SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – A U.S. citizen taken into custody by ICE agents in Santa Barbara on Friday has not been charged with a crime and appears to still be in ICE custody days after his arrest.
Jack Randmaa was detained by ICE agents for allegedly slashing the tire of a vehicle agents were using in Santa Barbara on February 20, 2026.
The Santa Barbara Police Department stated in a press release on the day of the detention that ICE agents detained the 27-year-old for felony vandalism before transferring him to another vehicle at the Figueroa Police Station and leaving with him.
On Wednesday, a spokesperson for federal prosecutors in the region responded to Your News Channel's multiple inquiries about Randmaa in an email stating that no criminal charges have been filed against Randmaa and, "Our understanding is he is in ICE custody. (It appears he is in the United States illegally.) I suggest contacting DHS [U.S. Department of Homeland Security]."
When Your News Channel author noted that Randmaa's parents had publicly stated that all three of them are U.S. citizens, the First Assistant's Office declined to comment any further.
His mother's employer, a local law firm specializing in worker's compensation claims, also confirmed to Your News Channel during a phone conversation that Randmaa is a U.S. citizen before declining to comment further.
Your News Channel did contact the Department of Homeland Security about Randmaa, on Friday, Feb. 20, when he was taken into custody, on Monday, Feb. 23, when no response was received to our inquiries, and again on Wednesday, Feb. 25, after the First Assistant's Office for the Central District of California indicated he was potentially still in custody and believed to be in the country illegally.
A search for Randmaa through ICE's online Detainee Locator System resulted in zero results, an employee at ICE's field office in Los Angeles declined to share any information about Randmaa including if he was in custody, if he had contact with legal representatives, and even if he was still alive, and a voice message with ICE's Public Affairs Office has not been answered as of publication of this article.
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