Letter: Coalition Calls on DA Jenkins to End Collusion with Federal Agencies on Deportation
The undersigned organizations demand that you end your office’s collusion with federal prosecutors and other federal agencies…
SF Public Defenders Call on DA to Stop Colluding with ICE
San Francisco, CA – The Public Defender’s Office held a rally and press conference on Tuesday announcing…
ACLU Calls for Investigation, Releases after Man Dies in ICE Custody in Otero Detention Facility
Special to the Vanguard New Mexico – Jhon Javier Benavides Quintana died on June 15 in the…
Guest Commentary: Asylum Seeker’s Wrongful 6-Year Detention is Emblematic of a Broken System
Our client sought refuge from violence and persecution. Instead, ICE detained her for over six years. By…
California Governor Angers Progressives, Immigrant Rights Supporters by Veto of Measure to Stop ICE Transfers – Newsom Called ‘Cruel, Callous, and Cowardly’
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – Immigrant rights supporters were quick to very strongly criticize the…
Activists Decry Governor’s Veto of HOME Act
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – On Friday, Governor Newsom announced that he was…
Guest Commentary: California shouldn’t Help ICE Deport Immigrants Who Serve Their Time
By LaDoris H. Cordell As a Superior Court judge in the Bay Area for nearly 20 years,…
Guest Commentary: When Will Biden Stop Giving Immigration Powers to Racist, Corrupt Sheriffs?
By Naureen Shah Earlier this month, a federal grand jury indicted Culpeper County, Virginia, Sheriff Scott Jenkins…
Detained Individuals Forced to Pause Hunger Strike
Special to the Vanguard BAKERSFIELD AND MCFARLAND, CA. – People detained at the Mesa Verde ICE Processing…
Hunger Strikes at Central Valley ICE Detention Centers
By Laurel Spear BAKERSFIELD, CA— Eighty-four immigrants began hunger strikes at two Central Valley immigration detention centers…
Class Action Filed Friday against ICE and GEO Group Alleging ‘Retaliation’ against Migrant Hunger Strikers
By Kimberly Torres SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A “Hunger Strike Support Coalition” Friday announced a class action…
Hunger Strike by 84 Detained CA Immigrants Demands Fair Living/Working Conditions
By Jonathan Lewis and Maria Pia BAKERSFIELD AND MCFARLAND, CA – Eighty-four immigrant detainees at the Mesa…
Sheriff Jones Must Comply with Pro-Immigrant State Laws Under Lawsuit Settlement
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – Sacramento Sheriff Scott Jones was accused of illegally transferring immigrants…
Guest Commentary: The Cowardice of California Legislators Has Endangered Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence
By Jessica Carmona One year ago, on my third wedding anniversary, I worked up the courage to…
Guest Commentary: UN Racial Justice Experts Call on Biden to End the 287(g) Program
The program, which deputizes local law enforcement to help ICE deport immigrants, is inextricably tied to racial…
Guest Commentary: Despite SCOTUS Ruling, the Biden Administration Can Prevent a Reversion to Trump’s Deportation Machine
While a memo from DHS Secretary Mayorkas is in legal limbo, the administration should still take action…
U.S. Sentencing Commission Releases Report Indicating Positive Impact of Amendment 802 on Illegal Reentry.
By Neha Malhi WASHINGTON, DC – The July report of the U.S. Sentencing Commission, “Illegal Reentry: The…
ACLU Files Lawsuit against ICE for the Withholding of Requested Documents about Deaths
By Veronica Miller LOS ANGELES, CA- The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Southern California and How…
LGBTQ Man Facing ICE Deportation, Fiji Persecution Should be Pardoned by Gov, SF Supes Resolve
The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – An LGBTQ man who faces deportation by ICE to Fiji…
ICE Prevented from Using Outside Contractors to Make Immigration Arrest after ACLU/Asian Law Caucus Lawsuit
By the Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) will now be prevented…
