San Diego County will stop letting federal immigration agents train at local firing ranges
A Southern California county will stop letting federal immigration authorities train at a local firing range over concerns about the Trump administration’s violent crackdown on immigrants. San Diego County supervisors voted 3-2 on Tuesday to end…
San Diego County supervisors have decided to terminate contracts with federal immigration agencies for using local firing ranges as training sites. This decision was made following concerns about the Trump administration's aggressive immigration policies. The county voted 3-2 in favor of ending the agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection.
Monica Montgomery Steppe, a voting supervisor, stated that the county does not wish to be associated with the harmful impacts of federal immigration actions across the nation. The move follows strong public calls for such a change, as residents worry about the potential consequences of supporting the administration's deportation efforts.
While neighboring cities have faced similar debates, they have chosen to maintain the contracts for now. Some, like Jim Desmond, argued that requiring agents to travel further for training is not a viable solution.
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