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Wendy Fry CalMatters Undocumented immigrants and their California families braced for the worst — and many told CalMatters they would go underground — as newly sworn-in President Donald Trump began issuing executive orders to enable what he promises will be the most massive deportation in U.S. history. “It’s draining my...
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Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Durante sus 30 años en Estados Unidos, Alejandro Gamez aceptó cualquier empleo que pudo como trabajador indocumentado: en restaurantes de comida rápida, fábricas, lavado de autos y conduciendo camiones, incluso cuando las condiciones eran malas. “No tenía estatus”, dijo. “No tenía opciones”. Pero después de denunciar...
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Jeanne Kuang CalMatters In 30 years in America, Alejandro Gamez took any job he could as an undocumented worker — at fast food restaurants, factories and car washes and driving trucks, even when conditions were poor. “I had no status,” he said. “I had no options.” But after speaking up in...
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Sunita Sohrabji Ethnic Media Services Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump went full throttle on immigrants during the Sept. 10 Presidential debate, vowing to deport at least 15 million migrants immediately after taking office. “These people coming in…they’re eating the dogs. They’re eating the cats. They’re eating the pets of...
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Alejandra Reyes-Velarde CalMatters The California Public Utilities Commission issued a proposed decision last week that all Californians should have access to a state cell phone service subsidy program, even if they don’t have a Social Security number or can’t immediately provide one. Earlier this year, CalMatters reported that the LifeLine application still asks...
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Grupos que defienden a las personas detenidas en centros de inmigración exigen el restablecimiento de un programa que permitía 500 minutos gratuitos de llamadas telefónicas al mes. En las últimas semanas, el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas cortó las llamadas nacionales e internacionales gratuitas, diciendo a los...
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Groups advocating for people detained in immigration facilities are calling for the reinstatement of a program which allowed 500 free minutes of phone calls per month. In recent weeks, Immigration and Customs Enforcement cut off the free domestic and international calls, telling advocates pandemic-era funding has run out. Rosa Santana, interim...
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If congressional Republicans’ plans come to fruition before the end of the year, the migrant community will receive one of the most unpleasant Christmas “gifts” in recent history. This is the bill HR 5283, which has been used by Republicans as a spearhead in their closed-door negotiations with Democrats,...
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For good and not so good reasons, undocumented immigrants find themselves in the middle of the political battle between Republicans and Democrats in the final stretch toward the 2024 presidential election. Among the good reasons is the fact that a bill to reform the 1929 Immigration Registry has been...
Wendy Fry CalMatters Undocumented immigrants and their California families braced for the worst — and many told CalMatters they would go underground — as newly sworn-in President Donald Trump began issuing executive orders to enable what he promises will be the most massive deportation in U.S. history. “It’s draining my...
Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Durante sus 30 años en Estados Unidos, Alejandro Gamez aceptó cualquier empleo que pudo como trabajador indocumentado: en restaurantes de comida rápida, fábricas, lavado de autos y conduciendo camiones, incluso cuando las condiciones eran malas. “No tenía estatus”, dijo. “No tenía opciones”. Pero después de denunciar...
Jeanne Kuang CalMatters In 30 years in America, Alejandro Gamez took any job he could as an undocumented worker — at fast food restaurants, factories and car washes and driving trucks, even when conditions were poor. “I had no status,” he said. “I had no options.” But after speaking up in...
Sunita Sohrabji Ethnic Media Services Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump went full throttle on immigrants during the Sept. 10 Presidential debate, vowing to deport at least 15 million migrants immediately after taking office. “These people coming in…they’re eating the dogs. They’re eating the cats. They’re eating the pets of...
Alejandra Reyes-Velarde CalMatters The California Public Utilities Commission issued a proposed decision last week that all Californians should have access to a state cell phone service subsidy program, even if they don’t have a Social Security number or can’t immediately provide one. Earlier this year, CalMatters reported that the LifeLine application still asks...
Grupos que defienden a las personas detenidas en centros de inmigración exigen el restablecimiento de un programa que permitía 500 minutos gratuitos de llamadas telefónicas al mes. En las últimas semanas, el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas cortó las llamadas nacionales e internacionales gratuitas, diciendo a los...
Groups advocating for people detained in immigration facilities are calling for the reinstatement of a program which allowed 500 free minutes of phone calls per month. In recent weeks, Immigration and Customs Enforcement cut off the free domestic and international calls, telling advocates pandemic-era funding has run out. Rosa Santana, interim...
If congressional Republicans’ plans come to fruition before the end of the year, the migrant community will receive one of the most unpleasant Christmas “gifts” in recent history. This is the bill HR 5283, which has been used by Republicans as a spearhead in their closed-door negotiations with Democrats,...
For good and not so good reasons, undocumented immigrants find themselves in the middle of the political battle between Republicans and Democrats in the final stretch toward the 2024 presidential election. Among the good reasons is the fact that a bill to reform the 1929 Immigration Registry has been...