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Protecting Immigrant Privacy with SB 54, the California Values Act
The federal government has long targeted people using information collected at the state and local level. A new California law offers new opportunities to curtail the flow of sensitive data that fuels Trump's deportation machine.
By Vasudha Talla
ICE Put Me in a Hot Van with No Windows or Water. I Thought I Would Die.
What happened to me was unacceptable.
By Floricel Liborio Ramos
Despite Trump’s Order, for Many Families the Nightmare Is Just Beginning
President Trump's executive order has no plan to reunite over 2,300 children who have been take away from their parents. We will be monitoring the administration’s to see if family separations really stop.
By Lorella Praeli
Fact-Checking Family Separation
As public outrage around family separation mounts, members of Congress demand access to government-run facilities, and the United Nations condemns us, the Trump administration is attempting to shift the blame — fast.
By Amrit Cheng
It’s Time to #Powerthe14th
Whether you realize it or not, July 9, 1868 was a day that changed your life and ours. Why? Because it was the day that the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified.
By Abdi Soltani, Candice Francis
BREAKING: Another Local Victory for California Values
Central Valley residents in Porterville spoke truth to power and defeated an anti-immigration resolution that was up for a vote at the city council.
By Maria Romani
In Its Zeal to Deport Immigrants, the Justice Department Scraps Due Process
In the past month, the Department of Justice has issued a series of stunningly senseless, wasteful, and cruel immigration policies
By Cecillia Wang
Now is the Time for California Families and Communities to Advocate for Strong Sanctuary Policies in K-12 Schools
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra provided California public school leaders with policies they must adopt by July 1 to protect students from immigration enforcement while at school. We must demand that school leaders adopt all of these policies.
By Ana Nájera Mendoza
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