California lawmakers are holding up money the Newsom administration requested for a nationwide driver license database over concerns that the information could lead to deportations.
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‘A betrayal’: California to share data on immigrant drivers nationally
California is preparing to share with an outside organization detailed information about driver’s license-holders, including immigrants who do not have legal authorization to live in the U.S. That breaks a promise the state made a decade ago when it began issuing licenses to unauthorized immigrants, advocates say, and it means more than 1 million people could face higher risk of deportation.
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Immigration arrests quietly surge by 1,500% in San Diego: ‘I feel the temperature rising’
San Diego doesn’t feel like a city under siege by Border Patrol, but it’s the scene of a dramatic increase in immigration arrests during President Donald Trump’s crackdown.
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‘We may be deporting the wrong people’: Poll shows public doubt about immigration crackdown
A poll shared exclusively with CalMatters adds to a slate of recent surveys suggesting Californians’ support is waning for President Donald Trump’s harshest immigration enforcement policies.
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Supreme Court allows immigration agents to resume ‘roving patrols’ in L.A., siding with Trump
The U.S. Supreme Court lifted limits on immigration sweeps in Southern California, overturning a lower court ruling that prohibited agents from stopping people based on their appearance.
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‘It was just a regular morning’: Californians picked up in recent ICE raids include kids, volunteers
Interviews suggest some people swept up in California as Donald Trump rolls out his long-promised immigration crackdown are dedicated to their families and communities — not hardened criminals.
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ICE is looking for a new detention center in blue California. The state probably can’t stop it
With President-elect Donald Trump promising mass deportations when he takes office, a possible migrant detention facility within two hours of San Francisco has some lawmakers concerned.
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Landlords are using AI to raise rents — and California cities are leading the pushback
California and federal prosecutors have accused software company RealPage of enriching itself ”at the expense of renters who pay inflated prices.”
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California crime measure Prop 36 could increase deportations, advocates warn
The Proposition 36 ballot initiative would turn certain thefts and drug crimes into felonies, potentially helping expel some immigrants.
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California will apologize for slavery as part of reparations push
As part of a California reparations package, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Thursday to officially apologize for slavery. But he vetoed others sought by reparations supporters.
