San Diego Sheriff Bars ICE From Training Sites, Keeps CBP Access for 225,000 Daily Crossers
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 18
San Diego Sheriff Bars ICE From Training Sites, Keeps CBP Access for 225,000 Daily Crossers
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 18
Summary
Kelly Martinez said Tuesday ICE can no longer use San Diego sheriff facilities for training or firearms qualifications, citing community concerns over the agency’s conduct in armed confrontations elsewhere in the country.
Two weeks of outreach led Martinez to preserve CBP access to the Otay Range, arguing a cutoff would pull officers from ports of entry longer and worsen staffing shortages at inspection lanes.
More than 225,000 people, 90,000 vehicles and 5,500 commercial trucks cross through San Diego ports each day, and the sheriff’s office said wait times already typically run one to three hours.
The move splits from the county Board of Supervisors’ broader push to terminate lease agreements with both ICE and CBP, with Martinez warning that restricting CBP could hurt commerce, workers and air quality across the border region.
The sheriff’s office said CBP lacks a comparable local training alternative and that limited space at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar could also affect officers serving Imperial County.