Information is primarily sourced from community alerts from the 805undocufund, a local nonprofit that verifies Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) sightings in the Central Coast. A full map of I.C.E. sightings reported by 805Undocufund in Goleta and Santa Barbara can be found on the Daily Nexus Website. 

March 27: Santa Barbara Jail (6:56 a.m.)

Multiple unmarked I.C.E. vehicles were reported in the Santa Barbara Jail parking lot in the early morning. An I.C.E. agent crashed into an embankment at the jail entrance while in pursuit of a recently released individual, blocking the roadway for nearly two hours and leaking oil into a nearby drain. The individual reportedly fell from a fence while fleeing and sustained a serious leg injury. No detainments were confirmed.

An investigation by the Santa Barbara News-Press found that I.C.E. arrests at county jails are “far more frequent” than what is listed within official reports.

March 27: Santa Barbara VA Clinic (7:24 a.m.)

I.C.E. presence was reported at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Clinic early in the morning. No detainments were confirmed.

March 31:  Santa Barbara Jail (6:56 a.m.)

A white Department of Homeland Security (DHS) vehicle was observed parked in the jail lot. No detainments were confirmed.

It should be noted that I.C.E. is an agency within DHS, and not all DHS activity is I.C.E.

April 2:  Santa Barbara VA Clinic (10:55 p.m.)

Two I.C.E vehicles were reported in the VA Clinic parking lot. No detainments were confirmed.

April 2: Santa Barbara Jail (11:05 p.m.)

I.C.E. presence was reported at the jail. No detainments were confirmed.

April 6: Santa Barbara Jail (8:00 a.m.)

An unmarked I.C.E. vehicle was reported in the jail parking lot. No detainments were confirmed.

April 8: Santa Barbara Jail (11:00 a.m.)

An unmarked I.C.E. vehicle was reported in the jail parking lot. No detainments were confirmed.

April 9: Santa Barbara Jail (7:09 a.m.)

An unmarked I.C.E. vehicle was reported in the jail parking lot. No detainments were confirmed.

A version of this article appeared on p. 3  of the April 16 print edition of the Daily Nexus.