City College Community Raises $10,000 After Student's Bond Denied in Immigration Case
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At a September 17th hearing at Otay Mesa Detention Center, an immigration judge denied bond to San Diego City College student Renatho Casseus, with the court finding it lacked jurisdiction to release him. Casseus, a Haitian immigrant pursuing asylum according to his attorney Wismick Saint-Jeans, has become the focus of a sustained and organized community response.
Since his detention, the City College community has raised more than $10,000 toward his legal fees. Students and faculty have also filed formal complaints requesting that the campus police officer involved be placed on administrative leave and asking for an inquiry into the conduct of officers present during the ICE arrest. The San Diego Community College District's policy prohibits public agencies from participating in immigration enforcement, though the precise nature of the interaction between ICE agents and campus police during the arrest remains unclear from available reporting. Whether the formal complaints lead to disciplinary review or policy clarification is a development to track in coming weeks.
Saturday also marks Coastal Cleanup Day across San Diego County, with volunteers working at sites region-wide; check-in times and locations vary by site, and some require a signed waiver. Looking ahead, San Diego Climate Week 2026 runs October 1st through 8th, anchored by a 'Climate Careers and Clean Energy Futures' event at UC San Diego's Design and Innovation Building on October 2nd and a People Summit at the University of San Diego's Kroc School on October 8th.