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A person in a puffy jacket and cap stands by a chain-link fence, looking toward a busy parking lot filled with vehicles. In the background, a retail store is visible, and two other individuals are seen standing nearby.

CalMatters en Español

El presidente Trump declara una emergencia fronteriza y los inmigrantes indocumentados de California empiezan a esconderse

A lo largo de la frontera entre California y México, los inmigrantes en riesgo de deportación buscan vivir sin ser detectados en medio de una ofensiva sin precedentes.

By

Wendy Fry

• January 20, 2025

Justice

As President Trump declares a border emergency on Day 1, California’s targeted immigrants lie low

Along the California-Mexico border, immigrants at risk of deportation are seeking to live undetected through an unprecedented crackdown. But a returning President Trump issued a barrage of Inauguration Day executive orders designed to pull the military into border enforcement and punish states such as California for sanctuary policies. Court challenges are coming.

By

Wendy Fry

• January 20, 2025

A collage-style illustration in green and yellow tones that shows a cut-out photo of President-elect Trump looking up as falling pages of court documents rain down on him. A cut-out photo of the U.S. Supreme Court can be seen in the background.

CalMatters en Español

Hemos revisado las demandas de California contra Donald Trump. Te mostramos cuáles ganó el estado y cuáles perdió

California demandó a Donald Trump 123 veces durante su primera presidencia. Trump perdió alrededor de dos tercios de los casos presentados contra su administración, pero eso no garantiza los mismos resultados esta vez.

By

Ana B. Ibarra

and

Ben Christopher

• January 20, 2025

Politics

We tracked California’s lawsuits against Donald Trump. Here’s where the state won — and lost

California sued Donald Trump 123 times during his first presidency. Trump lost about two-thirds of cases filed against his administration, but that doesn't guarantee the same results this time around.

By

Ana B. Ibarra

and

Ben Christopher

• January 20, 2025

A law enforcement officer wearing gloves and carrying handcuffs on their belt holds the wrist of another individual wearing a red shirt and jeans. A group of people stands in the background under a clear blue sky. A blurred section of equipment is visible in the foreground.

CalMatters en Español

Trump quiere deportar a inmigrantes acusados de delitos. Los sheriffs de California podrían facilitar esa tarea

El presidente Donald Trump quiere deportar a los inmigrantes indocumentados arrestados bajo sospecha de diversos delitos. Eso podría poner a los sheriffs que supervisan las cárceles de California en conflicto con la ley de santuario del estado

By

Nigel Duara

and

Tomas Apodaca

• January 20, 2025

Two individuals in bright yellow uniforms with "Orange County Jail" printed on the back walk through a hallway, their hands cuffed behind them. A correctional officer and another person are visible in the background, near teal-colored walls and doors. The scene appears to take place in a detention facility.

Justice

Trump wants to deport immigrants accused of crimes. California sheriffs could make that easy

President Donald Trump wants to deport undocumented immigrants arrested on suspicion of various crimes. That could put sheriffs overseeing California jails in conflict with the state's sanctuary law.

By

Nigel Duara

and

Tomas Apodaca

• January 20, 2025

Photo illustration of a steel border fence along chaparral; behind that fence there are multiple silhouettes of people’s side profiles intertwined with barbed wire

CalMatters en Español

Preguntamos a los 58 Sheriffs de California sobre la aplicación de la ley migratoria bajo Trump. Esto respondieron

Averigüe cómo respondió su sheriff local a las preguntas sobre sus planes de cooperar con las autoridades federales de inmigración.

By

Tomas Apodaca

and

Nigel Duara

• January 20, 2025

Politics

We asked all 58 California sheriffs about immigration enforcement under Trump. Here’s what they said

Look up how your sheriff responded to questions about their plans to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.

By

Tomas Apodaca

and

Nigel Duara

• January 20, 2025

CalMatters en Español

Miles de trabajadores inmigrantes y de bajos ingresos perdieron sus empleos en los incendios de Los Ángeles

Jardineros, amas de casa y trabajadores de lavado de autos que viven de sueldo en sueldo se quedaron sin trabajo en el condado de Los Ángeles debido a que los incendios dañaron hogares y negocios. Sus pérdidas de ingresos pueden ser permanentes.

By

Alejandra Reyes-Velarde

and

Jeanne Kuang

• January 18, 2025

Gov. Gavin Newsom addresses attendees during his inauguration for a second term at the Plaza de California in Sacramento on Jan. 6, 2023. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters

Capitol

Gavin Newsom has grown California’s government to a record size. Now he, too, is selling ‘efficiency’

Gavin Newsom is echoing the incoming Trump administration as he touts government efficiency. But the governor has expanded the size and scope of California’s government to an all-time high.

By

Alexei Koseff

• January 17, 2025