Commentary: What’s ICE’s Response to COVID-19 in Detention Centers?
By Esmeralda Mendoza ICE California Detention Centers have repeatedly failed to provide detainees personal protective equipment (PPE),…
Death, Hunger Strikes, Plague – COVID-19 Lurks at ICE Detention Camps in Marysville, Bakersfield
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief MARYSVILLE – In the few weeks since a U.S….
Federal Court Considers Releasing ICE Detainees from Mesa Verde, Yuba County Detention Centers; Criticizes Government’s Inaction
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SAN FRANCISCO — A U.S. District judge here Wednesday –…
After Long Battle, Public Defender Successfully Secures Release of Transgender Client from ICE Detention
(From Press Release – SF Public Defender) – Yesterday, the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office secured the…
Federal Judge Orders ICE to Release Four Detained Immigrants
A federal judge has ordered the release of four immigrants detained in two ICE detention centers in…
California Assemblymembers Ask Governor Newsom to Issue Executive Orders to Protect Detained Immigrants During COVID-19 Crisis
By Linh Nguyen CALIFORNIA — On Apr. 6, 2020, Assemblymember Rob Bonta from Oakland and 25 other…
SF Public Defender Calls for Release of Immigrant Detainees, Philly DA Urges Reduction of Prison Population to Prevent Outbreak
SF Public Defender Calls for Release of Immigrant Detainees at Yuba County Jail and Mesa Verde Detention…
Attorneys and Other Activists Denounce ICE Arrest at Courthouses across California
SAN FRANCISCO – Last week ICE arrested a San Francisco resident in front of the Hall of…
Public Defender Mano Raju and DA Chesa Boudin Condemn ICE Arrest outside SF Criminal Court
(From SF PD and SF DA press release) — On election day, Tuesday, March 3, federal immigration…
Jurisdiction for Mesa Verde Detention Facility Cases Moved from San Francisco to Van Nuys, Impacting Access to Counsel
(From Press Release – JDC) —The Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco…
Immigration Courts Move Bay Area Immigration Cases from San Francisco to Southern California
San Francisco and Alameda County Public Defenders condemn DOJ decision to remove detention cases out of San…
SF Public Defenders File Restraining Order against I.C.E.
Allege Christmas Night Transfer of Transgender Immigrant Detainee To Texas Where She Is Being Held In Isolation…
Private Prison Group Sues California over New Law
On Monday, a Florida corporation, GEO Group, filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging AB 32, a…
Does Iran Law Govern California Law? Former Wife Claims Ex-Hubby Had Her Detained in Iran
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau WOODLAND – A case brewing here in Yolo County Superior Court…
San Francisco Public Defender Responds to D.A. Dismissing Gun Case against Zarate in Steinle Case
(From Press Release – SF Public Defender’s Office) – Today, on December 4, 2019, the San Francisco…
Sacramento Private Migrant Detention Center Targeted by Protests Locks Doors, Claim Immigration Advocates
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – Apparently, Florida-based GEO Group – working with Homeland Security…
Trump Administration Plan to Admit Fewer Refugees Than Any Previous President
By Manar Waheed The Trump administration yesterday announced its plan to admit 18,000 refugees this fiscal year,…
Deportation Program ‘Secure Communities’ Does Not Change Crime Rates
By Danielle Silva A study released by UC Davis on the deportation-focused program “Secure Communities” concluded that…
Commentary: How Will We Remember the Janet Napolitano Era at UC?
When Janet Napolitano was hired by the University of California, she was not noted as the first…
Call for CalPERS to Divest from ICE Prisons
(From Press Release – Save the Children) – The Labor Council for Latin American Advancement will be…
