As the San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted to limit cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, at San Diego City Hall, a group of concerned citizens called for San Diego police officers to refuse to help ICE and even arrest agents if they run afoul of the law.
“We are not asking. We’re demanding that SDPD stop responding to ICE agents’ fabricated calls for cover,” social justice advocate Tasha Williamson said during the press conference.
Organizers pointed to what they call federal agents’ excessive use for force during operations like what happened during an incident in Linda Vista in July of 2025, as San Diego police officers stood watch, saying they were only there for “scene security.”
“This is not law enforcement. This is not public safety. This is not democracy. ICE is acting as a rogue entity in San Diego,” Jenny Wong of the San Diego Bike Brigade said with regards to some of the enforcement operations happening in the city…