Column: Why waving the Mexican flag at immigration rallies isn’t wrong
The sun was bright and the sky was blue on Saturday morning as I enjoyed breakfast with a friend at my wife’s restaurant in downtown Santa Ana. We were talking ...
Tag: Immigration & the Border
L.A. City Council proposes new measures to protect immigrants from Trump
The Los Angeles City Council will consider a series of proposals intended to protect immigrants from President Trump’s planned crackdowns. Among the five proposals to be introduced Tuesday by Hugo ...
Will children’s constitutional right to a public education prevail?
Immigrant children are facing a new form of playground bullying: The Trump administration and its allies are trying to scare them away from school. One of the Trump Department of ...
Businesses close, children skip school for ‘a day without immigrants’ protest
In Southern California and across the country on Monday, dozens of businesses nationwide closed, schools reported lower attendance and families put off trips to the grocery store in observance of ...
California lawmakers approve millions for lawsuits against Trump and for immigrant aid
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s special session came to an end Monday after the California Legislature approved $50 million to finance court battles against the Trump administration and to support legal services ...
Legal aid groups for immigrants can resume work in detention centers after DOJ backs down
Legal aid groups say the Trump Administration will allow them back in immigration courts and detention centers, for now. The nonprofit groups and immigration attorneys they contract were informed on ...
ACLU sues Trump administration for shutting down asylum process at southern border
The ACLU sued the Trump administration for shutting down most avenues to asylum, a move that has thrown the immigration system into chaos, sowed confusion at the southern border and ...
Mexico reaches deal with Trump to avert tariffs for at least a month
Mexico has managed to avoid U.S. tariffs — for now — after its president came to a last-minute agreement with President Trump. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, in a post on ...
Trump places heavy tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China
MEXICO CITY — President Trump slapped sweeping tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China on Saturday, sending shock waves through the global supply chain and sparking fears of a disruptive trade ...
Trump administration sued for halting legal aid for detained immigrants
Several nonprofits providing basic legal information to detained immigrants sued the Trump administration on Friday for halting their programs and locking them out of detention facilities. Led by the Amica ...
