Tag: Immigration policy
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DOJ Adds 82 New Immigration Judges as Deportation Cases Speed Up Across California DOJ Adds 82 New Immigration Judges as Deportation Cases Speed Up Across California
Immigration May 22, 2026

DOJ Adds 82 New Immigration Judges as Deportation Cases Speed Up Across California

The Justice Department says the largest immigration judge class in U.S. history ... more

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Deportations Are Surging. The Latino Population Keeps Growing. Here’s What It Means for America’s Future. Deportations Are Surging. The Latino Population Keeps Growing. Here’s What It Means for America’s Future.
Immigration August 28, 2026

Deportations Are Surging. The Latino Population Keeps Growing. Here’s What It Means for America’s Future.

ICE enforcement is reaching deeper into Latino communities even as the nation’s ... more

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Pregnant Tourists Targeted After Supreme Court Birthright Ruling Pregnant Tourists Targeted After Supreme Court Birthright Ruling
Immigration July 1, 2026

Pregnant Tourists Targeted After Supreme Court Birthright Ruling

  After the Supreme Court left birthright citizenship intact, Republican lawmakers and Trump ... more

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DACA Renewal Delays Leave California Educators and Professionals Facing Job Interruptions DACA Renewal Delays Leave California Educators and Professionals Facing Job Interruptions
DACA April 24, 2026

DACA Renewal Delays Leave California Educators and Professionals Facing Job Interruptions

DACA renewal delays are leaving workers without valid permits, affecting schools, healthcare, ... more

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The Immigration Mandate May Be Changing. What Happens When Washington Keeps Acting on Yesterday’s Vote? The Immigration Mandate May Be Changing. What Happens When Washington Keeps Acting on Yesterday’s Vote?
Immigration August 9, 2026

The Immigration Mandate May Be Changing. What Happens When Washington Keeps Acting on Yesterday’s Vote?

New polling suggests Americans still want immigration laws enforced, but growing numbers ... more

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New Trump Green Card Rule Could Force Thousands in California to Leave the U.S. New Trump Green Card Rule Could Force Thousands in California to Leave the U.S.
Cover Story May 23, 2026

New Trump Green Card Rule Could Force Thousands in California to Leave the U.S.

The policy change could reshape how immigrants, international workers, and mixed-status families ... more

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H-2A Farmworkers: You Shouldn’t Have to Pay Thousands for a U.S. Farm Job H-2A Farmworkers: You Shouldn’t Have to Pay Thousands for a U.S. Farm Job
California August 31, 2026

H-2A Farmworkers: You Shouldn’t Have to Pay Thousands for a U.S. Farm Job

A Santa Maria recruiter was sentenced after prosecutors said he charged Mexican ... more

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Salvadoran TPS Expires in September. Could Bukele’s Relationship With Trump Have Saved an Extension? Salvadoran TPS Expires in September. Could Bukele’s Relationship With Trump Have Saved an Extension?
Immigration August 13, 2026

Salvadoran TPS Expires in September. Could Bukele’s Relationship With Trump Have Saved an Extension?

More than 170,000 Salvadorans could face major immigration uncertainty if the Trump ... more

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DACA Travel Just Got Riskier for Some Recipients. What the New Advance Parole Ruling Means DACA Travel Just Got Riskier for Some Recipients. What the New Advance Parole Ruling Means
DACA August 14, 2026

DACA Travel Just Got Riskier for Some Recipients. What the New Advance Parole Ruling Means

A new Board of Immigration Appeals decision overturned a 2012 precedent, changing ... more

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Trump Administration Revives Public Charge Rule: What California Immigrant Families Need to Know Trump Administration Revives Public Charge Rule: What California Immigrant Families Need to Know
Cover Story July 16, 2026

Trump Administration Revives Public Charge Rule: What California Immigrant Families Need to Know

The revived policy gives immigration officers broader authority to consider an applicant’s ... more

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‘It’s a Scam’: Millions Charged to Migrants for Visas That Went Nowhere, Expert Says ‘It’s a Scam’: Millions Charged to Migrants for Visas That Went Nowhere, Expert Says
Immigration April 26, 2026

‘It’s a Scam’: Millions Charged to Migrants for Visas That Went Nowhere, Expert Says

Trump legal immigration restrictions impact is drawing scrutiny after new findings show ... more

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USCIS Can Now Require Online Immigration Filing. What California Families Need to Know USCIS Can Now Require Online Immigration Filing. What California Families Need to Know
Immigration August 15, 2026

USCIS Can Now Require Online Immigration Filing. What California Families Need to Know

A new federal rule gives USCIS authority to require electronic filing for ... more

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California Wants to Ban ICE Shock Gloves. But Can the State Actually Stop Federal Agents? California Wants to Ban ICE Shock Gloves. But Can the State Actually Stop Federal Agents?
Immigration September 4, 2026

California Wants to Ban ICE Shock Gloves. But Can the State Actually Stop Federal Agents?

California lawmakers want to prohibit wearable electric-shock gloves, including their use by ... more

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Parents of U.S.-Born Children Urged to Keep Proof They Paid Birth Costs Parents of U.S.-Born Children Urged to Keep Proof They Paid Birth Costs
Immigration August 18, 2026

Parents of U.S.-Born Children Urged to Keep Proof They Paid Birth Costs

Mexican families who previously had children born in the United States are ... more

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Trump’s America Hosts the World Cup, but the World Is Not Welcome Trump’s America Hosts the World Cup, but the World Is Not Welcome
USA June 16, 2026

Trump’s America Hosts the World Cup, but the World Is Not Welcome

Supporters from several countries face visa barriers, travel restrictions, or entry bans ... more

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Deported, But Not Home: How the U.S. Third-Country Deportation System Works Deported, But Not Home: How the U.S. Third-Country Deportation System Works
Immigration September 6, 2026

Deported, But Not Home: How the U.S. Third-Country Deportation System Works

A deportation order tells a person they must leave the United States. ... more

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Born From 9/11, ICE Now Spends Its Time on Something Else Almost Entirely Born From 9/11, ICE Now Spends Its Time on Something Else Almost Entirely
California September 7, 2026

Born From 9/11, ICE Now Spends Its Time on Something Else Almost Entirely

Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks changed how the federal government ... more

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New I-485 Form Takes Effect Sept. 18: What Green Card Applicants Need to Know New I-485 Form Takes Effect Sept. 18: What Green Card Applicants Need to Know
Immigration August 21, 2026

New I-485 Form Takes Effect Sept. 18: What Green Card Applicants Need to Know

USCIS will reject the old I-485 after Sept. 18, with no grace ... more

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Salvadoran TPS Did Not End Sept. 9. What California Families Need to Know Salvadoran TPS Did Not End Sept. 9. What California Families Need to Know
Community & Society September 10, 2026

Salvadoran TPS Did Not End Sept. 9. What California Families Need to Know

DHS says Salvadorans currently covered by Temporary Protected Status remain protected and ... more

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