Immigration

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In the 1940s, U.S. politicians used racial prejudice and fear to justify deporting and detaining Japanese residents, including U.S. citizens. Today's playbook is similar.

Despite hundreds of residents voicing their opposition to a contract with ICE to share the use of a police firing range, the Escondido City Council declined to cancel the agreement during a five-hour meeting on Wednesday night.

Southern California residents are noticing new license plate readers that appear to be operated by the Border Patrol. Some have had confusing encounters with agents.

Facing pressure from the Trump administration, California tried to revoke more than 20,000 trucking licenses from certain immigrants, including many asylum seekers. In a tentative ruling, a Bay Area judge said these drivers should be able to keep their licenses, at least temporarily.

Violence broke out in at least a dozen Mexican states after the slaying of a cartel kingpin known as 'El Mencho'. The instability could drive migrants to the U.S. border.

California has funded immigrant legal defense against deportation for a decade. Now, more cities and counties are kicking in money, too.

Sen. Alex Padilla and two San Diego County supervisors were blocked from inspecting the Otay Mesa Detention Center on Friday despite having received clearance from ICE days prior.

California continues to support legal defense for immigrants facing deportation despite a tight state budget and projections calling for deficits.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's visited the U.S.-Mexico border near San Diego as polls show declining support for President Trump's immigration policies since the killing of protesters in Minneapolis.