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As COVID-19 limited travel the US asylum system nearly ground to a halt, and the US has expelled anyone who crosses the border without authorization in a matter of minutes. It has also postponed all scheduled asylum hearings for those in the “Remain-in-Mexico” program. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe surge in early voting across San Diego county, the Supreme Court sides with President Trump to end the census early, and a look at what happens to asylum seekers who are returned to Central America. -
San Diego’s refugees lost income, missed medical appointments and struggled with the shift to online schooling, according to a new survey. -
Protesters gathered at the Otay Mesa Detention Center to call on Gov. Gavin Newsom to stop transfers of federal detainees and release those at risk of contracting COVID-19. -
A federal judge has temporarily lifted a visa ban on a large number of work permits, undercutting a measure that the Trump administration says will protect American jobs in a pandemic-wracked economy. -
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Monday written by Assemblyman Todd Gloria, D-San Diego, which is intended to end the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency's practice of accessing gas and electric customer utility data to facilitate deportations. -
A new filing in federal court claims that Customs and Border Protection knew it was breaking the law when it began turning away asylum-seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border. -
On Saturday, immigrant designers in City Heights will take part in a fashion show and mask giveaway, meant to highlight how styles are adapting to the pandemic. -
A panel of three federal judges on Thursday blocked an order from President Donald Trump that tried to exclude people in the country illegally from being counted when congressional districts are redrawn. -
Local organizations, joined by San Diego congressman Juan Vargas, are still sprinting to the census finish line — to make sure everyone in San Diego county gets counted. But many barriers still stand in their way.
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