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Rights for Immigrant Journalists in the US: What You Need to Know

The deportation of Salvadoran journalist Mario Guevara, detained after covering an ICE protest, exposes the risks immigrant journalists in the US face.

From the Hindu Kush to the Cascade Range: Hamid’s Journey to America

With the help of local community members, the Ghulam family left Afghanistan to settle in Redding, California. More are unlikely to arrive anytime soon.

‘They Look at You With Hate’ — ICE Detainee Recounts Decision to Self Deport

ICE agents told "Jorge" his choice was years in a detention center or self deportation. He chose the latter, leaving heartache and tears in his wake.

‘Devastating for Our Youth’ — ICE Raids Leave Lasting Scar on Central Valley Students, Families

"Students have missed school, been reasonably distracted... and have felt more stressed during this time. It is real for them."

Protests and Calls for Action Against ICE in the San Fernando Valley

Among demands were a halt to family separations and mass deportations, and respect for the rights of immigrant communities.

Sowing Seeds of Culture in West Marin

For the past year, Jorge Martinez has tended a single acre of land providing West Marin’s Latino community with a place to sow culturally relevant foods of their own.   

Debajito: A Call to Dance, a Call to Action

Members of the Chico band Debajito want their music to break through the anti-immigrant ruckus and repression that continues to darken life in this country.

‘They Treat Us Like Animals’ — Residents Demand Justice for Day Laborer Killed While Fleeing ICE

Residents of Monrovia, California, are in mourning following the death of a 52-year-old day laborer who died after being struck by a vehicle while fleeing federal immigration agents.

There’s an ICE Office in Redding, California. Local Officials Say They Had No Idea.

Seemingly unbeknownst to many — even city officials — a building in the heart of Redding is an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sub-field office.
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California Congressman Faces Hostile Crowd Over Cuts to Medicaid, Immigration Crackdown

District 1 Congressman Doug LaMalfa defended his support for the One Big Beautiful Act as members of his audience jeered and heckled him.

Far Northern California Group Says No One Should Fear the Word Militia

Militia members in Shasta County describe a mindset that is more defensive than offensive. History tells a more complicated story.
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In Chico, a Somber Vigil for the ‘Disappeared’

Organizers used markers in different shades to scrawl out thousands of names of those detained by ICE across a 180-foot scroll of butcher paper.

In San Jose, a Push for ‘Community Guardians’ to Protect Against ICE

A grassroots organization in San Jose is taking its first steps toward organizing what it calls "community guards" in response to ongoing ICE raids.

In One Rural County, Push for ‘New California State’ Finds Official Support

Advocates say they have support from the federal administration to propose the creation of a new state. Federal officials haven’t commented.

Amid Federal Health Cuts, California Preserves Maternal Coverage

While Medicaid maternal health access narrows nationwide, California is preserving and expanding care.