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Protesters rally for immigrant rights after courthouse ICE arrests
Members of immigration rights organizations rallied outside Sonoma County Superior Court in Santa Rosa Tuesday morning to protest the arrest of two immigrants at the courthouse last week by...Read More
Local, state officials express outrage, call Trump’s deportation threat ‘cruel’
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf on Friday harshly criticized President Trump’s threat to deport millions of undocumented immigrants as early as next week. Speaking at a news conference in her...Read More
Oakland to responds to DOJ letter on sanctuary policy
The U.S. Department of Justice has sent a letter to Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf seeking information about her city's sanctuary policy.Read More
‘Mistake’ allowed ICE agents into SF jails
Two U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were given access to two interview rooms at San Francisco County jails last week.Read More
Fresh federal charges filed against Garcia-Zarate
Federal prosecutors Tuesday said new immigration and weapons charges have been filed against Jose Ines Garcia Zarate.Read More
Jury acquits Garcia Zarate in Steinle trial
Jurors found Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, the 45-year-old Mexican citizen charged in the fatal shooting of Kate Steinle, not guilty.Read More
Judge to review block of sanctuary city order
A federal judge in San Francisco Wednesday agreed to review the U.S. Justice Department’s bid for reconsideration of a preliminary injunction that blocked President Trump’s executive order on sanctuary cities....Read More
Judge blocks Trump from slashing sanctuary city funds
A federal judge in San Francisco Tuesday blocked an executive order by President Donald Trump that threatened to deny federal funding to sanctuary cities.Read More
Trump threatens to defund ‘out of control’ California
President Donald Trump is threatening to withhold federal funds from "out of control" California if the state declares itself a sanctuary state. Read More
Bay Area officials defy Trump’s executive order on sanctuary cities
Bay Area officials responded with defiance Wednesday to an executive order by President Donald Trump denying federal grant funds to cities and counties that refuse to cooperate with federal...Read More
Oakland pledges to remain sanctuary city
Oakland city officials and immigrant advocates met to discuss how the city can continue to serve as a sanctuary city.Read More
Supes pass new Sanctuary City policy
San Francisco supervisors Tuesday unanimously approved a policy that places strict limits on communication by local law enforcement with federal immigration authorities.Read More
SF politicians back up ‘sanctuary city’ policy
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously voted on a resolution to opt out of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Priority Enforcement Program.Read More
Kathryn Steinle’s family to sue sheriff, ICE
The family of a woman shot and killed at San Francisco's Pier 14 last month said Monday they plan to sue city and federal officials.Read More