Tag: Deportation

  • Tweet City Heights: Assembly Passes Bill Requiring 3-Foot Buffer for Cyclists

    By Megan Burks Assembly Passes Bill Requiring 3-Foot Buffer for Cyclists The Associated Press reported the California Assembly passed a bill Monday that would require drivers to stay 3 feet from cyclists. Drivers would pay a $35 fine if they encroach on that buffer zone. The bill still must make it past the Senate and…

  • Young Undocumented Immigrants in San Diego Seek to Avoid Deportation

    Lilia Velasquez, an immigration and naturalization attorney and adjunct professor at California Western School of Law, and Lupe Sandoval, a student applying for work permit to stay in the U.S., talk to KPBS about the Obama Administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. By Maureen Cavanaugh, Patty Lane and Amita Sharma Thousands of young illegal immigrants…

  • ICE Announces Change To ‘Secure Communities’ Deportation Policy

    By Adrian Florido Under a new federal policy, undocumented immigrants arrested for minor traffic violations may not be immediately flagged for deportation. On Friday, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, or ICE, announced a change to its “Secure Communities” program, under which federal immigration agents partner with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and local law enforcement to identify and…

  • Study Shows Dearth of Lawyers in Immigration Courts

    By Jill Replogle Less than half of all immigrants facing deportation proceedings have legal representation, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. A study spearheaded by a New York federal judge found that having legal representation is a major factor affecting whether an immigrant accused of violating federal immigration laws is deported. The other major factor is…

  • Tweet City Heights: Some Deportations Will Be Dropped

    By Megan Burks White House Says It Will Halt Some Deportations The White House announced yesterday it will sift through a backlog of 300,000 deportation cases to weed out “low-priority” deportations. The cases will be dropped, clearing and awarding work visas to those brought to the U.S. as children or netted for minor offenses. The…