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Anti-ICE protestors create chaos at the SLO County Jail, video

December 17, 2025

By KAREN VELIE

A group of anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protestors berated federal agents and obstructed the arrest of an inmate at the San Luis Obispo County Jail on Sunday morning.

ICE agents monitor jail logs for arrests and releases of undocumented immigrants with a history of deportations. On the morning of a suspect’s release, ICE agents waited in the lobby with plans to take the suspect into custody.

Protesters taunted the ICE agents calling them names, cornering them and yelling at an inmate to flee back into the jail, according to the SLO County Sheriff’s Office. An ICE agent followed the inmate into a secure section. A deputy then told the agent to step back.

In order to deescalate the situation, the inmate was taken back into the jail.

In an attempt to clear up misinformation regarding the altercation, the SLO County Sheriff’s Office released a video of the ruckus and a warning to protesters.

SLO County “Sheriff’s Office employees should not be subjected to disturbances, obscene behavior, or foul language while carrying out their duties,” according to the sheriff’s office. “This video is being shared to remind the public that this type of behavior is unacceptable and unlawful under Penal Code 602.1.

“This law applies when a person intentionally interferes with lawful business conducted by employees of a public agency open to the public, including obstructing or intimidating employees, visitors, or members of the public. Individuals who violate this law may be asked to leave the premises and may be subject to arrest if they refuse.”

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Mental Illness in full swing .


70

What? They actually had a crim in custody – if only briefly?!! I think a Sheriff or officers that can’t maintain law n order in their own jail probably need to grow a pair…


47

Can I get an answer here please… Where were these people when Obama was deporting on a scale never seen before?…. TDS is forever…


75

If I were the County I would be accepting proposals for food trucks in the parking lot.


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No. Just incarcerate them. They’ll get fed.


15

Go Trump. Now they don’t even want to deport illegal criminals. Left is unhinged. Newsome is up your ass where your brain is. Fuck you.


57

100% low-info (IQ) Libocrat/ILLEGAL INVADER clowns all around us in my multi-generational and still native California.


6

Of course there’s a purple hair there. These people are ridiculous.


68

At the jail is a poor choice but; out of the 614 people that ICE arrested and incarcerated, 598 had no criminal record.


The entire immigration issue is just a distraction to keep the American public busy and give them someone to focus their frustrations on when in reality it is the ultra rich that are busy robbing us blind, lowering our lifespans while raising our retirement ages :/


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If a person is in this country without going through a port of entry, then they have a criminal record. Just as in any other country that takes itself seriously.


22

Illegals are illegal, and have no right to be here, hombre… I’m sure you just invented those numbers, but it is clear our coward sheriff is helping the criminals avoid capture.


17

Your TDS conspiracy theories are beyond hilarious. I wish for you better mental health in the future.


Go get so help my liberal friend


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“It’s a crime to enter the country illegally under Title 8 United States Code 1325, and it’s really pathetic that any member of Congress [doesn’t] understand what the law says,”-Tom Homan, Border Czar


8

What a monstrous embarrassment for these people. Do they really think they are winning hearts and minds?


65

This is disgraceful. Why did the Sheriff allow this to happen. These people were interfering with Federal and Local law enforcement. If there were any Federal State or Local Statutes Dan Dow needs to file charges.


As Far as these people go they advocate for Criminals and those who have thumbed their nose at our immigration laws. These people are truly disgusting and unhinged. They by their actions oppose the safety of our Local Communities and advocate for the lawless because they are Lawless and truly hate our country and community. They are a Disgrace!


136

“Why did the Sheriff allow this to happen?” Because they’re probably afraid of subsequent riots and violent repercussions which would strain the department’s limited available resources, not to mention incarcerating people in an overcrowded jail. Miscreants have too many rights that allow them to do what they’re doing. They should be reprimanded immediately so others don’t copy and follow suit. The words “law enforcement” are truly bearing less weight, every passing day.


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