undocumented immigrants /tags/undocumented-immigrants undocumented immigrants en-US Copyright Wed, 23 Oct 2024 13:47:38 GMT California crime measure Prop. 36 could increase deportations /elections/2024-10-23/california-crime-measure-prop-36-could-increase-deportations Ballot initiative would turn certain thefts and drug crimes into felonies, potentially helping expel some immigrants. Wed, 23 Oct 2024 13:47:38 GMT /elections/2024-10-23/california-crime-measure-prop-36-could-increase-deportations Wendy Fry California governor vetoes bill to make immigrants without legal status eligible for home loans /housing/2024-09-07/california-governor-vetoes-bill-to-make-immigrants-without-legal-status-eligible-for-home-loans California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Friday that could have made immigrants without legal status eligible for loans under a state program offering assistance to first-time homebuyers. Sat, 07 Sep 2024 13:56:40 GMT /housing/2024-09-07/california-governor-vetoes-bill-to-make-immigrants-without-legal-status-eligible-for-home-loans Sophie Austin UC rejects proposal to allow campuses to hire undocumented students /education/2024-01-26/uc-rejects-proposal-to-allow-campuses-to-hire-undocumented-students The proposal would have meant challenging a federal law that bars employers from hiring undocumented immigrants. Advocates requesting the change argue that the University of California, as a state agency, is exempt from that law. Fri, 26 Jan 2024 14:00:53 GMT /education/2024-01-26/uc-rejects-proposal-to-allow-campuses-to-hire-undocumented-students Mikhail Zinshteyn Many California undocumented students are missing out on financial aid. An easier, new application could get them more money /education/2023-12-25/many-california-undocumented-students-are-missing-out-on-financial-aid-an-easier-new-application-could-get-them-more-money The financial aid application for undocumented students is cumbersome and confusing, and many students aren’t completing the forms. A new law streamlines the process. Mon, 25 Dec 2023 14:18:59 GMT /education/2023-12-25/many-california-undocumented-students-are-missing-out-on-financial-aid-an-easier-new-application-could-get-them-more-money Mikhail Zinshteyn ‘Bring it on’: Sacramento faith leaders welcome migrants flown from Texas with phones, clothes and lawyers /politics-government/2023-06-07/bring-it-on-sacramento-faith-leaders-welcome-migrants-flown-from-texas-with-phones-clothes-and-lawyers Volunteers and faith leaders shared new details about the 36 migrants flown to Sacramento — whose travel was coordinated by Florida officials — during a press conference Tuesday. Wed, 07 Jun 2023 12:43:13 GMT /politics-government/2023-06-07/bring-it-on-sacramento-faith-leaders-welcome-migrants-flown-from-texas-with-phones-clothes-and-lawyers Nicole Nixon, Claire Morgan Gavin Newsom wants Ron DeSantis charged with ‘kidnapping’ migrants. Is that possible? /politics-government/2023-06-06/gavin-newsom-wants-ron-desantis-charged-with-kidnapping-migrants-is-that-possible ‘You small, pathetic man,’ Gavin Newsom wrote in a Twitter post suggesting he’d pursue criminal charges against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over recent migrant flights to Sacramento. Tue, 06 Jun 2023 21:35:46 GMT /politics-government/2023-06-06/gavin-newsom-wants-ron-desantis-charged-with-kidnapping-migrants-is-that-possible Nigel Duara, Anabel Sosa, Jeanne Kuang Legal aid groups in Oregon get state funds to recover stolen wages for cannabis farm workers /labor-employment/2022-08-12/legal-aid-groups-in-oregon-get-state-funds-to-recover-stolen-wages-for-cannabis-farm-workers Oregon state lawmakers allocated $6 million to community groups this year to help with what they’ve called a humanitarian crisis for workers in the state’s cannabis industry. Fri, 12 Aug 2022 13:05:28 GMT /labor-employment/2022-08-12/legal-aid-groups-in-oregon-get-state-funds-to-recover-stolen-wages-for-cannabis-farm-workers Roman Battaglia A federal appeals court blocks California's ban on private detention centers /2021-10-06/a-federal-appeals-court-blocks-californias-ban-on-private-detention-centers The 2-1 decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit said California's law doesn't circumvent federal authority when it comes to immigration issues. Wed, 06 Oct 2021 13:09:40 GMT /2021-10-06/a-federal-appeals-court-blocks-californias-ban-on-private-detention-centers Jaclyn Diaz 200 Million Shots In 100 Days: Biden Issues New Vaccination Goal /politics-government/npr-news/2021-03-25/200-million-shots-in-100-days-biden-issues-new-vaccination-goal President Biden is doubling his original COVID-19 vaccination goal to 200 million shots in arms by his 100th day in office. Fri, 26 Mar 2021 00:56:01 GMT /politics-government/npr-news/2021-03-25/200-million-shots-in-100-days-biden-issues-new-vaccination-goal Domenico Montanaro, Alana Wise Biden Sends Top Officials To Mexico As Border Surge Continues /immigration/2021-03-22/biden-sends-top-officials-to-mexico-as-border-surge-continues Two members of President Biden's National Security Council, Roberta Jacobson and Juan Gonzalez, will travel to Mexico, a senior administration official told reporters. Mon, 22 Mar 2021 18:06:58 GMT /immigration/2021-03-22/biden-sends-top-officials-to-mexico-as-border-surge-continues Franco Ordoñez