As California braces for Trump's mass deportation plans, advocacy groups are mobilizing to defend immigrants with legal support.
Law enforcement agencies in Stockton and San Joaquin County said they would follow California law and would not help ICE with raids in the area.
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.
In Los Angeles, a social media hoax spread rumors of immigration checkpoints and raids at a supermarket chain. Another false report of an immigration raid in East San Jose caused further panic.
Citing state laws passed during Trump’s first term, several law enforcement leaders over the past two weeks said they largely don’t plan to aid federal immigration agents seeking access to
Worry spreads over what Trump's orders will mean for California immigrants. One in eight state residents are undocumented or live with a family member who is.
The president has directed the U.S. military to reinforce the border, and the acting secretary of defense on Wednesday announced the Pentagon is sending around 1,500 active duty troops to the country’s southern border, joining 2,500 active duty personnel already there.
U.S. attorneys’ offices were told to investigate any official who defies federal immigration enforcement efforts and consider prosecuting them.
The L.A. County health department Thursday said it does not collaborate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or any other immigration enforcement agencies.
The Trump administration announced it would allow federal immigration agencies to make arrests at schools, churches and hospitals.
President Trump has vowed to clamp down on immigration and undo Biden-era policies that he said were too permissive and blamed for allowing a large influx of undocumented immigrants. Here’s what we know about his policy changes.
The U.S. Border Patrol ran rampant through Bakersfield in what immigration advocates say was nothing but racial profiling aimed at intimidation. More such raids are coming.