Tag: Deportations

  • Mayoral Candidates Not Far Apart on Immigration

    By Lisa Halverstadt Mayoral candidate Bob Filner has repeatedly linked rival Carl DeMaio to tough immigration enforcement but the two actually claim similar views on how San Diego officers should enforce the laws. DeMaio told Voice of San Diego he thinks city police officers should focus more on keeping residents safe than on crackdowns against…

  • Governor Vetoes TRUST Act, Grants Licenses to Some Undocumented Youth

    By Adrian Florido California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed the TRUST Act — or so-called Anti-Arizona bill — over the weekend, while signing into law a bill to grant driver’s licenses to young undocumented immigrants who qualify for a stay from deportation under the President Barack Obama’s deferred action program. The TRUST Act was passed by…

  • School District Opens Office to Process Requests From Undocumented Students

    It’s been a few weeks since the federal government issued application guidelines for its Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which grants work permits and reprieve from deportation for young undocumented immigrants who arrived in the United States as children. The rush has begun among young people looking to apply, and on Tuesday the San Diego Unified School District…

  • Casa Cornelia to Offer Workshops on Deferred Action Policy

    By Staff Haga click aquí para leerlo la en Español U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services began accepting Deferred Action applications today. They can be filed online at www.uscis.gov/childhoodarrivals. City News Service reports a coalition of immigrant rights groups is scheduled to hold a celebratory and informational meeting 11 a.m. today at the San Diego Unified…

  • Tweet City Heights: Obama Grants DREAMers Deportation Relief

    By Megan Burks Executive Order Grants DREAMers Deportation Relief, Work Permits The big news this morning: President Obama announced an executive order that could spare hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants from deportation. The new policy grants temporary legal status and work permits to immigrants younger than 30 years old whom were brought to…