We’re UNITED against ICE in San Luis Obispo County

A joint statement from San Luis Obispo County's Indivisible Chapters, Democratic Party and Dem Clubs and SLO 50501 regarding the local ICE threat to our safety and civil rights

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We, the undersigned, call on the political leadership of San Luis Obispo County to:

1. Declare a public safety emergency, and;

2. Begin a formal process of protecting our county residents' personal safety and constitutional rights from unlawful, unaccountable and uncontrollable actions by federal law enforcement agents and entities.

As community leaders and members of the organizations listed below, representing thousands of residents across San Luis Obispo County, we have a responsibility to address threats to public safety and civil rights in our community.

On Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2026, an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen, during immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis, Minn. Good was serving as an ICE observer, monitoring federal activity in her neighborhood. Video evidence indicates the incident occurred when Good attempted to leave the scene. She died from one or more gunshot wounds to the head.

This heinous killing happened in a state with a justice system perfectly capable of competently and honestly investigating this as a crime. Yet, Minnesota investigators are being denied access to evidence and told the FBI will not participate in a joint probe.

The Trump Administration is sealing off the investigation and silencing anyone trying to document what actually happened. Americans' personal safety and constitutional rights are under direct threat from our own national government.

San Luis Obispo County faces the same threat
According to data collected by 805 UndocuFund, ICE has taken some 94 people into custody from SLO County since January 2025, with the most aggressive spate of kidnappings occurring at the height of the recent holiday season. These enforcement actions have occurred in San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, and Nipomo, targeting people in apartment parking lots, at workplaces, and even inside the SLO County Jail lobby …