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Homeland Security tightens rules on activities near federal buildings

Activists fear the Trump administration will use the rule to cover up misconduct by immigration officials. Written by Kate Morrissey This article was produced by Capital & Main, an award-winning publication that reports from California on economic, political, and social issues. It is co-published here with permission. The Department of

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Immigration

U.S. Deports Asylum Seekers to Southern Mexico Without Their Phones

The Trump administration’s deportation flights to the Mexican southern border towns of Tapachula and Villahermosa leave people stranded with few resources. Written by Kate Morrissey This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is republished here with permission. It is the first in a three-part series called "

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Politics

Desperate times: ‘If we do not do this … there will be tragedy after tragedy.’

A proposed ballot initiative would tax California’s billionaires’ wealth to stabilize Medicaid amid sharp federal cuts. Written by Mark Kreidler This article and video were produced by Capital & Main. They are republished here with permission. If the recently proposed 5% tax on California billionaires to raise $100 billion

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Five-day strike by Kaiser Permanente workers is about more than money

Kaiser employees are calling for a lucrative medical giant that handles care for more than 12 million Americans to let them better prioritize patients. Written by Mark Kreidler This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is republished here with permission. The nation’s health care workers want to

Election

Prop 50 supporters see a litmus test for democracy

Even some champions of California’s citizen-drawn Congressional maps support the Nov. 4 ballot measure to suspend them and counter Trump’s attacks. Written by Jeremy Lindenfeld This article and video were produced by Capital & Main. They are republished here with permission. Californians have until November 4 to vote

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Immigration

People in ICE custody face invasive strip searches after visits with loved ones

Some people decide not to participate in in-person visitation because they don’t want to take off all their clothes in front of a guard. Written by Kate Morrissey This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is republished here with permission. A note to readers: this article contains

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Workers Rights

California joins New York in trying to fill a void on worker protections

The National Labor Relations Board is unable to meet due to inaction in Washington. The Golden State is pushing an alternative for its workers. Written by Mark Kreidler This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is republished here with permission. California appears poised to become one of the

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Deep-blue California is a national leader in de facto public-school segregation. Here’s why…

The Golden State has surged past the South and other regions in reversing racial and ethnic integration among children. Written by Mark Kreidler This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is republished here with permission. For a state long considered a progressive political force, California’s record on

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Immigration

ICE is transferring people in its custody away from family, lawyers

One group ended up in Alaska, where prison guards pepper sprayed them after one man asked for a phone call. Written by Kate Morrissey This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is republished here with permission. Beyond the Border brings you human stories about the U.S. immigration

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California bill aims to crack down on predatory labor traffickers

Lawmakers poised to expand protections to hundreds of thousands of temporary migrant workers. Written by Larry Buhl This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is republished here with permission. When Angela Guanzon was recruited from the Philippines in 2008 and promised a job in Los Angeles with a

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ICE raids take toll on Latino mental health: ‘It’s been nonstop’

Therapists describe greater stress, anxiety, anger and fear among Latino patients in Los Angeles since immigration raids intensified in June. Written by George B. Sánchez-Tello This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is republished here with permission. Therapist Jessica Romero’s patient saw two men abducted in front

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MAHA promised healthier kids. But school lunches may deliver less.

Cuts to SNAP and farm-to-school programs under the Trump administration risk worsening childhood disease, nutrition experts warn. Written by Stacie Stukin This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is republished here with permission. The rise of Make America Healthy Again arrived with big promises for kids: an end