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Here We Stand

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

Immigration

The Trauma of ICE Raids, Through the Eyes of LA Car Washers

Araceli Martinez -
Immigration

In Northern California, Residents Consider Safety Versus Surveillance

Shasta Scout -
Immigration

Butte County Responds to Immigration Crackdown

Leslie Layton -
Immigration

Death, Disappearance, Neglect Escalate in U.S. Immigrant Detention Camps

Selen Ozturk -
Spotlight Community Media

A Day of No Kings Across California’s Central Valley

ACoM -
Immigration

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

Factchequeado -
Immigration

Freezing Temps, Raw Chicken—Central Valley Woman Recalls ICE Detention Conditions

Roxsy Lin -
Education

‘Has ICE Arrived’ — In East San Jose, Echoes of Pandemic Learning Loss

Celina Rodriguez -
Arts & Entertainment

A Victory for Cultural Rights in California’s Central Valley

David Bacon -
Immigration

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

Leslie Layton -
Immigration

Grandmother Who Lived in US for 3 Decades Deported to India

Sunita Sohrabji -
Immigration

Psychological Scars, Rising Costs — ICE Deportations Rock Central Valley’s Ag Sector

El Popular -
Arts & Entertainment

Community as Canvas — Riverside Muralist Celebrates City’s Latino Roots

Roxsy Lin -
Immigration

As Fear of ICE Grips Homes, Volunteers in LA Deliver Food to Families in Need

Araceli Martinez -
Op-Ed

President Trump is Wrong About the Smithsonian

Edward Kissam -
Immigration

ICE Arrests of Asians Triple, Fueling Anxiety and Dampening Economic Activity

Nicole Chang -
Housing

Immigrant Tenants in CA Face Harassment, Threats of Eviction Despite Protections

Li Lovett -
Education

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

El Popular -
Immigration

Crowdfunding Campaign Covers Bond for Korean Violinist Detained by ICE

Nicole Chang -
Immigration

‘I’m an Immigrant — This Puts Me at Risk’

ChicoSol -
Community

Invisible Until You Aren’t

Peter Schurmann -
Immigration

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

Peninsula 360 -
Spotlight Community Media

Sowing Seeds of Culture in West Marin

Point Reyes Light -
Immigration

Elderly Korean Couple to Leave US After 26 Years, Citing Anti-Immigrant Crackdown

Nicole Chang -
Arts & Entertainment

Debajito: A Call to Dance, a Call to Action

Leslie Layton -
Immigration

Fear of More ICE Raids Haunts Farm Workers Along California’s Central Coast

Araceli Martinez -
Immigration

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

Peninsula 360 -
Immigration

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

Shasta Scout -
Politics

California Congressman Faces Hostile Crowd Over Cuts to Medicaid, Immigration Crackdown

ChicoSol -
Immigration

‘We Are Neighbors’ — South LA Residents Rally at Reclaim Our Streets

Nicole Chang -

The Trauma of ICE Raids, Through the Eyes of LA Car Washers

Araceli Martinez -
For one LA car washer, the ICE raid that targeted his workplace left him with lasting trauma. Similar raids have targeted car washes across the LA region.

In Northern California, Residents Consider Safety Versus Surveillance

Shasta Scout -
Police in Redding, Calif. say license plate cameras are "instrumental" in investigations, though there is little oversight to prevent their misuse.
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Policy

Immigration

Albuquerque Police Chief Fears ICE Recruitment Ads Undermine Public Safety

Peter Schurmann -
Immigration

Confusion and Concern as New Citizenship Requirements Take Effect

Li Lovett -
Op-Ed

How SCOTUS Sanctioned a ‘National Assault on Community’

Edward Kissam -
Immigration

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

Shasta Scout -
Immigration

‘Our Lives Are Not Temporary’ – Venezuelans Wary as Clock Ticks on TPS Protections

Roxsy Lin -
Immigration

Who Gets Deported in the U.S.?

Selen Ozturk -
Health

Medi-Cal Rules are Changing: What to Expect

Selen Ozturk -
Op-Ed

Flying Blind – Loss of Federal Survey Data Will Make Life Harder for Ag Producers, Farmworker Families

Edward Kissam -
Immigration

House Passes Stiffer Sentences for Undocumented, Asylum Seekers – Now Before the Senate

Roxsy Lin -
Education

‘Education Chaos and Psychological Scarring’ — The Hidden Cost of Trump’s Deportation Agenda

Peter Schurmann -
Immigration

Mexico Issues New Debit Card in Response to U.S. Tax on Remittances

Peninsula 360 -
Immigration

‘Hungry for Data’—Pushing Deportations, Trump Admin Dismantles Privacy Guardrails

Edward Kissam -
Spotlight Community Media

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

Shasta Scout -
Immigration

Senator Alex Padilla Unveils Immigration Enforcement ID Bill

Selen Ozturk -
Op-Ed

The ‘Kill Chain’ Technology Behind Trump’s Deportations

Edward Kissam -
Immigration

Fear Grows for U.S. Iranians Over Travel Ban, ICE Raids, and War With Israel

Christopher Alam -
Op-Ed

New Federal Guidelines for Broadband Access Funding an Attack on Rural California

Edward Kissam -
Immigration

Attention, US Citizens: Yes, You Can Now Be Deported

ACoM -
Politics

Supreme Court Decision on Birthright Citizenship Deals Harsh Blow to Immigrants

Sunita Sohrabji -
Education

California Defends Immigrant Students as Federal Aid Fears Mount

Selen Ozturk -
Op-Ed

Tax Returns: Another Weapon in Trump Assault on Americans’ Privacy

Edward Kissam -
Health

Medi-Cal Cuts Threaten Undocumented Immigrants’ Health

Roxsy Lin -
Economy

Trump’s Remittance Tax: A Penalty on the American Dream

Sunita Sohrabji -
Immigration

What Happens if You Help an Undocumented Immigrant?

Selen Ozturk -
Op-Ed

US Aims to Abolish Birthright Citizenship: Italy Already Knows the Consequences

Camilla Hawthorne and Angelica Pesarini -
Op-Ed

Trump’s Alien Registration Requirement Threatens an Invasion — of Americans’ Privacy

Edward Kissam -

Albuquerque Police Chief Fears ICE Recruitment Ads Undermine Public Safety

Peter Schurmann -
ICE recruitment ads targeting police officers in sanctuary cities like Albuquerque breaks trust between the agencies and the public, says Chief Medina.

Confusion and Concern as New Citizenship Requirements Take Effect

Li Lovett -
Starting October 20, applicants for U.S. citizenship will face a more rigorous civics and history exam, and a more invasive assessment of "moral character."
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Briefings

Deaths, Disappearances, and Danger in Immigrant Detention

Oct 3 | Immigrant detention deaths surge, with overcrowding, missing detainees, and unsafe conditions worsening nationwide. Experts from #DetentionKills, Human Rights First, and AILA join ACoM to expose this growing humanitarian crisis.