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Anti-ICE protest at San Luis Obispo County Jail

December 21, 2025

Photo by Jeff Specht

By KAREN VELIE

A group of approximately 20 protestors gathered outside the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday morning to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions at the jail.

At 10 a.m., protesters gathered off Highway 1 at Kansas Avenue. They held signs seeking the impeachment of President Donal Trump and the abolishment of ICE.

For months. anti-Ice protestors have gathered at the SLO County Jail from about 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. in an attempt to obstruct federal agents from arresting undocumented immigrants during their releases from the jail.

Photo by Jeff Specht

ICE agents monitor jail logs for arrests and releases of undocumented immigrants with a history of deportations. On mornings when an criminal alien is being released, ICE agents wait in the lobby with plans to conduct an arrest.

Inmates with federal warrants, generally for violent crimes, are handed over to ICE agents and not released. However, because of California sanctuary state laws, local law enforcement does not honor ICE detainers.

An immigration detainer is a request from ICE that asks local law enforcement to hold an individual for up to 48 hours beyond their scheduled release from jail to allow ICE to take custody. California law restricts when law enforcement can comply, generally requiring a judicial warrant or a conviction for specific crimes before a hold can be placed.

“We are out her protesting because ICE is kidnapping people out of the SLO County Jail and the SLO Sheriff’s Office is being disingenuous about the extent about their cooperation with ICE,” according to a protestor. “About 60 people this year have been abducted from the jail or the courthouse by ICE.”

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Where were ya’ll when the San Luis coastal school district cut five million under Doc Prater? County supervisor Gibson holding court with his now wife, former mistress, was going to be paid, assistant? SLO superior court cutting their public hours for victims who might need a restraining order?


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“About 60 criminal illegal aliens with current violations of court orders, this year, have been arrested at the jail upon release from local or state arrest, or at the county courthouse after a court appearance for criminal conduct, by ICE.”


Fixed it for you, ignorant protester.


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Abducted????

You people are Idiots.

ICE is doing exactly what the Voters wanted them to do.

Great job LEO!


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I see no problem with people being arrested and taken into custody if they have broken the law.


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Return of the douche brigade.


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“About 60 people this year have been abducted from the jail or the courthouse by ICE.”


“Abducted?” Orwell would be proud of you, anonymous protester.


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