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Reports: Planned Weekend ICE Raids Either ‘Failed to Materialize’ or Sharply...
There were conflicting reports late Sunday about planned immigration raids targeting major U.S. cities, including Los Angeles and San Francisco. NPR wrote that the raids “failed to materialize.” Ruthie...
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ACLU Files Records Request for Info on COVID-19 Case Spike in SD County Jails
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a public records request Monday seeking information regarding a surge of COVID-19 cases in San Diego County jail facilities, which it alleges are overcrowded...
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Reports: Planned Weekend ICE Raids Either ‘Failed to Materialize’ or Sharply...
There were conflicting reports late Sunday about planned immigration raids targeting major U.S. cities, including Los Angeles and San Francisco. NPR wrote that the raids “failed to materialize.” Ruthie...
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ACLU: Government Continues to Separate Immigrant Children from Families
The American Civil Liberties Union alleged in court filings Tuesday that the U.S. government has continued separating immigrant children from their families despite a San Diego federal judge’s court...
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ACLU Calls Out Police Tactics Regarding Cell Phone Seizures in San Diego Lawsuit
Protesters seek justice for Breonna Taylor in downtown San Diego in September. Photo by Enrique Morones A woman sued San Diego police in federal court accusing the department of illegally seizing her...
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Inspector General: Senior Trump Officials Knew ‘Zero Tolerance’ Would...
Separated immigrant children sleeping on the floor of a Border Patrol facility. Courtesy Sen. Kamala Harris By Mimi Dwyer | Reuters Senior leadership at the U.S. Department of Justice, including...
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California Attorney General Opens Civil Rights Probe into LA Sheriff’s...
Sheriff Alex Villanueva. Image from department video California Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra announced Friday he is launching a civil rights investigation that will seek to determine whether the Los...
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Less Than 1% of San Diego County Jail Inmates Vaccinated Despite Ongoing...
The San Diego Central Jail is shown on March 11, 2021. By Jill Castellano and Mary Plummer | inewsource San Diego County has prioritized corrections officers for COVID-19 vaccines while thousands of...
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ACLU Calls on Biden Admin to Shut Down 39 ICE Facilities, Including Otay Mesa
The Otay Mesa Detention Center, which has seen the largest number of COVID-19 cases among the country’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, is run by CoreCivic, a private company. Photo...
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California’s ACLU Chapters Urge Voters to Reject Recall to Avoid ‘Sliding...
Supporters of recalling Gov. Gavin Newsom equate mask recommendations with tyranny. Photo by Chris Stone The executive directors of three American Civil Liberties Union affiliates in California, along...
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Landmark California Prison Reform Mandate Could Be in Jeopardy
The Richard J. Donovan state prison in Otay Mesa is shown on Dec. 21, 2018. (Megan Wood/inewsource) California’s corrections department is on the verge of agreeing to an unprecedented legal settlement...
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Transgender Woman Settles With El Cajon Gym in Discrimination Lawsuit
Exercising at a gym. Photo via Pexels.com A transgender woman has reached a settlement with an El Cajon gym to resolve allegations that she was not allowed to use the women’s locker room and restroom...
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Escondido, La Mesa Police Keep Sharing Driver Location Data Across U.S....
Vehicles move along Interstate 5 near downtown San Diego, Jan. 4, 2022. License plate readers are used to track vehicles throughout San Diego County. (Zoë Meyers/inewsource) In response to an...
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Public Kept in Dark About Future of San Diego’s Federal Detention Center
View of the Western Region Detention Facility along Front and C Street in Downtown San Diego on Friday, February 12, 2022. (Sandy Huffaker/inewsource) The U.S. government is refusing to disclose...
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End to Trump-Era Asylum Rules Sought as Refugees from Ukraine and Russia...
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent listens to Russians seeking a humanitarian visa at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes San Diego immigration experts called Friday for an end...
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San Diego County’s New Immigrant Legal Defense Program Expected to ‘Save Lives’
The sign at the entrance to the Otay Mesa Immigration and Detention Facility is pictured in San Diego, June 22, 2018. (Katie Schoolov/KPBS) San Diego County is now offering free legal services to...
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Lawsuit Settles Debate: California Police Can’t Share Driver Location Data...
Vehicles move along Interstate 5 near downtown San Diego, Jan. 4, 2022. License plate readers are used to track vehicles throughout San Diego County. (Zoë Meyers/inewsource) A legal agreement in...
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Opinion: Mass Incarceration Must End; Closing Private Prisons Is a Good Start
View of the Western Region Detention Facility along Front and C Street in Downtown San Diego on Friday, February 12, 2022. (Sandy Huffaker/inewsource) Last year, President Joe Biden acknowledged what...
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Opinion: Newsom’s New Gun Safety Law Just a Stunt That Even the ACLU Faults
Gov. Newsom at the signing ceremony for Senate Bill 1327. Photo courtesy of the Governor’s office Senate Bill 1327 has to be one of the strangest pieces of legislation to ever be passed by the...
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Court Strikes Down California’s Ban on Privately Run Immigrant Detention Centers
View of the Western Region Detention Facility along Front and C Street in downtown San Diego on Feb. 12, 2022. (Sandy Huffaker/inewsource) A U.S. appeals court on Monday struck down California’s ban...
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