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Residents press San Diego sheriff to stop ICE transfers and publish monthly data after 2025 surge

San Diego County Board of Supervisors · March 25, 2026
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At a Truth Act forum, Sheriff Martinez defended the department’s authority to share release dates and process federal judicial warrants, saying transfers in a jail setting are safer; immigrant advocates demanded an immediate halt to transfers, monthly public reporting and stronger compliance with county policy and state law.

The San Diego County Truth Act community forum on March 24 focused on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) access to people in county custody and an apparent increase in transfers to federal custody.

Sheriff Kelly Martinez opened the forum by summarizing the legal framework (the 2014 Trust Act, the 2017 Truth Act transparency provisions and the California Values Act/SB54) and by describing her office’s procedures. She told the board the sheriff’s office does not ask people about immigration status, does not detain on ICE hold requests, and does not participate in immigration raids or checkpoints. She said the sheriff’s office will share a release date or notification only for individuals who meet the statutory SB54 qualifying criminal exceptions or if an individual is the subject of a federal…

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