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LOS ANGELES — Under a settlement signed, the Los Angeles County Superior Court has agreed to procedures to ensure that no motorists will be saddled with traffic fines they simply cannot afford to pay.
SAN FRANCISCO — Today, a federal district court issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration’s termination of legal status for beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from El Salvador, Nicaragua, Haiti, and Sudan. The Trump administration had terminated the legal
LOS ANGELES — The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Southern California applauds the L.A. County Board of Supervisors for its vote today to increase the number of immigration experts on the L.A. County Public Defender's Office staff from two to 10.
A surprise government inspection of the immigrant detention center in Adelanto, California run by a private prison company, GEO Group, revealed cruel, nightmarish conditions for detainees.
Sacramento — Today, Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 1421 (Skinner) and Assembly Bill 748 (Ting), historic police reform legislation sponsored by the ACLU of California. Peter Bibring, Director of Police Practices for the ACLU of California, responded with the following statement:
WHAT: Press conference and Federal Court Hearing (Ramos v. Neilsen)
