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Protesters gather in three Bay Area cities to fight ‘fake crisis’
Protesters are gathering in three Bay Area cities for noon rallies on Monday to protest President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration. The demonstrations in Oakland, San Francisco and Walnut...Read More
Immigration judge issues $25k bond for man held by ICE for nearly two years
An immigration judge granted a Guatemalan immigrant a $25,000 bond Friday during a court hearing ordered by a federal magistrate last month.Read More
Immigration defense non-profits awarded more than half-million dollars
A network of non-profit organizations in Sonoma County has received more than a half-million dollars to provide low-cost legal assistance this year to the county’s immigrant communities in danger...Read More
Arguments open in case challenging 2020 census citizenship question
A seven-day trial began on a challenge to the U.S. Commerce Department's plan to include a citizenship question in the 2020 census.Read More
Two-year-old boy dies a week after Yemeni mother arrives
Abdullah Hassan has died at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland following public outcry.Read More
Injunction becomes latest block of Trump’s partial asylum ban
A federal judge in San Francisco Wednesday issued a preliminary injunction blocking President Donald Trump's partial ban on asylum seekersRead More
Overturn of Trump asylum ban praised by refugee rights group
A spokeswoman for an East Bay refugee rights group that sued President Donald Trump over a partial asylum ban said today the group is thrilled with a temporary restraining...Read More
Pelosi pledges bipartisanship after Democrats win House control
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi pledged to work with Republicans on a number of issues -- among them building infrastructure and lowering prescription drug costs.Read More
Fired INS agent arrested for immigration scam
A fired Immigration and Naturalization Services agent who has been operating an immigration consulting business in San Jose was arrested on fraud charges Tuesday and authorities are looking for...Read More
Thousands protest Trump family separation policy
Large gatherings took place Saturday to protest of the Trump Administration policy of separating undocumented immigrant parents from their children.Read More
Concord takes stand against Trump detention camp
Activists, advocacy groups and families came together in Concord to speak out against President Trump's immigration policies.Read More
Two separated immigrant children held in Pleasant Hill
There are roughly two dozen children being held at a shelter for immigrant youth in Pleasant Hill, and two of them are adolescent girls who were separated from their...Read More
Immigration status protected from court disclosure
Just one day after President Donald Trump said California has "sparked a rebellion" with its sanctuary city and state policies, Gov. Jerry Brown signed new legislation Thursday preventing undocumented...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
Trump accuses Schaaf of obstruction
President Donald Trump accused Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf of obstruction of justice for warning the immigrant community about impending ICE raids during unplanned remarks at a roundtable in White...Read More
Contra Costa County GOP favors releasing inmate info
The Contra Costa Republican Party and a gubernatorial candidate spoke out today in favor of the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office's practice of publishing release dates and personal information...Read More
ICE admitted to Santa Clara Co. jail twice in March
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents gained entry into Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office's jail facility and interviewed multiple inmates in March, according to a sheriff's spokesman.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
Trump targets trio of California laws in court
The Trump administration, seeking to force a defiant California to cooperate with its agenda of stepped-up immigrant deportations, went to federal court Tuesday to invalidate three state laws.Read More
Supreme Court denies bond to those facing deportation
The U.S. Supreme Court overruled a San Francisco federal appeals court and said that immigrants facing deportation can be held in custody indefinitely while awaiting resolution of their cases.Read More