To prevent ICE from doing further harm, Lofgren and Liccardo are calling for the agency to receive no additional taxpayer dollars as a spending bill makes its way through Congress. On Thursday, Senate lawmakers agreed to remove a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security from the rest of the funding package as negotiations continue.<\/p>\n
Liccardo and Lofgren are also calling for U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem to be impeached.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe as a community demand accountability, and that means everyone from the bottom to the top requires investigation,\u201d Liccardo said at the news conference.<\/p>\n
While mass enforcement actions like the federal deployment in Minneapolis haven\u2019t occurred in Santa Clara County, the region is already one of the most impacted areas for targeted ICE operations, according to Huy Tran, executive director of Services, Immigrant Rights and Education Network (SIREN). The organization is part of the Rapid Response Network, a group of volunteers that documents ICE activity, sends alerts to the community and provides free emergency legal support for immigrants.<\/p>\n
Tran said the network\u2019s hotline gets more than 120 calls on some days. In preparation for the Super Bowl<\/a>, volunteers are providing the hotline number to businesses around Levi\u2019s Stadium.<\/p>\n \u201cThe sheer volume of calls has long informed us that fear is rampant,\u201d Tran said. \u201cWhile there is fear, I also want to make clear that there is mobilization, there is anger and the willingness to fight.\u201d<\/p>\n The Rapid Response Network has been ramping up its trainings and recruiting more legal observers. During the week of the Super Bowl<\/a>, observers will be deployed around Levi\u2019s Stadium to document potential ICE activity. Observers will also be inside the stadium during the game.<\/p>\n Despite a San Jose councilmember saying he\u2019s seen internal documents<\/a> showing dozens of ICE agents will enter the county days before the Super Bowl,\u00a0 Socorro Monta\u00f1o, lead dispatcher for the Rapid Response Network, said they haven\u2019t received confirmation ICE will be present.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat we do know is that this threat is not new, and so we don\u2019t need to reinvent the wheel,\u201d Monta\u00f1o said at a separate news conference held Thursday. \u201cWhat we know is that we need to stay ready so that we don\u2019t have to get ready to protect our community. What we know is that if we maintain our strong presence all across Santa Clara County, we\u2019ll be able to protect our community as much as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n Sheriff Jonsen said he\u2019s received no official information from the federal government or any agency that ICE will be present. As a sanctuary county, law enforcement does not collaborate with federal immigration agents.<\/p>\n \u201cBecause we have so much dedicated to the Super Bowl and the known activities, that variable (of ICE presence) is going to challenge us all,\u201d Jonsen told San Jos\u00e9 Spotlight.\u00a0\u201cIf ICE does come unannounced, that\u2019s going to probably create more demonstrations, more protests, more activity. It\u2019s going to probably require us to have to go to a mutual aid to expand beyond this county\u2019s ability.\u201d \u201cWe know that the nation\u2019s and the world\u2019s eyes will be on us,\u201d he said. \u201cThat means staying true to our values. San Jose is a welcoming city, city of immigrants, and the safest big city in the country because of the trust we have built between our local governments, our local law enforcement officers and this community that we serve.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Keep](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769027829_854_interactive-184632509590.png\")
<\/a>San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan said there will be accountability if crime is committed in the city, whether the person is wearing a federal badge or not. The city has taken steps to limit ICE\u2019s use of masks<\/a> and city-owned properties<\/a> for immigration enforcement.<\/p>\n