Politics
California
In Southern California and across the country on Monday, dozens of businesses nationwide closed, schools reported lower attendance and families put off trips to the grocery store in observance of “A day without immigrants.”
Organizers said they have tracked 250 businesses nationwide that were closed Monday in solidarity with immigrants.
Angelenos responded to the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration with several days of organized protests.
The Trump administration’s plans to crack down on immigration and launch mass deportations could drain caregivers from the workforce as California and the country face the needs of an aging population, advocates and experts say.
A coalition of immigrant activists calling itself ‘the Community Self-Defense Coalition’ says it will alert the community to ICE agents.
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The Trump administration cancelled a program aimed at easing the process of applying for asylum, leaving thousands of asylum-seekers disappointed and unsure of what to do next.
Lawyers asked a judge to reverse a stop work order on programs that provide detainees basic legal information, arguing that the funds had already been appropriated by Congress.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation to provide $25 million for lawsuits against the Trump administration and $25 million largely to support immigrants.