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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 EditionA 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. -
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 EditionImmigration 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.
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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. -
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. -
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. -
he Trump administration has quietly added surveillance cameras at the U.S.-Mexico border in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The cameras and deployment of 540 more troops come despite a nine-month decline in apprehensions that indicate fewer people are crossing illegally. -
The ACLU is also seeking an emergency temporary restraining order demanding the immediate release of all Otay Mesa detainees over the age of 45 and people with underlying medical conditions, due to a heightened risk of coronavirus-related illness or death.
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On Tuesday, Trump said the executive order will last 60 days, and apply to those in the process of applying for a green card.
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