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Tag: ca-divide-immigration

A U.S. border patrol officer walks through a group of migrants gathered between primary and secondary border fences near San Diego on May 11, 2023. Photo by Mike Blake, Reuters
Posted inCommentary

For years, the San Diego region has given Border Patrol access to data. Will California intervene?

by Pedro Rios August 21, 2023August 18, 2023

U.S. Border Patrol has been purchasing data from San Diego area cities for years, skirting California sanctuary laws that restrict cooperation between local governments and immigration authorities. Political leaders have downplayed concerns, plowing forward on new programs that critics argue also increase surveillance.

A Cutler resident shovels mud off his driveway on March 12, 2023. The area flooded after a levee was breached during a series of storms that hit the Central Valley.
Posted inCalifornia Divide

8 months after storms, California disaster relief slowly flows to undocumented workers who lost homes, income

Avatar photo by Nicole Foy August 16, 2023August 16, 2023
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Waiting game: Asylum seekers at California border at more risk during court fight

Avatar photo by Wendy Fry August 7, 2023August 4, 2023
A pump jack extracts oil at a drilling site next to homes in Signal Hill on June 9, 2021. Photo by Jae C. Hong, AP Photo
Posted inWhatMatters

Fight reignites against Big Oil’s neighborhood drilling

Avatar photo by Lynn La July 27, 2023July 26, 2023
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents transfer an immigrant after an early morning raid in Duarte on June 6, 2022. Photo by Damian Dovarganes, AP Photo
Posted inCalifornia Divide

California bill would fund deportation defense for all immigrants, including those with felonies

Avatar photo by Wendy Fry March 16, 2023April 19, 2023
A field of orchards flooded after a series of storms near the town of Planada on Jan. 17, 2023. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Floods, fires, droughts show California needs bigger safety net for farmworkers, advocates say

Avatar photo by Nicole Foy February 16, 2023February 16, 2023
Erwin sits in his car at Lake Miramar in San Diego on Jan. 8, 2023. Photo by Ariana Drehsler for CalMatters
Posted inCalifornia Divide

More than a million undocumented immigrants gained driver’s licenses in California

Avatar photo by Wendy Fry January 27, 2023January 27, 2023
Members and supporters of the United Farm Workers march through Fresno during day 10 of their 24-day march on Aug. 12, 2022. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Newsom relents, signs farmworker union bill after pressure from Biden and labor

Avatar photo by Jeanne Kuang September 28, 2022September 29, 2022
Anthony Torres loads a vehicle with food at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank at Franklin D. Roosevelt Park in Los Angeles on March 23, 2021. Photo by Mike Blake, REUTERS
Posted inCalifornia Divide

California’s plan to provide food assistance to undocumented residents leaves some out

Avatar photo by Melissa Montalvo and Jeanne Kuang June 14, 2022April 19, 2023
Immigrant rights activists participate in a protest in Los Angeles on July 1, 2019. Photo by Ronen Tivony/Sipa via AP Images
Posted inCalifornia Divide

California’s new benefits for undocumented immigrants are not enough, workers say

by Melissa Montalvo April 5, 2022April 5, 2022

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