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A child, on the left side of the frame, places a toy fishing hook in to a small water well with other toys floating around, as his mother and father play next to him.
Migrants arrive to St. Anthony's Croatian Catholic Church in Los Angeles on two buses traveling from Texas on Sept. 19, 2023. Photo by Lauren Justice for CalMatters
A group of three people walk across a street during the dim light of the day, while a four-story apartment building stands in the background.
A worker in a bright orange and yellow safety vest is helped by another worker in placing a tent into the back of a trash hauler at Cesar Chavez Park in San Diego.
A view of the the front door of a building that's covered in a tarp and construction materials.
Cellphones charging on a white table with a power outlet as migrants receive help from local volunteers at the Casa Familiar Civic Center in the San Ysidro neighborhood of San Diego on Sept. 25, 2023. Photo by Carlos Moreno/Sipa USA via Reuters
A young boy hangs clothes to dry on a clothesline in front of a bright, light blue wall.
Three detainees in orange and red jumpsuits talk on wired telephones lined up against a wall at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in Adelanto on Aug. 28, 2019. Photo by Chris Carlson, AP Photo
Farmworkers work on a field outside of Mendota in Fresno County on July 12, 2023. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local
Workers at the Balletto Vineyard store their groceries for the week at the farmworker house in Santa Rosa on May 9, 2024. Photo by Manuel Orbegozo for CalMatters

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