Immigration Arrests in California Soar Under Second Trump Term

Legal help in immigration court in LA fades as Trump administration ramps up arrests

LOS ANGELES — Posters inside courts offering immigrants legal assistance have been taken down, replaced by ones that encourage them to "self-deport." The help desk for children that once stood in one of the many hallways of the West Los Angeles...

Immigration arrests up 162% in NC under Trump administration

Immigration arrests in North Carolina are up 162% since President Donald Trump took office for a second time in January, with 1,580 people being arrested. This is double the number of arrests made by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during the same time period in 2024, according to data collected by the Deportation Data Project. Started by David Hausman, an assistant professor at UC Berkeley Law School, the Deportation Data Project c…

Immigration arrests in California soar under second Trump term

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Last week’s operation at a Sacramento Home Depot appeared to open the door for immigration officials to escalate the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation scheme in Northern California, which until recently had largely escaped the White House’s focus…

Federal Cuts Slash Legal Aid in Immigration Courts

Legal assistance for immigrants facing court proceedings is dwindling, including for children, in the Los Angeles court systems after the Trump administration ended a federal $28 million contract with nonprofit agencies that provided assistance in California and other states, according to a new report.  "There is no help anywhere," Moises Morales, a 28-year-old Salvadoran appearing Tuesday in the West Los Angeles Immigration Court, told The Los …

Legal help in immigration court fades as Trump administration ramps up arrests

Help desks at immigration courts disappear along with other basic legal services as Trump administration ramps up deportation efforts.

‘What To Do When Arrested in Deportation Proceedings’ from Western Worker. Vol. 4 No. 32. April 22, 1935.

Ninety-year-old advice on what to do when arrested by the 1930s version of ICE. ‘What To Do When Arrested in Deportation Proceedings’ from Western Worker. Vol. 4 No. 32. April 22, 1935. WHAT TO DO WHEN ARRESTED IN DEPORTATION PROCEEDINGS In view of the present wave of deportation proceedings throughout the country, involving workers of […]