Overview
- San Diego County supervisors voted 3–2 on Tuesday to terminate agreements that let U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection train at the Otay Mesa county range and a Navy range leased by the county.
- The CBP agreement dated to 2017 and ICE agreements began in 2021 with an added 2022 Navy‑range deal, and county records show the contracts were signed administratively because they fell below the board‑approval threshold.
- County officials said the agreements generated roughly $126,780 in revenue and that federal agents logged about 3,350 training hours at the Otay Mesa center since 2024.
- Supervisors who backed the termination said the move enforces the county’s CLEAR civil‑liberties ordinance and preserves trust with immigrant communities that have reported fear and trauma from intensified federal raids.
- CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott warned the closures could force training elsewhere and reduce local staffing at border crossings, a claim county leaders disputed while community advocates said the vote reflects a wider push to limit local support for federal deportation operations.