Immigration

The agents were looking for five students they claim are undocumented. School officials turned them away in a test of LAUSD’s policy of noncooperation with ICE.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The Supreme Court ordered the Trump administration to facilitate Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s return to the U.S. The White House is asserting its power to say “no.”

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Federal Homeland Security agents tried to enter two LA Unified schools without a warrant.

Federal agents looking for LAUSD students denied access

Federal Homeland Security agents tried to enter two LA Unified schools without a warrant.

from KCRW Features

Several top IRS officials resigned as the Trump administration revealed its plans to use tax data to target undocumented immigrants.

IRS provides ICE with sensitive tax data as part of Trump’s deportation efforts

Several top IRS officials resigned as the Trump administration revealed its plans to use tax data to target undocumented immigrants.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The Trump administration admitted in court on Monday that it mistakenly deported a Maryland father to a notorious Salvadoran prison.

White House says ‘administrative error’ led to deportation of Maryland father

The Trump administration admitted in court on Monday that it mistakenly deported a Maryland father to a notorious Salvadoran prison.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The Trump administration has halted a program financing lawyers for immigrant children.

She represented kids in immigration court. Feds cut off her funding

The Trump administration has halted a program financing lawyers for immigrant children.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Spanish-language TV networks Telemundo and Univision have aired DHS ads urging people in the U.S. illegally to leave.

Univision airs ads urging migrants to leave. Staff are angry

Spanish-language TV networks Telemundo and Univision have aired DHS ads urging people in the U.S. illegally to leave.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Amid the Trump administration’s ramped-up efforts to deport undocumented immigrants, the Orange County Board of Supervisors voted to strengthen protections for children whose parents…

Immigrant kids to get stronger protections in OC

Amid the Trump administration’s ramped-up efforts to deport undocumented immigrants, the Orange County Board of Supervisors voted to strengthen protections for children whose parents…

from KCRW Features

DOJ lawyers accused Rasha Alawieh, a kidney transplant specialist, of having “sympathetic” photos of Hezbollah leaders on her phone.

Brown University doctor deported despite visa, court-ordered protection

DOJ lawyers accused Rasha Alawieh, a kidney transplant specialist, of having “sympathetic” photos of Hezbollah leaders on her phone.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

President Trump invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport more than 200 alleged Venezuelan gang members. But a judge blocked those deportations over the weekend.

Trump defies court order to halt deportations of Venezuelans to El Salvador

President Trump invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport more than 200 alleged Venezuelan gang members. But a judge blocked those deportations over the weekend.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The arrest of a student protester raises questions on free speech. Is the White House picking which speech is illegal, or are they enforcing anti-discrimination laws?

Is the arrest of a pro-Palestine protester a warning shot?

The arrest of a student protester raises questions on free speech. Is the White House picking which speech is illegal, or are they enforcing anti-discrimination laws?

from Left, Right & Center

St. John’s Community Health is meeting its undocumented patients’ needs for at-home care through its new Health Care Without Fear program.

SoCal clinic offers home visits to undocumented patients

St. John’s Community Health is meeting its undocumented patients’ needs for at-home care through its new Health Care Without Fear program.

from KCRW Features

Columbia University grad student Mahmoud Khalil is considered a leader in anti-Israel protests on campus. ICE arrested him on Saturday and revoked his green card.

Palestinian green card holder gets arrested after leading on-campus protests

Columbia University grad student Mahmoud Khalil is considered a leader in anti-Israel protests on campus. ICE arrested him on Saturday and revoked his green card.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

President Trump’s ambitious goal to deport 10 million immigrants faces legal challenges and pushback. What do the on-the-ground realities look like?

Reality vs. rhetoric: The latest on Trump’s immigration efforts

President Trump’s ambitious goal to deport 10 million immigrants faces legal challenges and pushback. What do the on-the-ground realities look like?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The cleanup is underway in Altadena and Pacific Palisades, and local organizations are educating immigrant day laborers on how to stay safe.

Immigrant day laborers learn how to do risky fire cleanup

The cleanup is underway in Altadena and Pacific Palisades, and local organizations are educating immigrant day laborers on how to stay safe.

from KCRW Features

Legal advocates are helping families with mixed immigration status make guardianship plans for their children, just in case the adults are detained by immigration authorities.

Immigrant families with ICE fears consider care options for kids

Legal advocates are helping families with mixed immigration status make guardianship plans for their children, just in case the adults are detained by immigration authorities.

from KCRW Features

Religious institutions have long been a refuge for immigrants. Now, they’re mobilizing in response to recent actions from the Trump administration.

LA’s religious groups empower immigrants amid deportations

Religious institutions have long been a refuge for immigrants. Now, they’re mobilizing in response to recent actions from the Trump administration.

from KCRW Features

Old press releases from ICE raids dating back to 2008 are topping search results, inflating the perceived number of ongoing enforcement operations.

Google results overstate the number of current ICE raids

Old press releases from ICE raids dating back to 2008 are topping search results, inflating the perceived number of ongoing enforcement operations.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Hundreds gathered in immigrant-dense Santa Ana to protest the Trump administration’s deportation plans after a similar movement closed the 101 freeway in Downtown LA.

‘A Day Without Immigrants’ protests shake up OC and LA

Hundreds gathered in immigrant-dense Santa Ana to protest the Trump administration’s deportation plans after a similar movement closed the 101 freeway in Downtown LA.

from KCRW Features

Sergio Olmos reports on the recent immigration raids in Kern County.

Immigration raids sow fear at Bakersfield farms

Sergio Olmos reports on the recent immigration raids in Kern County.

from Good Food