Worried About Surveillance, States Enact Privacy Laws and Restrict License Plate Readers
By Shalina Chatlani, Stateline Posted January 15, 2026 As part of its deportation efforts, the Trump administration has ordered states to hand over personal data from voter…
Will Congress Act Against the President’s Lawlessness?
By Brad Reed, Common Dreams Posted January 8, 2026 President Donald Trump’s invasion of Venezuela is generating fresh calls for his impeachment and removal from office. Shortly…
‘I Made My American Dream In My Country’: How Rancho Feliz is Confronting the Immigration Crisis at the Source
by Lorenzo Gomez, Cronkite News AGUA PRIETA, Mexico–It was Thanksgiving Day in 1987, and Gil Gillenwater (cover photo) sat comfortably in his home, preparing to stuff himself with…
Even as SNAP Resumes, New Work Rules Threaten Access for Years To Come
By Renuka Rayasam and Katheryn Houghton and Samantha Liss, KFF Health News Posted Dec. 11, 2025 Alejandro Santillan-García is worried he’s going to lose the aid that…
‘They Still Need Care’: Why Migrant Workers Are Avoiding Medical Clinics
By Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters Posted December 4, 2025 On a scorching summer day, dozens of farm laborers paused their work picking banana peppers in a remote field 26…
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
By Mica Rosenberg, Mario Ariza, McKenzie Funk, Jeff Ernsthausen and Gabriel Sandoval Posted November 27, 2025 It was Friday, June 6, and the rent was due. As soon…
Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
by Melissa Sánchez, Jodi S. Cohen, T. Christian Miller, Sebastian Rotella and Mariam Elba Posted November 20, 2025 On the night of the raid, heavily armed federal…
Protesters Condemn Controversial Home Depot Raids
By Ryan Myers and Anyon Fak-McDaniels, Cronkite News Posted November 13, 2025 As the sun set over the desert horizon, community organizers handed out small electric candles…
Mass Deportations Under President Ensnare Military Service Members, Veterans
By Hannah Psalma Ramírez, News21 Posted November 6, 2025 In the months leading up to the 2024 presidential election, U.S. Army veteran Sae Joon Park kept in mind…
How The Tiniest Domestic Violence Survivors Heal With The Help of a San Diego Preschool
By Adriana Heldiz, CalMatters Posted October 30, 2025 Elizabeth Gibot’s son James was normally a quiet and well-behaved toddler. But she noticed he began to cry more and appeared…