Federal law enforcement agents, assumed to include personnel from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), were active in Santa Barbara on Thursday, December 11, with part of the activity centered at Santa Barbara City College’s (SBCC) West Campus.
SBCC officials said eight to nine vehicles with federal agents parked on the third floor of the West Campus parking structure around 5:45 p.m. The agents left their vehicles and later returned just after 7 p.m., according to the college. The West Campus Safety Kiosk was closed at the time, and campus security received no advance notice that law enforcement from any jurisdiction would be staging on campus, SBCC added.
An alert was issued to students, staff, and the public regarding the presence of federal agents. SBCC said it does not believe any federal enforcement operations occurred on campus…