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Here We Stand

ACoM Editorial Collaborative

Aquí Estamos/Here We Stand is a collaborative reporting project of American Community Media and community media outlets across California exploring the impacts of the Trump Administration’s anti-immigrant crackdown in rural and urban communities across the state and the ways in which these same communities are organizing in response. 

Community

Saving ‘Sinbad’s Voyage’

David Bacon -
Muralist Mokhtar Paki describes his work Sinbad Voyage as a "love letter" to Berkeley and an homage to immigrants. The mural was defaced late last month.

A Mother Says ICE Beat Her Son. Now She’s Seeking Answers.

Araceli Martinez -
According to Alba Beltrán, ICE agents detained and then began hitting her son after he exited the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's office on July 24.

‘Find Your Ally’ Helps CA College Students Navigate a Treacherous Immigration Landscape

Li Lovett -
As legal pathways for immigration narrow, Find Your Ally offers a vital resource for DACA students and those seeking citizenship or permanent residency.

Union Busters Use ICE to Intimidate Wine Industry Workers

David Bacon -
California’s wine industry runs on immigrant exploitation. Now migrant workers are unionizing.

One Year After LA ICE Raids, Latino Businesses Still Struggling

Selen Ozturk -
A UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute report finds that immigration raids in Los Angeles last year cost businesses millions in lost revenue.

UFW Survey Finds Widespread Fear Across Farmworker Community

ACoM -
A new UFW Foundation survey finds widespread fear among farmworkers amid ongoing detentions and deportations by the Trump White House.
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Policy

One Year After Georgia Hyundai ICE Raid, Community Fear Persists

Jongwon Lee -
One year after ICE raided Hyundai-LG’s Georgia battery plant, fear amid renewed ICE activity still grips the community.

Trump’s Public Charge Rule Threatens Food and Health Safety Nets for Immigrant Families

Sunita Sohrabji -
The Trump Administration is resurrecting the public charge rule, which is set to go into effect Sept. 18.

Mass Deportation Drains America’s Small Towns

Selen Ozturk -
In rural America, communities that leaned on immigrants to revive their workforce and economies are watching that lifeline disappear.

From the ‘Worst of the Worst’ to the Easiest To Arrest: How AI Is Powering Immigration Enforcement

Edward Kissam -
AI hacking incidents at OpenAI, Meta and Anthropic raise questions about the tools now powering DHS's shift to easiest-to-arrest immigrants.

Major Medi-Cal Changes Are Coming in 2027 — What Enrollees Need to Know

Selen Ozturk -
The most significant changes to Medi-Cal in years are coming next year, and officials urge the 14 million Californians enrolled to prepare.

Fear, Anxiety and Resolve as End of TPS Protections Loom for Salvadorans

Araceli Martinez -
Isela García is among the more than 200,000 Salvadorans in the US with TPS. The program is set to expire September 9.
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Forums

Health Care Access for Immigrant Families: Community Forum in Santa Maria

Our in-person community forum aims to connect immigrant families with local health care resources, Medi-Cal guidance, and answers about privacy, eligibility, and care access.

Media Partners

Farmworkers

Labor

Union Busters Use ICE to Intimidate Wine Industry Workers

David Bacon -
Immigration

UFW Survey Finds Widespread Fear Across Farmworker Community

ACoM -
Domestic Violence

In the Heart of California’s Wine Country, Little Help for Farmworkers Facing Domestic Violence

Roxsy Lin -
Domestic Violence

In Coachella Valley, Líderes Campesinas Offers Domestic Violence Survivors a Path Forward

Roxsy Lin -
Domestic Violence

Mixtec Domestic Violence Survivors in California Struggle to Access Needed Support, Resources

Roxsy Lin -
Health

Could Climate Change Be a Contributor to an Extended Cyclospora Outbreak?

Sunita Sohrabji -
Immigration

CA Farmworkers’ May Day Message: MAGA Means ‘Mexicans Ain’t Going Anywhere’

David Bacon -
Politics

In Race for California Governor, Farmers and Farmworkers Take Center Stage

Juan Esparza Loera -
Labor

Larry Itliong and the Great Delano Grape Strike

David Bacon -
Community Forums

Health Care Access for Immigrant Families: Community Forum in Santa Maria

ACoM -
Scams and Consumer Fraud

Legal Experts Urge Farm Workers Along California’s Central Coast to Report Scammers

Roxsy Lin -
Immigration

Elderly Bakersfield Couple Self Deports After 35 Years in the US

Alfonso Sierra -
Community

In California’s Central Valley, Farmworkers Confront Rising Hunger Amid Immigration Crackdown

Agustin Duran -
Immigration

The Power Imbalance at the Root of the H-2A Farmworker Visa Program

Li Lovett -
Immigration

Immigration Raid Turns Up Visa Fraud Scheme Targeting Migrant Farmworkers

Roxsy Lin -

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Briefings

From Legality to Illegality: How the Trump Administration Is Reclassifying Lawful Immigrants as “Unauthorized”

Dec 5 | The Trump administration is canceling legal protections for immigrants, pushing lawful residents toward “unauthorized” status, restricting visas, freezing Afghan requests, and threatening pathways for DACA, TPS, parolees, and refugee communities.