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…
Advocacy and Legal Director at ACLU of Arizona Calls for End to Title 42 Expulsions
By Joseph Shepard PHOENIX, AZ – After a breakdown of negotiations between the ACLU and…
Man Missed Court Date 3 Years Ago because He Was Deported, Couldn’t Re-Enter U.S.
By Annette Wong-Toi SACRAMENTO, CA — Isaac Vargas had a pretty good reason for missing a 2018…
ASUCD Passes a Resolution to End the Use of Degrading Terms Like ‘Illegal’ and ‘Alien’
By David M. Greenwald UC Davis – As UC Davis “strives to create, foster, and maintain an…
Immigration Status Reason Defendant Resentenced on New Charge for 2019 Home Depot Burglary
By Zoey Hou and Karisa Cortez SACRAMENTO, CA – A defendant here in Sacramento County Superior Court…
Victim in Potential Hate Crime Stalking Case Tearfully Pleads, ‘No One Can Guarantee He will Do Nothing to Me’
By Karisa Cortez and Ankita Joshi WOODLAND, CA – The alleged victim in a felony stalking case…
CA Assembly Approves Measure to End ‘Prison to ICE Pipeline’ – Moves to Senate
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – Legislation to end the “prison to ICE…
Racial Slurs Eclipse Sacramento Courtroom YouTube Livestream ‘Chat’
By Koda Slingluff SACRAMENTO, CA – All livestream hell broke loose in Sacramento County Superior Court’s YouTube…
