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Chicano Park Mural Remembers Anastasio Hernandez Rojas
- May 29
- By Beth Accomando
Ten years ago San Diego resident Anastasio Hernandez Rojas was brutally beaten and shot with a Taser by border agents at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. He died two days later. Now a mural at Chicano Park pays tribute to his memory and to the continued battle for justice.
Border Patrol Activity In Rural North County Alarms Farmworkers, Advocates
- May 27
- Maya Srikrishnan
Immigrants, advocates and school officials say they’re troubled by an apparent increase in immigration checkpoints in rural northeastern San Diego County. Immigrants say they’re too scared to leave home to access food, medical care and school resources when the checkpoints are active.
Judge Denies Request To Release 34 Detainees Amid Otay Mesa COVID-19 Outbreak
- May 26
- By City News Service
U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw ruled that while Otay Mesa still has the largest virus outbreak in the nation, the reduction in the facility's population and other factors have likely reduced the risk for those still detained.
Trump Administration's 'Unprecedented' Asylum Restrictions Could Outlast Pandemic
- May 26
- By Max Rivlin-Nadler
While major parts of the economy are reopening amid relaxing health measures, policies along the border — first put in place during the pandemic — remain extended indefinitely.
In Mexican Border Cities, Many Fear Virus Is Coming From US
- May 25
- Jorge Lebrija and Maria Verza / Associated Press
In Tijuana and other Mexican border cities, many doctors, health officials and ordinary citizens worry about the disease coming south from the U.S.
Coast Guard Cutter Brings Ton Of Seized Cocaine To San Diego
- May 21
- By Associated Press
The haul estimated to be worth about $37 million was offloaded from the Coast Guard cutter Active on Wednesday. The Coast Guard says the cocaine was seized early this month during an enhanced counter-narcotics operation that involved many U.S. agencies.
Border Patrol Begins Sending Mexican Border Crossers On Flights To Mexico City
- May 21
- By Max Rivlin-Nadler
Border Patrol has announced that it has begun flying some Mexican citizens caught crossing the border illegally straight from San Diego to Mexico City.
San Diego County Supervisors Revive Human Relations Commission Amid Rise In Hate Incidents
- May 19
- By Max Rivlin-Nadler
County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher, who pushed for the revival of the commission, said that racial tensions in the county had been further exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Border Patrol Flying Deportees To Mexico City To Guard Against COVID-19 Spread
- May 19
- By City News Service
U.S. Border Patrol agents in San Diego began repatriating Mexican nationals to Mexico City Tuesday in an effort to decrease the spread of the novel coronavirus along the border, federal officials said
California To Start Sending Relief To Undocumented Immigrants
- May 18
- By Max Rivlin-Nadler
Thousands of undocumented immigrants will receive up to one-thousand dollars from the state government starting Monday. The payments are drawn from a $75 million cash assistance program launched by Gov. Newsom last month.
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