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Golden Gate Bridge traffic moving again after immigration protest
Golden Gate Bridge traffic is again moving after immigration protesters earlier shut down NB lanes in a call for a path to citizenship. Read More
California strips derogatory ‘alien’ term from state laws
California removes the term "alien" from state laws, replacing with "noncitizen" and "immigrant" in a change reflecting the state's values.Read More
California leaders request funds to support Afghan refugees in state
Gov. Gavin Newsom and two state legislators Friday requested $16.7 million in general funds to provide cash assistance and other services to Afghan refugees settling in California. The funding...Read More
Concord Islamic center gathers donations to help Afghan refugees settle
The president of the board of directors at Concord’s Noor Islamic and Cultural Community Center, Sedique Popal, tells the story of the hummingbird fighting a raging forest fire while...Read More
Padilla to chair Senate immigration subcommittee
U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla has been named chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Immigration Subcommittee. Padilla made the announcement Sunday, noting that his priority is to restore humanity, dignity...Read More
Supreme Court takes two Trump-era cases for border wall, immigration process off calendar
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday granted motions filed by President Joe Biden’s administration to remove from the argument calendar two controversial Trump-era cases decided by the 9th Circuit...Read More
San Mateo County Immigrant Relief Fund administrators say ‘need is tremendous’
Since its inception in July, San Mateo County’s Immigrant Relief Fund has awarded over $11 million in grants to immigrant families needing relief during the Covid-19 pandemic. The fund...Read More
Undocumented students rush to apply to as DACA window opens for first time in three years
With the door to apply for DACA open for the first time in more than three years, hundreds of high school and college students in California are rushing to...Read More
Supes allocate additional $2 million for Covid-19 immigrant relief fund
San Mateo County’s Board of Supervisors on Tuesday allocated an additional $2 million to the county’s Immigrant Relief Fund, which provides financial assistance to immigrants during the Covid-19 pandemic....Read More
Trump lashes out after 5-4 Supreme Court ruling blocks attempt to end DACA program
The U.S. Supreme Court by a 5-4 vote on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program protecting undocumented young immigrants from...Read More
Activists rally against immigrant’s courthouse ICE arrest
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...Read More
Protesters rally for immigrant rights after courthouse ICE arrests
Members of immigration rights organizations rallied outside Sonoma County Superior Court in Santa Rosa Tuesday morning to protest the arrest of two immigrants at the courthouse last week by...Read More