Immigration

Politics

California joins 21 states to block Trump’s plan to revive 'public charge' immigrant rule

Philip Marcelo

New York Attorney General Letitia James, who is leading a coalition of 21 other states, said the rule would force needy immigrant families to choose between seeking assistance and seeking legal status in the country.
Border & Immigration

State bar seizes unauthorized Chula Vista immigration consultant's business

City News Service

Luna de la Fuente initially charged $1,400 to complete and submit immigration forms, according to the State Bar of California.
Border & Immigration

Haitian community speaks out following recent ICE arrests in San Diego and across the US

Jacob Aere

Dozens of people came together Thursday to speak out against recent immigrations arrests in San Diego they say are targeting the Haitian community.
Border & Immigration

San Diego ports of entry to pause traffic for brief 9/11 remembrance

City News Service

U.S. Customs and Border Protection's San Diego Field Office advised motorists of a brief pause in northbound traffic operations at land ports of entry Friday morning to observe the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Education

San Diego City College students rally to protest ICE arrest near campus

Alexander Nguyen

Some students are expressing fear about attending class because of the incident. Some are considering dropping out.
Border & Immigration

ICE agents arrest driver while passenger flees near San Diego City College

Alexander Nguyen

The college says the driver is a student and denounces the action.
Border & Immigration

As California debated sharing data on drivers, Homeland Security subpoenaed 17 million records

Wendy Fry and Khari Johnson

Privacy advocates raised alarms as California lawmakers voted to share driver license information with a national nonprofit database. Then, the Trump administration sought trucker records from the organization.
Racial Justice and Social Equity

Data from 911 calls at ICE detention centers must be released under bill going to Gov. Newsom

Wendy Fry

The California Legislature passed a bill that would force disclosure of information about emergency calls at immigrant detention centers. A Democratic lawmaker put it forward after reading news stories in CalMatters.
Public Safety

California Democrats race to ban electric shock gloves before ICE buys them

Nadia Lathan

Democrats are pushing a last-minute bill to ban federal agents from using electric shock gloves following reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is making moves to buy and use them.
Border & Immigration

ICE arrests surge in San Diego even as the Trump administration takes more low-key approach

Brenden Tuccinardi

Gustavo Solis

In July, ICE arrested nearly 2,000 people in San Diego and Imperial Counties, setting a record for the most arrests in a single month in President Trump's second term.