Hundreds of people took to the streets in parts of San Diego County on Saturday, many calling for an end to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) immigration operations. Rallies, organized by the grassroots organization Indivisible, took place in Otay Mesa, Pacific Beach, Del Mar, and Mira Mesa. In Pacific Beach, dozens of people spread out across the intersection of Crown Point and Ingraham Street, chanting and holding signs to voice their opposition to ICE. “I’m loud because I’m angry right now. What’s going on in our country is not right, it’s not just. It’s not what our country was founded upon,” said one protester. “People — American citizens should not be being killed in the streets, especially for not doing anything wrong, and it’s just not okay,” the protester added. A very similar scene played out in Del Mar, where large crowds gathered outside the Del Mar Civic Center along Camino Del Mar. “I’m a child of immigrants, I’m an immigrant, and I am so sad for what’s happening,” said Kamala Alexander, who came to protest with her husband against the violence that has dominated headlines. Alexander has been watching the developments in Minneapolis closely, ever since video showed an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. “It hurts deeply, because that’s not what this country represents,” said Alexander. Alexander believes that ICE, as a federal agency, has a role to play in the U.S. The message did not entirely align with calls from other protesters to do away with the agency altogether. However, Alexander does not agree with the violence that has now taken center stage. “I think they can do the right job, but they can do it with empathy, with compassion, with understanding,” said Alexander. Alexander and her fellow protesters hope their voices can lead to change, although what shape that would take remains uncertain. https://www.nbcsandiego.com/video/videos/south-bay-protesters-gather-against-ice-killing-in-minneapolis-and-portland/3959146 At the corner of Birch Road and Millenia Avenue in Chula Vista, similar chants and signs flooded the busy intersection. Dozens of demonstrators rallied Saturday, against the Trump Administration and recent ICE shootings, Otay Mesa, Calif., January 10, 2026. Credit: M.G. Perez “She was a mother, not in this community, but part of the U.S.A. community, and we have to, as people, take control and regain democracy and get our freedom back,” said Diana Feather, a U.S. Navy veteran. Indivisible has scheduled protests against ICE through the weekend. Additional demonstrations are expected to be held on Sunday. ...read more read less