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Isla Vista CSD adopts resolution condemning ICE raids, requires judicial warrant for facility entry and funds immigrant legal support
Summary
The Isla Vista Community Services District on Aug. 12 adopted a resolution condemning recent ICE enforcement on the Central Coast, enacted a policy requiring judicial warrants for ICE entry into district facilities, signaled support for four state bills, and allocated $10,000 in emergency grants to local immigrant‑support organizations.
The Isla Vista Community Services District board on Aug. 12 voted to condemn recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations on the Central Coast, adopt a policy that requires a judicial warrant before ICE may access non‑public areas of district facilities, and provide one‑time emergency funding to community legal services.
The 3–0 roll call vote with one abstention followed staff testimony about an uptick in enforcement activity in Santa Barbara County. Staff described a pattern of 111 immigration‑related arrests since mid‑January and said local residents have reported masked agents, unmarked vehicles, and actions that have “created a climate of fear in our community.” The resolution directs district staff to implement a…
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