Skip to main content

Immigration

Support Provided By
Sudanese Falafel
Falafels are Amin Musa's bread and butter. And so when he moved to Los Angeles, he opened his first food venture — a vegan falafel joint with the Sudanese twist. The food stand, named Ihsan’s, makes its rounds across various farmers’ markets in L.A.
 Adelanto councilman John "Bug" Woodard pictured with a local grower's "mother trees" that will be later cloned for large-scale marijuana cultivation. (featured)
Branded in the past for having “more prisons than supermarkets,” Adelanto’s city leaders have turned to commercial cannabis cultivation to pull the city out of insolvency.
Arms in Handcuffs
"School campuses are no place to conduct raids or investigate kids," says Assemblyman Patrick O'Donnell.
California State Capitol
Proposed legislation would permit counties throughout California to forgo implementation of any state law that could result in the loss of federal money.
Mexican photojournalist Omar Martínez documents Haitians in Tijuana (featured)
Thousands of Haitian refugee families continue to be stranded in Tijuana, a city far from where they hoped would be their final destination. Since their arrival, photojournalist Omar Martínez has been documenting their Mexican lives.
 vigil to protest against US President Donald Trump's new crackdown on 'sanctuary cities' outside L.A. City Hall 01/25/17 | photo Mark Ralston/AP/Getty Images
Where things stand on Pres. Trump's threat to defund "sanctuary" jurisdictions
The Magic Washer (thumbnail)
The idea of "closing America’s gates" got its start in xenophobic 19th-century California.
Members of the Islamic and other religious communities listen during a solidarity rally held in response to President Donald Trump's new executive order on refugees.
LA Muslim community joins a series of rallies nationwide to send a message of togetherness, and also to combat notions that Muslims should be feared.
Marjan K. Vayghan at LAX
Since President Trump signed an executive order to suspended refugee admissions and block citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries, museum directors around the U.S. have expressed concern about its impact.
California border along Algodones sand dunes | photo via CALmatters
A border wall is not a new concept
Protesters rally against the Muslim immigration ban imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump at LAX January 29 | Photo Amanda Edwards/Getty Images
City Attorney Mike Feuer says there are residents of this city who do not know what has happened to their loved ones.
Active loading indicator