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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
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SECOND SUSPECT ARRESTED FOR MURDER OF BORDER PATROL AGENT ROSAS
April 12, 2011 (San Diego) – Marcos Manual Rodriguez Perez, 26, was captured and taken into custody today in Tijuana. The director of Tijuana Municipal Police, in a prepared statement,
HUNTER INTRODUCES BILLS TO FUND BORDER WALL CONSTRUCTION AND CUT FUNDS TO SANCTUARY CITIES, STATES
March 30, 2011 (Washington D.C.) Earlier this month, Congressman Duncan D. Hunter (R-El Cajon) introduced bipartisan legislation, the Unlawful Border Entry Prevention Act, which includes San Diego Congressman Brian Bilbray
ICE AGREES TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE FOR IMMIGRATION DETAINEES IN SETTLEMENT OF ACLU SUIT
Lawsuit Charged Lack Of Medical And Mental Health Care Led To Death and Unnecessary Suffering January 17, 2011 (San Diego)–Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials have agreed to provide
BORDER PATROL AGENT ARRESTED FOR HARBORING ILLEGAL ALIENS; FATHER SOUGHT BY AUTHORITIES
January 11, 2011 (San Diego) – U.S. Border Patrol Agent Marcos Gerardo Manzano Jr., 26 has been arrested yesterday on a federal warrant and charged with harboring illegal
STUDENTS SUPPORTING DREAM ACT TO LIGHT UP BRIDGES AROUND SAN DIEGO THIS EVENING
(November 29, 2010 ) San Diego–Hundreds of DREAM Act students and supporters are expected to light up San Diego County bridges with banners displaying the word “DREAM” and a
FEDS FIND 2ND MAJOR CROSS-BORDER TUNNEL IN OTAY MESA
Discovery leads to arrests and significant marijuana seizure November 27, 2010 (Otay Mesa)—More than 20 tons of marijuana have been seized and eight people have been arrested following
FEDS FIND BORDER TUNNEL, SEIZE 30 TONS OF MARIJUANA
November 3, 2010 (San Diego) – The San Diego Tunnel Task Force uncovered a sophisticated 600-yard underground cross-border tunnel overnight, the U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) reveals.
WHOA! HORSE SMUGGLERS NABBED BY BORDER PATROL
By Miriam Raftery October 19, 2010 (Campo) — A tip from the Campo Minutemen led to apprehension of two men charged with smuggling horses across the international border
$20.2 MILLION FEDERAL RECOVERY GRANT AWARDED FOR INTERCHANGE IN OTAY MESA
October 5, 2010 (Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Bob Filner announced that the Department of Treasury has approved a grant for construction work on the final segment of the I-805/SR-905 interchange
TIJUANA BUILDING MEXICO’S LARGEST `GREEN CITY’
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore to keynote conference south of border in October; sustainable new city aims to house 1 million inhabitants by 2030 By Abraham Nudelstejer