Immigration

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Supreme Court wrestles with Biden's deportation policy

Mark Sherman/ The Associated Press

The Supreme Court is wrestling with a politically tinged dispute over a Biden administration policy that would prioritize deportation of people in the country illegally who pose the greatest public safety risk.
Local

Judge orders halt to Trump-era asylum restrictions at border

Elliot Spagat / The Associated Press

The Trump-era asylum restrictions that have been a cornerstone of border enforcement since the beginning of COVID-19.
Local

Cubans, Nicaraguans drive illegal border crossings higher

Elliot Spagat/The Associated Press

U.S. authorities stopped migrants more than 230,000 times on the Mexican border in October, the third-highest month of Joe Biden’s presidency.
Local

Tijuana Shelter System at breaking point as Venezuelan migrants arrive

Gustavo Solis

The U.S. can now deport Venezuelan migrants to Mexico, but shelter operators say there are no more beds in Tijuana to accommodate additional people.
Local

Friendship Park advocates deliver letters of protest to border officials

Gustavo Solis

Friends of Friendship Park submitted letters from more than 400 faith leaders, activists, artists, educators and medical professionals.
Local

Record-breaking migrant arrivals bring San Diego shelters to capacity

Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

Some migrants have been moved from the state migrant shelters to local homeless shelters amid capacity issues.
Local

Refugee hiring fair provides a pathway for financial stability

Jacob Aere

Cost of living is front of mind for many and especially for those fleeing other countries and looking for work.
Local

US officials: Border crossings soar among Venezuelans

The Associated Press

U.S. authorities say the number of Venezuelans taken into custody at the U.S. border with Mexico soared in August. At the same time, migrants from Mexico and some Central American countries were stopped less frequently.
Border & Immigration

No longer young, 'dreamers' uneasily watch a legal challenge

Amancai Biraben and Adrian Sainz

‘Dreamers,' long a symbol of immigrant youth, are increasingly easing into middle age as eligibility requirements have been frozen since 2012 when the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was introduced.
Politics

California won't bar parolee transfers to immigration agents

Don Thompson

The practice drew new attention after inmate firefighters risked their lives but were turned over to ICE after their parole. Organizations representing police chiefs, sheriffs and rank-and-file officers opposed the legislation.