CA Polls Show Strong Opposition to Mass Deportations, More Support for Immigrant Protections
SACRAMENTO, CA – Recent polling data indicates that a growing majority of Californians oppose mass deportations and…
Survivors of Sexual Abuse at FCI Dublin and Immigrant Justice Groups Rally to Keep ICE Out of Closed Prison
DUBLIN, California – Hundreds of advocates, including survivors of sexual abuse at the now-shuttered Federal Correctional Institution…
ACLU, Keker Take on UFW Lawsuit over Border Patrol’s ‘Operation Return to Sender’
Bakersfield, CA – The United Farm Workers (UFW) and several individuals have filed a lawsuit against the…
NY City Council Member Condemns Mayor’s Decision to Bring ICE to Rikers Island
NEW YORK CITY, NY – Tiffany Caban, a New York City council member, released a statement last…
Survivors of Sexual Abuse at FCI Dublin and Advocates Urge against Immigrant Detention at Closed Facility
OAKLAND, California – Recent reports indicate that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is exploring the option…
SAFE Home Claims Officials Working with ICE in California, Threatening Transgender Person
LOS ANGELES, CA – Immigration authorities detained a resident of A New Way of Life’s (ANWOL) SAFE…
Guest Commentary: Local Sheriffs Should Reject Participation in Federal Immigration Enforcement
As the federal government scales up U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations, including mass deportations, it’s likely…
Sacramento Police Claim Won’t Comply with Trump’s Immigration Policies
SACRAMENTO, CA – The Sacramento Police Department this past week joined other California cities—like Stockton, San Francisco…
Los Angeles Launches Response to Combat New ICE Enforcement Presence
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA), currently banding with other immigrant rights…
Bonta: State and Local Law Enforcement Cannot Be Commandeered for Federal Immigration Enforcement
Oakland, CA – California Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with the attorneys general of New York, Colorado,…
Trump Warned Prior to Los Angeles Fire Visit ‘We Are One Community,’ with No ICE Enforcement Allowed
LOS ANGELES, CA – One of the largest immigrant rights organizations in the U.S. has warned President…
County Sheriffs Will Be the Tip of the Spear in the U.S. Mass Deportation Program
“County sheriffs have become useful avatars for the anti-immigration movement, but it wasn’t necessarily a given that…
Letter from ACLU: Local Officers’ Participation in Federal Immigration Enforcement
The following letter was sent out to all Colorado sheriffs and pretrial juvenile detention centers, urging them…
Civil Rights Advocates Request Rehearing to Protect Immigrants Detained by ICE
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (LCCRSF) last…
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…
