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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San Diego County Votes to End Firearm Training Contracts With Federal Immigration Agents
California’s San Diego County will stop allowing federal immigration authorities to use a local firing range amid concerns about the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement practices. The county supervisors voted 3–2 to end training contracts held by the San Diego Regional Firearms Training Center with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Aug. 18. “Federal immigration agents have harmed our …
Sheriff Bans ICE From Firing Ranges and Training Facilities.
San Diego County Sheriff Kelly Martinez announced restrictions on ICE’s use of county facilities while maintaining access for CBP to safeguard border operations and the regional economy.PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: San Diego County Sheriff Kelly Martinez announced Tuesday that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will no longer be permitted to use sheriff facilities for firearms qualifications and training, alleging it will damage commu…
San Diego County kicks immigration agents out of shooting range. Sheriff says not so fast
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted to end an agreement allowing ICE and CBP agents to train at a county-owned shooting range, but Sheriff Kelly Martinez quickly intervened to uphold CBP's access to the facility.
A county in Southern California will no longer allow immigration authorities to train at a local firing range, due to concerns related to the U.S. President Donald Trump’s violent offensive against immigrants. San Diego County supervisors today voted 3 to 2 to end contracts with the Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE) and the Customs and Border Protection Office (CBP) to train at a county-owned facility near the Mexican border and at a…
A Southern California county will no longer allow federal immigration authorities to train at a local shooting range due to concerns related to the Trump administration's violent crackdown on immigration enforcement.
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