Immigration

KPBS Evening Edition

Top DHS Official Says ICE Won't Release Detainees Just To Avoid COVID-19 Risk

Max Rivlin-Nadler

In a visit to San Diego, acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said it would be "irresponsible" to release all the detainees in ICE custody.
KPBS Evening Edition

More Than 65 Medically Vulnerable Detainees Released From Otay Mesa Detention Center

Max Rivlin-Nadler

A lawyer for Immigration and Customs Enforcement told a federal judge Friday the agency has released more than 65 medically vulnerable detainees from the Otay Mesa Detention Center this week.
KPBS Evening Edition

Detainee Who Died From Coronavirus At Otay Mesa Detention Center Eligible For Release

Max Rivlin-Nadler

Carlos Escobar-Mejia was on a list of detainees considered medically vulnerable and eligible for immediate release.
KPBS Evening Edition

Trump Administration Pushes Ahead With San Diego Border Wall Despite Pandemic

Max Rivlin-Nadler

Construction crews have begun building the border wall in the Otay Mountain Wilderness. It’s the first new miles of border fencing in San Diego county in decades.
KPBS Midday Edition

Immigrant Held At Otay Mesa Detention Center Dies From Coronavirus

Max Rivlin-Nadler

A detainee in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody has died of COVID-19. This marks the first death of an immigration detainee in ICE detention nationwide.
Politics

California Court Denies Bid To Block Cononavirus Aid Payments To Immigrants

The Associated Press

It was the second time in two days that judges refused to stop Gov. Gavin Newsom's $75 million plan to aid an estimated 150,000 unemployed adults who were left out of the stimulus package approved by Congress because of their immigration status.
KPBS Midday Edition

ICE Slow To Release Otay Mesa Detainees At High Risk From COVID-19

Alison St John

Marissa Cabrera

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has released just two immigrant detainees identified as "medically vulnerable" from the Otay Mesa Detention facility since a federal judge ordered ICE last Friday to review for release detainees at high risk for coronavirus.
Border & Immigration

Judge Orders Review Of Otay Mesa Detainees For Eventual Release Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

City News Service

A San Diego federal judge ordered Thursday that a group of up to 69 "medically vulnerable" detainees at the Otay Mesa Detention Center be screened for release amid a coronavirus outbreak at the facility.
Border & Immigration

Caravan Gives Support To San Diego Farmworkers During Pandemic

Max Rivlin-Nadler

While many jobs have been lost and others are now remote during the pandemic, farm workers have stayed out in hot fields, making sure San Diego stays fed.
KPBS Evening Edition

Immigrant Advocates Try To Deliver Masks To Otay Mesa Detention Center

Max Rivlin-Nadler

Immigrant rights organizations teamed up with medical professionals Friday to deliver 1,000 face masks to the detention center. But their donation was met with silence from center operator CoreCivic, which declined to accept the masks.