Immigration

Health

‘They still need care’: Why California migrant workers are avoiding medical clinics

Larry Valenzuela

Fearful of sharing sensitive information, California farmworkers began staying away from mobile medical clinics after President Trump took office. “There’s a lot of distrust,” said a doctor who works with them.
Border & Immigration

He was building a life in San Diego. Then he got a one-day notice for an ICE check-in

Wendy Fry

The U.S. deported just five immigrants from Turkey in the 2024 federal budget year. One Turkish immigrant now fears deportation after being summoned to a San Diego ICE office.
Border & Immigration

North County market owner gets temporary reprieve in immigration court

Alexander Nguyen

Just Peachy owner Norberto Ambrosio-Aguilar appeared Tuesday, 12 years after his immigration case was closed. The Department of Homeland Security has been reopening closed cases since last summer.
Border & Immigration

ICE agents arrest green card applicants in San Diego

Gustavo Solis

In what lawyers are saying is a new escalation of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation program, Immigration Customs and Enforcement agents are arresting people during their green card appointments, the last step before becoming a permanent resident.
Border & Immigration

San Diego’s congressional Democrats tour federal courthouse detention facility

John Carroll

The representatives have been trying to see the facility since October, after getting reports of subpar conditions. On Monday, they were allowed in.
Border & Immigration

Protesters rally in San Diego as new bill seeks to limit use of force by immigration agents

Heidi de Marco

Community members gathered outside the federal building downtown as lawmakers introduced legislation to curb excessive force and increase transparency in immigration operations.
Arts & Culture

San Diego nonprofit combats hate crimes with education and community programs

Audy McAfee

Somali Family Service’s documentary uses personal stories to illustrate the impact of hate and the support available to local residents.
Border & Immigration

ICE opened a detention center in a former California prison. Detainees are suing over conditions inside

Nigel Duara and Cayla Mihalovich

Immigrants in California’s newest ICE detention center allege they’re experiencing inhumane conditions and that they’re not getting access to lawyers. Until recently, the site was a state prison.
Border & Immigration

Lawyers using habeas corpus in last-ditch efforts to free immigrants from detention

Gustavo Solis

Lawyers and advocates say the Trump administration is essentially rewriting the rules to deny people due process in immigration court. As a result, the number of habeas corpus petitions has skyrocketed in recent months.
Border & Immigration

Shutdown hides ICE detention data from the public

Gustavo Solis

Legally, ICE has to release arrest and detention data. However, because of the government shutdown, that data hasn't been published for months, raising concerns about transparency.