#immigration-enforcement

#immigration-enforcement

Most California voters strongly disapprove of the Trump administration's immigration enforcement policies and believe that raids in the state have unfairly targeted Latinos, according to a new poll. The findings, released Sunday, reflected striking emotional reactions to immigration enforcement. When voters were asked to describe their feelings about news reports or videos of immigration raids, 64% chose rage or sadness "because what is happening is unfair." Among Democrats, 91% felt enraged or sad. Conversely, 65% of Republicans felt hopeful, "like justice is finally being served."

Earlier this summer, 17-year-old Kevin Robles was in his friend's car driving through their neighborhood in Oceanside when he noticed vehicles with tinted windows and masked men taking someone out of a car. He started live streaming on Instagram and it went viral. But then a little over a week later, agents with Homeland Security Investigations showed up at his family's home, smashing windows and tossing flash grenades, taking both of his parents into custody.

In 2017, the California Legislature passed the California Values Act ( SB 54), which restricts local law enforcement from using their resources for immigration enforcement, except in limited cases. The law was designed to build trust between law enforcement and immigrant communities so that all residents feel safe reporting crimes and seeking protection. Yet in 2024, the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Department notified ICE 132 times.

In late February, in Charlotte, North Carolina, unidentified federal agents burst into a home, without a warrant in hand, apparently looking for an undocumented immigrant whom they had on their snatch list. He had recently moved into another apartment in the building, and 20-year-old Allison Bustillo-Chinchilla, the oldest of four siblings in the home, told the agents that he was no longer there.

For the past two months, 32-year-old Isabelle Brourman has entered 26 Federal Plaza's immigration court with a large easel and art supplies. Putting pen to paper inside the facility's courtrooms and hallways, she has not only illustrated immigrants as they plead their cases, she has also borne witness to masked ICE agents dragging fathers and mothers, daughters, and sons out of sight.

A group of protesters first faced off with federal officers on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, outside the nearby immigration courthouse at 100 Montgomery St., after an arrest at immigration court before moving to the downtown ICE field office. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)

Appeals court pauses an order that had protected status for Nepalese, Hondurans and Nicaraguans. A United States appeals court has sided with the Trump administration and halted, for now, a lower court's order that had kept in place temporary protections for 60,000 migrants from Honduras, Nicaragua and Nepal. In a decision issued on Wednesday, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco granted an emergency stay pending an appeal.

According to the White House's own numbers, as reported by WUSA9, the immediate priority of the newly federalized law-enforcement presence in D.C. has been going after undocumented immigrants: In the first week of President Donald Trump's federal takeover of D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department, 383 people were arrested, according to the White House ... Numbers from the White House show immigration arrests are driving the surge. Officers made nearly three times as many arrests for immigration violations as firearm possession. Two arrests were related to homicides.

From April through June this year, CBP searched 14,899 devices carried by international travelers, according to stats published on the agency's website. While the figures aren't broken down by device type, the CBP has the ability to search phones, computers, cameras, and other electronics. The April-June spike tops the previous highest quarterly figure of at least 12,766 devices, which were searched by CBP officials from January through March 2022, by 16.7 percent.

"It is now settled law in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that California law limiting law enforcement coordination with federal immigration enforcement activities 'does not directly conflict with any obligations that the (Immigration and Nationality Act) or other federal statutes impose on state or local governments,'" wrote David Sapp, legal affairs secretary for the governor's office.

Florida State College at Jacksonville has signed an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to allow its campus police department to enforce immigration laws.

San Diego Unified Trustee Sabrina Bazzo indicated that the recent arrest at Linda Vista Elementary led to a noticeable reduction in student attendance, raising concerns about the impact on community safety.

Home Depot has emerged this summer as a key battleground in the fight over immigration enforcement in Los Angeles and Southern California.

The Trump administration increased national control over Washington by appointing the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration as the city's 'emergency police commissioner', granting him police chief powers.

The presence of ICE agents outside the event was described as indicative of the authoritarian tendencies of President Trump and a manifestation of his administration's oppressive approach.

Palantir saw 53% growth in revenue from US government contracts in the second quarter of 2025 compared with the same period the year prior and surpassed $1bn in total quarterly revenue for the first time.

Federal agents detained day laborers during two raids outside a Home Depot in Van Nuys, raising questions about adherence to a court order against racial profiling.

Protesters gathered at 26 Federal Plaza to denounce ICE activity as a man was detained by ICE, highlighting the growing tensions surrounding immigration enforcement.

Chief Paul Joseph stated, "Honestly, it was so different. It took me a minute because it was my voice, but it's speaking Spanish." This highlights the innovative approach the SJPD is taking to connect with Spanish-speaking residents through AI.

"This is the first time this has ever happened that the National Guard has been used to support immigration enforcement and deportation operations within the interior of the country," Joseph Nunn, who is counsel in the Brennan Center's Liberty and National Security Program, told Truthout.

The more than $175 billion that Congress handed to the nation's immigration enforcers when it passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is larger than the annual military budget of every country in the world except the United States and China.

This bill hands over a staggering $170bn to the Department of Homeland Security to ramp up this administration's brutal immigration enforcement agenda.

Seven out of ten immigrants arrested in June had no criminal conviction, contrasting with claims that 'heinous illegal alien criminals' are the primary targets of enforcement.

"It sent shock waves through the community," said Hirsh Jain, the founder of Ananda Strategy, which advises cannabis businesses. "Everyone is on text threads."

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against New York City, claiming sanctuary policies obstruct federal immigration enforcement and compromise public safety.

During the arrest, officers in tactical gear use a stun gun on one man and put another in a chokehold while belittling the situation, saying: 'You've got no rights here. You're a migo, brother.'

Muñoz, who specializes in policymaking and education, said differentiating between warrants "is very difficult to do if you don't have a legal background."