San Francisco D.A. Brooke Jenkins asks for exception to sanctuary city policy

In an unusual move, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins is asking for an exception to the city’s sanctuary city policy. She said two suspects in serious crimes that happened in San Francisco have been found living abroad, and the only way to seek justice is to work with feds to get them back here.

Route to Super Bowl dangerous for Mexico’s avocado haulers: 'Took our truck and tied us up'

Armed guards are accompanying trucks carrying avocados grown in Mexico heading to be exported to the U.S. during Super Bowl season. “We were coming down a dirt road and two young guys came out and they took our truck and tied us up.”

Florida lawmakers to meet next week on Disney, immigration

Florida lawmakers will meet next week to complete a state takeover of Walt Disney World’s self-governing district and debate proposals on immigration and election crimes, as Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis continues to leverage national political fissures ahead of an expected White House run.

Feds reunite nearly 700 migrant kids separated from their families at US-Mexico border

President Joe Biden issued an executive order on his first day in office to reunite families separated under his predecessor's policy of forcibly separating parents and children at the U.S.-Mexico border to discourage illegal immigration.

Freezing nights present great danger to farmworkers

As much as bitter cold weather is bad for plants, it's far worse for humans who are ill-housed or unhoused. Consider the bizarre plight of over some workforce achievers, nonetheless will mostly shiver in the Bay Area tonight.

At least 145 people feared dead after Congo boat sinking

At least 145 passengers are missing and feared dead after a motorized boat overloaded with goods and animals sank at night on a river in northwestern Congo, authorities said Thursday.

New program allows private citizens to sponsor refugees in US

The Welcome Corps program lets groups of at least five Americans apply to become sponsors and help refugees adjust to life in the U.S.

Biden, López Obrador, Trudeau show unity during summit, downplay tensions

President Joe Biden, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are seeking to downplay their frustrations with one another on migration and trade as they meet for the North American Leaders Summit.

Biden announces new immigration rules ahead of US-Mexico border visit on Sunday

The Biden administration will immediately begin turning away Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans who cross the border illegally in a major expansion of an existing effort to stop Venezuelans.

Buses from Texas send migrants to VP Kamala Harris' home on Christmas Eve

Some were wearing T-shirts despite temperatures hovering around 15 degrees Fahrenheit. It was the coldest Christmas Eve on record in DC.

Migrants near US-Mexico border wait in the cold for key asylum ruling

Under Title 42, authorities have expelled asylum-seekers inside the U.S. and turned away most people at the border. A key court ruling could lift those restrictions.

Volunteers make wonderful days for Half Moon Bay Area farmworkers

It's the time when many Latin Americans celebrate Las Posadas, an extended period of devotional prayer, lasting until Christmas Eve. 

Suspense grows at border over future of US asylum rules

Migrants have been denied rights to seek asylum under U.S. and international law since March 2020 related to preventing the spread of COVID-19 under a public-health rule called Title 42.

Supreme Court temporarily blocks order to end Title 42

The Supreme Court is temporarily blocking an order that would lift pandemic-era restrictions on asylum seekers.

So long, California: Major county votes to study secession

The November elections saw Californians continue to embrace progressive leadership, but voters in one of the state’s most populous counties are so frustrated with this political direction that they voted to consider seceding and forming their own state.

‘Remain in Mexico’: Federal judge blocks Biden bid to end Trump-era policy

Under former President Donald Trump, about 70,000 asylum-seekers were forced to wait in Mexico for U.S. hearings under the policy introduced in January 2019, which President Joe Biden suspended on his first day in office.