CA bill would make it a crime for state leaders to sign NDAs while lawmaking
A new proposal in California would prohibit the governor and top officials in the administration from signing or…
Contributor: Immigration judges should be real judges, not political pawns
Life-or-death decisions in thousands of cases are made every year by immigration judges — but don’t let their…
Newsom calls global leaders ‘pathetic’ for Trump complicity
SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom sharply criticized world leaders while attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this…
‘Abolish ICE’ messaging is back. Is it any more likely this time?
WASHINGTON — “Abolish ICE.” Democratic lawmakers and candidates for office around the country increasingly are returning to the phrase, popularized…
Judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit demanding California voter rolls
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit demanding California turn over its voter rolls,…
California, L.A. brace for Trump’s new threats to cut funds over immigration stance
WASHINGTON — State and local officials are once again on the defensive after President Trump renewed threats Wednesday to strike…
Arizona to limit groundwater pumping in hard-hit area
For years, the water table has been dropping beneath thousands of acres of desert farmland in western Arizona,…
California’s Legislative Analyst reacts to Newsom’s budget proposal
Days after Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration presented his proposed spending plan for the upcoming year, the Legislative Analyst’s…
Trump’s first-year actions sparked a legal war and rebukes from judges
A few months into President Trump’s second term, federal appeals court Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III — a…
Judge to temporarily block effort to end protections for relatives of citizens, green card holders
BOSTON — A federal judge said Friday that she expects to temporarily block efforts by the Trump administration to end…
While celebrating Maduro’s capture, Venezuelan immigrants worry about deportation
WASHINGTON — After President Trump ordered strikes that led to the capture of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, celebrations erupted in…
A deadly Minneapolis shooting puts the White House on defense
WASHINGTON — When a 37-year-old mother of three was fatally shot by an immigration agent Wednesday morning, driving in her…