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Divisions between law enforcement and anti-ICE protestors escalate

January 13, 2026

By KAREN VELIE

The division between anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement groups in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties and supporters of law enforcement have widened following recent fatal ICE shooting in Minnesota.

In response to videos of the shooting, local groups such as 805UndocuFund and 805RapidResponse called Renee Good’s death a murder. The groups also refer to the arrests of undocumented immigrants as kidnappings.

Primitiva Hernandez, the groups’ executive director, says the documenting of ICE by legal observers helps expose “extreme abuse of power.” She is asking members of the community to attend their rapid responder training classes.

On the morning of Dec. 30, texts and social media posts informed rapid responders that ICE agents were in both Paso Robles and San Miguel. The texts told undocumented immigrants to stay in their residences, causing many to remain home from work.

Multiple responders followed the federal agents’ vehicles, honking their horns to warn undocumented immigrants that ICE was in the area. Others screamed through bullhorns at federal agents to “get the fuck out” of their neighborhood.

In the end, the agents served multiple arrest warrants in the northern portion of Paso Robles.

Hundreds of 805UndocuFund supporters protested the death of Good on Sunday while law enforcement advocates argue the self-professed legal observer failed to comply with officers while attempting to obstruct justice. They say she resisted arrest while driving her vehicle towards an agent.

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

For months, rapid responders have gathered daily at the San Luis Obispo County Jail in an attempt to stop ICE from arresting immigrants. While the responders claim they have committed no crimes, others argue they are not only illegally in the country, but charged with a crime.

On Dec. 17, a group of rapid responders berated federal agents and obstructed the arrest of an inmate at the SLO County Jail. Responders taunted agents calling them names, cornering them and yelling at the inmate to flee back into the jail.

SLO County Sheriff Ian Parkinson said his employees should not be “subjected to disturbances, obscene behavior, or foul language while carrying out their duties.” He posted a sign noting those who continued to to create disturbances at the jail would be warned, and then arrested.

“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.” Parkinson said. “Individuals who violate this law may be asked to leave the premises and may be subject to arrest if they refuse.”

Both local officers and deputies have voiced concern that the actions of responders could endanger law enforcement.

For example, when a group of SLO County deputies with a warrant attempted to arrest a murder suspect in Santa Maria, responders blew whistles and attempted to warn the suspect.

During other encounters, responders demanded deputies show them thewarrants. Their requests were denied.

In other cases, rapid responders have targeted people and vehicles not affiliated with ICE. The responders have followed non-law enforcement vehicles and responded to drug busts by blowing whistles and blocking law enforcement.

While 805UndocuFund argues that none of the immigrants ICE arrests at the jail have committed crimes, others claim illegal immigrants are criminals who need to be deported.

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The second amendment was written in case the fed overstep their authority.

To all of you gun lovers fanatics, can you read the news?


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(1-14-26) 20,000 protesters in Iran shot dead and climbing. Mostly teenagers.


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Who cares ?


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I’m not sure when the law became one sided in America. I seem to have missed that memo. If anyone has actually been following the videos being posted regarding the current and very “transformed” version of ICE and their current tactics, I would expect anyone who is not a racist to be appalled. Picking people up at the jail and “disappearing” them from their families is far from the worst of what is happening.


Why is ICE above the law? The law (our Constitution) states very clearly that ANYONE who is on American soil is entitled to DUE PROCESS. That is so far from what is happening that there is no comparison. Perhaps you don’t care. My answer to that is that if they were white, you would. So, racism is playing a part here. Otherwise, you would not be comfortable, even delighted, when they drag people from their vehicles, beat them, sometimes fatally (yes, that is happening) even when they ty to tell the attackers that they are citizens.


ICE does not have legal authority to demand people get out of a vehicle, unless they have a warrant. They do not have the authority to demand papers, enter homes, enter businesses without permission, force individuals out of public spaces, shoot or even point their weapons (which they do constantly) at anyone not directly threatening their lives. If they can do it to “brown” people, they can do it to you. That is how that works. If you give up the rights of others, your own goes bye bye with them. I know you don’t believe that, but it is always true.


It must be a race thing, otherwise all those 2nd Amendment rights fanatics would be losing their minds over the now blatant “government overreach”. Taking people off the street for being “brown” is pretty obvious. Not having any criminal record, having green cards, people about to take their citizenship oath, even citizens, kept in inhumane circumstances, etc. Most (over 70%) with NO CRIMINAL RECORD. By untrained unfit (some of them have charges against them) thugs loose on our streets to brutalize without discretion. That is NOT the “law”. We would be fine, we would be delighted with the actual law.


Were this only happening through proper channels to the “worst of the worst”, we would all be delighted. Trust me on that. To say otherwise is not only ridiculous, but also an attempt to completely misrepresent those of us who value our Constitution and our rights


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Yeah, right; anyone who disagrees with you must be racist – of course! Including all the Americans of Latin descent that support deportation of illegal entrants as Provided For In Existing Law!


Every administration has deported illegals with varying degrees of enthusiasm. But since the current administration is energetically doing so, and is solving a problem libs deemed unsolvable, and is republican, you deem it hateful and racist.


Pathetic, pretentious, and straight up wrong


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Pedophile protector.


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Hah!! That all you got slodown2? Cuz you’ve used that about a thousand times in the last few months on dozens of unrelated issues. Limited imagination n intelligence mebbe?…


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Pedophile protector.


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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


ILLEGAL means ILLEGAL


All of them are ILLEGAL.


#DeportThemAll (with malice)


American Patriot #Hispanics4TRUERepublicans


WE want ILLEGAL INVADERS removed as well. Post haste!


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You too.


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Is the division something new? Where the bringing ICE donuts before and now they aren’t ?


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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


Do NOT come to America, ILLEGALLY. WE will send you back!


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Oh yeah. The border czar. The guy on film taking money as a bribe from fbi agents. Seems legit.


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Nobody is arguing against that. What we are saying is that ICE needs to follow the law, and needs to abide by due process. They have arrested multiple citizens for not having proof of citizenship on them. THAT is what we are upset about. Illegally entering houses without warrants, picking up CITIZENS and then dumping them far from home when they are confirmed as citizens, pulling guns to threaten people, documented cases of them stealing property from detainees-like the agent using the truck that belonged to someone he arrested and being caught when family member’s tracked the GPS and saw him. This is a police state at this point. Funny that nobody was protesting ICE back when they actually followed the law. Maybe ICE Barbie should spend less time with the makeup spatula and more time actually learning to be competent and leading her agency in a lawful manner.


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805ILoveBadGuys says “They haven’t committed a crime!!!” …as bad guys are released from jail.


I’m 100% positive, that being in the County jail, means you have committed a crime, and/or have been convicted of a crime.


Round them all up, ICE, and thank you ♥


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Being arrested means you are guilty? WTF are you talking about? Do we just skip trials now? Everyone that is found not guilty of a felony was at one point being held in the county jail.


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In accordance with your rage filled anti-Trump comments…yes.


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Leftist grifters and their redditor foot solfier just love r*pists, murderers and violent criminals and will help them escape by any means necessary. Deport them all


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Boom!


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