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MEDI-CAL IMMIGRATION STATUS EXCLUSION ENDS
By Suzanne Potter, California News Service Suzanne Potter January 9,2024 (Sacramento) — Starting January 1st, California became the first state to cover health care for all income-eligible people regardless
NEW YEAR WILL BRING EXPANDED MEDI-CAL COVERAGE TO PEOPLE AGES 26-49
By Cassie N. Saunders, County of San Diego Communications Office December 8, 2023 (San Diego) – Starting Jan. 1, more San Diegans will be eligible for full Medi-Cal coverage. A
SETTLEMENT REACHED IN LAWSUIT OVER FAMILIES SEPARATED AT BORDER BY TRUMP-ERA POLICY
By Miriam Raftery Photo,left, courtesy of the ACLU October 17, 2023 (San Diego) – The U.S.Justice Department has reached a settlement in a San Diego-based class action lawsuit filed by
GROSSMONT-CUYAMACA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SUPPORTS UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS WITH ACTION WEEK OCTOBER 16-20
Source: Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District October 12, 2023 (El Cajon)–The Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District will be demonstrating support for undocumented students by joining community colleges across California in Undocumented Student
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY GROUPS CELEBRATE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
By Suzanne Potter, Public News Service Image: Scouturi/Adobe Stock via PNS September 13, 2023 (San Diego) — National Hispanic Heritage Month starts this Friday, and runs through Oct. 15. Dozens of
READER’S EDITORIAL: PARAQUAT EXPOSURE CONTRIBUTING TO SYSTEMIC RACISM AND PARKINSON’S DISEASE AMONG LATINO FARMWORKERS AND NEARBY COMMUNITIES
By Miguel Leyva Photo: Farmworkers, CC-NC via Bing August 4, 2023 (San Diego) — Systemic racism affects nearly every facet of life for people of color. Across the country, there
BIPARTISAN IMMIGRATION REFORM AIMS TO PROVIDE IMMIGRANTS WITH LEGAL STATUS
By Daniela Torres June 30, 2023 (Washington D.C.) — Representatives María Elvira Salazar of Florida and Veronica Escobar of Texas have proposed a bipartisan immigration bill, the Dignity Act,
BIPARTISAN IMMIGRATION REFORM AIMS TO PROVIDE IMMIGRANTS WITH LEGAL STATUS
By Daniela Torres Photo via Wikipedia, public domain image June 5, 2023 (Washington D.C.) — Representatives María Elvira Salazar of Florida and Veronica Escobar of Texas have proposed a bipartisan
BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SEEKS TO EXPAND HEALTHCARE ACCESS FOR DREAMERS
By Miriam Raftery Photo: Protesters support DACA in San Francisco, 2017; cc by Ahimse Gefence April 14, 2023 (Washington D.C.) – The Biden administration has announced plans to allow young
COURT ALLOWS REMAIN IN MEXICO LAWSUIT TO MOVE FORWARD
East County News Service Photo: migrants at border in Arizona, via Congressional representative Ann Kirkpatrick March 17, 2023 (San Diego) – On Wednesday, March 15, a federal court largely denied
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After Minneapolis killings by federal agents, El Cajon residents rally as Councilman Kendrick speaks out
By Alexander J Schorr Councilmember Gary Kendrick addresses crowd in El Cajon February 8, 2026 (El Cajon) — An El Cajon Council meeting has once again set the stage for
Reader’s Editorial: What I saw and heard in the ICE detention facility in California City
By Senator Alex Padilla February 6, 2026 (San Diego) — People are dying in ICE custody. Medical care is routinely denied. Individuals held for weeks…
Calif. Attorney General asks for help to identify “unlawful” activity of ICE and Border Patrol
East County News Service Photo: ICE and CBP agents shoot non-lethal weapons at protesters in Minneapolis; by Chad Davis cc by 4.0 February 4, 2026 (Sacramento) – California Attorney General
Immigration arrests quietly surge by 1,500% in San Diego: ‘I feel the temperature rising’
By Wendy Fry and Natasha Uzcategui-Liggett, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Photo: members of Unión del Barrio gather by flashlight in the predawn hours before patrolling
Immigration arrests quietly surge by 1,500% in San Diego: ‘I feel the temperature rising’
By Wendy Fry and Natasha Uzcategui-Liggett, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters . Sign up for their newsletters. Photo: members of Unión del…
Outrage over Minnesota killings of citizens by federal agents grows; NRA, politicians on left and right weigh in
By Miriam Raftery Screenshot from bystander’s video: Border Patrol agent takes aim at Alex Pretti, a VA nurse who was shot nine times at point-blank…
Thousands of San Diegans join marches to support Minneapolis
By Brooke Binkowski, Times of San Diego, a member of the San Diego Online News Association Photo: Hundreds marched on Sunday in an interfaith show…
Thousands of San Diegans join marches to support Minneapolis
By Brooke Binkowski, Times of San Diego, a member of the San Diego Online News Association Photo: Hundreds marched on Sunday in an interfaith show of support for people on the ground
To comply with new state laws, GUHSD board passes protections for immigrant students by 3-2 margin
By Alexander J. Schorr File photo, left: Trustee Jim Kelly called the measure “anarchy” and voted against it, along with Trustee Gary Woods January 21, 2026 (El Cajon) — The
‘Reign of terror’: ICE builds appalling record of killings, beatings, kidnappings, and more
By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams Photo: Renee Good, 37, U.S. citizen and mother of a-6-year-old, was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minnnesota. January 9, 2026 (Minneapolis) – Federal immigration enforcement