Tag: Immigration

  • San Diego ACLU’s Emphasis on Latino Civil Rights Growing

    By Marissa Cabrera, Peggy Pico and Alison St. John The coming year will be a big one for the ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties. It will not only celebrate its 25th year, but given the shifting demographics, it also plans to increase its emphasis on Latino issues. To set the organization’s local priorities,…

  • San Diego Law Enforcement Agencies React to Immigration Opinion

    By Katie Orr California’s attorney general told local law enforcement agencies that they can choose whether to follow the 2008 federal Secure Communities law. It requires departments to send the fingerprints of undocumented people they arrest to federal immigration officials. San Diego Executive Assistant Police Chief David Ramirez said if an undocumented person is arrested…

  • Tweet City Heights: Construction on New YMCA Slated for Spring

    By Megan Burks Construction on New YMCA Slated for Spring The Copley Family YMCA will move from its Cherokee Point location to bigger digs in the near future. It will also get a name change. A press release from Councilman Todd Gloria’s office says the City Council has approved plans to build a new facility…

  • Tweet City Heights: Including DACA Recipients in Health Care Reform

    By Megan Burks Including DACA Recipients in Health Care Reform Immigrant rights groups, health advocates and others are pushing for the Affordable Care Act to benefit undocumented immigrants who receive temporary legal status under President Obama’s deferred action policy. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals gives some young undocumented immigrants the ability to reside legally in…

  • 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…