{"id":8265,"date":"2026-05-20T22:01:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T22:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=8265"},"modified":"2026-05-20T22:01:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T22:01:54","slug":"pomona-moves-to-curb-ice-activity-ban-new-detention-centers-in-the-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=8265","title":{"rendered":"Pomona moves to curb ICE activity, ban new detention centers in the city"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

In a seemingly unremarkable agenda item, Pomona may have just found an alternative legal way to ban new detention centers and curb ICE activity within the city.<\/p>\n

Read more House committee discusses modernizing the TSA as Trump seeks to privatize airport screening<\/a><\/p>\n

Enveloped in a city zoning update, Ordinance 4365, with stricter rules on warehousing and security fences, included a clearer definition of what constitutes a detention center and the restriction of them across all city zoning.<\/p>\n

In a 5-0 vote, with City Council members Debra Martin and Nora Garcia absent, the council on Monday discussed and passed the zoning updates.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is one way, it\u2019s not the only way, but this is one of the ways that we can say, \u2018You\u2019re not gonna use any property in this city for detention purposes,\u2019\u201d Pomona Mayor Tim Sandoval said during the meeting.<\/p>\n

According to a staff report, section 550 of the zoning law will be updated to reflect the changes of prohibiting detention facilities as assembly use in all zoning districts.<\/p>\n

This move by the city comes after another move to further restrict Department of Homeland Security and ICE activity in the city by banning the use of city property for staging purposes, which was passed in April 2026.<\/p>\n

Both the ban on detention facilities in the zoning laws and the restriction of ICE\u2019s use of city-owned properties mirror efforts by the\u00a0city of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County.<\/span><\/p>\n

California legislators have also attempted to ban detention centers specific to DHS and ICE, but their efforts have been thwarted by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and they have now pivoted to using zoning laws.<\/p>\n

Read more Jeweler scammed LA , Orange County watch buyers out of nearly $1.5 million, prosecutors allege<\/a><\/p>\n

\n<\/div>\n

Pomona is no stranger to increased ICE and DHS activity in the city, as arrests of at least 20 day laborers made headlines.<\/p>\n

The city also joined in with other California cities such as Los Angeles and Santa Ana in a lawsuit to limit federal immigration raids last July.<\/p>\n

Several speakers spoke in favor of the council banning detention centers and cited fear of repeating grievous mistakes such as the Pomona Fairplex being used to hold Japanese-Americans for internment during World War II.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday, in Pomona, the federal forces of ICE are searching for brown-skinned people to fill their detention centers to meet quotas and earn bonuses. Citizens go to detention centers, too,\u201d Mark McReynolds said during the meeting. \u2029\u201dYou read the news, you\u2019ll see that. I ask that you tell ICE, \u2018no detention centers in Pomona.\u2019 No, we won\u2019t let injustice and suffering ever recur.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n<\/div>\n

\u201cI was so grateful that the staff, the planning commission, and the City Council were proactive in forecasting many hazards of our community that we should be concerned about. Including mega warehouses and data centers,\u201d Kyle Brown said during the meeting. \u201c\u2029But we couldn\u2019t foresee everything. None of us thought detention facilities were something we should be concerned about. We were also innocent back then.\u201d<\/p>\n

The changes in Pomona\u2019s updated ordinance will go into effect 30 days after a second reading on July 15.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think as it relates to the detention centers, I truly believe that it speaks to the values of our city, speaks to the values of this council,\u201d Sandoval said. \u201cI think we\u2019ve been very responsive to trying to address the real needs of people who have been unconstitutionally targeted.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more NTSB: Flaw that led to engine flying off UPS plane grew unnoticed under relaxed inspection schedule<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The City Council amended a zoning law to block the new centers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8264,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-based-on-facts-either-observed-and-verified-directly-by-the-reporter-or-reported-and-verified-from-knowledgeable-sources","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nPomona moves to curb ICE activity, ban new detention centers in the city - Silicon Valley Moving Post<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=8265\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pomona moves to curb ICE activity, ban new detention centers in the city - Silicon Valley Moving Post\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The City Council amended a zoning law to block the new centers.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=8265\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Silicon Valley Moving Post\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-20T22:01:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/?p=8265#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/?p=8265\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/636e2e5a10a21cf87fe6eb5951e8a6b7\"},\"headline\":\"Pomona moves to curb ICE activity, ban new detention centers in the city\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-20T22:01:54+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/?p=8265\"},\"wordCount\":605,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/?p=8265#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/1ef84cca4f81a3b1056341ee3e924fbb.webp\",\"articleSection\":[\"Based on facts, either observed and verified directly by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources.\",\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/?p=8265#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/?p=8265\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/?p=8265\",\"name\":\"Pomona moves to curb ICE activity, ban new detention centers in the city - Silicon Valley Moving Post\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/?p=8265#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/?p=8265#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/1ef84cca4f81a3b1056341ee3e924fbb.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-20T22:01:54+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/636e2e5a10a21cf87fe6eb5951e8a6b7\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/?p=8265#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/?p=8265\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/?p=8265#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/1ef84cca4f81a3b1056341ee3e924fbb.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/1ef84cca4f81a3b1056341ee3e924fbb.webp\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":682},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/?p=8265#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Pomona moves to curb ICE activity, ban new detention centers in the city\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Silicon Valley Moving Post\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/636e2e5a10a21cf87fe6eb5951e8a6b7\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Pomona moves to curb ICE activity, ban new detention centers in the city - Silicon Valley Moving Post","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=8265","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Pomona moves to curb ICE activity, ban new detention centers in the city - Silicon Valley Moving Post","og_description":"The City Council amended a zoning law to block the new centers.","og_url":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=8265","og_site_name":"Silicon Valley Moving Post","article_published_time":"2026-05-20T22:01:54+00:00","author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=8265#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=8265"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/#\/schema\/person\/636e2e5a10a21cf87fe6eb5951e8a6b7"},"headline":"Pomona moves to curb ICE activity, ban new detention centers in the city","datePublished":"2026-05-20T22:01:54+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=8265"},"wordCount":605,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=8265#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1ef84cca4f81a3b1056341ee3e924fbb.webp","articleSection":["Based on facts, either observed and verified directly by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources.","News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=8265#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=8265","url":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=8265","name":"Pomona moves to curb ICE activity, ban new detention centers in the city - Silicon Valley Moving Post","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=8265#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=8265#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1ef84cca4f81a3b1056341ee3e924fbb.webp","datePublished":"2026-05-20T22:01:54+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/#\/schema\/person\/636e2e5a10a21cf87fe6eb5951e8a6b7"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=8265#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=8265"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=8265#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1ef84cca4f81a3b1056341ee3e924fbb.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1ef84cca4f81a3b1056341ee3e924fbb.webp","width":1024,"height":682},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=8265#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Pomona moves to curb ICE activity, ban new detention centers in the city"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/","name":"Silicon Valley Moving Post","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/#\/schema\/person\/636e2e5a10a21cf87fe6eb5951e8a6b7","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com"],"url":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8265"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8265\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}