by EscoIndivOrg | Mar 10, 2026 | Immigration, Local Elections, Media Coverage
Community Demands Continue for Council to Cancel ICE Firing Range Contract. On Sunday, March 8, over 20 protesters assembled outside the Center for the Arts Escondido to protest Deputy Mayor Joe Garcia for his inaction to cancel the ICE contract at the February 28...
by EscoIndivOrg | Mar 6, 2026 | Immigration, Media Coverage, News
Community Response to Noem Ouster, March 5, 2026 For Immediate Release March 5, 2026 Contact: Salvador G, sgsarmiento@ndlon.org Reaction to Ouster of DHS Secretary Noem Escondido, CA. In response to reports that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is being removed from her...
by EscoIndivOrg | Mar 5, 2026 | Events, Immigration, Local Elections
Last week, the Mayor and three Councilmembers (Dane White, Joe Garcia, Christian Garcia, Judy Fitzgerald) failed to take action to stop ICE from using our firing range continuing additional ICE presence in Escondido. However, we refuse to take no for an answer and we...
by EscoIndivOrg | Feb 27, 2026 | Immigration, Media Coverage
The City Council hearing on Feb.25, 2026 related to the ICE Firing Range contract was featured significantly in the media. Here are a few clips. San Diego Union Tribune CalMatters Channel...
by EscoIndivOrg | Feb 26, 2026 | Immigration, Local Elections, Media Coverage
Statement of Escondido Indivisible on February 25, 2026 Council Meeting Resulting in the Continuation of the ICE Firing Range Contract Escondido Council Majority Abandons Families and Aligns with ICE Against Own City Residents. In spite of hundreds of residents...
by EscoIndivOrg | Feb 23, 2026 | Immigration, Media Coverage, News
Thirty-three elected officials submitted a joint letter urging the Escondido City Council to cancel City agreements allowing agents of DHS to continue use of the city-owned firing range. The letter endorses the goals and recommendations of the Sowing Seeds of Dignity...
