Southern California hits ICE with 'dumbfounding' roadblock as top lawmaker rips 'reckless' hypocrisy

California’s second-largest county has barred federal immigration agents from using county shooting ranges and firearms training facilities, drawing accusations of hypocrisy from the top Republican in the state Legislature, who represents part of the county.The move comes as Democrats criticize ICE over the training its agents receive, while dozens of members of Congress have questioned training standards following deadly agent-involved shootings.California Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones, R-Poway, told Fox News Digital exclusively that the decision clashes with Democrats’ own demands for better-trained ICE agents."Leftist Democrats cannot continue to advocate for federal agents to ‘get more training’ while at the same time purposefully removing opportunities like this to get that very training," Jones told Fox News Digital."The hypocrisy is dumbfounding."FEDERAL COURT BLOCKS NEWSOM’S BID TO SHACKLE ICE IN TRUMP IMMIGRATION WINCalifornia Senate Minority Leader Brian W.

Jones, R-San Diego, is shown.(Reuters/Reuters Photos)The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 at its August meeting to end licensing agreements with DHS that allow agents to use the Miramar and San Diego Regional firearms training centers.Jones said the move has consequences beyond preventing federal agents from using the facilities, arguing that their presence also provides an economic benefit."Not only do they speak from both sides of the mouth with actions like this, but this continues the board’s trend of making reckless fiscal decisions that harm San Diegans, seemingly by the day," Jones said."How much will this breach-of-contract and loss of business cost our community and its taxpayers?"DEMOCRAT COMPARES ICE TO 'DOMESTIC TERRORISTS' AS 111 HOUSE DEMS DEMAND TEXAS DETENTION CENTER CLOSEAnti-ICE protesters demonstrate in San Diego, California.

(Carlos Moreno/Getty Images)Supervisor Paloma Aguirre, D-San Ysidro, pushed back on critics during the meeting.She said they w...

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