California State Senator Sasha Renée Pérez has introduced the No Vigilantes Act, which aims to strengthen the state’s laws against police impersonation and require law enforcement officers to display clear identification.
Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student and lawful permanent resident, has been granted bail by a federal court and is now allowed to return home to reunite with his wife and newborn son, after being detained for three months in a remote ICE facility in Louisiana.
Immigration enforcement actions in Los Angeles County have led to mass protests and fear in immigrant communities, with CHIRLA documenting alleged abuses and providing legal support, while warning of potential backlash.
Over 24 members of the California Legislature are calling on the state’s Republican congressional delegation to pressure President Trump to end indiscriminate immigration crackdowns that are harming the state’s economy and communities.
30 individuals have been charged with criminal offenses related to immigration protests in LA, including looting, assaulting police, and using destructive devices, while public support for the Trump administration’s deportation strategy is waning.
Advocates are calling on Governor Gavin Newsom to permanently close the state’s deactivated prisons before they can be repurposed by the federal government as immigration detention centers, in order to protect California’s progress on decarceration and prevent ICE expansion.
U.S. Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly removed and tackled by federal agents during a Department of Homeland Security press conference, sparking bipartisan condemnation and calls for a full investigation into the actions of the officers who manhandled a sitting U.S. Senator.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has denounced President Trump’s actions as a slide into authoritarianism, while California Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed a lawsuit against Trump, arguing that the federalization of the California National Guard without the state’s consent is unconstitutional.
The Trump administration’s ICE raids and military deployment in California are a direct attack on the state’s values and sovereignty, and the federal government must take immediate action to halt the raids and withdraw the troops from our streets.
ICE agents have detained five people in Sacramento federal courtrooms after the Trump administration rescinded guidance to avoid making arrests at places of worship and at immigration appointments.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Governor Gavin Newsom have filed a lawsuit against President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, seeking to block the federalization of the California National Guard and arguing that it violates the Tenth Amendment and exceeds federal authority under a little-used law governing state militias.
The family of Mohamed Soliman, the alleged perpetrator of a violent attack on a pro-Israel demonstration in Boulder, have been detained by ICE and face expedited removal, while Soliman himself is facing deportation despite his family’s cooperation with authorities.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids at two Italian restaurants in San Diego sparked outrage and tension, leading to the deployment of flash-bang grenades and the arrest of four individuals living in the U.S. without legal status.
Immigrants in Los Angeles and other cities across the country are being arrested and deported after their cases are dismissed, despite having followed government orders and showing up to court, raising concerns about the administration’s tactics and the erosion of the rule of law.
A federal court ruled in favor of Peter Sean Brown, a U.S. citizen who was unlawfully detained by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office after being misidentified by ICE as a Jamaican national, highlighting the dangers of local law enforcement entanglement in federal immigration enforcement.
Migrants across the United States are being arrested in the hallways of immigration courts in a coordinated effort by the Trump administration, with some having no criminal records or legal representation.
A Georgia police officer was arrested and subsequently resigned after being caught on camera mistreating an undocumented college student during a traffic stop, while the student and her father are facing deportation proceedings despite their release from ICE custody.
Surveillance footage from Columbia University has exposed as false the Trump administration’s claims that Mahmoud Khalil attempted to flee arrest during a March 8 encounter with ICE agents, and his legal team is urging the immigration court to dismiss the case and restore his freedom.
Judge Wormuth dismissed charges against 100 migrants for a “cut-and-paste approach to factual allegations” and lack of probable cause, raising questions about the Trump administration’s expansion of military and legal authority in New Mexico.
An 11-year-old boy appeared in Sacramento Immigration Court with his grandmother, who could not afford a lawyer and were waitlisted by a church group overwhelmed with similar immigration cases, and was reassured by Judge Loreto Geisse that the government cannot remove him until she tells them to, while Assemblymember Mia Bonta introduced Assembly Bill 1261 to provide legal representation for all unaccompanied immigrant children in the state.