Immigration
Four of the six people arrested at City Hall in January while they were protesting San Diego police's presence at immigration enforcement operations received diversion at recent court hearings. Written by Kate Morrissey, Edited by Lauren J. Mapp A judge granted misdemeanor diversion to four of the six
Immigration
As San Diego County sued to gain access to Otay Mesa Detention Center for its health inspectors and county supervisors, a woman recently released from custody there described the conditions as terrible. Written by Kate Morrissey, Edited by Lauren J. Mapp Updated on May 6, 2026 at 3:09 p.
Immigration
Trina Rupley reached an agreement with the U.S. Attorney's Office that if she commits no crimes for a year, the charge of assaulting a federal officer will be dropped. Written by Kate Morrissey, Edited by Lauren J. Mapp The federal government has agreed to defer charges against
Immigration
The case involving legal nonprofit Al Otro Lado started in 2017 in San Diego federal court because of the government's decision to tell people seeking protection at ports of entry that they had to come back on a different day. Written by Kate Morrissey, Edited by Lauren J.
Immigration
Court documents in a case against Jeane Wong revealed the existence of the operation. Written by Kate Morrissey, Edited by Lauren J. Mapp Updated on Feb. 23, 2026 at 03:34 p.m. with a response from the Department of Justice. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in San Diego is monitoring
Immigration
The Executive Office for Immigration Review published a rule on Friday that would also allow the Board of Immigration Appeals to quickly dismiss most cases. Written by Kate Morrissey, Edited by Maya Srikrishnan and Lauren J. Mapp The Executive Office of Immigration Review, the agency responsible for immigration court proceedings,
Newsletter
Plus, a volunteer cop watcher loses civil battle in case against county Håfa adai, everyone! For six days last month, I went to the Hall of Justice in downtown San Diego from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. covering my first civil trial, a case between cop watcher
Civil Rights
The loss demonstrates how difficult it can be for people to sue officers for retaliation and prove it. Written by Brittany Cruz-Fejeran, Edited by Lauren J. Mapp, Kate Morrissey and Maya Srikrishnan A volunteer cop watcher from Imperial Beach lost a civil case last week where he and his lawyers
Immigration
Jeane Wong said she hopes to provide context about how she felt the action was in self-defense at her sentencing hearing in March. Written by Kate Morrissey, Edited by Lauren J. Mapp An activist who has spent much of the past year patrolling San Diego communities for immigration enforcement and
Immigration
The case challenged the legality of immigration officers redetaining people whom the government had previously released from custody without any changes that show they have become flight risks or dangerous. Written by Kate Morrissey, Edited by Maya Srikrishnan Immigration and Customs Enforcement in San Diego released three people from custody
Newsletter
Hello everyone! Dozens of community members gathered last week to discuss how painful and terrifying immigration enforcement has become for San Diego's immigrant communities and how they can get involved to help protect their neighbors. Our event, “A Light on Immigration: What San Diegans need to know about
Immigration
Matias, who is a dual citizen of Argentina and Italy, is asking for confirmation that the government received his application for a visa as a victim of human trafficking. Written by Kate Morrissey, Edited by Lauren J. Mapp A man at Otay Mesa Detention Center has been on hunger strike