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San Luis Obispo County board votes to restrict ICE agents

June 17, 2026

By KAREN VELIE

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 on Tuesday for a resolution to limit Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, with supervisors John Peschong and Heather Moreno dissenting.

The resolution restricts ICE from access to employee only areas of SLO County facilities without a warrant. The policy also restricts ICE agents for using county facilities to conduct immigration enforcement operations.

In January, Supervisor Bruce Gibson suggested banning ICE from non-public parts of the county, barring ICE from commandeering county facilities and requiring the sheriff to increase reporting on interactions with ICE.

During Tuesday’s hearing, Supervisor Peschong spoke against the resolution, noting the sheriff is already complying with sanctuary state laws. The California Values Act bans local law enforcement from investigating, detaining, or arresting a person because of immigration status.

Supervisor Moreno argued the resolution was a waste of staff time for something that is “just symbolic.”

Gibson thanked staff for bringing the issue back, saying it is not about the sheriff complying with sanctuary state laws.

“This is a matter of doing everything this county can to restrict ICE from commandeering our property and otherwise bringing their unconstitutional reign of cruelty into our county,” Gibson said. “I do believe with the resolution the County of San Luis Obispo will have done everything it can to implement its resistance.”

Supervisor Jimmy Paulding argued the resolution would help everyone in the county to feel safe.

“I think this is more than symbolic,” Paulding said. “It also sends a clear message to our staff, we are going to protect our nonpublic spaces, which is what we do have authority over.”

Opponents of immigration enforcement claim they are protecting and supporting the civil rights of immigrants.

Proponents argue the failure to enforce immigration law creates a safe haven for dangerous criminals and gangs involved with human trafficking.

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Q Tip spewing his mouth again. Tell congress to rescind the immigration laws if that’s the idiot route you want to take. In the old days one gained a green card, worked legally, studied hard, passed the U.S. Citizens test, and waived the U.S flag at their swearing in ceremony! Just like dear dad!!!!


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ILLEGAL means ILLEGAL


Has not changed meaning.


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First let me say, I am NOT nor have I ever been against immigrants! Nor am I racist, after all Most of us are immigrants! But there is a Huge difference between Immigrants and the people ICE are targeting.


This is the same rhetoric we’ve heard from the paid protestors, calling the illegal immigrants ICE is going after, their “Neighbors”. Negating the fact that those “targeted” immigrants ICE is focusing on are from the list of over 600K+ that have been involved with our legal system for committing crimes! (How else would ICE know who to actually go after? If not for them already being arrested for some crime?) We are talking “Rp”, “Mrdr”, “Chld Sx offenses”, “thieves” etc. ICE Reps have stated over and over that these are the people they are focusing on. But if an Illegal Immigrant happens to be with these criminals, they yes, they will get caught up as well. What is so wrong with arresting a RPst?? Why are our own Supervisors against protecting us from these criminals? Not one other country would allow a known RPst to come into their country. Non of this makes sense to me. So Gibson, Pauling and Dawn want to make sure this Thief or RPst is protected against any consequences? Over the safety and security of our society? Since when is ok to put Criminals above Citizens?


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Bullshit. If ICE went after the worst of the worst like they said it would be fine.

They are not. Trump is trying to do what past administrations have been doing being less effect. Inflicting retribution on those states he feels need punishment.

Obama still has deported more people and that lives in his feeble dementia riddled mind and drives him further crazy.


Truth is I doubt the dotard will care about immigration any more since he knows he is done. He won’t care about it just like he lost interest in the Iran war he lost


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REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE


Libocrats have ZERO self-awareness! It is their mental illness (as confirmed by multiple mental health studies).


Make no mistake about it, YOUR stage 4 TDS is a real mental illness.


SEEK MENTAL HELP!


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Oh great! Let’s turn this county into a crime ridden cesspool. I’m sure this decision was made due to money being pocketed by our elected officials, as is the norm these days.


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The Mexican Consulate General in Fresno awarded these Board members one of its highest awards. The “Premio Camaradas por la Preservación de la Idiotez.” Awarded only to the most deserving American Idiots.


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“Opponents of immigration enforcement claim they are protecting and supporting the civil rights of immigrants.” They forgot to add the “Illegal” before “Immigrants”…


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I liken the restraint of law enforcement, Federal or otherwise, to the same restraints preventing parents from performing the disciplinary action they feel are necessary to correct actions in the home. Bad behavior festers when isn’t addressed, and certainly becomes lucrative when judges and attorneys come into play, particularly with the large numbers of unvetted terrorists that we welcome into our communities with open arms. Preventing ICE from protecting our nation’s safety is no different than preventing a parent from letting their mischievous children roam free and doing whatever they wish.

The BOS majority appears to favors violence, a solid stance taken to assure long-term financial stability, with no regard to our society’s safety and well-being.


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“Never let (an emerging crisis) go to waste.”


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Anti-American imbeciles of the highest order, Gibson, Paulding and DOL (a self-admitted anchor baby herself).


Fortunately, it does NOT matter what they think or attempt to do with their virtue signaling (political theater), as the SUPREMACY CLAUSE of the US Constitution (Article VI, Clause 2), supercedes their utter nonsense.


WE know the TRAITORS amongst us (REAL AMERICAN TAXPAYERS). The U.S. DOJ will most assuredly know their names as well. Promise!


#AmericansFirst


American Patriots of Hispanic descent, surname and dark skin to match


We want ILLEGAL INVADERS removed as well. Posthaste!


P.s.


“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


*SLOC BOS


18 U.S.C. § 111 — Interfere, impede, or assault an ICE officer and you WILL be arrested.


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You have been duly warned!


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If the doj gets involved it’s cause Gibson is a sworn enemy of trump, and trump will do whatever it takes get rid of his opponents.

You know like how he is going after our saint of a governer who has done nothing but enrich this state since he took office! Every time those silly republicans come after us it’s cause they are trying to cause a problem.. but when bidens staff did it , it was for the better of our country.


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