Guest Commentary: Border Patrol Is Investigating Itself Following Deaths, Report Reveals
In a vehicle pursuit that killed our client’s son, a newly-uncovered report shows Border Patrol’s unauthorized, conflict-ridden…
Trump-Appointed Judge Upholding Trump-Era Pandemic Order Denying Entry of Migrants to U.S. for ‘Health Reasons’
By Mansour Taleb-Ahmed WASHINGTON, DC – Title 42, a “public charge” rule adopted early in the coronavirus…
ICE Scales Back Detention Centers; Notes Abuse, Other Conditions – ACLU Applauds News
By Michele Chadwick WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) this week announced plans to…
U.S. Gov’t Takes Another Loss – Immigration Judge Rules Sacramento Resident Can’t be Sent Back to Iraq Because He will be Tortured
By Vanguard Staff VAN NUYS, CA – An immigration judge here has granted “withholding of removal” for…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 147: Jeffrey Baker Pepperdine Assistant Dean
Jeffrey Baker grew up in the deep south and moved to teaching law school at Pepperdine’s Caruso…
José Inez García Zárate Is Just Another Innocent Man Who Pled Guilty to a Crime He Did Not Commit
Special to the Vanguard San Francisco, CA – José Inez García Zárate pled guilty this week to…
Federal Appeals Court Rules Illegal Immigration Statute Unconstitutional
By Jake Romero NEW YORK, NY — The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that…
Two Thirds of ACLU-Polled Voters Agree Expansion of For-Profit Immigration Detention Must Stop; ACLU Urges Biden Administration to Follow Through
By Alex Jimenez NEW YORK, NY- The American Civil Liberties Union and YouGov recently conducted a poll…
Biden Administration ‘Betrayal’ Seeks to Dismiss Federal Suit by Families Separated at Border Under Trump
By Cres Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief OAKLAND, CA – Families who fled Central America because…
ACLU Files FOIA Request for ICE Records Related to Detained Immigrants’ Ability to Access Legal Counsel
By Amy Berberyan WASHINGTON D.C. – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a Freedom of Information…
California Attorney General Shows Support of Federal Government’s Preservation of DACA
By Lorelei Olivas SACRAMENTO, CA – California Attorney General Rob Bonta and 24 other attorneys general have…
A Plea Change Brings Up Touchy Immigration Issue for Man
By Sonam Hundal SANTA BARBARA, CA – Quevas Ramirez just wanted to get his case over and…
Video Evidence of Alleged Domestic Violence Compelling – Judge Seeks to Reduce Charges against Young Mother
By Sonam Hundal and Hannah Adams SANTA BARBARA, CA — Judge Brian Hill said here this week…
Guest Commentary: Addressing Racialized Violence Against Migrants Requires a Complete Overhaul of Customs and Border Protection
Absent deep reforms, Border Patrol’s long history of racist, violent abuse means inhumanity like that displayed in…
Sacramento Group Files Motion to Unseal Hidden Evidence in Iraq Refugee Immigration Case
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The strange case of Iraqi refugee Omar…
National, California Groups Condemn Biden Administration Abusive Treatment of Black Haitian Migrants, Demand End to Deportations
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Bureau Chief DEL RIO, TX – Immigrant rights and hundreds of other…
An Open Letter to the Biden Administration: It’s Time to Drop Charges against José Ines García Zárate
By Matt Gonzalez & Francisco Ugarte After a unanimous jury exonerated José Ines García Zárate on all…
Guest Commentary: The Remain-in-Mexico Policy is Illegal and Unspeakably Cruel
By Omar Jadwat After a whirlwind of court actions this month, the Biden administration will be forced…
CA Senate Appropriation Committee Sends Bill to End Prison-to-Deportation Pipeline to CA Senate Floor for a Final Vote
Special to The Vanguard SACRAMENTO, CA – California Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo’s AB 937 – the VISION…
One of Last Remaining ICE Detainees at Yuba County Jail Should be Released Now as New COVID Outbreak Hits Facility, Urge SF Public Defenders
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) should immediately release…
