Kevin de León attends Biden fundraiser, seeking a Democratic comeback
Along with the dignitaries attending President Biden’s star-studded fundraiser at Peacock Theater on Saturday night was the man Biden had urged to resign from the…
How immigration could get Donald Trump elected again
For more than 20 years, I have held one position constant when it comes to immigration policy: We should have one. I am less concerned…
ACLU has blueprint to fight any Trump immigrant raids, deportations
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union filed legal challenges against former President Trump ‘s administration more than 400 times during his time in the White…
California Sen. Padilla convinces colleagues to vote against border bill
WASHINGTON — Breaking with his own party’s leadership and the Biden administration, Democratic California Sen. Alex Padilla helped lead an effort to defeat the bipartisan border…
Undocumented immigrants could lose assistance for elderly and disabled
In Bell Gardens, Raquel Martinez said she has relied for nearly three years on a program that pays an assistant to help her make it…
Feds collected DNA from 1.5 million migrants, report finds
WASHINGTON — Routine collection of immigrants’ DNA by federal authorities has ballooned since 2020, with a 50-fold spike in the number of samples held in a…
Federal judge orders ICE to end ‘knock and talk’ arrests
WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled that a tactic used by federal immigration agents in Southern California to arrest people in their…
Japan, India reject Biden comments describing them as xenophobic
TOKYO — Japan and India on Saturday decried remarks by President Biden describing them as “xenophobic” countries that do not welcome immigrants, which the president said…
Laos immigrant battling cancer wins $1.3B Powerball jackpot
April 29 (UPI) -- A Laos immigrant battling cancer was identified Monday as the winner of this month's $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot. The lotto in…
Peter Schey, Los Angeles champion of immigrant rights, dies
WASHINGTON — Peter Schey, who championed the rights of immigrants over decades as a Los Angeles attorney and led the case that overturned Proposition 187, the…
I spent 24 hours on Trump’s Truth Social. No wonder it’s tanking
You’ve likely heard of former President Donald Trump’s mouthpiece and social media platform, Truth Social. You may have seen headlines that its stock shocked Wall…
Laken Riley’s killing isn’t part of an ‘immigrant crime’ wave
Americans have become all too familiar with Jose Antonio Ibarra, the man accused of killing nursing student Laken Riley on the University of Georgia campus.…
L.A. couple’s case sheds light on immigrant visa rejections
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments next month in the case of a Los Angeles man who was denied a green card after…
Trump posts video with an image of a hogtied Biden, drawing rebuke from president’s campaign
WASHINGTON — Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump drew criticism Friday for posting a video on social media that contains the image of a hogtied President…
AI is turbocharging disinformation attacks on voters, especially in communities of color
As the general election campaign begins in earnest, we can expect disinformation attacks to target voters, especially in communities of color. This has happened before:…
Immigration likely to be a theme of State of the Union address
WASHINGTON — After a failed bipartisan national security bill and amid reports that the White House is considering executive action that could restrict asylum, the nation’s…
Will Democrats move to the middle on immigration in 2024?
That’s an unsettling prospect for some California Democrats, who face the difficult task of reassuring voters concerned about chaos at the border without alienating voters…
ICE kept a California immigrant in solitary for two years
WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement used solitary confinement at its detention facilities more than 14,000 times between 2018 and 2023, including one California immigrant…
In New Hampshire, Republicans campaign on security at the border — with Canada
COLEBROOK, N.H. — Across the border from Hereford, Canada, past the American flag-studded welcome sign to Canaan, Vt., and down Route 114 is the Beecher Falls…