The California Senate Public Safety Committee approved Senate Bill 941, which would limit price markups on goods sold in privately run ICE detention facility commissaries to 35% of vendor cost.
State Sen. Sasha Renée Pérez is urging the California Senate to pass SB 995, the Masuma Khan Justice Act, to increase accountability for private detention operators and impose fines and permits for facilities that fail to meet health, safety, and labor standards.
Two Fordham Law School leaders have described troubling conditions inside the nation’s largest immigrant detention center, highlighting the dire circumstances of detainees and the need for Congress to take action.
ICE has detained at least 3,800 children since mid-January 2025, with more than 600 unaccompanied children taken from their parents, causing negative psychological and physical impacts on their well-being and long-term development.
The Trump administration’s push for mass deportations has resulted in more than 18,000 challenges in federal court from immigrants claiming their detention is illegal, with a majority of federal judges ruling against the administration’s new detention policies.
Sen. Steve Padilla introduced SB 941 to prohibit excessive markups on basic goods sold in private detention facilities in California, in an effort to curb corporate profiteering and protect detainees from exploitation.
The Trump administration is targeting immigrant advocacy groups and their hotlines, which provide critical support to vulnerable families, with coordinated political attacks aimed at disrupting their services.
Activists in the Pacific Northwest have created a public database of license plates linked to unmarked ICE vehicles to increase transparency and reduce fear as immigration enforcement activity increases in the region.
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.
San Francisco District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder has introduced an ordinance to protect immigrant communities from notary fraud by requiring notaries to provide clients with a list of low-cost and free immigration legal service providers and imposing penalties for non-compliance.
Jonathan Jean-Baptiste writes in an opinion piece for USA Today that the Black community must stand in solidarity with immigrants as immigration enforcement intensifies, and that the struggles for social justice faced by Black Americans and immigrants are closely connected.
The ACLU and partner organizations have documented numerous cases of pregnant women in ICE detention being denied prenatal care, suffering miscarriages, and receiving inadequate food and medical attention, calling for immediate release and reforms.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed 11 bills into law, championed by State Sen. María Elena Durazo, which protect workers, immigrants, and communities across California, expanding workers’ rights, immigrant protections, and public health safeguards.
Vera’s research reveals that ICE is detaining more than 59,000 people across the US, with 17 private facilities holding over 1,000 people per day and 2 facilities exceeding 2,000 people, and the Trump administration has allocated an unprecedented $45 billion for detention and $30 billion for additional enforcement.
Immigrant rights leader Magybet Mendez discusses the real-world consequences of ICE raids, racial profiling, and legal fees on immigrant families, as well as the Supreme Court’s shadow docket enabling military-style ICE invasions, and how communities are fighting back through advocacy, education, and small business empowerment.
A new report from Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) has found that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continues to underreport detention abuses and population numbers, leaving over 10,500 people subjected to torturous conditions over the past 14 months.
The Trump administration has expanded the 287(g) program, turning local police into ICE agents and increasing deportations, while families and advocates nationwide are fighting back.
The U.S. Supreme Court reversed two lower court rulings in Vazquez Perdomo v. Noem, allowing federal immigration agencies to continue using enforcement practices that critics call unconstitutional and racially discriminatory.
San Quentin Rehabilitation Center hosted its first-ever Fiesta de San Salvador, a celebration of Centro-American and Salvadoran heritage that included music, dance, food, and a dialogue about rehabilitation, immigration policy, and the threat of deportation for many in the prison’s immigrant population.
WASHINGTON, DC – The American Civil Liberties Union, and a coalition of immigrant rights and various legal…