Who Has Access to Santa Barbara’s Automated Traffic Cameras?
Police Chief Kelly Gordon assures the public that data is not being used for immigration enforcement purposes.
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ICE Uses Santa Barbara City College Campus as Staging Ground
Federal immigration enforcement sets up in a campus parking lot prior to making several arrests in the Westside neighborhood.
Milpas Street Holiday Parade Canceled Due to Immigration Concerns
This is just the latest example of a public event impacted by fears of federal law enforcement in Santa Barbara.
How Fear of Trump’s Immigration Blitz Is Changing Life in California Farm Towns
Tax receipts are down almost 30 percent in one California farm town, where immigrants are afraid to go out and some longtime workers are weighing self-deportation during the second Trump administration.
Santa Barbara Supervisors Hit Pause on Transferring Undocumented Immigrants off Public Health Rolls
Public Health Director Dr. Mouhanad Hammami says his department faces a multimillion-dollar deficit next year.
Rapid Response Hotline Reports More than 1,000 Immigration Arrests on Central Coast
More than 300 in Santa Barbara County were arrested by federal law enforcement since January 14, 2025.
Donation Drive to Support Central Coast Families as ICE Raids Continue
Donations will be accepted at Santa Barbara Community Arts Workshop on Friday and Saturday.
ICE Arrests Continue on Central Coast, Despite Government Shutdown
The 805 Rapid Response Hotline reported 900 combined arrests in Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura counties since January.
Undocumented Santa Barbara Patients Get Reprieve from Forced Health Provider Transfer
The county Public Health director announced the major about-face after lobbying from advocates, labor unions, and Attorney General Rob Bonta.
Santa Barbara Sheriff ‘Respectfully’ Declines to Inform Supervisors of ICE Activities in County
Sheriff Bill Brown also notified the Board of Supervisors he would not be complying with a recently passed state law requiring federal immigration agents to wear identification badges and to not wear face-covering masks.
