New Take on Mass Deportations Shows Californians Caught in Raids — Decades Apart

New take on mass deportations shows Californians caught in raids — decades apart

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Editor’s note: This story contains a term for a 1950s federal immigration program that some might find offensive. Pablo Espinoza and his older son were at the California Museum in downtown Sacramento checking out an exhibit on the World War II internment of Japanese Americans when he had an idea: He wanted to use the same space to tell a different story, one that w…

Exhibition Uncovers Historical Photos From a Century of US Deportation Campaigns

A new exhibition chronicles photographs showing a century-long history of U.S. enforcement campaigns that targeted Mexican immigrants and American citizens alike.

Sacramento exhibit compares 1950s mass deportations with today's immigration raids

PABLO ESPINOZA AND HIS OLDER SON were at the California Museum in downtown Sacramento checking out an exhibit on the World War II internment of Japanese Americans when he had an idea: He wanted to use the same space to tell a different story, one that would document America’s largest-ever deportation campaign. By then he had dedicated his career as a journalist and then Capitol staffer to highlighting the experiences of Latinos in California. He…