SACRAMENTO — Today, the California Senate Committee on Public Safety approved legislation to open police use of force and misconduct records with five senators voting in support of the measure. In response, the bill’s co-sponsors issued the following statement: "We are thrilled to see SB 1421 move

Deported U.S. Army veteran Hector Barajas, who returned to the U.S. Friday after living the last eight years in Mexico, will be honored at an event at his parent's home in Compton on Saturday. He will be re-united with friends and family, and greeted by several speakers. Barajas, a decorated vet who

"We are deeply concerned about reports that ICE agents lied to the Delano Police Department regarding their role in the tragic fatal car crash in Delano. This incident is part of a larger pattern of duplicitous behavior by ICE agents in Kern County—including conducting ruses and impersonating police

LOS ANGELES — The ACLU Foundation of Southern California and law firm of Karlin & Karlin are today filing a motion in immigration court to halt deportation proceedings against Jonathan Mondragon, who was stopped while driving by a Customs and Border Protection agent simply because of the color of hi