State Sen. Scott Wiener and immigration advocates have called for new accountability mechanisms for federal law enforcement officers in response to the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Goode by an ICE agent in Minnesota, with the introduction of SB 747, the No Kings Act, which would allow individuals to sue federal officers personally for constitutional violations.
California lawmakers are advancing legislation to allow individuals to sue federal officials in state court for unlawful conduct, following the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minnesota.
Sen. Eloise Gómez Reyes introduced legislation to protect Californians from indiscriminate arrests by federal immigration agents in and around courthouse grounds, a tactic critics say undermines public safety and access to justice.
U.S. District Judge P. Casey Pitts denied the government’s motion to stay a preliminary injunction requiring ICE to maintain humane conditions in its San Francisco detention facility, ruling that the injunction applies to all areas used for short-term confinement and is not limited to a single floor of the building.
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration unlawfully moved to end Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Nepal, Honduras and Nicaragua, restoring protections for roughly 60,000 people and rebuking the administration for disregarding statutory requirements and basic principles of administrative law.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law a bill banning ICE and other law enforcement officials from wearing extreme face coverings, a move supporters say is aimed at increasing transparency and public safety.
A federal judge in Northern California has temporarily blocked a Trump administration policy that authorized widespread arrests of immigrants at immigration courthouses, finding the policy likely violates federal administrative law and has undermined access to justice.
Prosecutors Alliance Action has filed an amicus brief in support of California’s No Secret Police Act, arguing that the federal challenge to the law should fail because it undermines public trust, weakens prosecutions and threatens public safety.
A federal district court in California has blocked a Trump administration policy that allowed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to re-arrest and re-detain immigrants whom the government had previously released, ruling that the policy violates federal law and due process.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has warned the Department of Homeland Security that the state’s largest immigration detention center is operating without adequate staffing, infrastructure, and medical capacity, resulting in unsafe living conditions for detainees.
The Dublin City Council has passed a resolution opposing the reopening of the former Federal Correctional Institution Dublin as an ICE detention facility, citing concerns about public safety, economic impact, and the city’s values of equity, diversity, and inclusion.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected President Trump’s emergency request to allow the deployment of California National Guard troops in Los Angeles, leaving the lower court’s order in place and barring the deployment while the appeal proceeds.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Governor Gavin Newsom have launched a new online portal allowing members of the public to upload photos and videos of suspected unlawful activity by federal agents, in an effort to protect the rights and safety of Californians.
Los Angeles County has launched a new pilot removal defense program to provide legal representation to immigrants facing deportation proceedings, funded by unclaimed cy pres funds from the Roy settlement.
Physicians for Human Rights has filed an amicus brief in the L.A. Press Club v. Kristi Noem case, arguing that U.S. federal law enforcement repeatedly misused rubber bullets, pepper balls, tear gas canisters and flash-bang grenades against journalists, medics and peaceful demonstrators during protests in Los Angeles in the summer of 2025.
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction requiring ICE to provide basic human needs to detainees at its San Francisco Field Office, including clean bedding, hygiene products, medical care, and legal information in their primary languages.
At a congressional field hearing in Los Angeles, lawmakers, community advocates and local officials heard testimony from over two dozen individuals about wrongful detentions by federal immigration authorities, prompting UnidosUS to call for stronger safeguards to protect civil rights.
The ACLU of Northern California successfully challenged a DHS subpoena seeking to unmask anonymous Instagram users who posted videos of ICE raids in Los Angeles, protecting the First Amendment rights of those documenting law enforcement activity in public.
Chaofeng Ge, a Chinese immigrant, was found dead in a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Pennsylvania, with his hands and feet tied behind him, sparking outrage from his family and advocacy groups who are calling for justice and accountability.
The ACLU has filed a FOIA request to obtain records related to the Department of Homeland Security’s policies and practices regarding the filming of law enforcement activity, following reports of intimidation and violence against those documenting immigration enforcement in public spaces.