San Diego County Supervisors end gun range agreements with ICE and CBP

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

78% : Congressional lawmakers have given ICE and CBP an unprecedented amount of funding to carry out President Donald Trump's immigration agenda.
69% : Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) had previously trained at a county-owned range in Otay Mesa and county-leased range at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.
64% : "There's more than enough resources for CBP to open all the available physical lanes in place to ensure our cross-border economy can thrive," she said.
55% : " ICE and CBP staff have logged more than 3,350 hours at the county-owned San Diego Regional Firearms Training Center since 2024, according to Lawson-Remer and Aguirre.
48% : " "The very core bottom line is that we've seen too many people dying at the hands of armed ICE agents," she said.
46% : He acknowledged ICE has "overstepped," but said agents need more access to training -- not less.
43% : ICE data shows the agency removed more than 16,000 people in San Diego County between January 2025 and April 1.
43% : Aguirre also said recent Trump administration policies -- like redirecting CBP officers to conduct enforcement away from ports of entry -- likely has a bigger impact on border wait times.
42% : In a statement, CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott said ending the range agreements will result in staffing issues and longer wait times at border crossings and the San Diego International Airport.
40% : San Diego made national news last year when ICE agents clashed with residents while raiding an Italian restaurant in South Park.
39% : " ICE agents have shot and killed 11 people since the beginning of the second Trump administration, according to Lawson-Remer and Supervisor Paloma Aguirre, who brought forward the proposal.
38% : "The San Diego County Board of Supervisors' reckless, irresponsible, and ignorant proposal to limit the preparedness of frontline CBP personnel endangers lives and will cause immediate economic harm," Scott said.

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