Immigration and Customs Enforcement Archives - Times of San Diego

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Despite public outcry, migrant arrests surged in San Diego in past 12 months

by Lillian Perlmutter • Times of San Diego Aug. 26, 2026, 6:00 a.m.Aug. 26, 2026, 3:51 p.m.

The first year of the second Trump administration brought public raids and backlash. But arrests are far higher in year two, data shows.

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ICE arrests in July reached nearly 50,000, the highest total in any month of Trump’s second term

by Associated Press Aug. 25, 2026, 3:15 p.m.Aug. 25, 2026, 7:49 p.m.

People stand in a hallway ahead of a person wearing a jacket labeled "POLICE ICE"

Mexico asks states to investigate migrant deaths in ICE custody, ahead of possible civil lawsuits

by Associated Press July 15, 2026, 8:15 a.m.July 14, 2026, 4:58 p.m.

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California lawmakers target price gouging at ICE detention facilities

by Kani’ya Davis • Capital & Main July 14, 2026, 2:00 p.m.July 14, 2026, 10:40 a.m.

A man, under cover of darkness, wears a white shirt and vertical black bands of shadow show on it, but his face is obscured.

New analysis, firsthand accounts reveal toll of ICE crackdown on immigrant communities

by Elizabeth Aguilera and Ben Poston • Capital & Main June 30, 2026, 8:05 a.m.June 29, 2026, 5:06 p.m.

Inmates in a correctional facility common area with tables and a staircase.

California ICE detention centers getting worse, inspections find: ‘Cruel, inhumane and unacceptable’

by Kate Morrissey • Capital & Main May 30, 2026, 1:00 p.m.May 30, 2026, 10:51 a.m.

The community gathers outside Buona Forchetta the day after an immigration raid.

More than 15K people removed by ICE already this year, agency says

by City News Service May 7, 2026, 9:47 a.m.May 7, 2026, 2:20 p.m.

Law enforcement officers in tactical gear walking on a street near a red SUV.

Immigration street sweeps led to more ‘collateral’ arrests of noncriminals

by Tim Henderson • Stateline May 5, 2026, 9:00 a.m.May 3, 2026, 2:57 p.m.

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In Santa Barbara, ICE jailhouse arrests far more frequent than official reports show

by Lillian Perlmutter • Times of San Diego April 3, 2026, 10:00 a.m.April 3, 2026, 9:45 a.m.

A large crowd gathers in front of a fence with a banner that reads "ICE out of SD." They are surrounded by tall buildings and a woman near the center of the crowd is using a microphone to speak.

County plans to sue DHS, ICE over access to Otay Mesa Detention Center

by Jennifer Vigil • Times of San Diego March 4, 2026, 7:53 p.m.March 4, 2026, 7:53 p.m.

Escondido’s had a contract with ICE for more than a decade. Now critics want the city to end it

by Katie Futterman • inewsource Feb. 24, 2026, 6:12 p.m.Feb. 25, 2026, 8:09 a.m.

Barbed wire on a chain link fence in front of a gray building.

Senator, county officials blast ICE for barring them from detention facility

by Lillian Perlmutter • Times of San Diego Feb. 20, 2026, 7:30 p.m.Feb. 20, 2026, 7:21 p.m.

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At San Diego border, Kristi Noem blasts funding shutdown, claims drug-smuggling wins

by Lillian Perlmutter • Times of San Diego Feb. 12, 2026, 8:30 p.m.Feb. 12, 2026, 8:24 p.m.

A law enforcement jacket with the words "POLICE ICE" on the back

Federal judge blocks California ban on ICE face coverings, IDs still required

by Jaimie Ding • Associated Press Feb. 9, 2026, 8:43 p.m.Feb. 9, 2026, 8:44 p.m.