Security from targeting people because of their race and the language they speak.

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

Most of the workplace raids took place in Oxnard on Tuesday with one happening in Santa Maria.In those raids, a total of 40 people were taken to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Oxnard, according to the Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy, or CAUSE.

Dozens of people have been detained due to immigration enforcement along the Central Coast since yesterday.

In a post on X, Assemblymember Dawn Addis encouraged people to call Rapid Response hotlines if they find themselves facing immigration enforcement.