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The High Cost of a Tow After an ICE Arrest

And why this Fresno tow truck driver and his neighbors are still offering their services to local residents for free.

A Former TPS Holder Navigates San Francisco’s Matrix of Surveillance Cameras

Losing TPS in 2025 stripped Samir of his work, his income, and the life he built. It also left him feeling exposed to an expanding surveillance network.

An ICE Arrest in Chico, CA With Threat of More To Come

An Oct. 9 ICE arrest, part of an ongoing surge in detentions, has residents and families scared and on alert in this Northern California community.

A ‘Lifeline’ for Day Laborers in West Sonoma County

Confronting rising costs, a tightening labor market, and stepped up immigration enforcement, workers here are turning to a local day labor center for help.

DHS Is Using FEMA Buildings as Pop-up Immigration Courts, Denying Public Access

Congressman Greg Stanton says he was blocked from entering a makeshift immigration courtroom, raising concerns about public access to the proceedings.

LA Korean Fest Draws Hundreds of Thousands to Koreatown

What began in 1974 as an event organized by Korean immigrants to preserve their heritage has grown into one of SoCal’s largest Korean cultural festivals.

Butte County ICE Activity Remains High in 2026

ICE detainer requests in Butte County, CA have continued to increase since the start of the second Trump term, in line with national trends.

ICE Detains Indigenous Mixtec Farmworker, a Single Mother, for ‘Asking Questions’

The Mixtec woman, a farmworker in Oxnard, CA was defending a friend when ICE agents handcuffed and detained her, telling her she "spoke too much."

Between Deportation and War: The Plight of Yemeni Asylum Seekers

Yemeni asylum seekers face a years-long wait for their cases to be heard even as the threat of deportation looms and their home country slides back into war.

California AG Rob Bonta Says State Will Prevail if Public Charge Lawsuit Goes to Supreme Court

California AG Rob Bonta and California HHS Secretary Kim Johnson said the state has rolled out a robust plan to mitigate the impact of public charge.

LA Pastor Calls ICE’s Adelanto Detention Center a ‘Place of Evil’

Pastor Guillermo Torres visits the Adelanto ICE facility at least three times a week. "I've never seen such cruelty," he says of the treatment of detainees.