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Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 16, 2026.
Public comments (22)
Asked the council to cancel the ICE firing range contract.
Council Meeting (Closed Session 4:00 PM - Cancelled) — September 16, 2026 · 0:00 →Asked the council to cancel the ICE firing range contract.
Council Meeting (Closed Session 4:00 PM - Cancelled) — September 16, 2026 · 0:00 →Asked the council to cancel the ICE firing range contract.
Council Meeting (Closed Session 4:00 PM - Cancelled) — September 16, 2026 · 0:00 →Thanked city staff and again asked the council to cancel the ICE firing range contract.
Council Meeting (Closed Session 4:00 PM - Cancelled) — September 16, 2026 · 0:00 →Called it a moral issue, said the contract would harm Escondido's safety and reputation, and urged the council to read the files and cancel.
Council Meeting (Closed Session 4:00 PM) — February 18, 2026 · 1:56:02 →A San Diego city councilmember asked Escondido to cancel the ICE firing-range contract, citing the California Values Act and eroded community trust, and delivered a petition with over 3,000 signatures.
Council Meeting (Closed Session 4:00 PM) — February 18, 2026 · 2:16 →A 30-year Escondido resident, speaking in Spanish, called the ICE contract unethical, described fear in the community including a neighbor's detention, and predicted the council majority would not cancel it.
Council Meeting (Closed Session 4:00 PM) — February 18, 2026 · 4:41 →Argued DHS is in institutional crisis with a tripled ICE budget, and that hosting its training makes Escondido a silent partner in eroding the rule of law.
Council Meeting (Closed Session 4:00 PM) — February 18, 2026 · 8:01 →Said the MOA can be terminated by either party without cause, cited economic harms from ICE operations elsewhere, and warned of more ICE presence in Escondido.
Council Meeting (Closed Session 4:00 PM) — February 18, 2026 · 11:00 →Compared ICE agents' 47 days of training to EPD's rigorous hiring process, and asked each council member by name to vote February 25 to cancel the MOA.
Council Meeting (Closed Session 4:00 PM) — February 18, 2026 · 1:46:01 →Asked whether the council represents all of Escondido or only some residents, in light of the ICE contract.
Council Meeting (Closed Session 4:00 PM) — February 18, 2026 · 1:49:38 →A District 4 resident urged the council to show courage and cancel the ICE contract, noting today's ICE is not the agency the 2013 contract envisioned.
Council Meeting (Closed Session 4:00 PM) — February 18, 2026 · 1:51:38 →Said the ICE contract will define the council's legacy and asked them to put cancellation to a vote and cancel unanimously.
Council Meeting (Closed Session 4:00 PM) — February 18, 2026 · 1:52:34 →Urged the City Council to cancel the city's firing range contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Council Meeting (Cancelled - Closed Session 4:00 PM) — January 28, 2026 · 0:00 →Spoke during public comment to request cancellation of the ICE firing range contract and later advocated for HOME funds to provide rental subsidies for residents of all ages.
Council Meeting (Cancelled - Closed Session 4:00 PM) — January 28, 2026 · 0:00 →Advocated for rental subsidies for all ages using HOME funds and later requested termination of the ICE firing range contract.
Council Meeting (Cancelled - Closed Session 4:00 PM) — January 28, 2026 · 0:00 →Requested that the City Council cancel the firing range contract with ICE.
Council Meeting (Cancelled - Closed Session 4:00 PM) — January 28, 2026 · 0:00 →Requested the cancellation of the city's firing range contract with ICE.
Council Meeting (Cancelled - Closed Session 4:00 PM) — January 28, 2026 · 0:00 →Requested the cancellation of the city's firing range contract with ICE.
Council Meeting (Cancelled - Closed Session 4:00 PM) — January 28, 2026 · 0:00 →Requested the cancellation of the city's firing range contract with ICE.
Council Meeting (Cancelled - Closed Session 4:00 PM) — January 28, 2026 · 0:00 →Requested the cancellation of the city's firing range contract with ICE.
Council Meeting (Cancelled - Closed Session 4:00 PM) — January 28, 2026 · 0:00 →Requested the cancellation of the city's firing range contract with ICE.
Council Meeting (Cancelled - Closed Session 4:00 PM) — January 28, 2026 · 0:00 →