Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

San Diego County resources for immigrants in this legal limbo period haven’t caught up.

Individuals in immigration court proceedings are far more likely to succeed if they are represented by an attorney, yet most facing deportation in San Diego courts are not.

Officials are working to combat an overdose crisis acutely affecting San Diego County, known as an “epicenter” in fentanyl trafficking.

Cities like San Diego and El Paso have been under close watch as Title 42, a pandemic-era policy that turned away millions of migrants, ended Thursday.

The Blacks Beach tragedy — what could be one of the deadliest maritime smuggling attempts in San Diego history — highlights the grave reality of the risks that migrants south of the border are willing to take to reach the U.S. Immigration advocates say restrictive border policies have made those migrants increasingly desperate.

Workers in California have some of the strongest laws protecting them of anywhere in the country, but asserting their rights requires knowing what they are.