YARR reports ICE agents, vehicles near Santa Cruz County Jail

Santa Cruz County Your Allied Rapid Response (YARR) reported Thursday afternoon that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and four vehicles were in the area near the Santa Cruz County Jail, prompting a community alert.

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In a social media post timestamped 5 p.m. Thursday, YARR said trained responders were on site monitoring the situation. The group shared photographs of several vehicles it said were associated with the federal agents.

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Around 5 p.m., a black Chevrolet Escalade and a blue Ford Explorer were still parked outside the jail. Legal observers at the scene declined to speak with a Lookout reporter.

YARR urged community members to follow its social media accounts for updates and asked anyone whose family member or someone they know had been detained to call its support line at 831-239-4289.

Lookout has reached out to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff s Office for comment but had not received a response a