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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.

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.

His Health Care Premium Is Going up 1500%. Experts Say He Has Few Options.

Under the GOP spending package HR1, nonresident immigrants with few exceptions will no longer receive federal health care subsidies beginning in 2027.

Chico PD Confirms ICE Access, Data Loss in New Report

Federal immigration authorities used Chico’s ALPRs as recently as this past summer, the Chico Police Department states in a 19-page report released Sept. 18.

How the AI Surveillance Dragnet Is Powering Mass Deportation

The government’s deportation efforts are increasingly relying on the deployment of surveillance tools that experts say directly threaten Americans' civil liberties.

Trump Targets Naturalized Citizen Voters Ahead of Midterms

The Trump administration is pushing for the deployment of a voter ID system that could result in the mass purging of naturalized US citizens from voter rolls.

Salvadoran TPS Holders Get a Reprieve, For Now

On Sept. 9 DHS announced that protections for Salvadorans in the US would remain in place until a final decision is made regarding the fate of the program.

Salvadorans in CA’s Central Valley Confront the End of TPS

About 30,000 Salvadorans with TPS live in California, including some 2,000 in Mendota, home to one of the largest Salvadoran communities in the country.