Lawyers, judges push to close immigration courts amid virus
The Trump administration is resisting calls from immigration judges and attorneys to stop in-person hearings and shutter all immigration courts.
13 elderly and ailing immigrants fearing Coronavirus sue ICE for release from detention
Thirteen elderly or ailing immigrants fearing Coronavirus sue ICE for release from detention.
Justices allow 'Remain in Mexico' asylum policy to continue
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would allow the Trump administration to continue enforcing a policy that makes asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for U.S. court hearings, despite lower court rulings that the policy probably is illegal.
Man arrested outside courthouse now fighting deportation, attorney says
Immigration activists rallied in San Francisco on Monday at the same location where U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested a man as he was entering a court hearing less than a week ago.
ICE arrests San Francisco man without warrant in 'violation of state law'
Mano Raju said the Election Day arrest was conducted without a judicial warrant and "therefore in violation of state law."
Bill would allow Concord immigrant stay in U.S. to continue treatment for life-threatening disease
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have taken new steps in the efforts to help a disabled Concord woman, facing deportation, remain in the U.S. to continue treatment for a life-threatening condition.
Isabel Bueso
Some lawmakers in the Bay Area are taking new steps to help allow a Concord woman stay in the U.S. for treatment for a life threatening disease.
Court temporarily halts Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy
A federal appeals court on Friday temporarily halted a Trump administration policy to make asylum seekers wait in Mexico while their cases wind through U.S. immigration courts.
Court ruling in favor of Trump in 'sanctuary cities' fight won't impact CA
A federal judge's ruling that allows the Trump administration to withhold funding to 'sanctuary cities' that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities won't impact California, officials said on Wednesday.
Court sides with President Trump in 'sanctuary cities' grant fight
The Trump administration can withhold millions of dollars in law enforcement grants to force states to cooperate with U.S. immigration enforcement, a federal appeals court in New York ruled Wednesday in a decision that conflicted with three other federal appeals courts.
New green card rules scare thousands into dropping benefits, like food stamps
A new green card rule that went into effect Monday is already scaring thousands of recipients of public benefits, like food stamps, into dropping out of critical federal aid programs.
ICE operation accused of detaining three at Sonoma County courthouse
ICE agents in the North Bay are accused of breaking a new state law when they arrested three people on Tuesday on the grounds of the Sonoma County courthouse.
ICE operation accused of detaining three at Sonoma County courthouse
Andre Senior reports.
‘A federal matter’: SF sheriff says department is not involved in immigration enforcement
San Francisco's mayor says the city has been targeted by the federal government over immigration policy. The mayor and law enforcement are speaking out about additional immigration enforcement agents being deployed to the Bay Area.
Homeland Security waives contracting laws for border wall
The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will waive federal contracting laws to speed construction of a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Trump to transfer $3.8B from military to fund his border wall
It turns out Mexico won't be paying for the wall after all.
Trump pulls billions in military funding to pay for his wall
The move is being criticized by both Democrats and Republicans.
Authorities find longest Southwest border smuggling tunnel
U.S. authorities on Wednesday announced the discovery of the longest smuggling tunnel ever found on the Southwest border, stretching more than three-quarters of a mile from an industrial site in Tijuana, Mexico, to the San Diego area.
Agents seize almost $1M in counterfeit cash, all in $1 bills
Federal border patrol agents seized $900,000 in counterfeit cash -- all in the form of $1 bills.
Supreme Court allows enforcement of new green card rule
The new policy can be used to deny green cards to immigrants over their use of public benefits including Medicaid, food stamps and housing vouchers, as well as other factors.