The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office handed 83 people from local jails over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in 2025, up from 30 the year before. That near threefold jump has become a flashpoint between law enforcement leaders and immigrant rights advocates just as federal immigration operations ramp up across the region and local officials debate how closely to work with ICE.
How The Numbers Spiked
According to The San Diego Union-Tribune, ICE last year asked the Sheriff’s Department for release dates for 1,082 people booked into county jails. The agency declined 894 of those requests and agreed to share release dates in 188 cases. The paper also reports that 53 of the 2025 transfers followed federal judicial warrants, compared with 17…..