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Since the beginning of President Donald Trump’s second term, 17 Mexican migrants have died during immigration enforcement, 14 in ICE custody and three in agency operations. -
Every two years, participants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, must renew their status. Approvals from the federal government now take three months on average — up from two weeks in 2025. -
At the Otay Mesa Detention Center, dozens of detainees gather around the facility’s four televisions to watch the games. While Mexico is the most popular team, other detainees have adopted a surprising nation as their second choice. -
A growing number of state and local officials are backing a bill to end a long-running tax break for the immigration detention facility, which was revealed by a KPBS investigation earlier this year. -
CoreCivic said it anticipates that the sale of the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego County and the California City Detention Facility in Kern County will bring the company an estimated net proceeds of approximately $1.1 billion. -
Generations of people from the Philippines have enlisted in the military seeking work and stability and ended up in San Diego. -
The new state budget that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed includes $55 million for the DMV to build a data-sharing system, a program meant to bring the state in compliance with the federal REAL ID law. -
The high court ruled on three immigration related cases. Justices decided against immigrants in the asylum case and one involving migrants with Temporary Protected Status. They upheld birthright citizenship on Tuesday. -
Eighty years after the Treaty of Manila, San Diego is home to one of the largest Filipino communities in the nation. -
Amid immigrant detainee health concerns, Congress and San Diego County want more access and oversight at an ICE facility in Otay Mesa.
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