DACA

In the first Trump administration, California passed a "Sanctuary State" law that, with some exceptions, prohibited local law enforcement from automatically transferring people to federal immigration authorities. Now the state is readying legal challenges to thwart a second Trump administration's mass deportation plans.

As a DACA recipient in San Diego completed her citizenship ceremony, she thought of "the community that poured into the cup of this once-undocumented Mexican girl with big dreams."

Many law enforcement departments are having trouble filling vacancies, but they're slow to use a state law that lets them hire immigrants legally under the federal DACA program.

The American Dream and Promise Act recently passed by the House of Representatives is a positive step in the right direction.

La Ley de Promesa y Sueño Americano aprobada recientemente por la Cámara de Representantes es un paso positivo en la dirección correcta.

More work needs to be done in California to protect immigrants and communities of color from discrimination.

Gov. Gavin Newsom's announcement comes as some county public health officers in California face severe pushback for their face mask orders.

Por Caitlin Patler y Erin Hamilton, en exclusiva para CalMatters Hello! We’re publishing more of our work in Spanish to better serve our diverse state. Make sure to click here to read the article in English. En un duro golpe a la administración Trump, la decisión de la Corte Suprema del jueves concluyó que el intento de […]

Lea este artículo en español. The nation’s top court thwarted President Donald Trump’s plans to place more than 600,000 young people — including nearly 200,000 in California — in legal calamity today, ruling that his administration cannot for now dismantle the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. In a complicated 5-4 split, the U.S. […]

Higher taxes will be on California voters' ballots in November, but the pandemic could seriously impact the chances of such measures succeeding.