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The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants, a stunning rebuke to the president in the midst of his reelection campaign. -
The justices’ order Monday leaves in place lower court rulings that upheld the law. The administration said the 2017 state immigrant-sanctuary measure conflicts with federal immigration law and makes it harder to deport people who are in the country illegally. -
The Trump administration has published sweeping rules making it more difficult to qualify for asylum, triggering a 30-day period for public comment before they take effect. -
The Border Patrol received more than $800 million dollars for medicine, food, housing, and humanitarian aid last summer from Congress. But now the federal Government Accountability Office said some of the money didn’t go to those things. -
The Trump administration has proposed sweeping restrictions on asylum, seeking to align a legal framework with the president’s efforts to limit immigration to the United States. -
Young Latinos could swing the outcome of the election — if they come out to vote. That’s because approximately every 30 seconds, a young Latino turns 18 and becomes eligible to vote. -
“It’s harder now because he’s at home all the time,” the woman said. Refugee women in East County struggling with domestic abuse say they’re in more danger during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
KPBS Midday EditionKPBS hosted a virtual roundtable with three black men from immigrant communities, to hear their thoughts on a difficult time to be black and an immigrant in America. -
KPBS Midday EditionImmigrants, advocates and school officials say they’re troubled by an apparent increase in immigration checkpoints in rural northeastern San Diego County. Immigrants say they’re too scared to leave home to access food, medical care and school resources when the checkpoints are active. -
U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw ruled that while Otay Mesa still has the largest virus outbreak in the nation, the reduction in the facility's population and other factors have likely reduced the risk for those still detained.
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