5 ways the Trump administration is implementing Project 2025
Whether Project 2025 was President Trump’s plan for his second presidency was a big point of contention during the presidential campaign.His opponents in the race…
Trump administration offers unauthorized immigrants $1,000 to leave the country
The Trump administration announced a plan Monday to try to ramp up the number of deportations: paying unauthorized immigrants $1,000 if they return to their…
Trump administration says it will pay immigrants in U.S. illegally to go home
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration says it is going to pay immigrants in the United States illegally who’ve returned to their home country voluntarily $1,000 as it…
Immigration arrests at courthouses around U.S. have advocates worried
SEATTLE — Inside a Virginia courthouse, three immigration agents in plainclothes — one masked — detained a man who had just had misdemeanor assault charges dismissed. They…
Trump ramps up immigration showdown with executive order on sanctuary cities and states
The Trump administration escalated its showdown with Democrat-led states and cities over immigration enforcement on Monday, announcing that the president will sign executive orders that…
Judge bars Trump from denying federal funds to ‘sanctuary’ cities
A federal judge in California on Thursday barred the Trump administration from denying or conditioning the use of federal funds to “sanctuary” jurisdictions, saying that…
Immigration raid detains day laborers outside Home Depot
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection raid at a Home Depot in Pomona has heightened concerns over the Trump administration’s targeting of immigrant workers and…
Federal judge sides with Trump in allowing immigration enforcement in houses of worship
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday sided with the Trump administration in allowing immigration agents to conduct enforcement operations at houses of worship despite a lawsuit…
Federal immigration agents arrived, denied entry at L.A. schools
Federal agents were denied entrance to two elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District this week after they showed up unannounced and sought…
Kern County immigration raid offers glimpse into new reality for farmworkers
KERN COUNTY, Calif. — It has been more than six weeks since U.S. Border Patrol agents from the agency’s El Centro sector launched a three-day raid in…
ICE agents may be planning a major operation in L.A. What are your rights?
Within the first days of the Trump administration, the president signed an executive order that promoted aggressive sweeps to round up and deport people living…
Trump’s orders have upended immigration. What legal routes remain?
Promising the largest deportation effort in U.S. history, President Trump, in his first days in office, has released a dramatic series of executive orders and…
Senate confirms Kristi Noem as Trump’s Homeland Security secretary
WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to…
Immigrant rights advocates prepare to fight Trump’s immigration orders
WASHINGTON — A day after President Trump issued 11 executive orders cracking down on illegal immigration, advocates and a coalition of states led by California…
Editorial: Immigrants are California’s lifeblood. They need support now more than ever
The United States has always been a nation of immigrants. And nowhere is that more true today than in California, where first-generation immigrants make up…
Jim McDonnell sworn in as LAPD chief amid immigration concerns
The Los Angeles City Council on Friday confirmed Jim McDonnell as the city’s 59th police chief in a split 11-2 vote, and he was later…
Arizona taxpayer costs for Arpaio’s profiling verdict to reach $314 million
PHOENIX — Seven years after Joe Arpaio was ousted as sheriff of Arizona’s most populous county, taxpayers are still footing the bills from a racial profiling…
Supreme Court says Texas can begin enforcing immigration law
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down a plea from the Biden administration and cleared the way for Texas to begin enforcing a new…
Senators reach deal on border policy bill. It faces uphill fight
WASHINGTON — Senate negotiators on Friday reached a deal on a proposal to overhaul the asylum system at the U.S. border with Mexico, clearing the way…