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A deaf and mute Mongolian man showed up at the San Diego border in February. More than 80 days later, he’s sitting in the Otay Mesa Detention Center facing deportation without due process, his lawyer says. -
The barriers drew searing criticism from Texas immigrant rights advocates and Democratic lawmakers. Mexican officials say they caused two people to drown in 2023. -
Previous administrations prioritized unauthorized immigrants with violent criminal records when making decisions on who is sent to detention. All 15 people arrested in the El Cajon area raid in late March were sent to detention. -
A Mexican drug cartel leader convicted in the killing of DEA Agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena has reportedly been freed from prison. -
National City’s public library is the only branch serving the city’s population of roughly 55,000 residents. -
Nearly all white defendants were given the chance at parole. Nearly all Black defendants were not. -
Ruby Marichalar couldn’t get an in-person meeting after California’s crime victim compensation fund denied her claim. She wasn’t the only one. -
ACLU lawyers and other advocates had raised questions about whether the transfer of a man with a 21-year-old assault conviction into Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody violated the state’s sanctuary law. -
A state law puts limits on when a county sheriff can transfer an inmate to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, based on their criminal record. Advocates point to records showing San Diego Sheriff Kelly Martinez might have violated that law in at least one case. -
San Diego’s unsafe camping ordinance prohibits tent camping in public spaces. To avoid frequent encampment cleanup, some homeless San Diegans are moving to freeways, making it harder — and more dangerous — for outreach workers to reach them.
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